In this week's Disney Insider, a reader asks Dave Smith a question about biographies on Walt Disney and the planning, designing and construction of Walt Disney World.As far as biographies, Dave mentions the following:
- The Magic Kingdom by Steven Watts
- Walt Disney: an American Original
by Bob Thomas
- Walt Disney, The Triumph of the American Imagination by Neal Gabler (meh--so, so with lots of documented inaccuracies)
- The Animated Man: A Life of Walt Disney
by Michael Barrier (my personal favorite)
In addition to Jeff Kurtti's fantastic Since the World Began, I would also recommend some other titles about Walt Disney World:
- Realityland: True-Life Adventures at Walt Disney World
by David Koenig
- Walt Disney's Epcot Center: Creating the New World of Tomorrow
by Richard Beard
- The Art of Walt Disney Worldby Jeff Kurtti and Bruce Gordon
You can see other books about Walt Disney World on my bibliography page.
2 comments:
Another fun book is Walt Disney: A fabulous rags-to-riches saga by Diane Disney Miller. Kind of a look at the Uncle Walt of the public's imagination.
I've read the Gabler and the Barrier, and I'm wondering about the inaccuracies. I thought they were pretty similar in the end. I know Barrier doesn't like the Gabler book, nor does Walt's daughter. But I didn't quite get why, even though I read the articles on Barrier's website. What do you see?
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