THE trusted source of information for a successful Walt Disney World vacation

The best-selling independent guide to Walt Disney World has everything you need to plan your family’s trip—hassle-free. Whether you are planning your annual vacation to Walt Disney World or preparing for your first visit ever, this book gives you the insider scoop on hotels, restaurants, and attractions. The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2020 explains how Walt Disney World works and how to use that knowledge to make every minute and every dollar of your vacation count.

With an Unofficial Guide in hand, and with authors Bob Sehlinger and Len Testa as guides, find out what’s available in every category, from best to worst, and get step-by-step, detailed plans to help make the most of your time at Walt Disney World.

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

  • A preview of the new Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios: attractions, dining, shopping, and touring strategies
  • At-a-glance summaries of the key information covered in each chapter
  • Tips on where to find the best, most honest discounts on Disney tickets and hotel rooms—which could save you much more than the cost of this book
  • Exclusive patented, field-tested touring plans that save up to 4 hours in line in a single day, plus free online customization to match your family’s plan
  • A rundown of how to use Disney’s free FastPass+ ride-reservation system, including the most important reservations to get before you arrive and while you’re in the parks
  • Expert reviews of Walt Disney World restaurants, bars, and lounges, backed by more than 160,000 reader surveys from the past year

OVER 6 MILLION UNOFFICIAL GUIDES SOLD!

“A Tourist’s Best Friend!”
Chicago Sun-Times

“Indispensable”
The New York Times


Following in the best-selling tradition of The Unofficial Guides series, The Unofficial Guide: The Color Companion to Walt Disney World gives readers the inside track on visiting Disney World and making the most of their time in the park. Complete with hundreds of full-color photographs, this essential visual guide is a must-have for any Disney World vacation. With hundreds of pages of highly detailed information on planning, staying, and surviving a visit to Walt Disney World, The Color Companion by Bob Sehlinger and Len Testa takes the Unofficial approach while also showing readers exactly where they'll be staying and what they'll be doing, all in a trim little book that's perfect for tucking into a backpack.




The Unofficial Guides series is the only one that offers evaluations based on reader surveys and critiques, compiled by a team of unbiased inspectors.

Sophisticated, cutting edge research providing readers with extremely valuable information available in no other travel series, saving families time and money. From how to prepare for the trip and to how to get there to when to go and importantly how to get around efficiently, this guide provides an indispensable tool on the ground. The easy to use full-colour design, detailed, full-colour maps and invaluable touring plans will make sure families enjoy every minute at the park. Hotels are ranked and rated, and with attractions and restaurants appear in all price categories. There's also extensive information on shopping, nightlife, and sports.

Contents include:

  • Valuable planning advice to ensure you have an easy trip
  • All the facts and information you need for getting to Paris and the Resort
  • Disneyland Park in detail, including: Main Street, U.S.A., Frontierland, Adventureland, Fantasyland, Discoveryland, Live Entertainment at Disneyland Paris Park.
  • Touring plans to suit all ages.
  • Walt Disney Studio Park in detail, including: Arriving and Getting Orientated, Toon Studio, Production Courtyard, Live Entertainment at Walt Disney Studios Park
  • All you need to know about Dining, Lodging and Shopping at the Resort
  • Nightly entertainment covering: In the Theme Parks, In the Resort Hotels, At Davy Crockett Ranch, At Disney Village, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
Sport and Recreational activities, from skating to pony rides.

Walt Disney World for Grown-ups

by Eve Zibart

Published 1 September 1999

Mini-Mickey: The Pocket-Sized Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World is the condensed version of the Unofficial team's comprehensive Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World. Though its format is slightly larger than true pocket-sized, this is an indispensable take-along guidebook. Straightforward, tightly organized, and well indexed, Mini-Mickey is the perfect resource when you want the most important information fast. For readers on a short or impromptu trip to Walt Disney World the contents of Mini-Mickey can easily be digested on the flight or drive down, or at the hotel the night before visiting the parks. Scientifically created touring plans for each park will save four or more hours of standing in line. For those who do not have time to plan their Disney trip in depth, Mini-Mickey takes the guesswork out of visiting the parks and ensure that the reader sees as much as possible with the least amount of stress and effort. This book provides expert authority on how to make the most efficient and most practical use of any family's time.
Because every minute and every dollar counts, Mini Mickey: The Pocket-Sized Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World provides the information needed to tour Walt Disney like a pro.



Compiled and written by a team of experienced researchers whose work has been cited by such diverse sources as USA Today and Operations Research Forum, The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World digs deeper and offers more than any other guide. The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World explains how Walt Disney World works and how to use that knowledge to make every minute and every dollar of your vacation count. With advice that is direct, prescriptive, and detailed, it takes the guesswork out of travel by unambiguously rating and ranking everything from hotels, restaurants, and attractions to rental car companies. With an Unofficial Guide in hand, and authors Bob Sehlinger and Len Testa as guides, find out what's available in every category, from best to worst, and use step-by-step detailed plans to help make the most of your time at Walt Disney World.

Your no-nonsense, consumer-oriented guide to Disney's Cruise Line

The Unofficial Guide to the Disney Cruise Line by with Erin Foster, Laurel Stewart, and Ritchey Halphen describes the best of Disney's ships and itineraries, including a couple of stellar restaurants, top-notch children's activities, and Castaway Cay, one of the best vacation islands in the Caribbean.

The book also lists which on-board entertainment and restaurants should be skipped, including recommendations on what to do instead. Along the way, this indispensable travel companion shows how to save money; choose the right stateroom, ship, and itinerary; and get to and from the cruise with ease.

The guide also provides full coverage of the Disney-run European river cruises and includes itinerary and port guides.

An indispensable read when visiting Walt Disney World with kids

The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids 2018 is JAM-PACKED with useful tips, great advice, excellent discussion, and practical travel knowledge gleaned from years of Walt Disney World travel experience.

In this guidebook, authors Bob Sehlinger and Liliane Opsomer specifically address the needs of kids, with-in some cases-research and input from kids. Len Testa leads an experienced team of researchers whose work has been cited by such diverse sources as USA Today and Operations Research Forum.

The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids digs deeper and offers more specific information than any other guidebook. This is the only guide that explains how to make every minute and every dollar of your vacation count. With advice that is direct, prescriptive, and detailed, it takes the guesswork out of your family vacation. Step-by-step detailed plans allow you to visit Walt Disney World with your children with absolute confidence and peace of mind.

The Unofficial Guide to the Disney Cruise Line is a no-nonsense, consumer-oriented guide to Disney's cruise vacations. This detailed guide points out the best of Disney's ships and itineraries, including a couple of stellar restaurants, top-notch children's activities, and Castaway Cay, one of the best vacation islands in the Caribbean. It also lists which on-board entertainment and restaurants should be skipped, including recommendations on what to do instead. Along the way, this indispensable travel companion shows how to save money, choose the right stateroom, ship, and itinerary, and how to get to and from the cruise with ease.






THE trusted source of information for a successful Walt Disney World vacation

The best-selling independent guide to Walt Disney World has everything you need to plan your family's trip-hassle-free. Whether you are planning your annual vacation to Walt Disney World or preparing for your first visit ever, this book gives you the insider scoop on hotels, restaurants, and attractions.

The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2020 explains how Walt Disney World works and how to use that knowledge to make every minute and every dollar of your vacation count. With an Unofficial Guide in hand, and with authors Bob Sehlinger and Len Testa as guides, find out what's available in every category, from best to worst, and get step-by-step, detailed plans to help make the most of your time at Walt Disney World.

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

  • A preview of the new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disney's Hollywood Studios: attractions, dining, shopping, and touring strategies
  • At-a-glance summaries of the key information covered in each chapter
  • Tips on where to find the best, most honest discounts on Disney tickets and hotel rooms-which could save you much more than the cost of this book
  • Exclusive patented, field-tested touring plans that save up to 4 hours in line in a single day, plus free online customization to match your family's plan
  • A rundown of how to use Disney's free FastPass+ ride-reservation system, including the most important reservations to get before you arrive and while you're in the parks
  • Expert reviews of Walt Disney World restaurants, bars, and lounges, backed by more than 160,000 reader surveys from the past year

OVER 6 MILLION UNOFFICIAL GUIDES SOLD!

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

"Indispensable"
-The New York Times