Good books about Walt/Disneyland?

[Creaking Crypt Door]

Hi all,

I'm getting very excited about my trip and has luck would have it, I'm also looking for a good book (or books) to read as I finish the one I'm reading.

Does anyone have good recommendations for books about Walt, as well as books about Disneyland and in particular, the history of Disneyland? I find the history of places to be fascinating, especially a place like Disneyland.

Thanks in advance everybody!

 

[MinMou]

http://www.disunplugged.com/2015/04/20/dis-unplugged-podcast-041915-disneyland-show/

This podcast mentioned 4 books about the history of Walt Disney at the 1964 Worlds Fair. (The books give more history than that, but the podcast concentrates on the exhibits that were created for the fair that later became part of DL and WDW.) I don't remember all of them, but one was The Disneyland Story by Sam Gennawey and another is It's Kind of A Cute Story by Rolly Crump

 

[ADLFAN]

We have the Disneyland Encyclopedia, which lists all the attractions since the beginning of the park and it is pretty informative. But it is an alphabetical listing, so no story line to speak of. I also read the Walt Disney biography by Neal Gabler and it was a very thorough life story, including the early days of Walt's animation studios, where I now see they used a lot of when naming things in the DCA remodel. I am always looking for good books too, so hopefully more people share good ones they've read!

 

[Arnir]

I can highly recommend:
The Disneyland Story: The Unofficial Guide to the Evolution of Walt Disney's Dream Written by Sam Gennawey

 

[Creaking Crypt Door]

I can highly recommend:
The Disneyland Story: The Unofficial Guide to the Evolution of Walt Disney's Dream Written by Sam Gennawey

Cheers! That's exactly what I was looking for, I've added it to my wishlist on Amazon to buy soon!

 

[Arnir]

Cheers! That's exactly what I was looking for, I've added it to my wishlist on Amazon to buy soon!

Glad to be of help. I really learned a lot from that book. It's the best I've seen on this topic.

 

[disneylove69]

-LOVE LOVE LOVE and have re-read, "How to Be Like Walt." It's in the business section and I have even done presentations utilizing this book. Some parts are sad and brought a tear to my eye.