Disneyland-- the Beginning
Author: Carlene Thie
Publisher:
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13:
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Disney's Land
Author: Richard Snow
Publisher: Scribner
Published: 2020-12-01
Total Pages: 432
ISBN-13: 1501190814
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA propulsive and “entertaining” (The Wall Street Journal) history chronicling the conception and creation of the iconic Disneyland theme park, as told like never before by popular historian Richard Snow. One day in the early 1950s, Walt Disney stood looking over 240 acres of farmland in Anaheim, California, and imagined building a park where people “could live among Mickey Mouse and Snow White in a world still powered by steam and fire for a day or a week or (if the visitor is slightly mad) forever.” Despite his wealth and fame, exactly no one wanted Disney to build such a park. Not his brother Roy, who ran the company’s finances; not the bankers; and not his wife, Lillian. Amusement parks at that time, such as Coney Island, were a generally despised business, sagging and sordid remnants of bygone days. Disney was told that he would only be heading toward financial ruin. But Walt persevered, initially financing the park against his own life insurance policy and later with sponsorship from ABC and the sale of thousands and thousands of Davy Crockett coonskin caps. Disney assembled a talented team of engineers, architects, artists, animators, landscapers, and even a retired admiral to transform his ideas into a soaring yet soothing wonderland of a park. The catch was that they had only a year and a day in which to build it. On July 17, 1955, Disneyland opened its gates…and the first day was a disaster. Disney was nearly suicidal with grief that he had failed on a grand scale. But the curious masses kept coming, and the rest is entertainment history. Eight hundred million visitors have flocked to the park since then. In Disney’s Land, “Snow brings a historian’s eye and a child’s delight, not to mention superb writing, to the telling of this fascinating narrative” (Ken Burns) that “will entertain Disneyphiles and readers of popular American history” (Publishers Weekly).
Disneyland the Beginning
Author: Carlene Thie
Publisher:
Published: 2003-07
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780971793231
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLISHER RELEASESVINTAGE DISNEYLAND PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKANAHEIM, CA... In anticipation of upcoming 50th Anniversary celebrations at the Disneyland Resort, Ape Pen Publishing (www.apepenpublishing.com) has announced the release of their new book of vintage photographs, "Disneyland... The Beginning: Collector's Edition" publisher, Ape Pen Publishing fourth and most elaborate of Disneyland photography series, the edition features many rarely seen and never-before-published photographs of famed Southern California photojournalist, Mell Kilpatrick.This beautifully designed hardcover edition features a foreword by Walt Disney's eldest daughter, Diane Disney Miller. Early Disneyland designer and Imagineer Sam McKim provided the introduction for the text, and several other key figures in Disney history have offered their own unique perspectives including: Alice Davis, Harriet Burns, Margaret Kerry, Bob Gurr, Blaine Gibson, Rolly Crump, and Art Linkletter.As Chief Photographer for the Santa Ana Register during the 1950's, Kilpatrick was perfectly situated to record the development of Walt Disney's Disneyland theme park project. From its earliest inception, Kilpatrick was able to capture the fast moving construction of Southern California's most famous new tourist destination. Throughout the twelve-month period of construction (1954 - 1955) and throughout the first decade of Disneyland's operation, Kilpatrick captured every detail on film, both on assignment for the Register, and also as a freelance photographer.As a Southern California native, Carlene Thie learned very early to appreciate the significant impact that Disneyland had on a rapidly growing Orange County. In addition to her grandfather's amazing photographic record of Disneyland's early years, her grandmother Katherine worked as a Disneyland cast member, serving visitors to Tom Sawyer's Island with a Nesbitt's orange soda or a ten-cent bag of Fritos corn chips. From her assigned station at the Fishing Shack, Mrs. Kilpatrick would also issue fishing poles and a can of worms to the more adventurous youngsters willing to try their hand at fishing on the banks of the Rivers of America. Not to be left out, Thie's own father, Curtis Sissel served as a mortar mixer on the original 1955 construction of Sleeping Beauty Castle at the entrance to Fantasyland.This remarkable family legacy leaves Carlene Thie with a deep appreciation for the work of her grandfather, and of the unique contribution his photography has made in recording the earliest images of Walt Disney's most successful entertainment enterprise. "Disneyland: The Beginning" can be purchased on-line (www.ApePenPublishing.com), or by calling their toll free telephone number (800-506-7401). Copies of the book can also be purchased at Disneyland in Anaheim, California (Disneyana Shop, Main Street U.S.A.) .For more information, contact APE PEN PUBLISHING COMPANYPO Box 691Riverside, CA 92502Telephone: (800) 506-7401 E-mail: [email protected]: www.ApePenPublishing.com
Walt Disney's Disneyland
Author: Chris Nichols
Publisher:
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9783836563482
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscover the story of Disneyland, Walt Disney's visionary theme park in Anaheim, California. This bountiful visual history includes stunning color photographs, concept drawings, as well as ephemera from the historical collections of the Walt Disney Company and the golden age of photojournalism, to trace the park's development and immersive...
Walt Before Mickey
Author: Timothy S. Susanin
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 374
ISBN-13: 1604739614
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe untold story of ten critical, formative years in the great producer's life
Window on Main Street
Author: Van Arsdale France
Publisher:
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 119
ISBN-13: 9780941613194
DOWNLOAD EBOOKVan Arsdale France has worked with the Disney organization for over thirty-six years. He is an acknowledged master of "creating happiness for others," which is attested to by his record of being both the Founder & a Professor Emeritus of the Disney Universities. Van Arsdale France was hired by Walt Disney in 1954 to assist in the creation of a family park...a park that became DISNEYLAND. Van takes you from the beginning, from an orange grove of Southern California to the sprawling complex of attractions known as Disneyland in a light easy reading biography of interest to all ages. This 8 1/2 x 11 book contains over 70 black & white & color photographs of Disneyland & Walt Disney from the mid 50's to present. This introduction is by Dick Nunis, President of Walt Disney Attractions. This book is of interest to all fans of Walt Disney & Disneyland. For more information call toll free, (800) 346-8940.
Little Man of Disneyland (Disney Classic)
Author: RH Disney
Publisher: Golden/Disney
Published: 2015-07-28
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 0736436189
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis imaginative Little Golden Book, originally published in 1955, tells the story of the creation of Disneyland and the little man who lives there. Boys and girls ages 2 to 5 will love joining Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck as they meet little Patrick Begorra. Great for Disney fans, theme park enthusiasts, and Little Golden Book collectors of all ages!
Once Upon an American Dream
Author: Andrew Lainsbury
Publisher:
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBranded a "cultural Chernobyl" and the "tragic kingdom," the Euro Disney Resort has been on its own thrill ride since opening in 1992. The much publicized version of the Magic Kingdom gave Europeans alcohol-free "mocktails," surly employees, even colors too muted for the Disney image. Facing financial disaster, was it any wonder that Disney execs found themselves wishing upon a star for answers? After so many knee-jerk criticisms of Euro Disney, this book combines firsthand experience and research to shed new light on claims that the park is nothing more than a form of American cultural imperialism. Andrew Lainsbury, a former Euro Disney employee who knows what the park meant to its visitors, goes beyond media bites and academic scorn to examine Europe's love/hate relationship with Euro Disneyland and some of the undiscussed issues surrounding it. Once Upon an American Dream is a story of global capitalism on a grand scale. Lainsbury has plumbed company archives and interviewed key players to give readers the real view from Le Chateau de la Belle au Bois Dormant (Sleeping Beauty's Castle). He cracks open the Euro Disney controversy to reveal the park not as a tragic experiment in exporting American culture but the result of European efforts to import a popular form of American entertainment. Lainsbury tells how the Walt Disney Company came to build a European park and locate it in France, how political negotiations affected its design and development, how it was promoted to continental audiences, and what caused its widely publicized financial woes before being rescued by a real prince from Saudi Arabia. He reveals what it took to win back the hearts of skeptical Europeans—such as serving wine, selling flashy merchandise, and placating disgruntled workers. Finally, he looks into the magic mirror to speculate on the role of Euro Disney and the Walt Disney Company in the twenty-first century. Ultimately, Lainsbury shows that cultural imperialism is not an exclusively American phenomenon but a global corporate strategy—and that global corporatism, by needing to be responsive to consumers, is so complex that it may not be as monolithic as feared. Once Upon an American Dream is a fairy tale for our times, reminding us that, for all the critical huffing and puffing, the creation and marketing of pleasure is what Euro Disneyland is all about.
Dream It! Do It!
Author: Marty Sklar
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
Published: 2013-08-13
Total Pages: 435
ISBN-13: 1423184521
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMarty Sklar was hired by The Walt Disney Company after his junior year at UCLA, and began his Disney career at Disneyland in July 1955, the month before the park opened. He spent his first decade at Disney as "the kid," the very youngest of the creative team Walt had assembled at WED Enterprises. But despite his youth, his talents propelled him forward into substantial responsibility: he became Walt's speech writer, penned Walt's and Roy's messages in the company's annual report, composed most of the publicity and marketing materials for Disneyland, conceived presentations for the U.S. government, devised initiatives to obtain sponsors to enable new Disneyland developments, and wrote a twenty-four-minute film expressing Walt's philosophy for the Walt Disney World project and Epcot. He was Walt's literary right-hand man. Over the next forty years, Marty Sklar rose to become president and principal creative executive of Walt Disney Imagineering, and he devoted his entire career to creating, enhancing, and expanding Walt's magical empire. This beautifully written and enlightening book is Marty's own retelling of his epic Disney journey, a grand adventure that lasted over half a century.
Disney U: How Disney University Develops the World's Most Engaged, Loyal, and Customer-Centric Employees DIGITAL AUDIO
Author: Doug Lipp
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Published: 2013-03-29
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 0071808086
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLeadership lessons from the iconic brand you can use to drive Disney-style success In helping Walt Disney create “The Happiest Place on Earth,” Van France and his team started a business revolution in 1955 that eventually became the Disney University—the employee training and development program that powers one of the most famous brands on earth. Disney U examines how Van France's timeless company values and leadership expertise have turned into a training and development dynasty: the Disney U. The book reveals the heart of the Disney Culture and describes the company's values and operational philosophies that support the world-famous Disney brand. Doug Lipp is an internationally acclaimed expert on customer service, leadership, change management and global competitiveness, specializing in the lessons he learned at the Disney U.
