Frommer's Walt Disney World & Orlando [With Fold-Out Map]

by Laura Lea Miller

Completely updated for 2008, Frommer's Walt Disney World & Orlando is the perfect trip-planner for America's #1 vacation destination- Disney World. ?A total of 50 million people visited Orlando in 2006, spending over $28 billion, according to the Orlando Convention & Visitor's Bureau. Seven of the world's top ten theme parks are in Orlando, and it's the number one destination for families on the planet. This book will cover all of the highlights of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470134720
• ISBN13: 9780470134726
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Frommer's
• Length: 405 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

A Great Resource

As usual, Frommer's has produced another well written guide to the Walt Disney World complex. This, as well as the Unofficial Guide should be your 2 "must purchase" resources when planning any Disney trip. It covers everything from hotel and dining reviews, to concise touring plans for each park. The dining reviews alone are worth the price of the book. As for accurate touring, that is up to the individual. After 10+ trips to Walt Disney World, I pretty much know what to do and when to do it like the back of my hand. As for the review by Law Student, there is NO WAY you experienced everything Walt Disney World had to offer in 4 days, let alone adding in other Orlando attractions. There is NO WAY, and I repeat NO WAY humanly possibly to do the Magic Kingdom AND EPCOT in a single day! You easily missed 50% or better of each park, and at least 1 of the night time shows. There is no way to do Wishes! and Illuminations: Reflections of Earth in the same evening, due to scheduling and travel logistics. I definitely recommend this book as a planning resource. Take touring at your own pace, and realize that the average person will need at least 6 days to experience everything the 4 parks have to offer.

Great planning resource

My husband and I just went to Orlando for 4 days, and with the use of this guide, we were able to see the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, Disney-MGM, Sea World, and Discovery Cove in those 4 days without feeling like we missed anything. We especially liked the 1-day planning guides for each park, which tell you what you must see if you only have one day at any particular Disney park (we were able to use these to see both Magic Kingdom and Epcot in one day, but keep in mind we have no kids in tow and we move fast!). We've used many, many Frommer's guides in the past, and some have been better than others. This one in particular was extremely helpful, and we have Frommer's to thank for the awesome time we had in Orlando.

Refreshingly Helpful

This is an incredibly astute, wittily written, and helpful guide with refreshingly accurate information about DisneyWorld. It includes honest tips to save money and economize on time while visiting the Disney complex. It inspired my trust (in part because it doesn't seem to follow the regular Disney marketing point-of-view) This book has honest (and sometimes humorous)insights about the ups and downs of Disney vacations for visitors of all ages.

We found this book to be a great resource!

My husband & I went to Orlando for the first time over Xmas 2006. This book really gave great information and suggestions for our time there. We enjoyed the restuants that they recommended and great reviews of the parks (what to see & what to skip) were very helpful!

An absolute MUST for your Disney World Trip!

This book is very detailed and gives you information on everything in Disney World and the surrounding theme parks (including a very detailed map!). From the prices and what to expect at the restaurants to very detailed descriptions of the rides including age recommendations. Compared to other Walt Disney World guide books (and believe me I own them all) this one is above and beyond the best available. I am an obsessive planner and this book has all the information I need to plan a wonderful Disney vacation. Very highly recommended!