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Military First Timers Going To Disney | A Beginners Guide to Booking With Shades Of Green | 2024
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- Опубликовано: 16 янв 2024
- If you're overwhelmed about the whole idea of taking a Disney trip and want to know WHERE to even begin then start HERE with this video. I will do my best to break down the process of using Shades of Green to book your very first trip to Disney. The more you know and the more you save the MORE magic you'll find with your family at Walt Disney World. In this video I will go over, step by step, all of the things you need to do FIRST when planning your trip. We talk about the best time of year to go, crowds, what tickets are available to service members and who can stay at this military exclusive resort that sits right on Disney property! I'd love to know if this was helpful for you so please let us know in the comments if you found value in this video. Thank you for watching!
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This is such a great explanation, even for “seasoned” Disney folks its a great refresher.
Oh good! I worried about being repetitive! I’m glad it helps ❤️ Thanks Michelle!
agreed!
Thank you for all the information you and your family provide! You've helped us plan our family trip for February. Woot Woot! :) Yes, we would love to see a video on the whole Genie+/lightning lane business! And how does one get any sleep with all the time sensitive things you have to do?!?! LOL Thanks again.
You’re more than welcome! I’m so glad to hear we could help! I’m also planning on doing another video (or two or three) on planning before the month is over so it’s absolutely in the works!
Wonderful! Looking forward to your future videos. 🙂
yeah genie plus and photo discount info, thanks
I will be working on these videos asap! Stay tuned :)
Proud to be a “Biscuiteer”!!!!
Great video of how to get started!!!
Love the title. 😂
Thank you Shawn!
Just found your channel, just this video alone answered so many questions I had! Thank you!!!
🙌🏼 Welcome! I hope we can answer more for you in future videos (and maybe some in old ones too 😆🫶🏼) Thank you for watching!
Great info, thank you!
Thank YOU!! 🙏🏼
So thankful I found your channel. So much useful information. 🎉
Glad to have you here with us! Welcome to the community!! 🥳
Love the video…will be on the lookout for part two!
Thanks Tim! Part 2 comes out this afternoon 😆
Extremely helpful, thank you so much!
You're very welcome!
You did a great job again explaining everything
Proud of you !
Thank you so much Julie! 🥰 I’m really trying! I know this is all foreign to first timers so hopefully I can verbalize the rest of the process in a way everyone can understand 🙌🏼
I just stumbled upon this channel and I’m already so so so in love!!! Thank you so much for taking the time out of your schedule to make these videos! They are extremely helpful! We are planning to go in December while the kids are out of school, could you maybe give me some helpful dates to go? If you’ve traveled then
Thank you so much!! I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos 🥰 December is one of my favorite times to be there, not only for the holiday goodies but also bc the temps start to back off 😂 The days are tolerable in the sun and people seem generally more cheerful. My favorite weeks to go are the first and second week of December. It’s right in between the thanksgiving surge and the Christmas break madness. However, if you want to see the exclusive party parade and snow on main street without buying the additional party tickets you can plan for the week of Christmas. Crowds will definitely be higher but you’ll get those experiences during the normal hours.
We watch so much about our Disney Trip and you are the only channel that helps explain SOG. You really help calm my nerves and help me plan my trip.
SOG should be a sanctuary…not stressful! I’m SO glad to hear the videos have helped you 🙌🏼 Thank you so much for confirming our presence on RUclips is appreciated!
I'm so glad I found your channel! You are really good at explaining things and detailed. We're a retired Air Force family with young kids and haven't really explored all of the military benefits to WDW. We stayed at Wilderness Lodge in November for our first WDW family trip (expensive!) but next time we want to try Shades of Green. Looking forward to watching more of your videos!
Thank you so much! What a sweet compliment! We were in the same boat several years ago. We were completely clueless about ANY military advantages. Once we booked a few trips at SOG we were hooked and made it our goal to share these benefits. Its too good not to endorse for other military families. We still sneak in a few "fancy" trips here and there at some of the other resorts but for the price and community at SOG it allows us to visit more often. But thank you again for the kind words! I hope you have fun navigating our videos...theres quite a few we have in our vault now that should help you make your decisions. Enjoy!
Thank you so much for your videos…just started planning and I haven’t been to SOG since 2017…I’m so excited to plan this for my family!
You’re very welcome!! We only just started visiting in 2018 and never even heard of this magical place beforehand! I’m so glad I can help people discover it and help families plan 🥳 Have an amazing trip!
Thank you so much! We've really enjoyed watching your videos and have learned quite a lot. We appreciate all of your tips, which have helped with our planning. We've booked our trip and now the hard part is waiting for our vacation to begin. Thanks again.
Miles and Marianne
Yayyyy! The countdown begins!!! Thats the hard part for me as well...and why I start packing a month before a trip lol Thank you both for being such wonderul supporters! Have an amazing vacation...you deserve it!
great video!!!
Thanks so much!
Love shades of green. Stay there every time we go to Orlando, to include our honeymoon in 2015. Super relaxed atmosphere and staff is super helpful. Offer great deals on Disney and Universal tickets.
Agreed 100% 🙌🏼 We love it too! And hey! Our honeymoon was in 2015 too!
Such good info! One thing I would love your secret on is booking suites at SOG. They are NEVER available, no matter how far out I look. I know that you have talked about this before but I can’t remember in which video.
We have a video on the suites! It’s called “the secret to booking a suite at shades of green…” I’ll try to link it here if it will let me. If not you can go to our channel home page and type suites into the search bar and it should pop up for you. 😁
ruclips.net/video/YRTPVPnHt9E/видео.htmlsi=bfIqTHMgP8RiDMkF
Great information as always.
I was there in December and purchased my hard tickets for this year. Checked in and put everything on my STAR card as a first use day purchase.
That’s an excellent tip to save more! Smart move!
What is a star card?
@amandamedina2296 it is the militarySTAR card. You can google military star card and it comes up.
Excellent video. SOG should really have you both on staff as paid ambassadors or something that allows you to work remotely. You're really providing an excellent service with your vids as if you were working at one of the family support centers on base. I knew about shades but have learned a lot here. I wonder if you and Tim have any dining recommendations outside of Disney, in the Orlando area?
We are happy to help! We enjoy making these videos and sharing our adventures at the same time ☺️ You all support us enough just by watching so thank you! As far as dining outside of Disney…we will have to explore that a little more. When we come to town we are always so full from Disney meals 😂 But I will say that I love anything Mexican and one of my favorite places to grab tacos from (besides Evergreens) is Tijuana Flats. Since we don’t have one of those in Charleston I try to make it a point to go there when we can :) I’ve also watched other vloggers boast about places like Bull & Bear at the Waldorf Astoria in Bonnet Creek (looks delicious and beautiful but pricey) Honestly there are SO many amazing places to try at Disney Springs too so you don’t have to look far for good food!
Love your videos 🥰. Do the advanced salute tickets come already activated. When I buy them from my local MWR I still have to go to TTC and activate them?
When you purchase advance tickets through Shades of Green they will be activated/verified and ready to use! If you choose to purchase your tickets on base they’ll tell you they’re “activated” but you will still need to stop by guest services or a ticket counter before you scan into a park so they can verify your eligibility. Once you do that then your tickets will be ready to use. I’ll add that if you decide to get the military priced memory maker you’ll have to go to the same counter to have that added. I hope that makes sense! Just sharing so you can plan accordingly 😊
Great information! Do I need to add the other water park tickets to the Advance Ticket Form Request when purchasing the 5 Day Park Hopper Plus? Or do I purchase those when I get there?
Not necessary! When you purchase the “plus” tickets they will be included on your ticket. So when you link your purchased ticket to your MDE account you’ll just go to the water parks and scan in with your ticket (or magic band or card etc) No need for water park reservations or separate tickets…it’s all linked 🙌🏼 So if you have the 5 day ticket you’ll get 5 entries to the theme parks and 5 separate entries to the water parks (or mini golf) Such a great deal! Have fun!
Thank you for the information. I'm trying to help my dad through this process. He is a disabled veteran. I'm thinking this enables him to book all year? Will you make the video on eligibility? TIA!
You're welcome! With a disability rating and a relative valid ID your dad is able to book at SOG any time of the year and sponsor his guests at the resort. I've been asked a few times for an eligibility video so I think I need to bite the bullet and make one lol I'll admit, it will be an undertaking because there are SO many variances that I would want to cover, which could potentially make it a very long video. But I understand the need for it and appreciate you asking! I will work on organizing a video on the topic :) Until then, you can read more about it here on the SOG website if you haven't already:
www.shadesofgreen.org/about-shades-green/eligibility
@@battlegroundbiscuits thanks so much!
How does the meal plan work if we decide to purchase that? Im guessing they don’t honor the meal plan at SOG? Do we have to purchase magic bands separately since shades of green doesn’t provide these upon booking? Thanks!
You’re correct…The Disney dining plan isn’t offered through Shades of Green bc the resort is owned by the DoD. That being said, they don’t accept the plan either if you stay at a Disney resort and stop by shades to eat at the restaurants. Magic bands can be purchased online or you can wait until you arrive in Orlando for a bigger selection in the parks or at Disney Springs. There’s really no major advantage to having them early besides being able to set them up in advance. That can be done when you get there 😁 Also, just want to note that the Magic bands do not work at Shades of Green for the reasons mentioned above. You can still use them in the parks, just not at Shades 😊
How do we know where shades of green provides transportation to....like do they drop off at Garland?
On shades of greens website you can look for the bus schedule (they update it weekly) and they list every pick up and drop off time, including where. They go to all 4 Disney theme parks, Disney springs, and Disney water parks.
Here is a link for you 😊
www.shadesofgreen.org/experiences/bus-schedule
How do I add genie plus and military priced memory maker to the promotional tickets?
Those are two things that you will add once you get to the parks. The military priced memory maker can be purchased at ticket counters and at Disney springs. You can even add it at the end of your trip and it will capture all of the pictures you took during your time inside the parks. Genie + can be purchased through the MDE (My Disney Experience) App at midnight the night before you scan into your park. So for example, if you were going to Magic Kingdom tomorrow you could purchase genie + as early as midnight tonight. That’s not necessary though if you don’t want to stay up that late…you can just make sure it’s purchased before 7am if you’re trying to get your lightning lanes for things like Tron. I’ll try to do another video to walk through all of this but I hope that brief explanation helps temporarily!
Hello I made a reservation a few months back for April 2024 but when I made it, only 1 of my kids were coming but now both kids are coming do I need to let SoG know ? My kids are 3 and 2
I would let them know to add it in your notes on file. You can call to have them do that or just let them know when you check in. Its helpful for hotels to have every guest accounted for in case of emergencies. As long as you don't go over the rooms guest capacity it won't make a difference on your bill.
Thank you for this video, it's very informative. I'm a veteran and am eligible to stay at Shades of Green. My friend and I are looking to go to Disney World in 2027. While that's over three away, I've been checking the website for what the ballpark range of prices. So far the week we want to go it's either all booked up, or it's blackout dates. We're trying to go early December, would be it better to call SOG, and how far do we need to try to book? We are trying to stay for a full week. My apologies for the length of this.
No worries at all! Its good to start looking into your options early too. For SOG you'll only be able to book as far out as 365 days, so one full year from the date you're looking into checking in. Black out dates for the promotional tickets usually start at the end of December so if you're wanting to go early in the month you should still be fine. Keep in mind that the prices for the rooms will increase every October 1. If you are wanting a standard room the increase is usually only a few dollars but the suites can increase by more. Currently the standard rooms are $174 for lowest tier ranks (E1-E6). Ill link the pricing here for you to get an idea of what to budget. I hope this helps get you started!
www.shadesofgreen.org/rooms/standard-room
@battlegroundbiscuits Thank you for your time in getting back with me. It is most definitely helpful. Hopefully we'll be able to stay SOG when we're planning to go. Again thank you, you've been most helpful 😊
@@battlegroundbiscuits Thank you so much for taking time to answer. I do have a follow up question- How late do the busses run at SOG? We're looking at getting tickets for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, just don't want to miss the bus back.
So if I just booked for march of 2025 do I have to wait until January to purchase park tickets through shades of green since prices are for 2024?
If you’re wanting the salute (or “promotional”) tickets they usually become available in November. We have to wait for Disney to announce them officially and it’s usually around Veterans Day give or take a week or so. So for March 2025 you just need to wait until then 😎
How much is the military priced memory maker?
$98 🙌🏼
We're going from Feb 4th - 9th. I've seen the forecasts and it shows lows in the 50s and highs in the high 70s. I've only ever been to central Florida in summer months. How long does it stay chilly in the morning and how early does it start to get chilly in the evenings?
If we were going that week I’d pack lots of leggings, tshirts and hoodies. Before the sun comes up you’ll probably want a hoodie but an hour or so after that a T-shirt will be plenty. I also wear the spirit jerseys in the morning and then push the sleeves up as it gets warmer. And as for the evening, same deal…when the sun starts going down it starts to get chilly. I’d say after 6pm it might start to cool down. Of course if you’re doing a lot of walking that keeps you warmer too. Obviously everyone has different comfort levels but I hope that kind of gives some insight!
Thank you, I appreciate it! I didn't want to start to freeze and then have to buy a hoodie in the park that I haven't budgeted for
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@@heatherburkhalter2996 I totally get that!! I’ve been in that situation before ☺️
i am 100% P&T, do i qualify for the salute ticket?
Yes! You qualify...just make sure you have an up to date military I.D for verification upon check in