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What’s NEW in The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2025:
- The most in-depth analysis of the Disney Dining Plan, with every menu item analyzed to determine whether the plan will save money or cost you more
- Review of EPCOT’s new nighttime spectacular, Luminous
- Tips on finding great room deals through Disney Vacation Club rentals
- A guide to every type of line offered for Disney attractions and how you can save the most time by choosing the right ones
- Preview of the new DVC cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness
- New touring plans to save the most time in line at every Disney park
- The highest-rated buildings at every Disney resort and how to request the best rooms for your stay
- Where to find the best ticket deals in 2025
List of contents
List of Maps and Diagrams
Introduction
Part 1: Walt Disney World: An Overview
Part 2: Planning Before You Leave Home
Part 3: Making the Most of Your Time
Part 4: Making the Most of Your Money
Part 5: Accommodations
Part 6: Dining in and Around Walt Disney World
Part 7: Walt Disney World with Kids
Part 8: Tips for Varied Circumstances
Part 9: Arriving and Getting Around
Part 10: Bare Necessities
Part 11: The Magic Kingdom
Part 12: Epcot
Part 13: Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Part 14: Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Part 15: The Water Parks
Part 16: Behind-the-Scenes and VIP Tours
Part 17: Disney Springs, Shopping, and Nightlife
Part 18: Recreation and Spas
Accommodations Index
Restaurant Index
Subject Index
Touring Plans
About the author
Debut author Becky Gandillon is the coauthor of The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World. From St. Louis, Missouri, Becky has been a Disney fan since she was 18 months old! She combines her love for data and Disney by analyzing crowd and touring patterns at Walt Disney World and Disneyland. Becky and her husband love traveling both to the World and around the real world with their two daughters. You might run into their redheaded family in some of their favorite places—in Orlando, at sea on a Disney cruise ship, at a ski resort in the Rockies, or at a national park.
Bob Sehlinger, a Lowell Thomas Award-winning journalist, is best known as the creator and producer of The Unofficial Guide series.
Len Testa, a lifelong Disney theme park fan, is also coauthor of The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland and The Unofficial Guide to the Disney Cruise Line. Len leads the team at Touring Plans, a research arm of The Unofficial Guides.
