The Disney documentary train rolls on, with this rather remarkable look at Richard and Robert Sherman – longtime staff songwriters at Walt Disney Productions and composers of some of the best known ditties ever. Much like Walt & El Grupo, The Boys: The Sherman Brothers’ Story is a family affair. Cousins Gregory V. Sherman […]
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Last week saw the release of three prominent Disney-related documentaries. The only of these that I had not seen in theaters was Walt & El Grupo, so I was naturally eager to check out director Ted Thomas’s (Frank and Ollie) recounting of Walt Disney’s 1941 South America trip (Thomas’s father, animator Frank Thomas, was […] It’s been a busy year here in Progress City so perhaps it’s not surprising that we’re just now catching up on our critical reading material from 2010. Of the Disney park-related books published this year, few made as big a splash as Project Future, The Inside Story Behind the Creation of Disney World by […] I thought I should post a notice that Imagineer and author Steve Alcorn has published a new book about the theme park design process, Theme Park Design: Behind The Scenes With An Engineer. Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn McBride Inc., a long-time fixture of the themed entertainment industry, and the author of Building a […] I noticed today that Chronicle Books is having a summer sale, offering 35% off and free shipping on all titles if you use the promo code “FRIENDS” on their website. Because, apparently, we’re all friends here. And there. Anyway, this is goodly news because Chronicle publishes all of the Disney & Pixar “Art of” books […] |
 From the Progress City archives comes this collection of 33 tall tales and true from Disney history. Available in paperback, hardback, and ebook formats.  |
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