Welcome to the Disney Parks Moms Panel, Amy! Thank you to your family for your service to our country!
Our nation’s military is valued by the Disney family as well as by me!
The Military Memory Maker discount is a fabulous little way to save some hard earned money on a magical vacation. I’m so glad to hear you know of the date restrictions for
Theme Park Military Salute Tickets and Military Resort hotel room discounts. Yes, the last day to purchase Memory Maker with the military discount at Walt Disney World ticket windows will be 12/19/17. But as soon as you activate it, it will behave just as a “regular” Memory Maker entitlement would. You’ll be able to capture photos for 30 days, and each photo will expire 45 days after it was taken. If I were you, I’d have my military member arrive to a ticket window (sometimes, Magic Kingdom is the easiest to get to) and purchase the entitlement on my day of arrival (it’s typically a short process at the ticket window and doesn’t require entrance to the park). That way, you can wake up the next day and get straight to the fun.
If you have more questions about your upcoming trip, please let me know! I’ve used these same options around the holidays, so hopefully I can help you navigate and fly… or “fall with style!” ~ Lindsey P.