Design magical vacations with this award-winning travel guide and planning system for everyone's favorite playground. With four major theme parks and 20 hotels packed into 47 square miles, planning a trip to Disney World can be a daunting task. This indispensable travel planner simplifies the process, keeping travelers on schedule, within budget, and ready for fun. Each of the four major parks — Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom — gets an in-depth layout, complete with full-color fold-out maps and a description of every ride and attraction. Exhaustive profiles of Disney-owned resort hotels feature detailed maps, color photos, and room layouts. The guide also covers all of the park’s 300+ dining options. A concise, up-to-date review with average meal cost is provided for each venue, from full-service restaurants to counter-service eateries. Fourteen handy organizer pockets store maps, passes, receipts, itineraries, notes and to-do lists.
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
By G. Doyle
Format:Spiral-bound
I have purchased these books for each of our three trips to WDW. For the most part it is organized and informative. But the buyer should know that the reviews for restaurants haven't changed since I bought the first book 6 years ago. Unless it is a new establishment, it would seem the published ratings stay for good. Also, pages are now glossy. This may sound silly, but they were once thick paper. The paper was better for making notes and changing dates and details as you make your plans. And for me...I find it a waste to have so many pictures of people I could care less about. If you want to keep the book with you as a reference, it just weighs it down. This will probably be the last passporter I buy. But not my last Disney trip!!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Ed Mortimer
Format:Spiral-bound
I used this book about a decade ago to plan a Disney vacation. I thought it was helpful. But for this year I bought this 2012 version along with The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World Planner: A Complete Organizer, Journal, and Keepsake for Your Unforgettable Vacation. I liked the other book better. The two books are similar--for example, they both have storage pockets--but the Hidden Magic one is more thorough.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Spiral-bound|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have motored through four books about Disney, including Birnbaum (which I recommend IN ADDITION to this book) and this is the very best one I have come across yet. They have so many tips in here I was just making notes out of other books but this one I marked full blown pages. They have so much information in here I was totally blown away. I love the fact that they have a big group of Pass Porters to help keep the books current and add any new little things that might come up. What is so great about this book is that you see what thist family looks like. They have real photos of themselves in the park, as well as many photos contributed by fellow Pass Porters.
The super best thing about this book is that they have average waiting times to get from your resort to each Disney Park, plus Downtown Disney. That is in none of the other books I have come across. The second super best thing about this book is all the journal things you can do to record your trip and having the pockets for various things you will need to hang on to, such as receipts.
My only fault for this book is that they did not mention exactly how claustrophobic Mission Space is. I read that in multiple other things and it is very apparent if you get the WDW vacation DVD from Disney themselves. I realize to some people if they are not claustrophobic they would not understand, but I would think that is something to mention.
However, I do not see that one little niggly point a reason not to get this book. Your family will thank you for how well informed you are. I do also recommend the Birnbaum WDW 2012 book in conjunction to this one, just because there are somethings covered in there that are not covered in this book and vice versa. I also think Birnbaum has some tables that are more helpful than this book. I think if you want to maximize the time you have at "The World" you should get as much knowledge as possible and if you can only get one book, I would definitely say this one.
The super best thing about this book is that they have average waiting times to get from your resort to each Disney Park, plus Downtown Disney. That is in none of the other books I have come across. The second super best thing about this book is all the journal things you can do to record your trip and having the pockets for various things you will need to hang on to, such as receipts.
My only fault for this book is that they did not mention exactly how claustrophobic Mission Space is. I read that in multiple other things and it is very apparent if you get the WDW vacation DVD from Disney themselves. I realize to some people if they are not claustrophobic they would not understand, but I would think that is something to mention.
However, I do not see that one little niggly point a reason not to get this book. Your family will thank you for how well informed you are. I do also recommend the Birnbaum WDW 2012 book in conjunction to this one, just because there are somethings covered in there that are not covered in this book and vice versa. I also think Birnbaum has some tables that are more helpful than this book. I think if you want to maximize the time you have at "The World" you should get as much knowledge as possible and if you can only get one book, I would definitely say this one.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Christmas gift, they loved it.
My daughter and her husband were planning a trip to Disney world this past February. I got it for her the Christmas before she loved it!
Published 21 days ago by Miss Bunny
5.0 out of 5 stars
Must get if going to Disney
I ordered this after a suggestion from friend. I used it to plan my vacation. Great info and photos. The price on amazon was much cheaper than my local Barnes and noble . Read more
Published 1 month ago by L. Rinaldini
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Guide !!!
My daughter said it was worth $100. So helpful !!! Would recommend this book to everyone going to Disney for help navigatingl
Published 2 months ago by KATHLEEN M FEDDER
4.0 out of 5 stars
Extremely Helpful
Learn a lot about the parks, and the suggested Itineraries are very helpful, but of course vary depending on interests of your parties and the severity of the crowd. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jeffrey C Aplin
5.0 out of 5 stars
Memories
Good to keep and have a great memory day by day of your trip to Disney. Easy to fill in with pockets to put memorabilia in
Published 4 months ago by Jena Shea
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great tool to have to plan your visit to WDW
One of our dream as parents is to bring our kids to Florida in vacation. Not for a week or two but more in the line of a whole month of fun visiting various theme parks including... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Canadianladybug
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best buy
This book is wonderful, I also subscribe to the online website. The book is so very helpful when traveling to Disney [all parks] and locations. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Heather Goliber
4.0 out of 5 stars
very useful information
very useful information.
A bit of a bummer (not the book's fault) is that the prices are constantly going up every year it seems on January 1. Read more
A bit of a bummer (not the book's fault) is that the prices are constantly going up every year it seems on January 1. Read more
Published 6 months ago by JenW
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Resource for Disney World
This is a really amazing reference book for Disney World. We've been planning a trip to Disney for the past eight months, and while we are extremely organized and even a little OCD... Read more
Published 8 months ago by J. D. Murray
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love this book for planning our trip
I did not use this book to its full capabilities, however it was exactly what I wanted and needed. There were colorful maps of each park, pages to store papers and documents, and... Read more
Published 8 months ago by REB
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