The first time we visited, we were lucky to stumble across Sehlinger and it gave us the knowledge we needed to maximise the visit and have more fun. For example, first time visitors should know to be at the gates first thing in the morning (you're five hours behind home anyway so why not) as you can ride five or six attractions before the park starts to get busy. If you read this, you would also know that the best time to visit as a Brit if you have kids is in the half-term holiday the end of October/early November as there are fewer holiday makers there.

Still, much of this you could find out in many of the guide books. What sets Sehlinger apart from all the others (and especially the Disney endorsed Birnbaum's guide, the only benefit of which is its officially sanctioned photographs) is the depth of information. You can not only find out which hotels best meet your needs, but which the best rooms are in those hotels. The reviews of the attractions are detailed and accurate. This book gets fatter every year as it adds to its databank of information about holidaying in the land of the mouse.

This is the only guide to Disney we still buy. Why? Because even having spent nearly a year in total there, its the only guide that still informs us and helps guide our decisions.