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Tips For Saving Money at Walt Disney World, Part One

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…

By buster March 5, 2023No Comments

Banshee: Flower and Garden Festival Foods Must Tries

Not to be outdone by Buster, I have my must-try list for Flower and Garden. I followed the same rules as Buster in that these are items that I didn't try during our trip last year. Also, I noticed that Buster had a drink item on his list. Therefore, I…

By banshee February 26, 2023No Comments

Dining Epcot Epcot Flower and Garden Festival

Buster: Flower and Garden Festival Foods Must Tries

This week Disney finally announced the food booth menu for this year's Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival. We were lucky enough to sample a few items during one day visit to WDW last year. Spending one day there was nice but it only left us wanting more. Fortunately, our…

By buster February 26, 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

Rides Theme Parks WDW With Disabilities

Why Walt Disney World Is Great For Our Special Needs Daughter

If you have read our About Us page, you will know that our daughter Little Banshee has Phelan-McDermid Syndrome. Like others with this condition, she has autism, intellectual development delays, low muscle tone, and impaired fine motor skills. The upshot of all this is that she experiences life much differently…

By buster February 19, 2023No Comments

Genie+ Theme Parks

Genie+ and WDW: Strategies

In our introduction to Genie+, we talked about what Genie+ is and how it works. In this installment of our series on Genie+, we will discuss some strategies to make the most of your Genie+ purchase. But First, Disclaimers Obviously, it is difficult, if not impossible, to come up with…

By buster February 11, 2023No Comments

Shopping

Banshee’s Walt Disney World Shopping Favorites

WDW is a magical place. Foods, rides, entertainment, characters... and shopping! I love shopping at WDW. Not only do they obviously have the best Disney selections, but there are some places that are unique and not particularly Disney, but I can only get them while we are in the Sunshine State. …

By banshee February 11, 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

Summary of Park Reservations as of 1/22/2023

Park Reservations Theme Parks Trip Planning

WDW Park Reservation Update: Jan 22, 2023

We here at Buster and the Banshee are here to serve you, our audience. As such, we thought it would be cool to provide periodic updates on WDW Park Reservation availability to aid with your trip planning. What are Park Reservations? As a quick reminder, Disney introduced its Park Reservation…

By buster January 22, 2023No Comments