The Imagineering Story: The Official Biography of Walt Disney Imagineering

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Her clients have included Disney, Pixar, Hearst, Starz, Bravo, GE, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, among others. The hardcover book weighs in at a massive 752 pages and “greatly expands” on what was presented in the 6-episode miniseries, including new details and stories that didn’t make it to air. In 1989, The Walt Disney Company filed for a trademark claiming its first use of the term was on April 1, 1962. Using his innate talent for combining disparate skills and personalities, he assembled a creative team that blended imagination with engineering. Well, for one, it is a comprehensive look at virtually every park and project Walt Disney Imagineering has taken on from the very beginning.

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The Imagineering Story: The Official Biography of Walt Disney Imagineering” enables Iwerks to pick up all those pieces and tell a fuller history. You’ll find old “favorites” such as Thunder Mesa and Beastly Kingdom, as well as those lost to the pixie dust of time, like Dick Tracy’s Crime Stoppers, the Enchanted Snow Palace, and Buffalo Junction. The book comes out in advance of the 70th Anniversary of Walt Disney Imagineering, which was founded on December 16, 1952.

Now they’ve assembled their stories in print, with the hope that their experiences will continue to entertain and illuminate. For those who have visited a Disney Park or stayed in a Disney hotel, this book will give you a new appreciation of what was involved in making your vacation a magical experience.

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Description: You’ve been told how to think “out of the box,” and even been told to throw the box away, but really, isn’t it time someone taught you how to create your own box in the first place?Topics covered include the success of Disney Cruise Line, Disney's Animal Kingdom, and Tokyo DisneySea (with inputs from Wing Chao); the unrealized projects of Disney's America and WestCOT; and the failures of Disney's California Adventure, Walt Disney Studios Park, and Hong Kong Disneyland. Favorite theme park attractions, most notably the “It’s A Small World” boat ride, originally created for the 1964 New York World’s Fair, were also among her designs.