"Valuable Planning Tool" Top 5 Page for this destination Information / Sources Tip by Camping_Girl

Favorite thing: The second time I ventured to Disneyland, I purchased the book "The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland" before I went. I think you can find this book at pretty much any book store or from an online book store. I ordered it online from Amazon and paid roughly $15 CAD for the 2007 version. You can sometimes find used copies of older versions on Amazon for less than that, or maybe you can even find a copy at your local library.

Fondest memory: This book is a really great planning tool. It contains information on Disneyland, DCA, Downtown Disney and Universal Studios Hollywood. It describes every ride and show in every park, gives the general age ratings for each ride and show, suggests the best time of day to go, and also has some great information about the park in general, hotels in the area, public transit and general costs for a day in the park. There is also a map of each park in the book.

The book does a really good job of explaining how the Fast Pass system works, and they offer 1 and 2 day suggested itineraries for each park. They even have a different itinerary for people going to the park with children vs without.

We followed their suggested 2-day itinerary and we were at the park the week before Christmas, which is a really busy time for Disney! We rarely waited in line more than 30 minutes, and we saw everything we wanted to see and then some. We were able to do every ride we wanted to, and even had time to go back and do our favorites multiple times. It really is that good.

When you consider the money you will spend on a trip to Disney for you and your family, I really think that $15 or $20 for a valuable planning tool is money well-spent.