Shades of Green Resort

Magic Kingdom Resort Area

A salute to those serving our country, the resort located on Disney property provides fun, luxury and relaxation for military families.

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Shades of Green overview

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Walkway between Shades of Green and Disney's Grand Floridian Resort to permanently close
1 year ago

Shades of Green at Walt Disney World to remain closed through May 15
4 years ago

The resort for military service members will remain closed for at least another 6 weeks.

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"4 Star facility for a low low price!" 7 years ago by Nanette

Lovely room, spacious hallways, everything updated! The price for all this quality was outstanding!! The spa is SUPER affordable! $120 bought me 2 hours of massage and facial!!!! Other spas in 4 star hotels at least $320! We live in FL so we will be back!!!

"Great resort for the money with massive rooms" 8 years ago by David

It is great that Disney has a resort for the people that serve this country and their families.
I've been dozens of time to this resort and at least a dozen more to other resorts including all the ones on the Monorail Line, and will tell you this resort is worth it if you can't afford to go to the super deluxe resorts.
It is definitely not a Super Deluxe Resort, but for what you pay it is definitely worth it. Nearly every room has a view of the great Gazebo a pool, a pond with Coy Fish, or one of the golf courses. Definitely the Palm Wing is better, especially with the new renovations, but the Magnolia has the two pools, and is much closer to Everglades (Bar and Grill). The Palm Wing also has a parking garage which is very nice particularly with Florida's weather. Hands down the best thing though are the massive rooms. A standard room makes every other resort including the Polynesian look puny. Also breakfast is decent to have a couple of times, and during the slow season they'll usually give it for free. Definitely also the most secure resort, and has multiple huge waterfalls. It has a laid back feel that's for sure. And my cousin recently had a wedding there, ceremony, and reception, which was very good. It also has a Laundromat.

I don't recommend dinner here though unless you want the equivalent of Captain Cook's at The Polynesian, burgers, wings, or breakfast which are all good. If you want a nice dinner go to Epcot.
The wildlife includes deer, turkeys, snakes, and gators.

So to sum this all up, if you like huge rooms, golf courses, waterfalls, great rates, know or are a military person that is going with you on the trip, and you don't mind not going to Disney's Super-Deluxe resorts this is a great resort for you.

"Disappointed " 9 years ago by Fabiola

Just came back from Orlando yesterday. Me and my husband wanted to stay at Shades Of Green ever since the first time we discovered it years ago on another Disney vacation. We are sooooo disappointed, the resort was not what we expected, the outside looks pretty and the lobby is big and fancy, but that's about it. The rooms are not cleaned, towels were smelly like they never wash them, the bathtub dirty and lots of things and handles broken. Two huge cockaroaches appeared from inside the TV furniture. People weren't friendly not helpful. I wouldn't recommend it.

"Overall Disappointed" 9 years ago by RunnerGirl

Went on a girls trip for the Princess Half Marathon weekend, to run the races and see DW for the first time. For the duration of our stay we pondered if this "resort" was the red headed step child of Disney Resorts, or was some of the "ways" of the SOG because it was indeed special just for our service members. At the end of our stay I am very sad to report that you indeed get what you pay for, or in this case you get less. As mentioned in previous reviews, even cheaper hotels give free continental breakfast and have a microwave. Do not boast of a microwave and then not have one. Thermostat did not really work at all, and thankfully we came at a time when it was not too hot, though cold was a problem. I can speak well of one of the ladies at the front desk, as she was very pleasant and worked hard to get me my extra room back and was overall the way you would expect a person on Disney Property to serve. Food was pretty good everywhere in the resort, though wait time for dinner to come to table in Manginos was a little long. There were several servers that we really liked. The buses not running more than every hr is crazy, so thank goodness we can walk over to Polynesian to get a boat or monorail. For the race experience, other resorts had things available for runners, like bananas, bagels and other treats. SOG had a café that served bagels only until a certain time and its hidden in bus area. If you don't ask for help then you wont get any that's for sure. The guy that worked it was very nice however and we paid for 6 bagels which he promptly made and we picked up for the following morning. So in these cases there was ways around the inconveniences if you were willing to work them out.
Overall it was ok, but not impressive as it really should be for Disney and for the troops. I chose to add my review primarily because of the final issue- I realized shortly after leaving that I left my precious running bib in the room under a tray to keep it flat. I called hotel several times and left several messages. The front desk refused to do anything for me except transfer me back and forth to housekeeping and lost and found. Not a soul showed even a little concern for my trouble and when I talked to Lost and found I was told to call back and that she wasn't sure she could even help me. I did as was told and of course no answer so I left yet another message. After 2 days of the same thing, I called back again and was told they looked and didn't find anything. That's it? I located the link on the website to report a lost item this morning on my own. That was NEVER mentioned by anyone. I am beyond upset with how this was handled. Having worked in a true resort (Gaylord Opryland) when I was younger, I can tell you that I worked very hard in Guest Services to make sure guests had a great stay and were pleased when they left. SOG made very little effort to do much of anything for us the whole time we were there and luckily we are just pretty self sufficient and able to laugh off the fire alarm going off at 2am for 20 min and having to evacuate the building in our pjs- there was NO apology or anything concerning that incident either. SOG is less than a resort and I have had much better stays at Hampton Inn. I will never stay there again. If you want a real Disney Experience then try any other resort on property, I am more than sure it will be worth the extra $$!

Description

'Shades of Green' on WDW Resort is an Armed Forces Recreation Center (AFRC) located on WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort. The newly expanded Shades of Green is one of two AFRC's located in the continental U.S. The Shades of Green Resort is a true resort destination; offering the perfect mix of exceptional resort accommodations and friendly hospitality.

http://www.shadesofgreen.org

On December 14, 1973, the Golf Resort opens at the Walt Disney World Resort.
On February 4, 1986 the name was changed to The Disney Inn.

On February 1, 1994, the Armed Forces Recreation Center assumes control and changes the name to Shades of Green on Walt Disney World Resort. AFRC operates the Resort for members of the U.S. Armed Forces community.

Details

Opening Date: January 1, 2004
Resort Area: Magic Kingdom
Resort Category: Deluxe
Address: 1950 Magnolia Palm Drive Lake Buena Vista, Florida 32830-1000
Phone: (407) 824-3400
Fax: (407) 824-3665

Room Information

Number of Rooms: 586

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Room Rates (2008):

Check In/Check Out: Check in 3:00 PM, check out 11:00 AM

Internet Access:

Dining

Dining Options:

Garden Gallery (7am-11am; 5pm-11am)
Restaurant featuring a buffet and ala carte items

Evergreen's Sports Bar and Restaurant (11am-12pm)
Sports bar featuring appetizers and sandwiches

Recreation

Shopping

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Transportation

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Shades of Green Resort

Magic Kingdom Resort Area