Women of Walt Disney Imagineering : 12 women reflect on their trailblazing theme park careers / contributing authors: Maggie Irvine Elliott, Kathy Rogers, Katie Olson, Julie Svendson, Paula Dinkel, Elisabete (Eli) Erlandson, Tori Atencio McCullough, Pam Rank, Becky Bishop, Karen Connolly Armitage, Lynne Macer Rhodes, and Peggie Fariss ; foreword by Ginger Zee ; edited by Mel Malmberg.
Edition:
First hardcover edition.
Publisher:
Disney Edition,
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
xxxix, 231 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
A dozen female Imagineers recount their trailblazing careers! Capturing an era and preserving the stories they have told their daughters, their mentees, their husbands, and their friends a dozen women Imagineers have written personal stories from their decades designing and building the Disney world-wide empire of theme parks. Illustrated with the womens personal drawings and photos in addition to archival Imagineering images, the book represents a broad swath of Imagineerings creative disciplines during a time of unprecedented expansion. Intertwined with memories of Disney legends are glimpses of what it takes behind the scenes to create a theme park, and the struggles unique to women who were becoming more and more important, visible and powerful in a workplace that was overwhelmingly male. Each chapter is unique, from a unique Imagineers perspective and experience. These women spent their careers telling stories in three dimensions for the public. Now theyve assembled their stories in print, with the hope that their experiences will continue to entertain and illuminate.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.