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The Food & Wine Classic is back, and you don’t want to miss the more than 20 food stations featuring mouth-watering tastings and 100 beverage options from around the world. The Food & Wine Classic will be held at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin on Friday, October 29th, and Saturday, October 30th, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Participating restaurants

Even we at the Unofficial Guide occasionally experience a theme park fail, but our early-morning loss is your gain, thanks to these updated tips on how NOT to experience rope drop at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

An Asian-American favorite side dish launches the Unofficial Guide’s new series on Best $6 Disney Snacks, as we take a look at (and taste of) Yak & Yeti’s Chicken Fried Rice at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.

The Smithsonian and other Washington, D.C., museums are open right now, and our nation’s capital is looking forward to welcoming visitors back. Here’s a list of the new hours and links to the websites for those that require advance ticketing. The Hirshhorn’s Sculpture Garden is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., while the plaza and building remain closed. For more

UPDATED 6/15/2021 — The COVID-19 novel coronavirus that began in Asia spread to America, and was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Now that most capacity and safety restrictions at theme parks have been rescinded, this will be the final update to The Unofficial Guides’ round-up of information about park closures, reopenings, and other effects of