Originally Posted By joeysmommy I enjoyed reading the "Mousetales" books. I was spouting my newly found information on our last trip with my family. Every time we passed something that reminded me of a tid bit of info I just couldn't stop myself. "Ok, this is the last one!" They all admitted even tho I was irritating they did get more out of this trip with my tidbits of info. Also like The Unofficial Guide and Birnbaum's is great for pictures.
Originally Posted By nemopoppins Has Birnbaums finally updated the IASW picture? They were still showing pink last time I looked, several years after it was returned to the white and gold.
Originally Posted By 8 ilovemickey 8 I finished the mousetales books. I liked them but they weren't awesome. Some of the stories got a little repetitive for me. Hopefully i'll get some more soon. I tend to spend a lot of money on books tho as I fly through them haha.
Originally Posted By nemopoppins ^^^Check the library. You can save some money if you have a good library system like ours. I've read lots of Disneyland books including the Mousetales books from the library.
Originally Posted By joeysmommy nemopoppins- great idea. That's what I do too. I usually check out the book from the library and if it is really good then I'll buy it ususally from Amazon or Half.com. I checked out Mouse Tales, 101 Things You Didn't Know about DL and Birnbaum's at our library. I'm usually waiting for weeks on the waiting list, but it helps with the anticipation of the trip. Love this thread! I will do a search of some these titles I haven't seen before.
Originally Posted By tonyanton A very good park-produced book from about 1993 is "Disneyland: Dreams, Traditions, Transitions." Worth tracking down.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 You guys are all nuts! Everybody knows that the absolute best book on Disneyland and the other Disney parks is "Around the World With Disney". It's got all it's facts straight, and the full page photos are beautiful!! ;-)
Originally Posted By GhostHost2 Do the Mouse Tales books mainly focus on Disney bashing, or are they for Disney lovers also? I am thinking of getting Haunted Mansion :From the Ride to the movie. The main focus of that book is on the rides correct, there aren't many references to the Eddie Murphy travesty except towards near the end, right?
Originally Posted By joeysmommy GhostHost2- I read the Mouse Tales books a year ago, but from what I can remember it was mostly information for Disney lovers. There was a little bit of Disney bashing. From what I can recall it was about Disney's "selective" hiring process and the problems DL had in the 70's with protests and hippies. Overall I would say it is a book for Disney lovers. When I would tell my husband about a section I just read in the book he would roll his eyes. Clearly for those of us who just can't get enough.
Originally Posted By GhostHost2 I read this on Amazon reviews for More Mouse Tales: "It details how low morale, job eliminations and lack of training lead to serious injury of two guests waiting in line in 1999, and one of them never regained consciousness and died a day later." For those that have read the book, what is this guy talking about?
Originally Posted By 8 ilovemickey 8 The Mouse Tales books are very much for Disney lovers. I would say the book is mostly about cast member and guest relations stories as well as random facts, myths, and legends. The only reason I think I didn't like the second one as much is because I read them back to back and some of the information was a repetitive. Memo & Joeysmommy... I would go to the library but the thing is although I live in the land of the famous John Steinbeck and literary heroes are libraries were shut down except for like one hour a week. Haha. Sad I know. Its not like its a poor area but who knows.
Originally Posted By nemopoppins ilovemickey, I'm so sorry for you and your community. Imagine what Steinbeck would think! I have noticed the lack of funding for libraries lately and I am terribly alarmed about it. I just recently wrote about that very subject on a national web questionaire/ discussion hoping to call attention to the problem and you know it got not even one response. I can't believe that something so important to our society is being ignored at a time when it is needed more than ever. Maybe LPers can help start a movement.
Originally Posted By joeysmommy GhostHost- <<It details how low morale, job eliminations and lack of training lead to serious injury of two guests waiting in line in 1999, and one of them never regained consciousness and died a day later." For those that have read the book, what is this guy talking about?>> I vaguely remember reading about an incident that occurred while a guest was waiting in line to ride the Mark Twain. The metal thing on the dock which the rope is tied to came loose and hit a guest in the head. That might be what they are referring to. One of the books I read had many instances where guests were injurred while acting irresponsibly. I won't spoil it for you but many of the injuries occurred on Grad Nights. My Aunt and Uncle joke that they should write a book about their experience at DL in the early 70's. They were kicked out of DL while hanging out on Tom Sawyer Island. It was 100 degree weather and my uncle unbuttoned his shirt (didn't take it off) while relaxing in the shade and security asked him to button up his shirt. He refused (he is a delicate flower when it comes to hot weather) so they asked him to leave. They are convinced that it was because they looked like hippies. My uncle used to have a long beard and shoulder length hair back then. They haven't been back since...their loss.
Originally Posted By monorailblue The incident in question did not relate to the Mark Twain. Two Guests, husband and wife, were among those waiting to board the Sailing Ship Columbia. It approached the Frontierland dock at a speed higher than normal and a low-level manager working on the dock threw the docking rope on a large metal cleat on Columbia's side. The CM in question was not trained to work Columbia, and was not signed off to work Columbia. Standard procedure for a too-fast approach to the dock was to allow the ship to over-shoot without throwing the docking rope, then have the ship back up into place. The tension tore the docking cleat from the ship's side and hurled it toward the CM and into the waiting crowd. The CM broke her ankle, and the husband and wife on the dock were severely injured. The husband died as a result of his injuries. Disney's immediate response to this incident was to remove everyone and clean it all up--indeed, the injury site was cleaned completely (including the injured persons blood) before law enforcement officials were allowed on the scene. It is widely considered to have led directly to the intensely strict state regulations for theme parks which have developed in the last 8 years. I worked at Disneyland at the time, and was working both the day before AND the day after. As I recall, that was the first fatality in the Park which was wholly the Park's fault.
Originally Posted By joeysmommy monorailblue- thanks for clarifying it was The Columbia. When I read the book I pictured the queue for the Mark Twain. When you worked at DL which areas did you work in?
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Originally Posted By CoasterKrayzie I just purchased "Behind The Magic: 50 Years of Disneyland" on ebay, the seller still has 2 more left. The Mouse Tales books wher emy first Disneyland books and they were great! From an architects stand point "Walt Disney Imagineering: A behind the dreams look" "Building a Dream: The art of Disney architecture" and "Designing Disney's Theme parks: the architectur eof reassurance" are among my favorite books. Can anyone tell me whats up with this book? I tried ordering Legends of Imagineering from Amazon last year and they keep delaying it so i finally cancelled it now see the publish date is Sept. 2007. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0786855592?ie=UTF8&tag=ultimatethril-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0786855592" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/gp/produ ct/0786855592?ie=UTF8&tag=ultimatethril-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0786855592</a>
Originally Posted By alexbook ^--One wholesaler's web site now shows "Legends of Imagineering" as being released Oct. 1, 2007.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 I wish that book would just come out already! It's been delayed for so long...
