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The Imagineering Field Guide to Epcot at Walt Disney World
This user-friendly, beautifully illustrated guides are innovative and entertaining books that will enrich the Guests' time at one of the happiest places on earth. Who better to tour you around the Disney parks than the Imagineers who created them?
Paperback, 128 pages
Published
June 1st 2006
by Disney Editions
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We had the chance to spend New Years Eve 2012 in Epcot, and it really renewed some of the faith I'd lost in the park. Test Track 2.0 had recently opened, and it's a fantastic overhaul. They've given the experience a very modern, high-tech appeal, without losing the commitment to education that has always been the hallmark of Epcot. Innoventions has also been given a face lift, and it's in better shape than its been in quite a while.
One of the things that has frustrated me and much of the a Epcot...more
One of the things that has frustrated me and much of the a Epcot...more
May 13, 2012
Tracy
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Epcot is my favorite place on earth. I enjoy reading and watching all things Epcot, and this book is a good addition to my collection.
The Imagineering Field Guide to Epcot at Walt Disney World was updated in 2010, post-refurbishment. After reading, I almost wish I had purchased the older edition. While this field guide was definitely true to Epcot and all of its attractions, I wish it had included more background into each area. There is no mention of the late Wonders of Life or World of Motion...more
The Imagineering Field Guide to Epcot at Walt Disney World was updated in 2010, post-refurbishment. After reading, I almost wish I had purchased the older edition. While this field guide was definitely true to Epcot and all of its attractions, I wish it had included more background into each area. There is no mention of the late Wonders of Life or World of Motion...more
A sort of just-below-the-surface overview of Epcot. Like the Magic Kingdom version, it has plenty of interesting bits of information and even more interesting art straight from the imagineer files. This is the sort of book that almost needs to be read in the park, so you can see and understand what it's talking about. Of course, a hardcore Disneyphile knows the parks well enough to picture them while reading, but they probably know most of this stuff already anyways. Epcot has a lot less hidden...more
A great read and a great addition to the library of any fan of Disney theme parks.
The Imagineering Field Guides are some of my favorite Disney Imagineering books. They not only provide lots of interesting details about the design of the parks, but they are also a great look at the design principles used by Walt Disney Imagineering in the design of all of the parks, resorts, and attractions they create.
This is the "revised and updated" edition of this book. I'd previously read and enjoyed the ori...more
The Imagineering Field Guides are some of my favorite Disney Imagineering books. They not only provide lots of interesting details about the design of the parks, but they are also a great look at the design principles used by Walt Disney Imagineering in the design of all of the parks, resorts, and attractions they create.
This is the "revised and updated" edition of this book. I'd previously read and enjoyed the ori...more
A tour around Epcot from the imagineers. I love these books. Full of the little details that you might not notice but you would definitely miss if they disappeared. So much work and thought goes into everything Disney does and I've never been anything but impressed with anything they have made. I love Epcot, along with Animal Kingdom it's in joint first place as my favorite Disney Park. World Showcase is fantastic. I love Japan. Only 29 more days until I'm back there :)
This book was disappointing, to say the least. I understand that this "Field Guide" series from Disney is written from a top-level perspective and is basically a franchise of books. But the amount of PR spin and retroactive rewriting of history was a bit much for me, especially when it came to the origins of what became EPCOT Center. I don't expect Disney to dish the dirt in their own book, but they also seemed to apply way too much polish to stores of interest.
The inclusion of concept art was t...more
The inclusion of concept art was t...more
This very short travel guide is basically a Epcot advertisement put out by Disney. It really offers nothing if you've been to the park before other than a tiny bit of interesting insight into some aspects of the park that may not be there anymore. There's a new edition coming out in 2010, so if you're headed to Epcot, wait for that one.
Solid guide to EPCOT with lots of behind the scenes information for casual Disney fans. However, if you are more of a diehard Disney fan (especially in regards to Disney World), then chances are you know most of this information. Nonetheless, still a short and solid book put together.
I thought this guide would be a lot more packed with unusual facts than it is - as a major Disney fan, I didn't learn much that I didn't already know. Fun anyway, though, especially for someone who's been to Epcot a few times but may have missed some hidden treasures.
It's in the shop, but has nothing about technology, as the description promises.
I'm used to reading books about Disney by outsiders, who are not hesitant to show WDW in many lights. I didn't read this book expecting anything but whitewashed Disney PR, because I was interested in the behind-the-scenes, official tidbits about Epcot that I may not have found out in more critical books about the park. While certainly most of this book wasn't new to me, there were a lot of interesting facts here and there that have added to my knowledge of Disney trivia, and I look forward to po...more
LOVE LOVE LOVE these books! Fantastic behind the scenes info!
EPCOT is my favorite park by far. Learning about all of the detailed architecture, use of forced perspective and the history behind each country's pavillion in the World Showcase will certainly enrich my experience of them. It was also interesting to learn the history of each Future World attraction's corporate sponsorship. Disney knew how to get other people to pay for his income generating entertainment.
My only complaint is that I don't think I learned anything new. I wish they had more in there about the older attactions and went into more detail about the attractions themselves and how they run. I know its an offical Disney publication so maybe that is its problem, still it was interesting and I always like reading about the World.
Read it before going and then carry it with you your second more leisurely day in EPCOT
this book gives you tons of info to learn about disney world.
Thank you, Troy! This was a wonderful Christmas present! :)
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