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  • Unofficial Guide to Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights 30

    Unofficial Guide to Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights 30

    After a year’s pause thanks to the pandemic, Universal Studios Florida has resurrected Halloween Horror Nights for its 30th year, and we’ve got your complete Unofficial Guide to surviving Orlando’s longest running haunted event.

  • The Unofficial Guide to Avengers Campus Entertainment

    The Unofficial Guide to Avengers Campus Entertainment

    This summer’s debut of Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure brought the new WEB SLINGERS attraction to the Disneyland Resort, but it also brought with it a range of new superhero-inspired shows and interactive encounters. Today, we’re bringing you our Unofficial Guide to Avengers Campus entertainment to help you decide which experiences are Marvel-ous and which ones you can miss.

  • Five Tips for Visiting The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando-2

    Five Tips for Visiting The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando

    In his second post about his recent trip to Universal Orlando, our colleague Ryan Jacobson shares with us five tips for visiting The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. In my prior blog post, Five Tips for a Successful Family Vacation at Universal Orlando, I wrote about my family’s recent stay at the Universal Orlando Resort. I shared five helpful tips

  • Walt Disney World's Hall of Presidents Welcomes President Biden

    Magic Kingdom’s Hall of Presidents Reopens with President Biden

    The Unofficial Guide welcomes the newest animatronic chief executive to one of Walt Disney World’s oldest attractions, as the Magic Kingdom’s Hall of Presidents reopens with the addition of President Biden.

  • Five Tips for a Successful Family Vacation at Universal Orlando

    Five Tips for a Successful Family Vacation at Universal Orlando

    Our colleague Ryan Jacobson shares with us five tips for a successful family vacation at Universal Orlando. Check out his great advice! Before this summer, my wife and I hadn’t been to the Universal Orlando Resort since the early 1990s—which is essentially like saying we’ve never been to Universal Orlando, as so many rides have been replaced. Like so many other families,