- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: Flammarion; 1st Edition edition (14 July 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 2080136399
- ISBN-13: 978-2080136398
- Product Dimensions: 26.4 x 2.6 x 28.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 933,549 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Disney theme parks have been seen as the harbinger of the culture of the shopping mall. The influence of Disneyland on our built environment and the implications of the Disney Coporation plan to build the ideal city are examined in this book.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Only for the most serious of Disney fans,
By Captain EO "No. 7" (Cardiff, Wales, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Designing Disney's Theme Parks: The Architecture of Reassurance (Hardcover)
Despite swiping up almost every other Disney Parks "Behind-the-Scenes" books that are available I'd long avoided buying this as it appeared maybe a little too heavy & on finally deciding to own it I was indeed correct. It's a finely loaded piece of work with plenty of sketches, photo's & pieces of art to enjoy and there's plenty of text to get your teeth into. In terms of entertaining however, it's far too studious to simply pick up and enjoy. To be fair, the book was produced to accompany a serious study of the impact of the Disney Parks on our society which toured American Museums and it's easy to tell once you flick through the pages.
I usually devour every little tale, anecdote or sketch that fleshes out what went into making the parks but I soon found myself weighed down by the narrative in this particluar offering. It's well written, beautifully researched and will probably teach you more about the far-reaching effects of Walt's amazing offerings than any other book out there but it's not what I look for in a Disney book of this nature. A nice addition to the collection at the right price but not one for the non-enthusiasts.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A dream is hard work,
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This review is from: Designing Disney's Theme Parks: The Architecture of Reassurance (Hardcover)
If ,like me, on your first visit to Disneyworld you stood in front of the station with your mouth open, then this is the book you should buy. The tale of how the Disney parks evolved and the way the cultural strands intertwined is illuminating. This is one book you will revisit.
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4.0 out of 5 stars (20 customer reviews) 31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Engaging Thoughts about Disney,
By "disneychick" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Designing Disney's Theme Parks: The Architecture of Reassurance (Hardcover)
Many books on Disney's art and achitecture try to convey its appeal primarily through the visual. Other books, particularly those that whole-heartedly criticize Disney, try to ignore the appeal of Disney altogether. This book attempts to integrate the visual evidence (photos, concept art) with academic writing on Disney (Karal Ann Marling, Erika Doss, Greil Marcus, etc.). Together, these aspects make for a solid inquiry as to the appeal of Disney's architecture.The book was written to supplement an art exhibit of the same name and, in many ways, feels a bit incomplete without its exhibition, partly because the book tries to cover a lot of territory in its two hundred or so pages. And a lot of the book's pages are used for the essays. But the essays also provide the readers with another "way of seeing" the imagineers' works, something that other books of this type tend to forgoe for more pictures. The essays are irreplaceable for this book--and many are useful for re-examining other books' materials as well (Try it!). Particularly useful for the Disney enthusiast is the criticism of Disney criticism by Greil Marcus. He astutely summarizes much of the current criticism of Disney: "All [the works mentioned earlier in the essay] have their moments of interest and all devolve quickly into a kind of critical voice that can perhaps best be called spite. This is not a good posture from which to practice criticism--an angry defensiveness, a fear that somehow one's faculties or tools of analysis are not up to the job disguised as contempt for the job itself...." What Marcus calls for is a real attempt to understand Disney for what it is and for how it affects people/American culture, something too few critics have done without falling into an either all-good or all-evil knee-jerk reaction. Worse, many critics make no attempt to experience Disney before making up their minds. This essay is an excellent reminder to those critics and a call to action. The other essays are interesting and useful, as well. The interview with Frank Gehry seems a bit brief, and perhaps Karal Ann Marling takes too much center stage in the interview (as with the entire book). Still, this book opens the door for an appreciative examination of Disney and one that embraces Disney by attempting a "thick description" of its materiality and appeal. This book will not provide an exhaustive look at Disney's theme parks but it will offer the interested reader materials with which to look at Disney's parks in a new way. 11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very good book for the serious Disney adict.,
By Barrett W. Nichols - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Designing Disney's Theme Parks: The Architecture of Reassurance (Hardcover)
Next to "Gardens of the Walt Disney World resorts" this is the best serious Disney book that I've read. Goes into great detail on the design of the parks. This is for the Disney adict who is interested in architecture and design.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun for Disney fans and academia,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Designing Disney's Theme Parks: The Architecture of Reassurance (Hardcover)
A look at the title, and even the opening, might lead one to think this book was written by and for academia. That is not true. You don't need to be an architect or engineer (either mechanical or social!) to enjoy this book. The photos of concept art make it worth the price of the book alone! One could happily treat this purely as a coffee table book. If you decide to read it, you will have to wade through the author's occasionally self-serving analysis, but that is not often. This is a quality book, based on an absolutely amazing traveling exhibit.
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