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With nearly 13 million visitors in 2008, the original Disneyland Park still ranks as one of America's Top 25 Visited Sites according to Forbes Traveler. Disneyland Park and Disney's California Adventure continue a 1 billion dollar expansion with new attractions based on the successful Pixar films- adding the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage, Toy Story Mania, World of Color in 2010, and The Little Mermaid- Ariel's Undersea Adventure scheduled to debut in Spring 2011. In 2012, Disney's California Adventure is scheduled to continue with a 12 acre expansion adding a new land to the park based on the Pixar animated film, Cars.

List of Maps
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Why "Unofficial"?
How This Guide Was Researched and Written
Disneyland Resort: An Overview
Planning before You Leave Home
Gathering Information
Timing Your Visit
Getting There
A Word about Lodging
Hotels and Motels: Rated and Ranked
Top 30 Best Deals
Hotel Information Chart
How The Hotels Compare
Making the Most of Your Time
Touring Plans
Essentials
The Bare Necessities
Disneyland with Kids
The Brutal Truth about Family Vacations
Mental and Emotional Preparation
Basic Considerations: Is Disneyland for You?
The Age Thing
About Inviting Your Children's Friends
A Few Words for Single Parents
"He Who Hesitates Is Launched!": Tips and Warnings for Grandparents
How to Childproof a Hotel Room
Physical Preparation
Developing a Good Plan
Logistic Preparation
Remembering Your Trip
Trial Run
Strollers
Babysitting
Disney, Kids, and Scary Stuff
Small-Child Fright-Potential Chart
Waiting-line Strategies for Adults with Small Children
Lost Children
The Disney Characters
Dining and Shopping in and around Disneyland
Dining in Disneyland Resort
Disney Dining 101
Theme-park Counter-service Restaurant Mini-profiles
Disneyland Resort Restaurants: Rated and Ranked
Disneyland Restaurants By Cuisine
Dining outside Disneyland Resort
Anaheim-area Full-service Restaurants
Anaheim-Area Restaurants By Cuisine
Shopping at Disneyland
Disneyland Park
Arriving and Getting Oriented
Main Street, U.S.A
Adventureland
New Orleans Square
Critter Country
Frontierland
Fantasyland
Mickey's Toontown
Tomorrowland
Live Entertainment and Special Events
Unheralded Treasures at Disneyland Park
Traffic Patterns at Disneyland Park
Disneyland Park Touring Plans
Disney California Adventure
A Most Anticipated Sequel
Arriving and Getting Oriented
Hollywood Pictures Backlot
Golden State
a bug's land
Paradise Pier
Parades and Live Entertainment
Unheralded Treasures at DCA
Traffic Patterns at Disney California Adventure
California Adventure One-day Touring Plan
Universal Studios Hollywood
Gathering Information
Timing Your Visit
Arriving and Getting Oriented
Universal Studios Hollywood Attractions
Universal Studios Hollywood for Young Children
Live Entertainment at Universal Studios Hollywood
Dining at Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios Hollywood One-day Touring Plan
Appendixes
Readers' Questions to the Author
Accommodations Index
Restaurants Index
Subject Index
Clip-out Touring Plans
Unofficial Guide Reader Survey
Disneyland Resort and Anaheim Restaurant Survey
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