The Independent Walt Disney World Encyclopedia Vol 1: Magic Kingdom

Download or read book The Independent Walt Disney World Encyclopedia Vol 1: Magic Kingdom written by George Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking to remind yourself where the Galaxy Palace Theater was? Nostalgic for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea? Curious which songs were in the Legends of the Lion King show? This volume about the Magic Kingdom is the first in a series of comprehensive books about the Walt Disney World parks and resorts. The authors combed through numerous official sources such as park guide maps, official books, the official Walt Disney World website, and D23 publications and blogs to collate their information, and cross-referenced it thoroughly with unofficial sources, like third-party books and guides, fan websites, news websites, and fan blogs and podcasts. The result is a first-ever comprehensive listing of attractions, restaurants, and merchandise locations in the Magic Kingdom. Read through more than 400 entries that catalog the Magic Kingdom's history. You'll find information on long-gone shops and restaurants like the Yankee Pedlar, Lancer's Inn, Merlin's Magic Shop, and Nemo's Niche. Of course, you'll also find complete listings for extinct attractions such as Mike Fink's Keel Boats, the Plaza Swan Boats, the Safari Club, and sentimental favorites like Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. Not to mention the entire history of Mickey's Birthdayland and the three lands that replaced it! Anything given an official name warrants an entry. Each entry provides a brief description of the item, its dates of operation, what came before it (or whether it was present on opening day in 1971), and what replaced it. If you're reading about an attraction, restaurant, or shop, you'll also learn where it was located. Readers interested in a particular location may wish to start at the helpful index, which documents all the pages in which that location is mentioned. The index also adds a few items that were not main entries themselves. As the title implies, this work has not been endorsed by the Walt Disney Company and is an independent effort. The authors are noted Disney historians, bloggers, and authors who have been covering the parks for multiple decades.