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Saturday, September 18, 2010

The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World: Over 600 Secrets of the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom Review


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As a long time Disney fan, I've devoted a lot of time to my Disney obsession, both on vacation and at home (so much so, that I met my wife on a Walt Disney World fan site). I've read so many Walt Disney World guide books that they all look alike to me anymore. The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World is not a Disney World guide book intended to teach you how to get around the parks and when the best time to ride Dumbo is. What this book does is point out a lot of the overlooked and hidden details about the park. Many of the details that the average guest may look right at, failing to understand what they're looking at or why it's there, and failing to appreciate the meaning of it as a result. This book points out the painstaking detail the imagineers design into the park in an attempt to maintain an authentic atmosphere, or to ensure you truly *feel* the emotions they want you to feel at that moment, thus, allowing you to truly experience the magic. This book is for those who have reached the point where they wander through the parks, no longer paying close attention to their surroundings as a result of a mistaken belief that they've seen all there is to see in the parks. It will elevate their appreciation to another level and is a must have addition to any Walt Disney World fan's bookshelf!
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Thursday, September 16, 2010

Friday, September 10, 2010

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Perhaps my favorite aspect of Walt Disney World is all the little details the Imagineers have added throughout the parks to make them so special and complex. As a result, I really loved this book and carried it with me on my last trip to the World. I've read a lot of things online about hidden details in the parks, but this book introduced "secret" details to me that I'd never heard before. I really liked knowing the historical background of so many aspects of the parks in addition to the hidden details there, and although I couldn't take note of all of them this trip (the book is so detailed that one could probably make a trip or two down to the World solely to look for all the details mentioned in this book), just knowing that all this rich detail exists makes me appreciate Walt Disney World so much more. I must say I would've liked if the book could have included Downtown Disney, the water parks, and/or at least some of the resorts, as there are tons of details there that I would have liked to hear about, but I understand why the book was just limited to the four main theme parks.

Overall, I would highly recommend this book to anyone who appreciates Walt Disney World for not just the rides and characters, but for the special touches that make it so truly special. It is NOT a guidebook or a tool to help you plan your trip, and would be best used in conjunction with a guidebook such as the Unofficial Guide or Passporter. Also, although the book was published in 2009, since Walt Disney World is constantly changing, some things in the book may already be outdated, but there are enough details in the book that can still be found that make it highly worth reading.
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Monday, September 6, 2010

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This book is great! I just finished it minutes ago, and I would recommend it to anyone that is going to travel to WDW. There are a few small things in the book that are a little bit dated but things are constantly changing in WDW and it is hard to keep up. Overall this book was great and I hope to see another edition come out in the future.
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Thursday, September 2, 2010

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I'm always happy to learn more trivia about my favorite place on Earth, so I picked this book up as soon as I found out about it. I think I wanted to be blown away by all sorts of hidden secrets, but probably half of the items in here I already knew about or had noticed before. That said, there were still several new things that I'll be looking for on our upcoming trip.

The style of the book is basically a walkthrough of the four parks with the aim to draw your attention to all the wonderful details at WDW. There are interesting tidbits throughout about why things are designed the way they are and how the Imagineering mindset works. My favorite part was a breakdown of the history of each park, walking through nearly year by year and detailing when attractions/parades opened and closed. I love that kind of stuff.

Overall, a nice book and a worthy read for the WDW fan.
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Sunday, August 29, 2010

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I enjoy books about Disney and normally don't judge them harshly.

But people should be warned about this one. In just the first couple dozen pages, there are numerous items that are out of date. It's kind of sad that families will go searching for the old-fashioned phone in the General Store, will go to awaken Tinker Bell in the Fantasyland shop, will go to see Tink in the keyhole of the sewing table there, the wooden leg on the lost and found shelf at the Frontierland station -- when all of these features have been removed over a year ago. In addition to being outdated, the information is sometimes just wrong. For instance, it isn't true that "WDW imagineers could not dig a basement in Orlando as they did at Disneyland in California ..." There are no utilidors in Disneyland. (Walt was frustrated to see a cowboy walking through Tomorrowland on his way to work in Frontierland in Disneyland -- since there was no other way to cross the park. And the idea for the WDW ultidors was born!)

If I can spot things that are wrong, I wonder what a real Disney expert would find. The editing was skethcy, too. For instance, the red and green faces of Cinderella's evil stepsisters are "belying" their anger and jealousy. "Belying" means hiding or contracting. What the author meant was "revealing."

Unfortunately, this book is a regurgitation of all the "WDW Secrets" lists on the Internet. Some of the items on those list aren't legitimate. For instance, the three-circled cut-out shapes in the stone wall that curves along the walkways to the front of the castle - at no time of day do they cast a Mickey-shaped shadow on the ground. I read about this online a couple of years ago and went on many occasions to the castle to see the shadows. I kept coming back to check. I asked castmembers. It doesn't happen.
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

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This is a fantastic and fun to read book.
It is full of little odds and ends and interesting tid-bits about all of the Disney World parks such as the accuracy and historically correct design of the different areas of the Magic Kingdom.
I liked it so much, I ordered a second one for a family member.
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In preparation for my 5th trip to the Magic Kingdom I bought this book looking for "600 secrets" that I could discover within the parks. The book didn't deliver on that promise. In truth there might be 20-25 "secrets" or "items of interest" that I plan to look for during my trip. The rest of the pieces of information aren't secrets as much as interesting facts, history, and trivia. However, I didn't find myself disappointed. Perhaps it is the excitement and anticipation of the trip, but I found the book to be a fun and enjoyable read that walked you through each park with enough details to help you picture what you would be looking at. For me it was certainly worth the price I paid.
So, don't buy the book for the "600 secrets." They aren't there. However, if you are a Disney World fan, do buy the book for an enjoyable, descriptive, and informative walk through a very magical place. 5 days and counting!!
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Saturday, August 14, 2010

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It's a fun book to read and probably a great companion to one's first visit to WDW. However, when you've been there over and over, the magic it reveals is not that secret at all. Many times I ended reading a topic feeling nothing had been added to what I already knew. For example, the "utilidors" at the Magic Kingdom are not really a secret. And why Cinderella Castle does not have any beacons for airplanes ? Well, imagineers intentionally not made it high enough. Guess that figures.
And at times I thought I was really going to learn something new, the author dared me to find out myself or wrote that she wasn't going to give away this particular secret ;-)

Fun to relive the Magic though...
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