Military discounts I know about DIS

[chance]

Doe anyone know if there are on great military discount for the DW park and DW resorts? We have a trip booked on the 4 day Wonder which is a great military deal for active military. Thanks!

[CathyCanada]

Hi chance,
This is a great question for the Budget Board and I will move your question for you and you will find your thread here (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=221427)

Cathy

[ReneeQ]

Try the Shades of Green website:

http://www.armymwr.com/shades/index.html

[travelitis]

The discount amounts to approx $20 off a 4 day passport, and you can find the military rates at that website for Shades of Green. While it's closed they have a counter at the Contemporary to buy the passes at military rate.

[HookedOnDiz]

:bounce:

[travelitis]

On another thread a poster said the Disney Salutes America's Heros discount for passes was extended until Dec. 31. I called Disney, and the agent was adamant it had expired Apr. 30, but the woman who posted just got it for Oct. The hotel portion wasn't extended. She said to call Disney res and get the e-mail address then make the request through there. They did this 3 wks ago and heard from Disney 2 weeks later and were given a code to present at the ticket booth along with proof of employment. After explaining all this to the res agent she did give me the email address, and I sent my request today. We shall see if we get the discount. It is: free admission for the active duty person and half off for family, and it applies to hopper passes.

[jacukowicz]

Can you please explain who I have to call and Email to get the code to recieve the discount???? I am a little confused this is my first try at the Disney World thing! Thanks a million!

[travelitis]

I sent my email yesterday to: wdw.guest.communications@disney.com You must make sure to include your phone number. Here's what I wrote:

My husband is active duty navy, and we were told by a NY firefighter's family that the discount on passes has been extended until Dec. 31st. They said Disney called them with the details after they sent an e-mail. We were very excited to hear that because we were unable to take advantage of it by April 30 because we had to make a last-minute move cross-country thanks to 9-11. My husband couldn't take leave before then since his job is to process the paperwork necessary to deploy troops. We are planning a trip in November and would so much appreciate being able to take advantage of this generous offer. Our home phone is xxx, and his phone at the base is xxx. He is (gave military title - rate, last name) if you should call there. I'm home during the day, but I'm going to Illinois to settle my mother's estate from June 29 - July 8.

The poster on the other board who already got this discount says they e-mailed late May and heard from Disney by phone 2 weeks later. Methinks Disney is keeping this quiet hoping we'll forget about the offer. When I called yesterday the res agent was adamant there was no extension, but I told her that I knew of someone who'd just been given it for a trip in Oct., so she gave me the e-mail. Good Luck! They really should've extended it since the more you were affected the more impossible it was to go by April 30.

[jacukowicz]

Thanks a million for all the info... my husband is active duty Navy we are in Pax River in MD and headed for Disney World in Aug, I really hope this works! It would be great!

[travelitis]

NEW INFO - I just called Disney and talked to a res agent who knew more. They are evaluating it on a case by case basis. In other words, you need to explain why you were impacted by 9-11 to the degree you couldn't make use of the offer by April 30.

[chance]

I will try it we had an awful year, hubby was deployed 9 month out of 12 and just got back and I had a ruptured aneurysm at 36 weeks pregnant and spent months in the hopsital. We are on a budget but really need to do something fun now that I am doing better and he is back. Our 4 year old has been thru heck....thanks, I will post if I hear anything and do the same :)

Tiff

[chance]

I sent my e-mail wish me luck. and you all too. What does the discount apply to? We are going for 3 days so I gather if granted my hubby is free and my 4 year old and myself get 50% off the 4 day park hopper pass or my 3 day 1 park tickets. Is this right? How much is a 4 day park hopper.

Thanks-
Tiff

[travelitis]

Hope you got my e-mails, and yes, you do understand.

Reg prices for 4 Day Hoppers
adt - $203.52
chd (3-9) - $161.12

5 Day Hoppers
adt - $230.02
chd - $182.32

[jacukowicz]

A friend of mine Emailed Disney and she recieved a return Email that said that Disney has not yet approved an extention. They were sorry to inform her that there was nothing they could do at this time blah blah blah..... hope someone else has better luck :(

[chance]

how long did it take her to get the reply? did she e-mail the address you and I used? I called DW today and was told case by case basis.

[jacukowicz]

Yeah she used the same EMail address we used, and our ITT office called Disney and was told it was also on a case by case basis... I Emailed before her and I haven't heard anything, it only took 2 days for her to hear back so I guess we will see. I still have my fingers crossed. The Master Chiefs of the commands here were sent an Email to ask them to explain the restrictions on leave post Sept. 11 th for opperation readiness if Disney needs that sort of things to honor the discount extention. Thanks to the ITT office and one all to Disney.. that might be helpful to others in other locations...

[chance]

Thanks for the info and let me know what happens and I will keep you posted. When I sent my first e-mail to the normal DW e-mail off their website I received a no within 2 days but I have not heard back from the guest communications either. I will keep my fingers crossed. Please keep my e-mail and let me know if your command hears something back. It seems as if it is a cas eby case basis they should allow those that are asking that have valid reasons. Are husbands do serve their country while everyone else is comfy in their beds. Best of luck!

[StephenKay]

I was on duty for 4 months at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia during 9/11. It was the strangest time..... Being in the RAF serving with USAF forces means nothing to Disney. I have spent ,more time with Americans via Sicily and Kosovo, Puerto Rico etc but Disney say well you are not american, but I say I uphold the freedoms we all enjoy whilst you sleep at peace 24/7.



I'll be in Disney when you see this.;)

[lisalu]

I am also waiting for Disney to respond to my email regarding military discount on tickets. We have been in Belgium for the past year, and this is the first chance we got to return to the states. What a nice treat it would be to get 1/2 price tickets to Disney. We are going to go next week anyway, but it sure would be an added bonus for all of us!!!!!!! Good luck...

[chance]

I was told no that no extensions were being granted. I shot back how is that fair that some are some are not. I will let you know what I hear.

[jacukowicz]

Well here it is my shoot down how depressing


Dear Mrs. Jacukowicz,

Thank you for contacting WALT DISNEY WORLD!

Unfortunately, no extensions are being permitted for the Armed Forces Salute
offer at this time. This special offer was announced for the time period of
January 1 through April 30, 2002. It is unfortunate that you were not able to
participate in the promotion. We would like you to know that we do appreciate
the effort you have made to contact us. We suggest that you contact your
military installation's ticket office to inquire about discounts that are
available to our military guests 365 days a year.

Specially-priced multi-day theme park admission passes are offered to
active-duty and military personnel and their families on a regular basis at
participating ITR/ITT offices nationwide. Although specific prices vary between
bases, the prices are generally about 10% lower than our regularly-priced ticket
media. These passes may also be purchased from Guest Services at Shades of
Green at Walt Disney World Resort, our on-site resort exclusively for active and
retired U.S. armed forces members and their families, including individuals in
the reserves and veterans who are 100% disabled.

For more information about ticket prices or accommodations at Shades of Green,
please call this resort directly at
407-824-3600. (Please note that rooms at Shades of Green cannot be booked
through the Disney Reservation Center). Also, please reference the Shades of
Green website:

www.shadesofgreen.org

We hope this information is helpful, and we look forward to future opportunities
to entertain you.

If you have questions or need further assistance, feel free to contact us.

Please include your full name, E-Mail address, and reservation number if
applicable on all correspondence.

Thank you!

Sincerely,

Betsy Mayer

Online Guest Service
WALT DISNEY WORLD
P.O. Box 10100
Lake Buena Vista FL 32830-0100

[chance]

That is exactly what my letter said they just put my name and address in. How funny that they are sending boiler replies. I am in the process of taking it one step further. I will let you know. Sorry we were declined and others weren't.

[jacukowicz]

I Emailed them back in reply to their Email and told them I was confused and was hoping the could help clarify this matter because they told our local ITT office that the had extended this on a case by case basis also. I would have rather heard we didn't fit the criteria that they weren't extending the offer. They keep pushing our 10% discount through the ITT office and I had to let them know that you can recieve a 10% discount many places on line also, basically saying it isn't truley a "military discount" without just comming out and saying it. Didn't want to be rude and nasty we will go to WDW anyways! :)

[chance]

Just found out new info. We had to request for the extension before May 31, 2002. I told them we missed the cut off by 2 1/2 weeks because their CSR's told us no extensions etc. and we did not question them we heard of others being granted extensions. I told them it does not seem fair do to the fact that their CSR's gave us bad info, oh well. We tried, how sad :(.

[wtrflea]

I too saw your post yesterday and tried to get an extension, but the same letter was sent to me. I told them that we tried to take advantage of their "special" but had to cancel due to leave being cancelled due to a higher security levels here in norfolk and all over. I don't want to sound like i'm whining, but it was worth a shot. If anyone has better luck, let me know!!!

[Momto2funkids]

Add me to the list of people who got the "fill in the blank so-sorry-you-missed out letter". I must be really special because I actually got TWO of the same emails, with different people signing them. (which incidently is a DIFFERENT name than the one that you had on yours)

Jo

[lisalu]

I know my "sorry to disappoint you" email should be arriving any day now. Like many of you, I am not so disappointed that the offer has ended. I am just disappointed and frustrated that it doesn't seem to have ended for EVERYONE. I mean, some folks are still working this. Are we just sore losers?

We are still going too!! Only 5 1/2 more days!!!!!!!

Good luck to all! Hope someone cuts in with good news!!!!!!!!

[travelitis]

We got our reply - no extensions. Ironic that the more your family was impacted by 9-11, the less able you were to use this promotion. It would've been nice if Disney had offered free passes to the active duty member only rather than discounting all their dependents. Then they could've run it longer and benefited more people. Well, we thought we'd missed out on this when we booked, so cest la vie! The savings was going to enable us to go 2 years in a row, so the loss is theirs, too. Better luck to everyone else.

[jacukowicz]

Ok well it may sound stupid, and I felt kind of silly doing it but I Emailed the head disney honchos.... Hopefully SOMEONE will read the Email and I don't know if it will do any good but atleast I tried... I will update on any news on the Disney front! :)

[Momto2funkids]

Might as well, Jacukowicz, can't hurt. What email or snail mail address did you use?

I was thinking that it might be something they would offer again for the "off season".

Jo

BTW, for all you other military folk out there who now must get tickets elsewhere. I've checked and local ITT's seem to be cheaper than Shades of Green for tickets.

[Carole]

jacukowicz,

Just had to say hi! We also live in the Pax River area! Are you driving or flying? Let me know if you have any questions! Good luck on trying to get your tickets.

Carole

[travelitis]

I replied to my rejection saying that I understand they don't want to be inundated by people on this promotion during their busy summer season. However, they could've avoided that by offering the discount to the military personel only and not to the dependants. That way they could've truly saluted those who were busy with the defense of this country, because the irony is their salute was unusable to those folks who were impacted the most by 9-11. Disney is famous for avoidance of any complaint, so it will doubtless fall on deaf ears, or in this case - blind eyes.

[Ms.Cat]

Hi all,
I recently went down to my BX attraction center to check out the regular military discounts. At Eglin A.F.B. in Ft. Walton Beach Florida
you can get 1 day pass for $46.50,
3 day 1 park per day passes for $105.,
4 day park hopper passes for $185.,
5 day hopper for $210.
5 day hopper plus for $240. these must be specially ordered.
6 day hopper plus for $270. again special order only
Pleasure Island is $13.

There are also discounts for some of the dinner shows, and for other Orlando theme parks.

Not as good as 1/2 off, but pretty good discounts.

[travelitis]

Those look the same as Shades of Green has posted. The ITT at nasjax.navy.mil has even better rates, so we're going to check with our ITT. The nasjax ITT rates were:

4 day hopper $176.25/$139.55
5 day hopper $199.20/$157.40

The annual passports were available only to FL residents, though, but the hoppers didn't have that disclaimer for these rates.

[jacukowicz]

Well I have a friend that works at our local ITT office here on PAX and she evidentally said that a lady tried all that we had tried for September, and had the Command Master Chief write a letter that they evidentally faxed somewhere and recieved the discount. She said the lady didn't give the FAX address because she wasn't able to for whatever reasons.... all of this leads to our false hope I know but I just thought I would share.... Evidentally our local ITT has no more information than we do but some have luck I suppose.

Everyone have fun at Disney! :)