The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland 2012

The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland 2012......Page 1
CONTENTS......Page 7
LIST OF MAPS......Page 9
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 10
WHY “UNOFFICIAL”?......Page 11
HOW THIS GUIDE WAS RESEARCHED AND WRITTEN......Page 15
DISNEYLAND RESORT: AN OVERVIEW......Page 20
GATHERING INFORMATION......Page 25
TIMING YOUR VISIT......Page 32
GETTING THERE......Page 38
A WORD ABOUT LODGING......Page 44
HOTELS AND MOTELS: RATED AND RANKED......Page 65
MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR TIME......Page 71
TOURING PLANS......Page 83
THE BARE NECESSITIES......Page 105
THE BRUTAL TRUTH ABOUT FAMILY VACATIONS......Page 110
MENTAL AND EMOTIONALPREPARATION......Page 111
BASIC CONSIDERATIONS: IS DISNEYLAND FOR YOU?......Page 113
THE AGE THING......Page 116
ABOUT INVITING YOUR CHILDREN’S FRIENDS......Page 121
A FEW WORDS FOR SINGLE PARENTS......Page 123
“HE WHO HESITATES IS LAUNCHED!” TIPS AND WARNINGS FOR GRANDPARENTS......Page 124
HOW TO CHILDPROOF A HOTEL ROOM......Page 125
PHYSICAL PREPARATION......Page 127
DEVELOPING A GOOD PLAN......Page 131
LOGISTIC PREPARATION......Page 134
REMEMBERING YOUR TRIP......Page 144
TRIAL RUN......Page 145
STROLLERS......Page 147
BABYSITTING......Page 149
DISNEY, KIDS, & SCARY STUFF......Page 150
WAITING-LINE STRATEGIES FOR ADULTS WITH SMALL CHILDREN......Page 158
LOST CHILDREN......Page 164
THE DISNEY CHARACTERS......Page 166
DINING IN DISNEYLAND RESORT......Page 174
DISNEY DINING 101......Page 176
THEME-PARK COUNTER-SERVICE RESTAURANT MINI-PROFILES......Page 184
DISNEYLAND RESORT RESTAURANTS: RATED AND RANKED......Page 190
DINING OUTSIDE DISNEYLAND RESORT......Page 210
ANAHEIM-AREA FULL-SERVICE RESTAURANTS......Page 212
SHOPPING AT DISNEYLAND......Page 222
ARRIVING AND GETTING ORIENTED......Page 225
MAIN STREET, U.S.A.......Page 229
ADVENTURELAND......Page 232
NEW ORLEANS SQUARE......Page 237
CRITTER COUNTRY......Page 238
FRONTIERLAND......Page 242
FANTASYLAND......Page 247
MICKEY’S TOONTOWN......Page 256
TOMORROWLAND......Page 262
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND SPECIAL EVENTS......Page 272
UNHERALDED TREASURES AT DISNEYLAND PARK......Page 278
TRAFFIC PATTERNS AT DISNEYLAND PARK......Page 281
DISNEYLAND PARK TOURING PLANS......Page 283
A MOST ANTICIPATED SEQUEL......Page 301
ARRIVING AND GETTING ORIENTED......Page 305
HOLLYWOOD PICTURES BACKLOT......Page 307
A BUG’S LAND......Page 313
PARADISE PIER......Page 316
CARS LAND......Page 323
GOLDEN STATE......Page 325
PARADES AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT......Page 330
TRAFFIC PATTERNS AT DISNEY CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE......Page 334
CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE 1-DAY TOURING PLAN......Page 335
PART SEVEN: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD......Page 337
TIMING YOUR VISIT......Page 340
ARRIVING AND GETTING ORIENTED......Page 342
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD ATTRACTIONS......Page 343
DINING AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD......Page 352
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD 1-DAY TOURING PLAN......Page 353
APPENDIX......Page 355
INDEX......Page 358
CLIP-OUT TOURING PLANS......Page 372
2012 UNOFFICIAL GUIDE READER SURVEY......Page 383
DISNEYLAND RESORT AND ANAHEIM RESTAURANT SURVEY......Page 385