Is it really worth buying a Disneyland Guide Book?

For a long time I thought with all the information you can find on the Internet these days for what reason would anyone ever bother buying a tour guide book on Disneyland. When I started to think about it I realised it's almost as necessary an ingredient to having a guaranteed good time at Disneyland as the general admission ticket is!

Here are some of the reasons I came up with as to why a guide book is a valuable investment.

1. It is a thorough information source which will end up saving you money, queuing time, and makes sure you visit the attractions that you will enjoy most.

2. They can come with various savings coupons and a list of nearby hotels with  prices and ratings.

3. There's many attractions suited for different age groups and interests in Disneyland, the book lets you figure out what you will and wont like before you've waited an hour queuing for a minute ride.

4. It makes great reading if you have a long plane trip from a place like Australia or a long car drive from a place like Chicago.

5. It's a great thing to have while you are queuing up to read about the current ride you are about to take or for planning what ride you will visit next.

6. They often have park maps inside them making it possible to get to know where the rides are before you get there and also while you are in the park too.

7. You can use it like a dairy and right family and friends 'ratings' for each ride and how many times you rode them, filing in time in queues.

8. They make a great 'souvenir' to look back on and show other people what Disneyland is like and rides you did.

9. The are often written with an entertaining tone making them a great read and can have cartoons or pictures in them.

10. It's already collated & bound saving you printing many internet pages and stapling them all together and will be stronger to throw in a bag.

11. The book will be smaller than the printed out bits of paper.

12. The book will be set out a lot better than printed web pages, making reading easier.

13. When waiting for Fantasmic you can sit on you guide book making the 30 minute hard ground sitting wait a little more comfy.

14. The information in a book is most likely more researched than on an internet page where anyone can make information up.

15. When in doubt about something or in trouble during the day you can consult the book!