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FIVE TIPS For First Time Visitors to Walt Disney World

Walt Disney World can be both exciting and overwhelming for a first time visitor. It isn't just a theme park... it's FOUR theme parks, TWO water parks, dozens of hotel resorts, a shopping district, and more. No wonder some people feel a sense of anxiety when planning their WDW vacation.…

By buster June 16, 2024No Comments

Magic Kingdom

BUSTER THE MYTHBUSTER: Are Mondays Really the Worst Day To Visit the Magic Kingdom?

We're back with another edition of "Buster the MythBUSTER"! In today's episode, we're looking at whether Mondays are really the busiest day at the Magic Kingdom. In many Facebook groups, blogs, Disney information sites, it is a pretty commonly held belief that one should avoid the Magic Kingdom on Mondays.…

By buster June 2, 2024No Comments

Magic Kingdom

EVERYTHING You Need To Know About Tiana’s Bayou Adventure

This past week, Disney dropped a whole bunch of new information about Tiana's Bayou Adventure, coming to Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom. Because the amount of information that is now out there on the inter webs, we at Buster and the Banshee thought that we would do everyone a solid…

By buster May 18, 2024No Comments

Magic Kingdom

REVIEW: Keys to the Kingdom Tour… A Peek Behind the Curtain

On our recent 25th anniversary trip to Walt Disney World, Banshee and I checked off one of our biggest WDW bucket list items: the Keys to the Kingdom tour. In this article, we will give both a "spoiler free" and "spoiler-y" review of the tour itself. TL;DR: Our overall conclusion…

By buster May 5, 2024No Comments

Theme Parks

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

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…

By buster December 27, 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

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

SeaWorld

REVIEW: SeaWorld Orlando. Not a Good Fit For Our Family.

For years, we have said that we wanted to take a day trip over to SeaWorld to check it out. On paper, it seemed like a good fit for our family: Banshee and Little Buster love thrill rides, and SeaWorld has plenty of those. Our entire family enjoy animal-themed exhibits…

By buster August 12, 2023No Comments

Theme Parks

Walt Disney World Attraction Draft, 2023 Edition

Banshee and I love sports, particularly the NFL. One of the joys of being a professional football fan is the annual NFL Draft. This is where teams take turns selecting college players to join their team. It is exciting watching to see how your favorite team select players so that…

By admin June 18, 2023No Comments

WDW Park Reservation availability as of March 26 2023

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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