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9781887140515
Author Steven M. Barrett, paid his first visit to Walt Disney World in the late 1980s, after attending a medical conference in Orlando. He immediately fell under its spell, visiting it twice yearly with family and friends for the next several years, offering touring advice to the less initiated, and reading almost everything written about the WDW theme parks. When a job in his field of emergency medicine opened up not far from WDW in 1998, Barrett, a Texas native, Air Force veteran, and former Oklahoma City medical professor, relocated to the Orlando area from Houston, Texas. He began visiting the WDW parks every chance he got to enjoy the attractions, sample the restaurants, and escort visiting friends and relatives. Eventually, their feedback made him realize he had better advice on touring the parks than they could get anywhere else; so he decided to write this book. He followed it up in January 2003 with, Hidden Mickeys: A Field Guide to Walt Disney World's Best Kept Secrets, a guide in scavenger-hunt format to nearly 400 hidden Mickeys. Barrett continues to visit WDW almost every week, finding the parks and other attractions every bit as magical as they appeared to him on his first visit over a decade ago.Barrett, Steven M. is the author of 'Hassle-Free Walt Disney World Vacation', published 2004 under ISBN 9781887140515 and ISBN 1887140514.
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