Les livres sur les Parcs Disney

Une nouvelle édition, la troisième déjà, mise à jour de Be Our Guest : Perfecting the Art of Customer Service est prévue pour début de l'année prochaine.

Be Our Guest : Perfecting the Art of Customer Service de Disney Institute, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts (Disney Editions, 2022).


Description de l'éditeur : A completely updated and revised edition of our bestselling BE OUR GUEST.

Disney Institute shares the operational practices used to serve Guests at the parks and resorts for over sixty years. The book will detail how and why excellent service does not simply come from a friendly smile or easy transaction. It results from truly understanding the customer's needs and putting the right guidelines and customer service standards in place, in order to exceed their expectations.When an organization puts the customer at its core, empowering its people and unifying its processes, outstanding customer service becomes possible on a consistent basis, from the first greeting to the final meeting. When all touch points are exemplary experiences, a customer has a much greater incentive to return, as well as recommend us to others. No one understands this better than Walt Disney Parks & Resorts.

Vinc a écrit:

A l'occasion du cinquantième anniversaire de Walt Disney World Resort, Disney Editions publiera en septembre prochain Walt Disney World : A Portrait Of The First Half Century.

Les auteurs s'y sont mis à quatre pour célébrer le demi-siècle du resort floridien : Tim O'Day, Kevin M. Kern, Steven Vagnini et Stacy Shoff.

Un ouvrage de 320 pages à ne pas manquer qui parcourra l'histoire du resort depuis la première vision de Walt Disney du Florida Project en 1964-1965, l'inauguration le 1er octobre 1971 du resort qui ne se composait alors que du parc Magic Kingdom et des sites d'hébergement Disney's Contemporary Resort, Disney's Polynesian Village et Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground; et son développement sur cinq décennies apportant de nouveaux parcs à thème, des parcs aquatiques, des parcours de golf, un complexe multi-sports, une multitude d'options d'hébergement supplémentaires, des espaces commerciaux et de divertissement ainsi qu'un réseau de transport local à une destination de vacances sans pareil !

Walt Disney World : A Portrait Of The First Half Century de Tim O'Day, Kevin M. Kern, Steven Vagnini et Stacy Shoff (Disney Editions, 2021).

Annoncé en début d'année, voici aujourd'hui dévoilé la première de couverture de cet ouvrage qui sera disponible à partir du 28 septembre :

Après Kem Weber : Mid-Century Furniture Designs for the Disney Studios en 2018 et 3D Disneyland : Like You've Never Seen It Before en 2020, l'éditeur The Old Mill Press va rééditer le mois prochain le premier ouvrage de Donnie Ballard (seconde édition complétée et mise à jour) et publier en novembre prochain  le nouvel ouvrage de Dave Bossert consacré cette fois au quinze premières années de travail de l'Imagineer Claude Coats sur la conception d'attractions pour le parc Disneyland telles que Alice in Wonderland, The Submarine Voyage, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Haunted Mansion et bien d'autres encore.


Disneyland Hotel: The Early Years 1954—1988 de Donald W. Ballard (The Old Mill Press, 2021).

Présentation de l'éditeur : How do you build a hotel that, in its way, creates the same joy as Disneyland—that sets the stage for a visit to the Magic Kingdom and sustains the happy mood when that visit is over? These are just some of the questions which confronted Jack Wrather when he sat down with members of his staff to plan the official Hotel at Disneyland.

The idea for the project was born when Mr. Wrather and Walt Disney got together for lunch one spring day in 1954. A year later, the Hotel came into being.

Author Don Ballard takes the reader on an in-depth journey behind the scenes of the famed Disneyland Hotel from its inception through its opening day. And the myriad of changes and expansions that followed. Ballard’s insightful writing and attention to detail brings an insider’s view of the Hotel to the forefront with many surprising and remarkable stories that shaped this world-famous resort.

Disneyland Hotel: The Early Years 1954—1988 is a complete, updated second edition that includes new high-resolution photos and updated details. This highly-illustrated book is a must-have addition to any Disneyphile’s library or for anyone who has fond memories of staying at the Disneyland Hotel during the exciting early years of the Disneyland Resort.


Claude Coats : Walt Disney’s Imagineer —The Making of Disneyland : From Toad Hall to the Haunted Mansion and Beyond de David A. Bossert (The Old Mill Press, 2021).

Présentation de l'éditeur :  Claude Coats: Walt Disney’s Imagineer—The Making of Disneyland: From Toad Hall to the Haunted Mansion and Beyond is the story of artist and designer Claude Coats who, for more than half a century, was one of the most prolific creative talents at The Walt Disney Company and, arguably, the most accomplished.

An unpretentious man of strapping stature, Coats was the artist behind some of the stunning backgrounds produced at the Disney studio during the Golden Age of Animation before being handed-picked by Walt Disney, to start the fabled WED Enterprises—now known as Walt Disney Imagineering. Working side by side with Walt Disney, Claude Coats is considered a significant influence in creating the first theme park, Disneyland, and a new form of creativity called Imagineering. He forever changed the worlds of global entertainment, technology, architecture, and popular culture.

This book explores Coats’ first fifteen-years designing and building some of the most iconic and enduring attractions at Disneyland including Alice in Wonderland, The Submarine Voyage, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Haunted Mansion, and so many more. This 264-page book is profusely illustrated with many never-before-seen photographs and artworks.

Réédition en janvier prochain d'un titre de la collection A Little Golden Book initialement publié en 1997 à l'occasion du 25e anniversaire de Walt Disney Word Resort et aujourd'hui introuvable :

Mickey's Walt Disney World Adventure écrit par Cathy Hapka (Random House, 2022)




Visuel de l'édition originale (1997) :

Build Your Own Disneyland Park (Autumn Publishing - Bonnier Books Limited, 2021)

Citation :

Celebrate the magic of Disneyland Park in California from the comfort of your own home! Immerse yourself in the fun and wonder as you read about the different lands, from the exhilarating Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, to the quirky world of Mickey's Toontown. Then, press out the pieces, follow the instructions and build your very own Disneyland model !

Bonjour à tous,
Certains d'entre vous ont réussi à obtenir un exemplaire de "Walt Disney World : A Portrait Of The First Half Century" ?
Précommandé à l'annonce, je vois qu'il est en rupture partout...

Pouydu a écrit:

Bonjour à tous,
Certains d'entre vous ont réussi à obtenir un exemplaire de "Walt Disney World : A Portrait Of The First Half Century" ?
Précommandé à l'annonce, je vois qu'il est en rupture partout...

Hello, d'après ce que j'ai pu voir sur instagram les précommandes Amazon ont été décalées, et sur Book depository il est toujours en précommande avec une sortie marquée au 7 octobre. J'espère qu'il arrivera bientôt chez ceux qui l'ont précommandé, j'ai hâte de voir des photos

Soit l'ensemble des exemplaires des magasins consultés ont été vendus lors de la période de précommande et il n'y dès lors pas de stock disponible le jour de la sortie, soit il y a un retard de livraison de la part du distributeur.

(soit les cartons ont été livrés mais pas encore déballés, ce qui arrive régulièrement chez Amazon depuis le début de la pandémie, mais je doute que cela soit le cas de l'ensemble des commerces consultés, c'est peu plausible).

Chaaa a écrit:

j'ai hâte de voir des photos

Voilà, voilà  

Voilà, il a été expédié aujourd'hui

Merci pour les extraits Vinc !

Je vais attendre quelques mois pour le prendre, mais il a l'air top

Reçu hier. Effectivement, un très beau livre qui a l'air bien dense et joliment illustré. De belles heures de lecture en perspective

Pouydu a écrit:

Voilà, il a été expédié aujourd'hui  

Salut,

Tu as commander où pour l'avoir déjà ?
Car sur Amazon US, même en ayant préco, j'ai eu un mail indiquant que l'expédition était décalée à courant novembre...
J'ai du coup lancé la préco chez Book Depository mais même problème.

Apparemment le livre est épuisé et un second tirage serait prévu d'où le délai de livraison et son indisponibilité sur tous les sites de vente en ligne dès le jour de sa sortie. A moins de se rendre à Walt Disney World Resort, il faudra donc patienter...

Rumplestiltskin a écrit:

Pouydu a écrit:

Voilà, il a été expédié aujourd'hui  

Salut,

Tu as commander où pour l'avoir déjà ?
Car sur Amazon US, même en ayant préco, j'ai eu un mail indiquant que l'expédition était décalée à courant novembre...
J'ai du coup lancé la préco chez Book Depository mais même problème.

Bonjour,

Je l'ai commandé sur Amazon France le 25 juin dernier.

Je n'ai plus qu'à le lire maintenant.

Amazon a été réapprovisionné, A Portrait of Walt Disney World: 50 Years of The Most Magical Place on Earth est de nouveau en stock.

Merci pour l'info !

Prévu pour mars dernier, le premier guide officiel consacré aux courses à pieds dans les parcs à thème Disney dervait finalement sortir à la fin du mois :

Rundisney : The Official Guide To Racing Around The Parks de Scott Douglas (Disney Press, 2021).

Description de l'éditeur : Finally, here's the first official book with runDisney, the hugely popular road race division of The Walt Disney Company. With this comprehensive guide, readers will not only learn the basics of running, but also how to plan the most magical "runcation" to Walt Disney World and Disneyland Paris. Which race is the best for my family? What gear do I need for a RunDisney event? What resources are available at the Disney parks? All of this and more is answered in must-have guide. runDisney: The Official Guide to Racing Around the Parks is written by Scott Douglas, who writes extensively for Runner's World magazine, and includes a foreword by bestselling author and famed marathoner Jeff Galloway. Select expert sidebars by Galloway and Olympian Molly Huddle will offer additional tips on training, gear, etiquette, and more.

C'est original comme publication, merci pour les informations.

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Second update au sujet de ce message, un premier visuel pour le livre Walt's Disneyland : A Walk in the Park with Walt Disney, dont la sortie est toujours prévue pour octobre prochain, a été diffusé :

Le livre est sorti hier (avec un bon mois de retard), The Orange County Register a rencontré l'auteur :

Citation :

Walt Disney is your Disneyland tour guide in this new book

The new 'Walt’s Disneyland' guide book from the Disney Editions publishing imprint goes on sale Tuesday, Nov. 16.

Author Marcy Carriker Smothers had a continuing internal dialogue with the late Walt Disney as she wrote her new book about taking a walking tour of Disneyland from the park founder’s distinct and well-informed point of view.

“I can’t write about Walt or read about Walt without his voice in my head,” Carriker Smothers said during an online video interview. “​​It’s just like this conversation, if you will. It is my trying to honor Walt.”

Smothers would “talk shop” with Walt Disney while she decided whether to include details from her research in the new book, “Walt’s Disneyland: A Walk in the Park with Walt Disney.”

“My barometer for what to include in the book was, ‘Does it make me laugh out loud? Does it make me cry? Does it bring a smile to my face?’” Carriker Smothers said. “All those things are part of the conversation or the inner dialogue.”

Carriker Smothers’ new 192-page paperback guide book from the Disney Editions publishing imprint goes on sale Tuesday, Nov. 16.

“Walt’s Disneyland” covers familiar ground from the unique perspective of Walt Disney with layers of fresh details, long-lost secrets, hidden spots, little-known facts and rarely seen photographs that should delight even the most jaded Disneylanders who think they’ve read and seen it all before.

Quotes and photos in the book were culled from hours of research and hundreds of sources, including the Walt Disney Archives, Walt Disney Imagineering Resource Center, Walt Disney Family Museum and Walt Disney Hometown Museum.

The book is filled with rare photographs of Walt Disney riding his attractions and walking construction sites at Disneyland in addition to hand-drawn sketches by Walt Disney himself of additions he envisioned for the Anaheim theme park.

Carriker Smothers worked at Disneyland while writing the book so she could feel the energy of the park and listen to what visitors had to say about Walt Disney.

“When I am writing at Disneyland, I am always listening to guests,” Carriker Smothers said. “The subject of Walt comes up all the time and in different ways. Whether it be parents teaching their kids who Walt Disney is or people saying Walt had a part in this attraction. His name is buzzing around in his beloved Magic Kingdom all the time.”

When Carriker Smothers wasn’t in a library, she spent her time writing at Disneyland — firing up her laptop on a Main Street U.S.A. park bench, the Mark Twain Riverboat landing, at Cafe Orleans in New Orleans Square, next to the Casey Jr. Circus Train in Fantasyland, outside the Enchanted Tiki Room and in Walt Disney’s personal box at the Golden Horseshoe.

“It gives me the feeling of Disneyland,” Smother said. “I can share that energy that we all feel when we’re there.”

“Walt’s Disneyland” is filled with rich details about the park that most hardcore fans have not come across before and first-person accounts from those who personally knew and worked with Walt Disney.

“Every layer of backstory lets you understand Walt a little bit more,” Carriker Smothers said. “Any detail — and Walt loved details — just adds to the story and makes it better.”

The book recounts a story of Walt Disney sneaking into the Fairmont amusement park in Kansas City with his childhood friend William Rust.

“He made me promise never to tell the story when he was alive,” Rust is quoted saying in the book. “He thought kids might use the excuse that if he could do it, then they could try to get into his park without paying.”

Carriker Smothers pays off the charming tale of childhood chicanery with a full circle comeuppance — all courtesy of the Walt Disney Archives.

Decades after the Kansas City parkhopping delinquency, an 8-year-old boy named Mike wrote Walt Disney an apology promising to never sneak into Disneyland again — with two quarters attached to the letter as recompense.

“I hope you won’t be mad at me,” Mike wrote in the letter included in the book. “I am sorry and I thought Disneyland was real nice.”

Walt Disney was such a stickler about garbage that he paced off the distance between trash cans based on how long it took him to eat a hot dog, according to the book.

“He wanted to be sure there would be no reason to drop wrappers on the ground,” Carriker Smothers writes in the book. “Walt was determined to keep Disneyland spotless.”

The otherwise ordinary drinking fountain tucked in the back corner of the park’s Center Street is a serious piece of Disneyland history, according to the book. The encased demonstration wall behind the water fountain was wheeled out into the middle of Main Street U.S.A. during the construction of Disneyland for reference by masons.

“Notice the patterns of bricks are far from identical, as they represent the different styles found on the walls and around windows on the thoroughfare,” Carriker Smothers writes.

The book reveals that remnants of a precursor to the private members-only Club 33 can still be found on either side of the Plaza Inn from a hidden hideaway called the Hideout where Walt Disney entertained VIPs. The Hideout’s original triptych windows are still visible across from Disneyland’s first aid station while the Hideout’s stained glass door can be seen next to the restrooms on the Tomorrowland side of the restaurant.

It turns out Walt Disney wasn’t the only person to have an apartment in Disneyland. Golden Horseshoe star Wally Boag also had an in-park apartment above the River Belle Terrace restaurant, according to the book.

“Walt was so good to take care of his performers and he insisted on providing great living quarters for us,” Boag is quoted saying in the book. “He wanted to ensure we had a comfortable place to relax between the five or six shows we did every day.”

Many small touches and details hand-selected and collected by Walt Disney are scattered throughout Disneyland. Curious fans can still find Welte Orchestrions — massive coin-operated instruments with wind pipes, drums and cymbals purchased by Walt Disney — in the Main Street Penny Arcade and the Frontierland Pioneer Mercantile shop, according to the book.

“Walt’s Disneyland” tracks the park’s history from before construction began to the founder’s final day at the Happiest Place on Earth. The book includes what is believed to be the last photo taken of Walt Disney at Disneyland — during a Medal of Honor ceremony he hosted at the park on Oct. 14, 1966, two months before he died.

Orange County Register - 16 novembre 2021.

https://www.ocregister.com/2021/11/16/walt-disney-is-your-disneyland-tour-guide-in-this-new-book/

Le personnage The Orange Bird du Magic Kingdom Park intègre la célèbre collection pour enfants A Little Golden Book. Sortie prévue en début d'année.

The Orange Bird (Random House, 2022)

Citation :

Meet the Disney Park's iconic Orange Bird in this all-new Little Golden Book !

With its orange head, leaf wings, and bird body, Orange Bird is a true Disney original !

Get to know this sweet, fun-loving bird in this all-new Little Golden Book, perfect for Disney Parks fans, and collectors of all ages !

Un coffret regroupant les cinq titres suivants sortira en avril prochain : It's a Small World, The Haunted Mansion, Jungle Cruise,  Space Mountain et The Orange Bird.

Dans un mois sortira aux éditions Papier Cadeau un livre de 96 pages au format A4 intitulé Disneyland : 50 illustrations au coeur du parc.


La description de l'éditeur nous indique qu'il s'agit tout simplement d'un livre... à colorier avec des illustrations inspirées du parc Disneyland original :

Citation :

La Maison hantée, Jungle Cruise, Space Mountain… partez à la découverte des attractions les plus cultes de Disneyland !

50 illustrations inédites à mettre en couleur pour apporter la magie du parc chez vous.

Papier Cadeau est une petite maison d'édition créée récemment (2018) mais appartient à une grosse structure (le groupe Hachette).

A ma connaissance, il s'agira de leur premier livre en lien avec l'Univers Disney.

Une édition revue et augmentée de l'ouvrage Poster Art of the Disney Parks est annoncée pour le 20 septembre chez Disney Edition :

Poster Art of the Disney Parks, Second Edition de Danny Handke et Vanessa Hunt (Disney Editions, 2022)


Description de l'éditeur : An expanded and updated second edition of the stunning collection of posters from Disney theme parks around the world! Features nearly 100 new posters and concept art pieces and a lively narrative about their behind-the-scenes development.

Anyone who has ever walked through the gates at a Disney park knows that there is a magical experience waiting to be had on the other side. All of the telltale signs are there: the sound of joyful music pipes across the promenade; the smells of popcorn and cookies waft through the air; and the colorful attraction posters depict all the wonderful rides and shows created for guests by the Imagineers. Poster Art of the Disney Parks, Second Edition is a tribute to those posters.

Disney attraction posters have been an important means of communication since Disneyland began displaying them in 1956. Not only are they eye-catching pieces of artwork that adorn the parks with flair and style, they are also displayed to build excitement and disseminate information about the newest additions to the Disney landscape.

As evidenced by the evolution of the attraction posters, art styles and design techniques have certainly changed over the years. These characteristics also differ from continent to continent. Posters from EPCOT, Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, Hong Kong Disneyland, and Shanghai Disneyland and exhibit the nuances in presentation that give each park's pantheon of posters its signature look. While artistic interpretations and color palettes may vary from park to park and from year to year, the spirit of Disney storytelling is a constant that ties them all together.

This expanded and updated second edition is a must-have for anyone who loves the original book, for Disney collectors, and for students of the arts. Find inside:
An incredible collection of original attraction posters from Shanghai DisneylandThe extensive and graphically bold collection of EPCOT posters first unveiled at D23 Expo 2019Posters featuring attractions and lands inspired by storytelling from Pixar, Star Wars, and MarvelA variety of vibrant voices quoted throughout the book, with interesting insights about the development of the posters over the years and the interconnection among art, typography, and graphic design--Disney style.Searching for that perfect gift for the Disney theme park fan in your life? Explore more archival-quality books from Disney Editions: A Portrait of Walt Disney World: 50 Years of The Most Magical Place on EarthHoliday Magic at the Disney ParksThe Disney Monorail: Imagineering a Highway in the SkyOne Day at Disney: Meet the People Who Make the Magic Across the GlobeMarc Davis in His Own Words: Imagineering the Disney Theme ParksYesterday's Tomorrow: Disney's Magical Mid-CenturyEat Like Walt: The Wonderful World of Disney FoodMaps of the Disney Parks: Charting 60 Years from California to ShanghaiThe Haunted Mansion: Imagineering a Disney Classic

Complément idéal de la série documentaire The Imagineering Story de la réalisatrice Leslie Iwerks sur Disney+, le livre The Imagineering Story: A History of Disney's Theme Parks as Told by the Designers sortira à l'automne chez Disney Editions (640 pages !)

The Imagineering Story: A History of Disney's Theme Parks as Told by the Designers de Leslie Iwerks (Disney Editions, 2022)


Description de l'éditeur : The highly acclaimed and rated Disney+ documentary series, The Imagineering Story, becomes a book that greatly expands the award-winning filmmaker Leslie Iwerks' narrative of the fascinating history of Walt Disney Imagineering.

The entire legacy of WDI is covered from day one through future projects with never-before-seen access and insights from people both on the inside and on the outside. So many stories and details were left on the cutting room floor―our book allows an expanded exploration of the magic of Imagineering.

So many insider stories are featured.

° Sculptor Blaine Gibson’s wife used to kick him under the table at restaurants for staring at interesting-looking people seated nearby, and he’d even find himself studying faces during Sunday morning worship. “You mean some of these characters might have features that are based on people you went to church with?” Marty Sklar once asked Gibson of the Imagineer's sculpts for Pirates of the Caribbean. “He finally admitted to me that that was true.”

° In the early days, Walt Disney Imagineering "was in one little building and everybody parked in the back and you came in through the model shop, and you could see everything that was going on,” recalled Marty Sklar. “When we started on the World’s Fair in 1960 and 1961, we had 100 people here. And so everybody knew everything about what was happening and the status of [each] project, so you really felt like you were part of the whole team whether you were working on that project or not. And, you know, there was so much talent here.”

A must-have for Disney Parks fans !

Merci pour l'info Vinc, celui-ci je l'attends avec impatience ! Et 640 pages c'est génial