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Walt Disney's Railroad Story: The Small-Scale Fascination That Led to a Full-Scale Kingdom
Hundreds of color and b&w photographs, many of them from private collections and previously unpublished, illustrate how one man's love of railroading shaped our expectations of family entertainment today. The author weaves interview with Mrs. Walt Disney, animators Ward Kimball and Ollie Johnston, and a host of other Disney employees and acquaintances into a narrative of how Disney's history with trains evolved from his early life into the Magic Kingdoms and their authentic steam-powered trains. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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431 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 1997
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August 6, 2016
Having been a "Walk in Walt's Footsteps" tour guide at Disneyland AND an engineer on the Steam Trains, I can say with full confidence that this is THE best book written about Walt Disney and his vision of Disneyland, and his love of trains.
The photographs are outstanding, the writing is wonderful, interesting, and easy to read, and the the stories, history, and facts are amazing.
Buy this book for yourself, and get an extra copy to give to someone who likes Disney - they'll be very thankful!
The photographs are outstanding, the writing is wonderful, interesting, and easy to read, and the the stories, history, and facts are amazing.
Buy this book for yourself, and get an extra copy to give to someone who likes Disney - they'll be very thankful!
April 13, 2022
We've all heard how the Disney story started with a mouse, but those of us who work in the industry (and for the Mouse) know that the story of the mouse started on a train. And Walt Disney's love of trains is definitely no secret. There is no shortage of books on the history of this epic and storied man and his achievements, but very little is published about his love of (and history with) railroading.
Michael Broggie's own family history is deeply intertwined with the Disney's, and I'm so glad that this book was a result of the collection of those stories and memories. The book itself is laid out very intuitively such that it is engaging for both Disney fans and rail fans. Not only that, readers with no interest in either genre would probably be impressed with the amount of information and back history in one of America's most important institutions. The photography collection alone is worth the price of the book, but the additional information presented--along with his own accounts through his family experience--are outstanding.
This book is so much more than a coffee table book. Early in my Disney career when I was steeping myself in the company's history, I got involved with the Disney Barn in Griffith Park (Los Angeles) and found that the folks who keep Walt's love of railroading alive are a unique and awesome bunch of people. The Barn (preserved as it is now) along with Walt's railroad history would not have been possible without the hard work of Michael Broggie and his family. This book is a memoir that ties it all together. The book is expensively printed and very worthy of investment.
Michael Broggie's own family history is deeply intertwined with the Disney's, and I'm so glad that this book was a result of the collection of those stories and memories. The book itself is laid out very intuitively such that it is engaging for both Disney fans and rail fans. Not only that, readers with no interest in either genre would probably be impressed with the amount of information and back history in one of America's most important institutions. The photography collection alone is worth the price of the book, but the additional information presented--along with his own accounts through his family experience--are outstanding.
This book is so much more than a coffee table book. Early in my Disney career when I was steeping myself in the company's history, I got involved with the Disney Barn in Griffith Park (Los Angeles) and found that the folks who keep Walt's love of railroading alive are a unique and awesome bunch of people. The Barn (preserved as it is now) along with Walt's railroad history would not have been possible without the hard work of Michael Broggie and his family. This book is a memoir that ties it all together. The book is expensively printed and very worthy of investment.
January 12, 2008
This is a wonderful in depth story of the influence of railroading on Walt's life. The story is a biography of railroading's influence on Walt and his creations. It's a wonderful coffee table book, but also very fun to read and quite interesting
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