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    The Unofficial Guide on How to Choose a Disney Character Meal

    Liliane Opsomer, coauthor of The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids, shares with us The Unofficial Guide on how to choose a Disney character meal. Character meals are bustling affairs held in the hotels’ or theme parks’ largest full-service restaurants. Character breakfasts offer a fixed menu served individually, family-style, or on a buffet. The typical breakfast includes scrambled eggs;

  • Disney's Best Worst Silly Symphony Swings

    Disney’s Best Worst: Silly Symphony Swings at DCA

    A few of the Disneyland Resort’s least impressive attractions have still managed to win a place in our hearts, and today we continue our look at Disney’s Best Worst Rides by taking a spin on the Silly Symphony Swings.

  • Goofy's Sky School at Disney California Adventure

    Disney’s Best Worst: Goofy’s Sky School at DCA

    Not every theme park attraction can be a five-star E-Ticket. Along with their all-time classics, Disney has also produced some duds that are still inexplicably close to our hearts. Today, we kick off a new series about Disney’s best worst rides, starting with Goofy’s Sky School, a low-rated attraction at Disney California Adventure’s Paradise Gardens Park that we somehow still

  • Why You Should Consider Coronado Springs for Your Next Disney World Vacation

    Why You Should Consider Coronado Springs for Your Next Disney World Vacation

    Coronado Springs Resort, Disney’s only mid-priced property, is located near Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Inspired by northern Mexico and the American Southwest, the resort is divided into separate themed areas. The two- and three-story Ranchos call to mind Southwestern cattle ranches, while the two-story Cabanas are modeled after Mexican beach resorts. The multistoried Casitas embody elements of Spanish architecture found in Mexico’s great cities.  Disney’s most recent

  • 5 Things You Must Bring to Universal's HHN31

    Five Things You Must Bring to Halloween Horror Nights 31 at Universal Orlando

    Universal Orlando says you should “never go alone” to their signature haunted event, so we’ve got your Unofficial Guide to five things that you simply must bring when attending Halloween Horror Nights 31.