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| The Disneylands That Never Were / Shawn Finnie : 3 of 5 | |
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2.24.2007
7:56 AM | Link |
 For a long time I have been subscribed to an email list that covers Disney history almost daily, which is put together by a fan named Shawn Finnie. A while back he mentioned that he had written a self-published book, so I decided to give it a try to support his efforts. For a self-published book, this is a respectable effort at over 240 pages, and I definitely enjoyed reading it! The book covers hundreds of Imagineering concepts that never fully materialized, everything from individual attractions to complete theme park ideas. Even though I already knew about many of the topics, it was nice to read about them in greater detail, especially the Westcot park that was later replaced with Disney's California Adventure. I also was amazed at the plans for Port Disney, which was planned for Long Beach back when Disney was running the Queen Mary. Unfortunately, even though the text is nicely written and interesting, this kind of book just screams for illustrations, since the reader really wants to see some of the artwork that was created during the design of these incredible ideas! I'm sure this simply wasn't possible for a self-published work, but it really lessens the impact of an otherwise great work (it would be wonderful to see this re-printed by a publisher who could give it the treatment it deserves). I can only recommend this book to serious Disney park history fans, but I definitely applaud Shawn's efforts in the Disney fan family!
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