Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids
The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids is the sister guide book to the Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World. This guide is a bit more streamlined, at 448 pages compared to the 832 of it’s big brother. The author has removed many of the attractions and other areas of WDW, and focused the reviews on families with kids who will be visiting Walt Disney World. The problem is, that this book basically contains the same information as the larger book, but many of the helpful items have been left out.
Personally, it is an ok book, but I would rather spend a few more dollars and get all the information available, and make my own decisions on what works for my kids and my family. One other problem is that this book is not updated every year, and the information is often outdated.
The Top 5 Ways The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids Can Help You Have the Perfect Trip:
•Comments and tips on Walt Disney World from surveys of more than 12,500 families
• Advice on how to prepare mentally, physically, and logistically for your ideal Walt Disney World vacation
• Information on which attractions frighten kids and why
• When to go, where to stay, and how to beat the crowds
• How to keep your family happy on vacation and how to return home rested and relaxed
Birnbaum’s Walt Disney World
Most of the Disney guide books available are Unofficial, meaning they don’t get assistance from Disney, and aren’t endorsed by Disney. The Birnbaum’s books are the Official guides of Walt Disney World, in fact, this book is actually written and published by Disney. This is both good and bad:
The Good:
• Great, colorful images of characters, resort and rides are throughout the book, almost like a 200 page brochure
• Billed as the Inside Source
• Official Disney park maps and resort maps included in book
• Great guide to get kids excited about Walt Disney World
The Bad:
• Since they are the official guide, they can’t be impartial. Every resort, ride and restaurant are top notch, and perfect.
• Reads like a brochure, very little helpful information to help you make decisions.
The Birnbaum’s Walt Disney World is perfect if you want a quick introduction to Disney World, or have little kids you want to introduce to Disney World. If you are looking for a guidebook to give you in depth information about what is available, I would suggest you look elsewhere.
2008 Version now available
Passporter’s Guide to Walt Disney World
Passporter’s Guide to Walt Disney World is a fresh look at all of the options available to you at Disney World. They do a great job offering maps, photos and layouts of all the parks and resorts, and offer tips for kids of all ages. Whether you have a toddler, teen or tween, Passporter offers you appropriate tips on rides and restaurants that will make your trip fantastic.
Passporter also rates and reviews resorts and restaurants without worry of the Disney overlords. Their reviews are fairly accurate and fair, and you can trust them when making decisions about your Disney vacation.
Five Great Features and Benefits offered ONLY by The Passporter Guide:
* Fold out color maps of the parks and resorts
* Storage pockets for receipts and information you want to keep
* Plenty of “note” pages to keep your own notes
* Constant online updates to the book, so you can make sure the information is up to date
* A fantastic online forum for planning and discussion your Disney vacation
2008 version is now available
Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World
The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World by Bob Sehlinger, is considered by most to be the most honest, and the most forthright in its reviews of the resorts, rides and restaurants. If a restaurant is not very good, or a poor value, Bob will tell you the honest truth. Most ratings are based upon years of reviews by readers, so they are not based on one man’s opinion, but the opinion of hundreds of consumers, and tend to be very accurate.
The best Disney World guide book in my opinion, and the one that you should use.
Five Great Features and Benefits offered ONLY by The Unofficial Guide:
* Exclusively patented, field-tested touring plans that save as much as four hours of standing in line in a single day
* Tips, advice, and opinions from hundreds of Walt Disney World guests in their own words
* Almost 250 hotels rated and ranked for quality and value, including the top non-Disney hotels for families
* A complete Dining Guide with ratings and reviews of all Walt Disney World restaurants, plus extensive alternatives for dining deals outside the World
* Every attraction rated and ranked for each age group; extensive, objective, head-to-head comparisons of the Disney and Universal theme parks
2008 version is out now!