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| Designing Disney's Theme Parks: The Architecture of Reassurance : 4 of 5 | |
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5.28.2004
7:23 PM | Link |
 I finally finished the last of the fantastic books that I got for Christmas! This one took the longest, since it's unlike any Disney book I've ever read, covering the history and development of the Disney parks from a purely architectural and cultural angle. The book was produced to accompany an art exhibit of Disney park design, so it includes many illustrations I've never seen before, but much, much more text (presented in the form of several essays), so it was a major reading achievement! The best essay (and also the longest) takes a very detailed look at the events leading to the opening of Disneyland, including Walt's fascination with model railroading and miniatures (I had no idea that one of his first ideas was a traveling show of miniature dioramas called Disneylandia), plus all of the parks he visited in other countries that inspired him. Some of the essays are entirely technical, comparing Disney architecture to various movements and trends in building, and some essays become entirely over-analytical, but the wealth of information here is well worth it. This book was published before Animal Kingdom opened, but it does touch on the design of every other Disney park. Now that I'm finished, I feel like I've graduated from an art history course!
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