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Cirque du Soleil’s new show, Drawn to Life, is a not-to-be missed performance when visiting Walt Disney World. Held at the Cirque du Soleil Theater at Disney Springs, it is the first synergy between Cirque du Soleil, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Walt Disney Imagineering. Even though it is inspired by Disney’s animated movie, an original score was written for

After an absence of over two years, Disneyland’s fan-favorite nighttime spectacular Fantasmic! returned on May 28, just in time to celebrate its 30th anniversary. With the show’s long-awaited return have come large crowds of guests eager to see it, so today we’re bringing you our top tips for experiencing Fantasmic!, direct from the upcoming Unofficial Guide to Disneyland 2023.

EPCOT’s Space-themed Restaurant 220 is the latest upscale restaurant at Walt Disney World and reviews are mixed.  While I agree that the food is less exciting than I expected it is definitively quite a few step above many other eateries.  The true problem here is that for a family (a couple, or even a single person) to go dine at

The long-awaited Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind roller coaster opened May 27, at EPCOT’s World Discovery — and it is the new super-headliner attraction in the park.  ABOUT THE RIDEYour adventure begins in the Galaxarium, also known as the queue to the ride vehicle. As the queue winds its way along, you pass the Xandar Gallery. The aim here is

Seth Kubersky, coauthor of The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland, shares with us the differences between Genie+ and Lightning Lane at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. Although the line-skipping services at Disneyland and Walt Disney World share the same name, there are some subtle operational differences that we feel make Genie+ a far superior experience in Anaheim than in Orlando. The