military tickets

[marsha123]

my son joined the armylast month but he will not ship out to basic untill july.he has to graduate first. His recruiter told him he could use his signing papers to buy the army salute tickets. We would like to do a family trip before he leaves for basic. does anyone know if he can buy these tickets before going to basic . thanks

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

my son joined the armylast month but he will not ship out to basic untill july.he has to graduate first. His recruiter told him he could use his signing papers to buy the army salute tickets. We would like to do a family trip before he leaves for basic. does anyone know if he can buy these tickets before going to basic . thanks

He is not eligible until he actually goes on active duty and is issued an ID card. The recruiter doesn't know what he's talking about.

http://bookwdw.reservations.disney....de=fy13military&market=fy13military#important

 

[Cheshire Figment]

The Disney Requirement is having the ID Card.

1. As an honorably discharged veteran I Have no idea what the signing papers look like.

2. Working in a ticket booth I have a list of what kinds of ID are accepted, and all are variations of actual ID cards.

3. A lot of forms can be designed on home computers.

 

[iheartdisney]

I don't think so. Granted, it has been 15 years, but I was in the delayed entry program also my senior year of high school. My mom took us to WDW as a graduation gift and tried using my DEP ID card to buy tickets at the SOG window and it was a no go.
Your son is not active duty yet.
Maybe try to plan a family trip after basic?

 

[Grammyof2]

I have a question on this. Maybe Cheshire Figment might even know. Can my husband use his VA ID card for these tickets? Also is it true the military person has to be with you every time you enter the park? I am interested because we would split up and go to different parks on one day and wanted to know how that worked? Thanks

 

[auralia]

you must have a current active Military ID or retired ID and the member or spouse only has to be with you to activate the tickets at the ticket window or guest relations and then you can go your separate ways.

He will not be able to buy the disney salute tickets before basic, he MAY be able to purchase discount tickets at shades of green but the discounts are pretty similar to under cover tourist.

 

[jedijill]

He is not eligible until he actually goes on active duty and is issued an ID card. The recruiter doesn't know what he's talking about.

http://bookwdw.reservations.disney....de=fy13military&market=fy13military#important

Yep, recruiters don't always know what they are talking about. 6 years in the Army proved that to me time and time again.

Jill in CO

 

[marsha123]

thanks yall i knew the dis would know

 

[stm61]

I have a question on this. Maybe Cheshire Figment might even know. Can my husband use his VA ID card for these tickets? Also is it true the military person has to be with you every time you enter the park? I am interested because we would split up and go to different parks on one day and wanted to know how that worked? Thanks

I haven't gotten around to getting a VA ID card yet, so I'm not sure what it looks like. I'm assuming it's not the same as an active duty or retiree card. If he doesn't have a retiree card I don't think the VA card will work. It's not true that the military person has to be with you every time the tickets are used. I bought them the past couple years and I have way to many kids, with to much of an age range, to keep them all together all the time. My older kids (high school and up) were rarely with me and the younger kids. I had to activate all the tickets myself, but after that it was "thanks mama, see ya'll later" lol.

 

[JB2K]

I haven't gotten around to getting a VA ID card yet, so I'm not sure what it looks like. I'm assuming it's not the same as an active duty or retiree card.

FYI, VA ID cards are tan in color and strongly-resemble the DoD Dependent ID Cards (usually on the card, there is some sort of "Disabled Veteran" or "Department of Veterans Affairs" language).

To answer Grammyof2's question:

• VA ID Card holders cannot take advantage of this offer -- the Disney Website specifially states this offer is for Active Duty, Guard/Reserve, and Retirees and their families (and Disney ticketing personnel know how to distinguish the blue retiree ID card from the tan VA card (as some 100% service-disabled veterans often refer to themselves as "retired", which can cause confusion in customer service-type functions).
  
• The only time the sponsor needs to be present is at the time the tickets are purchased/vouchers redeemed at the main ticket window -- from there, everyone can do pretty much what they want.

 

[Leajess99]

I have a question on this. Maybe Cheshire Figment might even know. Can my husband use his VA ID card for these tickets? Also is it true the military person has to be with you every time you enter the park? I am interested because we would split up and go to different parks on one day and wanted to know how that worked? Thanks

Is your husband rated 100% disabled by the VA or are you talking about his VA Medical ID card?? If you are talking about the VA medical ID card than no, they cannot be used for the tickts. If your husband is rated 100% disabled and has the tan ID card - DD 2765 (I think is the right number) than yes, he can buy the tickets and once activated he does not have to stay with you.

 

[Leajess99]

FYI, VA ID cards are tan in color and strongly-resemble the DoD Dependent ID Cards (usually on the card, there is some sort of "Disabled Veteran" language).

To answer Grammyof2's question:

• VA ID Card holders cannot take advantage of this offer -- the Disney Website specifially states this offer is for Active Duty, Guard/Reserve, and Retirees and their families (and Disney ticketing personnel know how to distinguish the blue retiree ID card from the tan VA card (as some 100% service-disabled veterans often refer to themselves as "retired", which can cause confusion in customer service-type functions).
  
• The only time the sponsor needs to be present is at the time the tickets are purchased/vouchers redeemed at the main ticket window -- from there, everyone can do pretty much what they want.

Sorry but you are incorrect. 100% Disabled Veterans with the DD Form 2765 (Tan ID card) are in fact eligible for this program and have been since it first came out in 2009. I have used it every single year that it has been out since 2009 and I am a 100% Disabled Army Veteran.

ETA: No one I know refers to themselves as retired unless they are in fact retired. Those I know that are 100% disabled Veterans refer to themselves as Disabled Veterans.

 

[JB2K]

He will not be able to buy the disney salute tickets before basic, he MAY be able to purchase discount tickets at shades of green but the discounts are pretty similar to under cover tourist.

If the son has his delayed entry paperwork, a policy established in 1997 would allow him to buy his park tickets directly from any MWR/FSS function, to include Shades of Green -- keep in mind, this is not the same pricing as the "Salute" program, but he would come-out better than through other local sources.

 

[JB2K]

Sorry but you are incorrect. 100% Disabled Veterans with the DD Form 2765 (Tan ID card) are in fact eligible for this program and have been since it first came out in 2009. I have used it every single year that it has been out since 2009 and I am a 100% Disabled Army Veteran.

ETA: No one I know refers to themselves as retired unless they are in fact retired. Those I know that are 100% disabled Veterans refer to themselves as Disabled Veterans.

OK, if you've "been there/done that", then you obviously have first-hand information on the subject -- I was just going-by the language on the Disney website, which did not include 100% disabled vets (is it possible the rules may have changed -- or perhaps Disney personnel didn't make the distinction because the ID card resembles the Active Duty/Retiree dependent cards?). Again, if you are indeed in that category and have been able to do this, you have better info than me...

And in response to your ETA - I was in the USAF for 22 years and spent the majority of my 22 working in military passenger terminals (a.k.a. "taking a hop") -- I received phone calls quite often from the 100% disabled vets community with some addressing themselves as "retirees", when in fact, they were not retirees drawing benefits from the DoD (and because of the disconnect in language over the phone, I ended-up having to deny them service as military air travel was not inclusive for the 100% disabled vets community).

 

[Cheshire Figment]

If the ID Card has "DAVPRM" on it that is acceptable for activation of the tickets.

And once the tickets are activated the sponsor (or spouse) does not have to be with the people using the tickets.

If you go to the locked sticky Everything About WDW Tickets in the TPA&S Forum, especially Post #17, you can get a lot more information. An easy way to get to the sticky is by clicking on the link in my signature. The ticket sticky is your friend!

 

[Chim Chiminy]

OP, you can always do what we are planning. Our DS is in basic right now at Ft. Sill.
He asked that we go, with as many extended family as we can get to go, next Christmas.
I am hoping it will be a go, since he will just be getting out of an extended AIT when Dec. rolls around.
It will be nice because DH is active duty also, so as long as they offer the military tickets, we should be able to cover most of our family for tickets.

Best to your son and family.