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This Labor Day weekend, Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant is home to the 7th annual Great Irish Hooley. The mission of an Irish Hooley is to promote Irish music and culture, and Raglan certainly excels in doing so. Nine Irish bands and the new Raglan Road Irish Dance Troupe will provide traditional Irish entertainment on different stages. All weekend long,

In this week’s post, Bob Sehlinger and Len Testa, authors of The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World, discuss the many wild and amazing Central Florida Roller Coasters. If you go to a party where folks are discussing Immelmanns, heartline rolls, dive loops, and LIM launchers, don’t mistake the guests for fighter pilots. Rather, you’ll be among the intelligentsia of

Touring Walt Disney World requires lots of research. Bob Sehlinger, coauthor of The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World, shares with us his tips and suggestions. Many visitors don’t have six days to devote to Disney. Some are en route to other destinations or may wish to sample additional Central Florida attractions. For these visitors, efficient touring is a must.

Len Testa, coauthor of The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World, reviews the Polynesian Bungalows. The Polynesian’s two-bedroom Pago Pago bungalows sit in front of the Hawaii, Tokelau, and Moorea buildings. They’re connected to land by a wooden walkway. The bungalows offer stunning views of the Magic Kingdom fireworks and of Seven Seas Lagoon and its nightly Electrical Water Pageant.

On her second Disney river cruise, Erin Foster, coauthor of The Unofficial Guide to Disney Cruise Line, sailed the Rhine River on the beautiful AmaKristina. Here is her report on dining! Rather than working through the oceangoing Disney Cruise Line, Disney river cruises are run by the smaller Adventures by Disney luxury travel arm of the company, using vessels contracted through