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| Imagineering Field Guide to Epcot at Walt Disney World, The | 
 enlarge | Author: The Imagineers
Creator: Alex Wright
Publisher: Disney Editions
Category: Book
List Price: $9.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (19 reviews)
Sales Rank: 190123
Format: Bargain Price
Language: English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 3.9 x 0.3
Dewey Decimal Number: 917
ASIN: B000YHQW6K
Publication Date: June 1, 2006
Release Date: May 8, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
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?
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| Customer Reviews: Read 14 more reviews...
 Read on the plane trip to Disney August 8, 2008
Well written and I enjoyed much it has to offer, I wish it was more detailed into the secrets, like the underground tours and some of the behind the scenes opportunities that are available, all in all well worth reading for Disney fans, I wouldn't pay over twenty for it though.And I would pass it around for all to read, it definatly enhanced our trip to the Magic kingdom.
 Because I love Epcot May 8, 2008
If you love Walt Disney World and enjoy a little behind the scenes trivia, then this book is for you. Beautifully printed with pictures and lots of insights to how my favorite park has evolved. Fun stuff to pass the time with.
Fascinating insight into details at Epcot! March 15, 2008
I am admittedly a Disneyphile, but this book was great as sort of a pocket reference to many of the details at Epcot. I thought it was great to read about many of the little touches many people probably miss. In a park as detailed as Epcot, truly a huge book could be filled, but this guide was great as an overall overview while still calling out some key details.
Fun read, but scratches the surface. July 23, 2007
I love to read about the designing and background to the evolution of the Parks & Pavillions. Each one gets 2-4 thin pages. I'm still looking for the book that gives the depth that Jason Surrell did for his "Pirates OTC" book.
If you're a WDW fanatic, you'll enjoy this. May 13, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm a certified Disney nut who enjoys reading about anything Disney - films, Walt, and (of course) Walt Disney World. That said, I bought "The Imagineering Field Guide to the Magic Kingdom" about a year ago, and I really enjoy it. I think it evokes the magical feeling you get when you walk down Main Street USA. If you can't be in The World, taking a virtual walk through it isn't a bad option.
Since I enjoyed that book so much, I wanted to buy the "Epcot" version. I was curious to see how good a job it would do at describing Epcot's origins - IE, go back to the EPCOT days and discuss Walt's determination to build a city that would function more efficiently than the cities of his day did. I thought the book did a decent job with that. It doesn't spend a huge amount of time on the subject, but I think that's appropriate. It's meant to be a happy (and brief) overview of a neat place, not an avenue through which to lament the EPCOT that could have been.
Epcot visitors will expect the book to be divided into two basic sections - Future World and World Showcase. It is. It talks about the three different sections of Future World (East, West, and Central), and it provides information on each World Showcase pavilion. Other topics - like Kidcot stops and Illuminations - are also considered. Tidbits of information are presented on all major attractions. I thought that it skimped a little bit on a couple of headliners, particularly Mission: Space and Test Track.
The biggest 'con' I associate with this book is that, for me, it fails to evoke the feeling that you get when you're at Epcot. The biggest 'pro' is that it's an informative, fun read about Walt Disney's most ambitious undertaking. For $10, it's a worthwhile addition to your Disney library.
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