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• "Clown Prince of Disneyland" is a must-own ... If you can find a copy to purchase, that is

  Jim Hill wonders why there's plenty of room at the Happiest Place on Earth for WALL-E merchandise, but no shelf space to spare when it comes to Disney Legend Wally Boag Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 11, 2009 12:00 AM | 6 Comments Filed under: Golden Horseshoe Revue, WALL-E, Wally Boag, Walt Disney, theme park guest, The Walt Disney Company, Golden Horseshoe , Disneyana, Disneyland, Disneyland Park, Disney Editions, book, 2007, 2009, Bruce Gordon, Walt Disney Company, The Walt Disney Family Museum, The Walt Disney World Resort, theme park, Disney Parks & Resorts

• "The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World" will give you a renewed appreciation of the WDW Resort

  Jim Hill reviews Susan Veness’ new paperback, which features over 600 seldom-told tales about the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 10, 2009 12:00 AM | 1 Comments Filed under: The Magic Kingdom, Central Florida, WDW, The Tree of Life, Liberty Square, Imagineer, Imagineering, Imagineers, book, books, Main Street U.S.A., Main Street USA, Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, Disney, entrance area, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World, Walt Disney World Resort, The Walt Disney World Resort, Disney World

• "The Art of the Walt Disney World Resort" is worth going out of your way for

  Jim Hill reviews Jeff Kurtti & Bruce Gordon’s latest book. Which features some spectacular sketches & concept paintings for WDW rides and resorts that were never built Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 27, 2009 12:00 AM | 14 Comments Filed under: The Magic Kingdom, A Christmas Carol, WDI, WDW, UK, sketches, resort, Imagineer, Imagineering, Disney Editions, Charles Dickens, book, artwork, attractions, Jeff Kurtti, rides, Magic Kingdom, Main Street U.S.A., Bruce Gordon, art of book, hotel, Epcot, Euro Disney, shows, Walt Disney Imagineering, The Walt Disney World Resort, Disney World, concept painting

• Seldom-seen concept art a highlight of "The Imagineering Field Guide to Disneyland"

  Jim Hill checks out the latest volume in Alex Wright's "Imagineering Field Guide" series and finds that this 128-page paperback does an excellent job of summing up the history & the appeal of the Happiest Place on Earth Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 12, 2008 12:00 AM | 5 Comments Filed under: The Magic Kingdom, WDI, WDW, Imagineer, Imagineering, Imagineers, hippo, Fantasyland, Disneyana, Disneyana fans, Disneyland, Disney Editions, book, 2008, 2009, John Hench, 1955, it's a small world, Magic Kingdom, Disney, April , Herb Ryman, Epcot, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, The Walt Disney World Resort

• "Creating Magic" reveals how the modern Magic Kingdom really operates

  Jim Hill reviews Lee Cockerell's new book, which recounts the many lessons that this Disney vet learned while he was the Executive Vice President in charge of Operations at the WDW Resort Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:00 AM | 7 Comments Filed under: The Magic Kingdom, David Koenig, Grant's tomb, 9/11, cast member, cast members, pins, Alice Marriott, parade, WDW, Walt Disney : The Triumph of the American Imagination, Trapper Keeper, The Walt Disney Company, The Animated Man : A Life of Walt Disney, Spinning Disney's World: Memories of a Magic Kingdom Press Agent, September, publicity, Publicity Department , millennium celebration, Lee Cockerell, guest, guests, Doubleday, Charlie Ridgeway, book, 1994, 2006, Tinker Bell, Cinderella, Michael Barrier, Magic Kingdom, Disney, Epcot, Euro Disney, Euro Disneyland, Realityland: True-Life Adventures of Walt Disney World, The Walt Disney World Resort, Disney Publicity , Disney World, Neal Gabler, MMO, modern Mouse House

• "Disney at Dawn" continues the adventures of the Kingdom Keepers

  Jim Hill reviews the latest installment of this Ridley Pearson series, an adventure book for young adults which is primarily set at Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2008 12:00 AM | 3 Comments Filed under: The Magic Kingdom, Kilimanjaro Safaris, Kingdom Keepers, Kingdom Keepers II: Disney At Dawn, Yeti, WDW, Walt Disney, The Kingdom Keepers, The Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark, Sleeping Beauty, Disney Editions, book, behind-the-scenes , 2005, 2008, Cinderella Castle , Ridley Pearson, Magic Kingdom, Maharajah Jungle Trek, Maleficent, Disney, Expedition Everest, Expedition Everest : Legend of the Forbidden Mountain, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World, The Walt Disney World Resort, Wishes, Conservation Station

• A meet the author / artist / filmmaker edition of Where For

  Jim Hill bounces from Orlando to Anaheim, New York to Hollywood and then back again. As he talks up a number of signings & screenings that are being held all over the country over the next eight days Read More... Posted Friday, December 07, 2007 12:00 AM | 3 Comments Filed under: The Pixar Story, Orlando, Hollywood, Disneyland, Disney / Pixar, Disney Editions, book, Anaheim, Disney, Disney's Contemporary Resort, NYC, The Walt Disney World Resort, theme park, Disney Legend, Disney Press, New York City