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Title: The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2003 by Bob Sehlinger ISBN: 0-7645-6604-0 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 15 August, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.46 (185 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: This comprehensive guide helped me save hundreds of dollars!
Comment: For some families a trip to Walt Disney World is an annual ritual, for others it is a one-time rite of passage. For all who go, it is a big-ticket vacation destination with seemingly limitless choices of lodging, attractions, dining, and entertainment. This encyclopedic guide provides you with all the information you need to make the most of your time and money. Their recommendations are based on their own staff's experience as well as surveys of Disney vacationers and Unofficial Guide readers.
I wish I could give more than five stars to the vacation planning chapters of the book. Monthly attendance data plus subjective pros and cons of visiting during each season helped us decide when to go; detailed reviews of hotels within and outside the "World" helped us decide where to stay; an outline of all the available ticketing options helped us determine what sort of park admission to buy. All in all we saved hundreds of dollars - and planned a more suitable vacation for our family - as compared to following the advice of friends and co-workers.
The chapters pertaining to each park rate four to five stars. Each ride, show, or attraction is described in detail and given a star rating for each of several age groups. Careful attention is paid to factors affecting how long you will wait in line. The author provides touring plans designed to get you to as many of the "best" attractions as possible with the least amount of waiting in line; 1-day and 2-day touring plans for families with and without young children are provided for the Magic Kingdom. Occasionally the reviews are a bit idiosyncratic but on the whole they let you know what not to miss - and what to pass up with no regrets. The guide also includes chapters on Universal Orlando and Sea World.
The chapters reviewing Disney dining deserve four stars. Again, the coverage is vast and detailed, with reviews not only of restaurants in and out of the "World" but even of counter-service (i.e., fast food) within the "World." You will either shake your head and roll your eyes at the hints for landing a breakfast reservation at Cinderella's Royal Table, or you will rush to synchronize your clocks with Disney reservation center time and start warming up your dialing fingers. I agree with other reviewers that the restaurant reviews are overly harsh and discount the extent to which a sit-down meal in some Disney restaurants can be an attraction unto itself. There is also no index to table-service restaurants in each park.
This guide contains far more information than any one traveler is going to need, and at least some of it will seem like common sense - but one person's common sense is another's startling revelation. As with any guidebook some information will be out of date; some specific issues noted by prior reviewers have been corrected in the 2003 edition. If you are a true believer in Disney magic you might not like the blunt tone of the author's remarks. However, if you are a Disney skeptic, a novice, or simply a vacationer trying to get the most out of a big-deal vacation, the Unofficial Guide is an excellent resource.
Rating: 5
Summary: Absolutely Essential for Your Sanity
Comment: I haven't read the latest edition, but I just returned (as of 5 days ago) from Disney World with a well-worn version of the previous edition. Every review from hotel, to age appropriateness, to rides and inside secrets proved its weight in gold. Each ride was described in detail, included any warnings (motion sickness, frightening aspects, etc.), a star rating guide for a variety of age groups (preschool, grade school, teens, adults, seniors), along with an overall review and letters from readers. The rides and attractions ratings were dead-on accurate and when we doubted a warning from the book and went anyway, we soon regretted it. Conversely, all of the recommendations were highlights of our trip. Restaurants were rated by overall value, price, service, and food quality. While they seemed a little on the harsh side (we loved the Cinderella Castle restaurant), they were very accurate in their suggestions. I neglected to listen to all the money-saving advice, and now regret that I didn't follow the instructions to the "t." From the initial planning to the final day, this will be an indispensable tool and a cheap ticket to your sanity. Skip the official line-- this is infinitely better.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Best Disney World Guidebook I've Found
Comment: We have gone to WDW 4 times in the last 5 years and each year I buy a new guide book. Last year we went between Christmas and New Years (the absolute busiest time at WDW) and I purchased this book to help plan. Suffice it to say that if you read it and use it you can feel like a VIP at WDW during even the busiest times of the year. We took my parents last year and they were completely impressed at how we never seemed to wait in line for anything, had reserved seats to shows and walked right into restaurants that were turning others away. I HIGHLY recommend this book (although I would supplement it with one of the online guides for the most up-to-date information... I like www.wdwig.com). We are going back again for the week after Christmas, and this time going with my wife's parents, and I have already bought the 2004 edition to make sure I'm up to date in planning our itinerary!
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Title: Birnbaum's Walt Disney World 2003: Expert Advice from the Inside Source by Birnbaum ISBN: 0786853727 Publisher: Disney Editions Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Passporter Walt Disney World Resort 2003: The Unique Travel Guide, Planner, Organizer, Journal, and Keepsake (Passporter Travel Guides) by Jennifer Watson, Dave Marx, Allison Cerel Marx ISBN: 1587710102 Publisher: PassPorter Travel Press/MediaMarx Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Walt Disney World With Kids, 2003 (Walt Disney World With Kids) by Kim Wright Wiley ISBN: 0761537171 Publisher: Prima Lifestyles Pub. Date: 27 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Hassle-Free Walt Disney World Vacation, 2003 (Hassle Free Walt Disney World Vacation, 2003) by Steven M. Barrett ISBN: 1887140433 Publisher: Intrepid Traveler Pub. Date: November, 1902 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Birnbaum's Walt Disney World 2004 by Birnbaum ISBN: 0786854138 Publisher: Disney Editions Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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