Category — e. What to Budget for Walt Disney World

CURRENT WALT DISNEY WORLD DEALS, DISCOUNTS AND PROMOTIONS EXPIRING SOON

Hey–for the latest on Disney World deals, promotions, and discounts, see this page.

The current slate of Walt Disney World deals, discounts and promotions are all listed on the Disney World website (see this and this) as needing to be booked by March 27.

These deals include room rate discounts or gift cards for most dates until mid-August. (See this page for more details on them.)

There’s a reasonable chance Disney World will extend the booking windows for these deals–but if you want to be sure, book them now!

LINKS TO DISNEY WORLD DEALS AND DISCOUNTS

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UPDATE ON DEALS AND DISCOUNTS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD

Hey–for the latest on Disney World deals, promotions, and discounts, see this page.

Some updates:

• Disney’s “Give a Day, Get a Disney Day” program is full, and is not accepting new registrants
• The other deals, promotions and discounts Walt Disney World has running (see this) are still listed as needing to be reserved by March 27.

LINKS TO DISNEY WORLD DEALS AND DISCOUNTS

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CURRENT DEALS AND DISCOUNTS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD

DISNEY WORLD DEALS AND DISCOUNTS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC

Several Disney World deals for the general public are out for well into 2025.

• 50% Off Kids Theme Park Tickets Deal
• New Disney World Room Rate Deal, Mid-October to Late December

In addition, there’s several deals out for 2026:

• • Disney World Free Dining for Kids in 2026
  • Disney World Room Percentage-Off Deal for January-April 2026
  • Disney World Room Dollars-Off Deal for January-July 2026

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OVERVIEW: DISNEY’S GIVE A DAY, GET A DISNEY DAY PROGRAM

Note: Disney has met its goal of getting a million people to sign up, and thus is no longer accepting new registrants for this program.

For current Walt Disney World discounts, see this.

Disney’s “Give a Day, Get a Disney Day” program provides one day of free theme park admissions (or other goodies) in return for a day of volunteer work at a pre-approved  project or event. 

For some families, this ticket will be worth more than $80 per person. 

Other families won’t be able to use the ticket itself, but can redeem their day instead for a cool special FASTPASS program that will likely limit their waiting the day that they use it.

MORE DETAILS ON DISNEY’S GIVE A DAY, GET A DISNEY DAY PROGRAM

How it works:

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This is part of The Comfortable Guide to Walt Disney World

OVERVIEW: THE COMFORTABLE GUIDE TO HOW LONG TO STAY AT WALT DISNEY WORLD

I have noted elsewhere in the instructions for typical families visiting Walt Disney World for the first, and perhaps only, time, that they should plan to be there for 8 nights and 9 days to see all of its best, while also building in sufficient time to relax and rest.

These instructions are designed for typical first time family visitors who are not sure whether or not they will ever return.

This page addresses how long to stay at Walt Disney World for a subset of first time visitors: those seeking the most comfortable visit.

It is part of a series about the most comfortable way to visit Walt Disney World.  Its companion series is about the most inexpensive way to visit Walt Disney World,

I am publishing both series at the same time to help those who are looking for bargains and deals on some things, so that they can spend more on others!!  Links to everything in these two series are at the bottom of the page.

MORE ON THE COMFORTABLE GUIDE TO HOW LONG TO STAY AT WALT DISNEY WORLD

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MILITARY DISCOUNTS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD

Update: the 2019 Armed Forces salute is out! See this.

Military families are eligible, of course, for all Walt Disney World deals and specials available to the general public.

In addition, Walt Disney World often makes special deals available to members of and retirees from the U.S. military, and from related DoD organizations.

The most valuable of these is the Armed Forces Salute.

In addition, Shades of Green, an Armed Forces Recreation Center located near Walt Disney World’s Polynesian resort and nestled among Walt Disney World’s renowned Palm and Magnolia golf course, offers wonderfully low rates for the quality of its rooms.

Shades of Green discounts its already low rates from time to time.

And of course Disney’s general public deals and specials apply to military families as well.

This site recommends Shades of Green for first-time visitors only under a couple of special circumstances.  See this for more on first time family visits and Shades of Green.

Steve Bell is the Military Moderator on this site. And Steve’s Military Disney Tips has for years been the go-to site for military families looking to make the most out of their Disney World vacations.

But like every other website (especially mine), finding exactly what you need to know, in the right order, sometimes isn’t as easy as you’d like it to be.

So the great news is that Steve has just published a Disney World guidebook for military families.

With entire chapters devoted to the 2016 Armed Forces Salute, to Shades of Green, and to other deals and perks available to military families, I can’t recommend it enough!!

It’s available as a PDF–probably the most convenient format–here, and on Amazon.com here.

This book will be a great help to military families contemplating a Disney World visit in 2016!!

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
  • Shades of Green e-book
  • 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

Comments moderated by Steve Bell of Military Disney Tips.

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