Walt Disney World has launched 2025 Armed Forces Salute ticket and resort room reductions for army members. This put up shares the main points of those particular provides–together with the restricted time bonus to get this yr’s costs on subsequent yr’s tickets. Plus, commentary in regards to the financial savings, data & suggestions, and extra.
This continues the corporate’s over 100 yr custom of honoring those that serve within the U.S. Armed Forces and their households. In fact, it began with Walt Disney, who was distinctly patriotic. He strongly supported the U.S. army all through his profession, and even tried to affix the Military in 1918 however was rejected for being too younger.
To be able to serve, Walt Disney solid the start date on his software for the Purple Cross Ambulance Corps and spent a yr in France throughout World Struggle I. In the course of the struggle, Walt’s brother Roy O. Disney was a petty officer within the U.S. Navy and his different two older brothers, Ray and Herbert, served within the Military.
All through the Walt Disney Household Museum (we extremely advocate all followers go to), Walt Disney’s patriotism is bolstered repeatedly. Not simply in a manner that’s handy for the sake of his public picture, both. Walt Disney walked the stroll, and even the seemingly tallest of tales about Walt’s patriotism are literally true. He was the true deal.
Past Walt Disney himself, many veterans have made vital contributions to the Walt Disney Firm all through its over 100-year historical past, together with Disney Legends Admiral Joe Fowler and Normal Joe Potter. These two have been central to the creation of Disneyland and Walt Disney World, and like Walt Disney’s patriotism, the work ethics instilled in each by way of the army is effectively documented.
We’ve attended a lot of D23 displays the place those that labored for Admiral Joe or Normal Joe share amusing anecdotes of how they ran issues. If the tales are any indication, development of the Florida Mission and the early days of Walt Disney World appear to mirror a sure army sensibility, sounding dramatically completely different from immediately’s strategy (would most likely wouldn’t fly).
Extra lately, the Walt Disney Firm has been named by Forbes as one of many Finest Employers for Veterans. Partially, that is due to the Heroes Work Right here company-wide initiative to rent, practice and help returning veterans that started again in 2012.
The most recent tribute to veterans at Walt Disney World is Portraits of Braveness: A Commander in Chief’s Tribute to America’s Warriors, a particular exhibit at EPCOT by President George W. Bush. The extraordinary artwork exhibit brings collectively greater than 60 vibrant oil work by President Bush of service members and veterans who’ve served in army uniform with honor since 9/11 and whom President Bush has come to know personally since leaving workplace.
I extremely advocate setting apart 15-20 minutes to browse this gallery earlier than listening to the Voices of Liberty and watching the American Journey. Now that’s a distinctly patriotic option to spend an hour and a half at EPCOT!
Anyway, listed here are the official particulars of the 2025 Disney Navy Salute (or Armed Forces Salute) at Walt Disney World:
Save $30 if you purchase 2025 Disney Navy Salute Tickets at 2024 costs—out there by way of February 1, 2025. Financial savings primarily based on the non-discounted worth of the ticket starting February 2, 2025 (date topic to extension).
Select between a 4-Day, 5-Day or 6-Day Disney Navy Salute Ticket with the Park Hopper or Park Hopper Plus choice (previously the Disney Navy Promotional Ticket) for visits in 2025.
Listed below are particulars & pricing for Walt Disney World’s 2025 Navy Salute Ticket discounted tickets:
6-Day Disney Navy Salute Ticket
Buy now by way of December 14, 2025.
- With the Park Hopper Choice: $409 plus tax
- With the Park Hopper Plus Choice: $439 plus tax
5-Day Disney Navy Salute Ticket
Buy now by way of December 15, 2025.
- With the Park Hopper Choice: $389 plus tax
- With the Park Hopper Plus Choice: $419 plus tax
4-Day Disney Navy Salute Ticket
Buy now by way of December 16, 2025.
- With the Park Hopper Choice: $369 plus tax
- With the Park Hopper Plus Choice: $399 plus tax
Legitimate Dates & Blockouts – Obtain admission for 4, 5 or 6 days, legitimate for visits January 1, 2025 by way of December 19, 2025, with an advance park reservation and topic to the next blockout dates:
- April 13, 2025 by way of April 26, 2025
- November 23, 2025 by way of November 29, 2025
Tickets and choices expire and might not be used after December 19, 2025.
Add Reminiscence Maker for a Particular Value – You may as well buy the Reminiscence Maker product for a particular worth of $98 by way of December 19, 2025.
Ticket Limits – Not more than a complete of 6 Disney Navy Salute Tickets could also be bought by any Eligible Service Member or their partner (whatever the place of buy and whether or not bought by that particular person or that particular person’s partner). As well as, 1 of the 6 Tickets bought have to be utilized by the Eligible Service Member or their partner.
Annual Go Exception – If the Eligible Service Member or their partner has a legitimate Walt Disney World Resort Annual Go on the time of buy and on the time a ticket is used, then such Eligible Service Member or their partner will not be required to buy a Ticket for his or her use and not more than a complete of 5 tickets could also be bought by such Eligible Service Member or their partner (whatever the place of buy and whether or not bought by that particular person or that particular person’s partner).
Eligible Service Members – Accessible solely to energetic or retired members of the US Navy, together with the Nationwide Guard, Reservists, the US Coast Guard, the US Area Power, the Commissioned Corps of the Public Well being Service (PHS), and the Commissioned Corps of the Nationwide Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Spouses of Eligible Navy Service Members additionally qualify if they’ll current legitimate and energetic US Navy IDs.
Park Reservations Required – To enter a theme park, each a legitimate ticket and a park reservation for that park are required. Earlier than buying this ticket, test that reservations can be found for this ticket for the date(s) and park(s) you wish to go to. Make your reservations instantly after buying your ticket as a result of reservations are restricted, and you could not be capable of get a reservation to your desired date or park.
In regards to the Park Hopper and Park Hopper Plus Choices – You should purchase a Disney Navy Salute Ticket that features these choices:
- Park Hopper Choice: Go to multiple theme park on the identical day.
- Park Hopper Plus Choice: Go to multiple theme park on the identical day. Plus, get a sure variety of visits to a water park, golf course or miniature golf course primarily based on the size of your ticket.
Word: You could make a theme park reservation for every date of your go to. Visitors with a ticket with Park Hopper should make a theme park reservation for the primary theme park they plan to go to AND enter that first theme park previous to visiting one other. The flexibility to go to a theme park is topic to the park’s capability limitations.
Turning to commentary, I’ll begin by saying that I feel it’s foolish that these tickets nonetheless are requiring park reservations in 2025. Walt Disney World dropped park reservations for many ticket varieties in January 2024. Nearly a full yr later, and this has had completely no destructive affect on crowd management, managing attendance, or no matter they claimed park reservations did within the first place.
At this level, park reservations are largely a formality. It’s not 2022 anymore. Attendance has been down this yr, and the corporate is forecasting it to proceed lowering into 2025. The parks have loads of surplus capability, and never requiring reservations for the small pool of attendees that purchase promotional ticket varieties will not be going to make any distinction in anyway on 345+ days per yr.
From a sensible perspective, ditching reservations for Armed Forces Salute tickets simply is sensible. From an optics perspective, that’s equally–if no more–true. With one hand, Walt Disney World does an excellent factor by providing these discounted tickets to members of the army. With the opposite hand, Disney dilutes that act by making these tickets really feel like a second-class sort. The underside line is that there’s no level to those reservations anymore–they’re self-defeating. (The flip facet is that the reservations are nothing to be anxious about. Once more, they’re a formality.)
In any other case, no additional evaluation is all that vital. These tickets are by far the most cost effective that Disney provides, so if you happen to qualify, bounce on this deal.
It is a frequently-offered low cost, prolonged yearly since (not less than) 2009. The cadence over the previous few years has been to launch near Halloween, so if you happen to’re already anxiously awaiting the 2026 model of this deal, it’s secure to anticipate that someday between the beginning of Disney’s new fiscal yr in October and Veterans Day.
It is a nice worth for a 4-day, 5-day, or 6-day park ticket. In the event you’re eligible for these tickets, purchase them, as they’re unquestionably the very best deal you’ll be capable of discover. Not one of the approved third celebration sellers or different recommendation in our Low cost Walt Disney World Ticket Ideas recommendation applies for individuals who are eligible for the Armed Forces Salute. That is your greatest deal, interval.
Subsequent up, the Armed Forces Salute room-only reductions at Walt Disney World. These are legitimate most nights from January 1, 2025 by way of December 19, 2025. Navy personnel (energetic or retired) obtain higher room-only reductions than most of the people, Floridians, or Annual Passholders. Name (407) 939-7830 for charges and to make reservations. E-book by December 19, 2025.
For the primary time since I can bear in mind, Walt Disney World has really revealed a price and low cost chart for the room-only low cost. Listed below are the financial savings you possibly can anticipate:
Eligibility necessities are the identical for the room-only because the ticket deal. Legitimate army ID shall be required upon check-in and the army member (or partner) should keep within the room. Extra per-adult prices could apply if there are greater than 2 adults per room. Can’t be mixed with some other low cost or promotion.
This room-only provide excludes the next Disney Resort resorts: The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, The Campsites at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort, Disney’s Pop Century Resort and Disney’s Caribbean Seaside Resort.
Provide excludes the next room varieties: 3-Bed room Villas; Campsites; The Little Mermaid Normal Rooms at Disney’s Artwork of Animation Resort; Membership Degree Rooms; and Suites in Average, Deluxe and Deluxe Villa Resorts.
Truthfully, I’m shocked by simply how low these room-only reductions are. Not the costs (that might be good), however the percentages (that’s unhealthy). These financial savings tiers are about on par with a mean normal public room-only provide for the respective timeframes, with the one actual benefit right here being that they’re bookable a lot additional prematurely.
Bounceback offers (which are also bookable far prematurely) are higher than this, as are Annual Go and Florida resident charges. For that matter, we’d anticipate to see ‘keep longer and save extra’ normal public provides for 2025 that find yourself surpassing a few of these charges. Clearly, they’re higher than nothing…however they’re underwhelming as in comparison with what I anticipated. And as contrasted with what Walt Disney World ought to provide the army.
Granted, I’m not calling and checking these things each single yr, however I used to be beneath the impression that the final time my dad and mom booked an Armed Forces Salute price, they bought 40% off at Animal Kingdom Lodge. I’m fairly positive they bought the identical price, or possibly 35% off at Port Orleans Riverside and the Fort Wilderness Cabins. It’s been some time and my reminiscence isn’t excellent, however I believed this was that caliber of a reduction–30/35/40% off. Both my colleges are failing me, or Disney has dialed down the odds. Both manner, it’s a bit disappointing.
Even with these wonderful financial savings, you may as a substitute take a look at our assessment of the superb Shades of Inexperienced Resort. My dad is retired army, and we sometimes stayed at Shades of Inexperienced (as soon as it existed) after I was rising up. We’ve stayed there once more within the final a number of years, and it was trying nice due to its final overhaul.
My dad and mom have stayed at Shades of Inexperienced much more lately, and my dad nonetheless loves it. He prefers to remain there for the camaraderie and since (tips on how to put this delicately…) kids are usually extra disciplined there, and he has some sturdy opinions on that. He doesn’t actually do rides anymore, so I’m fairly optimistic he wouldn’t wish to go to Walt Disney World if it weren’t for the resort!
Shades of Inexperienced is situated within the Magic Kingdom space, however sadly is now not walkable from Disney’s Polynesian Resort. (That is one other choice we hope Walt Disney World reconsiders, nevertheless it appears unlikely.) Since Shades of Inexperienced was a Disney-owned Deluxe Resort, its rooms are considerably bigger than Worth or Average Resorts. Moreover, the meals is way more fairly priced. Room charges at Shades of Inexperienced are primarily based upon military-ranking.
Finally, it’s good to see Walt Disney World renew the Navy Salute ticket and room reductions for 2025. Whereas the ticket deal continues to be incredible and the best choice for saving cash on admission (for individuals who are eligible), I’ve gotta admit to being shocked and underwhelmed by the room charges. I hope I’m simply lacking one thing, and there are higher unpublished charges by way of the cellphone, relying upon what and if you’re reserving.
I’m glad Disney continues to supply this, and assume it could be a horrible choice to discontinue it–at a time after they don’t want any extra destructive PR own-goals. The U.S. Navy Salute is deserved, applicable, and generates goodwill amongst not simply members of the army–but additionally these in most of the people who recognize the truth that the Walt Disney Firm continues to stay as much as its historic legacy of honoring service.
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