| It seems like only yesterday that we let our then 7 | | | | There is a lot of information in this travel guide, as |
| year old daughter know that we were finally "going | | | | the author thoroughly covers nearly every potential |
| to Disney World". The memory of her squeals and | | | | aspect to a trip to the Orlando area in extensive |
| excitement are with me to this day. We had saved | | | | detail. And it is unbiased as well, which is appreciated |
| for a long time in order to be able to take this trip, | | | | by many who want to know more than the Disney |
| and had a wonderful time when we went. I learned a | | | | perspective. The author does an admirable job of |
| great deal about the best way to plan a Disney | | | | providing lots of options for saving money, and it can |
| vacation, and quickly realized that in order to have an | | | | be a very helpful option for a Disney savings guide. |
| affordable Disney family vacation, there was a lot of | | | | With all the detail in this book however keep in mind |
| research involved. And I also learned that a Disney | | | | that it will not be a little guide that you will want to |
| savings guide was essential if I wanted to save any | | | | take to the parks with you. |
| kind of money on this trip at all. | | | | The travel guide that I have found to be the most |
| It can be challenging to choose the best Disney | | | | useful in terms of saving money on a Disney vacation |
| travel guide though, because there are so many! | | | | is the Ultimate Disney World Savings Guide. This is |
| They all look promising, with colorful pictures of | | | | actually an e-book that was written by a former |
| happy families having the time of their lives. But | | | | Disney castmember, and I have appreciated the |
| which ones will actually help you save money on your | | | | "insider" information that has been very helpful in |
| Disney vacation? This article will review some of the | | | | planning an affordable Disney vacation. The author |
| most popular, and provide my opinions on what each | | | | shares a great deal of cost-savings tips and ideas |
| has to offer. | | | | that can potentially save the Disney vacationer |
| To begin, there is Birnbaum's Walt Disney World, the | | | | hundreds of dollars. This book provides the |
| Disney-approved, classic travel guide. This was the | | | | money-saving strategies that make it an excellent |
| first guide that I bought for our initial trip, and it was | | | | choice for a Disney savings guide. Now if an e-book is |
| a helpful beginning to my planning. With great | | | | a new concept for you, let me just say that I love |
| pictures, some nice maps that help the Disney novice | | | | the flexibility that an e-book offers: being able to |
| to become familiar with the layout of the parks, and | | | | download it immediately, reading through, and then |
| reviews of the major rides and attractions, it is a | | | | printing out only what I need/want to take to the |
| great start to learning all about Disney World. | | | | parks with me for reference. |
| However, it does not provide much information about | | | | While there are probably hundreds of Walt Disney |
| how to save money: since it is the "official" Disney | | | | World travel guides, if having an affordable Disney |
| vacation guide, there is not much discussion about | | | | vacation is important to you, then the Ultimate |
| non-Disney options for food or lodging. So, while this | | | | Disney World Savings Guide is my recommendation |
| is a great guide to start with, particularly for your | | | | for a truly excellent Disney savings guide. Well |
| first visit, it would not be my first choice for a good | | | | organized, easy to use, with lifetime access to the |
| Disney savings guide. | | | | author's website for the most current Disney |
| Probably the most well-known of the many Disney | | | | updates, and literally hundreds of money-saving tips |
| World vacation guides is the Unofficial Guide to Walt | | | | and strategies make this guide, in my opinion, a |
| Disney World. It is also arguably the most | | | | must-have for saving money on your Disney |
| comprehensive guide as well, at well over 800 pages. | | | | vacation. |