Disney: The First 100 Years

by Dave Smith, Steven B. Clark

Celebrate the birth, development, and success of The Walt Disney Company year by magical year -- now updated and available in The First 100 Years explores the Disney story -- the story of a man, a family, and a company. You'll meet the people who helped Walt make his dreams come true, see a museum's worth of classic photos, and participate in the opening day of the most famous tourist attraction on the planet -- Walt Disney World -- plus just about every significant event in between.If you hve ever wished up on a star, whistled while you worked, or believed that elephants could fly, you will undoubtedly consider this magical journey through the past Disney-filled century supercalifragilisticexpialidociously exhilarating!

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Art

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Dave Smith was the founder and chief archivist at the Walt Disney Archives, which is located at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California.

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Reviews

[Leah Fowler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Of course I loved this book. I saved a whole bunch of new movies to watch from years ago. And I learned that a lot of my favorite TV shows and movies were Disney. A few good actors started from Disney movies. I just love Disney 😊❤

[Cindy M · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is badly written and filled with typos, inexact information and mismatched captions underneath pictures. This needed a thorough proofreading job. The quality of the pictures (even recent ones) left much to be desired.

[Karlie B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good detail for it being a shorter book. It’s written in chronological order by year from the birth of Walt to 2001. It’s neat to see some rarer images from older films and promotional material for the parks. I enjoyed it. Dave Smith is a Disney Legend awarded historian and who I aspire to be when I grow up!

[Bayley · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good, solid chronology of the major events in Disney history. This book covers literally every aspect of Disney history, from Walt's family, to the Disney theme parks, to Touchstone pictures, and everything in between. While it doesn't give many details, this book is great for getting the full historical overview of the Walt Disney Company.

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you are a Disney Fan, this is a nice chronology for Disney works.

[Tracey]

bought Feb 2008

[Fern · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun interesting book to read.