The Disneylands That Never Were
Paperback, 247 pages
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In 1955 Walt Disney presented the world’s first theme park. Disneyland opened with just 18 rides and attractions.
Today there are eleven Disney parks around the globe. Visitors can spend weeks at a time in these resorts, often staying in one of Disney’s own hotel rooms.
But in the last fifty years the Disney Imagineers have designed thousands of rides, attractions, hotels, and even entire theme parks that have never been built. Many of these concepts have remained hidden in the company’s private archive for decades… until now.
The Disneylands That Never Were documents the biggest, best and most outrageous of these abandoned plans. It details everything from Walt Disney’s initial ideas for Mickey Mouse Park to his planned ski resort in California. From small developments like The Disney Hotel in New York’s Times Square to the huge Port Disney concept, over five decades of dreams are brought to life in The Disneylands That Never Were.
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"The Magic Of Believing."
We stood at the gates to the Magic Kingdom WDW with our chin's on the ground, our first experience of Disney magic outside of books or movies had a profound effect on my family and I.
As the years have passed and our love affair with all things Disney has grown, the questions and curiosity about the 'unseen' depths of the imagineers cupboard, etc. has increased.
Many a time have we said things like, "They should build" or "I wonder if"?
Those questions amongst many others have been answered, curiosities and rumours have been met with fact, The Disneylands That Never Were has it all and more.
An obviously well researched and... More >
We stood at the gates to the Magic Kingdom WDW with our chin's on the ground, our first experience of Disney magic outside of books or movies had a profound effect on my family and I.
As the years have passed and our love affair with all things Disney has grown, the questions and curiosity about the 'unseen' depths of the imagineers cupboard, etc. has increased.
Many a time have we said things like, "They should build" or "I wonder if"?
Those questions amongst many others have been answered, curiosities and rumours have been met with fact, The Disneylands That Never Were has it all and more.
An obviously well researched and... More >
"The Disneylands That Never Were"
I just sent the following Email to Shaun and thought my sentiments could help others to appreciate his efforts.
Shaun,
> To paraphrase a line from a famous roman, "I came, I saw, I bought".
> As you can guess, I bought the print version of your book, figuring if
> nothing else, it would be an interesting addition to my collection of
things
> Disney.
> I just finished reading it and I was really thrilled with its content.
> I'm sure you know that most books of this type simply rehash the same
> stories over and over with nothing new to add. This was just the opposite.
> While I had heard bits and pieces of some... More >
I just sent the following Email to Shaun and thought my sentiments could help others to appreciate his efforts.
Shaun,
> To paraphrase a line from a famous roman, "I came, I saw, I bought".
> As you can guess, I bought the print version of your book, figuring if
> nothing else, it would be an interesting addition to my collection of
things
> Disney.
> I just finished reading it and I was really thrilled with its content.
> I'm sure you know that most books of this type simply rehash the same
> stories over and over with nothing new to add. This was just the opposite.
> While I had heard bits and pieces of some... More >
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