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by: Jeff Kurtti See Larger Image List Price: $35.00 Our Price: $23.10 You Save: $11.90 (34%) Prices subject to change. Used Price: $24.78 Third Party New Price: $23.10 Availability: Usually ships in 7 to 12 days This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 791.068092279496 EAN: 9780786855599 ISBN: 0786855592 Label: Disney Editions Manufacturer: Disney Editions Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 160 Publication Date: September 01, 2007 Publisher: Disney Editions Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Release Date: August 26, 2008 Sales Rank: 6164 Studio: Disney Editions Related Items: The Disney Mountains: Imagineering At Its Peak The Disneyland Encyclopedia: The Unofficial, Unauthorized, and Unprecedented History of Every Land, Attraction, Restaurant, Shop, and Event in the Original Magic Kingdom Imagineering Field Guide to Disneyland, The Realityland: True-Life Adventures at Walt Disney World Walt Disney Treasures - Disneyland - Secrets, Stories & Magic (Collector's Tin) see more Editorial Review: Product Description: Fifty years ago, Walt Disney utterly transformed the concept of outdoor entertainment venues from tawdry carnivals and seedy amusement piers called 'amusement parks,' to an entirely new destination that would come into common vernacular as the 'theme park.' Although Disneyland was the inspiration of one man, Walt did not achieve this history-altering concept on his own. Using his innate talent for combining disparate skills and personalities, he assembled a creative team that blended imagination with engineering. Walt called this group his 'Imagineers.' Walt Disney's Legends of Imagineering and the Genesis of the Disney Theme Park introduces a core group of the originators of Disneyland and the other Disney parks. It explores their individual relationships with Walt and each other, their creative breakthroughs and failures, and their rivalries and professional politics. This candid narrative of their lives and contributions to a very special form of entertainment illustrates why, half a century later, their work continues to be vital and important to millions of people every day, and all over the world. Lavishly illustrated throughout with rare and never-before-seen artwork and photographs, Walt Disney's Legends of Imagineering and the Genesis of the Disney Theme Park will further enrich the reader's appreciation of the exceptional talent behind Disneyland's creation and ongoing evolution. Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - A Great Look at Disney's Imagineers This has been an eagerly anticipated book in the Disney community. Since their inception with the creation of Disneyland, the Imagineers have always been the architects and dreamers of Walt's visions. Many of the names that you read about in the book will be familiar to Disney enthusiasts; as the name of the book implies, these are the legends of Disney Imagineering. Jeff Kurtti is a well-known and much-admired name in the Disney community. He has written many seminal works on the history ... Read More Rating: - Great Book for fans of early Imagineers This book is an excellent reference book for the true fan of the early days of Walt Disney's Imagineering and the people who most influenced the way the Disney Theme Parks are so different from any other. Lots of early pictures and stories. Highly recommended for the true Disney Theme Park fan. Rating: - Building the magic In my work I'm at Walt Disney World every week, and the more I research it the more impressed I am. It is a place of boundless imagination. After Walt Disney's original vision, the bulk of the creative work has been in the capable hands of the Disney Imagineers. This book profiles 30 of these Disney artists and engineers. Although you could argue about the list (I'd love to see Mary Blair, but I guess her role wasn't really as an Imagineer) you can't argue with the depth of the research. Within ... Read More Rating: - Thorough and detailed text, average design. Well, we've all been waiting nearly four years for this latest Jeff Kurtti Disney piece (it was originally listed on amazon with a 2005 release date), and on the whole, it's been worth it. The text is extremely thorough without being overly encyclopedic; at times it's casual, light and anecdotal. I bought my first copy here and a second for friend during a recent visit to Disneyland (the book is available at the parks)--it's that good. I agree with some of the other posters that several key women ... Read More Rating: - Excellent resource all in one place I have always been a huge Disneyland fan, but only begun delving into the history for the past 2 years, so I would consider myself somewhat of a newbie amongst the die-hards. This book's strength is its encyclopedic all-in-one format (although as Lannie's excellent review points out, there are a few glaring omissions such as Alice Davis), the wonderful photos/illustrations (many are new to me, with a few familiar ones), and the excellent design that is featured throughout. Each chapter features a different skill/talent ... Read More see more Browse for similar items by category: Qualifying Textbooks - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - Books - General AAS Biography & History - Business & Investing - Subjects - Books - Company Profiles Ages 4-8 - Children's Books - Subjects - Books - General Ages 4-8 - Children's Books - Subjects - Books - General AAS Arts & Music - Children's Books - Subjects - Books - Architecture