A Portrait of Walt Disney World
A Portrait of Walt Disney World

Author: Kevin Kern

Publisher: Disney Editions

Published: 2021-09-28

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9781368052849

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This expansive, must-have coffee table book paints a robust portrait of the Walt Disney World Resort, across half a century, through diverse and vibrant voices and mostly unseen Disney theme park concept art and photographs. Walt Disney's vision for the Florida Project begins with Disneyland and the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair. After an imaginative and expansive design, a unique land acquisition process, and an innovative construction period, the Walt Disney World Resort celebrated its Grand Opening in October 1971. It featured a theme park dubbed the Magic Kingdom and three recreational resorts: Disney's Contemporary Resort, Disney's Polynesian Village, and Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground. As Walt Disney World consistently grew and further evolved through the five decades that followed, certain themes reverberated: an appreciation for nostalgia, a joy for fantasy, a hunger for discovery, and an unending hope for a better tomorrow. Inspirational and memorable theme parks, water parks, sports arenas, recreational water sports, world-class golf courses, vast shopping villages, and a transportation network unlike any other in the world resulted in fun, festive, and familiar characters, traditions, spectacles, merchandise, and so much more. The resort has come to represent the pulse of American leisure and has served as a backdrop for life's milestones both big and small, public and private. Walt Disney World: A Portrait of the First Half Century serves as a treasure trove for vacationers, students of hospitality, artists, and all Disney collectors. Searching for that perfect gift for the Disney theme park fan in your life? Explore more archival-quality books from Disney Editions: Holiday Magic at the Disney Parks The Disney Monorail: Imagineering a Highway in the Sky Walt Disney's Ultimate Inventor: The Genius of Ub Iwerks One Day at Disney: Meet the People Who Make the Magic Across the Globe Marc Davis in His Own Words: Imagineering the Disney Theme Parks Yesterday's Tomorrow: Disney's Magical Mid-Century Eat Like Walt: The Wonderful World of Disney Food Maps of the Disney Parks: Charting 60 Years from California to Shanghai The Haunted Mansion: Imagineering a Disney Classic Poster Art of the Disney Parks

Disney's Year Book 1991
Disney's Year Book 1991

Author: Fern L. Mamberg

Publisher: Grolier

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780717282548

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Contains short articles on a variety of topics plus excerpts from several Disney stories.

Disney A to Z
Disney A to Z

Author: Dave Smith

Publisher: Hyperion Books

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 600

ISBN-13:

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Includes full descriptions of all Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Pluto, and Goofy cartoons; the story of Mickey's birth; the Disney Channel Premiere films and Disney television shows; the Disney parks; Disney Academy Awards and Emmy Awards; the Mouseketeers throughout the years; and details of Disney company personnel and primary actors.

Disney's Year Book 1995
Disney's Year Book 1995

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780717284498

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Contains short articles on a variety of topics plus excerpts from several Disney stories.

Holiday Magic at the Disney Parks
Holiday Magic at the Disney Parks

Author: Graham Allan

Publisher: Disney Editions

Published: 2020-08-25

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781484747018

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The autumn and winter holidays are more than individual, celebrated feasts; they are an exceptional concoction of feelings, dreams, hopes, reawakened memories, and (perhaps more than at any other time of year) a renewal of traditions. Sounds a bit like the Disney theme park experience already, doesn't it? Disney magic and holiday enchantment blend smoothly, and the result has delighted guests for decades. This spectacular oversized coffee table book offers visual storytelling at its best. More than 1,800 photographs (more than half of them taken just for this book) showcase Disney's key locations filled with special holiday menu offerings, the big biggest parade and stage productions and nighttime spectacles, the tiniest decorating details from amazing artists and designers, and of course the most significant historical holiday events. A harmonic trio of researchers, writers, and photographers logged more than 150,000 miles in visiting every Disney park and resort across the globe, personally documenting the holiday installations through fifty-five thousand photographs and, wherever possible, meeting the talented and endlessly passionate artisans behind it all. With twelve theme parks and dozens of resorts, plus numerous cruise ships, dining and shopping districts, and more than six decades of holiday experiences, there're a lot of pumpkin treatments and ornate trees to reflect upon. (The smallest holiday tree at a Disney property is just four inches high, while very tallest ever put up was seventy feet.) Every parade or show requires dozens (sometimes hundreds) of creative magicians both onstage and off. And each decoration is chosen carefully to fit within a story and is placed on its tree or garland by craftspeople backstage. The decor is installed onstage, maintained, and, ultimately, de-installed and disassembled by small armies of technicians before it is once again cleaned, prepared, and stored in vast warehouses for the next year's use. The stories and contributions from so many unsung employees (usually working hard at hours of the night when so many people are asleep) fill these pages, along with the joys of Halloween, Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year celebrations. Time to join the party!

Disney Baby My First Year
Disney Baby My First Year

Author: Disney Book Group

Publisher: Disney Press

Published: 2016-10-04

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781484743676

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Proud parents can record all the exciting moments of Baby's first year--first word, first tooth, first birthday and more! The delightfully illustrated box includes a board book accompanied by milestone cards. After Baby has reached a new milestone, take a photo of Baby with one of the twenty-eight double-sided cards to share the happy news with friends and family. This boxed set is a wonderful way to share and celebrate Baby's first year.

Walt Disney World
Walt Disney World

Author: Brian McDaniel

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2008-10

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 1440103291

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Walt Disney World: The Full Report is a compilation of tips, tricks and information gathered over years of visiting "The Most Magical Place on Earth". The book breaks down every ride, show and attraction for each of the Walt Disney World Resort's theme parks. Unlike other theme park guide books, Walt Disney World: The Full Report is written with a sense of humor, in hopes of "lightening up" the typical travel book. The Full Report informs you without bogging you down with complicated, structured strategies that make you feel as though you are studying for a college entrance exam. In this edition, we welcome a new addition to the WDW: Full Report, Greg McNaughton. Greg is a former Disneyland Cast Member, and he adds his insights and experience on what the Disney parks should have been or could still be. Greg is a co-host for the popular MiceCast podcast as well as the host for Imagineering My Way and At The Main Street Cinema. Greg feels that being part of three podcasts is not enough, he is also part of the Travelears podcast.

A Brief History of Walt Disney
A Brief History of Walt Disney

Author: Brian J. Robb

Publisher: Robinson

Published: 2014-10-16

Total Pages: 307

ISBN-13: 1472110722

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Both a fascinating account of Walt Disney’s own significant artistic creations, from the iconic Mickey Mouse to the groundbreaking Snow White in 1937, and an insightful history of the hugely successful entertainment behemoth he created, from Dumbo to Pixar’s Toy Story, as well as the hugely popular theme parks. But Disney’s dark side is also explored: his disputed parentage; industrial disputes; his work for the FBI; and his anti-Communist and allegedly racist and antisemitic views. The company Disney built is today stronger than ever, encompassing not only the ongoing legacy of Disney animation, but also acting as the guardian of other well-loved creative endeavours, such as Pixar, The Muppets, Marvel Comics and now Star Wars. Sections include ‘Before Mickey: The Road to the Mouse House’, covering from 1901 to 1945 – the creation of Mickey Mouse, the creation of the world’s first full-length animated feature film, the Golden Age of animation and Disney’s help for the American war effort, despite labour disputes; ‘Disney Studios: The Disney Genius’ – difficult times, theme parks and television, live-action movies, including Mary Poppins; ‘Animation’s Second Coming’, from the Lady and the Tramp to The Sword in the Stone, and Walt Disney’s death; ‘After Walt: The Disney Legacy’ – family attempts to keep the studio afloat, decline and the loss of lustre in the 1970s and 1980s; ‘Disney Resurgent’ – a triumphant rebirth under new management with Who Framed Roger Rabbit? The Lion King and other blockbuster hits; ‘From Eisner to Iger’ – the corporate battle for the soul of Disney; ‘Disney Goes Digital’ – from Pixar to Star Wars, via Marvel Comics and The Muppets, Disney buyy up other studios, themselves often enough inspired by the original.

TIME DISNEY
TIME DISNEY

Author: TIME. Magazine

Publisher: Time Home Entertainment

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1547855312

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Understanding Disney
Understanding Disney

Author: Janet Wasko

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2020-01-20

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 0745695671

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Since the 1930s, the Walt Disney Company has produced characters, images, and stories that have captivated audiences around the world. How can we understand the appeal of Disney products? What is it about the Disney phenomenon that attracts so many children, as well as adults? In this updated second edition, with new examples provided throughout, Janet Wasko examines the processes by which the Disney company – one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world – continues to manufacture the fantasies that enthrall millions. She analyses the historical expansion of the Disney empire into the twenty-first century, examines the content of Disney’s classic and more recent films, cartoons and TV programs and discusses how they are produced, considering how some of the same techniques have been applied to the Disney theme parks. She also discusses the reception (and sometimes, reinterpretation) of Disney products by different kinds of audiences. By looking at the Disney phenomenon from a variety of perspectives, she provides an updated and comprehensive overview of one of the most significant media and cultural institutions of our time. This important book by a leading scholar of the entertainment industries will be of great interest to students in media and cultural studies, as well as a broader readership of Disney fans.