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Park Hopping Strategies at Walt Disney World

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In our previous article about buying Walt Disney World tickets, we touched upon the Park Hopper option, which allows you to visit multiple parks per day (with some restrictions which I will touch upon below). Today we will talk about some strategies to make the most use of this add-on feature. What is Park Hopping? The Park Hopping option allows you to visit multiple WDW parks in a single day. In the past, there were no restrictions to park hopping. You could go to the Magic Kingdom for rope drop, head to Epcot for lunch, bounce over to Animal Kingdom…

Tips For Saving Money at Walt Disney World, Part One

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We all know that a Walt Disney World vacation is not cheap. Between the travel, the park tickets, the food, the souvenirs, your vacation bill can add up quickly. However, over the years, we have learned ways to help soften the blow to our wallet/pocketbook. In this article, I will be sharing some of our favorite strategies for saving a few bucks. Enjoy! General: Disney Gift Cards From Target This strategy requires a little bit of work, but the effort is definitely worth it! The key to this strategy is using the Target RED Card. This is Target's in-house credit…

Genie+ at WDW: An Introduction

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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 your reservation time comes, you can enter through what is known as the "Lightning Lane" which has a much shorter wait that the regular standby line. You can think of it as an advanced dining reservation, except for rides and attractions. If this sounds familiar, it is! Back in the…

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

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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 about how we planned out our park reservations. Today, we will discuss a much more fun topic: what we are looking forward to doing on our next Walt Disney World trip. Sometimes I feel like we can divide the year into two categories: the two weeks we go to WDW,…

Trip Planning Summer 2023: WDW Park Reservations

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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 previous article in this series, we discussed the different types of WDW park tickets, and how we decided on the right tickets for our family. In this article, we will talk about how we chose our park reservations. I know that park reservations is a controversial topic among WDW fans. However, in the spirit of not worrying…

Trip Planning Summer 2023: Guide to Buying WDW Tickets

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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 previous article in this series, we discussed how we settled upon the dates for our Summer 2023 trip. In this article, we will talk about the purchasing of Walt Disney World tickets. You would think that this would be an easy step... decide on how many tickets you need... purchase tickets... done! However, it is a little…

Trip Planning Summer 2023: When To Go?

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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. The first question that most people face when planning a WDW trip is deciding when to go. As you would expect, the most convenient times to go are also the most popular times to go. Therefore, choosing a time is an exercise is balancing convenience with dealing with the crowds during these most popular times. Because we have children…