Disney World Military Room Only discount

01.08.09 | 73 Comments

Travel Dates: January 4 – December 23, 2009

Please note this discount has expired. There has been a 2010 Military Room only discount released.

Active and retired military members can now book specially discounted room reservations, and save up to 40% off of the rack rate at select Walt Disney World resorts. Availability may be limited during the following dates:

February 13 – 15, April 4 – 18, May 22 – 24, July 3 – 4 and November 25 – 26, 2009

Availability may be limited, and not all resorts may be available for all dates. Some minimum stays may be required, weekday and weekend rates may differ depending on resort. Offer available to active duty military, activated reservists and retired military. Proof of Military eligibility is required at check in.

The 2009 Quick Service and Disney Dining plans are also available to add to the room only reservations, if you are interested in a dining plan. The dining plans are a great way to budget and save money while visiting Walt Disney World.

For more information, please contact our sponsor Mouseketrips, and ask for one of the following codes:

MYV – Room only reservation

EAN – Room only with Quick Service Plan

FNB – Room only with Disney Dining Plan

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73 Comments

On 01.08.09 angela said:

can the service member by the five tickets in addition to doing the platinum plan

On 01.08.09 Keith said:

Angela

The platinum plan requires the purchase of park passes (at full rate). That does not, nor does any other MYW package keep you from purchasing discounted park passes. You cannot get the military tickets with any package, you must buy them separately, and all package require ticket purchases.

On 01.08.09 stephanie a lee said:

my husband was killed in iraq june 2005 does any of the discounts apply to family members still holding valid id cards?

On 01.09.09 Keith said:

Stephanie

My understanding is that you just need a valid military ID. Nothing special is required to make the reservation, you just need to show your military ID at check in.

On 01.10.09 Elena said:

I am going to Disneyland in February with my family. However, I am an Air National Guard member and a Government Civilian. Do I qualify for these discounts?

On 01.11.09 Curtis said:

Are the meal plans discounted for military as well?

On 01.11.09 Keith said:

Curtis

The meal plans are normal price (still a deal).

On 01.17.09 Kristen said:

My husband was in the Navy, has an honorable discharge with medical condition. Does he qualify? Does this mean one free five-day pass for him, and spouse and two kids get five days for $99 each?

On 01.19.09 Bill said:

Are my wife and I each eligible for the additional 5 discounted tickets and is she as a retired dependent eligible for the free ticket?

On 01.23.09 Kim said:

My son is active duty, I plan on taking his daughter to disney this summer, she has a dependent ID, does she qualify for the free 5 day ticket, or would the cost be $99?

Thanks

On 01.23.09 Keith said:

Kim

Only the active duty or retired military receive the free ticket, family and friends would pay $99 for the 5 day base ticket.

On 01.25.09 Kristen R said:

Do you have any military discounts for your cruises??

On 01.27.09 Tricia said:

Is it possible to get the Disney Dining Plan (Standard) when you just buy the discounted tickets?

On 01.28.09 Keith said:

Tricia

No. In order to get the Disney Dining plan, you must stay at a Disney resort. The dining plans have nothing to do with tickets, they are associated with your resort stay.

On 01.31.09 Teresa said:

Is the room discount and dining plan limited to one room or can the military person reserve all the rooms for the group since they are paying for the trip?

On 02.28.09 Marie said:

Are the military offers going to be available in 2010?

On 02.28.09 Keith said:

Marie

We never know what discounts will be available when. However, it is very unlikely we will see them again next year. The last time we saw them was 2002, I believe. If you want to take advantage of them, go this year.

On 03.05.09 Jessica said:

My husband is active duty. We have 4 children. He gets a five day pass free, however, we can purchase 5, 5 day passes for $99.00 plus tax (4 children and myself). Is that correct?

On 03.20.09 Katie said:

My fiance is an army reservist and was deployed for all of 2008. We’re getting married in June and want to use this as our honeymoon, however, by then he won’t be considered active duty anymore. Would the discounted room still be available to us?

thanks keith!

On 03.20.09 Dan Mosqueda said:

I just booked this type of vacation for 29 Jun to 5 Jul (note they gave me the discount anyway because it started before the black-out date of 3-4 Jul).

The details:

Grand Floridian – Garden View Room
2 Adults, 2 Children
Basic Dining Plan (the Deluxe wasn’t available with the military discount)

Cost: $2780 approx.

It was apparently the last room at the Grand Floridian available for this rate for the time period. However, that doesn’t mean every room was sold-out, just for this rate.

On 03.21.09 Rhonda said:

My Husband and i are in the Canadian Military, and my husband is returning from tour this April. We are planning to go to Disney in October. Does the Military Discount apply to Canadian Military?

On 03.21.09 Keith said:

Rhonda

Nope, unfortunately, the military discounts are for US military only. Disney should have other discounts available for October, they should be released in a few months.

On 03.25.09 joanie said:

My mother has a military id card as a result of being a widow to my father who was in the coast guard reserves. Does this discount apply to her ? She could go for free and get my family tickets for $99.00.

On 03.29.09 Tarra said:

Do you know if military members will recieve a discount at the resturants/ food service stands within Disney?
Thanks

On 03.29.09 Keith said:

Tarra

Nope, they will pay the same price as everyone else. However, the Disney Dining plans are available with the military rate discounts, those offer a great discount.

On 03.30.09 michael said:

I plan on purcahsing the 5-day free disney tickets for my two daughtersat $99 each. My wife and I get the free 5-day passees. I am active Duty navy and she is retired Navy. the question I have is, I want to use 3 days on the five day passes to WDW in July and the other two days around Dec. 20th. Is this possible or do you have to use the five days in one trip?

On 03.30.09 Keith said:

Michael

Yes, the military tickets expire December 23, so you would have until then to use them.

On 04.01.09 Tammy said:

My son, recent active military, is getting married and heading to Disney for their honeymoon. Since they will be leaving the day after their wedding, she won’t have time to get her military ID. Can she show their marriage license to get the discount?

On 04.12.09 jamie said:

Hi,
My husband is a national guardsmen who has orders to be deployed in january of 2010 do we qualify for the military tickets 1free for him and 5 for 99 for the rest of us?? Also if so there are only 4 of us and we are going to be in wdw for 10 days can we use the remaining 2 tickets for the remaining 5 days? We are staying at the shades of green resort do we qualify for the free dining package?

On 04.12.09 Keith said:

Jaime

I am not going to able to answer the first part about tickets, I would hate to tell you yes, and then have you find out later you do not qualify. I would suggest contacting Shades of Green, they will know for sure.

The second part, no, you will not get free dining. In order to qualify for free dining, you must purchase a package that includes a stay at at WDW resort (shades of green is not), and must include park passes (which you are getting for free/discounted). The only way a military member can get free dining is to stay at a WDW resort (at full price) and book the package to include at least one day park passes. You have to give up the 40% room discount and purchase one day park passes that you do not need, but in some cases, it is a better deal than the military room discount.

On 05.03.09 Tim Downing said:

Im deployed right now and i hate to ask a repeatative question but i wasnt to know for sure. Myself and 5 friends can go for $500 for their tickets and mine is free?

On 05.07.09 Samantha said:

Micheal:
I believe the offer expires Dec 23rd. I believe the tickets are like normal tickets, once you activate them, you have 5 days you can go to the park, that you have to use within 14 days.

Tammy:
The husband gets his for free and then he can buy 5 of the $99 tickets for family or friends (aka- anyone). So no, she will not have to have an ID if he’s able to buy the tickets himself.

Jamie:
For the dining plan, if you stay at Shades of Green, you can not get any Disney Dining plan.
And, what you and Keith are referencing to, about the free dining- that is only available : Aug 16 — Oct 3, 2009.

Tim: Yes, exactly.
Your free ticket allows you to go 5 days to anywhere on the Disney property as much as you want. Their $99 tickets allow them to pick any one of the main four parks per day.
For $25 more per each of their tickets, their tickets can have added a “park hopper” option which allows them to visit multiple parks per day (like how your ticket already would have).
And/or, for an additional $25 per ticket, they can add on the water parks and DisneyQuest (virtual reality world).

On 05.10.09 Emily said:

I am still active duty but my husband just got out of the Navy in October. He has a Inactive Ready Reserve military ID. Does he qualify for the free tickets or does he pay the $99? Thanks!

On 06.15.09 Veronica said:

My family and I are planning on going to Disney in a few days. We are military and were wondering about the dining plan prices. How much is the dining plan option?

On 06.15.09 Keith said:

Veronica

You can see all available 2009 Disney Dining plans here, with pricing:

2009 Disney World Dining plans

Please note dining plans must be purchased as part of a WDW package before you arrive (or in the case of the military discount, a package that includes your room and dining plan). You cannot purchase them when you arrive.

On 06.26.09 Stuart said:

hi, i am looking at bringing my son over from the uk on holiday, what discounts will we get around January 2010? i am currently serving in the British Royal Navy. Many thanks

On 06.26.09 Keith said:

Stuart

As of right now, Disney has yet to even release packages and rates for 2010. First, you will need to wait for those to be released, and then sometime later this year, Disney will release discounts for January. The current military discounts end later this year, and are for US military only. There should be general public discounts for next year though.

On 07.05.09 Kelly said:

I’ve called a few Disney resorts and they’ve told me nothing is required except a military ID for discounts or tickets- my husband is a reservist but there is no difference between his ID an an active ID… has anyone tried to get tickets or discounts being just reserve/national guard? I’m thinking we may take a chance and try…

On 07.08.09 Samanatha said:

I have recently called WDW, and I was told that the 5 day tickets CAN be split up to be used through out the year. As in: 3 days now, two days 6 months later, but the whole thing must be used by Dec23rd.

However, on other phone calls, I have also been told that they are normal tickets, which expire in 14 days after their first usage.

Frustrating!

On 07.21.09 Pam said:

My husband is 100% disabled, we all have ID cards that say we are entitled to MWR, will we be able to get tickets?

On 08.15.09 Elizabeth said:

We have a large family, 10 kids, but only 5 will come with us for the military special. They all have dependent IDs. Obviously, we have one more deoendent with us than the 5 my husband can purchase. Is the depenedent ID sufficient to get a $99.00 ticket, or do we need to buy one at regular rates?

On 08.20.09 Allison said:

As of this week you can now purchase the Deluxe Dining plan when booking under the military discount. Previously, only the basic dining plan was available. Please pass it on!

On 08.30.09 Sara said:

My husband and I are both active duty and taking our 2 kids to WDW. We are staying at Coronado Spings and purchased 4 meal plans. Now I am reading that Disney is offering free dining. We are taking advantage of the free/discounted park prices. Are we eligable for the free dining and if so are the meal plans we purchased refundable?

On 08.30.09 Keith said:

Sara

Unfortunately, you cannot do both discounts (the military room only discount and the free dining). You may want to check prices with the free dining promotion, including a one day basic park pass to see how that compares with what you are currently paying. You will pay full price for the resort and you will have to purchase one day basic park passes for everyone, but the free dining option may be cheaper than what you have now.

On 09.08.09 Leslie said:

Hi all. To answer a few of you… these tickets do NOT expire in 14 days like the regular Magic Your Way tickets. We used 4 days plus 2 water park in March, 1 day and 1 water park in June, and will be using up the remaining water park in early December (if it’s warm enough). Even if you are only going for 3 or 4 days, buy these tickets instead of MYW. You will save a bundle! Have a great trip.

On 09.09.09 Lauren said:

Is there any word yet as to if this is going to be extended into 2010? My husband comes home on his R & R the 1st week of January and we wanted to go to Disney using this wonderful promotion…I called a few months ago and was told they did not know what promo’s were going to be going on for 2010 yet. So if anyone knows id appricate any info!

On 09.09.09 Keith said:

Lauren

Nope, no word yet. Personally, I am doubtful it will be extended. Typically military discounts are a one time thing, and they usually do not last a real long time, and then we don’t see them for years. I think a lot will have to do with how Disney thinks attendance will be without it, and if it is needed again to drive attendance to the parks.

On 09.20.09 Corey said:

For the 5 additional tickets if I purchase them for my family, they have no military ID, on base can they use them at Disney World without me present?

On 10.03.09 FM said:

Mentioned earlier that there is going to be a Canadian military discount in Oct 2009. It that available now? And if so, what is it and how can we receive it?

On 10.04.09 Keith said:

There never was a mention of a future Canadian discount. Someone from Canada said they were going in October and wondered about a discount. The military discount is for US military only, and will not be expanded to other countries. There are very similar room only discounts for October, you should take a look at those.

On 10.12.09 Marti said:

We are going to WDW mid-Dec for our family Christmas get together. My son-in-law spent 4 years in the Navy and has an honorable discharge. Is he eligible to buy the 5 tickets for $99 each?

On 10.13.09 Keith said:

Marti

I would suggest you contact Shades of Green at (407) 824-3400. They will be able to tell you for sure if he qualifies.

On 10.16.09 Cat said:

Whether you are active duty or reserve/guard doesnt matter, you still qualify for the military discounts as long as you have ID…same goes for retired from AD/Res/Guards….we are retired (23 AFNG)and we got the discounts in May, stayed at the Caribbean Beach Resort.

As long as you have a VALID military ID you will be fine.

Military memeber HAS to be present when tickets are being activated at any customer service window at one of the parks….they dont have to go to the parks with their party, but ID is needed to activate the tickets!

On 10.19.09 Cat said:

I talked to Disney today to verify the activation of tickets and they said as long as one in the party has a VALID military ID card the tickets can be activated…this includes a military spouse with their ID…so the actual military member now doesnt have to be present as long as their spouse or someone else in the party has their ID. They said they changed this due to some being activated when it was time for vacation and Disney wasnt going to leave family members out so they are allowing spouses with Military ID activate the tickets also!

On 11.02.09 Jen Brown said:

I wish we knew if they are going to extend any specials to next year 2010 for military

On 11.02.09 Keith said:

Jen

At this point, I think it is extremely unlikely the military deal will be extended to 2010. We have not heard anything about it being extended, and with about 8 weeks to go until the start of 2010, we should have heard something. If I were you, I would look into one of the general public discounts, you can always change the discount if the military deal is extended.

On 11.05.09 Allie said:

Ok, I’m a little upset that disney has not released any military discounts for 2010. My husband is on his second deployment since we got married in 2006. He is coming home in december and on his post deployment leave we are going to disney. He doesn’t get his leave until January. A discount is still offered for AAA holders in 2010 but not for military? How is it that the men and women who risk their lives for our country and spend months and sometimes years away from their families aren’t getting a discount, but someone who pays to have someone else come change their tire gets one?

On 11.05.09 christi said:

My husband was deployed to Iraq in 2004 but was honorably discharged. Can we get any type of deals for him having served overseas? We are going in May 2010. Thanks

On 11.10.09 kim said:

I also want to know if there is going to be a discount for military next year like there was for this year? We didnt get a chance to go, because my husband was deployed. Disney makes alot of money, so I think they can give the military familes another year of discounts

On 11.11.09 Keith said:

Kim et al

Do not hold your breath. We are not expecting any military discounts for 2010. We may see them for parts of the year, it would be a surprise if they extended for all of 2010. This has nothing to do with how much money Disney makes. Their job is to fill the resorts and theme parks. During 2009, they felt offering the military a great deal was a great way to show support, and fill the parks. It is likely they will look at 2010, and not feel the need to offer as many discounts. Military members can always take advantage of the discounts available to the general public.

On 11.18.09 Ash said:

The thing is… Disney should offer the discount every year, especially during war time..BUT they should only allow families to go ONCE. It is possible in this day and age to keep track of who buys tickets through the military. Busch Gardens does it every year. You can only go once for free. So, Disney should offer it again but only allow ones that were not able to take advantage of the offer go.
We were not able to go because my husband was deployed. But, it would be great if we could go when he got back.

On 11.19.09 Cat said:

Ash: Disney did put a limit on the special. The military member can only use their complimentary ticket once during this time and we can only buy 5 discounted($99) tickets during this time also. When there isnt a special going on there is always Shades of Green which is an awesome resort on Disney property and you pay by rank for instance my DH is a retired E7 master sgt in AF and we are paying $123/night. This is cheaper than most of the resorts that are offering the 40% right now! Plus you get discounted hopper passes from the military all the time! Shades does also offer R&R pkgs also…..

On 12.04.09 Megan said:

Hello,

My fiance and I have booked our Honeymoon for March of 2010. IF a 2010 military discount is released, when should we expect to be informed or the information to be released? Our final balance is due Feb. 3rd 2010 which is approaching all too quickly. The military discount would take a great load off our shoulders.
As of right now, our Honeymoon totals $3,533.00

YIKES!

On 12.04.09 Keith said:

Megan

Did you book the reservation with the buy 4 get 3 free offer currently going on? That should be a pretty decent savings for you.

If there is a military discount for 2010, no one will notify you, you will need to watch for it. We should see it soon, if there is to be one. I would plan your vacation assuming there will not be, and you may be pleasantly surprised if there is one released.

On 12.22.09 Tish said:

My AD AF hubby just “heard through the work grapevine” about $99 4 day Disney tickets for 2010 I so hope this is true! We took advantage of the 5 day ticket this year for our 1st trip to Orlando when he got home from deployment, and we’ve just gotten orders to Alaska for 4 years June 2010, and it sure would be nice if our family of 4 could stop in and see Mickey and Minnie on our way! (Anaheim is on the to Alaska from Kansas right? right? LOL)

On 12.23.09 Vincent Taylor said:

We were going to come on the 26 Dec . But our pass that we have The 5 day armed forces pass has 3 days left on them did we lose that time.We just could not go like we thought when we got them.

On 12.23.09 Keith said:

Vincent

All of the military tickets, whether they were free or you paid for them, expire December 23, 2009. Arriving on December 26, your tickets will no longer be valid. I would suggest you try anyways, you never know if they will allow it or not. I am doubtful, they were pretty clear on the expiration date, but it is worth a try.

On 12.27.09 jenn said:

Just called Disney. They are offering the discounted passes for 2010!!! $99 and free for active military. Only difference from last year is it is a 4day instead of a 5 day. Can use it if you used last year. This dicount is for 2010. Yeah!!!! No room discount at this time.

On 12.27.09 Valere said:

Jenn, The discount is not free for the active duty military, it’s 99 dollars for each person. Still a great deal and very much appreciated. Here is a link to the description. http://www.mousemisers.com/2009/2010-wdw-armed-forces-salute-tickets/

On 12.30.09 Alex Berger said:

I just wanted to pass on that the information posted above regarding changes to the 2010 Armed Forces Salute program is incorrect. I just called the Disney World tickets office, and they say the offer will be the same as previous years (free for AD member, $99 for family, no black-out dates).

On 12.30.09 Keith said:

Alex

I would suggest you call Shades of Green, as they are the ones who administer the program, Disney does not. I have called them, and it is printed on their website with the correct 2010 information, $99 per person, no freebies, blackout dates.

Shades of Green 2010 Armed Forces Salute Tickets

On 01.17.10 Erik said:

Sorry if this question has already been answered, but what are the bottom line no bull discounts that disney will be offering through the end of 2010?

Thanks,

Erik

On 01.17.10 Keith said:

Erik

This page lists all the discounts that will be offered to military members in 2010, and these expire at the end of September. I doubt we will see anything further.

2010 Military Room Only Discounts

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