diff --git a/crates/bevy_diagnostic/src/log_diagnostics_plugin.rs b/crates/bevy_diagnostic/src/log_diagnostics_plugin.rs
index 571b050a1d877..507156c0fc997 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_diagnostic/src/log_diagnostics_plugin.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_diagnostic/src/log_diagnostics_plugin.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,11 @@ impl LogDiagnosticsPlugin {
     ) {
         if state.timer.tick(time.delta()).finished() {
             if let Some(ref filter) = state.filter {
-                for diagnostic in filter.iter().map(|id| diagnostics.get(*id).unwrap()) {
+                for diagnostic in filter.iter().map(|id| {
+                    diagnostics
+                        .get(*id)
+                        .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("Could not find diagnostic with id {:?}", id))
+                }) {
                     Self::log_diagnostic(diagnostic);
                 }
             } else {
@@ -105,7 +109,11 @@ impl LogDiagnosticsPlugin {
     ) {
         if state.timer.tick(time.delta()).finished() {
             if let Some(ref filter) = state.filter {
-                for diagnostic in filter.iter().map(|id| diagnostics.get(*id).unwrap()) {
+                for diagnostic in filter.iter().map(|id| {
+                    diagnostics
+                        .get(*id)
+                        .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("Could not find diagnostic with id {:?}", id))
+                }) {
                     debug!("{:#?}\n", diagnostic);
                 }
             } else {
diff --git a/crates/bevy_scene/src/command.rs b/crates/bevy_scene/src/command.rs
index aef43a2e7f0d0..87e0e4be79d8a 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_scene/src/command.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_scene/src/command.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ pub struct SpawnScene {
 
 impl Command for SpawnScene {
     fn write(self, world: &mut World) {
-        let mut spawner = world.get_resource_mut::<SceneSpawner>().unwrap();
+        let mut spawner = world
+            .get_resource_mut::<SceneSpawner>()
+            .expect("Could not get `SceneSpawner` resource in the `World`.  Did you forget to add `ScenePlugin` to your `App`?");
         spawner.spawn(self.scene_handle);
     }
 }
@@ -36,7 +38,9 @@ pub struct SpawnSceneAsChild {
 
 impl Command for SpawnSceneAsChild {
     fn write(self, world: &mut World) {
-        let mut spawner = world.get_resource_mut::<SceneSpawner>().unwrap();
+        let mut spawner = world
+            .get_resource_mut::<SceneSpawner>()
+            .expect("Could not get `SceneSpawner` resource from the `World`. Did you forget to add `ScenePlugin` to your `App`?");
         spawner.spawn_as_child(self.scene_handle, self.parent);
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_scene/src/dynamic_scene.rs b/crates/bevy_scene/src/dynamic_scene.rs
index ad0d36fb0d0c0..fb1e01193ad76 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_scene/src/dynamic_scene.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_scene/src/dynamic_scene.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@ impl DynamicScene {
                 let reflect_component = world
                     .components()
                     .get_info(component_id)
-                    .and_then(|info| type_registry.get(info.type_id().unwrap()))
+                    .and_then(|info| {
+                        type_registry.get(info.type_id().unwrap_or_else(|| {
+                            panic!("Component {:?} has no `type_id`", info.name())
+                        }))
+                    })
                     .and_then(|registration| registration.data::<ReflectComponent>());
                 if let Some(reflect_component) = reflect_component {
                     for (i, entity) in archetype.entities().iter().enumerate() {
@@ -79,7 +83,10 @@ impl DynamicScene {
         world: &mut World,
         entity_map: &mut EntityMap,
     ) -> Result<(), SceneSpawnError> {
-        let registry = world.get_resource::<TypeRegistryArc>().unwrap().clone();
+        let registry = world
+            .get_resource::<TypeRegistryArc>()
+            .expect("Could not get `TypeRegistryArc` resource from the `World`. Did you forget to add `ScenePlugin` to your `App`?")
+            .clone();
         let type_registry = registry.read();
 
         for scene_entity in &self.entities {
@@ -122,7 +129,7 @@ impl DynamicScene {
             if let Some(map_entities_reflect) = registration.data::<ReflectMapEntities>() {
                 map_entities_reflect
                     .map_entities(world, entity_map)
-                    .unwrap();
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|err| panic!("Error mapping entities to world: `{}`", err));
             }
         }
 
@@ -148,5 +155,5 @@ where
     let mut buf = Vec::new();
     let mut ron_serializer = ron::ser::Serializer::new(&mut buf, Some(pretty_config), false)?;
     serialize.serialize(&mut ron_serializer)?;
-    Ok(String::from_utf8(buf).unwrap())
+    Ok(String::from_utf8(buf).expect("Could not convert serialized ron to UTF-8 string"))
 }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_scene/src/scene_loader.rs b/crates/bevy_scene/src/scene_loader.rs
index be8286c95414e..20f0d47e34dd4 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_scene/src/scene_loader.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_scene/src/scene_loader.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ pub struct SceneLoader {
 
 impl FromWorld for SceneLoader {
     fn from_world(world: &mut World) -> Self {
-        let type_registry = world.get_resource::<TypeRegistryArc>().unwrap();
+        let type_registry = world
+            .get_resource::<TypeRegistryArc>()
+            .expect("Could not get `TypeRegistryArc` resource from the `World`. Did you forget to add `ScenePlugin` to your `App`?");
         SceneLoader {
             type_registry: (*type_registry).clone(),
         }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_scene/src/scene_spawner.rs b/crates/bevy_scene/src/scene_spawner.rs
index 20962f9fb2130..11357b24f5baa 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_scene/src/scene_spawner.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_scene/src/scene_spawner.rs
@@ -144,7 +144,10 @@ impl SceneSpawner {
         let mut instance_info = InstanceInfo {
             entity_map: EntityMap::default(),
         };
-        let type_registry = world.get_resource::<TypeRegistryArc>().unwrap().clone();
+        let type_registry = world
+            .get_resource::<TypeRegistryArc>()
+            .expect("Could not get `TypeRegistryArc` from the `World`. Did you forget to add `ScenePlugin` to your `App`?")
+            .clone();
         let type_registry = type_registry.read();
         world.resource_scope(|world, scenes: Mut<Assets<Scene>>| {
             let scene =
@@ -168,7 +171,9 @@ impl SceneSpawner {
                             .expect("component_ids in archetypes should have ComponentInfo");
 
                         let reflect_component = type_registry
-                            .get(component_info.type_id().unwrap())
+                            .get(component_info.type_id().unwrap_or_else(|| {
+                                panic!("Component {:?} has no `type_id`", component_info.name())
+                            }))
                             .ok_or_else(|| SceneSpawnError::UnregisteredType {
                                 type_name: component_info.name().to_string(),
                             })
@@ -192,7 +197,7 @@ impl SceneSpawner {
                 if let Some(map_entities_reflect) = registration.data::<ReflectMapEntities>() {
                     map_entities_reflect
                         .map_entities(world, &instance_info.entity_map)
-                        .unwrap();
+                        .unwrap_or_else(|err| panic!("Error mapping entities to world: `{}`", err));
                 }
             }
             self.spawned_instances.insert(instance_id, instance_info);
@@ -313,7 +318,7 @@ pub fn scene_spawner_system(world: &mut World) {
     world.resource_scope(|world, mut scene_spawner: Mut<SceneSpawner>| {
         let scene_asset_events = world
             .get_resource::<Events<AssetEvent<DynamicScene>>>()
-            .unwrap();
+            .expect("Could not get `Events<AssetEvent<DynamicScene>>` resource from the `World`. Did you forget to add `ScenePlugin` to your `App`?");
 
         let mut updated_spawned_scenes = Vec::new();
         let scene_spawner = &mut *scene_spawner;
@@ -328,13 +333,15 @@ pub fn scene_spawner_system(world: &mut World) {
             }
         }
 
-        scene_spawner.despawn_queued_scenes(world).unwrap();
+        scene_spawner
+            .despawn_queued_scenes(world)
+            .expect("Failed to despawn queued scenes");
         scene_spawner
             .spawn_queued_scenes(world)
             .unwrap_or_else(|err| panic!("{}", err));
         scene_spawner
             .update_spawned_scenes(world, &updated_spawned_scenes)
-            .unwrap();
+            .expect("Failed to update spawned scenes");
         scene_spawner.set_scene_instance_parent_sync(world);
     });
 }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_window/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_window/src/lib.rs
index a63ca57a96b7d..8629d9366d69f 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_window/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_window/src/lib.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ impl Plugin for WindowPlugin {
             let mut create_window_event = app
                 .world
                 .get_resource_mut::<Events<CreateWindow>>()
-                .unwrap();
+                .expect("Could not find `Events<CreateWindow>` resource in the `World`.");
             create_window_event.send(CreateWindow {
                 id: WindowId::primary(),
                 descriptor: window_descriptor,