Category — Disney Specials, Deals and Discounts

GETTING A WALT DISNEY WORLD DISCOUNT DURING THE CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR’S PERIOD

The stretch of time around the Christmas and New Year’s holidays is by far the most expensive period to be at Walt Disney World.

Resort prices are higher than they are at any other period in the year, and these days are blocked out from Disney’s deals and discounts.

However, my friends at Destinations in Florida have let me know that they can get you a discount even during this period, of $50-$200, depending on your package. [Read more →]

You can save $50-$500 on an already booked Walt Disney World vacation, but only if you act quickly!

See this for the details.

TRANSFER YOUR DISNEY WORLD RESERVATION AND SAVE $50-$500!!

My friends at Destinations in Florida have a special deal for their friends, including visitors to yourfirstvisit.net.

If you transfer your Walt Disney World reservation to them, they can save you, depending on your package, another $50-$500!

You can get these savings whether you’ve made your reservation with Disney online or over the phone, and even if you’ve already taken advantage of one of Disney’s current deals!

THIS OFFER IS ONLY GOOD THROUGH MONDAY NOVEMBER 22

This chance to save another $50-$500 on your already-booked Walt Disney World vacation is only good if you do it between today, November 15, and Monday November 22.

To transfer your reservation, e-mail Allison at allison@destinationsinflorida.com.

And thanks to Destinations in Florida for making this deal available to my visitors!

DEEPLY DISCOUNTED TICKETS FOR MILITARY FAMILIES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD

Update April 2011: Disney’s Military Salute program will be renewed into September 2012. See this for more on the extension of the military salute.

Disney Military Sales sent me a press release last night (10/23/2010) with the following information:

“At Walt Disney World Resort – now through Sept. 28, 2011 active and retired U.S. military personnel (including active and retired members of the United States Coast Guard, National Guard and Reservists) or their spouses can purchase:

• Disney 4-Day Military Promotional Tickets with Park Hopper Option for $138 each, plus tax
• Disney 4-Day Military Promotional Tickets with Water Parks Fun and More Option for $138 each, plus tax AND
• Disney 4-Day Military Promotional Tickets with Park Hopper and Water Parks Fun and More Options for $165 each, plus tax”

The release continues with this scope and eligibility info:

• “Disney Military Promotional Tickets can be purchased by active and retired U.S. military personnel for themselves and up to five additional family members or friends.
• No more than six Disney Military Promotional Tickets may be purchased by any eligible member of the U.S. military (or spouse) pursuant to this offer.
• All tickets and options are non-transferable and must be used by Oct. 1, 2011 (certain block out dates apply).”

And it contains this how-to and contact advice:

• “For information regarding Disney 4-Day Military Promotional Tickets for admission to the Walt Disney World Resort, or to make room reservations at the Walt Disney World Resort, military personnel may call 407/939-7830 or participating U.S. military base ticket offices.
• Information is also available at www.disneyworld.com/military.”

Note that as I write this the hotel deal is up on the link, but the ticket deal still refers to the past one.  No doubt this will be updated shortly.

For much more detail, see this page on MilitaryDisneyTips.com.

LINKS FOR MILITARY FAMILIES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD

• Military Families at Walt Disney World
• Deals and Discounts
  • Military Discounts and Deals
  • Other Walt Disney World Discounts and Deals
• Shades of Green
  • Review of Shades of Green
  • Splitting Your Stay Between Shades of Green and Another Resort
  • Overflow Rates at Shades of Green
  • Shades of Green website
• Other Resources for Military Families
  • DisneyMilitarySales.com
  • Disneyworld.com/military
  • MilitaryDisneyTips.com

UPDATE ON DISNEY MILITARY SALUTE 2011

UPDATE TO THE UPDATE

As of 10/23, Disney has now launched heavily discounted tickets.  See this for more details.

Disney has asked me to clarify that there are no heavily discounted tickets being offered for military families to use in 2011 like there were in the Disney Military Salute 2010 program that ended recently. [Read more →]

I recently did a guest post on Steve’s MilitaryDisneyTips.com blog.

The post was aimed at military families planning how they might save money while waiting to find out whether or not there will be a Disney military discount in 2011.*

However, it’s relevant to any family looking to save some money on their Disney World trip!

You can find it on Steve’s site here.

*Since I wrote it, a 2011 Disney military resort hotel discount of up to 40% has been confirmed, and a heavily discounted ticket deal for military families has been officially announced. See this for more.