Connecting with Walt Podcast – 01/13/17

In this episode, Michael and Craig share their book recommendations for Disney history fans.

Connecting with Walt is an “event” podcast. Several times a year, a new show will be released every Friday for an entire month. This January, expect 4 episodes of Connecting with Walt and we will be back in April with more new episodes!

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01/13/16 – Disney 101: Book Recommendations:

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Show Notes:

Book Recommendations:

Walt Disney Biographies

• Walt Disney: An American Original by Bob Thomas
• Walt Before Mickey: Disney’s Early Years, 1919-1928 by Timothy S. Susanin
• Walt Disney’s Missouri: The Roots of a Creative Genius by Brian Burnes, Dan Viets, Robert Butler
• Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow: Walt Disney and Technology by Christian Moran
• Walt in Wonderland: The Silent Films of Walt Disney by Russell Merritt, J.B. Kaufman

Walt Disney Company

• Spinning Disney’s World by Charles Ridgway
• Disney: The First 100 Years by Dave Smith, Steven Clark
• Storming the Magic Kingdom by John Taylor
• Disney War by James R. Stewart

Disney History/General Knowledge

• Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia by Dave Smith
• Vault of Walt by Jim Korkis

Walt Disney World

• Since the World Began: Walt Disney World – The First 25 Years by Jeff Kurtti
• Project Future: The Inside Story Behind the Creation of Disney World by Chad Denver Emerson
• Walt and the Promise of Progress City by Sam Gennawey

Disneyland

• The Disneyland Story: The Unofficial Guide to the Evolution of Walt Disney’s Dream by Sam Gennawey
• Disneyland the Nickel Tour by Bruce Gordon, David Mumford
• Disneyland: Inside Story by Randy Bright
• E-Ticket Magazine

Theme Park Design

• Theme Park Design and the Art of Themed Entertainment by David Younger
• Building A Dream The Art of Disney Architecture by Beth Dunlop
• The Imagineering Field Guides by Alex Wright
• Walt Disney Imagineering: A Behind the Dreams Look At Making the Magic Real by The Imagineers
• Walt Disney Imagineering: A Behind the Dreams Look at Making More Magic Real by The Imagineers
• Designing Disney by John Hench

Disney Animation/Art

• Walt Disney Animation Studios The Archive Series: Story, Design, Layout & Background, Animation
• Disney Animation – The Illusion of Life by Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston

Autobiographies/Biographies

• In Service to the Mouse: My Unexpected Journey to Becoming Disneyland’s First President by Jack Lindquist
• Walt Disney’s Imagineering Legends and the Genesis of the Disney Theme Parks by Jeff Kurtti
• Building a Company: Roy O. Disney and the Creation of an Entertainment Empire by Bob Thomas
• Walt’s People Series by Didier Ghez
• Working with Walt by Don Peri
• A Brush with Disney: An Artist’s Journey told through the Words and Works of Herbert Dickinson Ryman

• Connecting with Walt RSS Feed
• CONNECTING WITH WALT MERCHANDISE!!!
• DIS Unplugged App on iTunes
• DIS Unplugged App on the Google Play Store
• DIS Unplugged App on the Amazon Android Appstore

Michael’s Disneyland History Segments

• DIS Unplugged on Facebook
• DIS Unplugged: Disneyland Edition on Facebook
• The DIS on Facebook
• DIS Unplugged on Twitter

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• Michael on Twitter
• Michael on Instagram
• Craig on Twitter

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