Walt Disney World and Orlando 2005 (Frommer's Travel Guides Series) with Foldout Map FROM THE PUBLISHER
Orlando continues to be the #1 tourist destination in the United States, attracting more than 43.5 million tourists families, couples, singles, young and old alike! Visitor totals are expected to top 48 million by 2005.
The city finished 2nd in reservations among all cities in a 2003 study by Carlson Wagonlit.
Walt Disney World is the most-visited destination by honeymooners. It is also the top location visited by grandparents traveling with their grandchildren.
In WDW, the Magic Kingdom alone welcomed more than 14.3 million visitors in 2002; even the Disney park with the lowest attendance figures, Animal Kingdom, had 7.3 million visitors. Universal Studios Florida attracted 6.9 million visitors and Islands of Adventure, which features the most technologically advanced coasters in the world, attracted 6.1 million visitors. SeaWorld welcomed 5.1 million visitors.
The book will reflect the addition of new attractions, hotels and restaurants to the Orlando landscape, including information on Disney's Pop Century Resort, Universal Orlando's two new rides, Shrek and Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, and Disney's latest attractions, Mission: Space and Mickey's Philharmagic.