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Birnbaum's Walt Disney World Dining Guide 2006, ISBN 0786855495

Format: Paperback
Page: 160 pages
Publisher: Disney Editions
Date: October 5, 2005
ISBN: 0786855495
Dimensions: 8.5 x 3.7 x 0.3 inches

Birnbaum are the official Disney guide book publisher and like the other Birnbaum books, the Birnbaum's Walt Disney World Dining Guide is published annually.

It's compact size makes it easy to carry with you when you are in the parks.

The book is billed as the insiders guide to Disney dining style and every restaurant, lounge and bar at the four major Disney theme parks, Downtown Disney and the Walt Disney World Resort Hotels is separately described. Plus there are sections on all of the Disney character meals, dinner shows, clubs and lounges.

New edition

Birnbaum's Walt Disney World Dining Guide 2007 was published on October 1, 2006

Every entry gives you details of where it is located, the kind of service available, an idea of the sort of menu and whether they serve snacks, breakfast, lunch or dinner. There is also a helpful rating of each restaurant according to a price band ranging from less than $10, $10-20, $21-45 and over $45 so you can budget in advance.

If you have purchased the Disney Dining Plan (a pre-paid meal plan that gives you one table service meal and one counter service meal each day), then the Birnbaum's Walt Disney World Dining Guide can help you plan your meals in advance no matter where you are in Walt Disney World

One of the most useful sections of the book is the 'where to find it' section at the back. Here you will find lists of restaurants that fit into over 30 different categories so if you fancy a Chinese meal, something suitable for the kids, a rmoantic dinner for two or you eating alone, you can check out the best restaurants for every situation.

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The full list of categories is bakeries and pastry shops, barbecues, best bang for the buffet buck (all-you-can-eat), best with babies (table service), brunch, buffet (all you can eat), burgers, cheap eats (fast food), cheap eats (relatively speaking) table service, Disney characters (dining with), ethnic eateries (split into African, American, British, Canadian, Chinese, Cuban, French, German, Italian/Mediterranean, Japanese, Mexican and Latin American, Norwegian), family-style (all-you-can-eat), fruit, good for groups, hot dogs, ice cream and frozen treats, kids favourites, knockout views, kosher (fast food selections), lounges and bars (with food), new to Walt Disney World, open 24 hours, pizza, salads, seafood, snackbars (at the resorts), solo diners, sushi, steak, super splurges (for grown ups) terrific theming, vegetarian selections, wine and dine (great wine lists).

There are also chapters on how to go about making a reservation, Epcot's very popular annual Food and Wine Festival and recipes of some of the favourite Walt Disney World food.

There have been many guide books written about the Walt Disney World Resort and the central region of Florida. We are constantly reviewing many of them and our aim is to publish reviews of the best Walt Disney World Resort guide books on these pages.

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Note that most guide books are re-published annually so you can often pick up a bargain if you don't mind last year's edition.