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Tips for Having a STRESS FREE Walt Disney World Vacation

Vacations, especially Walt Disney World vacations, are supposed to be fun. However, if you spend any time reading WDW message boards, Facebook groups, blogs comments, etc, you would think that planning a Walt Disney World vacation is anything but. I frequently see posts where people are frazzled about doing the…

By buster November 9, 2023No Comments

WDW With Disabilities

Service Animals at Walt Disney World

There are many people who travel to Walt Disney World who require a service animal. WDW, like most public places, accommodates these animals in accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). This article discusses some of the things that you need to know before you bring your service animal…

By buster November 7, 2023No Comments

Animal Kingdom Theme Parks

Five Reasons Why Animal Kingdom is the Best Park

UPDATE: New on Patreon is our new "Fun Animal Kingdom Itinerary (Without Genie+) Infographic. See the end of this article for more details! Sometimes I feel like Animal Kingdom is the "black sheep" of the Walt Disney World theme park family. It is often referred to as a "half day…

By buster November 6, 2023No Comments

Disney 101

DISNEY 101: Disney On-Property Transportation – Part Two

DISNEY 101 is our ongoing series of articles where we talk about the basics of various aspects of your Walt Disney World vacation. In this installment, we will continue to discuss the many transportation options that you have at WDW. You can go here to access the previous article in…

By buster October 29, 2023No Comments

Disney 101

DISNEY 101: Disney On-Property Transportation – Part One

DISNEY 101 is an ongoing series in which we teach you the basics of some aspect of a Walt Disney World vacation. In this installation, you'll learn more about the various transportation options at Walt Disney World. In this first part, I'll discuss buses and monorails. Then in part two,…

By buster October 15, 2023No Comments

Dining

OVERRATED: WDW Table Service Dining

Buster and the Banshee are BACK with another edition of Overrated/Underrated. Today, we are going to talk about the WDW table service restaurants that we consider to be overrated. As with all of our overrated selections, this doesn't mean that the restaurant is bad. It just means that we don't…

By buster October 7, 2023No Comments

AT-AT from Star Wars Rise of the Resistance at Disney's Hollywood Studios

Trip Planning

Visiting Walt Disney World With Minimal Planning

Dining reservations. Virtual queues. Lightning lanes. Rope drop. Sometimes it seems like a Walt Disney World vacation requires a level of planning on par with the Normandy Invasion! However, I am here to tell you that it is possible to enjoy a day in the parks with a minimal level…

By buster September 30, 2023No Comments

Dining Trip Planning

Why the Disney Dining Plan is a TERRIBLE Deal

When Disney announced the return of the Dining Plan for 2024, I asked the question "Is it worth it?" At the time, I didn't know because pricing had not been announced. However, now that we know how much the Disney Dining Plan will cost, I finally had a chance to…

By buster September 23, 2023No Comments

Theme Parks

Ranking the Walt Disney World D23 Announcements

Change is coming to Walt Disney World! Last Saturday, Walt Disney World fans got a slew of announcements at Destination D23 about the future of the parks. The news was greeted with excitement by theme park fans, and we were no different. Of course, some of the announcements resonated more…

By buster September 16, 2023No Comments

WDW With Disabilities

Are Changes Coming to Disney’s Disability Access Service?

Walt Disney World's Disability Access Service (DAS) allows guests with non-visible disabilities who unable to wait in the conventional line to get a return time for an attraction. This is about EQUAL ACCESS, not preferred access, since the return time will approximate how long the person would have had to…

By buster September 3, 2023No Comments