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| WALT DISNEY IMAGINEERING: A BEHIND-THE-DREAMS LOOK AT MAKING THE MAGIC REAL | 
 enlarge | Author: The Imagineers
Publisher: Disney Editions
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
Buy Used: $7.49
You Save: $22.46 (75%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  60 reviews
Sales Rank: 9373
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 200
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.7
Dimensions (in): 13 x 9.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 0786883723
Dewey Decimal Number: 725.76
EAN: 9780786883721
ASIN: 0786883723
Publication Date: October 7, 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Standard used condition ie... could have dj tear, bump, or corner crease.This is a new book that received the above wear during its delivery. Has remainder mark.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great visuals but short on analysis September 7, 2005
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
Michael Eisner, President of Disney, writes in the introduction that he was initially very much opposed to the concept of a book telling the story of the famous Disney Imagineers.' Well, it shows in the book! The pics are fabulous. You are invited into the Imagineers' visions. As a reader you perch on that precarious tip of the branch were you can see in two directions. Looking backward, you can see enough of the immense leap between nothing in the mind and something in the imagination. Looking forward you can sense the chasm between imagination and embodiment. So the visuals work. But what is missing is the conceptual tools that make the flight of fantasy arrive in the world of bricks and mortar. That part of the story the reader must unravel all by him or herself.
 Disney at its finest July 22, 2005
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you have any interest in Disney behind the scenes, don't wait to get this book. Every oversize page is covered in artwork and photographs, including two-page photos and fold-outs. You get a slice of Disney's history, from pre-Disneyland all the way up to the present. The book focuses on the Imagineering design process, how do attractions get designed, where do they come up with their ideas? It's also full of interesting little facts and trivia that you probably didn't know. A top recommend to anyone who loves Disney theme parks.
Perfect! July 6, 2005
2 out of 15 found this review helpful
It was quick, properly packed, and no marks in the book. It was perfect!
Beautiful Book August 4, 2004
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book was an amazing combination of original Disney art and facts. I love the fact that it covered Disney attractions from around the world and added commentary about how they were created. Well presented and beautifully designed.
 Not a Lot of Meat Here July 7, 2004
11 out of 27 found this review helpful
This is just a PR piece for the Disney company, a way to build hype so more people will buy their products and see their shows. I was hoping for some nuts & bolts advice on designing theme parks and theme park rides. Everybody knows how to brainstorm; everybody knows the importance of color and lighting and music; everybody models on computers before they make physical models. What do Imagineers do that's different? Do they have special techniques for brainstorming, or for choosing colors, or stage lighting? The answers are not here. Also, what have Imagineers learned from their mistakes? If you take this book at face value, Imagineers have never made mistakes; everything they've done is perfect, and any criticism leveled at Walt Disney world was later retracted or countered.
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