Shades of Green - Walt Disneyworld -Walkway - 2024 

it's actually a repurposed disney hotel that was called the disney inn. Disney struck a deal with the military. it's cheaper based on rank. and it's right across the street from the poly.

We’re a military family and I literally just learned about it too

They also have Hale Koa in Hawaii. Same thing

@@markbirchfield1120 Hale Koa is Beautiful!!

There are four Armed Forces Recreation Centers. Shades of Green at Disney, Hale Koa in Hawaii, Edelweiss Resort in Garmish, Germany, and the Dragon Hill Lodge in Korea.

They aren't going to. Too much money to build, and also Disney doesn't want the cheaper veteran guests going over to the Polynesian anymore.

I believe it was requested by DOD but denied by Reedy Creek.

My understanding is the Central Florida Tourism Improvement board (formerly Reedy Creek Improvement District) actually offered to fully fund a crosswalk bridge, but Disney said NO. That is right. They said NO to free money that would not come from the Disney pockets. In my opinion, Disney does not want the Shades of Green (military members, families, and veterans, and Gold Star families) walking from the Shades of Green and visiting the Polynesian Resort restaurants and especially to use the Monorail to the Magic Kingdom! For more info, see RU-vid videos from "WDW Pro" who details this info much better than I ever could. Bottom line, Disney stopping pedestrian traffic to the Polynesian really steams my clams!!

@@kdganske53 I know families that have entered the resort that were non military. The guard does check for military, retired, and CAC cards at the gate. Also non military families can be sponsored to stay here. If you can get on, everything on the resort is tax free! I’m sorry my answer is not as clear as I would like it to be. I show my military retiree ID when I enter and tell them I’m there to buy tickets.

@@flvets4813 Thank you, I just checked Google Earth and it appears that the route to the Golf Course goes past the guard house. Am I seeing this correctly? Do the guards manage the golf patrons from the resort patrons and if so, how can they manage golfers from wandering over to the resort? I always wished I could visit the resort just to see what it was like. In 1974 when I first went to WDW, I tried to stay at the Polynesian Resort but it was booked, as was the Contemporary. They offered the Golf Resort but as I wasn't a golfer, so I went to a local Holiday Inn. Being from Canada, I won't be passing by that way soon but during my past visits, I stayed on WDW property and took time to visit the various resorts. Shades of Green looks like a very tranquil resort.

@@flvets4813 When we go we sponsor my brother and his wife and my sister. They are non-military. If you are honorably discharged military, but not active duty or retired you can only go in January and September and you can sponsor two additional rooms.