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Walt Disney World Military Discount ID Guide For Veterans



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Are you interested in knowing if you qualify for Disney Military Discounts? Do you want to know if you have the right ID?

Below is a chart showing the IDs that Disney accepts for veteran’s eligibility for the Disney Armed Forces Salute and regular military discounted Magic Your Way tickets from your local base ITT Office or Shades of Green.

But first, yes I know there are new IDs, no need to tell me that my page is out of date or wrong! Neither Disney or Shades of Green have updated their written or pictorial eligibility. Until they do I can’t update what’s here. But know this, the ID’s just look different, they don’t function differently and the actual eligibility hasn’t changed…

In order to qualify for Disney’s Armed Forces Salute and Shades of Green, the military owned and operated resort on Walt Disney World property you need to be a 100% service connected disabled veteran AND have the required ID.

Your VA benefits card to Driver’s License with some sort of Veteran logo are not what you’ll need for proof of eligibility. You’ll need a military issued ID card, either a DD Form 1173 or 2765 these are the tan ID cards. The ID would need to have the DAVPRM (Disabled Veteran Permanent) code on it.

Disney Armed Forces Salute ID Guide

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New ID’s

Walt Disney World Military Discount ID Guide For Veterans

Spouse same as DD Form 1173-1 above

 

Walt Disney World Military Discount ID Guide For Veterans

Retired Military same as blue and pink DD Form 2 above

 

Walt Disney World Military Discount ID Guide For Veterans

Non-U.S. Military same as CAS with blue stripe above

In order to obtain a new military ID you may request a form, DD-1172, which is a letter signed by the Director of your nearest Veterans Affairs Regional Office, that shows you are 100% total and permanently service connected disabled.

Take this letter, and your latest DD Form 214 to the ID Card Office at the nearest military base, where you will be issued your military ID Card. Your spouse, and children age 8 to 21 (or 26 if in college, enrollment proof required) can also be issued their dependent ID Cards, if you show your marriage license and children’s birth certificates.

The two programs you’d be eligible for as a 100% service connected disabled veteran with the DAVPRM code are:

Disney Armed Forces Salute

Shades of Green

Also See:

  • Disney Veteran Discount and Disney Military Discount Eligibility Guide
  • Disney Military Discounts – A Confusing Topic For Disabled Veterans
  • Disabled Veterans are Eligible for Disney Military Discounts
  • Non-Retired Veterans Eligible to stay at Shades of Green


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Comments

  1. Doyle Harris says

    13 December 2020 at 21:43

    I am a retired govt employee and also a Vietnam veteran,do I qualify for military discount at the golf courses

    Reply
    • Steve says

      15 December 2020 at 08:21

      Hi Doyle,

      There’s a little missing info in your question. When you say government employee do you mean a retired DoD civilian? Or did you work for some other Department, like the Post Office, VA, etc.?

      As a prior service member with a DD-214 there is a discount you are eligible for
      If you fall into several categories with that service it opens up more discounts
      Id you are a DoD Civ retiree you are eligible for Shades of Green

      Please use the 4 links at the bottom of this post ( where it says See Also:) to read all about these discounts. It’s way too much to type here.

      Reply
    • William N Hodges says

      10 February 2021 at 18:01

      The information contained here is not up to date on ID cards. The new cards issued in 2021 are not at all like the old ones.

      Reply
      • Steve says

        14 February 2021 at 11:52

        See edits above.

        Reply
  2. Beth Humphrey says

    15 January 2021 at 15:05

    My husband is a veteran. How can we purchase Disney World tickets?

    Reply
    • Beth Humphrey says

      15 January 2021 at 15:28

      My husband is a veteran with a military ID on his drivers licenses. How can we go about getting discounted disney world tickets?

      Reply
      • Steve says

        27 January 2021 at 09:06

        Hi Beth,

        A driver’s license is not valid for any discount associated with Disney. Depending on the discount(s) that he qualifies for, you would need to obtain the required ID.

        These are all listed in this post: https://www.militarydisneytips.com/blog/disney-military-discounts/disney-veteran-discount-and-disney-military-discount-eligibility-guide/ which is linked to from this post.

        Reply
  3. Maggie says

    1 February 2021 at 16:34

    I am an ex-spose, was married 23 years. I have a DOD/Uniformed Services ID with MWR authorized. My question is I am able to get discount towards Disney World park tickets?
    Thank-you

    Reply
    • Steve says

      2 February 2021 at 09:50

      Hi Maggie,

      The MWR does qualify you for tickets. However this is a delicate situation, as the 6 tickets available under the Disney Armed Forces Salute belong to the member and not the spouse. You have no allocation of tickets of your own. Using any would take away from your ex’s allotment.

      Reply
  4. Olga Pargas says

    12 February 2021 at 08:02

    Hi,
    My husband is retired, and I have a spouse ID that states Spouse and sponsor affiliation Retired. The ID we were provided was issued this year 2021, and I don’t see my ID in the sample picture.
    Does Disney Military Salute coordinators are aware of the new retired military ID card?
    Below is the link that shows the new ID:

    https://www.cac.mil/portals/53/Images/cac_mil_GC%20card%20image.png?ver=2020-07-27-141030-173

    Reply
    • Steve says

      14 February 2021 at 11:56

      Hi Olga,

      Disney has been in total disarray over the last 11 months. I’m sure by now they have begun to see the new cards. With your’s saying Spouse of a Retired member you’ll be just fine.

      Reply
  5. Kelly says

    18 February 2021 at 10:52

    Hello there,

    Being a 100% DV PRM I don’t have that written on my new ID Card. It just says 100% Disabled American Veteran. No where on the new ID card does it have DAVPRM. The expiration date is “Indef.”
    Is this something I’m gonna have an issue with at Disney with the new ID Cards? TIA.

    Reply
    • Steve says

      18 February 2021 at 13:44

      Hi Kelly,

      I reached out to my Shades of Green contact and they said with the next generation card that you have you will not have a problem!

      Reply
  6. Leslie Tourangeau says

    19 March 2021 at 11:50

    I am a veteran with 60% disability with a VA ID card. I went to a ITT office on base yesterday to get 5DPH MYW tx for some friends who we are going to WDW with this fall. The civilian working there would only sell me the 5 day PH Promotional/Salute tx even though I told her I wasn’t eligible for them, and she said it would be fine. Now I am stressing about activating them at WDW. My dad (retired USAF) already got us salute tx from SOG so I was hoping he or my mom would be able to activate the new tx as well. Am I crazy?

    Reply
    • Steve says

      20 March 2021 at 08:05

      Hi Leslie,

      I’ve heard an unconfirmed rumor from a single source, that some ticket offices other than Shades of Green now have Disney ticket terminals to sell activated tickets. This isn’t the case is it?

      But, your question reads like your friends are going on their own without you. The Salute tickets are intended for the member to spend time with family and friends in Disney’s parks, not to be used by those who are not eligible.

      Unfortunately, if the tickets aren’t activated, it won’t be fine. A current, valid, Military ID is required to activate Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets. Your Dad has the ability to activate only his 6. Your mom has the ability in place of your dad to activate 5 of his. She has no Salute Ticket amount of her own.

      What ticket office was this if you don’t mind? I can have Shades of Green have their Disney ticket rep reach out to them. Also what was the reason given for refusing to sell you the MYW tickets?

      Thanks

      Reply

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