The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2008 (Unofficial Guides)

The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2008 (Unofficial Guides) | Bob Sehlinger, Len Testa | Don't leave home without doing your research

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	The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2008 (Unofficial Guides) Bob Sehlinger, Len Testa Wiley, 2007 - 864 pages average customer review:based on 82 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Best Disney Guide around!

I viewed via the bookstore just about every Disney guide available and this one was by far the best! It has great insider info, helped us plan before going to Disney (didn't waste time going to the rides the kids weren't tall enough to ride and used other parent's advice for guidance).
We did not stay at a Disney resort so that part of the book was not useful to us but everything else it contains (and I mean everything you could want to know) made our trip wonderful. Definitely worth the price and then some!

Don't leave home without doing your research

Do your research and your trip to WDW will be smooth sailing. We bought two guides before our trip and this one was far and away the most useful, from reviews of each and every attraction and restraunt, to things you might otherwise overlook, like the talking trashcan in Tomorrowland. The tour plans are great, even though we didn't really follow them to the letter, we knew where the attractions were so we weren't just wandering around aimlessly.

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Must have for Disney trip planners

Very thorough and very detailed. Takes on a different tone than PassPorter or Birnbaum's. Gives the good, bad and ugly of Disney....everything you need to know and more. I have all 3 of these Disney planners and this is by far the most thorough. Although it can be negative in some places, it is just giving you a realistic view. Touring plans are GREAT!

You will be congratulate yourself when you buy this book!

I bought this book after a friend of mine bought it. I've been to Disney World 4 times, and figured that I know almost everything I needed to know. I really bought the book so I can get excited about my trip.
After I began reading however, I realized that there is a whole side to Disney that I didn't know about. The author gives interesting trivia about some of the most popular rides (like those tiny cars in the Peter Pan ride). He also gives a list of shopping places inside and outside the park. I never knew that Japan in Epcot had a Hello Kitty/Yu-gi-oh store! He also lists a couple of places that I never knew excisted, like a miniature train track near Germany. He also gives driving routes to avoid traffic jams if you are staying outside the park.
The only reason I don't give this book a 5 out of 5 is because I think the author is sometimes a bit too negative about Disney. I understand that he wants to remain as impartial as he can, but sometimes the negative sarcasm is a bit too much. Don't let this scare you from buying the book though. It really is worth it, because you learn EVERYTHING there is to know about Disney. This book is great for first-time travelers and the veterans!

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Unofficial view from Disney fans

The book is big. It contains over 800 pages. However this does not imply that there is a lot of information in the book. The first hundreds of pages just repeat -and repeat -and repeat that when you visit Disney that you have to be at the gates 1 hour before opening. I think I understood the message halfway. For a lot of people the crowd descriptions may be tuirn down to go!
Everyone go to Disneyworld for the rides. The reviews of the rather poor. Just approx 15 lines average per ride. All Disney rides score 3 to 5 stars. Even the well known plain old things. The reviews of the Universal and Seaworld rides are basically the same, although there range is from 1 to 5 stars.
My conclusion is that the book is nice to read for first timer visitors, but for everyone who has *ever* visited a themepark bfore (Disney of non-Disney) hardly interesting.

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