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Every year the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival attracts visitors with and without green thumbs, but will children like the annual celebration of flowers and gardens? Liliane Opsomer, coauthor of The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids 2020, is sure they will. She explains how to make it a memorable visit for the entire family. More than

If you’ve been wondering how to make Walt Disney World’s new line-skipping system work for you during an evening at the world’s most popular theme park, worry not, because the Unofficial Guide has your field-tested plan for optimal late-day touring at the Magic Kingdom with Genie+.

In 1952, before Disneyland even opened, Harper Goff, who was part of the artistic team of Walt Disney Studios, included a concept design sketch for a haunted house at Disneyland. Construction of the Haunted Mansion began in 1961. By 1963 the exterior was finished, but ghosts did not move in until August 9, 1969.  The Haunted Mansion, inspired by the

Erin Foster, coauthor of The Unofficial Guide to Disney Cruise Line, shares 10 tips to help you choose a Disney Cruise Line stateroom that is right for you and your family. When you book at a hotel at Walt Disney World, or most other land-based destinations, you don’t know which room you’ll be staying in until you arrive on site—within

Central Florida’s newest theme park is now open, and we’ve got your Unofficial Guide to visiting Peppa Pig Theme Park at the Legoland Florida Resort.