Walt Disney World: It's Not Just for Kids

Guidebooks-how quaint, right? However, I find that nothing beats a guidebook in terms of portable information.

The obvious guide to discuss on this site is Birnbaum’s Walt Disney World Without Kids 2010. I’ve got the book from the library, and was completely underwhelmed. I found it to be regurgitated stuff from the original Birnbaum’s guide, and nothing which I wiuld consider educational for the readers of this site. I do; however, have a certain fondness for the original Birnbaum’s Guide. Part of this fondness is that it takes me back to when I was nine and devouring every Disney guidebook in site, and part of it is that while it may be biased and skimpy, it can be a good reference as well.

I used to be way into The Unofficial Guide Walt Disney World 2010 (Unofficial Guides); however, of the past few years I’ve grown weary of touring plans that every other tourist has (seriously-glance around in line at Peter Pan’s Flight sometime), tips about fake dirty diapers on your stroller, and the like.

PassPorter’s Walt Disney World 2010: The Unique Travel Guide, Planner, Organizer, Journal, and Keepsake! has become my guide of choice. Not only does it have great pockets/organizer, but it also has great information that’s not too family focused and easy to use (and, they updated their old packing list which included film and phone cards).

While not a true guidebook, I would like to nominate Vegetarian Walt Disney World and Greater Orlando, 2nd: The Essential Guide for the Health-Conscious Traveler as being the best guidebook (possibly ever). It has every detail and tip for eating as well as you can as a vegetarian in Walt Disney World. It is somewhat painfully outdated, but still has a ton of information.

Do you have a favorite guidebook? Let me know.

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