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Oh, Disney World. We love you, but sometimes you are straight-up frustrating.

And nothing grinds our gears like wasting time in long lines that could have been avoided if you know what youre doing. Sure, you can cough up some extra dough to skip the lines with Genie+, but there are other ways to avoid those lines without spending a dime and were telling you how.

We wont sugarcoat it sometimes, those Disney World wait times can be utterly devastating. Spending precious time waiting in line when there is so much to do can be discouraging so what are you supposed to do? Have no fear because weve been through it all and know just how to help.

Of course, you can use Genie+ or Individual Lightning Lanes paid ways to skip the standby lines at a majority of rides in the parks. But, Disney World is expensive enough already, and if you dont want to spend the money to avoid the lines there are still ways you can!

First, consider planning your trip over as many weekdays as possible. Generally speaking, weekdays are less crowded than weekends and thus have lower wait times. You can also try to plan your trips during certain times of the year. Skip summer, holidays, long weekends, spring break, and other times when kids are likely to be out of school and folks are on vacation.

Another tip we always recommend is skipping parades and fireworks to go on popular rides instead. We know, we know, how could we say this? But, if parades and fireworks dont matter to you or youve seen them before, this can be a great time to practically walk on to your favorite rides with little to no waits.

Now that youve got our best tips in your back pocket, lets check out Disney World wait times from September 28th, 2023.

Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 5 minutes Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 5 minutes Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 5 minutes Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutes Mad Tea Party: 5 minutes Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 5 minutes Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutes its a small world: 5 minutes Astro Orbiter: 10 minutes Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 10 minutes Haunted Mansion: 13 minutes Mickeys PhilharMagic: 15 minutes Tomorrowland Speedway: 15 minutes Space Mountain: 20 minutes Jungle Cruise: 25 minutes Peter Pans Flight: 35 minutes Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 40 minutes Pirates of the Caribbean: Temporarily Closed Enchanted Tales with Belle: Closed

Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 5 minutes Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 5 minutes Carousel of Progress: 5 minutes Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutes Mad Tea Party: 5 minutes Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 5 minutes Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 5 minutes Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutes its a small world: 5 minutes Enchanted Tales with Belle: 10 minutes Haunted Mansion: 13 minutes Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 15 minutes Mickeys PhilharMagic: 15 minutes Pirates of the Caribbean: 15 minutes Astro Orbiter: 20 minutes Space Mountain: 20 minutes Tomorrowland Speedway: 20 minutes Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 25 minutes Jungle Cruise: 30 minutes Peter Pans Flight: 30 minutes Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 45 minutes

Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 5 minutes Carousel of Progress: 5 minutes Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutes Mad Tea Party: 5 minutes Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 5 minutes Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 5 minutes Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutes its a small world: 5 minutes Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 15 minutes Mickeys PhilharMagic: 15 minutes Tomorrowland Speedway: 15 minutes Astro Orbiter: 20 minutes Enchanted Tales with Belle: 20 minutes Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 25 minutes Haunted Mansion: 25 minutes Pirates of the Caribbean: 25 minutes Space Mountain: 25 minutes Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 30 minutes Jungle Cruise: 50 minutes Peter Pans Flight: 60 minutes Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 80 minutes

Carousel of Progress: 5 minutes Mad Tea Party: 5 minutes Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 5 minutes Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 5 minutes Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutes Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 10 minutes Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 10 minutes Tomorrowland Speedway: 10 minutes Mickeys PhilharMagic: 15 minutes Astro Orbiter: 20 minutes Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 20 minutes Enchanted Tales with Belle: 20 minutes its a small world: 20 minutes Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 25 minutes Pirates of the Caribbean: 25 minutes Haunted Mansion: 30 minutes Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 35 minutes Space Mountain: 35 minutes Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 45 minutes Jungle Cruise: 50 minutes Peter Pans Flight: 60 minutes

Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 5 minutes Carousel of Progress: 5 minutes Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutes Jungle Cruise: 5 minutes Mad Tea Party: 5 minutes Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 5 minutes Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 5 minutes Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutes its a small world: 5 minutes Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 10 minutes Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 10 minutes Space Mountain: 10 minutes Astro Orbiter: 15 minutes Mickeys PhilharMagic: 15 minutes Pirates of the Caribbean: 15 minutes Tomorrowland Speedway: 15 minutes Enchanted Tales with Belle: 20 minutes Haunted Mansion: 30 minutes Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 35 minutes Peter Pans Flight: 40 minutes Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 65 minutes

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 5 minutes Carousel of Progress: 5 minutes Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutes Mad Tea Party: 5 minutes Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 5 minutes Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 5 minutes Tomorrowland Speedway: 5 minutes Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutes Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 10 minutes Astro Orbiter: 15 minutes Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 15 minutes Jungle Cruise: 15 minutes Mickeys PhilharMagic: 15 minutes its a small world: 15 minutes Enchanted Tales with Belle: 20 minutes Pirates of the Caribbean: 25 minutes Haunted Mansion: 35 minutes Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 35 minutes Peter Pans Flight: 45 minutes Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 45 minutes Space Mountain: Temporarily Closed

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 5 minutes Carousel of Progress: 5 minutes Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutes Mad Tea Party: 5 minutes Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 5 minutes Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 5 minutes Tomorrowland Speedway: 5 minutes Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutes its a small world: 5 minutes Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 10 minutes Haunted Mansion: 13 minutes Mickeys PhilharMagic: 15 minutes Pirates of the Caribbean: 15 minutes Enchanted Tales with Belle: 20 minutes Astro Orbiter: 25 minutes Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 25 minutes Jungle Cruise: 40 minutes Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 45 minutes Peter Pans Flight: 60 minutes Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: Temporarily Closed Space Mountain: Temporarily Closed

Carousel of Progress: 5 minutes Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutes Mad Tea Party: 5 minutes Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 5 minutes Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 5 minutes Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutes its a small world: 5 minutes Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 10 minutes Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 10 minutes Pirates of the Caribbean: 10 minutes Astro Orbiter: 15 minutes Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 15 minutes Haunted Mansion: 15 minutes Mickeys PhilharMagic: 15 minutes Tomorrowland Speedway: 15 minutes Enchanted Tales with Belle: 20 minutes Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 20 minutes Space Mountain: 20 minutes Jungle Cruise: 35 minutes Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 45 minutes Peter Pans Flight: 55 minutes

Carousel of Progress: 5 minutes Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutes Mad Tea Party: 5 minutes Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 5 minutes Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 5 minutes Tomorrowland Speedway: 5 minutes Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutes its a small world: 5 minutes Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 10 minutes Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 10 minutes Astro Orbiter: 15 minutes Mickeys PhilharMagic: 15 minutes Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 20 minutes Enchanted Tales with Belle: 20 minutes Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 30 minutes Space Mountain: 30 minutes Haunted Mansion: 35 minutes Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 40 minutes Jungle Cruise: 45 minutes Peter Pans Flight: 45 minutes Pirates of the Caribbean: 50 minutes

Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutes Mad Tea Party: 5 minutes Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 5 minutes Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 5 minutes its a small world: 5 minutes Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 10 minutes Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 10 minutes Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 15 minutes Pirates of the Caribbean: 15 minutes Tomorrowland Speedway: 15 minutes Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 25 minutes Haunted Mansion: 25 minutes Astro Orbiter: 30 minutes Jungle Cruise: 30 minutes Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 30 minutes Space Mountain: 30 minutes Peter Pans Flight: 55 minutes Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 60 minutes Carousel of Progress: Closed Enchanted Tales with Belle: Closed Mickeys PhilharMagic: Closed

Astro Orbiter: Closed Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: Closed Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: Closed Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: Closed Carousel of Progress: Closed Dumbo the Flying Elephant: Closed Enchanted Tales with Belle: Closed Haunted Mansion: Closed Jungle Cruise: Closed Mad Tea Party: Closed Magic Carpets of Aladdin: Closed Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: Closed Mickeys PhilharMagic: Closed Peter Pans Flight: Closed Pirates of the Caribbean: Closed Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: Closed Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: Closed Space Mountain: Closed Tomorrowland Speedway: Closed Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: Closed its a small world: Closed

Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 5 minutes Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 5 minutes Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutes Jungle Cruise: 5 minutes Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 5 minutes Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 5 minutes Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutes its a small world: 5 minutes Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 10 minutes Pirates of the Caribbean: 10 minutes Tomorrowland Speedway: 10 minutes Mad Tea Party: 15 minutes Astro Orbiter: 20 minutes Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 25 minutes Space Mountain: 30 minutes Peter Pans Flight: 45 minutes Haunted Mansion: 50 minutes Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 50 minutes Carousel of Progress: Closed Enchanted Tales with Belle: Closed Mickeys PhilharMagic: Closed

Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 5 minutes Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 5 minutes Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutes Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 5 minutes Pirates of the Caribbean: 5 minutes Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 5 minutes Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutes its a small world: 5 minutes Jungle Cruise: 10 minutes Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 15 minutes Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 15 minutes Tomorrowland Speedway: 15 minutes Astro Orbiter: 20 minutes Mad Tea Party: 25 minutes Space Mountain: 35 minutes Haunted Mansion: Temporarily Closed Peter Pans Flight: Temporarily Closed Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: Temporarily Closed Carousel of Progress: Closed Enchanted Tales with Belle: Closed Mickeys PhilharMagic: Closed

Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 5 minutes Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 5 minutes Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutes Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 5 minutes Pirates of the Caribbean: 5 minutes Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 5 minutes Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutes Astro Orbiter: 10 minutes Jungle Cruise: 10 minutes Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 15 minutes Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 15 minutes Tomorrowland Speedway: 15 minutes Mad Tea Party: 25 minutes Space Mountain: 35 minutes Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 60 minutes Haunted Mansion: Temporarily Closed Peter Pans Flight: Temporarily Closed its a small world: Temporarily Closed Carousel of Progress: Closed Enchanted Tales with Belle: Closed Mickeys PhilharMagic: Closed

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutes Journey into Imagination: 5 minutes The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 5 minutes Living with the Land: 15 minutes Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes Spaceship Earth: 20 minutes Mission: SPACE: 25 minutes Frozen Ever After: 45 minutes Test Track: 50 minutes Remys Ratatouille Adventure: 55 minutes

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutes Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes Journey into Imagination: 20 minutes Spaceship Earth: 25 minutes Living with the Land: 30 minutes The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 30 minutes Mission: SPACE: 35 minutes Frozen Ever After: 65 minutes Remys Ratatouille Adventure: 65 minutes Test Track: 65 minutes

Gran Fiesta Tour: 10 minutes Living with the Land: 10 minutes Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes Journey into Imagination: 20 minutes The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 20 minutes Spaceship Earth: 30 minutes Mission: SPACE: 40 minutes Remys Ratatouille Adventure: 70 minutes Frozen Ever After: 75 minutes Test Track: 75 minutes

Spaceship Earth: 5 minutes Gran Fiesta Tour: 10 minutes Mission: SPACE: 10 minutes The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10 minutes Living with the Land: 15 minutes Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes Journey into Imagination: 20 minutes Test Track: 60 minutes Frozen Ever After: 70 minutes Remys Ratatouille Adventure: 70 minutes

Journey into Imagination: 10 minutes Living with the Land: 10 minutes Spaceship Earth: 10 minutes The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10 minutes Gran Fiesta Tour: 15 minutes Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes Test Track: 45 minutes Remys Ratatouille Adventure: 80 minutes Frozen Ever After: 85 minutes Mission: SPACE: Temporarily Closed

Spaceship Earth: 5 minutes Living with the Land: 10 minutes The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10 minutes Gran Fiesta Tour: 15 minutes Journey into Imagination: 15 minutes Mission: SPACE: 15 minutes Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes Test Track: 60 minutes Remys Ratatouille Adventure: 70 minutes Frozen Ever After: 80 minutes

Living with the Land: 5 minutes Spaceship Earth: 5 minutes The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10 minutes Journey into Imagination: 15 minutes Mission: SPACE: 15 minutes Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes Test Track: 50 minutes Remys Ratatouille Adventure: 65 minutes Frozen Ever After: 80 minutes Gran Fiesta Tour: Temporarily Closed

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutes Living with the Land: 5 minutes Journey into Imagination: 10 minutes Spaceship Earth: 10 minutes The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10 minutes Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes Mission: SPACE: 20 minutes Test Track: 50 minutes Remys Ratatouille Adventure: 65 minutes Frozen Ever After: 70 minutes

Journey into Imagination: 5 minutes Living with the Land: 5 minutes Spaceship Earth: 5 minutes Gran Fiesta Tour: 10 minutes Mission: SPACE: 10 minutes The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10 minutes Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes Test Track: 45 minutes Frozen Ever After: 70 minutes Remys Ratatouille Adventure: 70 minutes

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutes Journey into Imagination: 5 minutes Living with the Land: 5 minutes Spaceship Earth: 5 minutes The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10 minutes Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes Test Track: 35 minutes Mission: SPACE: 45 minutes Frozen Ever After: 60 minutes Remys Ratatouille Adventure: 65 minutes

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutes Journey into Imagination: 5 minutes Living with the Land: 5 minutes Mission: SPACE: 10 minutes Spaceship Earth: 10 minutes The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10 minutes Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes Frozen Ever After: 75 minutes Remys Ratatouille Adventure: 75 minutes Test Track: Temporarily Closed

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutes Journey into Imagination: 5 minutes Living with the Land: 5 minutes Spaceship Earth: 10 minutes The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10 minutes Mission: SPACE: 15 minutes Remys Ratatouille Adventure: 20 minutes Frozen Ever After: 25 minutes Test Track: 40 minutes Turtle Talk with Crush: Closed

Avatar Flight of Passage: Closed Dinosaur: Closed Expedition Everest: Closed Its Tough to Be a Bug: Closed Kali River Rapids: Closed Kilimanjaro Safaris: Closed Navi River Journey: Closed The Boneyard: Closed TriceraTop Spin: Closed

Dinosaur: 5 minutes Expedition Everest: 5 minutes TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes Its Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes Navi River Journey: 10 minutes Avatar Flight of Passage: 60 minutes Kali River Rapids: Closed Kilimanjaro Safaris: Closed The Boneyard: Closed

Dinosaur: 5 minutes Kali River Rapids: 5 minutes TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes Its Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes Expedition Everest: 25 minutes Kilimanjaro Safaris: 50 minutes Navi River Journey: 50 minutes Avatar Flight of Passage: 80 minutes The Boneyard: Closed

TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes Dinosaur: 10 minutes Its Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes Kali River Rapids: 10 minutes Expedition Everest: 25 minutes Kilimanjaro Safaris: 65 minutes Navi River Journey: 90 minutes Avatar Flight of Passage: 95 minutes

Dinosaur: 10 minutes Its Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes TriceraTop Spin: 10 minutes Kali River Rapids: 15 minutes Expedition Everest: 35 minutes Navi River Journey: 65 minutes Avatar Flight of Passage: 70 minutes Kilimanjaro Safaris: 70 minutes

TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes Its Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes Dinosaur: 15 minutes Expedition Everest: 25 minutes Kali River Rapids: 35 minutes Kilimanjaro Safaris: 60 minutes Avatar Flight of Passage: 80 minutes Navi River Journey: 105 minutes

TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes Its Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes Dinosaur: 15 minutes Kilimanjaro Safaris: 15 minutes Expedition Everest: 20 minutes Kali River Rapids: 25 minutes Navi River Journey: 80 minutes Avatar Flight of Passage: 105 minutes

TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes Dinosaur: 10 minutes Its Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes Kali River Rapids: 15 minutes Kilimanjaro Safaris: 15 minutes Expedition Everest: 20 minutes Avatar Flight of Passage: 50 minutes Navi River Journey: 75 minutes

Kilimanjaro Safaris: 5 minutes TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes Dinosaur: 10 minutes Its Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes Expedition Everest: 15 minutes Kali River Rapids: 25 minutes Avatar Flight of Passage: 50 minutes Navi River Journey: 105 minutes

Kilimanjaro Safaris: 5 minutes TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes Dinosaur: 10 minutes Its Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes Expedition Everest: 15 minutes Kali River Rapids: 40 minutes Avatar Flight of Passage: 45 minutes Navi River Journey: 50 minutes

Kali River Rapids: 5 minutes Kilimanjaro Safaris: 5 minutes TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes Dinosaur: 10 minutes Its Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes Expedition Everest: 15 minutes Navi River Journey: 50 minutes Avatar Flight of Passage: 65 minutes

Kali River Rapids: 5 minutes TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes Dinosaur: 10 minutes Its Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes Expedition Everest: 15 minutes Avatar Flight of Passage: 75 minutes Navi River Journey: 80 minutes Kilimanjaro Safaris: Closed

Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 5 minutes Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes Alien Swirling Saucers: 15 minutes Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 15 minutes Toy Story Mania: 30 minutes Mickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 35 minutes Slinky Dog Dash: 45 minutes Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 45 minutes Rise of the Resistance WDW: 65 minutes Rock n Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: Temporarily Closed

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes Lightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutes Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 25 minutes Alien Swirling Saucers: 35 minutes Mickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 55 minutes Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 55 minutes Toy Story Mania: 60 minutes Slinky Dog Dash: 65 minutes Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 75 minutes Rise of the Resistance WDW: 95 minutes Rock n Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: Temporarily Closed

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 10 minutes Lightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutes Alien Swirling Saucers: 40 minutes Toy Story Mania: 40 minutes Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 55 minutes Mickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 60 minutes Rise of the Resistance WDW: 75 minutes Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 75 minutes Slinky Dog Dash: 115 minutes Rock n Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: Temporarily Closed

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 10 minutes Lightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutes Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 30 minutes Alien Swirling Saucers: 55 minutes Mickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 55 minutes Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 75 minutes Rock n Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 75 minutes Toy Story Mania: 80 minutes Rise of the Resistance WDW: 90 minutes Slinky Dog Dash: 95 minutes

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 10 minutes Lightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutes Alien Swirling Saucers: 30 minutes Toy Story Mania: 45 minutes Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 45 minutes Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 55 minutes Mickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 65 minutes Rock n Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 65 minutes Slinky Dog Dash: 75 minutes Rise of the Resistance WDW: 85 minutes

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes Lightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutes Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 15 minutes Alien Swirling Saucers: 35 minutes Rise of the Resistance WDW: 45 minutes Mickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 50 minutes Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 55 minutes Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 65 minutes Toy Story Mania: 70 minutes Slinky Dog Dash: 90 minutes Rock n Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: Temporarily Closed

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 10 minutes Lightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutes Alien Swirling Saucers: 40 minutes Mickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 50 minutes Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 55 minutes Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 70 minutes Rise of the Resistance WDW: 85 minutes Slinky Dog Dash: 90 minutes Toy Story Mania: 90 minutes Rock n Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: Temporarily Closed

Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 5 minutes Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes Lightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutes Alien Swirling Saucers: 20 minutes Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 35 minutes Rise of the Resistance WDW: 50 minutes Mickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 60 minutes Toy Story Mania: 65 minutes Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 70 minutes Rock n Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 75 minutes Slinky Dog Dash: Temporarily Closed

Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 5 minutes Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes Lightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutes Alien Swirling Saucers: 20 minutes Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 20 minutes Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 35 minutes Toy Story Mania: 45 minutes Mickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 55 minutes Rise of the Resistance WDW: 65 minutes Slinky Dog Dash: 75 minutes Rock n Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 100 minutes

Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 5 minutes Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes Lightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutes Alien Swirling Saucers: 20 minutes Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 40 minutes Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 50 minutes Mickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 60 minutes Rise of the Resistance WDW: 65 minutes Slinky Dog Dash: 80 minutes Toy Story Mania: 85 minutes Rock n Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 105 minutes

Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 5 minutes Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes Lightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutes Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 20 minutes Alien Swirling Saucers: 25 minutes Toy Story Mania: 45 minutes Mickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 50 minutes Rise of the Resistance WDW: 50 minutes Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 50 minutes Slinky Dog Dash: 60 minutes Rock n Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 90 minutes

Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 5 minutes Alien Swirling Saucers: 10 minutes Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes Lightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutes Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 25 minutes Toy Story Mania: 30 minutes Mickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 35 minutes Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 40 minutes Rock n Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 40 minutes Rise of the Resistance WDW: 45 minutes Slinky Dog Dash: 80 minutes

Alien Swirling Saucers: 5 minutes Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 5 minutes Toy Story Mania: 5 minutes Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 10 minutes Slinky Dog Dash: 30 minutes Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 35 minutes Rise of the Resistance WDW: 40 minutes Rock n Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 60 minutes Mickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: Temporarily Closed Lightning McQueens Racing Academy: Closed Muppet Vision 3D: Closed

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Will anyone take my bet that during the next election season, the presidential and congressional candidates will talk about how much or too much the current administration will spend or has spent?

How about this one? Every incumbent candidate will be accused of supporting or not paying for programs popular with their voters.

Suppose most news you consume is television or popular internet media. How easy will it be to find accurate figures about where your tax money and the money the government will borrow in your name is being spent? Do you care, or have you given up caring because you think government is self-serving anyway?

Why would it be essential to start an impeachment inquiry about President Joe Biden in the short month Congress has to pass appropriations bills before the next fiscal year? Dont they have a lot to do to make sure the country runs efficiently?

National headlines and even less prominent articles in newspapers and magazines read by residents of all the land between the coasts (except a few large cities) have not covered the substance of budget hearings. The authorization to spend money for all the responsibilities of the federal government is Job One, but its not being done.

The last time all government managers knew how much they could spend in the next fiscal year was in 1996! Appropriation bills have only been passed on time five times since the end of the fiscal year was extended by three months in 1976, going into effect in 1977.

Any private enterprise that could not fund its planned new initiatives would go bankrupt. If a company cannot move forward, it dies. I would not invest in a company with the money-management skills of the U.S. Congress. That is why two credit rating companies have issued rating downgrades. Our economy is robust, but our government has signs of instability.

No doubt, government managers will receive money via continuing resolutions. Then ... Congress will pass an omnibus spending bill that will quietly feed pet projects and partisan interests while holding all government spending to a growth rate lower than inflation. Or, there will be an attempt to pass appropriations individually and defund the Department of Education if Trump doesnt get the chance to do it.

Opinions will flood the media. They will all point to the lack of proper governance but rarely to the strategic objective of a decades-long attempt to starve the beast of expensive government. Voters consider their economic well-being before the needs of the common. They ignore President John F. Kennedys exhortation to, Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.

The truth is voters expect a lot from their various forms of government, but they want the expense to come out of someone elses pocket.

The Tea Party latched onto the idea, making it hard for the government to raise revenue. We have had almost 50 years of budget chaos running parallel to the effects of reducing revenue to curtail federal government interference. The strategy also starves state and local governments. The actual harm is the lack of transparent and easily accessed budgets and dollar amounts spent linked to specific programs in specific agencies of specific Cabinet-level departments. The voters cant see that the services they want are underfunded.

The impeachment investigation is a way to plan newsworthy events and plant stories picked up by media outlets that distract us from paying attention to government funding. The Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, proposed the first temporary spending bill in mid-September to restrain public outcries over a possible government shutdown while still leaving that possibility on the table for his more radical colleagues.

Yep, the voter must remain in the dark and be urged to blame the current administration for the impasse. Its even better when the government is shut down. The situation becomes painful, and an autocracy run by the party that promises better days becomes desirable. However, like any business run without financial oversight, the guys at the top will take the money and run.

Its a circus and mirrors, making it complicated for the voters. Because ...

Linda Brugger of Twin Falls is a social scientist with an inquiring mind. She has written an opinion column for over seven years. Reach her at IdahoAuthor@outlook.com.

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An extremist, anti-government group that believes sheriffs and police officers have the power to decide which laws to enforce is touring Minnesota next month.

The Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association has nine Minnesota events planned in October. Theyll be led by Sheriff Richard Mack, a former Arizona sheriff who is also a founder of an extremist group that played a role in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Mack gained notoriety after he was part of a lawsuit that successfully overturned a provision of the Brady Law in the 1990s.

Since then, Mack founded the constitutional sheriffs group and has traveled the country, recruiting law enforcement officers particularly sheriffs and deputies to join his movement. Their central tenet, according to a report from the Anti-Defamation League, is that the county sheriff is the ultimate legal authority and can refuse to enforce any law they consider unconstitutional. This idea has no basis in law and aligns with so-calledsovereign citizens , an anti-government extremist movement that believes they are sovereign from the U.S.

Mack will speak in Le Center, Freeport, Brownton, Champlin, Princeton, Deerwood, Rochester, La Crescent and Blaine, as first reported by the Minnesota news and opinion outlet Bluestem Prairie. Mack did not respond to a request for comment.

The Blaine event is sponsored by the local Republican Party outfit representing outer-ring suburbs northwest of the Twin Cities.

The event in Champlin is being hosted by the Liberty Tea Party Patriots, which hosted an event in 2022 featuring Marty Probst, the husband of the GOP candidate for secretary of state. Probst called on Kim Crocketts supporters to urge law enforcement to intervene on Election Day, even though the law generally forbids it.

If youve got friends or family or whatever in sheriffs deputies or sheriffs we need them on Election Day, Probst said. Thats part of the SWAT team to get out when certain places dont follow the rules that theyre supposed to.

Minnesota law bans police officers from being within 50 feet of polling places except to vote or if theyre summoned by an election judge.

Mendota Heights Police Chief Kelly McCarthy, former chair of the state police licensing board, received an email inviting her to attend one of Macks events from a group called Sterling and Time Defense, which trains people on firearms and use-of-force laws and advertises itself as certified by the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and Department of Public Safety.

I have no idea who any of these nut jobs are, other than they dont understand why we have three branches of government, McCarthy said.

James Stuart, executive director of the Minnesota Sheriffs Association, said his organization sometimes gets questions from members about Macks events, but doesnt tell sheriffs whether to participate or not.

Sheriffs are gonna do what they know is best for their community, he said. I dont think theres a lot of participation for a variety of reasons.

When Stuart was Anoka County sheriff, residents would sometimes encourage him to attend the events or send him Macks books one of which he said hes read. Stuart wouldnt give his personal opinion on the constitutional sheriff movement or say whether hes ever attended one of the events, but said, Its good to be informed and do your homework.

Mack was a founder of the Oath Keepers, a violent extremist group that played a key role in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The ADL said six law enforcement officials from Minnesota were listed among members of the Oath Keepers last year. The ADL declined to disclose their names to the Reformer.

The Oath Keepers recruit law enforcement and have gotten more media attention, but the constitutional sheriffs group has arguably had more success infiltrating law enforcement, according to the ADL.

Macks group believes county sheriffs powers exceed those of any other authorities when theyre protecting Americans from foreign or domestic enemies. Mack has claimed sheriffs have the power to call out the militia to support them the same logic employed by the Posse Comitatus, which the ADL calls a loosely organized, far-right, violent anti-government group that sprang out of the West Coast around 1970, peaked in the early 1980s and evolved into the sovereign citizen movement.

The Posse Comitatus also believed county government reigned supreme and sheriffs could nullify laws. One of their members, Gordon Kahl, was involved in two fatal shootouts with law enforcement in 1983, one in North Dakota and later in Arkansas, where he was killed.

Mack refers to his supporters as his posse.

The constitutional sheriffs group has honored as a sheriff of the year Wisconsin sheriff David Clarke, Jr., who described Black Lives Matter as a hate group and claimed they would join with the terrorist group ISIS to destroy American society.

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Throwing a personalized birthday bash for your toddler might include mesmerizing color displays, adorable dcor, imaginative themes, or sugar-spun cakes. At age three, it seems like there is a never-ending stream of potential to get their eyes lighting up and hearts soaring. And if youve ever heard the Latin expression omne trium perfectumeverything that comes in threes is perfectit might offer some birthday party planning inspiration for your 3-year-old.

Maybe it sounds easier said than doneyes, we can come across a wonderful cache of inspiring birthday party ideas in places like social media, or at the festivities other parents are hostingbut what about when its actually our go-time? After youve celebrated your little ones first and second years of life, youre ready to make it a third-times-a-charm sort of occasion! So rather than having to dig back through your liked posts and reels, or mimic what you just saw someone in your childs preschool class doing, weve pulled together over 20 of the best 3-year-old birthday party ideas to ring their third year in with charm and joy! And while the following list is organized by girl, boy, and gender-neutral party ideas, naturally theyre 100% customizable for your child based on their interests.

Get hands-on with an art party where everyone can be set up with little canvases, paints, and other art supplies like glitter, glue-ons, ribbons, patterned papers, stickers, etc. Not only can the partygoers create something bright and original to take home, but you can add even more life to the party by giving them time to share their creations. In addition to the arts and crafts set-up, you can also incorporate art-themed cookies and treats to accentuate this theme.

Whether its to continue the hype of the recent release of the new Barbie movie, or because your kiddo just loves Barbie, its easy to get decked out in Barbie party mode with all kinds of dcor. There are so many bright and energizing possibilities to consider in your setup, which of course includes plenty of bubble gum pink accessories! With playful inflatables, shiny balloons, amazing cakes, and photoshoot displays, this is will be a third birthday party full of glam!

A Hello Kitty theme offers a sweet and gentle approach to planning your kiddos party. With lovable characters and soft colors, you can create an adorable party scene. Hello Kitty herself has appeared dressed for just about every festivity under the sun, so youll definitely be able to find celebratory decorations. Plus, Sanrio has designed so many precious little accessories through the years that you certainly wont be left wondering what party favors to decorate with or hand out!

A birthday party with arts and crafts you can eat! Plan your little ones party around cupcakes and creativity by presenting naked cupcakes of various colors and flavors. Pair them with an enticing assortment of frostings, sprinkles, candies, and other tasty toppings for kids. And it doesnt just stop with the cupcakes themselves. There are incredibly cute cupcake birthday girl tees, piatas, and jumbo balloons to go along with them!

Have your little one happily buzzing around with this Bee Three birthday party theme. Between bees, flowers, and honey, there are numerous decorative directions you can take for setting up an un-bee-lievable festivity! If youre trying to stray from overdoing it with artificial dcor, you can place lots of fresh flowers around instead and adorn them with bee balloons. Consider cute bumble bee wings as party favors guests can wear. For sweet treats, you can explore around for custom frosting creations decorated with bees and have honey on hand for drizzling.

While they may be light years away from actually reaching the teenager milestone, you can offer your little teenager-in-the-making the thrill of being a three-nager for a day! Since being a teenager is to be the center of your own world, it will be a piece of cake (or a whole cake in this case!) to make your 3-year-old birthday gal the cherished center of her own celebration. From giving her a special crown to wear, to serving the treats she loves most, to displaying decorations of her favorite things, shell feel like a three-naged birthday princess.

Let little ones get fancy for a tea party! Take inspiration from a traditional high tea, or tap into Alice in Wonderland vibes for endless possibilities. Encourage party guests to dress up and serve finger sandwiches and tiny desserts. Instead of tea, little ones will love sipping water, milk, or juice out of teacups.

For the dino-loving 3-year-old, plan the party around this clever Three-Rex theme. You can arrange for all different kinds of dinosaurs to be included in the set-up, and kids will love having the chance to get excited over their favorite types. Surely being in the presence of these imaginative prehistoric creatures will also encourage them to play around like dinos, too! Using bold colors, animated-looking decorations, and perhaps a dinosaur costume or two, this party will definitely make for an exciting source of entertainment.

Many a toddlers favorite superhero is Spider-Man, so throwing a birthday party completely dedicated to this web-spinning role model cant go wrong. And ever since Miles Morales made his debut in the Spider-Verse, this character has become even more adored by aspiring little heroes. Since there is a bounty of Spider-Man dcor to captivate your little ones excitement, youll absolutely leave them feeling like theyve been gifted their own Spidey world where theyre the hero.

Celebrate your very own little Lightning McQueen of a speedster by having a birthday party based on the movie Cars. Any kiddo fascinated with race cars will love having the uplifting crew of characters around to excite the inner driver in them. With spirited backdrops and invitations, spunky balloons and signs, and more, your little one will be racing around in birthday joie de vivre in no time!

Send your 3-year-olds party toward the ultimate touchdown with this Third Down football-themed party. Alongside plenty of hearty decoration potential, you can set your little one up with a personalized jersey and football-inspired games to play. And when it comes to party food and balloons, fill an end zone with delicious football-decorated treats and a sporty balloon arrangement celebrating the occasion!

For the construction-loving kid, this third birthday party theme is sure to be a hit. Building activities and sandbox digging are perfect party activities for this celebrationnot to mention dirt cake treats! Plus, Etsy has tons of adorable invites and decor with construction truck party themes like Dirty 3rd-Y and Digging Being 3.

Create an outer space party thats out of this world, and have your kiddo orbiting in delight! Besides incorporating the sun, moon, various planets, and rocket ships into your decorations, you can get aliens and UFOs in on the action, too. Setting up twinkle lights would be a great way to mimic the stars, and youll likely be able to find additional party favors dedicated to this theme. If your child has dreams of going to outer space or adores cartoons and movies about it, this might hold them over a bit until they can get there.

Bring together the gang from the toddler movie favorite,Toy Story, to give your kiddos party a no-fail, fun-loving group of company. Whether youre trying to decorate for a boys, girls, or gender-neutral party, Toy Story offers a whole roundup of characters and colors to emphasize. Theres Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie, and Bo Beep to Rex, Slinky Dog, Mr. Potato Head, the Aliens, and more. Not only are there plenty of party favors featuring them all, but the birthday guest of honor has lots of dress-up choices, too. One things for sure, this theme will no doubt take your 3-year-olds party to infinity and beyond!

With so many donut possibilities to choose from out there, finding festive and tasty ones that your toddler will love shouldnt be too tricky. Plan a Donut Grow Up party by deciding what colors and flavors they prefer, and decorate accordingly. Besides finding a bakery or donut shop that can cater to your preferences, there are also adorable donut balloons, donut party favors, and donut activites to make this theme extra memorable. You can even get creative, like setting up a donut toss using these colorful donut beanbags or playing donut bingo!

What 3-year-old cant get enough Bluey? With beloved characters like Bluey, Bandit, Chilli, and Bingo around, your little one will feel happier than a pup as they celebrate their birthday. There is no shortage of Bluey-themed decorations out there, tooevery detail from Bluey invitations to party food, to balloons, to games, to goody bags is covered. With tons of stellar options to choose from, you can really cater this theme to your childs preferences for a wackadoo birthday adventure!

Bring out the wild child in your 3-year-old with this Young, Wild, & Three birthday party theme (or maybe they dont need the extra encouragement!). Have your child select their favorite wild animals, and let those set the stage for a roundup of party animal decorations. There is an abundance of both animal and animal print balloons, signs, cupcake toppers, and party favors to really give this theme its roar! Another play on this theme is to capture a sense of ultimate freedom with a hippie, flower-child focus instead.

Rather than focus on a specific superhero or superheroine, create a birthday party where your little one is the inspiration. Whats their alter egos superhero name? What special powers do they have? What is their uniform to save the world like? As you party plan with them around these details, you can let that guide what colors you decorate with, how to display the cake, games to play, etc. One creative idea around this theme could be setting up a heroic-looking photo booth with different props so everyone can participate in the fun! Or giving superhero masks and capes as party favors.

Nothing expresses the sheer euphoria and laughter destined to define a toddlers birthday party like a bunch of happy yellow emojis to greet you. Round up all kinds of emoji decor displaying the many amusing expressions weve all come to know and love, and set them to the tune of your 3-year-olds special day. Make their emoji extravaganza memorable by seeing how many different ways you can integrate these silly faces and icons into anything from cake toppers to signage to party favors.

Many toddlers have a strong opinion about what their favorite color is, so take their preference and run with it. Fashion their entire party scene to have everything decked out in this color. Leave nothing immune to being colored with it! That way, as your kiddo surrenders themself to the fun of this noteworthy day, they will be completely immersed in a spectacle of the color that brings them joy.

Make your little one the courageous ring leader by throwing an enchanting circus-themed party. While you may not be hosting elephant rides or fire-breathing spectacles in your backyard, you can set up all kinds of entertaining games to be played at a party like this. With fun colors, confetti, a circus backdrop, circus snacks like popcorn or confetti, and other whimsical details, youll have the double magic of visiting the circus and celebrating a birthday!

As so many toddlers giggle over learning the farm animals and the sounds they make, why not bring it to life with a farm 3-year-old birthday party idea? With some animal balloons, bandannas, red checkered tablecloths, cow-printed dcor, and other cutesy additions, even if youre living in city or suburban surroundings, youll still be able to bring a farms charming ambiance to your little ones party.

For little ones who are early risers, celebrate their special third birthday with a pajama and pancake party! Guest can come as they are in PJs and make their own pancake plate with fun toppings like whipped cream and sprinkles. Better yet, all the little guests will be home in time for their afternoon nap.

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Since its founding in the early 1880s, the little town of Cisco, 45 miles east of Abilene, has been in the news twice. In 1919, Conrad Hilton paid $40,000 for the Mobley Hotel in downtown Cisco, which eventually gained fame as the first in a worldwide chain of Hilton hotels. Eight years later, two days before Christmas 1927, Santa Claus and three of his helpers robbed the First National Bank of Cisco.

National notoriety will again fall on Cisco if Texas votersRepublican, Democrat and independent dont get engaged with their democracy sometime soon. The little town is home to the Wilks brothers, Dan and Farris, oil and fracking billionaires who, by playing Santa Claus to Republican officeholders receptive to far-right extremists, are on a mission to transform Texas into a Christian nationalist state. Their efforts, in conjunction with an even more influential West Texas oil billionaire, Tim Dunn of Midland, was on insidious display during the recent impeachment trial of the most corrupt state attorney general in America.

Ken Paxton skated, not necessarily because he was innocent of the charges that 121 House members, including 60 Republicans, brought against him. Hes back on the job and baying for RINO blood because most Republicans in the Texas Senate are either in thrall to the West Texas triumvirate or they tremble in terror at the prospect of being primaried by a Wilksand- Dunn-anointed challenger. All 19 Republican senators and at least half of the Republican House members have taken money from the West Texas billionaires or their affiliated PACs and organizations.

The biggest recipient by far in this state is none other than Paxton himself. Its likely that the Wilks and Dunn trio paid for his $4 million impeachment defense, which included the time and effort of very expensive Houston lawyers, Tony Buzbee and Dan Cogdell.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the judge during the impeachment trial, also is beholden to the West Texans. Their Defend Texas Liberty PAC donated $1 million to the lite guv, while loaning him another $2 million. The PAC largesse came shortly before Patrick began presiding over Paxtons trial, a trial that ended with a fiery Patrick speech denouncing the impeachment process.

In addition to being fossil- fuel billionaires, both Dunn and Farris Wilks are Christian nationalist evangelistsDunn as a lay preacher for the Midland Bible Church, Wilks as a preacher for a Cisco congregation founded by his father called the Assembly of Yahweh Seventh Day Church. Dan Wilks and his wife oversee the Heavenly Fathers Foundation, a group funded with a portion of the $3.2 billion the brothers made when they sold the majority stake of their Cisco-based oil field trucking company, Frac Tech Services.

From the pulpit to the campaign pockets of politicians, the West Texans are on what they see as a God-imbued mission to transform Texas and beyond. Over the past 20 years, theyve contributed nearly $100 million to think tanks, nonprofits, fundraising committees, websites and Texas candidates who support their crusade. ... Kel Seliger, a longtime GOP state senator from Amarillo, ran afoul of the triumvirate in recent years. Reasonable, affable and conservative, Seliger is no longer in the Legislature. Its a Russian- style oligarchy, pure and simple, he told CNN last year. Really, really wealthy people who are willing to spend a lot of money to get policy made the way they want it and they get it.

What those really, really wealthy people want these days is to destroy Texas public education, a hotbed, as they tell it, of critical race theory and other elements ofwhat one Dunn-and-Wilks-backed group calls Marxist and sexual indoctrination, all funded by far-Left elites for decades. (That would be the Texas taxpayer.)

Their strategy, as Brandon Rottinghaus, a University of Houston political science professor, told Chron.com, is to recruit a generation of Wilks and Dunn-funded mouthpieces in state and local positions to push the narrative that public schools are harmful to students and their parents. Once public education is weakened beyond repair, they offer private religious schools as a better way.

With an insidious, well-funded effort, our home-grown theocrats will make sure that Gov. Greg Abbott has all the financial ammunition he needs in the next few weeks for his last-ditch, special-session effort to persuade lawmakers to use taxpayer money in the form of vouchers for private, often Christian- based schooling. Abbott calls it school choice. Rural lawmakers, whove fought the plan for years, know its school suicide.

The West Texans want to destroy the public school system as we know it and, in its place, see more home-schooling and more private Christian schools, former state Sen. Bob Deuell, a northeast Texas Republican, told CNN. Deuell, a physician, got crossways with the West Texans when he supported a bill that updated the states end-of-life procedures. Dan Wilks, falsely claiming that the legislation would strengthen Texass death panels, backed tea party activist Bob Hall, who defeated Deuell in 2014. Hall was one of Paxtons most outspoken supporters during the impeachment trial.

Texas is a big state, but the West Texans have Christian nationalist ambitions beyond our borders. ... The partys presidential nominee in 2012 has said he worries about the survival of Americas democratic experiment. Whether it survives depends in large part on what happens here in Texas, where the national far right comes for funding and ideas.

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