The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2009 (Unofficial Guides Series) by Bob Sehlinger, Len Testa (With)

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More than 4 million copies sold! This series is the only one that offers evaluations based on reader surveys and critiques, compiled by a team of unbiased inspectors.

• Hotels, attractions, and restaurants in all price categories

• Extensive information on shopping, nightlife, and sports

• Easy-to-use, two-color design

• Detailed, 2-color maps

From the publishers of The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World

"A Tourist's Best Friend!"
—Chicago Sun-Times

"Indispensable"
—The New York Times

Five Great Features and Benefits offered ONLY by The Unofficial Guide:

  1. Exclusively patented, field-tested touring plans that save as much as four hours of standing in line in a single day

  2. Tips, advice, and opinions from hundreds of Walt Disney World guests in their own words

  3. Almost 250 hotels rated and ranked for quality and value, including the top non-Disney hotels for families

  4. A complete Dining Guide with ratings and reviews of all Walt Disney World restaurants, plus extensive alternatives for dining deals outside the World

  5. Every attraction rated and ranked for each age group; extensive, objective, head-to-head comparisons of the Disney and Universal theme parks

Susan Belsky - Library Journal

Reading this massive guidebook to Walt Disney World may take as long as actually visiting the theme park. "Your book reads like the operations plan for an amphibious landing," wrote one quoted reader. The highlights of this tome are the touring plans, which are developed by a computer program calculating average waiting times, ride duration, and time of day, among other factors. These plans help to avoid the "joy" of lengthy lines and crowds during the hottest part of the day. There is extremely detailed information on accommodations, including which rooms to avoid. Restaurant reviews include typical menu items and prices and most crowded times. Wondering whether a small child will be frightened by Snow White's Scary Adventures? Will Expedition Everest make Dad wish he had passed on the chili dog? Don't worry; each attraction is analyzed for fright factor and motion sickness potential. "Unofficial" means that the authors can offer critical assessments of ticket plans and attractions and can also include hotels and restaurants outside of Disney property. Sea World and Universal Studios nearby are also reviewed here thoroughly. Recommended for all public libraries.

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Start here FIRST!by Sunruner

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July 04, 2009: I booked my Disney vacation and then a friend recommended this book, so I picked it up. I wish I had done it the other way around. This book gave all kinds of information that would have helped when I was making my reservations. This book has a good amount about everything you can think of and in an easy to use format.

You can read the book straight through or use it as a reference book. The chapters are divided in topics that make it easy to find the information you need. There is information about staying on the Disney Resort or off with the pros and cons of each. There's information about transportation around the resort. There are descriptions and price information about all the restaurants to aid in making your reservations. (Yes, MAKE the reservations as soon as you're able to do so.) There are park maps with "touring plans" to make sure you hit the things you want to hit in the time frame you have. We didn't use the touring plans as much as the information about the best times to hit the certain rides and made up our own plans.

If you are thinking of going to Disney World, or know someone that is, START here. You'll be glad you did.

disney world must!by coreenn

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June 29, 2009: This book is great; along with the website. I'm very glad I got it so far in advance because I think now with small ones we will have a more relaxed stay.


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