The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland by Bob Sehlinger & Seth Kubersky makes Disneyland one of the most accessible theme parks in the world. With advice that is direct, prescriptive, and detailed, it takes the guesswork out of the reader's vacation. Whether they are at Disneyland for a day or a week, there is a plan for any group or family. They can enjoy the entertainment instead of spending their time in lines. Comprehensive information is presented in a way that permits easy comparisons and facilitates decision-making. Detailed plans and profiles of hotels, restaurants, and attractions are presented in "at-a-glance" formats, providing for effortless communication of the most salient information. Profiles are supplemented by indexes. In short, we've got a plan for every reader. The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland's research team is a multi-disciplinary group consisting, among others, of data collectors, computer scientists, statisticians, and psychologists. Their singular goal is to provide a guide that lets you get it right the first time, and every time. With their help, advice, and touring plans, readers have a one-up on anyone else not using The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland. The book is the key to planning a perfect vacation in a great destination location.

Table of Contents

Introduction Why "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 Top 30 Best Deals Hotel Information Chart How the Hotels Compare Touring Plans PART TWO Essentials The Bare Necessities PART THREE Disneyland with Kids The Brutal Truth about Family Vacations Mental and Emotional Preparation Basic Considerations: Is Disneyland for You? The Age Thing About Inviting Your Children's Friends A Few Words for Single Parents "He Who Hesitates Is Launched!": Tips and Warnings for Grandparents How to Childproof a Hotel Room Physical Preparation Developing a Good Plan Logistic Preparation Remembering Your Trip Trial Run Strollers Babysitting Disney, Kids, and Scary Stuff Small Child Fright Potential Chart Waiting-Line Strategies for Adults with Small Children Lost Children The Disney Characters PART FOUR Dining and Shopping in and around Disneyland Dining in Disneyland Resort Disney Dining 101 Theme-Park Counter-Service Restaurant Mini-Profiles Disneyland Resort Restaurants: Rated and Ranked Disneyland Resort Restaurants by Cuisine Dining outside Disneyland Resort Anaheim-Area Full-Service Restaurants Anaheim Area Restaurants by Cuisine Shopping at Disneyland PART FIVE 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 Unheralded Treasures at Disneyland Park Traffic Patterns at Disneyland Park Disneyland Park Touring Plans PART SIX Disney California Adventure A Most Anticipated Sequel Arriving and Getting Oriented Buena Vista Street Hollywood Land a bug's land Paradise Pier Cars Land Condor Flats Pacific Wharf Grizzly Peak Parades and Live Entertainment Unheralded Treasures at DCA Traffic Patterns at DCA California Adventure Touring Plans PART SEVEN Universal Studios Hollywood Gathering Information Timing Your Visit Arriving and Getting Oriented Universal Studios Hollywood Attractions Live Entertainment at Universal Studios Hollywood Dining at Universal Studios Hollywood Universal Studios Hollywood One-Day Touring Plan Appendix Readers' Questions to the Author Accommodation Index Restaurant Index Subject Index Clip-Out Touring Plans Unofficial Guide Reader Survey Disneyland Resort and Anaheim Restaurant Survey

Author Biography

Bob Sehlinger, a Lowell Thomas Award-winning journalist, is best known as the creator and producer of The Unofficial Guide series. He is credited with being the first to apply research techniques from the fields of operations research and statistics to travel guides. Among other projects, he was able to develop mathematical models that could save theme park patrons more than three hours of standing in line in a single day. He is the founder and co-owner of Keen Communications, a book publishing company that includes Menasha Ridge Press, Clerisy Press, and Wilderness Press. The author of 27 books, Sehlinger is a past president of the Publishers Association of the South, and he has served at the invitation of the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Information Service on educational missions for publishers in Hungary, Romania, and Russia. He lives in Birmingham, AL. Seth Kubersky has worked for more than 20 years as a theatrical artist, culture critic, and travel journalist. In addition to coauthoring The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland, Kubersky also contributes to The Intrepid Traveler's Florida guidebooks and Orlando Attractions Magazine. Named Best Arts Writer in The Daily City's 2013 readers' poll, Kubersky writes an arts and entertainment column, "Live Active Cultures," that appears in every issue of the Orlando Weekly, central Florida's leading alternative newspaper. Kubersky lives in downtown Orlando, FL, with his wife, Genevieve, and their cats, Java and Brubeck. A lifelong Disney theme park fan, Len Testa has coauthored Unofficial Guides to Walt Disney World and Disneyland, as well as Britain's Best Days Out. In grad school, Len's master's thesis described new computer techniques for generating efficient theme park touring plans, for which Len was awarded a U.S. patent. These days, Len leads the team at TouringPlans.com, the website and research arm of Unofficial Guides. Len has stayed at every Disney hotel, experienced every Disney ride, and eaten at every Disney restaurant and food cart in the U.S. When he's not at a Disney theme park, he lives in Greensboro, NC.