{"product_id":"walt-disney-and-the-promise-of-progress-city-9798896091660","title":"Walt Disney and the Promise of Progress City","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Story of Walt's EPCOT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisney historian and urban planner Sam Gennawey traces the evolution of the EPCOT we didn't get and the Epcot we did, in a tour-de-force analysis of Walt's vision for city-building and how his City of Tomorrow might have turned out had he lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with Walt's earliest conceptions for \"Progress City\", a centrally planned, centrally run community where people could work, live, and play, Gennawey weaves urban planning concepts into a meticulously researched historical narrative that culminates in Walt's death and his brother Roy's decision to focus on building a new theme park in Florida, not an Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Walt Disney and the Promise of Progress City, you'll read about: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalt's early attempts at \"physical entertainment\" with steam trains and Disneylandia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe building blocks of theme park design, and how they were put to use in the creation of Disneyland\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy the Mineral King and Independence Lake projects failed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe real story of the Florida Project, and why Walt didn't want to build another Disneyland in Florida\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn in-depth look at what Walt hoped to accomplish with EPCOT, and whether he could have done it\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow EPCOT might have been built, with Walt calling the shots: an eye-opening what-if analysis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisney Legend Marty Sklar says that Gennawey \"captured much of the attitude and events of the times, and hit on much of Walt's drive and inspiration\", and Lee Cockerell, a former Walt Disney World executive vice-president, says, \"I thought I knew a lot about Epcot until I read Walt Disney and the Promise of Progress City\". Find out what Walt really had in mind for tomorrow!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-6155785\"\u003eSam Gennawey\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Theme Park Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/25\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798896091660\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRV\"\u003eTravel\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRV029000\"\u003eSpecial Interest | Amusement \u0026amp; Theme Parks\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Theme Park Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43827223625867,"sku":"9798896091660","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_6c5825f0-2c46-4d1c-aa15-e3d90e560790.jpg?v=1755527887","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/walt-disney-and-the-promise-of-progress-city-9798896091660","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}