Walt Disney World with Kids, 2003: Including Disney Cruise Line and Universal Orlando's CityWalk and Islands of Adventure (Travel with Kids) [Paperback]

Kim Wright Wiley (Author)

Book Description

Series: Travel with Kids | Publication Date: August 27, 2002

Your VIP Ticket to a Magical Family Vacation
At your fingertips is the ultimate family fun guide to Walt Disney World and Orlando's other great theme parks. Written by a kid-travel expert with the help of more than 300 families, the latest edition of this guide to all things fun in Orlando helps you and your family create a perfect touring plan. Now children, teens, and parents alike can see and do exactly what they want at Walt Disney World and surrounding attractions.

Inside you'll find:
·Ratings for restaurants and hotels and easy-to-read maps to parks and surrounding areas
·Favorite attractions for kids, preteens, and teens
·Time- and money-saving tips, insider secrets, and scare factors for every ride and venue
·Updates on Disney's FASTPASS system and helpful hints for avoiding crowds and lines
·And so much more!
"Must reading for everyone planning to bring their family."
—Katie Couric, NBC's Today Show

Editorial Reviews

From the Inside Flap

Your VIP Ticket to a Magical Family Vacation
At your fingertips is the ultimate family fun guide to Walt Disney World and Orlando's other great theme parks. Written by a kid-travel expert with the help of more than 300 families, the latest edition of this guide to all things fun in Orlando helps you and your family create a perfect touring plan. Now children, teens, and parents alike can see and do exactly what they want at Walt Disney World and surrounding attractions.

Inside you'll find:
·Ratings for restaurants and hotels and easy-to-read maps to parks and surrounding areas
·Favorite attractions for kids, preteens, and teens
·Time- and money-saving tips, insider secrets, and scare factors for every ride and venue
·Updates on Disney's FASTPASS system and helpful hints for avoiding crowds and lines
·And so much more!
"Must reading for everyone planning to bring their family."
?Katie Couric, NBC's Today Show

About the Author

Kim Wright 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: 496 pages
• Publisher: Fodor's; 14th edition (August 27, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761537171
• ISBN-13: 978-0761537175
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,817,601 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific info for all age groups, September 2, 2002

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This review is from: Walt Disney World with Kids, 2003: Including Disney Cruise Line and Universal Orlando's CityWalk and Islands of Adventure (Travel with Kids) (Paperback)

i've used this guide for four years in a row and find it to be the best on the market for parents with young kids. Two areas are especially useful to us - Miss Wiley gives full reviews of all the Disney hotels with lists of pluses and minuses for each hotel. I have found her recommendations to be accurate in each of the hotels we've stayed at. The other big plus is that she rates the rides in terms of how appropriate they are for kids of different ages. None of the other books do this and you can really tell that she has kids of her own. She is right when she says that scaring a child to death first thing in the morning by making him ride Space Mountain will guarantee he won't try anything else the rest of the day, even Dumbo. (I learned this one the hard way before I started buying books about Disney world.) We had Miss Wiley's book last time down when our extended family contained kids who ranged in age from 2 to 14 and the "scare factor" ratings and ride advice was very helpful.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent supplemental resource for families with kids, February 10, 2003

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debvh (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Walt Disney World with Kids, 2003: Including Disney Cruise Line and Universal Orlando's CityWalk and Islands of Adventure (Travel with Kids) (Paperback)

I have mixed feelings reviewing this guidebook. I found its recommendations - particularly the "scare factor" ratings and "don't miss" lists of rides and attractions, and the restaurant reviews - to be better than those of the other book I used to plan my recent Disney World vacation. However, the overall presentation of information is not well-organized enough to be helpful to visitors unfamiliar with Disney World, and vacation-planning information is not nearly as comprehensive as that of other guides. The guidebook is written in a cheery conversational tone that makes for easy reading but is not well-suited for quick reference use. "Helpful hints" and "insider's tips" are presented in marginal text boxes: the information is helpful but hard to refer back to quickly. Touring tips and suggestions for developing a touring plan may be useful to those who are already somewhat familiar with Disney World but didn't help me (a Disney novice) at all; furthermore, most of the suggestions are not applicable to off-season travelers. Finally, the guide includes detailed reviews of on-site hotels but no reviews of off-site hotels. If you are a return visitor to Disney World looking for some updated help in planning your stay, this may be the only guide you need. If you have never been to Disney World, or if you are considering staying off-site, this book is worth buying but don't expect it to have all the information you need.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great guide to Disney World, December 22, 2002

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Andrew F. Rex "Rex949" (Tacoma, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Walt Disney World with Kids, 2003: Including Disney Cruise Line and Universal Orlando's CityWalk and Islands of Adventure (Travel with Kids) (Paperback)

This is one of the best travel books ever written. We have been using it since we first traveled to Disney World in 1992, when our child was small. It was indispensable for a first-time Disney family, giving valuable hints about what to see and when to see it, to get the most out of a limited vacation time. This book is also fun to read-a very witty and breezy style, packed with information but not hard to get through while planning your trip. Over the years, we have continued to use the book every time we traveled to WDW. Each new edition has up-to-date information, and this one is no exception. There are always some helpful tidbits even for experienced park-goers. Although the book is all about managing the trip with kids, there are fantastic suggestions for what adults will enjoy seeing too, and some of the better grown-up dining experiences. You won't regret buying Wiley's book, especially at this price!