Universal Orlando has become the preferred destination for sophisticated adult fun-seekers and thrill-seeking teenagers. This edition offers reviews of the various ride and attraction in the parks, CityWalk (Universal's entertainment district), and Universal's three luxury resort hotels with their gourmet restaurants.
Passporter's Walt Disney World (Passporter)
by Jennifer Marx, Dave Marx, and Alexander Marx
Design magical vacations with this award-winning travel guide and planning system for everyone's favourite 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 lay...
The Independent Guide to Universal Studios Hollywood 2016
by G Da Costa
A Brit's Guide to Disneyland Resort Paris (A Brit's guide)
by Simon Veness
Geek's Guide to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando, 2019 Edition
by Mary Desilva
When the credits roll and you've left the park, when your Disney day is over, how do you take the magic with you into your everyday work and life? Jody Jean Dreyer worked for the Walt Disney Company for 30 years and in Beyond the Castle she shares one-of-a-kind stories and insights into what sets the Disney experience apart, as well as secrets to help readers discover their own "happily ever after." Beginning with her first position as a summer intern at Walt Disney World, through her role lea...
In 1931, while her father was minding the coconut stall at Mitcham Fair, Louisa Prestney was born in a caravan by the village pond. Her parents and grandparents were show people, touring southern England with their fairground stalls and entertainments. The fairground life was in their blood, and for Louisa it was the same. It was a hard life, but it was work she loved. Now Louisa is retired and settled down, and her fairground life from the 1930s to the 1970s seems a million years from the world...
Universal Orlando (Universal Orlando: The Ultimate Guide to the Ultimate Theme Park Adventure)
by Kelly Monaghan
The very latest on all the new thrill rides, kiddie rides, dining, entertainment, and shopping in Universal's multi-park/resort hotel complex for the 21st century.
Theme park studies is a growing field in social and cultural studies. Nonetheless, until now little attention has been dedicated to the choice of the themes represented in the parks and the strategies of their representation. This is particularly interesting when the theme is a historical one, for example ancient Greece. Which elements of classical Greece find their way into a theme park and how are they chosen and represented? What is the "entertainment" element in ancient Greek history, cultur...
