The Story of Disney: 100 Years of Wonder - by John Baxter & Bruce C Steele & Staff of the Walt Disney Archives (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

The ultimate coffee table book for every Disney fan's collection! Dive into the enchanting world of Disney and relive the magic that has captivated generations.

This beautifully crafted keepsake reflects on Disney's rich history and legacy with vibrant text, rare concept art, and hundreds of photographs.

It's also the official companion book to Disney100: The Exhibition, now touring Kansas City, Missouri, in the United States and Seoul in South Korea!

In 1923, Walt Disney and his brother Roy founded what we now know to be The Walt Disney Company. Walt's passion and vision has been--and continues to be--an inspiration. This magical compendium commemorates 100 years of Disney--the characters, the stories, the films, and the parks, all of which have touched the lives of generations of fans and encouraged a belief that dreams really can come true.

Fans will delight at the treasures found inside:

• A wide range of Disney history, from the birth of Walt Disney all the way up to the latest park innovations.
• Wonderful photos and illustrations (including rare concept art), interviews, and detailed looks at the parks.
• Enchanting stories, behind-the-scenes secrets, and a peek inside the Walt Disney Archives collection.

As the official companion to the touring exhibition by Walt Disney Archives and SC Exhibitions, this gorgeous coffee table book is a treasure trove for pop culture enthusiasts, artists, art collectors, and Disney fans.

Searching for more ways to connect with the Disney films and parks? Explore these books from Disney Editions:

• Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

• Walt Disney: An American Original, Commemorative Edition
• The Official Walt Disney Quote Book
• Directing at Disney: The Original Directors of Walt's Animated Films

• A Portrait of Walt Disney World: 50 Years of The Most Magical Place on Earth
• Maps of the Disney Parks: Charting 60 Years from California to Shanghai
• Poster Art of the Disney Parks, Second Edition

Review Quotes

One of "45 Magical Disney Gifts for Mouseketeers of All Ages . . . Best for pop culture buffs . . . Pop culture enthusiasts, history buffs, artists, art collectors and Disney fans alike will find much to love about The Story of Disney: 100 Years of Wonder by John Baxter and Bruce Steele."
--Robin Raven, Reader's Digest

One of "40 Unique Disney Gifts That Will Arrive in Time for Christmas . . . Perfect for adults and kids alike, these presents will keep the magic alive."
--Amanda Garrity, Cailey Lindberg, and Sarah Maberry, Good Housekeeping

". . . not only wonderful information, but beautiful pictures! . . . A fascinating collection [that will be of] interest to a wide range of people, Disney fans, techies, artists."
--Dan Skinner, Kansas Public Radio

"Wonderful coffee table book!"
--Shelley Irwin, WGVU Public Media

"Nice add to anyone's collection!"
--Andy Morris, First Look with Andy Morris, News Talk 920 AM and FM 96.5 KVEC

". . . open to any page and gain something from it . . . very comprehensive. Can't imagine needing to read another Disney book!"
--Kim Carson, Conversations with Kim Carson, syndicated Michigan radio and podcast

"As you would imagine, there's a lot of ground to cover in a book about 100 years of the world's most famous entertainment company, but the fairly large book does a good job covering everything from animation to the Disney theme parks and beyond."
--Brit Tuttle, WDW News Today

About the Author

JOHN BAXTER has written both fiction and nonfiction for a number of publishers, including HarperCollins, Berkley, and Hearst. He has been a featured comedy blogger for the Huffington Post, and is the author of four books for Disney Publishing Worldwide on a number of subjects. The first, Disney During World War II: How the Walt Disney Studio Contributed to Victory During the War (2014), came about as a result of the author's lifelong fascination with the studio. In addition to co-authoring the present volume, Baxter also authored The Disney Conservation Fund: Carrying Forward a Conservation Legacy (2016) and ABC News: 75 Years in The Making (2021).

BRUCE C. STEELE, editor in chief of Disney twenty-three magazine and supervisor of the digital Disney Newsreel and D23.com, is a journalist and Disney fan with a long career of profiling the famous and the unheralded, from the pastry chefs at the Biltmore Estate to the stars of Disney's Mary Poppins Returns. A Pennsylvania native and University of Alabama graduate, he started his career at a daily newspaper in Louisiana and most recently worked at the paper in his current home of Asheville, North Carolina. In between he was the executive editor of Out magazine and the editor in chief of The Advocate newsmagazine and also took time to get an MFA in film studies from Columbia University. He has lived in New York City and Los Angeles, where his husband was a Disney animator. Apart from his book One Day at Disney: Meet the People Who Make the Magic Across the Globe (2019), some of his favorite past interviews have been Emma Watson, Sir Ian McKellen, Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson and crawfish farmers in the Louisiana bayou.

THE WALT DISNEY ARCHIVES was established by Roy O. Disney, Walt Disney's brother and Chairman of Board, who determined that significant assets and documents relating to the history of The Walt Disney Company should be gathered and preserved, and that the recollections of key employees should be documented. Chief Archivist Emeritus Dave Smith was officially hired for this purpose on June 22, 1970, and since then, the Walt Disney Archives has curated millions of historic items, including books, art, awards, photographs, merchandise, props, costumes, and much more. The Archives team has assisted in research and review of hundreds of scholarly and documentary works in varied media and produced numerous exhibits for the presentation of the The Walt Disney Company's respected and beloved history to the public.