Product Description

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

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1046 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 864 pages

From the Back Cover

"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 New color section with practical information for your trip

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

Sample Rating

Expedition Everest (FASTPASS) ★★★★1/2

Appeal by Age Preschool — Grade School ★★★★1/2 Teens ★★★★ Young Adults ★★★★1/2 Over 30 ★★★★1/2 Seniors ★★★★1/2

What it is High-speed, outdoor roller coaster through Nepalese mountain village. Scope and scale Super headliner. When to go Before 9:30 a.m. or after 4 p.m., or use FASTPASS. Special comments Contains some of the park's most stunning visual elements. Authors' rating ★★★★1/2. Average wait in line per 100 people ahead of you Just under 4 minutes (assumes 2 tracks operating). Loading speed Moderate–fast.

Customer Reviews

Better than last year's, but still very negative...
This year's book didn't have as many mistakes as last year's, but it's still very negative. Does the author even like Walt Disney World? Also, I couldn't disagree more about his opinion to avoid the Magic Kingdom's Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party. I've gone several times and usually it's really crowded on Friday's and the weekend's, because more locals go. I also disagree about avoiding the park that has evening Extra Magic Hours! I have found that, yes, the park is very crowded before the Extra Magic Hours begin, but once they begin the crowd thins out. It also says that there are only a few attractions that are open. That's just not true. There's a list of what attractions are open for the morning and evening Extra Magic Hours on the Disney site.
He does have a lot of useful information, but his book is not the best out there! The best would be, in my opinion, the passporter books. The authors go to Walt Disney World at least a few times a month. I've never found any mistakes in their books.

Great for Information Junkies
If you are the type of traveler that likes to have loads of details about your trip, this is the book for you. It has the most extensive info about all the Orlando parks, hotels, resorts, rides, restaurants etc. It is invaluable for planning a Disney vacation. I have been reading it for days and keep finding new interesting tips and tidbits. Enjoy!

Great Resource
Very powerful planning tool that gives unbiased insight into the parks. Especially powerful when coupled with the access to touringplans.com given when purchasing this book!