The Official Disneyland Guide book...

NCTJoe · 01-05-2006, 02:23 AM

So the other day I was in the bookstore, and I saw the 2006 Birnbaum guide book for Disneyland... which advertises itself as the official one...

Flipping through it, out of sheer curiosity, I noticed that when it listed the attractions in the Hollywood Pictures Backlot it subdivided the area into two separate areas; "Hollywood Studios" and "Hollywood Boulevard".

Maybe with the placemaking thats going to happen to the hub later this year... we'll see a new sign greeting guests to the hollywood section that changes it from being entirely a backlot, to a more general hollywood experience.

By the way... the book is really bad. Its just the descriptions you could find on the website... and whats worse is the map of DCA is sorely outdated. Tower of Terror and A Bugs Land, while mentioned in the book, arent even areas on the map.

ShrunkenNed · 01-05-2006, 08:54 AM

What did you expect from an "official" guide? Go with the unofficial- a little more unbiased.

linklewtt · 01-05-2006, 01:35 PM

besides, i really think Disney and people who write these books spend less time on the ones describing Disneyland. They really are needed for WDW, which has so much to do and see that without a guide book you're liable to miss a lot.

dreamscometrue555 · 01-07-2006, 04:35 PM

the birnbaum book didnt even have the 50 magical years exibit!

i just use the hidden disneyland and beyond book, even though its a bit outdated (still has rocket rods in it!)

Wendell · 01-08-2006, 08:19 PM

I have both this years DLR and WDW book. Did you see the WDW book? It's twice as big, completely updated to the guidemaps I have when I go, and filled with images. DLR's has opening day map of DCA, incredibly undetailed maps of DL, and not to mention it severly underates the Tiki Room.

At least the book isn't as bad as the Official DVD Guide to the resort with those two CMs talking about all you could do. Like I want to sigh in contentment on the carousel on paradise pier.

01-05-2006, 02:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
NCTJoe Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 204 My Mood:	The Official Disneyland Guide book... So the other day I was in the bookstore, and I saw the 2006 Birnbaum guide book for Disneyland... which advertises itself as the official one... Flipping through it, out of sheer curiosity, I noticed that when it listed the attractions in the Hollywood Pictures Backlot it subdivided the area into two separate areas; "Hollywood Studios" and "Hollywood Boulevard". Maybe with the placemaking thats going to happen to the hub later this year... we'll see a new sign greeting guests to the hollywood section that changes it from being entirely a backlot, to a more general hollywood experience. By the way... the book is really bad. Its just the descriptions you could find on the website... and whats worse is the map of DCA is sorely outdated. Tower of Terror and A Bugs Land, while mentioned in the book, arent even areas on the map. __________________ Can we all just get over ourselves and admit velcro was a good idea?

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01-07-2006, 04:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
dreamscometrue555 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 126 My Mood:	the birnbaum book didnt even have the 50 magical years exibit! i just use the hidden disneyland and beyond book, even though its a bit outdated (still has rocket rods in it!) __________________ 372.87 miles from disneyland...

01-08-2006, 08:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
Wendell Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Elfin Forest in Sunny (or Snowy now) San Diego Posts: 99 My Mood:	I have both this years DLR and WDW book. Did you see the WDW book? It's twice as big, completely updated to the guidemaps I have when I go, and filled with images. DLR's has opening day map of DCA, incredibly undetailed maps of DL, and not to mention it severly underates the Tiki Room. At least the book isn't as bad as the Official DVD Guide to the resort with those two CMs talking about all you could do. Like I want to sigh in contentment on the carousel on paradise pier. __________________ This is For Walt! [i]Early each day to the steps of Saint Paul's the little old bird women comes. In her own special way to the people she calls, "come by my bags full of crumbs. Come feed the little birds show them you care, and you'll be glad if you do, the young ones are hungry their nests are so bare, all it takes is tuppence from you. Feed the birds, tuppence a bag, tuppence, tuppence, tuppence a bag. Feed the birds, that's what she cries while overhead, her birds fill the skies. [i]

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