Frommer's Walt Disney World & Orlando 2008 (Frommer's Complete Guides) [Paperback]

Laura Lea Miller (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 4, 2007 | Series: Frommer's Complete Guides (Book 363)

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 the city, including the opening of Disney's latest attraction, Finding Nemo–The Musical. It also features detailed itineraries for all of the Disney and Universal Orlando theme parks.

The guide also includes info on SeaWorld, Discovery Cove, Busch Gardens, and the Kennedy Space Center. You'll also find individual park maps, up-to-date advice on finding the best package deals, and a free color fold-out map.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Frommer's. The best trips start here.

Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer.

• Detailed reviews of all the rides, shows, and attractions at the major theme parks.

• Outspoken opinions on what's worth your time and what's not.

• Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip whatever your budget.

• Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions.

Find great deals and book your trip at Frommers.com

About the Author

Laura Miller is a freelance writer based in Orchard Park, New York, though she’s spent countless hours scouring through Central Florida’s theme parks, hotels, resorts, and restaurants over the years—both with and without her five children. A family-travel expert who religiously travels to the Land the Mouse Built several times a year, she is also writing a guide to Central Florida and operates a website for families filled with information about the area.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Frommers; Revised edition (September 4, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470134720
• ISBN-13: 978-0470134726
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.9 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,135,685 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not for the Disney Fanatic, November 5, 2006

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Anna Hope (PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frommer's Walt Disney World & Orlando 2007 (Frommer's Complete Guides) (Paperback)

This book is what it states: an excellent tool for learning about any of the new or newly rehabbed rides and shows at Disney world and several other Orlando area parks. It's as up to date as the books press time would allow and the maps of the parks are decent if not totally encompassing. This is not the book to get if your debating on where to stay on the Disney property as the hotel descriptions are extremely brief. You're likely better off cruising the web with as many informative web sites as fellow Disney fanatics have created out there.

My biggest complaint with the book is that this author doesn't actually seem to like Disney World. From the tone of her writing maybe she just OD'd on too much Disney, stood in one too many lines, heard one too many crying children in her quest for Disney detail-whatever. If I'm buying a book about a place I'm going to on vacation, I want to feel happy and excited about the place...and I definitely didn't get that feeling from this author I'm sorry to say.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute MUST for your Disney World Trip!, September 30, 2006

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David A. Opperud (Parker, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frommer's Walt Disney World & Orlando 2007 (Frommer's Complete Guides) (Paperback)

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!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Major Disappointment, January 6, 2008

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Steven Gosset (Tarrytown, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frommer's Walt Disney World & Orlando 2008 (Frommer's Complete Guides) (Paperback)

I have reliably used Frommer's guides for trips worldwide for many years, and have found both Frommer's Web site and Budget Travel magazine to be valuable aids when planning trips.

However, this latest edition of the Disney World guide doesn't measure up.

While some descriptions, especially of the rides, by Laura Lea Miller, were thorough and adequate, sloppiness abounds. So does considerable evidence that Miller and Frommer's neglected to update crucial aspects of the book.

Why else would they be telling people they could fly Song Airlines, when Song went out of business in 2006?

Why is there scant mention of Soarin', one of the top rides at Epcot?

Finding Nemo The Musical gets a sidebar, but not a letter grade, like the other attractions. It's sort of stuck in there as an afterthought, a shame given that it's one of the highlights of any WDW trip, and should be treated accordingly in the book.

These are just a few of the errors by omission. A much better choice would be the Unofficial Guide, which is a bit unwieldy to take with you to the parks, but an unparalelled resource for planning a trip.

Ironically, both are put out by the same publisher. Too bad the same attention to detail wasn't given to both.