Disney World Military Room Only discount

01.08.09 | 37 Comments

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Travel Dates: January 4 – December 23, 2009

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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37 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.

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