I went to my favorite Halloween theme park events sober. They were even scarier — and more fun.

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Terri Peters holding a mocktail in front of a studded coffin and wearing a white tank top.
The author enjoyed attending Halloween events while sober and found them even more scary.

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My family of 6 spent full days at Disney for $2,677 and Universal for $1,190. The latter was better in some huge ways.

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Author Daryl Austin and his kids smiling in matching Mickey shirts at Pixar Pier in front of Mickey ferris wheel and rides
My family loves Disneyland but we've found more value at Universal Studios Hollywood.

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I'm waiting out Hurricane Milton in a Universal Studios hotel with my daughters. We're not scared.

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A mother with her two young daughters outside an arcade in a hotel.
Allison Gilgenbach is hunkering down ahead of the hurricane with daughters Reagan, 11 (far left) and 8-year-old Reagan.

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How my family of 3 spent $2,855 for a single day at Universal Hollywood — and what we'll do differently next time

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Author Amanda Adler smiling with her husband and son at Nintendo World
My family had a great time in Super Nintendo World.

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The mass IT outage is disrupting Disney and other theme parks during the height of summer tourist season

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Guests gather outside of Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.

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