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Ranking the Perks of Staying at a Walt Disney World Hotel

While we personally are fans of staying off-site, we agree that there are plenty of perks of staying at a Walt Disney World hotel. Disney offers several exclusive benefits to entice guests to stay at an "on property" resort, and they are constantly tweaking them. Case in point... Disney recently…

By buster March 9, 2024No Comments

Disney 101

DISNEY 101: Walt Disney World Theme Parks

DISNEY 101 is our ongoing series where we talk about the basics of some aspect of a Walt Disney World vacation. You can read more of our previous DISNEY 101 articles here. In this installment, we will provide an overview of the main reason why people come to Walt Disney…

By buster December 3, 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

Trip Reports

Ten Things I Learned From Our Most Recent WDW Trip

Unlike the saying, you can always teach this old dog (i.e. Buster) new tricks. Even though we have visited WDW almost a dozen times as a family, each trip is unique. Given how much there is to see and experience at Walt Disney World, there is always something new to…

By buster July 30, 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

Epcot Theme Parks

Ranking the Countries of Epcot’s World Showcase

The World Showcase at Epcot is one of our favorite areas in all of Walt Disney World. The country pavilions give you a taste (pun intended) of the culture of each country, especially when they are staffed by natives of those countries. Yes, we know that it isn't the same…

By buster March 16, 2023No Comments

Park Reservations Theme Parks Trip Planning

WDW Park Reservation Update: Feb 25, 2023

Welcome to the latest installment of our WDW Park Reservation update. As you may recall from last month, WDW Park Reservations dates were pretty much wide open, with the exception April 4th at the Magic Kingdom specifically for Annual Passholders. As we explained, this likely is due to the fact…

By buster February 25, 2023No Comments

Genie+ Theme Parks

Genie+ at WDW: An Introduction

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…

By buster February 4, 2023No Comments

Dining June 2023 Rides Theme Parks Trip Planning

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

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…

By buster January 28, 2023No Comments