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Walt Disney World with Kids, 1997 (Annual)
by Kim Wright Wiley
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Prima Lifestyles (1996-08-14)
ISBN: 0761504079
EAN: 9780761504078
Dewy Decimal #: 791.06875924
Paperback: 352 pages
Release Date: 1996-08-14
SKU: mon0000025932
Condition: Good
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
With the help of 150 families, kid-travel expert Kim Wright Wiley has compiled a down-to-earth, practical guide for parents. She offers touring plans for families with children of different ages and interests, and rates attractions and rides by their age-related suitability and ?scare? factor. Also included are tips on:
The new 1997 attractions and resorts
Favorite attractions for teens and preteens
Money-saving tips, like the little-known way to save up to 40% at Disney-owned hotels
Where to breast-feed, nap, find a stroller, change diapers, and even find a peanut butter sandwich
How to avoid crowds and lines at the parks
Restaurants and hotels with special ?kid appeal?
And much, much more!About the Author
Kim Wright Wiley, author of Disneyland and Southern California with Kids (Prima), writes regularly for Family Fun, Working Mother, and Islands magazines.
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Amazon.com Review
Unlike planning a family vacation to Walt Disney World, nothing about Walt Disney World with Kids: 1999 is overwhelming. It's clearly written and laid out on easy-to-read noncluttered pages. Kid-travel expert Kim Wright Wiley makes planning a Disney trip sound like fun. She's done her homework, interviewing more than 300 families and using their feedback to add lots of real-life experiences to her reviews of rides, restaurants, and hotels. This book takes a step-by-step approach to planning, including the best times to visit, suggested lengths of stay, the pros and cons of staying on site, and things to discuss with your kids before you leave home. It also includes a chapter on how to choose the hotel that's best for your family, and another on touring plans and tips. The rest of the book is devoted to each park attraction. Helpful "ride reviews" not only describe the rides, usual wait times, and give tips, but rate each with a "scare factor" so you can gauge if your child is up to the thrill. For example, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride includes "one dark segment where Mr. Toad--briefly--goes to hell. Fine for most kids over 4." In addition to coverage of Disney World and its latest attractions (Animal Kingdom and the Disney Cruise Line), the guide covers EPCOT, Disney-MGM Studios, Universal Studios Florida, and Sea World. --Kathryn True
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Customer Reviews
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A must have before, during and after your vacation at Disney
Rating  (5)
Date: 2002-02-13
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
We used this for many months before our vacation last year. It was almost drenched with highlighter markings long before we left for Florida. When we got there, it was like our Bible as we toured the parks. It has everything you need to know for Disney and beyond. Her sense of humor is most amusing and she does let you know where to eat without losing your mind or cookies with toddler in tow. So buy it and then keep it, because you will write notes in it and after your trip it will become almost a souvenir of sorts with all your little articles and receipts etc, tucked away in side. You will look through it a year or two later and laugh at your comments about whatever you were thinking at the time. We had teenagers and toddler and everything worked out great, she has some real tips that do everyone good, not just the kids. Mom and dad won't lose their mind trying to please everyone. We are heading to Universal as well this year, so we will definitely be buying her Universal book.
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Walt Disney World With Kids, 2000
Rating (5)
Date: 2001-07-13
This is the third edition of this book that I have bought. I love the format of them. They are imformative, yet entertaining. I am a "planner", and this helps keep me organized. We had made the major decisions of where to eat & where to go when in advance. I've been a Disney fan for years as are my children now. This book gave helpful tips when it came to deciding where & when to do things. I highly recommend it & look forward to the next edition.
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A great place to start
Rating (5)
Date: 2001-06-25
3 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
As you see from most of the reviews of this book it is an excellent source of information. As the author notes, the level of enjoyment of your trip is directly related to the amount of research you do before your trip.In addition to being a great source of information before we left, it was a great read on the drive to Orlando. As parents, so much time is spent on the planning that the joyful anticipation of the trip is often left to the kids. The more we read and closer we got, the more excited we got. One personal caveat that is inferred in the book, but not stated expressly is that the Disney experience can be lost on young kids. Our six-year-old had an absolute blast, our 3 1/2-year-old was a bit tentative about the characters and some of the shows, but our two-year old was scared by the characters (I don't think he understood that they would be life-sized) and the shows created sensory overload. Several parents of young children we talked to said they would not repeat the experience with a child younger than four. We heartily second that.
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Money-saving tips & ride reviews alone are worth it!
Rating (5)
Date: 2001-05-15
27 out of 28 customers found this reveiw helpful
Since we take so few vacations, I like to make sure they're planned well so everyone gets the most out of them. I bought 3 Disney books (Unofficial Guide by Sehlinger and Birnbaum's 2001 edition too) but this is the one I found most useful for planning a trip with a 4 & 6 year-old. The tips saved us $1000 on room costs alone! The reviews of the Disney and off-site hotels offer useful details not found on websites. The excellent ride reviews feature details to help parents determine if it's too scary for your child (tells you if dark, noisy, surprise elements, etc) - not just a generic "may scare children under age 5" warning. The book is fun & easy to read... and with her realistic advice for visiting Disney with kids, you'll have more fun and be less stressed-out on vacation than if you did it without her book.
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What a great book!
Rating (5)
Date: 2001-03-17
6 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
I have a three year old daughter, and this book was a tremendous help in planning out trip to Disney World. It told us when and where to find the characters (a BIG item for planning the days), what rides to ride first, and most importantly, the information about FastPass. I highly recommend the book to anyone taking kids to DisneyWorld.
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