The Thinking Fan's Guide to Walt Disney World: Magic Kingdom - Softcover

Wallace, Aaron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1937011240 ISBN 13: 9781937011246

Publisher: The Intrepid Traveler, 2013

Synopsis

The Thinking Fan s Guide is different kind of guidebook for a different kind of theme park experience. Aaron Wallace avoids the ephemera of prices and menus to explore the heart of the Disney experience, the attractions themselves. He provides a lighthearted but scholarly look at the history, lore, and literature that inform the designs and storylines of every ride and attraction in the Magic Kingdom s Adventureland, Frontierland, Liberty Square, Fantasyland, and Tomorrowland, as well as the Walt Disney World Railroad, the Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom game, the Celebrate a Dream Come True and SpectroMagic parades, the Wishes fireworks show, and Main Street, U.S.A. itself. Far from being mere amusements, these 36 attractions provide a complex, multi-layered narrative that can be experienced and appreciated just like a great novel, play, or film. The Thinking Fan s Guide will fascinate Disney buffs with the sometimes surprising insights it offers into old favorites while offering newcomers to the Disney magic a much richer experience. If you are ready to immerse yourself in the magnificent achievement that is Walt Disney World s Magic Kingdom, this is the guide for you."

About this title

Review:

The highlight of the book for me was learning about Walt s influence on the attractions as they were created for Disneyland and later re-created for the Magic Kingdom. I think it a great book for Disney fans.--Crissy "WDW Hints, August 9, 2014 ""

About the Author:

Aaron Wallace is an attorney who lives in Orlando, FL.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Intrepid Traveler
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1937011240
• ISBN 13: 9781937011246
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256