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The Wonders of Walt Disney World
- Narrated by: Susan L. Crawford
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Planning a visit to the Walt Disney World Resort? The Wonders of Walt Disney World is the essential listen before your visit with Mickey. It’s part guidebook, part secret stories, part informative history, and part of your plan for a magical trip!
The Wonders of Walt Disney World will guide you from park to park and attraction to attraction, across all of the Disney property. It will open your eyes to the stories behind the stories of each attraction and bring forth hundreds of secrets that Disney weaves and hides just below the surface.
Wherever you are on the Disney continuum, from your first trip to your 101st trip, this audiobook will make your Disney experience all the richer. Even for the self-proclaimed Disney expert, there are numerous insider stories and details to entertain and inform you:
- What lasting legacy did Justin Timberlake and *NSYNC leave at Epcot?
- Which attraction at the Magic Kingdom has been scientifically proven to greatly aid in passing a kidney stone?
- What does actor Tom Selleck have to do with Epcot’s lovable Figment character?
- Unbeknownst to Disney at the time, which country announced they were going to be the first to sponsor a pavilion at Epcot, only to have the deal fall apart?
In addition to discovering the secrets, stories, and magic of Disney World, The Wonders of Walt Disney World elaborates on many subjects a traditional guide touches on, as featured throughout are ratings for rides, restaurants, and resorts from the world’s largest travel website. Already have one of those popular yet dense guides? This audiobook is the perfect complement.
Updated annually, it’s the perfect companion for your next trip or a nostalgic look back on what you have experienced or may have missed during your last visit. If you’ve never been to Walt Disney World, or even if you visit several times a year, by the time you finish the audiobook, you will have not only a better sense of where things are throughout the parks, but a greater appreciation for the attractions themselves.
The Wonders of Walt Disney World is a comprehensive and entertaining tour designed for both easy listening and reference.
Come discover the wonders that are hiding in plain sight!
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- Todd
- 01-13-19
Needs an audio companion
The book is probably very helpful but the audiobook references pictures, maps, photos, etc. I got half way through and google searched the author, publisher, etc with out any luck of finding a companion. I stopped listening because a lot of the information was useless with out the visual. If you are paying for this book, you should be able to get PDF versions of the material and that should be noted so that you can follow along. I would not recommend.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-25-19
Not for me
I have been a passholder since 1985. May be a great book for some people but didn’t tell me anything I didn’t know.
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- Jillian
- 11-14-18
Unique and Fun!
So many books exist about WDW and seem to contain the same content. This book is unique and fun!
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- JONATHAN
- 05-05-22
Lazy and credulous
Little more than a summary of Disney’s own PR. Whether you’re historically curious or planning a vacation, there’s not much here for you.
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- Disney Fan
- 08-17-21
Decent book
Decent book. The reader sounds like a tour guide. But it is what it is. It’s a book about WDW. Can’t hope for intellectual conversations.
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- Sara Foster
- 01-18-20
Great “top trivia” for heading to WDW
Nothing earth shattering here but it’s about 100$ cheaper than one of the property tours! I’d say for adults and kids 10 and up there’s a lot of great info here to get them excited about the inner workings of the park
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- Elisabeth Herrin
- 10-15-19
A book for lovers of Walt Disney World
As someone who has visited the parks multiple times and loves everything about Disney, this book spoke to my geekiness and love of history and inside info. I learned so many things that I had never heard before and it made me love Walt Disney and Walt Disney World even more. 😊❤️
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- Anonymous User
- 01-03-19
This book has lots of facts that any seasoned disney fan will love
So many great facts you will enjoy. From Japan and Halloween, to how many characters are only able to be seen at Disney’s not so scary party... from the first steps on Main Street to interesting tidbits in every park and resort. This book will not disappoint the newest Disney fan to those who have been since it opened.
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- Justin Koehn
- 09-22-18
Fantastic book for those new to WDW!
If you want to know everything about Walt Disney World Resort before your first trip or you are a seasoned professional, this book will give you all sorts of information to stay ahead of the curve and know what you are getting into before your trip. Highly recommend!
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- Anonymous User
- 06-21-19
Great guidebook!
Well written guide through all the parks at Walt Disney World Resort. Informative and interesting, the author provides fun facts, a few unknown secrets, and gives sound advice for your trip to Walt Disney World.
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- chris dodd
- 02-08-21
Excellent
Very very good book. I’m already a Disney world geek but I still learnt a lot from this. The audio skipped or jumped towards the end but this only happened once. Highly recommend this, it’s definitely worth it!!!! It’s written very well and the narrator has a great voice too. It goes through all 4 Disney world parks and talks about each attraction, talking about its history and hidden details. Excellent book!
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- BuffySimmers
- 02-11-19
performance is a bit stiff
The last few chapters are worthless in this format. the performance is stiff when the author cracks a funny.
some interesting facts