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Summary of WDW Annual Pass options with current pricing

WDW Annual Passes are Back! But Are They Worth It?

The biggest Walt Disney World news of the week is that Annual Passes will once again be available for purchase! Previously, Disney had suspended sales of all passes except the lowest tier weekday pass which is only available to Florida residents. The general message from Disney had been that they…

By buster April 9, 2023No Comments

Trip Planning

Using Reward Points to Stay on Walt Disney World Property

In the first part of my series on saving money on your Walt Disney World vacation, I discussed how you can save money by buying Disney gift cards at Target using the Target RED Card, driving instead of flying, and staying off property. Originally, I was going to use Part…

By buster April 2, 2023No Comments

WDW Park Reservation availability as of March 26 2023

Park Reservations Theme Parks Trip Planning

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

WDW With Disabilities

Hardest Places to Use a Wheelchair at Walt Disney World

Little Banshee has Phelan-McDermid Syndrome which, among other things, means that she has low muscle tone. The upshot of this is that she needs to be transported in a wheelchair when we visit Walt Disney World. While I commend WDW for making the parks generally wheelchair accessible, there are still…

By buster March 26, 2023No Comments

Theme Parks Tickets Trip Planning

Park Hopping Strategies at Walt Disney World

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…

By buster March 19, 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

Trip Planning

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

Dining Epcot Flower and Garden Festival

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