Mini Mickey: The Pocket-Sized Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World

by Bob Sehlinger, Ritchey Halphen, Halphen

Book Overview

From the publishers of The Unofficial Guide(R) to Walt Disney World(R) "A Tourist's Best Friend " --Chicago Sun-Times "Indispensable" --The New York Times For Visitors Who Want More Than The Official... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1628090464
• ISBN13: 9781628090468
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Unofficial Guides
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.5" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

This book saved our vacation!

We just returned from Spring Break at Disney World with our 9-year old and 5-year old. This book literally saved our vacation from disaster. We only had 4 days at the parks. We followed the touring plans almost exactly. While others waited in 2-hour+ lines we moved right through the lines, utilizing fastpasses to our best advantage. Believe it or not, there is also a lot of strategy involved with obtaining fastpasses. Timing is very important when you are moving through near-capacity crowds. The tips on which days to attend the parks were critical. Magic Kingdom quit selling single-day tickets on Tuesday of that week because their parking lot was full!

Excellent resource - a must have for Disney visitors

I purchased this book on a whim the day before a last minute trip to Disney World. What an excellent resource! This little book is jam-packed with info. I found the touring plans to be particularly helpful. Everything was so straightforward. I didn't have to spend a lot of time each night getting a plan ready for the next day - just a quick skim through the book and we were ready to go. I highly recommend this book.

Small Book, Big Knowledge

I call this the "travel version" of Sehlinger's "Unofficial Guide to WDW". The difference is one is a planning guide, while "Mini Mickey" holds just enough insightful information to use while you are already at WDW. The same "battle" plans for a variety of touring desires are included. These plans have saved my family hours of time a day from having to stand in line, and this is beyond the time that Disney's Fast Pass now saves.The information is blunt and its pull no punches style is intended to make your vacation run well with the true "insider" information, not the PR information that Disney feeds another series of guide books.This book fits well into my fanny pack, and I can quickly access the information and plans to keep well ahead of the crowds. I include this book in all of my WDW travel plans, and also give it to friends and family as a present to help them keep their WDW vacations sane and stress free.

A Down-sized Unofficial Guide

I compared Mini Mickey to the full sized Unofficial guide 2000, and here are the differences. There are star ratings on hotels and restaurants, but Sehlinger eliminated the paragraph descriptions on each hotel and restaurant. That's the main way he took the bulk out of the book for a pocket sized edition. If a traveler does his homework before traveling to Florida, he will already know what hotel he wants to stay in, and have a general idea what pricy restaurants he wants to try. Go to your local library and review the full-sized edition for lodging and dining details. Buy this Mini Mickey to take with you to the park, and you will have relieved yourself of some valuable weight and bulk. Mini Mickey still has all the detailed descriptions of each attraction. The only real weakness I see is that Sehlinger rates some of the simulation rides and roller coasters as 3 stars for preschoolers, when they won't even make the height requirement. These rides aren't appropriate for preschoolers anyway. I think Sehlinger has a tendency to overlook the special needs of our youngest children. Any parent can read the description and realize that the ride is too intense for their little guys and disregard the star ratings.Missing from the 2000 edition is a description of Disney's new Fast Pass. Guests can use their tickets to get a 'reservation' time to go to the front of certain popular rides. That way they can enjoy other areas of the park while they wait. The only catch is that they can only reserve one ride at a time.Also missing is the fact that Bear in the Big Blue House has a live stage show at MGM Studios. That's a big plus for parents of toddlers like myself. My grilfriend went to MGM Studios last February (2000) and was surprised to find Bear! Disney is always changing their parks to keep them fresh, and it seems that this development missed the press time.

A Must Have for Walt Disney World Visitors!

We used this guide to visit MGM, Magic Kingdom and even Universal and rarely waited more than 30 minutes in line. He tells you exactly when to go where. It made doing one park each day very easy. Most of all, it saved us a 3 hour wait at Space Mountain. We waited 10 minutes!