On October 1, 1982, The Walt Disney Company opened its EPCOT Center
to the world, heralding changes that would take the Disney property
in Florida from a mere theme park to a world-class resort
destination. Authors Steve Alcorn and David Green were there, as
employees of Disney's WED Imagineering. "Building a Better Mouse"
tells the tale of the "hundreds of mostly young, mostly bright and
all embarrassingly idealistic people" who worked on Epcot, and
gives a unique insider's perspective on what it was like to be in
the trenches as a Disney Imagineer in the early 1980s, from pixie
dusting - when new employees are indoctrinated into all things
Disney - through the craziness of the engineering design process,
right up until the last frantic dash to opening day. It is a
breathtaking, breezy, E-ticket ride of a book, required reading for
both hard-core Disneyphiles and people interested in the business
side of themed entertainment.
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2012 |
First published: |
September 2012 |
Authors: |
David Green
• Steve Alcorn
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
176 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4793-7947-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
Promotions
|
LSN: |
1-4793-7947-6 |
Barcode: |
9781479379477 |
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