Wiley - Fodors Walt Disney World with Kids 2016

WALT DISNEY WORLD WITH KIDS 2016

Publisher: Amanda DAcierno, Senior Vice President

Editorial: Arabella Bowen, Editor in Chief; Linda Cabasin, Editorial Director

Design: Tina Malaney, Associate Art Director; Chie Ushio, Senior Designer

Photography: Jennifer Arnow, Senior Photo Editor; Mary Robnett, Photo Researcher

Maps: Rebecca Baer, Senior Map Editor; Henry Colomb and Mark Stroud, Moon Street Cartography; David Lindroth, Inc. Cartographers

Production: Linda Schmidt, Managing Editor; Evangelos Vasilakis, Associate Managing Editor; Angela L. McLean, Senior Production Manager

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Authors: Kim Wright Wiley and Leigh C. W. Jenkins
Editor: Douglas Stallings
Design/Illustrations: Chie Ushio
Editorial Production: Carrie Parker
Cover: Jonathan Pozniak; photographer, Joy Fennell; hair/makeup

Copyright 2016 by Kim Wright Wiley and Leigh C.W. Jenkins

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Twenty-sixth Edition

ISBN: 978-1-101-87833-0

ISSN: 1945-9238

eBook ISBN: 978-1-101-87895-8

v3.1

To all the families who have shared their Disney stories with us throughout the years.

Kim & Leigh

Contents

Downtown Disney A shopping, dining, and entertainment complex

Hollywood The Disneys Hollywood Studios Theme Park

Water parks Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach

Major parks The Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disneys Hollywood Studios, and Disneys Animal Kingdom

Off-season The less crowded times of the yearspecifically those weeks between September and May that do not flank major holidays

On-season The most crowded times of the yearspecifically summers, holidays, and spring break

Off-site Any resort or hotel not owned by Disney

On-site A Disney-owned resort

TTC Ticket and Transportation Center: The monorail version of a train station, where you can transfer to monorails bound for Epcot, the Magic Kingdom, or monorail-line hotels. You can also catch buses at the TTC bound for the parks and Downtown Disney.

All Orlando numbers have a 407 area code. Be sure to make all Disney hotel reservations by calling 9347639 (WDISNEY), and use the resorts direct lines only to report a delayed check-in, to call Guest Relations (a.k.a. Guest Services), or to reach a registered guest.