The longtime manager of Reedy Creek Water District, the governmental body Disney had the state set up to make Walt Disney World possible (this is the book to read), has announced that he will be stepping down. Thomas DeWolf is 84 and suffering from diabetes,… Read More »Disney’s Private Government Loses its Manager
Add large sums of money to any relationship and you always risk controversy. Even the Disney family isn’t immune. The story begins with Disney’s youngest daughter, who died 17 years ago. She left her twins, a son and daughter each now 40, and another daughter… Read More »Family Feud involves Walt’s Grandchildren
Will you be in Central Florida on June 26th? If you’ll have your chance to meet the author of The Inside Story Behind the Creation of Disney World, Chad Emerson, at the Orlando Public Library. Emerson talk about his book which is a full account… Read More »Meet Chad Emerson, Author who looked behind the creation of Disney World
Chad Emerson was kind enough to provide The Disney Blog a copy of his book, “Project Future”, which I just reviewed here, to give away. I also have a copy of Kevin Yee’s ‘101 things you never knew about Walt Disney World‘ hanging around. So… Read More »Project Future Giveaway
Many a great book has been written about Walt Disney, the man, and the projects he set his company to create. But for some reason, no one had as yet mined the very interesting story of the business, legal, and political machinations that were required… Read More »Project Future: New insights into the creation of Walt Disney World