Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia (Fifth Edition)

By Dave Smith

Book Overview

If you're curious about The Walt Disney Company, this comprehensive encyclopedia is your one-stop guide
Filled with significant achievements, short biographies, historic dates, and tons of trivia-worthy tidbits and anecdotes, this newly updated collection covers all things Disney-from A to Z-through thousands of entries and more than eight hundred images.
The fifth edition includes all the major Disney park attractions, restaurants, and shows; summaries of ABC and Disney television series; run-downs on all Disney and Disney-Pixar films and characters; the latest and greatest from Marvel and Lucas; key actors, songs, and animators from Disney films and shows; and so much more
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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1484737830
• ISBN13: 9781484737835
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Disney Editions
• Length: 864 Pages
• Weight: 4.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.4" x 7.1" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

invaluable resource for film and Disney enthusiasts

This is a must have for Disney fans. Everything from ABC's LOST to the Alice Comedies and from Steamboat Willy to Meet the Robinsons is covered here. Some articles are more detailed than others but everything is covered. Makes an interesting read just on its own. Film historians and students will find a wealth of connective material here to jump start them on research and fill in the dots on hard to find questions. A beautiful display of pictures is included with this volume. If you can't actually visit the archives (and I certainly would like to) then this is the next best thing.

A Book that Disney Fans should not live without!

"Disney A to Z" is an awesome book that a true Disney fan cannot live without. It is a great book that will help you find out about old Disney movies, that you might have not seen. "Disney A to Z" encyclopedia is also an essential source for those that love to play the "Disney Seen it" board game. It gives a short description of ALL Disney movies including the short ones that came out after the World War II. I LOVE IT!!!

Great Gift

This is a great gift for any Disney fan. Many listing bring back great memories and coll trivia.

Disney A to Z

Great source for references to Disney films, characters and much more.

"Disney A to Z" is a "Must Own" for any Disney Fan

I can safely say this book is a "must have" for any fan of Disney. & lt;P & gt; The book, "Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia," truly lives up to its billing. Beginning with "Ames, Willie" (television star of "Runaway on the Rogue River") and ending with Zort Sorts (an educational 16mm film about an environmentally helpful alien), this thorough book leaves no stone unturned. & lt;P & gt; Whether you want to know more about Disney's early years (see Kansas City, Iwerks, Alice Comedies, or Oswald the Lucky Rabbit), or wish to learn about Disney in the 90's (see Ovitz, Captain John Smith, Disney's America, or BoardWalk), it is all here. & lt;P & gt; What's your favorite thing about Disney? Movies? You'll find entries about "Snow White" and "AIDS: What Do We Tell Our Children." Music? The Sherman Brothers are listed, as are Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. Restaurants? "Disney A to Z" has brief descriptions of Ohana and Club 33. & lt;P & gt; If you would like to lear