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The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland 2008 (Unofficial Guides)

The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland 2008 (Unofficial Guides)

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Author: Bob Sehlinger
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book

List Price: $16.99
Buy New: $5.78
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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 11 reviews
Sales Rank: 23693

Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.1 x 0.9

ISBN: 047008961X
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.06879496
EAN: 9780470089613
ASIN: 047008961X

Publication Date: September 11, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Good Condition, delivery time 10 to 12 Working days, via Priority airmail from UK

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
From the publishers of The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World

"A Tourist's Best Friend!"
—Chicago Sun-Times

"Indispensable"
—The New York Times

Five Great Features and Benefits offered ONLY by The Unofficial Guide:

  1. Every attraction ranked and rated for each age group, based on interviews and surveys of more than 7,500 families
  2. When and where to go: the best times of the year and the best days of the week for each park
  3. All the Disneyland-area hotels ranked and rated for value and quality of rooms
  4. Field tested itineraries for adults and families with children that can save more than three hours of waiting in line
  5. Complete coverage of Disney's California Adventure theme park and Universal Studios Hollywood

Sample Rating

Soarin'

Appeal by age Preschool — Grade school Teens Young adults Over 30 Seniors

What it is Flight simulation ride. Scope and scale Super headliner. When to go First 30 minutes the park is open or use FASTPASS. Special comments Entrance on the lower level of The Land pavilion. May induce motion sickness; 40" minimum-height requirement; switching off available (see pages 266–268). Author's rating Exciting and mellow at the same time; ......5. Not to be missed. Duration of ride 4 minutes. Loading speed Moderate.


Customer Reviews:   Read 6 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars Ex Disney Employee says "This book rocks"   August 24, 2008
 1 out of 3 found this review helpful

I worked for Disney in "the Park," selling skulls and snakes in Adventureland-- right next to the Jungle Cruise at the palm-roofed hut that was once called "Tropical Imports." This was during my undergrad years at the University of California (translation: I worked at Disneyland, and I'm smart). I was born in Santa Monica, my parents met during a dance night at Carnation Gardens in Disneyland, and my dad and his wife still have annual passes to the park (translation: in case there was any doubt, I know what I'm taking about), yet I still learned many valuable things from this book; it rocks.

This book is such a contribution! I recommend it to every person who's headed to the park. Buy it and take it with you-- follow the advice. The only time-honored recommendations this book somehow misses are:

1. Grab a few mini bourbon bottles on the plane ride to California - they're perfect for spiking mint juleps at the Blue Bayou (no alcohol is served at the Magic Kingdom - DCA across the street is the closest supplier).

2. Bran muffins, power bars, and canned coffee drinks are the breakfast of Disney champions. Throw a few in your backpack and gnaw on them at 7:45am when you're waiting for the ropes to drop.

3. Bring a water bottle

4. Wash your hands - ask park employees and they'll tell you they wash their hands BEFORE and after using the facilities. You don't know who grabbed that _______ just before you did.

5. Load up everything you'll carry with you to the park, wear the shoes you're planning on, get junior in the stroller, put on the sunscreen, and take a 5+ mile walk every Saturday the three weekends prior to your departure. Either that or run 10Ks every weekend - one way or the other you'll remember to bring the ibuprofen.

Enjoy!



5 out of 5 stars well worth it   August 8, 2008
 0 out of 1 found this review helpful

bought this before our trip and it was well worth it - saves you ALOT of time!


5 out of 5 stars Don't do Disney without it!   July 28, 2008
 1 out of 2 found this review helpful

Love it, love it! I actually just purchased my second one - this one as a gift. Being raised in California, I had been to Disneyland more times than I could count. But someone suggested this book to me to plan a seamless first time trip for my best friend. I would not have done the trip without it! I reccomend this to anyone planning a first time trip, if you have never been it can be quite overwhelming: you will waste most of your trip wandering around and waiting in queues. Families will especially find the ratings guide handy when planning which rides would best keep the kiddies entertained.


5 out of 5 stars Wouldn't Leave Home Without It !!!!!!!!!   July 8, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

A number of friends told me about the book before our trip and being a single mom to a 6 year old I thought it was just good planning.... This guide was so helpful and wouldn't go on another Disneyland trip without it. Yes it is a little heavy and cumbersome to lug around with you but it saved us time and frustration more than once. The guide was right on about rating of the rides, particularly for a younger child. Next trip this book will be the first thing in the suitcase.


5 out of 5 stars Got us up and going!   June 1, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

We took 4 teenagers between the ages of 12 and 21; a 72 year old and I am 51; the advice was spot-on; our only disappointment was no fireworks because the weather was too windy; otherwise, we did both parks in a three day driving turnaround from Phoenix during a quick fly-in Spring Break for the teenagers! A great time was had by all. Grandma DID get to celebrate her birthday in STYLE! Thank GOD for the motorized wheelchairs! They were a real lifesaver! -and worth every penny!

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