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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…

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…

DISNEY 101: Disney On-Property Transportation – Part Two

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DISNEY 101 is our ongoing series of articles where we talk about the basics of various aspects of your Walt Disney World vacation. In this installment, we will continue to discuss the many transportation options that you have at WDW. You can go here to access the previous article in this series: Part One: Buses and the Monorail Where We Left Off Walt Disney World is a city unto itself - almost the size of two Manhattan's! Like the real Manhattan, Disney provides guests with a robust set of public transportation options to help you navigate its vast entertainment complex.…

DISNEY 101: Disney On-Property Transportation – Part One

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DISNEY 101 is an ongoing series in which we teach you the basics of some aspect of a Walt Disney World vacation. In this installation, you'll learn more about the various transportation options at Walt Disney World. In this first part, I'll discuss buses and monorails. Then in part two, we'll talk about boats, the Skyliner, and traveling by car. I created a WDW Transportation map to help you figure out how to navigate WDW's public transportation system. It is available to our Patreon supporters for only $2/month. If this interests you, you can go here to find out more!…

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…

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:…

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…

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…

Are Changes Coming to Disney’s Disability Access Service?

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Walt Disney World's Disability Access Service (DAS) allows guests with non-visible disabilities who unable to wait in the conventional line to get a return time for an attraction. This is about EQUAL ACCESS, not preferred access, since the return time will approximate how long the person would have had to wait in line, if they had been able to wait in the regular queue. I did a whole series of articles about DAS, so I refer you to them if you want to learn more about the nuts and bolts of the service. However, one of the first steps in…

Buster and the Banshee’s Current Walt Disney World Packing List

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Note: We earn a small commission when you buy through some of the included links. This helps to support our site, so we thank you for using them. Previously, Banshee wrote about some of the items that we pack which are unique to Little Banshee's special needs. I wanted to expand upon her thoughts to talk more about some of the items that we have found useful. Many of these items are not specific to traveling with a special needs child, so I think you will find it useful no matter what your situation. Transporting Little Banshee Because of Little…