Realityland: True-Life Adventures at Walt Disney World
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Realityland: True-Life Adventures at Walt Disney World
“Realityland: True-Life Adventures at Walt Disney World†takes the first-ever in-depth, unauthorized look at the creation and operation of the world’s most popular vacation destination. Step backstage and witness:
• Walt’s original plans for Disney World—and how his dreams completely changed in the hands of his successors.
• His undercover agents who secretly bought 44 square miles of swamps.
• The chaotic construction and frantic first years of the Magic Kingdom.
• The underground caverns that wind beneath the theme park.
• Disney’s unconventional, initially disastrous foray into operating its own hotels.
• The behind-the-scenes machinations that led to EPCOT Center.
• How safety and security are maintained on property—at all costs.
• The tumultuous change of leadership that turned the cherished “Ways of Walt†upside down.
Join David Koenig, author of the best-selling “Mouse Tales: A Behind-the-Ears Look at Disneyland,†on Mr. Disney’s wildest ride ever.