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2011 Shades of Green Discounts



By Dave Shute

OPPORTUNITIES FOR MILITARY FAMILY SAVINGS

My friend Steve at militarydisneytips.com tracks and posts on all kinds of stuff useful to military families considering a Disney trip.  I asked him to summarize the current state of Shades of Green discounts, and here he goes!

Shades of Green is striving to find the right discount combination to keep their rooms filled in the wake of Disney’s Armed Forces Salute room-only discount of 30 to 40% on Disney owned and operated resort rooms.

Some of Shade’s 2011 discounts are even better than this. This means the opportunity for military members and their families to save quite a lot on their next Walt Disney World vacation.

Shades of Green is an Armed Forces Recreation Center, located on Walt Disney World property.

Formerly a Disney resort known as the Disney Golf Resort (among other previous names), it was purchased in 1996 by the US Army’s Morale Recreation and Welfare.

It is operated as a place exclusively for military families to unwind.

Shades of Green is comparable to Disney’s deluxe resorts and offers the largest standard rooms on Disney property at a very attractive rate, which is based upon the guest’s military rank. These rates are generally well below those for Disney’s comparable rooms.

But with the advent of Disney’s Armed Forces Salute room only discount Shades’ prices are not quite as attractive to the military member as they used to be.

Shades’ ongoing Red White and Blue Salute, a room/meal/ticket offer, consists of $5 per night off room rates, $10 adult/$5 child off park tickets, and 15% off in Shades of Green restaurants on a 4-8 night stay.

Moving forward this year Shades has announced several steeply discounted room only offers, including  

  • The Super Saver Special (running now thru 28 Feb) with room rates of $69-$89 (based upon rank)
  • The Early Rewards September 2011 Special, with room rates 50% off, and
  • The Fall 2011 Special, also offering 50% off regular room rates.

Currently there is a gap between the end of the Super Saver Special and 15 Aug start of the Fall Special. No special offers have been announced yet for this period beyond the Red White and Blue Salute. Keep watching for them as I expect that Shades of Green will continue to keep the discounts coming.

Shade’s 50% off room rates are a fabulous way to save on your vacation, and when combined with Disney’s Military ticket offer, the savings can’t be beat.

If you are interested in more information on Shades of Green or Military Discounts for Disney World and other Orlando Theme Parks, visit the links below.

Military Disney Tips – Current Shades of Green Packages
Military Disney Tips – Shades of Green Resort
Military Disney Tips – Military Discounts

Thanks Steve!! And keep the great info coming!

LINKS FOR MILITARY FAMILIES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD

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