Hidden Mickeys : A Field Guide to Walt Disney World's Best Kept Secrets

This first guide book on the subject of Disney World adds to the fun by turning the search into organized scavenger hunts, complete with clues, hints, points to be scored, and places to tally them. Fun for all ages

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 Walt Disney World in 1998, Barrett, a Texas native, Air Force veteran, and former Oklahoma City medical professor, relocated to the Orlando area from Houston, Texas.

Eventually, feedback from family and friends made him realize he had better advice on touring the parks than they could get anywhere else. So he wrote the guidebook, "The Hassle-Free Walt Disney World Vacation," which includes customized touring plans for adults and teens, families with younger children, and seniors, along with lots of insider tips gleaned from his almost weekly visits to Disney World. The second edition was published by The Intrepid Traveler in November 2003. His love of the hunt led him to write "Hidden Mickeys," his second book.