The Unofficial Disneyland 1955 Companion: The Anecdotal Story of the Birth of the Happiest Place on Earth...

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Jim Korkis Bill Sullivan

The Unofficial Disneyland 1955 Companion

The Anecdotal Story of the Birth of the Happiest Place on Earth

Jim Korkis, Bill Sullivan

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Theme Park Press
03 December 2024

The Arts: General & Reference; Reference works; Travel & holiday; Theme parks & funfairs

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A Year in the Life of Disneyland

And what a year! In 1955, Walt Disney's dream of a theme park, the first of its kind in the world, came true. Disney historian Jim Korkis' entertaining tale of an American pop culture icon is power-packed with details, and the most thorough account of Disneyland's early days ever published.

As Walt Disney once said: ""it takes people to make the dream a reality"". Korkis never loses sight of the many people who built Disneyland, from famous Imagineers to obscure ticket takers. From their stories he crafts the epic adventure of how Walt conjured magic from an orange grove, with all the politics and the pixie dust, and the thrill of doing what no one had ever done before.

Just a few of the highlights from Disneyland 1955:

The many little-known inspirations for Disneyland

First-person narratives from Disneyland cast members who were there on opening day

How politics and corporate wheeling and dealing were instrumental in getting Disneyland off the ground

The story of the short-lived (and little missed) Mickey Mouse Club Circus

Comprehensive almanacs of Main Street and the four ""lands"" in the park, as they existed in 1955

KORKIS IS YOUR ""K-TICKET"" TO DISNEYLAND...1955!

By: Jim Korkis
Foreword by: Bill Sullivan
Imprint: Theme Park Press
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 327g
ISBN: 9798896090205
Pages: 242
Publication Date: 03 December 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active