Now that I have talked to you guys a little about Disney lodging and told you my favorite place to stay, I think it is time to cover tickets!
It’s no secret that Disney is expensive. It really truly is,
there is no sugar coating it.
**Not Updated Prices**
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But Disney has created these wonderful Magic Your
Way tickets that allow families to create the tickets that work best for their
family.
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The Magic Your Way tickets come in a few different options.
The second option is the park hopper ticket. This ticket is
for you seasoned Disney vets, like me. This allows you to jump from park to
park throughout your day. I’m not a huge fan of park hopping, just because I
want to see every little thing in each park. However, when I was a senior in
high school we went to Disney World for the annual Grad Night. We were only
there for three days so my friends and I went into Disney marathon mode and did
all of our favorites in all four parks in ONE day. We were so beat at the end
of day! That was definitely one of my most memorable trips to Disney World.
Grad Night in Disney's Hollywood Studios 2009 (EEKK I'm old!)
You can also add the water park and more option to both of
these ticket options!
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The Magic Your Way tickets are designed where the more days
you visit the parks the more you save on tickets. You can find the complete
updated list of prices here.
Now for my military families Disney loves our service
members and has a very special promotion that is only available to active duty, Guard and Reserve, retired, and veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.
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It’s called Salute to the Military and it yearly promotion
that makes visiting the Disney Parks affordable for military members and their
families.
Just like the Magic Your Way tickets, the Salute to the
Military tickets come with a few different options so that you can chose which
ticket package works best for your family.
The first option in the Salute to the Military tickets is
the 4 day Park Hopper tickets. These tickets are 177.00 each. That’s a 182
dollar difference from the Magic Your Way tickets! HUGE SAVINGS. This ticket allows for four days in
the Walt Disney World theme parks. That’s one day for each park! But it has the
park hopper option in case you want to jump from one park to another.
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The second option is the 4 day Base ticket plus Fun and more.
This cost 177.00 just like the 4 day park hopper, but includes a lot of extras.
With this ticket you get 4 visits to one Disney theme park per day, plus an
additional 4 visits to the Disney World extras, which include the water parks,
Disney Quest, Golf, Mini Golf, and the ESPN World of Sports Complex.
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The third option is the 4 day Park Hopper ticket plus Fun
and more. With these tickets you get everything that was mentioned in the 4 day
Base Ticket plus Fun and more, but have the added park hopper. These tickets
are 207.00.
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When my husband and I went to Walt Disney in February 2014
we had the Salute to the Military tickets and we chose the 4 day Park Hopper
tickets plus Fun and more. We got more than our money’s worth with these
tickets. We spent four amazing days in the theme parks, visited Typhoon Lagoon,
and Disney Quest twice.
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Now, the Salute to the Military tickets do come with a few
restrictions. They have a few blackout dates which are: December 22, 2014 -
January 2, 2015 & March 29, 2015 - April 9, 2015. These are two of the
busiest times at Disney so it’s good to avoid them anyway.
Also you can only purchase these tickets on your base at the
Information and Travel Center or at Shades of Green. When you purchase them you will be given
little vouchers and not actual tickets. You just take the little green vouchers
to any Disney Guest Service Center and they will trade them in and set up your
park tickets. My husband and I just
headed to Downtown Disney for dinner the night we arrived and got them
activated before dinner so we wouldn't have to visit the ticket center at the
park the next day.
These tickets are also only available during certain dates. They can be purchased until September 30,
2015. They expire on October 3, 2015. This is a yearly promotion so there is no
guarantee that it will return the following year. As far as I know it has been
renewed every year since 2009, so just keep your figures crossed that it keeps
returning.
To use these tickets not everyone has to be military, but
the military member must be present when they are activated for the first time
to present his or her military I.D. Military member are allowed to buy up to 6
of the Salute to the Military members. Spouses may also purchase up to 6
tickets each year.
If you wish to visit the parks for more than 4 days or if
some reason you are not able to purchase the Salute to the Military tickets,
Disney also offers a Military discount on the Magic Your Way Tickets.
To learn more about the Salute to the Military tickets call
your base ITT or visit the Shades of Green website here.
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Happy Travels,
Jessie
