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101 Things You Never Knew About Disneyland: An Unauthorized Look At The Little Touches And Inside Jokes

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I received this book just in time for a week at Disneyland during the 50th Anniversary celebration. The festivities of 17 July 2005 and the crowds were not all that heavy, and on Friday the 23rd I took the "Imagination to Celebration" tour. I had to ask for help to find that special palm tree in Adventureland--there are several--and the toru guide had to ask for help, too! "101 things You Never Knew About Disneyland" will make you seem like an instant expert.

Kevin Yee and Jason schultz made my stay at Disneyland much more magical. Disneyland is constantly changing, so some of the things in this book may be different from when I visitied. I had to ask a cast member in Indiana Jones to show me Eyeore. Many of the Hidden Mickeys, the tributes to people or things past, are really hidden--otehrs are hidden in plain sight. I had to look sharp to find the tributes to the Country Bear Playhouse inside the Winnie the Pooh attraction. Couldn't have done it if "101 Things..." hadn't told me what to look for--and where to look.

This book is great for Disneyland fans. Very informative and fun. Although a lot of the information will not be new to hard-core Disney fans, they have written the book in a informative format. The one draw back to the book is that there are serious editing issues. At times it is almost unreadable due to the errors.

I, being an avid Disney fan love to find out the little quirks about my favorite place on earth. However, these 101 things you never knew were 101 things even my child knew. Aside from the "101 things" listed are already in many Disney books, the book is poorly written. It reminds me of high school where when assigned an essay that had to 101 pages, every effort was used to double space, use the widest ruled paper available and write r e a l l y w i d e so you'd fill your assignment. To a Disney fan, very disappointing. To a fourth grader, rather insightful.

This book is full of fun facts. It is perfect for trivia games and for use in designing schavenger hunts in the park. It gives tremendous insight into the culture of Disney. If you love Disneyland and what to understand why it is the way it is, this is the book for you.

This is less of book and more of a pamphlet. I will say that it is a quick read and fairly interesting. If you buy this book, set aside 45 minutes and enjoy some fun facts about Disneyland.

As someone who frequents Disneyland about forty plus times a year thanks to an annual pass, I thought I knew everything about Disneyland. This book gives valuable insight to little known facts. Sure, maybe they can be looked up on the Internet or are common knowledge to some, but it's nice to have it all in a nice, inexpensive little book. In fact, my wife and I have taken this book to Disneyland to verify some of the information. If you want a different slant on history, background and secrets of Disneyland, this is a good place to start.

I know quite a few of the "inside touches" at Walt Disney World in FL, but next to nothing about Disneyland in CA. This was a welcome addition to our guide books, just to provide some fun. We'll take it with us and see what we spot! I haven't read as much of this as my husband has, but he's always telling me some little tidbit or other from the book, so I know he's enjoying it, too. It's really getting our excitement levels up for our upcoming trip. It's a fun book to have, even if it's not a guidebook in the usual sense.

This is one of those books you can just pick up and read for a few minutes when you have time. It is just packed with tons of interesting facts about Disneyland that you never even knew that you wanted to know---and after reading this book and learning these facts, you look at Disneyland with new eyes and go "Hmmm".

I didnt think this book was worth the money. Alot of the things I knew about disneyland already and I have only had 3 trips there in my life.

Even after visiting Disneyland over 50 times. I learned many new things to look for on my next trip. It is a small enough book to pack in your daypack while visiting the park. Really enjoy the books by Kevin Yee and plan on adding more to my collection soon.