Disney Military Benefits [Theme Park, Hotel, Cruise Discounts]

Disney honors military service with substantial vacation savings, from theme park tickets to discounted resort stays and deals on Disney Cruise Line. These offers make it easy for eligible service members and their families to enjoy the magic for less.

This guide explains who qualifies for Disney military discounts, the offers you can expect, and how to use them at Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and on the high seas.

Eligible Service Member Requirements

You can qualify for Disney military offers at Disney World, Disneyland, and Disney Cruise Line if you are active or retired U.S. military personnel, including active or retired members of the U.S. National Guard, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Military Reserves, U.S. Space Force, the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service, and the Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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Spouses of eligible service members also qualify for discount theme park tickets.

Military Discounts for Disney Theme Park Tickets

Discount park tickets are available at Walt Disney World and Disneyland. At Disney World, service members can qualify for the Disney Military Salute Ticket. At Disneyland, it’s the Disney Military Promotional Park Theme Park Ticket. These discount tickets offer significant savings over regular theme park ticket prices.

Ticket Requirements

The military discount Disney World and Disneyland tickets are flexible, but have requirements for redemption:

• The eligible service member or their spouse must be present in the party on the day of activation.
• Each ticket must be used by the same person on all days.
• Tickets are nontransferable.
• You can’t combine discounts with any other offer.
• You or your spouse can purchase a maximum of 6 passes per ticket offer.
• Tickets must be purchased at a U.S. military base ticket office, but at Disney World, you can purchase tickets from Shades of Green Resort or Disney World park ticket windows.

It’s possible to buy 6 passes at Walt Disney World and a further 6 passes at Disneyland Resort with 1 qualifying service member. However, if both spouses qualify, you could double the number of passes you can buy.

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If your immediate family exceeds the ticket limit, contact Disney World or Disneyland to request an exception so you can all use a discounted ticket.

Walt Disney World: Disney Military Salute Ticket

Disney Military Salute Ticket offers about 30% savings on Disney World tickets. That works out to about $200 per ticket, though the savings depend on how many days and when you visit. Disney World uses dynamic, date-based ticket pricing, so you could save more if you visit during peak dates with the highest prices. Date-based pricing doesn’t apply to the Disney Military Salute Ticket, so you pay the same amount no matter when you visit.

Here’s an example of the price difference you can experience between tickets:

You can add Memory Maker for photos for $98, compared to up to $210 for the same service at the regular price.

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Disney credit cardholders get special park perks, such as discounts on dining and merchandise. You could visit with a discounted military ticket and use your Disney card to save on park purchases.

Where Can You Visit With Disney Military Salute Tickets?

Disney Military Salute Tickets are park hopper tickets, which allow you to visit more than a single theme park each day. This includes the Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

If you purchase the park-hopper-plus option, you can get admission each day to one of the following attractions (based on the length of your ticket):

• Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon
• Disney’s Blizzard Beach
• ESPN World Wide Sports Complex
• Mini golf courses

Disney Military Salute Ticket Blackout Dates

There are blackout dates for Disney Military Salute Tickets each year. These are the remaining blackout dates in 2025:

• November 23 to 29, 2025

Walt Disney World’s military tickets for 2025 expire on December 19, 2025.

Disneyland Resort: Disney Military Promotional Park Theme Park Ticket

Disneyland offers Military Promotional Park Theme Park Tickets, which provide more options than the Disney World military ticket. You can use a Disneyland military ticket for as little as a single day at 1 park, or as much as 4 days with park hopper and Lightning Lane Multi Pass.

The price for a 1-day Disneyland military ticket is $104 or $98 for kids, compared to regular pricing of $126 for adults or $116 for kids.

All 1-day military tickets for Disneyland must be used by December 18, 2025, but 3- or 4-day tickets can be used through December 27, 2025. Park reservations are required.

Lightning Lane Multi Pass is a skip-the-line pass. You can use it to make ride reservations and enter attractions in the shorter Lightning Lane queue instead of the regular queue.

Military Discounts at Disney Hotels

Walt Disney World Resort

The Walt Disney World Resort has more than 25 hotels on property, and if you’re eligible for Disney Military Salute Tickets, you can get discounts on Disney World resorts for stays of up to 14 nights.

Discounts don’t apply from November 23 to 29, 2025, or after December 19, 2025.

To book rooms at discounted rates, call 407-939-7830. There are restrictions on which room types and resorts are eligible for this offer.

Shades of Green

Shades of Green is part of the Armed Forces Recreation Centers Resorts but is on Disney World property. It has a fantastic location nestled between golf courses near Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort, Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, and the Magic Kingdom.

Guests must meet eligibility requirements, and access is generally limited to active-duty military members. However, access is available to some veterans through the Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018, and the resort occasionally opens access to all honorably discharged veterans, such as in January and September.

Shades of Green is considered a Moderate Disney hotel, but it offers Deluxe-level perks including extended evening hours in the parks. Like a Deluxe Disney World resort, Shades of Green offers multiple large pools, extensive on-site entertainment, a spa, golf courses, and on-site dining.

Staying at Shades of Green can offer an excellent value for a Disney World resort. A standard room, which sleeps up to 5 people with 2 queen beds and a sleeper sofa is available as low as $182 per night for E1 to E6 active military personnel. The price increases for other personnel tiers, including disabled veterans and Department of Defense civilians.

Hot Tip:

You can redeem Marriott Bonvoy points for the Walt Disney World Swan or Walt Disney World Dolphin. Learn more in our guide to visiting Disney World for cheap by using points and miles.

Disneyland Resort

Disneyland doesn’t have a dedicated military resort like Shades of Green, but it offers military rates on select rooms at Disneyland resorts. You can call 800-453-4911 to book a military rate at a Disneyland resort hotel.

Inventory and pricing change constantly, so how much you save depends on when you visit. If your travel dates are flexible, it may help to call and ask about the best value dates.

For example, a 2-night stay at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa in mid-October goes for $991.50 plus tax per night. The military discount can be up to 40%, so that same room could be as low as $594.90 for military members.

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Military Discounts at Disney Cruise Line

Disney Cruise Line also offers military discounts to retired and active military personnel and their spouses. Each cruise has 50 military discounted staterooms per category, and they tend to sell out quickly.

You can book online, call 800-951-3532, or contact a travel agent to get a Disney cruise with a military discount.

Military members can get 1 discounted room per sailing, and the qualifying member must sail on the cruise to use the offer.

For example, a 4-night Western Caribbean cruise from Galveston, including a Marvel Day at Sea, starts at $1,496 for 2 guests.

That same booking for military members starts at $1,336.

Additional Disney Military Discounts

Disney Golf offers military discounts to active and retired military members each day. You can use the reservation engine to get the best available rates at Disney World golf courses (some of which are conveniently near Shades of Green.

Military members can get additional savings on purchases of Disney Vacation Club membership. Get details by calling 888-681-6028.

Final Thoughts

Disney makes magic more accessible to military members by offering savings on tickets, resorts, and cruises. Whether you’re taking a once-in-a-lifetime trip or an annual family vacation, these discounts can stretch your budget while offering the full Disney experience. Navigating discounts is easy, though you have to call in some cases. We recommend planning early to snag the best deals while staying mindful of applicable blackout dates.