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Nov
18
2025
By buster
Free Dining Offer is a GREAT Deal (Maybe)

Free Dining Offer is a GREAT Deal (Maybe)

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If you have read my previous article on the Disney Dining Plan, you know that I am not a huge fan. From a pure financial standpoint, most people are better off paying for meals out of pocket. You really have to work to come out ahead. Despite that, the Disney Dining Plan remains a popular option. What is even more popular is Disney's Free Dining offer. Pre-COVID, Disney offered a deal where, if you paid full price for a WDW vacation package (resort + tickets), Disney would give you either the Quick Service Dining Plan or the Disney Dining Plan…
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Nov
18
2025
By buster
Best Genie+ Ride Selections For Each Park

Best Genie+ Ride Selections For Each Park

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Throughout its history, Walt Disney World has had a number of different "skip the line" schemes. First it was "FastPass", where you had to retrieve a paper pass at the ride entrance to get a return time. Then, the next iteration was "FastPass Plus", where you could reserve your return times in advance online. Now we have Genie+. Each scheme brought with it its own strategies for maximizing their benefit. I still remember how people "rope dropped" the Toy Story Mania FastPass ticket machines at Hollywood Studios, since they ran out of return times so quickly. If you were to…
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Nov
18
2025
By buster
Get Ready for Park Reservation, Park Hopper Changes Starting January 9, 2024

Get Ready for Park Reservation, Park Hopper Changes Starting January 9, 2024

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Earlier this year, Disney announced that they were doing away with park reservations at Walt Disney World for most guests, starting on January 9, 2024. They followed this announcement up with news that the 2pm restriction on park hopping was also going away. As you can imagine, the elimination of both park reservations and the 2pm park hopping restriction were met with much rejoicing in the WDW fan community, as both of these policies were about as popular as The Black Cauldron. Since January 9, 2024 is almost upon us, I thought it would be useful to review these two…
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Nov
18
2025
By banshee
Banshee’s Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Refurb Recommendation

Banshee’s Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Refurb Recommendation

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[Say that five times fast!] So Rock 'n' Roller Coaster is offline for repairs again.  And seemingly it's down until Summer 2024.  That got me thinking: Banshee, would you re-theme it while it's down?  If so, what would you do? If the repairs are so extensive that the coaster is down for six months, then I think now is the perfect time for a re-theming.   Now hear me out… I love the ride as is. I like Aerosmith and the high energy music.  But as Steven Tyler says in the pre-show, “hold on… I love that idea!”  And I have seen multiple ideas people have…
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Nov
18
2025
By buster
Planning an EPIC 25th Wedding Anniversary Trip!

Planning an EPIC 25th Wedding Anniversary Trip!

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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…
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Nov
18
2025
By buster
Five Reasons Why Animal Kingdom is the Best Park

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…
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Nov
18
2025
By buster
OVERRATED: WDW Table Service Dining

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…
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Nov
18
2025
By buster
Why the Disney Dining Plan is a TERRIBLE Deal

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…
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Nov
18
2025
By buster
Ranking the Walt Disney World D23 Announcements

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…
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Nov
18
2025
By banshee
FOOD REVIEW: Hollywood Studios Cookie Challenge

FOOD REVIEW: Hollywood Studios Cookie Challenge

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Before our last trip, I had a co-worker mention to me she loved a cookie at Hollywood Studios, and I should try it as the resident Disney expert at the veterinary hospital.  Naturally, I had to look it up.  Lo and behold, I found not one but three cookies that people cited as their favorites at the park.  Strictly for educational purposes, we decided to try all three and decide which cookie reigned supreme. Cookie Number 1: Jack Jack Num Num Cookie ($5.79) Jack Jack Num Num Cookie This cookie is found at the Marketplace near Pixar Plaza and the Pixar meet and…
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