Maps of the Disney Parks: Charting 60 Years from California to Shanghai (Disney Editions Deluxe)

It all started with a map. Maps of the Disney Parks are more than just atlases used by guests to find their way to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Unfold this book bursting with beautiful maps from when the very first Disney Park opened in 1955 right up to today. They are snapshots of a place and time, relics treasured by collectors, and gorgeous pieces of artwork. In fact, it was a map-imagined by Walt Disney and drawn by Herbert Ryman-that was used to sell the idea of Disneyland to investors. Discover details on how and why the domestic and international parks have changed over time, and enjoy six decades worth of skillful creativity.

Not at all what you would expect - the title is misleading I had very high hopes for this book. Based on the product description, I was expecting to get tons of actual park maps from 1955 to today. Instead, what you get is a hodgepodge of concept art renderings with very little explanation of what you're looking at. There are very few actual maps of the parks. While the concept art included is beautiful to look at, it's all very poorly organized. The book jumps around from park to park without any transition. Instead of placing things chronologically, or by individual park, everything is ki. "Aerial Concept Art of the Disney Parks" according to Brian Krosnick. If this book were called "Concept Art of the Disney Parks," it would be getting 5-stars across the board.I was relieved to see that others had expected something different just like I had.50% of the book is made of gorgeous, well-curated, glowing aerial concept art of Disney Parks – that special sort of concept art Disney artists do so well, showing just enough to romanticize the place while keeping the details soft. There's lush, beautiful artwork of Disneyland Paris seen from the sky; concept art of Hong Kong Disneyland's ne. Winston Smith said Some nice art with little substance. A missed opportunity.. On the positive side this book features a variety of different maps, from souvenir "fun maps" to concept art and advertising maps, covering all aspects of Disney parks, and even including some unexpected and easily overlooked items. But there is very little information given about the specific maps, which I would think a book devoted entirely to maps would provide.For example, they included a Fortune Red pirate treasure map, which is great, but offers absolutely no explanation as to what "Fortune Red" is, what the map depicts or whe

Tobin for Running Press. His next baseball book will be The Manager: Rules of Engagement and will feature a collection of interviews and stories from fifty of the game's best managers over the past fifty years.. Kevin Neary has coauthored The Hidden Mickeys of Walt Disney World (2016) with his wife Susan and four Disn

About the AuthorKevin Neary has coauthored The Hidden Mickeys of Walt Disney World (2016) with his wife Susan and four Disney trivia books (1992 2000) with Dave Smith for The Walt Disney Company as well as two baseball books (Major League Dads: Baseball's Best Players Reflect on the Fathers Who Inspired Them to Love the Game, 2012, and Closer: Major League Players Reveal the Inside Pitch on Saving the Game, 2013) with Leigh A. Tobin for Running Press. His next baseball book will be The Manager: Rules of Engagement and will feature a collection of interviews and stories from fifty of the game's best managers over the past fifty years.. Kevin has also written 715: Reflections of Hammerin' Hank & the Home Run that Ma