The Unofficial Guides

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.

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!

BLOG: Best Ways to Rope Drop Epic Universe
09/03/2026

BLOG: Best Ways to Rope Drop Epic Universe

BLOG: Fast & Furious: Supercharged Falls as Hollywood Drift Rises at Universal Studios Florida
08/20/2026

BLOG: Fast & Furious: Supercharged Falls as Hollywood Drift Rises at Universal Studios Florida

08/18/2026

Rooms at Helios Grand aren’t as large or luxurious as those at some other Signature Loews Hotels at Universal Orlando Resort but they are well-appointed with high-tech features, and the park view into is priceless! As an added perk you can be the first inside Battle at the Ministry during early park admission.

NEW RELEASE: The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2027 is out TODAY!
08/18/2026

NEW RELEASE: The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2027 is out TODAY!

08/18/2026

Want to be one of the very first guests inside each morning? Guests of the Loews Hotels Helios Grand get to scan in and line up inside Celestial Park up to 45 minutes before early park admission begins, giving a big head start at the Ministry of Magic ride. Universal Orlando Resort

Spooky new props have appeared all around Universal Studios Florida! Are you excited for Halloween Horror Nights to begi...
08/11/2026

Spooky new props have appeared all around Universal Studios Florida! Are you excited for Halloween Horror Nights to begin?

BOOK UPDATE: We list updates to The Unofficial Guide to Universal Orlando monthly. Please check back often for the lates...
08/10/2026

BOOK UPDATE: We list updates to The Unofficial Guide 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 and Disney parks.

BLOG: End Your Epic Universe Day with a Celestial Goodnight
08/06/2026

BLOG: End Your Epic Universe Day with a Celestial Goodnight

BOOK UPDATE: We are listing updates to The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland monthly. Please check back often for the lates...
08/04/2026

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.

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