Published: July 30, 2011
Words: 43,770 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781465871275

Short description

THE DARK SIDE OF DISNEY reveals all of the tips, tricks, scams, and stories that THEY don’t want you to know about! Unabashedly unafraid of offending the family-oriented audiences catered to by other Disney travel guides, author Leonard Kinsey gives intrepid travelers access to the seamy, raunchy, and often hilarious underbelly of Walt Disney World.

Extended description

THE DARK SIDE OF DISNEY reveals all of the tips, tricks, scams, and stories that THEY don’t want you to know about! Unabashedly unafraid of offending the family-oriented audiences catered to by other Disney travel guides, author Leonard Kinsey gives intrepid travelers access to the seamy, raunchy, and often hilarious underbelly of Walt Disney World. From cautionary tales of scoring illegal tickets, to thrilling accounts of exploring off-limits areas, to chronicles of drug-induced debauchery, this completely unauthorized guidebook will change the way you think about vacationing at “The Happiest Place on Earth”.

"THE DARK SIDE OF DISNEY shines a light into the roachy shadows of Walt Disney World. With 33 years of experience storming the gates of the Magic Castle, Leonard Kinsey has explored every possible option for a low-cost Disney vacation, ranging from the immoral to the downright illegal. Packed with all the tips that Disney was hoping you wouldn’t discover, like free pa.. (Read more) THE DARK SIDE OF DISNEY reveals all of the tips, tricks, scams, and stories that THEY don’t want you to know about! Unabashedly unafraid of offending the family-oriented audiences catered to by other Disney travel guides, author Leonard Kinsey gives intrepid travelers access to the seamy, raunchy, and often hilarious underbelly of Walt Disney World. From cautionary tales of scoring illegal tickets, to thrilling accounts of exploring off-limits areas, to chronicles of drug-induced debauchery, this completely unauthorized guidebook will change the way you think about vacationing at “The Happiest Place on Earth”.

"THE DARK SIDE OF DISNEY shines a light into the roachy shadows of Walt Disney World. With 33 years of experience storming the gates of the Magic Castle, Leonard Kinsey has explored every possible option for a low-cost Disney vacation, ranging from the immoral to the downright illegal. Packed with all the tips that Disney was hoping you wouldn’t discover, like free parking and bottomless beverage scams, this book also teaches you how to get free airline drink tickets and bar/pool hop around the high end Disney resorts like Hollywood glitterati.

Ever wanted to know where to have uninterrupted coitus on property? Kinsey points the way. Where to score weed? Keep reading. Kinsey charges to the roof of The Contemporary and spelunks into The Utilidors to bring you the finest nuances of an underground Disney vacation.

Pack the trunks and leave the kids at Grandma’s because THE DARK SIDE is about to make your next Disney vacation the best one ever!"

-Chris Mitchell, author of CAST MEMBER CONFIDENTIAL
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Tags

florida, tips, tricks, guidebook, disney, orlando, scams, travel guide, disney world, epcot, walt disney world, magic kingdom, animal kingdom, universal studios, disney hollywood studios, anarchist cookbook, cheap tickets, free food, urban exploring

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Review by: Frank Edler on Feb. 12, 2012 :
Come to the darkside. THE DARKSIDE OF DISNEY is not your ordinary Walt Disney World travel guide. DSoD is a guide to the unexpected cheap, unscrupulous and even down right illegal ways to enjoy a vacation at the happiest place on earth. You don't even need to be planing a trip to WDW to enjoy this fun guide.

THE DARKSIDE OF DISNEY is a complete beginning to end guide to alternative vacationing at WDW. From free drinks at airlines to free park tickets from less then reputable time share presentations. Then enter the parks and find great places to have in-park sex and maybe find some illicit narcotics. You may be shocked to find out how easy it is to sneak in to employee only areas of the parks too.

This is a great fun read. You don't even need to be planning a trip to the Magic Kingdom anytime soon. If your a Disneyphile and love reading about the not so ordinary things Disney this is right up your alley. The author has personally engaged in many of the recommendations and park adventures. Where he hasn't explored himself he relates amazing tales from realiable sources who have done some unthinkable things.

So if your planning a trip to WDW pick this up as a great compendium to your FODORS guide. If you have gone to the park a million times then you also need to pick this up and read some fun and hilarious tales of enjoying the magic in ways you never dreamed possible. At $2.99 this is a deal and a steal!
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

Review by: Ted Flint on Jan. 26, 2012 :
An entertaining read; delivers what it promises. Touted as revealing tips not disclosed in other travel books, it also peppers the information with personal flair and recollections, a rarity for travel guides.
While discussing less reputable ways to enjoy WDW, Kinsey upholds high value in the parks and it's cast members, a balance only achievable by someone with true regards for the resort.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Kevin Clifton on Dec. 31, 2011 :
I had not been to Disney in over twenty years. On a recent trip to Orlando, I was introduced to the concept of DSOD.

Without specifically advocating any potentially untoward activities, the author does a fantastic job of explaining how one might enjoy Disney in ways not specifically intended by the park's designers. Only a true fan of WDW could have written this book; the suggestion by some that that the DSOD subverts the very spirit of Disney is as misplaced as it is silly. Respect for both Cast Members, and other guests remains paramount throughout the entire book. Having said that, Churchill warned us to "Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice." The Dark Side of Disney is a well-written and humourous guide to how one might indulge one or more of those vices in the midst of white bread and white picket fences so that a good time can be had by all.

Well done.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: LesliePR on Aug. 29, 2011 :
Awesome book with lots of tips never gotten before. The author has a great sense of humor! I highly recommend this book!
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

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