Tour Guide Mike

[Mother of twins]

If I purchase Tour Guide Mike Tour will I get a book in the mail or will I only be able to get the information from the
website?

 

[Tissa]

It's all on the website. Things change and get updated so a book wouldn't be possible.

 

[maybees02]

Only from the website, but trust me there is a book's worth of information there. Select printer friendly and print it out and you will have tons of worthwhile reading material.

 

[Tink&SquirtsMom]

Like others said its only the website but VERY helpful. When we were there we ran into a woman complaining about how little she'd been able to do and we said we hadn't found it to be that bad and told her everything we'd done. She turned to someone next to her and said we were full of crap because there is no way anyway could do that much in those crowds. But we absolutely had, thanks to TGM. I even used some of his tips on my last Disneyland trip and was there with a DL veteran who was kicking herself for not having thought of some of those tips before.

 

[mdoc]

You don't get a book - the information is all on the website. And just so you're clear, you don't get a touring plan that is personalized for you. There are sample plans on the website, such as "2 day Magic Kingdom tour for a family with children", but you'll have to make your own tour plan for your group. TGM gives you the information with which to do that. It's actually better that way, because you understand the "why" behind the plan, and can better deal with things that come up last minute (like a ride being out of service or one of the kids having a bathroom emergency). You will not be spoon fed the information - you're going to have to devote a chunk of time to reading the information, understanding the philosophy and working out a touring plan. I signed up 10 days before our trip and spent a lot of time with TGM during that 10 days, and our spring break trip was fabulous. The benefits of TGM far outweighed the cost.

 

[OhMari]

I am going April 2007, when should I subscribe?

 

[Sorcerer Figment]

I am going April 2007, when should I subscribe?

Why not now? You're purchase is good for one vacation, so no need to worry about it "running out." Also, should you need to reschedule the dates of your trip you can always do that. Best wishes!

 

[mdoc]

OhMari, there's no reason not to sign up now. I think you'll be good until 60 days after you return from your trip. You can use the boards over there (very helpful) and have plenty of time to digest the information. The best days and other tips for your month of visit won't be up yet, but there's a ton of generic information that you can view in the meantime. Just be sure to check in as your dates get closer to see the vacation planner info for your month and to get updates. I signed up pretty last minute and had to compress my information gathering into a shorter period of time - it would have been nicer to do it at a more leisurely pace, especially since I find the planning to be half the fun.