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Disney Daddy of 4
11-19-2006, 08:11 PM
I am looking for a book that really gives a great history of DL and all the rides that have been used or dreamed up and never used. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Rkkm
11-19-2006, 10:19 PM
"Mouse Tales" and "More Mouse Tales" - "A behind-the-ears-look at Disnelyand" by David Koenig, foreward by Art Linkletter. (Bonaventure Press, 1994 and 1996). An unauthorized history and behind the scenes look - hysterical anecdotes with former CMs, but very, very few photos. My favorite Disneyland books!

Bytebear
11-19-2006, 10:47 PM
Here are some books on Imagineering:

* John Hench, with Peggy Van Pelt. ''Designing Disney: Imagineering and the Art of the Show''. Disney Editions, 2003, ISBN 0-7868-5406-5.
* Imagineers, The. ''Walt Disney Imagineering: A Behind the Dreams Look At Making the Magic Real''. Disney Editions, 1996, ISBN 0-7868-6246-7 (hardcover); 1998, ISBN 0-7868-8372-3 (paperback).
* Imagineers, The. ''The Imagineering Way: Ideas to Ignite Your Creativity''. Disney Editions, 2003, ISBN 0-7868-5401-4.
* Imagineers, The (as "The Disney Imagineers"). ''The Imagineering Workout: Exercises to Shape Your Creative Muscles''. Disney Editions, 2005, ISBN 0-7868-5554-1.
* Imagineers, The. ''The Imagineering Field Guide to Epcot at Walt Disney World''. Disney Editions, 2006, ISBN 0-7868-4886-3.
* Imagineers, The. ''The Imagineering Field Guide to Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World''. Disney Editions, 2005, ISBN 0-7868-5553-3.
* Kurtti, Jeff. ''Walt Disney's Legends of Imagineering and the Genesis of the Disney Theme Park.'' Disney Editions, 2006, ISBN 0-7868-5559-2.


There are some links to online Imagineering sites that might have some info on what you are looking for.

* http://corporate.disney.go.com/careers/who_imagineering.html Walt Disney Imagineering careers page on disney.com
* http://www.disneyinterns.com Walt Disney Imagineering internship opportunities
* http://www.imagineering.org/ Imagineering.org Unofficial Imagineering site
* http://imagineerebirth.blogspot.com/ Re-Imagineering
* http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/10.12/rebuilding_pr.html Rebuilding Tomorrowland, Scott Kirsner, Wired Magazine vol 10.12, September 2002.

Bytebear
11-19-2006, 10:48 PM
Here are some other great books:

Bright, Randy (1987). Disneyland: Inside Story. Harry N Abrams. ISBN 0-8109-0811-5.
France, Van Arsdale (1991). Window on Main Street. Stabur. ISBN 0-941613-17-8.
Gordon, Bruce and David Mumford (1995). Disneyland: The Nickel Tour. Camphor Tree Publishers. ISBN 0-9646059-0-2.
Dunlop, Beth (1996). Building a Dream: The Art of Disney Architecture. Harry N. Abrams Inc. ISBN 0-8109-3142-7.
Marling, ed., Karal Ann (1997). Designing Disney's Theme Parks: The Architecture of Reassurance. Flammarion. ISBN 2-08013-639-9.

Tinkermommy
11-20-2006, 08:16 AM
"Disneyland: Then, Now and Forever" by Bruce Gordon & Tim O'Day.

Lots of pictures, lots of history!

Bytebear
11-20-2006, 08:21 AM
Here are a couple projects that never were:

Westcot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westcot) at Wikipedia
Disney's America (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%27s_America) at Wikipedia

Both articles have links to sources for more information.

Bytebear
11-20-2006, 02:10 PM
Here is an interesting article on the walk-through version of Haunted Mansion and other "what-might-have-been" attractions at Disneyland. There are some great photos of the conceptual art. Aparently there was an exhibit at the Disneyland Hotel, but I don't know if it is still there.

http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/archive/2006/10/13/6197.aspx


Exerpt:


[T]he wizards of WED tried for a number of years to come up with a way to make the walking-tour version of Disneyland's Haunted Mansion work. Among the ideas that were floated in order to increase this attraction's hourly capacity was building two identical versions of the walk-through. So that -- in theory -- twice as many guests could then enjoy touring this haunted house every hour.

Another intriguing aspect of this early, early version of the Haunted Mansion is that Walt didn't want people to be bored while they were waiting for their tour to begin . So -- borrowing a page from Disneyland's Enchanted Tiki Room (Where guests waiting in that attraction's Tiki Gardens area are treated to an elaborate pre-show featuring the Tiki Gods) -- the walk-through version of the Haunted Mansion was also supposed to have featured an elaborate pre-show, the Museum of the Weird.

smd4
11-21-2006, 04:54 AM
Big Blue Genie, "The Nickel Tour" will provide everything you are asking and more.

Some of the more "general interst" books may be too superficial for what you're looking for. "Disneyland--Then Now and Forever" is richly illusrated, for example, but doesn't go into the detail of "Nickel Tour" (it was sold at the park as a souvenir, and is meant to provide an overview of the park--which it does very well).

"Disneyland Detective" is also a pretty good overview and does provide a lot of trivia. But if you want rich, detail-laden text along with hundreds of color and B&W photos, you owe it to yourself to spend whatever it takes to get "The Nickel Tour."