Monday, April 5, 2010

The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2010


The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2010 is a fairly thorough guide that we used for planning a trip to Disney World. This was a great help to us in avoiding lines and having a great time in Disney World. It gave advice in a very playful way that was fun to read.

I like this Q&A included in the book from another reader:

Your book reads like the operations plan for an amphibious landing: Go here, do this, proceed to Step 15. You must think that everyone is a hyperactive, type-A theme-park commando. What happened to the satisfaction of self-discovery or the joy of spontaneity? Next you will be telling us when to empty our bladders.

As it happens, Unofficial Guide researchers are a pretty existential crew. We are big on self-discovery if the activity is walking in the woods or watching birds. Some of us are able to improvise jazz, and others can whip up a mean pot of chili without a recipe. When it comes to Disney World, however, we all agree that you need either a good plan or a frontal labotomy. The operational definition of self-discovery and spontaneity at Walt Disney World is the "pleasure" of heat prostration and the "joy" of standing in line.
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We aren't saying that you can't have a great time at Walt Disney World. What we are saying is that you need a plan. You don't have to be compulsive or inflexible; just think about what you want to do before you go.

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