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  • 5 Unofficial Tips for Visiting the 2023 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival

    Five Unofficial Tips for Visiting the 2023 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival

    Walt Disney World’s seminal seasonal snacking extravaganza has returned earlier than ever, and the Unofficial Guide has your top five survival tips for enjoying the 2023 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival. The 2023 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival kicked off this year at Walt Disney World on July 27th and will run daily all the way through November

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    Giveaway: The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland 2024

    We are excited to publish the new edition of The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland 2024. We are celebrating with a giveaway. Enter for your chance to win one copy of the book. Find out more about the new edition and enter our giveaway at the end of this blog. Good luck! How do some guests get on the big, new

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    The Unofficial Guide to the Germany Pavilion at EPCOT

    Hallo und guten Tag! Today we take a look at EPCOT’s Germany Pavilion. Join me on a tour of the pavilion offering architecture from a cross section of Germany’s regions. The pavilion, which opened with the park on October 1, 1982, is located between China and Italy. The main square is lined with cobblestones. Its centerpiece is a fountain topped

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    Disney vs. Disney: Peter Pan’s Flight

    Peter Pan’s Flight is one of the foundational Disney dark rides, with a version found in nearly every Magic Kingdom-style park around the world, but sharing the same name on the marquee doesn’t mean they offer the same experiences inside. Today’s Disney vs. Disney takes off for Neverland with a side-by-side comparison of Peter Pan’s Flight at Disneyland in California

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    Candlewood Suites Lake Buena Vista: A Review

    Locating a hotel is critical to planning for any Walt Disney World vacation. The basic question is whether to stay at a hotel located inside Disney World (“on-site”) or not (“off-site”). Today we are looking at Candlewood Suites Lake Buena Vista, an off-site property 4 miles away from all four Walt Disney World parks. Meals are less expensive, and rooming