The history of Disneyland in a book published by Taschen

The whole story of Disneyland, the amusement park that the great Walt Disney (Chicago, 1901 - Burbank, 1966) always dreamed of making: it is told in Walt Disney’s Disneyland, a book by Chris Nichols and published by Taschen. Disney’s project did not take shape until the 1950s, when the father of Mickey Mouse and co. called in a team of artists, architects and engineers who transformed an orange grove in Anaheim, near Los Angeles, into one of the world’s most beloved tourist destinations. The park opened its doors on July 17, 1955, and since then Disney-branded amusement parks have spread to other parts of the world: to Orlando, Paris, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.

Over the span of its history, the Anaheim park has welcomed more than 800 million visitors.Nichols’ book documents the history, birth and development of the park by drawing from Disney archives, private collections, and newspapers of the time. Walt Disney’s Disneyland, the introduction reads, “recounts Walt’s early inspirations and ideas, the extraordinary feat of design and engineering, the grand opening, as well as his ’themed areas,’ from Main Street, U.S.A. to Tomorrowland, and the evolution of the park over these first sixty years. A veritable treasure trove of original Disney documents, enhanced by the expertise of award-winning writer Chris Nichols, who draws on his in-depth knowledge of Disneyland and Southern California to tell the fascinating story of the ’happiest place on earth.”

Walt Disney’s Disneyland is a hardcover volume (24 x 32.7 cm), 328 pages, and is currently available only in English, priced at 40 euros. ISBN code: 9783836563482.

The history of Disneyland in a book published by Taschen

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