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The Unofficial Guides Top indie travel books to some favorite family destinations since 1982. Save time & money with our outspoken advice. An imprint of AdventureKEEN.

For more than three decades, The Unofficial Guides have claimed the #1 spot as the best-selling independent guides to Walt Disney World and Las Vegas. Likewise, The Unofficial Guide series and its authors have won many awards for journalistic excellence. The Unofficial Guide™ books are different from other guidebooks as they cater to a specific market: take-charge travelers who place a premium on

advance research, planning, and saving time. Contrasted to other guides that are written and produced as one-size-fits-all books, The Unofficial Guides succeed by incorporating the tastes, preferences, and opinions of this carefully defined target market — the individual who will most likely plan and lead the family vacation — and are built upon the data compiled by an organization with extensive training and experience in research design as well as primary data collection and analysis. The Unofficial Guide research is known and respected in both the travel industry and academe, having been cited by such diverse media as USA Today, The Orlando Sentinel, New York Times, Dallas Morning News, Travel Weekly, London Observer, Financial Times, Bottom Line, Money, the BBC, the Travel Channel, CNN, and Fox News. The Unofficial Guide™ series brings highly-technical and analytical data analysis to the world’s most complex destinations. The books are built to help anyone master such colorful vacation spots as Las Vegas, Disney World, Universal Orlando, Disneyland and Washington D.C.

Lunar New Year at Disney California Adventure Park starts today and runs through February 16th. Offerings inspired by Ch...
17/01/2025

Lunar New Year at Disney California Adventure Park starts today and runs through February 16th. Offerings inspired by Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean traditions will ring in the Year of the Snake. In 2025, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse will debut all-new outfits with representations of traditional Korean attire. Find out more! (photo ) https://theugseries.com/3VLRx6h

Today is the start of EPCOT's International Festival of the Arts, which runs through February 24th. Enjoy the arts, a sc...
17/01/2025

Today is the start of EPCOT's International Festival of the Arts, which runs through February 24th. Enjoy the arts, a scavenger hunt, music, the best food ever, and much more. Here is our 2024 festival review, to give you an idea of what to expect. https://theugseries.com/4iVlwCX

With winter upon us, why not brighten your day with a Disney soup recipe from the Disney recipe vault? Here are three re...
16/01/2025

With winter upon us, why not brighten your day with a Disney soup recipe from the Disney recipe vault? Here are three recipes that will bring some Disney magic to your house. https://theugseries.com/3ZIxqa7

ICYMI: We are listing updates to The Unofficial Guide to Universal Orlando monthly. Please check back often for the late...
16/01/2025

ICYMI: We are listing updates to The Unofficial Guide to Universal Orlando monthly. Please check back often for the latest information, or subscribe to the Unofficial Guides newsletter to stay up-to-date on all the news for Universal Orlando, as well as Disney parks.

Here we are collecting the latest news on the openings and closings of everything around Universal Orlando theme parks.

BLOG: Having just returned from her fifth Alaskan cruise, author Tammy Whiting has some recommendations for activities! ...
15/01/2025

BLOG: Having just returned from her fifth Alaskan cruise, author Tammy Whiting has some recommendations for activities! If excursions are outside your vacation budget, don’t worry; there are plenty of free things to do as well. Excursions in Alaska can be pricey, but many of these may be once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Here are 10 things to do in Alaskan cruise ports.

Tammy Whiting, our Disney Cruise Line expert, shares 10 things to do in Alaskan cruise ports. Find out more!

DISNEY RECIPE: Check out the Boursin Fig & Balsamic Cheesecake from the Milled & Mulled Global Marketplace, served durin...
15/01/2025

DISNEY RECIPE: Check out the Boursin Fig & Balsamic Cheesecake from the Milled & Mulled Global Marketplace, served during last year's EPCOT Food & Wine Festival. Try it out and post your creations!

Learn how to make the delicious Boursin Fig & Balsamic Cheesecake from the 2024 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival.

BLOG: Meeting Disney characters is one of the highest-rated activities among all age groups that visit Walt Disney World...
14/01/2025

BLOG: Meeting Disney characters is one of the highest-rated activities among all age groups that visit Walt Disney World. Meeting a Disney character is like an encounter with a beloved celebrity, a memory to be treasured.

Meeting Disney characters is one of the highest-rated activities among all age groups who visit Walt Disney World.

ICYMI: Get ready for the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival at Walt Disney World. The festival will run from M...
14/01/2025

ICYMI: Get ready for the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival at Walt Disney World. The festival will run from March 5th to June 2nd. https://theugseries.com/49GM7PI

ICYMI: Find out all about the upcoming Universal Epic Universe as Seth Kubersky talks with Dan Heaton on the Tomorrow So...
13/01/2025

ICYMI: Find out all about the upcoming Universal Epic Universe as Seth Kubersky talks with Dan Heaton on the Tomorrow Society podcast. Tomorrow Society

Seth Kubersky of the Unofficial Guide returns to the Tomorrow Society Podcast to preview Universal's Epic Universe theme park.

ICYMI: We are listing updates to The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland monthly. Please check back often for the latest info...
13/01/2025

ICYMI: We are listing updates to The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland monthly. Please check back often for the latest information, or subscribe to the Unofficial Guides newsletter to stay up-to-date on all the news for Universal Orlando, as well as Disney parks.

Here we are collecting the latest news on the openings and closings of everything around Disneyland theme park.

ICYMI: Visitors to the Anaheim Resort may take planes, trains, and automobiles to arrive to the general area, but all fa...
10/01/2025

ICYMI: Visitors to the Anaheim Resort may take planes, trains, and automobiles to arrive to the general area, but all face the same crucial dilemma of Disneyland transportation when traveling that last mile to the Happiest Place on Earth. Park or walk, take a tram or shuttle bus, Uber or ART? We’ve got your breakdown of the best ways to enter and exit Disneyland, direct from the new Unofficial Guide to Disneyland 2025. https://theugseries.com/41E1pme

Guide with videos to Disneyland transportation options at the Anaheim resort, including parking trams, shuttle buses, and walking.

From January 17th until February 24th, make sure to enjoy our favorite Disney World festival. At EPCOT's International F...
10/01/2025

From January 17th until February 24th, make sure to enjoy our favorite Disney World festival. At EPCOT's International Festival of the Arts, enjoy the arts, a scavenger hunt, music, the best food ever, and much more. Here is our 2024 review of the festival. https://theugseries.com/4iVlwCX

ICYMI: Check out the goodies served at the new Wailulu Bar & Grill at Island Tower at Disney's Polynesian Resort. https:...
09/01/2025

ICYMI: Check out the goodies served at the new Wailulu Bar & Grill at Island Tower at Disney's Polynesian Resort. https://theugseries.com/41LyqNk

Get the Wailulu Bar & Grill menu with our complete Foodie Guide to the new restaurant at Island Tower at Disney's Polynesian Resort.

OUR AUTHORS IN THE NEWS:  Seth Kubersky returns to the Coaster101 podcast to talk Universal Orlando. Listen to the show ...
08/01/2025

OUR AUTHORS IN THE NEWS: Seth Kubersky returns to the Coaster101 podcast to talk Universal Orlando. Listen to the show now!

It’s our first podcast episode of 2025 – so of course, we have to join the discourse of the news that dominated the last few months of 2024 – closed and closing roller coasters. Roller coasters like Scorpion at Busch...

The 2024 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival is over, but here is the recipe if you loved the Boursin Fig & Balsami...
08/01/2025

The 2024 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival is over, but here is the recipe if you loved the Boursin Fig & Balsamic Cheesecake from the Milled & Mulled Global Marketplace. Try it out and post your creations!

Learn how to make the delicious Boursin Fig & Balsamic Cheesecake from the 2024 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival.

BOOK UPDATE: We are listing updates to The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland monthly. Please check back often for the lates...
07/01/2025

BOOK UPDATE: We are listing updates to The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland monthly. Please check back often for the latest information, or subscribe to the Unofficial Guides newsletter to stay up-to-date on all the news for Universal Orlando, as well as Disney parks. https://theugseries.com/3sSRNkT

BOOK UPDATE: We are listing updates to The Unofficial Guide to Universal Orlando monthly. Please check back often for th...
07/01/2025

BOOK UPDATE: We are listing updates to The Unofficial Guide to Universal Orlando monthly. Please check back often for the latest information, or subscribe to the Unofficial Guides newsletter to stay up-to-date on all the news for Universal Orlando, as well as Disney parks. https://theugseries.com/2MDsCRV

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