D.W. & Bud's Higher Purpose

Summary
D.W. and Bud can't wait to ride "The Buzzard," Wonder World's newest rollercoaster. Will they make it past the persnickety ticket taker...or will they come up short?

Characters

 * D.W. Read
 * Bud Compson
 * David Read
 * Ticket taker
 * Arthur Read
 * Ladonna Compson
 * Rapty
 * Emily
 * Marie-Hélène
 * Francis Haney
 * Nadine Flumberghast
 * James MacDonald
 * Big Kid 2
 * Nancy
 * Slink
 * Mr. Bevel
 * Rattles (Cameo)
 * Helen
 * Mrs. Barnes
 * Big Kid 1
 * Phil
 * Mr. Morris
 * 3rd Grade Female Bear (Number 3)
 * Mr. Armstrong
 * Ed Crosswire
 * Madison Compson
 * 3rd Grade Male Dog (Number 5)
 * Ramón Molina
 * Bailey
 * Steve
 * Maria Pappas
 * Chip Crosswire
 * Catherine Frensky
 * Lucy's mother
 * Molly MacDonald (cameo)
 * Slink (cameo)
 * Prunella Deegan (cameo)
 * Brain (possibly cameo)
 * Sue Ellen Armstrong

Trivia

 * Bud's middle name is revealed to be Tucker.

Episode connections

 * The Hurl-A-Whirl from "D.W.'s Imaginary Friend" is mentioned.

Errors

 * Big Kid 2 is seen in the line at the same time he is on the roller coaster.
 * The title card spells D.W.'s name without periods.

Production notes

 * This episode was first announced in May 2014 when a fan sent and email to 9 Story Entertainment, asking for season 18 episode titles, and received four of them.