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Summary: A MUST HAVE, THIS IS THE ONE TO BUY!!
Review: This book was an excellent source in planning my disney vacation. Just reading it made me want to be at disney world!!
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Summary: Great Disney World resource
Review: This book was right up my alley since I'm very much a "planner". There were great tips on when to go where and what to stay away from, although I did think it was lacking in detailed hotel information. The reviews on the rides were accurate and saved us much time standing in line.
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Summary: Informative to a point.
Review: I think this guide is a good starting point when obtaining information regarding a Walt Disney World trip. however I feel it could use more information on places to eat outside of Disney World. Also I would like to see more information on what to pack, sun screen use and the like. It rains alot in Disney and the sun gets so hot that it can be unbearable to walk barefoot at the water attractions. Most important use a strong sun screen and try to avoid the hours with the strongest sun rays atleast at the water parks and beaches.
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Summary: A must-have for first-timers
Review: This was my family's first trip to Florida and we had only two (full) days to spend at DisneyWorld. The maps, in the back of this book, were a lifesaver. We followed them almost to a T and had minimal waits in line at Magic Kingdom. We also checked out the complex's hotels and, after reading about each one, easily planned our next Florida trip for Oct 2001. This book made an otherwise anxious trip into a calm & fun adventure. You'd think we were Disney veterans! p.s. please don't take infants/toddlers. It's horribly unfair to them! Even my 6yo commented on how miserable & sad the babies were...not to mention the frustrated moms...
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Summary: Take it from a local - you need this book
Review: This is the book we always tell visitors to Central Florida to get. I know that the advice sounds unbelievably regimented, but if you visit the theme parks in the summer, you will be unbelievably grateful for the author's touring plans. If you go any other time of year, you'll still get your money's worth: read it for a great overview of what the parks have to offer and how to get the most out of them. And a final piece of advice: do as the author says when he says "go early" and "wear comfortable shoes"!
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Summary: Absolutely A MUST HAVE
Review: Thia Guide to WDW has everything you need! Don't go without it! It's wonderful
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Summary: A MUST READ for all visiting WDW
Review: I originally received this book in 1997 as a "Good luck in Disney with a 3 year old" gift. A friend of mine, who thought I was insane by taking my 3yo alone, gave it to me. She figured if I was going to go, hopefully this will help me come back alive. It has since become my bible for any information I need regarding "the World". My partner and I just returned from a four day trip. Two adults and none of our 4 children (combo of step and bio kids) were on this trip. We are taking the kids in July and wanted to enjoy and explore WDW through the eyes of adults. I broke out with the old version of the book (and have since bought the new one) and started going over the "Touring Plan for Adults travelling without small children" whereever I could find one in the book. These worked wonderfully. We took full advantage of early entry days and were done with all the attractions we wanted to see without the little ones by 12 or 2pm depending on which park. The rest of the day was ours to enjoy. The longest we waited on line was at 6pm in Epcot for Test Track only because the line broke down 3 times during our wait. I imagined many of the restaurants remained the same, so we reveiwed these together and made selections based on location, price, and the book's recommendation of the food. This worked like a charm for us. We were able to time dinner with the closing of parks and firework shows, parades, etc. I am a planner. I love to know what I am doing each moment. With WDW you have to plan ahead. To just go on a "whim" and dawdle from attraction to attraction will certainly leave some unhappy members in your party as the book suggests. My partner does not like to plan. She hates it actually. I wrote up the plans with the option to followor not. Taken directly from the book almost verbatim. She agreed to follow it the first day with me and if not happy, we will burn the book for the return trip and figure another way to do this. She was so impressed with my notes from the book's tips, that she swears by this book now as well. Many people at the parks were confused, disoriented, and pretty much grumpy (not just the dwarf). As for us, we were singing "Zip a dee doo da" all over the place, dancing and singing like two kids, and making up never before recorded versions of It's a Small World in our own made up gibberish...:o) If you are going, get the book! From hotels inside and outside of WDW, to restaurants, to Orlando atractions, to what time to go on what ride, this book has it all. And I love that it is not "Disney biased". These are real impartial people, not Disney employees, giving facts, not all fluff.
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Summary: Very good i suggest you read it!
Review: I found it really good but you need to add stuff about the U.C.A cheerleading nationals in the indiana jones temple of doom and the wide world of sports.We cheerleaders need a little bit of recognition cause well you need to talk about it!So please write about some of what i talked about.
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Summary: The Ultimate Guide to the Ultimate Vacation
Review: In my family, we're compulsive researchers. When we planned our first trip to WDW, I assumed full research responsibilities. I skimmed more than 40 guides, checked out websites and usenet, telephoned Disney information many times, and drove our travel agent crazy. Very late in the game, after our reservations were already made, I discovered this guide by chance on the shelves of our local bookstore (it had been out of stock on my previous visits, and I hadn't heard anything about it, so I didn't worry). I picked up the book and realized, over the next half hour or so, that I could've skipped the 40 other books, most of the websites, and the travel agent. Information it took me forever to discover was clearly delineated. Information I never thought I'd need was there, too, with explanations of why I needed it. And, as an added bonus, it was fun to read and very funny; it avoided most of the usual pitfalls of travel writing and guidebook style. This was the first source that authoritatively explained what early entry was and how it could effect our touring. This was the first source that provided actual statistics based on populations - most of the guidebooks' ratings were based solely on author preference, or, at best, the author and his family. This was the first source that was honest about things like food (it really is horrible to try to eat there, folks). And so on. This book made our vacation much easier and much, much, much more fun than it could have been otherwise. Disney World is the ultimate high-stress, high-demand, high-reward vacation. The park is a wonderful, thrilling, truly magical place. But you spend lots of money to get there, you work very hard once you're in the park, and every member of the party has detailed fantasies and expectations - all different. It's a recipe for disaster for the unprepared. Many times in the park, as we saw parents and kids in screaming arguments, chidren throwing tantrums or sobbing miserably, couples elaborately not speaking to each other, and grim faces on 50% of the visitors, we wished everyone had read this book.
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Summary: Much ado about very little.
Review: Lots of folks seem to like this guide. I feel like the only person who sees the Emperor is naked. The tiny type is nearly impossible to read. The layout makes searching for what you want, a nightmare. The maps and charts are confusing. There are grotesquely misfigured, and often naked, caricatures littered throughout. The touring "tips" are just common sense, now turned common knowledge. The attractions ratings use elaborate, confusing, unnecessary age grouped star systems, that could easily have been presented as a single rating of age preference. The Unofficial Guide to WDW gives too much information about each ride, possibly spoiling the enchanting experience for new visitors. Yet, it doesn't give any meaningful information regarding vacation planning. The hotel and restaurant reviews are a joke. There was a time when this guide was the undisputed champ. With so many outstanding competing guides, that time is long past.
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