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The Unofficial Guides Top indie travel books to some favorite family destinations since 1982. Save time & money with our outspoken advice. An imprint of AdventureKEEN.

For more than three decades, The Unofficial Guides have claimed the #1 spot as the best-selling independent guides to Walt Disney World and Las Vegas. Likewise, The Unofficial Guide series and its authors have won many awards for journalistic excellence. The Unofficial Guide™ books are different from other guidebooks as they cater to a specific market: take-charge travelers who place a premium on advance research, planning, and saving time. Contrasted to other guides that are written and produced as one-size-fits-all books, The Unofficial Guides succeed by incorporating the tastes, preferences, and opinions of this carefully defined target market — the individual who will most likely plan and lead the family vacation — and are built upon the data compiled by an organization with extensive training and experience in research design as well as primary data collection and analysis. The Unofficial Guide research is known and respected in both the travel industry and academe, having been cited by such diverse media as USA Today, The Orlando Sentinel, New York Times, Dallas Morning News, Travel Weekly, London Observer, Financial Times, Bottom Line, Money, the BBC, the Travel Channel, CNN, and Fox News. The Unofficial Guide™ series brings highly-technical and analytical data analysis to the world’s most complex destinations. The books are built to help anyone master such colorful vacation spots as Las Vegas, Disney World, Universal Orlando, Disneyland and Washington D.C.

2027 BOOK UPDATE: We are listing updates to The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland monthly. Please check back often for the ...
10/09/2026

2027 BOOK UPDATE: We are listing updates to The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland monthly. Please check back often for the latest information, or subscribe to the Unofficial Guides newsletter to stay up-to-date on all the news for Disney parks.

OUR AUTHOR IN THE NEWS: Seth Kubersky was on the Notably Disney podcast with host Brett Nachman, talking about The Unoff...
10/08/2026

OUR AUTHOR IN THE NEWS: Seth Kubersky was on the Notably Disney podcast with host Brett Nachman, talking about The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland 2027 edition and why 2027 is a great year to check it out. Link in the comments.

BLOG: Universal Orlando Halloween Horror Nights 35: Stay & Scream Step-by-Step Survival Guide
10/01/2026

BLOG: Universal Orlando Halloween Horror Nights 35: Stay & Scream Step-by-Step Survival Guide

10/01/2026

Don’t miss the unadvertised jazz performances inside the Parisian Wizarding World at , it’s one of the most underrated entertainments on Universal Orlando Resort property!

NEW RELEASE: Unofficial Guide to Disneyland 2027 is out TODAY!
09/22/2026

NEW RELEASE: Unofficial Guide to Disneyland 2027 is out TODAY!

09/18/2026

Weeks after closing because of accidental damage during maintenance, Skull Island Reign of Kong at Universal Orlando Resort reopened today as a “modified experience” with a big black curtain covering its climactic Kong animatronic. Also, single rider has been permanently removed. No word on when it might be repaired, but we do not recommend waiting more than 15 minutes for this version.

BLOG: New Menu Items and Policies at Universal Orlando's Bar Helios
09/17/2026

BLOG: New Menu Items and Policies at Universal Orlando's Bar Helios

09/16/2026

The Magic of Disney Animation has returned to at Walt Disney World featuring a new version of Animation Academy with an animatronic Olaf! Check out all the details in an upcoming blog post.

BOOK UPDATES: We are listing updates to The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland and to Universal Orlando monthly. Please chec...
09/16/2026

BOOK UPDATES: We are listing updates to The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland and to Universal Orlando monthly. Please check back often for the latest information, or subscribe to the Unofficial Guides newsletter to stay up-to-date on all the news for Universal Orlando, as well as Disney parks.

This year’s new   system at Halloween Horror Nights Orlando is a huge game-changer! Between 2-4pm I was able to do Jack ...
09/10/2026

This year’s new system at Halloween Horror Nights Orlando is a huge game-changer! Between 2-4pm I was able to do Jack & Oddfellow once, Stranger Things 5 twice, and Hellraiser thee times! Now I’m waiting for Sinners to open at 5:15 since Ozzy already has the longest line. At this rate I may be home by midnight!

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