Disney's Land

Disney's Land
Title Disney's Land PDF eBook
Author Richard Snow
Publisher Scribner
Pages 432
Release 2020-12-01
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 1501190814

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A 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).

Kingdom Keepers: The Return Book One Disney Lands

Kingdom Keepers: The Return Book One Disney Lands
Title Kingdom Keepers: The Return Book One Disney Lands PDF eBook
Author Ridley Pearson
Publisher Disney-Hyperion
Pages 352
Release 2015-03-31
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 9781423184317

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With the defeat of the Overtakers behind them, the five teenagers known as the Kingdom Keepers should be celebrating. By all accounts they saved Disneyland from certain destruction. Why then did their mentor leave one last puzzle for them to decipher? The Keepers must solve a puzzle of the past, or be crushed under an evil that makes the Overtakers seem like gentle souls.

Disney Never Lands

Disney Never Lands
Title Disney Never Lands PDF eBook
Author Jim Korkis
Publisher Theme Park Press
Pages 200
Release 2019-08
Genre
ISBN 9781683902133

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What If Walt Had... For every project that Disney has produced, there are hundreds more that never happened despite significant investments of time, talent, and money. But what if you could see them anyway... Jim Korkis enters the limbo of Disney Never Lands to report on new theme parks, new lands in existing parks, television shows, and animation that were left unbuilt and unfilmed. Over the decades, he interviewed Imagineers and animators who worked on these projects as well as researching contemporary newspaper accounts and official publicity releases. Korkis details the usual suspects like WestCot, Mineral King, Roger Rabbit feature sequels, and Epcot's Africa pavilion as well as surprises like Jim Henson's television series about Ariel the Little Mermaid and the Disney Channel's series that would have featured Dreamfinder and Figment as well as the animation Disney had Ub Iwerks do for Danny Kaye's first feature film. Korkis shares the surprises that he discovered in the deepest vaults of Disney history. For the first time, these stories are gathered together in one book to inspire Disney fans' imaginations of what might have been and to document in great detail these lost dreams.

Disney Lands

Disney Lands
Title Disney Lands PDF eBook
Author Ridley Pearson
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2016-03-29
Genre
ISBN 9780606375078

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For use in schools and libraries only. Wanting to celebrate the defeat of the Overtakers, the five Kingdom Keepers are mystified by their mentor's final puzzle, which reveals a threat by an evil force far greater than any they have yet encountered. A continuation of the Kingdom Keepers series.

Little Man of Disneyland (Disney Classic)

Little Man of Disneyland (Disney Classic)
Title Little Man of Disneyland (Disney Classic) PDF eBook
Author RH Disney
Publisher Golden/Disney
Pages 28
Release 2015-07-28
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 0736436189

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This 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!

Walt Disney's Disneyland

Walt Disney's Disneyland
Title Walt Disney's Disneyland PDF eBook
Author Chris Nichols
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2018
Genre Architecture
ISBN 9783836563482

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Discover 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...

Disney The Lion King: Roar of the Pride Lands

Disney The Lion King: Roar of the Pride Lands
Title Disney The Lion King: Roar of the Pride Lands PDF eBook
Author Maggie Fischer
Publisher Studio Fun International
Pages 0
Release 2019-06-11
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 9780794442798

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Slide the tabs and save the Pride Lands with Simba and his friends in this hands-on retelling! A fallen king, the lie of a traitor, the transition from cub to leader of the pride—the story of Simba the lion is one of danger and destiny. Follow along with Simba, Nala, Timon, Pumbaa, and all of your favorite characters from The Lion King in this exciting retelling. Slide the tabs, stand with Simba, and hear the roar of the Pride Lands!