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Once you start saving money for your Disney vacation and you know when you will take your Disney vacation, the next thing you will need to do is figure out where you want to stay. There are so many options when it comes to lodging at the Disney Parks, I am going to break up this information into a couple of posts. To help you decide on the place you want to say, I highly recommend that you do a little reading.
In my opinion, you can probably plan a Disneyland vacation without a book, because there is so much information online. Since the Disneyland area is smaller than Disney World, planning a trip there is much easier in my opinion. While you can also find information online for Disney World, I found it very convenient to have a book to reference. I even referenced the book while we were on our trip.
You should be able to find most of these books at your local library, so purchasing them isn’t necessary. I personally haven’t bought a Disneyland book, I have checked them out from the library though. Disney World is such a large area I found owning a book for Disney World was a huge plus.
Here are some great books that you can read to find out about each hotel and it’s proximity to the parks. (All these links take you to Amazon)
DISNEYLAND
The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland 2012 (Unofficial Guides) – My personal fave!
DISNEY WORLD
PassPorter’s Walt Disney World 2012: The Unique Travel Guide, Planner, Organizer, Journal, and Keepsake! – my personal fave!
The Unofficial Guide Walt Disney World 2012 (Unofficial Guides)
Birnbaum’s Walt Disney World 2012
The Complete Walt Disney World 2012
Do you have a favorite book to read when it comes to planning a Disney vacation?
Up Next: Next, I will be talking about all the websites you can use as Disney trip planning resources and how to decide on the perfect place for your family to stay.
Shelley says
Thanks so much Christy for all this info!!!! As you know we are planning our trip and appreciate all the tips and help you have already started giving me 🙂
T Sharpe says
I just bought the book: Lots To Do In Line: Disneyland by Meredith Lyn Pierce – I am excited to use it this summer as I know we are going to be standing in line A LOT. It includes scavenger hunts and activities for every ride’s line at Disneyland. Should help make the time go faster in all those lines.
Christy says
T Sharpe, Thanks for sharing, I am going to add that one to my list of books, I haven’t ever seen it before.
Maegen says
The Unofficial Guide is Amazing!
Admittedly we went at a less busy time of year, but we used his plans to avoid almost all the lines. Plus, it has tons of insider tips.
Even though we hadn’t been in more than a decade, we felt like we knew exactly what we were doing. I used it and advice from the Dis Boards, plus tips from you right here at Thrifty and Thriving! I’m a planning nerd, so I love to be prepared, and we really felt like it paid off in terms of maximizing the things we did during the relatively short amount of time we had to spend.