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…
Family Feud involves Walt’s Grandchildren
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…
Meet Chad Emerson, Author who looked behind the creation of Disney World
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…
Project Future Giveaway
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…
Project Future: New insights into the creation of Walt Disney World
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…