People Behind the Disney Parks Stories of Those Honored with a Window on Main Street, U.S.A.

Meet the people who created Disney theme parks around the world! Through rare Disney theme park concept art and photographs, this must-have collector's book showcases more than 280 biographies and features more than 50 pages on the evolution and behind-the-scenes of the Main Street, U.S.A. areas across the globe, up to and including the fairytale castles at the end of each street.

Keen observers will notice intricate details throughout the Disney parks, including names emblazoned on building windows. In particular, the windows lining Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom are designed as calling cards for fictionalized shopkeepers. These names belong to the real life "all-stars" who helped make Disney's theme parks a reality around the world. The people listed on these windows are skilled actors, artists, business leaders, Imagineers, songwriters, and more. With their imagination and sharp skills, each person has made an important contribution to The Walt Disney Company.

This hefty tome is a gift that Disney collectors, theme park fans, and anyone curious in creative career paths through the arts, sciences, and research development will appreciate for decades to come.

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Chuck Snyder took his first trip to Walt Disney World in October 1974, when he was five years old, and immediately fell in love with the place. Nearly fourteen years later, he began his Disney career as an Epcot Center street sweeper, with the Disney College Program in February 1988. That spring, he transferred to the Magic Kingdom for the opening of Mickey's Birthdayland, where he joined the entertainment department and later met his wife, Tracy. Upon moving to Los Angeles, Chuck wrote for several sitcoms before becoming a Disney Channel writer/producer in marketing for nine years. He wrote the initial book, Windows on Main Street: Discover the Real Stories of the Talented People Featured on the Windows of Main Street, U.S.A. (2009), which was sold exclusively at the Disney parks. He has been delighted to extend his research on this new and much-expanded project.

Contents

Page: viii
PREFACE
By Julie Kagawa

Page: x
FOREWORD
By Disney Legend Mary Sklar

Page: xii
INTRODUCTION
It Takes People

Page: 1
CHAPTER ONE
Planners

Page: 45
CHAPTER TWO
Developers

Page: 61
CHAPTER THREE
Virtuosos

Page: 105
CHAPTER FOUR
Businesspeople

Page: 143
CHAPTER FIVE
Advocates

Page: 167
CHAPTER SIX
Artists

Page: 209
CHAPTER SEVEN
Caretakers

Page: 237
CHAPTER EIGHT
Visionaries

Page: 272
AFTERWORD
By TBD

Page: 276
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Page: 282
INDEX

Page: 284
BIBLIOGRAPHY & SOURCES

Page: 288
IMAGE CREDITS

Page: 273
APPENDIX LISTS