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Why Walt Disney World Is Great For Our Special Needs Daughter

If you have read our About Us page, you will know that our daughter Little Banshee has Phelan-McDermid Syndrome. Like others with this condition, she has autism, intellectual development delays, low muscle tone, and impaired fine motor skills. The upshot of all this is that she experiences life much differently…

By buster February 19, 2023No Comments

Genie+ Theme Parks

Genie+ and WDW: Strategies

In our introduction to Genie+, we talked about what Genie+ is and how it works. In this installment of our series on Genie+, we will discuss some strategies to make the most of your Genie+ purchase. But First, Disclaimers Obviously, it is difficult, if not impossible, to come up with…

By buster February 11, 2023No Comments

Genie+ Theme Parks

Genie+ at WDW: An Introduction

In this article, we will talk about Genie+ (also known as Genie Plus, if you prefer to spell out the "+"): What is it? How does it work? Should I use it? What is Genie+? Genie+ is a paid service that allows ticket holders to reserve their ride times. When…

By buster February 4, 2023No Comments

Dining June 2023 Rides Theme Parks Trip Planning

Trip Planning Summer 2023: What We Are Looking Forward to Doing at WDW

Buster and the Banshee thought that it would be interesting to walk through our trip planning process with our audience. As part of this series, we will address many of the aspects of WDW trip planning that all families go through. In our last installment of this series, we talked…

By buster January 28, 2023No Comments

Summary of Park Reservations as of 1/22/2023

Park Reservations Theme Parks Trip Planning

WDW Park Reservation Update: Jan 22, 2023

We here at Buster and the Banshee are here to serve you, our audience. As such, we thought it would be cool to provide periodic updates on WDW Park Reservation availability to aid with your trip planning. What are Park Reservations? As a quick reminder, Disney introduced its Park Reservation…

By buster January 22, 2023No Comments

Dining

OVERRATED: WDW In-Park Quick Service Dining

This is part of our on-going series “Underrated/Overrated”. Today we will feature in-park quick service locations which we think get more love than they should. In a previous installment of this series, we told you which quick service dining establishments we thought were hidden gems. This article will go in…

By buster January 21, 2023No Comments

June 2023 Theme Parks Trip Planning

Trip Planning Summer 2023: WDW Park Reservations

By buster January 14, 2023No Comments

WDW With Disabilities

Tips For Navigating WDW In a Wheelchair

When we visit the Walt Disney World parks, we usually bring Little Banshee along in her wheelchair. Although she can walk on her own (and even navigate stairs - hooray for occupational therapy!), she uses a wheelchair for three reasons. She has low muscle tone so she wouldn't be able…

By buster January 10, 2023No Comments

June 2023 Tickets Trip Planning

Trip Planning Summer 2023: Guide to Buying WDW Tickets

By buster January 8, 2023No Comments

Random Stuff

NFL Brings a Taste of WDW to Baltimore

Banshee, Little Buster, and I had the opportunity to see the Ravens-Steelers game live this past Sunday night. Given the Ravens poor play down the stretch, the highlight for me was the pre-game extravaganza. In a bid to make the in-person game day experience special, the NFL is trying to…

By buster January 4, 2023No Comments