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A propulsive and \u201centertaining\u201d (The Wall Street Journal) history chronicling the conception and creation of the iconic Disneyland theme park, as told like never before by popular historian Richard Snow.<\/p>\n

One day in the early 1950s, Walt Disney stood looking over 240 acres of farmland in Anaheim, California, and imagined building a park where people \u201ccould live among Mickey Mouse and Snow White in a world still powered by steam and fire for a day or a week or (if the visitor is slightly mad) forever\u201d. Despite his wealth and fame, exactly no one wanted Disney to build such a park. Not his brother Roy, who ran the company\u2019s finances; not the bankers; and not his wife, Lillian. Amusement parks at that time, such as Coney Island, were a generally despised business, sagging and sordid remnants of bygone days. Disney was told that he would only be heading toward financial ruin. But Walt persevered, initially financing the park against his own life insurance policy and later with sponsorship from ABC and the sale of thousands and thousands of Davy Crockett coonskin caps. Disney assembled a talented team of engineers, architects, artists, animators, landscapers, and even a retired admiral to transform his ideas into a soaring yet soothing wonderland of a park. The catch was that they had only a year and a day in which to build it. <\/p>\n

On July 17, 1955, Disneyland opened its gates…and the first day was a disaster. Disney was nearly suicidal with grief that he had failed on a grand scale. But the curious masses kept coming, and the rest is entertainment history. Eight hundred million visitors have flocked to the park since then. In Disney\u2019s Land, \u201cSnow brings a historian\u2019s eye and a child\u2019s delight, not to mention superb writing, to the telling of this fascinating narrative\u201d (Ken Burns) that \u201cwill entertain Disneyphiles and readers of popular American history\u201d (Publishers Weekly). <\/p>\n

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Customers find the book easy to read and engaging. They appreciate the good story and history of Disneyland. The insights and background information are interesting, with a nice combination of facts and vision. Overall, customers find the book well-researched and enjoyable, though some find it a bit dry at times.<\/span><\/p>\n

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