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Nov

18

2025

Planning an EPIC 25th Wedding Anniversary Trip!

2024 is a special year for Buster and the Banshee. In March, we will be celebrating 25 years of marital bliss! To commemorate a quarter century together as a married couple, we will be taking a trip to, where else.... Walt Disney World! Why Walt Disney World? There are a couple of reasons why we have decided to celebrate in Walt Disney World. First, one of our first big trips as a couple was to Walt Disney World, back in 1997. Banshee has just graduated from veterinary school. She had always wanted to go to WDW but never had that…

Nov

09

2023

By buster

Tips for Having a STRESS FREE Walt Disney World Vacation

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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 wrong thing. Somehow, they have convinced themselves that just one misstep is going to absolutely RUIN their vacation. I get it. For most people a Walt Disney World is not cheap. That puts a lot of pressure on oneself to make sure that you are absolutely getting the most for…

Nov

18

2025

By buster

Service Animals at Walt Disney World

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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 to Walt Disney World. Hopefully, this will also educate those without service animals about the law surrounding them, in order to eliminate misconceptions and prevent conflicts. Service Animals and the Law What is a Service Animal? The Americans With Disabilities Act defines a service animal as follows: "Service animals are…

Nov

18

2025

By buster

Five Reasons Why Animal Kingdom is the Best Park

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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 park". In addition, it is most frequently mentioned as the park to skip if you are taking a short trip (which I guess would make it a "zero day park"). People just seem to want to poop on poor Animal Kingdom. No more! I am here to provide my spirited…

Dec

30

2025

By buster

DISNEY 101: Disney On-Property Transportation – Part Two

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DISNEY 101 is our ongoing series focused on explaining the fundamentals of planning a Walt Disney World vacation. In this installment, we’ll continue our overview of Disney transportation options and explore the remaining ways to get around Walt Disney World. If you missed it, you can find the previous article here: Part One: Buses and the Monorail To make navigating Walt Disney World even easier, we’ve created a WDW Transportation Cheat Sheet that visually breaks down Disney’s public transportation system. This Infographic is available to our Patreon supporters for just $2 per month. If this interests you, you can go here to find out more! Where We…

Dec

31

2025

By buster

DISNEY 101: Disney On-Property Transportation – Part One

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DISNEY 101 is an ongoing series designed to teach you the fundamentals of planning a Walt Disney World vacation. In this installment, we’re taking a closer look at Disney’s on-property transportation system and how guests can get around Walt Disney World without ever getting behind the wheel. This is Part One, where we’ll focus on Disney buses and the monorail system. In Part Two, we’ll cover boats, the Disney Skyliner, and traveling by car. To make navigating Walt Disney World even easier, we’ve created a WDW Transportation Cheat Sheet that visually breaks down Disney’s public transportation system. This Infographic is available to our Patreon supporters for just $2 per…

Nov

18

2025

By buster

OVERRATED: WDW Table Service Dining

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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 believe they are worth the hype that they often get. We fully admit that some of our choices might be among people's favorites. That's perfectly fine. This just represents our opinions - nothing more, nothing less. If you don't agree with our choices, feel free to leave us a comment…

Sep

30

2023

By buster

Visiting Walt Disney World With Minimal Planning

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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 of planning. As long as you are flexible and set your expectations correctly, you can have an amazing day without spending hours pouring over spreadsheets. In this article, I'll explore my steps to having a great and satisfying day at Walt Disney World without a lot of stress. STEP ONE:…

Nov

18

2025

By buster

Why the Disney Dining Plan is a TERRIBLE Deal

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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 run the numbers to see if it was actually a good deal. After doing the math, I have come to the following conclusion: The Disney Dining Plan is a TERRIBLE deal for most people If you really work at it, you might break even. But you are unlikely to come…

Nov

18

2025

By buster

Ranking the Walt Disney World D23 Announcements

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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 than others with us. Some of the news got us really excited. Some were met with shrugs in the Buster and the Banshee household. In this article we share our feelings about the different news items. We categorized them into four categories: Meh Mildly Interested Somewhat Excited Very Excited Read…