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5 out of 5 stars

a kids review. July 10, 2008
My mom and me went to Walt Disney world in september 2007. And this book helped us a lot. I give it five. If you are looking for a travel book get this one.

4 out of 5 stars

Good for DW Vacationers May 6, 2008
This book has helped me tremendously throughout the planning process of our trip. It is filled with helpful information. It has ticket prices and special event schedules. There is even a section that explains the least busy times of the year. If anyone is planning a trip to Disney, I think this book is a must have.

5 out of 5 stars

Just plain great April 29, 2008
Okay, here's my experience with this book. My wife and I had gone to Disney World at least 6 times before our last trip with our daughter and family members. And let me tell you this book really saved our vacation.
For starters we were a party of 13, and I knew that we couldn't just get off the plane and go with the flow as we had done before. You know how it is with a large party, everyone has a different idea as to where they want to go, at what time to get up, where they want to eat, etc. So I grabbed this book and started the adventure.
This book really surprised me, I thought I knew all there was to know about the parks and hotels but I definitely didn't. Here are a few of the things that come to mind that I was able to organize because of this book:

1. Disney has a luggage service, you call and they send tags for all your luggage you turn them in at the airport as usual before departing and when you get to your hotel room they are right there.Is that great or what?
2. Disney bus takes you directly to your hotel.
3. The book has every restaurant and food court in the parks and in their hotels. It gives you an idea of what they serve and if they have the Disney characters and at what time.
4. Map of the parks and hotels, with pictures of each.
5. Shows you a lot of other activities not just the parks: sports, camping, rowing, etc.
6. Purchased the Disney food plan(more on this later)

Now how can you use this info to better your trip? This is what I did:

Since we had a relatively large group I first wrote down what everyone was really interested in doing. Then I flipped through the pages looking for everything they had their hearts set on. Then with the restaurant guide I reserved all our meals, and I mean all our meals, believe me it is worth it especially if you want meals in restaurants with the Disney characters. It's great to just arrive and enter and not be part of the long line of people waiting, especially with kids. Before going on I promised to talk about the Disney food plan, with this plan you get 2 meals a day in almost any restaurant, tips included (all the rest. I reserved accepted the plan) you can even dine with the characters with this plan (again reserve, reserve, reserve). And you also get two snacks ( popcorn, beverages, fruit etc.) a day. Believe me 2 meals is enough if you go to the buffets, and yes the food plan covers all you can eat buffets.
Then with the book I made a schedule of our stay, with where we will be each day and the times and locations of the meals. Then I made copies of the schedule for everyone and laminated them.There was also a free day where everyone could go where they wanted. That way everyone had a copy, and everyone knew where we would be each day, this way everyone could get up in the morning when they felt like and arrive at the park that was to be visited that day.
Everyone had a great time and there was no fighting over where we were going or eating, it was great.
The book also has every phone number you will need for making any plans with Disney, and their customer service is excellent.
We stayed in a Disney hotel and believe me it is not as expensive as you might think, family of 4 for about $1700.00.
I used this book for all of that, and there is no price on a hassle free vacation with your family. So happy travels to all.

4 out of 5 stars

Pretty good, but not the best December 31, 2007
This book is awesome but as a former employee of Walt Disney World in Florida I can say there are better guides out there. This is too official. There are other books out there that offer more true-to-life information and secret things that can make your trip go smoother. This is a good book to accompany a non-official Disney guide to help you with planning.

5 out of 5 stars

Start here, then read others and come back here. October 19, 2007
Been to WDW many times, read and purchased many of the books, both from disney and others. I like a number of books for different reasons, and find I always come back to Birnbaums. Why? Every year it has the updates, you get some color photos , maps etc. I like a quick idea of what is new. I check off what I want to see each trip. There is enough info to get you interested, then I read online if I need more info.
With kids it has all the info you need on the attractions ( age appropriate, height requirements etc).
If you've never been to WDW, go to the library and read all the books, but this one you'll find in your carry on, because it is not too big, or wordy, gives you lots of tips and enough info to work on your travel plan.