Didn't understand it till now..

[ArielBelle]

There was a great article in USAToday about Shades of Green yesterday and now I finally understand how the whole thing works. Sounds very interesting and I'm glad Disney is involved in something like this!

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-03-20-military-resort_x.htm

enjoy..:wave:

 

[Edeyore]

It is very cool that they do this, but I used to like to stay at the Disney Inn. (now Shades of Green) It is a great place to be if you like golf.

 

[d'Isigny]

thank you for sharing this...

I was unaware

 

[Heatherbell]

thats cool, thanks for sharing. I had no idea what Shades of Green was, I had just heard people talk about it.

 

[Buzzforprez]

Glad to see that Disney is doing their part to support the troops. Walt would be happy I am sure. Support the troops!!!!

 

[SallyShine]

The troops absolutely deserve a break! Can you imagine going from Iraq to WDW? God bless America!!

 

[bluefaery]

Can you imagine going from Iraq to WDW? God bless America!!

That's exactly what my fiance did. He and I went to WDW in September of 2004 for 2 weeks R&R. We loved it there. SOG is a nice resort. The rooms have 2 queen beds and a pull out couch. Our room had a blacony that overlook one of the golf courses. It was so beautiful. The price wasn't that bad either. For an 11 night stay is was around $550. The price/night is based on your rank in the military.

 

[steviej]

that is just too cool. anyone that supports our troops like that is allright in my book.

 

[bgraham34]

Its a good that it is.

 

[kodiak5bears]

We will be checking in at Shades of Green in 7 days!!

I can't wait... it's a MUCH needed vacation! Were staying for 9 days!

 

[ChuckElias]

Great article, Ariel. Thanks for posting it. I'll be passing it around to family.

Great picture too. Um, why is the boyfriend cut out? :goodnevil

 

[blairsville]

We will be checking in at Shades of Green in 7 days!!

I can't wait... it's a MUCH needed vacation! Were staying for 9 days!

We will also be there the first week of April! A friend was there last week and loved it.

 

[kodiak5bears]

We will also be there the first week of April! A friend was there last week and loved it.

My sister-in-law and her family stayed there last month and said it was AMAZING!! I can't wait to see for myself...

6 MORE DAYS!!

 

[WDWCP]

It's funny, you don't hear much about this place if you aren't in any military circles. I was a CM on the WDW College Program in 1997 and barely knew this place existed...

I knew it was there and only military personel and their families were able to stay, but I had no idea it was actually owned by Uncle Sam.

What a great idea. From the sounds of the article, it sounds like Disney would have likely razed the building(s) otherwise, so it's really a win-win situation for everyone. Especially since no tax dollars were spent on it.

I can't even imagine all the horrible crap these servicemen and women go through, so it's nice for them to have a couple places like this to unwind a bit.

 

[AndreainNY]

The sentence about the military staff who have just returned from combat, "the stare" really tore at my heart. No matter how people may feel about what is happening in Iraq, there are Americans there fighting and suffering and they deserve our support. If ANYONE deserves a nice, long, relaxing Disney vacation at a reasonable price - it's THEM!

 

[WDWCP]

The sentence about the military staff who have just returned from combat, "the stare" really tore at my heart. No matter how people may feel about what is happening in Iraq, there are Americans there fighting and suffering and they deserve our support. If ANYONE deserves a nice, long, relaxing Disney vacation at a reasonable price - it's THEM!

VERY well put!!

 

[Woody13]

I knew it was there and only military personel and their families were able to stay, but I had no idea it was actually owned by Uncle Sam.

Actually, a lot of civilian DoD employees, NOAA, Public Health Service, Ready Reserve and many other Federal employees may use the facility. I've stayed there before. :wave:

 

[Ms. Tinkerbell]

We just got back from Staying at Shades of Green yesterday. This was my families first trip to Walt Disney World and my first time in several decades. We throughly enjoyed the stay there. It was great being able to be able to stay there. My husband is soon to be leaving on his third deployment overseas and we always try to get a good family trip in to help while he's gone.
The rooms were very spacious, everyone was very nice and helpful there. We were able to utilize the extra magic hours, the package delivery service for our purchases at the parks as well as free parking in the parks on the few times we drove instead of using the provided SOG or Disney transportation.
The pull out bed was just as comfortable to my kids as the queen size and they were actually fighting over who got to sleep there each night.

 

[Kadee]

The sentence about the military staff who have just returned from combat, "the stare" really tore at my heart. No matter how people may feel about what is happening in Iraq, there are Americans there fighting and suffering and they deserve our support. If ANYONE deserves a nice, long, relaxing Disney vacation at a reasonable price - it's THEM!

It's nice to see someone cares and supports the troups other than the families of those troups. My husband was in during Desert Storm (remember that, about 15 years ago? It started on my daughter's 2nd birthday) and my brother just returned from Iraq. I know how hard it is on them and the families. Places like this are needed. We never stayed there, but I've been trying to talk my brother into taking his family there. His wife and kids have never been to WDW.