Best Disney Book

[kgar2121]

What is the best Disney book that you have read? Not necessarily any particular theme. Could be behind the scenes, history, little known facts, etc. Just curious...

 

[nunzia]

Windows on Main Street for insider history, and Bob Thomas's Walt Disney book.

 

[Granny]

Lou Mongello has a WDW trivia book that is fun and informative. It's a good way to learn a ton about WDW without reading a narrative.

 

[Anthony1971]

Walt Disney's Railroad Story by Michael Broggie. He is Roger Broggie's son.

 

[cogero]

I just finished Hidden Secrets of Walt Disney World

 

[cpdwiz]

Great topic...

(1)Realityland
(2)Kingdom Keeper books are great
(3)Since the World Began
(4)Keys to the Kingdom
(5)Imagineering

 

[JennisDisneyMom]

Kingdom Keepers...gotta love feeling like a kid again while reading those!!

Any Disney triva book is great...I guess im partially biased towards Jason Surrell books since he was at our 'Dining with an Imagineer!!!'

 

[wildernessDad]

Disney Animation, the illusion of life
Storming the Magic Kingdom
Disney's World
and what others have said.

 

[kimpossible]

Another fan of Kingdom Keepers. I bought both for my son (now I am hooked and awaiting the third).

 

[thelionqueen]

My two faves, by far, in order..

1. Disney War-GREAT writer and so much behind the scenes info. about Disney!
2. Creating Magic-Lee Cockerell-great for everyone IMO

 

[cpdwiz]

My two faves, by far, in order..

1. Disney War-GREAT writer and so much behind the scenes info. about Disney!
2. Creating Magic-Lee Cockerell-great for everyone IMO

Was actually a manager at a hotel near our city...5 minutes away...So I wrote to him...He was not very receptive, nor responsive. All he did was say make sure you tell others to read my book.... I guess I expected a little more from a former Disney Exec...

 

[Gowahoowa]

1) Imagineering Legends and the Genesis of the Disney Theme Park by Jeff Kurtii
2) Designing Disney by John Hench
3) Spinning Disney's World by Charles Ridgeway

 

[SuzanneSLO]

One of the great things to be found on the D23 web page is a selected bibliography of books on Disney. You can find it here: http://d23.disney.go.com/library/000000_WDA_AL_SelectedBibliography.html

I am using my library (and its inter-library loan services) to read my way through as many of these as I can. I am actually reading one not of the lsit right now which I highly recommend: "The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story" by Leslie Iwerks (his granddaughter and daughter of recent Disney legend Don Iwerks). -- Suzanne

 

[cogero]

ooh I forgot about kingdom keepers love those