Marc Davis: In His Own Words: Imagineering the Disney Theme Parks: 1-2

It’s picky, but at this price I’d expect it to be immaculate. Wherever it happened, my copy from Amazon had dented edges. Not the end of the world but… you know,… over a hundred quid…The books themselves are perfection for anyone with an interest in art, theme park design and creative thinking. I’d have liked larger images but I guess that would have meant less of them.

Bought as a christmas gift so didn’t look until too late but damage to the casing which for the price was disappointing

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I got “Marc Davis in His Own Words: Imagineering the Disney Theme Parks” as a Father’s Day gift for my father, pictured here, since he is quite a fan of both Disney Animation and the Disney Theme Parks. When he opened it up we had no idea of the attention to detail and the quite stunning amount of photographs/original artwork that is present in the two-volume set. This impressive set covers Marc Davis’ second career at WDC as an imagineer who literally was a driving force behind the creation of so many second and third generation Disney attractions, especially in the field of audioanimatronics, with such timeless attractions as Pirates of the Caribbean, the Haunted Mansion, America Sings, the Country Bear Jamboree, and the addition of audioanimatronics to the Matterhorn. Imagineering fans, Disney Theme Park fans, and fans of Disney history, would do themselves a huge favor and scrape the coin together to purchase and treasure this set for a lifetime of discovery and wonder.

I purchased this book for my son who is a 3D animator and very much an admirer of classic Disney and Marc Davis. I cannot comment on his review, but I am confident he will spend hours enjoying the contents of this set.

Ce double livre est juste un véritable trésor et une mine d’informations sur ce grand artiste qu’était Marc Davis

Marc Davis, along with John Hench were, perhaps more than any other Disney artists, responsible for preserving Walt Disney's vision/look for his theme parks. Pixar director/animator Pete Docter and writer Christopher Merritt have created what is perhaps the finest, most thorough set of books on a Disney animator/imagineer. After 25-plus years as a Disney animator (one of the "Nine Old Men") Davis switched gears and became an imagineer for his second act. I knew of his involvement with the designs of the Pirates and Mansion rides. I had no idea just how far his art and influence reached into dozens of other Disneyland and Walt Disney World park attractions. These books are beautifully written and illustrated. There are photos and pieces of Davis's art I had never before seen. This is a must-have. This two-volume set will not always be available. Someday, it will be on Ebay at five or six times the cost. I recommend to any Disney/Davis fan to not miss this opportunity.