Fodor's Walt Disney World® with Kids 2006 (Special-Interest Titles) [Paperback]

Kim Wright Wiley (Author)

Book Description

Series: Special-Interest Titles | Publication Date: September 6, 2005

All the information you need to have the family vacation of a lifetime at the Orlando theme parks. Up-to-date and written with the help of more than 400 families, this guide is packed with details on all the attractions at Walt Disney World®, Universal Orlando®, and SeaWorld. It's user-friendly, fun, and designed for at-a-glance reference. And it will help you and your family plan the vacation each of you wants.

Inside you'll find:
• Time- and money-saving tips, insider's secrets, and scare factors for every ride and venue
• Clear, easy-to-read
• Full restaurant and hotel descriptions, with star ratings
• Quick guides, Don't-Miss Lists, and favorite attractions by age group
• Updates on Disney's FASTPASS system and Universal's EXPRESS system
• Know-how for Disney cruises

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Kim Wight Wiley has updated this popular guide for eleven consecutive years. A Walt Disney World lover who has visited the park more than 35 times with her children (and they keep going back for more!), she is the online Disney expert for family.com and a contributing editor at Disney Magazine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Fodor's; 16 edition (September 6, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 140001574X
• ISBN-13: 978-1400015740
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,597,550 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good tips, easy read, not as detailed as I would have liked, March 18, 2006

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Jill Witherspoon (Boulder, CO USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fodor's Walt Disney World® with Kids 2006 (Special-Interest Titles) (Paperback)

I wanted to buy one guide book and took a chance on this one. It is very readable and has helpful hints, money & time saving tips, insider secrets, and scare factor boxes highlighted throughout. The Don't Miss List and Quick Guides to Attractions for each park are handy. If you want an 'executive overview' that doesn't overwhelm you, it's a good choice.
However, if you want to know what is missing from this book and you're the sort that craves detailed info, get the Unofficial Guide to WDW (not the For Kids version). It is a fun read, but much longer. It has kid oriented info, plus much more. For example, a hotel to park minutes chart, a list of best off-site family hotels with swimming pool ratings, excruciating detail on the best way to score seats at Cinderella's Royal Table for breakfast, Character to Person ratios at Character Meals, detailed touring plans for each park, and lots of reader comments that supplement the text and provide some countering viewpoints...

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Basic Book for Families Considering Disney World, December 23, 2005

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A. Reid (NC, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fodor's Walt Disney World® with Kids 2006 (Special-Interest Titles) (Paperback)

Good basic book covers such elements as lodgings, food & the activities you might expect to encounter in all the Disney parks...and a few off Disney. Most valuable, perhaps, is the "scare" rating they offer for various rides. My child lands somewhere in the high middle of the daredevil scale, and I expect this feature to be very valuable for helping him decide which rides will delight him and which rides might spoil his day. I'm in the process of reading other Disney books as well, so I don't know yet whether this is the best of the lot or simply a good one, but I do feel confident enough to recommend it to any parent planning a trip to Disney. My tip: read the book before you make your reservations, if you're staying onsite. Disney has so many resorts that it can be baffling to figure out which one might work best for your family. It's also a good idea to check out independent review sites to find out what other families have thought about their accommodations. One of the best I've found is http://allearsnet.com/ which really helped us narrow down our options.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Keeps Getting Better, September 6, 2005

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Leigh (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fodor's Walt Disney World® with Kids 2006 (Special-Interest Titles) (Paperback)

I have bought Walt Disney World With Kids four times in the last six years and in my opinion the guide contains more and better information each year. We have several conditions in our family (such as twins and a child with health issues) that make a trip to Disney World even more challenging than it is for the average family and I think Ms. Wiley does a great job of giving advice. Her plus and minus rating for Disney hotels has been a great help to us through the years, and her advice on how to save time and avoid long lines is right on the money. As a parent, I especially appreciate her insights into what rides are most appropriate for what ages of children. Unlike the other guides (we buy them too!) she does not focus exclusively on seeing it all, but instead gives you solid advice on how to see the things that will most enthrall your kids based on their ages and their ability to handle scary rides. The guide is clearly directed toward parents, not just your average Disney traveler and I think this makes it the most helpful of all the many Disney books on the market.

Angela Bonney, mother of four