Originally Posted By The Goddess Mara I just saw a new book on eBay: The Making of Hong Kong Disneyland. Does anyone know anything about this or where it can be ordered? Can't find it listed on amazon.com or amazon.uk, and there's only one copy up on eBay. What's the poop?
Originally Posted By katsmom you can find a link here <a href="http://www.prospectparkbooks.com/publicity.html" target="_blank">http://www.prospectparkbooks.c om/publicity.html</a> it's just an author bio though. I'll look around town and see if I can find the book. the price on ebay seems a bit steep.
Originally Posted By leemac The book has been produced exclusively in two formats, namely a gift edition for the imagineering team that worked on the park and an edition available to buy for CMs at the resort and Mickey's of Glendale (although I believe they only ordered a few hundred at most). Sadly it is not available for the general public to buy and there are no plans to release it either. It was written by Mel Malmberg, a former imagineer herself (and author of the Making of DAK) and wife of Joe Rohde.
Originally Posted By leemac It be honest you aren't missing out on anything. It is a very "lite" book with not a great deal of artwork and just PR-style photography. There isn't a lot of detail at all. The book didn't turn out how Melody envisaged but it became a struggle to even get it out there at all. She did actually tell us that our coverage of the park's design and construction in Tales from the Laughing Place magazine was more along the lines of what she wanted to do. And you are always welcome.
Originally Posted By alexbook >>The book has been produced exclusively in two formats, namely a gift edition for the imagineering team that worked on the park and an edition available to buy for CMs at the resort and Mickey's of Glendale (although I believe they only ordered a few hundred at most). Sadly it is not available for the general public to buy and there are no plans to release it either.<< A few were also available for purchase by CMs at DLR via the Team Centers (but not Company D). I think they may be out of them already, though.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: Isn't it too soon for a book to come out on this particular park, yet? I mean, it's still a work in progress. After they add a lot more attractions, a book about Hong Kong Disneyland will be worth buying.
Originally Posted By The Goddess Mara The book sold for a whopping $71! If anyone out there has one for sale, please e-mail me at moobooks@ix.netcom.com
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 Yeah, too expensive for me! I'd LOVE to find a copy of this at a reasonable price...
Originally Posted By The Goddess Mara Scanning copyrighted material and uploading it to a website is illegal.
Originally Posted By Loomis As much as I would have loved a copy of that, it was a little too rich for my blood. Hopefully a general release will be forthcoming at some point. Indeed, I couldn't even find a souvenir guide in the park, which is something I make a habit of buying wherever I go. _______________ <a href="http://www.hkdlsource.com" target="_blank">http://www.hkdlsource.com</a>
Originally Posted By oc_dean >>New Book: The Making of Hong Kong Disneyland<< Must be one short book with it's whopping 10 attractions.
Originally Posted By The Goddess Mara Hey, if you really love books about theme parks, you love a book about a Disney park even though it's a wee one.
Originally Posted By wangaroa True, this is a rather spartan book information-wise, and not nearly as interesting as the Making of Animal Kingdom. The photos are also nothing new if you have access to the HKDL press site. But, there is a full color aerial plotplan of the park, current to Autopia. That's the sort of thing that makes this type of book interesting, I think. In addition, there is a two-page foldout of the large "souvenir" map (which shows the skull Pirates logo from the movie right where Adventureland will go under the berm). The Disneyland and Disneyland Paris books could use this.
Originally Posted By wangaroa Koff, aw yeah. 'Cept, it spelt "Noam sayn." Props to mah G's at da Oxfahd fo sekwencin' the letterin' old skoo. Wangsta out.
Originally Posted By jmuboy Does anyone online here have access to this book who could buy it for us LP.com readers?
