The Unofficial Guide? to Disneyland 2003 by Sehlinger, Bob;

Short description:

The Unofficial Guides® are the "Consumer Reports" of travel guides, offering candid evaluations of their destinations' attractions, hotels, restaurants, shopping, nightlife, sports, and more, all rated and ranked by a team of unbiased inspectors so even the most compulsive planners can be sure they're spending their time and money wisely.

Long description:

The Unofficial Guides® are the "Consumer Reports" of travel guides, offering candid evaluations of their destinations' attractions, hotels, restaurants, shopping, nightlife, sports, and more, all rated and ranked by a team of unbiased inspectors so even the most compulsive planners can be sure they're spending their time and money wisely. Each guide addresses the needs of everyone from families to business travelers, with handy charts that demonstrate how each place stacks up against the competition. Plus, all the details are pulled out so they're extremely easy to scan.

The Unofficial Guide® to Disneyland® is a candid guide to the Happiest Place on Earth, offering candid reviews of all the rides, shows, hotels, and restaurants, plus field-tested touring itineraries for adults and families with children. Also includes complete coverage of Universal Studios Hollywood.

The Unofficial Guide® to Disneyland® also includes:

• Every attraction rated and ranked for each age group, based on interviews and surveys of more than 6,100 families


• When to go: the best times of year and the best days of the week


• All the Disneyland® area hotels rated and ranked for value and quality of rooms, plus reviews of all full-service restaurants in Disneyland®


• How to find and meet the Disney characters


• Unvarnished, practical advice for families, couples, honeymooners, and singles

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

"Indispensible"
The New York Times

The Top 10 Ways The Unofficial Guide® to Disneyland® Can Help You Have the Perfect Trip:

1. Every attraction rated and ranked for each age group, based on interviews and surveys of more than 6,100 families


2. When to go: the best times of years and the best days of the week


3. Comprehensive coverage of Universal Studios Hollywood


4. All the Disneyland area hotels rated and ranked for value and quality of rooms


5. Field-tested touring itineraries for adults and families with children


6. Complete coverage of Disney's California Adventure theme park


7. Tips and warnings for first-time visitors and those with special needs


8. Proven strategies for planning the perfect Disneyland vacation with small children


9. How to find and meet the Disney characters


10. Unvarnished, practical advice for families, couples, honeymooners and singles

This guide is a completely independent evaluation of Disneyland® and has not been reviewed or approved by Walt Disney World® or the Walt Disney Company, Inc.

Table of Contents:

List of Graphs and Maps.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

How Come "Unofficial"?

How this Guide Was Researched and Written.

Disneyland Resort: An Overview.

Part One: Planning Before You Leave Home.

Gathering Information.

Timing Your Visit.

Getting There.

A Word about Lodging.

Hotels and Motels: Rated and Ranked.

Making the Most of Your Time.

Part Two: Basic Essentials.

The Bare Necessities.

Part Three: Disneyland with Kids.

The Agony and the Ecstasy.

Waiting Line Strategies for Adults with Small Children.

Lost Children.

The Disney Characters.

Part Four: Disneyland Park.

Arriving and Getting Oriented.

Main Street, U.S.A.

Adventureland.

New Orleans Square.

Critter Country.

Frontierland.

Fantasyland.

Mickey's Toontown.

Tomorrowland.

Live Entertainment and Special Events.

Traffic Patterns inside Disneyland Park.

Disneyland Park Touring Plans.

Part Five: Disney's California Adventure.

A Brave New Park.

Arriving and Getting Oriented.

Hollywood Pictures Backlot.

Golden State.

Paradise Pier.

Parades and Live Entertainment.

Disney's California Adventure One-Day Touring Plan.

Part Six: Universal Studios Hollywood.

Gathering Information.

Timing Your Visit.

Arriving and Getting Oriented.

Universal Studios Hollywood Attractions.

Universal Studios Hollywood One-Day Touring Plan.

Part Seven: Dining and Shopping in and Around Disneyland.

Dining.

Shopping.

Appendix.

Readers' Questions to the Author.

Readers' Comments.

Index.

Clip-Out Pocket Outlines of Touring Plans.

Reader Survey.