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Of my fellow Intercottes out there, who has some suggestions as to some must-have literature on WDW? So far I have the Big Little Book of Disney, 2 of the Disney trivia books, and about 10 different years of Birnbaum's guides. I have the Disney Imagineering book on order, what other books can curve my Disney-knowledge appetite? [img]graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
Here's a link for a previous post about Disney books that should give you some ideas.
Hope this helps!
Two of my favorites are Inside the Dream: The Walt Disney Story and Disney: The First 100 Years.
my favorite so far is the official biography of walt disney. my fiancee and i read that book in one sitting.
Boy I can recommend a ton !
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- Building a Company, which is a fascinating bio of Roy Disney</font>
- Work in Progress, which is Eisner's auto-biography. Even if you don't like him (which I don't), trust me it's worth the read.</font>
- Walt Disney, which is the official biography by Bob Thomas. It's a little sugary and smoothed over, but still good.</font>
- The Mouse Tales series, by David Koenig. If you're going to read all the good, you should read some of the bad too.</font>
- Since the World Began, which is an excellent history of Walt Disney World.</font>
Enjoy !! [img]graemlins/mickey.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/mickey.gif[/img]
Thanks guys for all of the help. Now I just have to work a few extra hours to buy them all... [img]graemlins/laughing.gif[/img]
My favorite Disney book is the "Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Characters" by John Grant. It's a HUGE book- kinda pricey-- and examines every single Disney character (from cartoons and animated movies) in depth. It kind of goes into psychological profiles of the characters. I guess the idea is a bit bizarre, but I LOVE it!!! [img]graemlins/clappy.gif[/img]
John Canemaker's "Nine Old Men" is a good choice to make in books. Also, Frank and Ollie's "Disney Villians" is a good one. Imagineer Joe Rohde's wife wrote one about Animal Kingdom when it was opened. I am not sure if that one is still available in the park but is a great book. Hope this helps... [img]graemlins/mike.gif[/img]
Duane