"Now please don't make the mistake of thinking that "The Imagineering Field Guide to Disneyland" is some sort of tribute to the Disneyland that never was. The sort of book that would only appeal to the dweebiest of Disneyana fan."

Excuse me?  You mean like some of us who stop by this site because of all the cool stories about attractions that were never built?  The stories that got us hooked into checking here everyday?  The one's who actually might enjoy a book about these sort of never built ideas?

Be careful who you call dweebs Jim!

LOL!

I hope everyone notices that the link to Disney's own website on Hollywood Studios takes you to "MGMLandingPage". It's not just the guests who still need to adjust...

I haven't got around to reading my copy yet, but it's very interesting to see the Old Mill wheel in that concept, which of course eventually ended up at Paris! Closed now, but I was lucky enough to ride it while it was still functioning.

I went and  browsed the book over to compass at DTD West Coast today...a lot of the artwork therein has been published in other books, and, the pictures really need a magnifying glassto be able to truly be enjoyed.  Pity that.  There are a series of pictures I've not seen before - oneofthe Indy concept pieces by Jowers (the one with the blue sphere in it at the bottom of the page) and Tony Baxter's Fantasyland redo artpiece of the Alice In Wonderland exterior garden..

Good overview to Disneyland and the Imagieering process...I just wish they made these books larger and easier to see the pictures....

Skipper, I agree that the pics are small but they are field guides and designed for carrying around the parks.  Apparently, it was a necessary trade off.