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Announcing the WDW Four Park Character Meet Challenge!!!

IMPORTANT UPDATES: Learn more about our latest updates here. Go to our donation page and DONATE MONEY to the Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation. Follow us on Instagram for exclusive challenge day updates. Leave any tips that you might have for us in the comments. SPREAD THE WORD! And now, the original…

By buster May 7, 2023No Comments

Cinderella's Castle from Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

WDW With Disabilities

Our Experience With Wheelchair Transfers at Walt Disney World

As we have mentioned in previous articles, Little Banshee has Phelan-McDermid Syndrome. In her case, it means that she has low muscle tone, impaired gross and fine motors skills, and developmental delays (among other symptoms). She is generally able to walk, but just not to the extent that is required…

By buster April 23, 2023No Comments

Epcot

What Countries Should Be Added to EPCOT’s World Showcase?

The World Showcase at Epcot is one of our favorite spaces in all of Walt Disney World. It is the It's a Small World ride in park form. Visitors can explore the culture, people, and food of 11 countries spanning 4 continents. And you can do this all within a…

By buster April 21, 2023No Comments

Summary of WDW Annual Pass options with current pricing

Tickets Trip Planning

Our Experience Buying WDW Annual Passes

As I mentioned in my previous article, Disney announced that they are resuming sales of Walt Disney World Annual Passes. This was met with a loud cheer, but also some anxiousness. This was for two reasons. First, Disney explicitly stated that "[t]he quantity of passes will be limited and passes,…

By buster April 17, 2023No Comments

Tickets Trip Planning

WDW Annual Passes are Back! But Are They Worth It?

The biggest Walt Disney World news of the week is that Annual Passes will once again be available for purchase! Previously, Disney had suspended sales of all passes except the lowest tier weekday pass which is only available to Florida residents. The general message from Disney had been that they…

By buster April 9, 2023No Comments

Trip Planning

Using Reward Points to Stay on Walt Disney World Property

In the first part of my series on saving money on your Walt Disney World vacation, I discussed how you can save money by buying Disney gift cards at Target using the Target RED Card, driving instead of flying, and staying off property. Originally, I was going to use Part…

By buster April 2, 2023No Comments

WDW Park Reservation availability as of March 26 2023

Park Reservations Theme Parks Trip Planning

WDW Park Reservation Update: Mar 26, 2023

Welcome to the March 2023 installment of our ongoing series on Park Reservation availability. Last month we started to see reservations for the Magic Kingdom for Annual Passholders reach capacity, mainly due to the opening of the new Tron ride. This month, we are seeing a lot more parks hit…

By buster March 26, 2023No Comments

WDW With Disabilities

Hardest Places to Use a Wheelchair at Walt Disney World

Little Banshee has Phelan-McDermid Syndrome which, among other things, means that she has low muscle tone. The upshot of this is that she needs to be transported in a wheelchair when we visit Walt Disney World. While I commend WDW for making the parks generally wheelchair accessible, there are still…

By buster March 26, 2023No Comments

Theme Parks Tickets Trip Planning

Park Hopping Strategies at Walt Disney World

In our previous article about buying Walt Disney World tickets, we touched upon the Park Hopper option, which allows you to visit multiple parks per day (with some restrictions which I will touch upon below). Today we will talk about some strategies to make the most use of this add-on…

By buster March 19, 2023No Comments

Epcot Theme Parks

Ranking the Countries of Epcot’s World Showcase

The World Showcase at Epcot is one of our favorite areas in all of Walt Disney World. The country pavilions give you a taste (pun intended) of the culture of each country, especially when they are staffed by natives of those countries. Yes, we know that it isn't the same…

By buster March 16, 2023No Comments