Originally Posted By Superjosiah I would like to hear some of your opinions regarding the best book about Walt Disney World. Not just those planning books, all are fair game... I need some new reading material.
Originally Posted By alexbook The "Imagineering Field Guide" series (MK, EPCOT, with AK coming soon) are a step beyond the ordinary guide books: <a href="http://booksinc.net/NASApp/store/Search?s=results&ks=q&qstext=imagineering+field+guide" target="_blank">http://booksinc.net/NASApp/sto re/Search?s=results&ks=q&qstext=imagineering+field+guide</a> I happen to think Carl Hiaasen is hilarious, but he's not to everyone's taste. His book "Team Rodent" is a rant about WDW and Disney's influence on Florida politics: <a href="http://booksinc.net/NASApp/store/Product?s=showproduct&isbn=9780345422804" target="_blank">http://booksinc.net/NASApp/sto re/Product?s=showproduct&isbn=9780345422804</a> If you really want to feel like you're there, you can always try reading a novel. I recommend "The Kingdom Keepers" by Ridley Pearson, in which it's up to five Orlando teens to save the world from Disney villains coming to life: <a href="http://booksinc.net/NASApp/store/Product?s=showproduct&isbn=9780786854448" target="_blank">http://booksinc.net/NASApp/sto re/Product?s=showproduct&isbn=9780786854448</a> I also really enjoyed Cory Doctorow's novel, "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom," in which the central conflict is over a Haunted Mansion refurb in the distant future. Should they maintain the audio-animatronics, or just beam the experience directly into the guests' brains? <a href="http://booksinc.net/NASApp/store/Product?s=showproduct&isbn=9780765309532" target="_blank">http://booksinc.net/NASApp/sto re/Product?s=showproduct&isbn=9780765309532</a>
Originally Posted By leemac Not a book per se but I hear there is a great magazine called Tales from the Laughing Place that covers all of the parks: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/tales" target="_blank">http://www.laughingplace.com/t ales</a> ))
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun ^^ I'll 2nd that. And Lee is wonderful about it. Remember getting the first issue from England for someone? That was my DH. He still talks about it and is 4ever greatful!!! Nice to have someone go the extra mile for someone they don't know.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper "Married to the Mouse: Walt Disney World and Orlando" by Richard E. Foglesong. This is a pretty good discussion about the history and ongoing relationship between WDW and the State of Florida, Counties of Orange and Osceola and the City of Orlando. It isn't a "tourism" book...but if you like business type information this is a good one.
Originally Posted By nemopoppins ^^^Would that book be interesting to someone who is not gay? I love reading all the WDW/Disneyland books I can but I never looked at that one.
Originally Posted By leemac <<Remember getting the first issue from England for someone?>> I do! I was glad to oblige. I know it has been frustrating to a lot of people that Issue 1 is sold out and that we are not planning a reprint at this stage.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 I like "Since the World Began" by Jeff Kurti. It's a history of the parks, although from 1996, so AK and any recent additions are not included, but it's a nice retrospecitve on the resort at it's 25th anniversary point.
Originally Posted By alexbook >>"Queens at the Kingdom". Go look for it at your local Borders.<< >>^^^Would that book be interesting to someone who is not gay? I love reading all the WDW/Disneyland books I can but I never looked at that one.<< BTW, the second edition of "Queens in the Kingdom" was released this week. [I almost said it "came out," but that would just be silly. ] I'm not exactly part of the target audience, either, but I started skimming it, and it's pretty fun. Besides, they plug Compass Books on page 141, so they can't be all bad.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I really like "Walt Disney World for Couples" by Rick and Gayle Perlmutter. The book gives the most detailed description of each of the Disney resorts that I've ever read. They even describe the $1,500+ per night suites in the various hotels that we all know are there but will probably never see.
