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    Coming Soon: The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2024

    We are celebrating the upcoming release of The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2024 with a giveaway. Enter for your chance to win a copy of the brand-new book. Find out what’s new in the latest edition, and enter the giveaway below! The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2024 explains how Walt Disney World works and how to

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    The Unofficial Guide to EPCOT’s Italy Pavilion

    Buongiorno! Today we take a look at EPCOT’s Italy Pavilion. Join me on a tour of one of the most-visited pavilions in World Showcase, and enter our GIVEAWAY for an EPCOT passport. The Italy Pavilion opened with the park on October 1, 1982, but it wasn’t officially dedicated until October 14, 1982. The pavilion doesn’t have any rides, so what

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    Disney vs. Disney: Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway

    All aboard for the latest installment in the Unofficial Guide’s ongoing Disney vs. Disney series, in which we see how Disneyland’s newest ride stacks up against the original Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway at Walt Disney World.

  • Where to Watch Wondrous Journeys at Disneyland

    Unofficial Guide to Where to Watch Wondrous Journeys at Disneyland

    The new Wondrous Journeys fireworks and projection show is the best part of the Disney 100 celebration now happening at Disneyland, but where is the best place to watch it from? Read on for our Unofficial Guide to getting the best view of this not-to-be-missed nighttime spectacular.

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    Make Plans to Attend the 2023 Swan and Dolphin Food & Wine Classic

    If you are looking for a street party with unlimited tastings, search no more. The annual Swan and Dolphin Food & Wine Classic returns November 10th through November 11th, from 5:30 until 9 p.m. each day Award-winning restaurants (including the new Rosa Mexicano, set to open this spring) will serve a culinary feast. The event also includes bottomless wine, beer,