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Final Secret Stories of Walt Disney World: Conclusion of the First 50 Years Paperback – July 16, 2022

by Jim Korkis (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars 24 ratings

The Stories Behind the Story

In the five previous volumes of this Secret Stories series of books, hundreds of tales have been shared about the storytelling elements at the Walt Disney World theme parks, the WDW resort hotels, the water parks, the shopping areas and much more.

This book is designed to help Disney guests understand what they are seeing and why it is there. This volume concludes the first fifty years of the Florida vacation destination with a hundred more similar stories to enhance the understanding and appreciation of WDW.

As WDW enters its next fifty years, extreme changes are happening so quickly that it is more than challenging to try to document them. In the blink of an eye, the Confectionery on Main Street tossed out twenty years of theming and expanded into The Chapeau hat shop next door removing all of its theming as well.

Epcot has begun its massive transformation into four “neighborhoods”: World Showcase, World Celebration, World Nature and World Discovery. Not only has the Magic Band been upgraded and made no longer complimentary for resort guests, Fast Pass has been eliminated and replaced by Genie+ and Lightning Lane.

So it seemed an appropriate time to conclude the Secret Stories series of books with this volume and let others document the next fifty years. As with previous volumes, this book shares the rarely told stories of WDW including:

Ariel the Little Mermaid at the Magic Kingdom, the music of Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the stories of the Yeti at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, the Norway pavilion trolls at Epcot and more are documented.

The detailing in the Art of Animation resort includes subtle references to the Disney-Pixar animated feature Cars, how pin trading began at WDW, the back stories of some of the locations at Disney Springs, Grand Floridian fun facts and much more fill the following pages.

Things that were advertised but never built like Dick Tracy’s Chicago Land, the Buena Vista Street PeopleMover, the Epcot International Airport and the things that disappeared like the Mickey Mouse Revue, Walk Around the World Bricks, Cranium Command, Fort Wilderness Resort Railroad are in these pages.

The exciting thing about Walt Disney World is that it is a living entity and constantly growing so there is always something new to discover and this book will help remember many of the things before they are changed yet again.

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  1. Print length
    222 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    July 16, 2022
  4. Dimensions
    6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    1683903366
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1683903369
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Theme Park Press (July 16, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 222 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1683903366
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1683903369
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 out of 5 stars 24 ratings

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  • Jerry Edwards
    5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT FINAL VOLUME OF THE WDW SECRET STORIES SERIES!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2022
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    I always look forward to the next Jim Korkis book, but I have to admit the release of this book caught me by surprise. I understood it was scheduled for a Fall 2022 release. I'm always sad when one of Jim Korkis' series of books comes to end, such as this and the Vault of Walt series. The "LOOK INSIDE" Amazon feature for this book shows the wide variety of info contained in this final volume. As usual, there is some info I haven't known about before and some new info on some areas that I THOUGHT I was an expert on, but didn't know about. I found the info educational and entertaining. I feel most Disney fans and Walt Disney World fans would find this book very worthwhile to buy and read. Enjoy!
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Jim Korea’s books are always great!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2023
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    If you enjoy Disney history, Jim Korkis books are for you! Easy to read and packed with fun details!
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  • toms
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another Jim Korkis Classic!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2022
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    A very informative and entertaining publication.
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