Description:History Made Magical In A Historical Tour of Walt Disney World, Andrew Kiste not only pulls back the pixie dust curtain on some of the most iconic rides in the Magic Kingdom, but also pulls back the next curtain, revealing the historical and cultural influences that inspired Walt Disney and his Imagineers.Did you ever wonder why Walt wanted a Jungle Cruise? Or how closely his pirates were based on real pirates? Or why the original conception for Tomorrowland didn't work out? Or how the Crystal Palace is really the work of a forgotten Victorian architect?Learn the history BEHIND the history of such popular Magic Kingdom locations and attractions as:
Main Street, U.S.A.: It's always the Fourth of July on Main Street, and everything there has a purpose that might surprise you.
Jungle Cruise: Despite the skipper humor, this ride has its roots in European colonialism and the scramble for Africa.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Yo ho ho, me hearties, but did the real pirates of the Caribbean act like those in Adventureland?
Crystal Palace: The first two Crystal Palaces burned to the ground; how much is Disney's popular restaurant their carbon copy?
Tomorrowland: Disney's original plan to faithfully represent the future fell apart when the future didn't cooperate.
Find out where the Imagineers got THEIR ideas!We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Historical Tour of Walt Disney World. To get started finding A Historical Tour of Walt Disney World, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: History Made Magical In A Historical Tour of Walt Disney World, Andrew Kiste not only pulls back the pixie dust curtain on some of the most iconic rides in the Magic Kingdom, but also pulls back the next curtain, revealing the historical and cultural influences that inspired Walt Disney and his Imagineers.Did you ever wonder why Walt wanted a Jungle Cruise? Or how closely his pirates were based on real pirates? Or why the original conception for Tomorrowland didn't work out? Or how the Crystal Palace is really the work of a forgotten Victorian architect?Learn the history BEHIND the history of such popular Magic Kingdom locations and attractions as:
Main Street, U.S.A.: It's always the Fourth of July on Main Street, and everything there has a purpose that might surprise you.
Jungle Cruise: Despite the skipper humor, this ride has its roots in European colonialism and the scramble for Africa.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Yo ho ho, me hearties, but did the real pirates of the Caribbean act like those in Adventureland?
Crystal Palace: The first two Crystal Palaces burned to the ground; how much is Disney's popular restaurant their carbon copy?
Tomorrowland: Disney's original plan to faithfully represent the future fell apart when the future didn't cooperate.
Find out where the Imagineers got THEIR ideas!We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Historical Tour of Walt Disney World. To get started finding A Historical Tour of Walt Disney World, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.