mcbaxter32's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
As a Disney park enthusiast, you start to find that many of the books on disney parks tell the same stories. This book was a breath of fresh air! Instead of retelling the history of a ride that has already been told 100 times, it talks about the history the ride is based on. My favorite chapters were on Spaceship Earth and surprisingly Sunset Ranch Market. The history that inspired both of those attractions is very interesting. I can’t wait to read Volume II and III
catecur's review against another edition
3.0
This book is made for a very specific cross section of people who are both Disney Nerds AND History Buffs. Luckily I am both.
curlyheadedone's review against another edition
3.0
I don’t know if it’s because the Disney nerd in me already knew some of the history of Disney World or what but there were parts of this book that were slow. There were moments that it was enjoyable and I learned something new but the last 100 pages were hard to get through. The author put a lot of detail into the book. I liked the book I just didn’t love it : /
If you are and Disney fan and like history I do recommend this book as a fun way to learn about Disney World and what helped influence some of the rides and other attractions.
If you are and Disney fan and like history I do recommend this book as a fun way to learn about Disney World and what helped influence some of the rides and other attractions.
brittneyr's review against another edition
2.0
First, I feel like someone who is a true Disney fanatic would enjoy this book more someone like me who's been to Disney once and I was 11 (too cool for family vacations, obviously :P )
Anyway, it wasn't terrible. I was really expecting more history about the resort and how it came to be such an icon, but I wasn't disappointed. This talks more about why Disney put in the attractions that he did, the historical relevance, and all of those extremely small details that makes the Disney experience so great. As a history lover, was still a decent read, although a little dry and repetitive, especially the "Spaceship" chapter. Overall, just more useless trivia knowledge I have-probably would only recommend to a Disney-&-History lover, which is a select group of people I gather from other reviews.
Anyway, it wasn't terrible. I was really expecting more history about the resort and how it came to be such an icon, but I wasn't disappointed. This talks more about why Disney put in the attractions that he did, the historical relevance, and all of those extremely small details that makes the Disney experience so great. As a history lover, was still a decent read, although a little dry and repetitive, especially the "Spaceship" chapter. Overall, just more useless trivia knowledge I have-probably would only recommend to a Disney-&-History lover, which is a select group of people I gather from other reviews.
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