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| The Imagineering Field Guide to Epcot : 3 of 5 | |
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1.17.2007
10:49 PM | Link |
 Since I'm taking a trip to Walt Disney World in a couple months, it was great timing to read this fun guide book that I got for Christmas! This is the second book in the Imagineering Field Guide series (I enjoyed the first Imagineering Field Guide to the Magic Kingdom about a year ago), written by Disney's Imagineering staff to provide lots of details into the design and creation of the Walt Disney World parks. Just like the last book, it's printed in a tall, skinny map-book style, which is pretty convenient, but it means all of the photos and artwork are really small. Unfortunately, this book includes the first chapter of the last book almost verbatim, describing what Imagineering is, but I guess that's needed for Disney beginners! There's some nice background of Walt's original model city concept, but soon the book begins in-depth discussion of Future World East and West. There were some really interesting facts about how everything changes between the two halves, right down to the shapes of walkways and what kinds of plants are used in the landscape. The text is recent enough to cover various new attractions, even the Finding Nemo overlay of the Living Seas pavilion. The World Showcase section has lots of detail and design sketches, and definitely made me excited about exploring it again soon! While not as cool as the first field guide, this is a nice continuation of the series. It looks like Animal Kingdom will be next!
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