--- product_id: 99231957 title: "Inventing Disneyland: The Unauthorized Story of the Team That Made Walt Disney’s Dream Come True" brand: "alastair dallasbob mclain" price: "¥10671" currency: JPY in_stock: true reviews_count: 7 url: https://www.desertcart.jp/products/99231957-inventing-disneyland-the-unauthorized-story-of-the-team-that-made store_origin: JP region: Japan --- # Inventing Disneyland: The Unauthorized Story of the Team That Made Walt Disney’s Dream Come True **Brand:** alastair dallasbob mclain **Price:** ¥10671 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Inventing Disneyland: The Unauthorized Story of the Team That Made Walt Disney’s Dream Come True by alastair dallasbob mclain - **How much does it cost?** ¥10671 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.jp](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/99231957-inventing-disneyland-the-unauthorized-story-of-the-team-that-made) ## Best For - alastair dallasbob mclain enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted alastair dallasbob mclain brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Inventing Disneyland: The Unauthorized Story of the Team That Made Walt Disney’s Dream Come True - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51PQPLikhHL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating Stories of Disneyland *by S***N on Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2019* Inventing Disneyland is the story of how Disneyland came into being. For many years I loved going to Disneyland and being immersed in the fantasy, excitement, and sheer fun of it. Yet I never gave much thought to how it came to be. It is a fascinating story! The book is based on comprehensive research. It includes remarkable stories of the personalities, creative processes, challenges, obstacles and the amazingly tight timeline from the start of construction around the middle of 1954 to its opening July 17, 1955. The story is told giving the context of current events at the time as well as the many other projects Walt Disney was engaged in while he was promoting Disneyland and intensely focused on getting it ready for the grand opening.Reading the book prompted fond memories of the thrills and joy of the magical kingdom I experienced as a child growing up in southern California during the 1950’s and 1960’s. If you ever loved playing on Tom Sawyer’s Island, rode the Matterhorn, drove in Autopia, or flew with Dumbo; you will find details in this book that will interest you. The book also gave me an appreciation for the creativity and perseverance of Walt Disney and the creative people who worked so hard and dedicated a significant portion of their lives to bring Disneyland to reality. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Memories of an Imagineer *by M***P on Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2019* I worked with the author as an Imagineer during the design and construction of EPCOT. I too had the opportunity to listen to the memories and stories of many of the fabled creators of Disneyland (and other Disney properties). The author has taken many of those stories and with further interviews and outside research has woven a narrative of the complicated “beginnings” of Disneyland with events from the life of Walt Disney and the outside world. The author also recognizes that these are memories, and memories reflect the values and experiences of each individual, and acknowledges attributing thoughts and conversations to people based upon what he was told. As such he refers to the book as a work of fiction. As a librarian (as I later became) I would question that categorization – after all Grimm’s Fairy Tales are cataloged in “non-fiction.” It is a fascinating, readable narrative into a complex and creative process woven through with the memories of the people who were there. I thoroughly enjoyed it and it recalled to my memory many of the stories I was told but, unlike the author, neglected to write down! ### ⭐⭐ 2.0 out of 5 stars very disappointing... the text is as much a mess as the cover. *by D***D on Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2018* so i study theme park design, and i find that even the weakest of titles can offer me some reference material i hadn't otherwise come across. this includes a number of books from theme park press, some of which contain invaluable first person accounts. i admit that held my nose while pressing purchase on this one because the cover design is such a monstrosity. but, reading the text, i've come to realize that it's actually the perfect distillation of the book's content and organization—a drawing, a mental sketch of ideas (castle blueprint) colliding with a more objective reality (castle photograph). the collision is not pretty, either on the cover or throughout the text.the start of the notes section declares "inventing disneyland is a work of fiction." then following are some thirty pages of endnotes, citing where source material came from. some of the citations are to wikipedia! i almost spit out my coffee. i THINK what the author intended to say by "a work of fiction" is what professor todd james pierce more accurately noted in his fabulous three years in wonderland: the disney brothers, C.V. wood, and the making of the great american theme park. i'll quote pierce directly. in the "author's note on construction of the book" he says one of his goals in writing was "to fashion a language in such a way as to create a narrative history" and although "the majority of information in this book comes from eyewitness accounts" the text also "assumes the perspectives of historic individuals" and "presentations of interiority are always subjective."the difference is that pierce's three years in wonderland is artful and considered. inventing disneyland is not.it's a real shame, because the author has apparently invested "years of original research and interviews" (according to the back cover, although it's not as clear how many of them were spent reading wikipedia) and the text is substantial in length and detail. a fictionalized narrative history with pockets of subjective interiority (as pierce describes his work) is fine, if done well. but the shifts in tone and voice in inventing disneyland are all over the map. sometimes they change mid-paragraph! which, for the reader, is something akin to motion sickness.this would have been a solid one star, but there are a few bits and pieces here and there which directed me to the endnotes and thus another source i was not aware of. which means the book only really works as an annotated bibliography. so an extra star for that. otherwise, i cannot recommend it. certainly not as a narrative which can be consumed cover to cover. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.jp/products/99231957-inventing-disneyland-the-unauthorized-story-of-the-team-that-made](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/99231957-inventing-disneyland-the-unauthorized-story-of-the-team-that-made) --- *Product available on Desertcart Japan* *Store origin: JP* *Last updated: 2026-10-09*