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Walt Disney World Resort Guide Books

Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2008, ISBN 0470089636

Format: Paperback
Page: 864 pages
Publisher: Wiley
Date: August 20, 2007
ISBN: 0470089636
Size: 8.8 x 6.3 x 1.5 inches

The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2008 by Bob Sehlinger is published by John Wiley & Sons.

Each year, this Unofficial guide by Bob Sehlinger continues to grow and now runs to over 850 pages and is one of the definitive guides to the Walt Disney World Resort.

If you take your visit to the Walt Disney World Resort seriously then the Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World is the book for you

We first bought this book back in the early 90's and it is invaluable in helping you make better use of your time with hints and tips on how to beat the crowds and see the shows with the minimum of wait times. For example it will tell you the best places to go to watch the fireworks at EPCOT or the best vantage points to watch the Magic Kingdom parades.

Though it does not have the gloss and visual appeal of some other guides, what it lacks in colour photographs it more than makes up for in sheer volume of information and facts.

There is also a companion website which gives you up to the minute details on predicted crowd levels, updates to the book, latest WDW news and a subscription touring guide service.

Bob Sehlinger and his team of editors interviewed 9,000 families to get their views on each of the rides, shows and restaurants and each attraction is described in detail and rated for different age groups from pre-school right up to seniors with details of type of ride, best times to go, duration of ride, loading times.

As well as chapters on planning, such as when to go, it also covers tickets, opening hours and reviews of nearly 250 hotels including all the Walt Disney World Resort hotels.

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All the Walt Disney World restaurants plus alternatives for eating outside of the World are rated and reviewed in a complete dining guide.

There are also comprehensive one and two day touring plans for each park split by different types of family; for example those with small children, couples and seniors.

There is a small section on Universal and SeaWorld but a companion book, Beyond Disney: the Unofficial Guide to Universal, Seaworld & the Best of Central Florida covers these parks in much more detail if you can afford to buy both.

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.