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Orlando
Orlando is a city in central Florida in the
United States.
As of
2000,
the city had a population of 185,951, but by
2006,
this has risen to an estimated 220,186.
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Orlando is one of the leading areas for tourism not only in the United States, but
in the entire world, and is visited by more than 52 million tourists each year. This is because
of many popular tourist attractions in the area including SeaWorld, the Universal Orlando Resort,
and the Walt Disney World Resort, the last of which lies in Lake Buena Vista, about 20 miles (32 kilometers)
to the South of the city of Orlando.
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By Julie Neal
Coconut Press
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Should leave fans of Mickey smiling from ear to ear. -- Chicago Tribune
A thorough overview, with inside tips, facts and quizzes. With more than 400 color photos, it also makes a nice souvenir. -- Boston Globe
May be the most colorful, visually stunning and deeply researched guidebook on the market. A warm, loving portrait of Disney World, for people who want to love Disney World. -- Orlando Sentinel
Endless tips and trivia. -- Knoxville News-Sentinel
There are dozens of guides to Disney World, but I like this one by a husband-and-wife team who visited Disney World more than 700 times. They're not affiliated with Disney, but received much inside access by the company to provide very detailed descriptions of each ride, show and attraction. Among the gems are fun facts, suggested itineraries and little things to look for. -- Florida Times Union
Offers an in-depth history of the attractions and the parks themselves... and the most in-depth run-down of the two Disney water parks. -- Budget Travel
Book Description
The best-looking Disney World guidebook, The Complete Guide to Walt Disney World 2008 is also the most interesting. Its spectacular photography grabs your eye, then its fantastic wealth of information keeps you glued to its pages. Every aspect of Disney World becomes easy to understand, as color-coded chapters lay out everything one subject at a time, and gorgeous full-color images bring it all to life. Packed with details you just can't find anywhere else, every chapter is so helpful you'll find yourself sticking post-it notes everywhere.
The Planning Your Trip chapter offers a seven-step process to organizing your vacation, then a gold mine of practical information. As for theme parks, each ride or show gets its own article, many of which run several pages. Water parks are covered the same way, which makes the book the only real guide to Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon. Even diversions such as parasailing, stock-car driving and surfing lessons are fully described and illustrated.
A new restaurant chapter is a collection of 88 reviews. The accounts are descriptive and honest, and include useful details such as which character meals can usually take walk-ins. The accommodations chapter covers each Disney resort with a photo-packed article as well as a comprehensive At a Glance sidebar. The combination gives you a nice overview of each complex, but also makes it easy to scan them all by price, amenities, location, or other criteria.
Supplemental Material
Like the most complete DVD set, the book is packed with bonus features. The best are the background articles on Disney's theme park attractions. For example, three side stories describe the history, science and set design of The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. Other columns cover the histories of Space Mountain and It's a Small World. An animal guide describes the odd behaviors you can witness at Animal Kingdom, from the forearm-licking of the park's kangaroos to the stick-sharing rituals of its exotic birds. Breezy feature articles cover the wacky histories of the Beauty and the Beast and Cinderella fairy tales.
The result is a hugely entertaining book, but one that doesn't flinch from the frustrating realities of a Disney trip. It acknowledges the long lines, the challenge of getting key restaurant reservations, the cluelessness you have on how to get a front-row seat to the High School Musical street show... and provides the magical solutions. Tip bars run across the bottom of most pages.
Fitting the visual beauty of its subject, The Complete Guide to Walt Disney World 2008 is printed on gloss paper in full color. The book is fully updated, with the latest park and resort information and current prices and policies. |
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By Kim Wright Wiley
Fodor's
Released: 2007-08-07
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Your Ticket to a Magical Family Vacation.
Inside is all the information you need to have the family vacation of a lifetime at the Orlando theme parks. Up-to-date and written with the help of more than 500 families, this guide is packed with details on all the attractions at Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando, and SeaWorld. It's user-friendly, fun, and designed for at-a-glance reference. And it will help you and your family plan the vacation each of you wants.
Inside you'll find:
•Time- and money-saving tips, insider's secrets, and scare factors for every ride and venue
•Clear, easy-to-read maps
•Full restaurant and hotel descriptions, with star ratings
•Quick Guides, Don't-Miss Lists, and favorite attractions by age group
•Updates on Disney's FASTPASS system and Universal's EXPRESS system
•Know-how for Disney cruises |
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By Laura Lea Miller
Frommers
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Completely updated for 2008, Frommer's Walt Disney World & Orlando is the perfect trip-planner for America's #1 vacation destination—Disney World. A total of 50 million people visited Orlando in 2006, spending over $28 billion, according to the Orlando Convention & Visitor’s Bureau. Seven of the world’s top ten theme parks are in Orlando, and it’s the number one destination for families on the planet. This book will cover all of the highlights of the city, including the opening of Disney's latest attraction, Finding Nemo–The Musical. It also features detailed itineraries for all of the Disney and Universal Orlando theme parks. The guide also includes info on SeaWorld, Discovery Cove, Busch Gardens, and the Kennedy Space Center. You'll also find individual park maps, up-to-date advice on finding the best package deals, and a free color fold-out map. |
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By Kelly Monaghan
The Intrepid Traveler
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Universal Orlando has become the preferred destination for sophisticated adult fun-seekers and thrill-seeking teenagers. This new edition, fully updated for 2008, provides in-depth reviews of every ride and attraction in the parks, CityWalk (Universal's entertainment district), and Universal's three luxury resort hotels with their gourmet restaurants. PLUS the first eyewitness review of Universal's newest attraction, the wildly popular Blue Man Group. |
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