Does anyone know of any military (or non-military) promotions during 2019? Trying to get a head start on planning. Thanks!
Nothing is out yet for 2019, military or otherwise. The best place to get most up-to-date information for military is Steve's site at www.militarydisneytips.com/
If you sign up for his newsletter, you'll see Shades deals as well as get first info on when/if Disney renews the Salute for 2019.
Hi Chuck,I'm also watching this thread, I have a group going with me in June. One retired military, his son, grand-daughter and his ex-wife (they get along fine)
Can he purchase military tickets (whenever they are released for 2019) at Randolph AFB? Can everyone in the traveling party use them since they are all relatives (except me, but I have a DVC AP). Can night be added to military tickets> It looks like they are 4 and 5 day hoppers, buit we would need a 7 day. If not, we may just go with 7 day base (one park per day) tickets. Thanks for any info...this is my first time going with military people.
Military Tickets -
These are tickets similar to MYW tickets and can be sold at various military bases and at the Shades of Green Resort at WDW.
These Military Tickets are not only price-discounted, but Florida Sales Tax is not charged.
Military "Non-Salute" Tickets can be upgraded similarly to regular MYW tickets.
They can be "price bridged" to the current full price of the equivalent ticket bought from Disney.
These are subject to the same rules as MYW ticket upgrades:
Must be done within 14 days of first use and with entitlements still remaining on the ticket.
Military "Salute" Tickets can only be upgraded in limited ways.
There's a 5 day option this year, so someone with a 4 day Salute ticket can add the extra day. They can also add either option they didn't already have (PH or WPF&M).
This can be done up until the ticket is expired, regardless of entitlements remaining.
Any of the military tickets, Salute or not, can be upgraded to an AP.
But, the Salute tickets only get price bridged to their own equivalent gate price, with tax included - not to the full price of a regular 4 or 5 day PH/WPF&M.
If any WPF&M entries have been used, the ticket can only be upgraded to the Platinum Plus pass.
Some military tickets have been subject to blackout dates.
It appears at this point there are no blackout dates, and
that valid admission dates run through December 19, 2018.
Ticket purchases are generally considered to be "non-refundable."
really hoping i can get a military room discount as i never have gotten one. been trying but i either plan to close or to far out to wait. watching this page getting one for 2019
We book every year with the military discount. The earlier you book the better. The choices get more and more limited as the year progresses. You can often find things that I personally consider way outside my budget even with the discount (like 650 bucks a night) or moderates without much issue. We booked the Yacht Club in February for our September trip. I had to adjust my days. For the life of me, I can't get it for the last night. Rack rate was way more than what I wanted to pay so we are just moving.
The room discounts are really great and so worth calling in a few times to play with dates and availability.
Can everyone in the traveling party use them since they are all relatives (except me, but I have a DVC AP).
Can night be added to military tickets> It looks like they are 4 and 5 day hoppers, buit we would need a 7 day. If not, we may just go with 7 day base (one park per day) tickets. Thanks for any info...this is my first time going with military people.
Each eligible military member (or spouse, in the absence of the member) may purchase a total of 6 Military Promotional tickets in a calendar year, to be used by anyone they choose. One has to be used by the military member, unless the member has an AP. In that case, the max he or she can purchase is 5.
No, you cannot add days to a 5-day military ticket. You can add 1 day to a 4-day ticket. In your case, the 7-day base ticket would be the cheapest option. There is a slight discount on MYW tickets at base ITT offices or Shades of Green, plus there is not tax, so those would be good sources for those tickets, too.
But, according to other info in this thread, the 5 day ticket can be price bridged to purchase a 7 day ticket, which still yields a significant discount.