Walt Disney World, Universal Studios and Orlando 99: The Newest Guide to All the Magic - Spring-Summer Edition (Fodor's Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando and Seaworld (Fall Edition)) [Paperback]

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Publication Date: March 30, 1999 | Series: Fodor's Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando and Seaworld (Fall Edition)

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"This book represents the very first time a travel guide has come out with a new edition only six months after its previous one.  So what you have here are 297 pages filled with so many details -- and we mean this as a compliment -- that you really will need a vacation after reading through them.  In writing that is opinionated and fast paced, you'll learn a staggering amount of information." -- Chicago Tribune


THE NEWEST GUIDE TO ALL THE MAGIC

In fast-changing Orlando, the newest attractions are often the best.  If you want a guide that covers them all, along with the very latest secrets and short cuts, you want this guide.  Official or unofficial, no other guide is so up-to-date.  And it's just in time to help you create a spring or summer vacation your family will never forget.


Hot off the press: The scoop on the latest attractions
Our own eyewitness ratings of every attraction in all the major theme parks, including Universal's amazing Islands of Adventure and Disney's Animal Kingdom
Tot tips for parents -- what's scary, what they'll love
Strategies for doing the most in the time you have
Side trips: city sights, the beaches, the Space Center
Where to stay and eat, no matter what your budget
Character breakfasts, the best dinner shows, candlelit suppers, 24-hour diners, and the world's biggest McD's
Resorts, motels, and villas inside WDW and beyond
Thorough, practical, and filled with sound advice
Tips by the thousands, plus descriptions, hours, costs
All reviews based on visits by savvy resident writers
23 pages of maps and dozens of helpful features
What's where
Festivals
Multiday touring plans, daylong blitz tours of every park
When-to-go tips for every theme park attraction
Important contacts
Comprehensive index

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Fodor's has come out with a guidebook "first" with its new semiannual guide to Walt Disney World, University Studios, and Orlando. Dubbed the "spring/summer vacation update," it gives the absolute latest on this burgeoning vacation destination. Reviews rate each ride for enjoyment and list the times it will be most crowded and the ages for which it's best suited. Theme park strategies include when to go, what to do if it's raining, where to take a quick break, and A-to-Z sections to help with everything from first aid to parking.

The guide also features news on the mega theme park's most recent developments--including the opening of Universal's Island of Adventures (with Suess Landing and Toon Lagoon), the long-delayed premier of Epcot's Test Track (the phenomenal Disney version of a General Motors test track that offers a 100-mph look behind the scenes of automobile testing), eyewitness accounts of Disney's Animal Kingdom, details on the changes at Wet 'n Wild, Universal's new Citywalk (a nightlife and shopping complex), as well as reviews of new restaurants, hotels, and nightclubs. --Kathryn True

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Product Details

• Paperback: 297 pages
• Publisher: Fodor's; Pap/Map edition (March 30, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679003037
• ISBN-13: 978-0679003038
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,661,123 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Concise, very informative!, May 19, 1999

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This review is from: Walt Disney World, Universal Studios and Orlando 99: The Newest Guide to All the Magic - Spring-Summer Edition (Fodor's Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando and Seaworld (Fall Edition)) (Paperback)

While I've always been a fan of Sehlinger's Unofficial Guide, I thought this Spring update was excellent, and extremely up-to-date. While the other WDW guidebooks were still listing attractions like Mr. Toad, closed since 9/98, Fodor's actually reviewed its Pooh replacement. If you want the most current WDW info, along with touring guides, interesting trivia, and reviews of Universal and other Orlando-area attractions, this is the one to buy.