Fodor's Disney Like a Pro: The Totally Unauthorized Guide to Saving Money and Getting the Most Out of Florida's Walt Disney World, Universal Studios and Much More! [Paperback]

Rick Namey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 25, 1997

The totally unauthorized guide to saving money and getting the most out of Florida's Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, Kennedy Space Center, Sea World, and much more.  

Author Rick Namey, an Orlandoan since 1958, shares his secrets for saving time and money.  
Exclusive Worth-It Ratings, which reflect how good the experience is in proportion to how much it costs.
Free tickets and deep discounts--how to save big on rooms, meals, drinks, and even souvenirs.  
The only guide you'll ever need for the best Disney vacation ever.

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The totally unauthorized guide to saving money and getting the most out of Florida's Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, Kennedy Space Center, Sea World, and much more.

Author Rick Namey, an Orlandoan since 1958, shares his secrets for saving time and money.
Exclusive Worth-It Ratings, which reflect how good the experience is in proportion to how much it costs.
Free tickets and deep discounts--how to save big on rooms, meals, drinks, and even souvenirs.
The only guide you'll ever need for the best Disney vacation ever.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Fodor's; 1st edition (March 25, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679031510
• ISBN-13: 978-0679031512
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,920,314 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Rick's favorite quotes:

"Once, on safari, I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I will never know." Groucho Marx

"The definition of insanity, is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." Albert Einstein

"It is better to be perceived as a fool than to speak and remove all doubt." - Mark Twain

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An insider's guide to the world's most overwhelming resort., July 6, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Fodor's Disney Like a Pro: The Totally Unauthorized Guide to Saving Money and Getting the Most Out of Florida's Walt Disney World, Universal Studios and Much More! (Paperback)

On a recent peak summer season visit to Orlando's overwhelming and expensive collection of theme parks and tourist traps, we found this book of tips, secrets and hints by an Orlando native to be useful, though not always applicable. Some advice was dead-on perfect (parking secrets & ponchos), other hints were intermittently so (how to avoid long-lines - sorry Rick, even at 11pm, Space Mountain was nearly an hour in the left hand line), and still others nearly useless (discount or free tickets demand strong sales resistance).

The individual ride attraction reviews alone were far more honest and informative than the brief discriptions in the official guide maps. Worth the price of the book alone, we referred to them often throughout our visit - especially when trying to decide if the wait for Back to the Future was worth it (it was).

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars AMAZINGLY AWFUL ADVICE, July 1, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Fodor's Disney Like a Pro: The Totally Unauthorized Guide to Saving Money and Getting the Most Out of Florida's Walt Disney World, Universal Studios and Much More! (Paperback)

is all that you will find in this book! This guy advises you to get your tickets by listening to time share pitches! Not only is that time consuming, it's unethical! Unless you want some good laughs, DO NOT buy this book

1.0 out of 5 stars An Insult to Disney Fans, March 19, 2001

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This review is from: Fodor's Disney Like a Pro: The Totally Unauthorized Guide to Saving Money and Getting the Most Out of Florida's Walt Disney World, Universal Studios and Much More! (Paperback)

This should have been titled "Universal Studios Like a Pro" (in fact, the later edition is "Orlando Like a Pro"). The author spends most of the book pointing out how much more he likes Universal Studios over Disney World. Not only are his tips about Disney World useless, but many of his 'facts' are dead wrong (for example,'like a pro' he tells his readers that the stretching room in the Haunted Mansion ride at Disney World doesn't use elevators, which it does. He erroneously calls the Enchanted Tiki Room attraction "Tropical Serenade", etc). An insult to Disney fans and a poor guide book. Thumbs down to Foder's for not checking his 'facts' for accuracy.