{"id":10548,"date":"2021-08-24T06:00:39","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T10:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/?p=10548"},"modified":"2025-10-12T12:48:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T16:48:41","slug":"does-shades-of-green-participate-in-disney-worlds-magic-band-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/faq\/does-shades-of-green-participate-in-disney-worlds-magic-band-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Shades of Green Participate In Disney World&#8217;s Magic Band Program?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Military-Disney-Tips-FAQ-Friday-I.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Military-Disney-Tips-FAQ-Friday-I.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Military-Disney-Tips-FAQ-Friday-I-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Military-Disney-Tips-FAQ-Friday-I-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Military-Disney-Tips-FAQ-Friday-I-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>This post is part of our&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/frequently-asked-questions\/\">Frequently Asked Question Series<\/a>&nbsp;in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/tag\/faq-shades-of-green\/\">Shades of Green&nbsp;FAQ&nbsp;section<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/shades-of-green-resort-at-walt-disney-world\/\">Shades of Green Resort<\/a> is an Armed Forces Recreation Center Resort located on Walt Disney World property near Orlando Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1718803558697\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Does Shades of Green Participate In Disney World&#8217;s Magic Band Program?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">No it does not.<br\/><br\/>Shades of Green is not a Disney owned resort, rather it is a DoD facility.<br\/><br\/><strong>What does this mean for you?<\/strong><br\/><br\/>Unlike Disney Resort Guests, Shades Guests are not given the opportunity to purchase discounted Magic Bands as part of their reservation. Those who desire to use them on their trip will need to purchase them ahead from the Disney Store online of once they arrive on vacation.<br\/><br\/><strong>Buying your Magic Bands<\/strong><br\/><br\/>As mentioned above, you may buy your own Magic Bands\u00a0for 12.95 plus tax. You may do so from most Disney World gift shops once you arrive\u00a0or ahead of time online from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-3007803-13227368?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.shopdisney.com%2Faccessories%2Fadults%2Fmagicband%2F%3ForiginalTerm%3Dmagic%2520band%26searchType%3Dredirect%26pdpRedirect%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Disney Store<\/a>.<br\/><br\/><strong>What can you use your purchased bands for?<\/strong><br\/><br\/>First you must link them to your My Disney Experience account. Then you can:<br\/><br\/>-Use the Band as your Park Ticket (if you&#8217;ve linked your ticket to My Disney Experience)<br\/>-Use your Band for\u00a0your Disney Genie+ reservations<br\/><br\/><strong>What you can&#8217;t do with your purchased Magic Bands:<\/strong><br\/><br\/>-Charge Disney World purchases to your Shades of Green room<br\/>-Use your Band as your room key<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Use this Image link to buy them from the Disney Store Online<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-3007803-13227368?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.shopdisney.com%2Faccessories%2Fadults%2Fmagicband%2F%3ForiginalTerm%3Dmagic%2520band%26searchType%3Dredirect%26pdpRedirect%3D0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"193\" src=\"http:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/magic-bands-540x193.jpg\" alt=\"magic-bands\" class=\"wp-image-10558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/magic-bands-540x193.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/magic-bands-600x215.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/magic-bands-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/magic-bands-800x286.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/magic-bands-400x143.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/magic-bands.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-3007803-13227368?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.shopdisney.com%2Faccessories%2Fadults%2Fmagicband%2F%3ForiginalTerm%3Dmagic%2520band%26searchType%3Dredirect%26pdpRedirect%3D0\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"milit-1447900486\" class=\"milit-after-content milit-entity-placement\"><br>\r\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/ncp\/payment\/4V6YWP2M2DNAU\">Send Steve a Tip<\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post is part of our&nbsp;Frequently Asked Question Series&nbsp;in the Shades of Green&nbsp;FAQ&nbsp;section. The Shades of Green Resort is an Armed Forces Recreation Center Resort located on Walt Disney World property near Orlando Florida. 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Military Disney Tips has been serving the needs of the U. S. Military Community for their Disney Destination Vacations for over 17 years! 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Those who desire to use them on their trip will need to purchase them ahead from the Disney Store online of once they arrive on vacation.<br\/><br\/><strong>Buying your Magic Bands<\/strong><br\/><br\/>As mentioned above, you may buy your own Magic Bands\u00a0for 12.95 plus tax. You may do so from most Disney World gift shops once you arrive\u00a0or ahead of time online from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-3007803-13227368?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.shopdisney.com%2Faccessories%2Fadults%2Fmagicband%2F%3ForiginalTerm%3Dmagic%2520band%26searchType%3Dredirect%26pdpRedirect%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Disney Store<\/a>.<br\/><br\/><strong>What can you use your purchased bands for?<\/strong><br\/><br\/>First you must link them to your My Disney Experience account. Then you can:<br\/><br\/>-Use the Band as your Park Ticket (if you've linked your ticket to My Disney Experience)<br\/>-Use your Band for\u00a0your Disney Genie+ reservations<br\/><br\/><strong>What you can't do with your purchased Magic Bands:<\/strong><br\/><br\/>-Charge Disney World purchases to your Shades of Green room<br\/>-Use your Band as your room key","inLanguage":"en-US"},"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10548"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33156,"href":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10548\/revisions\/33156"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}