Disney has extended their Military discount program into 2012. There are black-out dates to be aware of as well.
Tickets:
Eligible Service Members or their spouses can purchase 3 day parkhoppers for $99 until September 28, 2012 (must show Military ID to use and last day of use is September 30, 2012). Up to 6 tickets can be purchased in a single week and 12 is the limit for the promotion period for each service member. Tickets are sold through US Military sales outlets and not at the gate. These tickets are not usable during the following dates: February 17, 2012 through February 19, 2012, April 2, 2012 through April 14, 2012, and July 4, 2012.
More information on Disneyland Military rate tickets
Disneyland resort hotels:
Active and retired US military personnel can also book rooms at the Disneyland resort hotels under a special rate for most nights until September 30, 2012. Availability is limited, so book early. ID is required to show at check-in and 2 rooms with 5 people per room is allowed for each eligible military member. This also allows for Magic Morning admittance with park tickets (Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday).
More information on Disneyland hotel military rate
These can be booked on your own by calling the number in the link or through your Disney travel agent.
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Tonya says
Does anyone know if i can use my military ID if i am the spouse of a retired army national guard? Oh i forgot, its expired. Geeesh! It probably wont work will it? I should get that fixed!
Jana Hopper says
We have done this several times. The military member has to be present on the first scan through the gates. After that the ID is not required. 6 is the limit at the windows at the resort. We have bought 15 from the sellers on base and we too have activated them all at once.
jen says
I agree with what Stephanie said. We bought our tickets on base for my family and when we got to the turnstiles they asked for our id just to verify the names on the ticket and it turned into a regular park hopper ticket in which we were able to hop back and forth without showing mil id.
Stephanie says
I thought the ID was only checked on the first day when you go to redeem the voucher? Once the voucher turns into a park hopper ticket, no ID is required beyond that because to Disney it looks like any other normal ticket. I’ve read on other sites the same thing. Some check at the turnstiles, some don’t. Just depends who you get.
Kim says
We just went and yes they check everyone’s military ID at the gate each time, every day. To be honest I am glad they did. Disneyland is doing this price as a huge discount and I think for this price the least I can do is make sure I bring my ID. Also when checking into the hotel it was the same thing. This was the second best experience I have had there and the second time I have been there. Thank you Disney for everything!
Christina says
Also when we went there was a limit of 6 per military member but my brother bought 13….there was 17 of us total that went but we bought our own since my son was military…but anyway my brother bought 13 and he was able to activate them all even though the limit was 6. When we got to guest relations in downtown Disney they told him the limit was 6 and he said that “we are all family and my base allowed me to buy 13” and they just said OK and activated them
Christina says
We bought them for Disneyworld when we went this past May, my son who is military for them with his ID on base and was suppose to go with us but then they changed his training dates and he couldn’t so I called Disney consumer relations and explained the situation and she took care of it no problem but I would think you could just go and explain it when you get to Disney. Disney is all about making the customer happy and I don’t think they would ever turn someone away
Donna Boatwright says
My experience has been that they require an ID holder. Military get a discount based on their service to our country, but some will take advantage, buy the tickets at a discount rate and then sell them to non-military at a higher rate. If you are a spouse, your ID will be fine if your husband cannot join until the next day. If your military member is an uncle, cousin etc and does not have a spouse joining you, I’m afraid you’ll have to wait for him.
Erin says
Has anyone done this at Disneyland? Are they really strict about the ID at the gate? We are thinking about going in March, but our military family member can’t join us on the first day… will we have a problem getting in?