Hello, Karli!
Welcome to planDisney! I'm happy to meet you, and especially grateful to be helping a military family over a special weekend in our country.
Specially priced theme park tickets for eligible military members must be purchased through a participating US military base ticket office, so I'm sorry to say that you won't be able to purchase them online or at the park itself.
Check out this list for locations and phone numbers of bases that are participating in the offer. I see several listed in Arizona, so I hope there's one close by for you!
You are correct, once you purchase your tickets you'll need to create a Disney account online (if you don't already have one) to link your tickets to, and then use those tickets to
make park reservations for each day of your visit. I recommend checking the
theme park reservation availability calendar as soon as possible to make sure your dates still have reservations open, then get those tickets quickly! It is totally possible for reservations to fill up completely, and I don't want you to miss out...especially when you already have a hotel reservation just around the corner.
Since you mentioned a hotel reservation, I'm wondering if you're staying at one of the
Disneyland Resort Hotels? If so, did you check for discounted rates for eligible military members? It might be worth a
quick phone call to the number on this page to see if there's a better rate for you. You never know!
You will want to download the
Disneyland Mobile App to help you during your visit. It's the best way to access attraction wait times, locate characters, and
mobile order a quick snack! Make sure you also check the entertainment schedule each day, there is so much going on around the parks right now. Military guests especially enjoy the Flag Retreat Ceremony on Main Street, U.S.A. each afternoon, it's a beautiful and peaceful moment of respect and gratitude.
I hope I've answered all your questions, Karli! If you think of something else you're welcome to
send me a note directly and we will get right back to planning together.
Keep moving forward!
Amanda