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3-D Google Earth Disney World Maps Make Trip Planning Easier

by Tim Stevens on June 6, 2008 at 05:37 PM



If you haven't been to Disney World in Orlando, Florida in a few years, you might be surprised to see just how huge the thing is these days. Like, really huge -- in fact, it's overwhelmingly large enough to make the longest of family vacations feel woefully inadequate. Trying to even see the highlights over a long weekend will require some serious planning. Thankfully, organizing your trip to Disney World is now even easier than ever with a few free online tools.

The first is Google Earth, Google's high-power globe viewer. There's a plug-in you can download that drops a 3-D representation of Disney World onto the map, which you can fly over and plan your route. But, before that, hit up Twisney, a site where tourists post up the status of individual rides and events at the park, so you can know whether the Pirates of the Caribbean ride is shut down for renovations before dragging your kids all the way over from Blizzard Beach! [Source: cnet: Geek Gestalt]

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