Published: June 29, 2011
Words: 14,114 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781466190672

Short description

Explore the planet with this Walt Disney World guidebook written just for kids. This fun and informative ebook includes everything an 8-12 year-old needs to know about Walt Disney World, including information about attractions, food, shows and resorts. From fun facts to history, from attraction highlights to pictures, trivia, and quizzes, Planet Explorers guidebooks have it all.

Extended description

Explore the planet with this Walt Disney World guidebook written just for kids.
This fun and informative ebook includes everything an 8-12 year-old needs to know about Walt Disney World, including information about attractions in all four of the parks, food options near favorite rides, shows and resorts.

Children are what Walt Disney World is all about. Why not buy an affordable guidebook written just for them? Let older children plan out your days in the park, and give them a useful tool to do it. They'll love the Walt Disney trivia and interactive hyperlinks throughout. These links fire up learning and make a Walt Disney World vacation even richer for the whole family.

Every area and attraction of Walt Disney World is covered and given a notation of S (Scary), A (Awesome), T (Thrilling), D (Dark), or W (Wet) when necessary. Fastpass attractions are marked as well. There is a section devoted to each of the theme parks: Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disney�.. (Read more) Explore the planet with this Walt Disney World guidebook written just for kids.
This fun and informative ebook includes everything an 8-12 year-old needs to know about Walt Disney World, including information about attractions in all four of the parks, food options near favorite rides, shows and resorts.

Children are what Walt Disney World is all about. Why not buy an affordable guidebook written just for them? Let older children plan out your days in the park, and give them a useful tool to do it. They'll love the Walt Disney trivia and interactive hyperlinks throughout. These links fire up learning and make a Walt Disney World vacation even richer for the whole family.

Every area and attraction of Walt Disney World is covered and given a notation of S (Scary), A (Awesome), T (Thrilling), D (Dark), or W (Wet) when necessary. Fastpass attractions are marked as well. There is a section devoted to each of the theme parks: Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Another large section describes the rest of Walt Disney World, including Blizzard Beach, Typhoon Lagoon, Downtown Disney, each Walt Disney Resort and several food spots. Finally, the book wraps up with a short quiz and interactive links about several Disney Imagineers.

The book contains tween-friendly descriptions of what's what at Walt Disney World and includes useful tips at the end of each park section to help time-crunched families get more excitement out of each day. Now kids can help plan the family vacation!

From fun facts to history, from attraction highlights to pictures, trivia, and quizzes, Planet Explorers guidebooks have it all.
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Review by: Susan M. Heim on Nov. 03, 2011 :
Planet Explorers Walt Disney World is filled with fun facts, trivia and “what’s cool” at Walt Disney World’s various theme parks. A brief history (great information for school reports) is included, as well as information on food (a high priority for kids!). There are plenty of colorful pictures, plus clickable links that take kids to related websites, such as a Wikipedia page with more info on a particular subject or a shop where parents can purchase pirate shirts! Symbols on the attractions notify kids if they are S = Scary; D = Dark; A = Awesome; T = Thrilling; and W = Wet. Children can explore the book from start to finish or jump around to different sections. Great for reading on the road or airplane to Walt Disney World!
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Ed Zimmerman on Nov. 02, 2011 :
It’s A Small World After All … So Why Not Write for It?

It’s been said many times that “children are our future,” and Planet Explorers has latched onto a truly novel concept: why not create a series of ebooks designed specifically to meet the needs of these future world explorers? After all, kids these days are increasingly Matrix-literate. Because this budding generation is going to be far more computer-friendly than the ones who came before (insert my name here), why not sprinkle these ebooks with hyperlinks selected to cleverly enhance the presentation?

Planet Explorers has launched a line of travel ebooks specifically prepared for children aged 8-12, and I found their Walt Disney World volume to be a pleasant surprise. Sure, it provides a comprehensive rundown to each of the magic kingdoms, but did you know it also highlights which attractions also merit one of those ‘fastpass’ thingees? Time is our most perishable resource, so why not suggest which rides and shows may require a bit more attention than others when maximizing the vacation experience? Planet Explorers does this for you, and it’s all provided in an extremely user-friendly electronic format. In the mood for a burger in-between light speed water splashes? Planet Explorers can point you in the right direction. Want to know where you run the best odds of rubbing elbows with Buzz Lightyear? Planet Explorers can give you the inside information. Not only is all that information useful, but their guide to Walt Disney World is even healthily supplemented with information about the park’s various peak moments in history, some snippets on its technology, and even some interesting side stories on the architecture’s inspirations! Who knows? Young readers might well be influenced to want to further explore their home planet by wanting to know more about this thing called the Eiffel Tower after reading this ebook! Everything a young reader could possibly need to know about preparing for his next sojourn to the Magic Kingdom is in here, and I’ll bet there’s even plenty of tips, tricks, and trivia to keep him searching for more.

And, for the record, this old dog tried to learn a new trick by reading the ebook on a tablet. You’ve heard about these things the kids want these days? They’re flat computers, basically. Ipads and such? Yeah, one of those them there things. I wanted to see just how well the guide interfaced with all of those hyperlinks. I’m pleased to say that it performed wonderfully. And what a surprise the links were! Cynical I may be, I had expected some re-directs for further advertising information that was essentially more graphics of the “happiest place on Earth,” but I was surprised to see so many of them were actually informative, much in the same way Walt Disney’s Epcot educates as much as it entertains on so many attractions. Dare I say … tomorrow’s explorers might actually “learn a thing or two” whilst planning their next crusade?

Planet Explorers Walt Disney World guide is a great book for young and old alike. You shouldn’t think twice about recommending this to your young’un to use for planning his participation in the next family vacation. If these kids truly are the future, then let them plan the agenda. Let them prioritize our various destinations. Let them plot out our each and every step. And you know what? You may end up thanking yourself that you did.

In the interests of fairness, Planet Explorers provided me with an electronic copy in order for me to complete this review.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

Review by: Amanda Richards on Oct. 27, 2011 : (no rating)
This is an excellent resource for families who are brave enough to tackle the parks of Walt Disney World (twice the size of Manhattan). Geared towards 10-14 year olds, but suitable for all ages, this guide makes it possible to have a family planning session months before you buy the (very expensive) park tickets, so that everyone gets to see all that they can see in your given time frame and budget.
Tickets get cheaper the longer you stay, so plan on staying a while - you can't do it in a day anyway.

It contains guides to all the cool stuff at the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom, plus descriptions of the rides, shows and attractions - (S (Scary), A (Awesome), T (Thrilling), D (Dark), or W (Wet); plus important information on the tricky FastPass system, and tips on hotels, restaurants and fast food places. (There's TONS of information on eating places). Like the others in the series, there are also historical facts, maps and a test your knowledge quiz at the end.

This guide even contains a suggested timetable for booking rides with the FastPass system (book now, ride later) giving tips on attractions close by to visit while you're waiting your turn. A must-read if you're thinking of doing Disney with kids, or you may find yourself wasting time and money waiting for rides and attractions you may not be interested in, or that may not be suitable for some family members.

(Note: The Universal Theme Parks' Priority Pass system is way better than the FastPass system, with MUCH shorter waiting times - Disney, please take note)
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: April McKinnon on Aug. 23, 2011 : (no rating)
I was given the opportunity through my relationship with Business 2 Blogger and Smashwords to review the book, Planet Explorers Walt Disney World (A Guidebook for Kids) by Laura Schaefer. Since my family and I are going to Disney World in December of 2012 and we have not been in a long time, I was glad to have the opportunity to review this book.

The book takes you through several things that kids will like in Disney World and its surrounding theme parks such as the Magic Kingdom, Epcot Center, and Hollywood Studios. In each section is talks about specific sections of the theme park, what’s cool about it, fun facts, where to eat and a small section called “Did You Hear?” where it gives a cool fact related to Walt Disney World. For instance, did you know that the Pirates of the Caribbean ride was the last attraction that Walt Disney participated in creating before he died?

Though this book is not inclusive to everything that Disney World has to offer, it is a great overview for families and kids and is fun to read. I anticipate that this book will help me and my family remember some places that we need to go to that we might not have remembered otherwise.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Jenn Lissak on Aug. 07, 2011 :
As intended for kids, this is a great book to get kids interested in trip planning and excited about their trips. Full of facts and tidbits about the park, kids will love reading about the Happiest Place on Earth, whether for their first visit or for return trips.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Zara Friedman on July 17, 2011 :
This is a really comprehensive guide for kids. As someone who has been to Disney World more than 20 times, I can say that the tips for getting the most out of each park are right on. I love that it highlights the kid-friendly aspects of World Showcase, which (to be honest), I didn't really enjoy as a kid. I also love that you can link directly to relevant websites from the guidebook when you want to learn more about something. I don't know if there is anything else out there like this! Disney World draws inspiration from so many places, and this format makes this aspect of it really accessible to kids who might not otherwise pick up on it.
(reviewed the day of purchase)

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