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Articles Tagged “Books”
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ImagiNERDing Best Disney Books of 2013
2013 was a much slower year for Disney books than 2012. My list of the best Disney books of 2012 had 11 titles on it. This year’s list is much smaller as was the total…
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The Disney Review: Action Packed Hollow World
George: Anyone who reads us regularly knows that we’re not big fans of fiction set at Disney parks. We’ve run across a few titles, though, that have been fantastic reads. This summer, we reviewed Disneylanders…
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Amber Earns Her Ears: My Secret Walt Disney World Cast Member Diary
George: One driving force for Jeff and I has always been a steadfast honesty. Whether we’re reviewing a blu-ray or discussing a change at a theme park, we want to make sure that we present…
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Essential Walt Disney World Books
If you’re doing any serious research about Walt Disney World or if you’re the world’s biggest Walt Disney World fan, then there are a few books that you need to own. I’ve been collecting Disney-related…
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Tinker Bell: An Evolution Book Review
It seems as if Disney Editions is publishing one flagship title a year. Last year, it was the spectacular Poster Art of Disney Parks. When word came that Disney was releasing a book detailing the…
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Disney Mountains by Jason Surrell
Wearing your lederhosen? We’re going to do some Disney Mountain climbing this week! The Disney Mountains: Imagineering at Its Peak was published in September 2007 and has 128 pages. Jason Surrell might be a familiar name…
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Florida Theme Parks by Alex Miller
George: Alex Miller has released a book called Florida Theme Parks: a Guide, detailing 20 different Florida theme parks, amusement parks and family fun centers. It’s a very interesting title simply for the fact that…
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Dream It! Do It!: My Half-Century Creating Disney’s Magic Kingdoms by Marty Sklar
George: A lot of people have been asking me about Marty Sklar’s book, Dream It! Do It!: My Half-Century Creating Disney’s Magic Kingdoms. I held off on offering any thoughts on it until I could…
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Upcoming 2013 Disney Books
Looking for some good Disney books for the rest of 2013? There are a handful being released during the busy fall months that might catch your attention. August 2013 Dream It! Do It!: My Half-Century…
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Walt Disney’s Nine Old Men
Walt Disney’s Nine Old Men and the Art of Animation is the first book to take an in-depth look at the artists that shaped the Walt Disney Studios before and after Walt’s passing. The Nine…
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Building a Better Mouse by Steve Alcorn
Building A Better Mouse relates the story of two Imagineers, Steve Alcorn and David Green, and their work during the three years of designing and building Epcot. Steve begins the story at the end when…
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Disneylanders by Kate Abbott
George: I’ve read (and reviewed) a few fiction-based titles that take place in a Disney theme park. By and large, most of them seem to fall short of expectations–whether it’s the plot or the characters,…
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Walt Disney World Then, Now, and Forever
George looks at a 2008 release from Jeff Kurtti and Bruce Gordon about the Walt Disney World resort. Stylized after the Disneyland Then, Now, and Forever title, this book takes an endearing look at Walt…
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Midlife Mouse
Jeff and George review Midlife Mouse, a work of fiction that will likely resonate with readers of MiceChat. Read the review and let us know your thoughts, especially if you’ve also read this novel. George:…
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Kingdom Keepers VI Dark Passage by Ridley Pearson
Kingdom Keepers VI: Dark Passage is the sixth book of a seven book cycle. It was released in April without a lot of fanfare, which surprised me. Originally, the Kingdom Keepers series was planned as a…
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Disney U by Doug Lipp
George brings in his Communicore Weekly co-host (and fellow Disney Review columnist) Jeff Heimbuch to look at a new book about Disney University. The title is more than just a business lesson book; it also…
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Building a Company: Roy O. Disney
There are a handful of biographies on Walt Disney; some are spectacular while some are misleading and almost reprehensible. In 1998, Bob Thomas, who also wrote the official biography of Walt Disney and several books…
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Disney: The First 100 Years by Dave Smith
Doing original Disney research requires collecting lots of books, magazines and ephemera (like brochures and park maps). Dave Smith, the Director Emeritus of the Disney Archives (and the founder) has published quite prolifically on the history of…
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Walt Disney’s Nine Old Men: The Flipbooks
Disney has released a very heavy, tiny and expensive book set about the Nine Old Men, the famous animators that ruled the Disney Studios. It’s also a different type of book than we’ve seen before.…
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The Disney Review, Kevin Yee’s Earbook 2012
Jeff and George are back with a new review. This time around is Kevin Yee’s Earbook. Will they like it? George: Kevin Yee is one of the more prolific Walt Disney World authors. He has…
