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Planning and Executing Your Walt Disney World Vacation During These Trying Times – 2021 Travel

By Steve 14 Comments

Planning and Executing Your Walt Disney World Vacation During These Trying Times. Image (C) Disney

Welcome to our resource for all of the things that are different about a Disney World Vacation during this Temporary Abnormal. On this page we’ll be discussing everything that is different about planning and executing a Walt Disney World vacation for military families during this temporary “crisis.” UPDATE 15 December 2020 – Updated Future Resort […]

Filed Under: Special Times, Walt Disney World Tagged With: Special Events, Walt Disney World

Our Second Trip Back to Walt Disney World

By Steve 5 Comments

Our Second Trip Back to Walt Disney World

Well, we’ve made our second trip back to Walt Disney World since they re-opened late this summer after being closed in reaction to the 2020 virus. You can read about our first trip back which took place shortly after WDW re-opened near the end of the summer. There we detail all of the measures that […]

Filed Under: Special Times, Walt Disney World Tagged With: Special Events, Walt Disney World

Our Return to Walt Disney World

By Steve 17 Comments

We did it! We just spent 2 weeks at Walt Disney World and experienced all of the post-closure changes in person. In this post we’ll share it all with you. We’ll share our experiences, the good and the bad, our thoughts on the whole can of worms plus some tips. UPDATE 3 Dec – Disney […]

Filed Under: Special Times, Walt Disney World Tagged With: Animal Kingdom, EPCOT, Food and Wine Festival, Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, Special Events, Transportation, Walt Disney World

Shades of Green Re-Open at Walt Disney World

By Steve 3 Comments

Shades of Green Resort Firearm Policy

On our Return Trip to Walt Disney World we stopped by Shades of Green to check out what’s happening. Our recent trip was the end of August/beginning of September 2020. It was our first trip of the year (we had 2 cancelled trips in the spring) and first trip after all of the special measures […]

Filed Under: Shades of Green, Special Times Tagged With: Shades of Green, Special Events, Walt Disney World

Disney Armed Forces Salute Ticket Sales Have Resumed

By Steve 49 Comments

Disney Armed Forces Salute Ticket Sales Have Resumed

Yesterday many Base Ticket Offices and Shades of Green began selling Walt Disney World admission tickets again. 10 July 2020- Note some Base Ticket Offices may not have started selling yet. If your hasn’t see Buying Tickets Long distance This includes: Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets Regular Military Discounted Magic Your Way Tickets This is […]

Filed Under: Walt Disney World Tagged With: military discounted tickets, Special Events, Walt Disney World

News On Disney Armed Forces Salute Ticket Sales

By Steve 10 Comments

News On Disney Armed Forces Salute Ticket Sales

Disney has announced the re-start of general public ticket sales starting today. Now there is news for the Military Community on when their tickets will again be available for purchase. Note: when posted, we had no news, but as the day has gone on we have received realtime updates. (UPDATED 13:30 est 9 Jul) – […]

Filed Under: Walt Disney World Tagged With: military discounted tickets, Shades of Green, Special Events, Walt Disney World

Disneyland Resort Re-Opening Dates Announced Then Postponed

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Disneyland Resort Re-Opening Dates Announced

Disneyland has proposed re-opening dates for government approval. The Proposed Dates Are: 9 July – Downtown Disney District 17 July – Disneyland Park and California Adventure Park 23 July – Paradise Pier Hotel and Grand Californian Hotel and Spa 23 July – Disney Vacation Club Villas at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa Update 25 […]

Filed Under: Disneyland Tagged With: Disneyland, Special Events

Walt Disney World Re-Opening Military FAQ

By Steve 13 Comments

Walt Disney World Re-Opening Military FAQ

These are Unprecedented Times! We are in Uncharted Waters! We are so early into starting this Walt Disney World comeback. So many things are still unknown and unsaid. UPDATED 22 June 2020 – More resorts scheduled reopenings I have received so many questions since Disney has announced their Florida Resort comeback that I’ve decided to […]

Filed Under: Walt Disney World Tagged With: Military Discounted Rooms, military discounted tickets, Special Events, Walt Disney World

Disney Extending Expiration Dates on Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets!

By Steve 64 Comments

Disney Extending Expiration Dates on Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets!

This very exciting news is just coming out and evolving! There has been no official announcement yet by Disney World , but many people are reporting that the expiration dates for their Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets are showing 26 September 2021 in their My Disney Experience Account. UPDATED – 5 August 2020 – The […]

Filed Under: Disney Armed Forces Salute Tagged With: Disneyland, military discounted tickets, Special Events, Walt Disney World

Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party – 2020 – Cancelled

By Steve 25 Comments

Military Discounted Tickets have NOT been announced for the 2020 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party. UPDATE 18 June 2020 – Disney has officially cancelled the 2020 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party. Disney will be refunding any pre-paid tickets. If you purchased yours ahead of time from Shades of Green, contact them directly.     NOTE: General Public dates […]

Filed Under: Disney Military Discounts Tagged With: Halloween, Magic Kingdom, military discounted tickets, Special Events, Walt Disney World

Walt Disney World Re-Opening Dates Announced

By Steve 26 Comments

Walt Disney World Re-Opening Dates Announced

Yes you read that right, “Dates!” Walt Disney World just briefed the Orange County Taskforce on their Re-Opening Plan. (UPDATED – 5/29) – Dining, FastPass, Extra Magic Hours Info HOT NEWS – Disney Has Extended the Expiration Dates for the 2020 Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets. (Updated 28 May 2020) Theme Parks Walt Disney World will be […]

Filed Under: Walt Disney World Tagged With: Special Events, Walt Disney World

Walt Disney World Flag Retreat Ceremony

By Steve 1 Comment

Walt Disney World Flag Retreat Ceremony

Every day at Walt Disney World the Magic Kingdom holds a Flag Retreat Ceremony to honor our nation and those who defend it. It takes place at 5:00 PM in Main Street USA’s Square at the entrance to the Magic Kingdom. Walt Disney World Security and a special guest conduct the ceremony. This is a […]

Filed Under: Walt Disney World Tagged With: retr, Special Events, Walt Disney World

The Last Full Measure Movie Review

By Steve 1 Comment

The Last Full Measure - Opening 17 January 2020

I recently had the privilege to see an advance screening of The Last Full Measure an upcoming movie to be released on January 24th. The movie, which is based on the actual events revolves around the heroic actions of Senior Airman (SRA, E-4) William H. (Pits) Pitsenbarger in Viet Nam, for which he was eventually posthumously […]

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Military Discount Prices On Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party – 2020

By Steve 23 Comments

Military Discounted Tickets have NOT been announced for the 2020 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party. NOTE: General Public dates and prices have not come out yet for 2020. It always takes a while for the military discount dates and prices to become available, but with the Disney and Shades of Green closures it’s not known when we’ll […]

Filed Under: Helpful, Military Discounts Tagged With: Christmas, Magic Kingdom, military discounted tickets, Special Events, Walt Disney World

Westgate Resorts 2019 Military Weekend – After Action Report

By Steve 2 Comments

Westgate Resorts 2019 Military Weekend - After Action Report

As Part of Military Appreciation Month Westgate Resorts, for the 8th year in a row, invited thousands of military families to enjoy a free vacation weekend. Each year on Veteran’s Day Westgate Resorts offers the chance to be one of these lucky families by being one of the first to register. Over the years Westgate […]

Filed Under: Westgate Resorts Tagged With: Military Discounted Rooms, Special Events

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