His first book was cowritten with fellow imagineer david mumford, the now legendary disneyland. If you collect or are thinking about collecting postcards from disneyland this is the bible on the subject. They can also help you book disneyland resort dining reservations and reserve vip seating and viewing for select parades and spectaculars. They lugged the books to every convention and sold them through mailorder. Home of disneyland 2018, anaheim california knotts hollywood disneyland universal studios magic mountain tour bus and hollywood sign castle gate gift shop 1734 south harbor blvd. Disneyland the nickel tour by bruce gordon, david mumford. In addition, bruce was coauthor with david mumford and publisher of four disney books. It was originally the only attraction on the property.
There are a lot of disney books out there but this takes. Tour length is customizable to your needs, with a minimum of 7 hours. A postcard journey through 40 years of the happiest place on earth mumford, david, gordon, bruce on. The nickel tour is ostensibly a pictorial tour of disneyland s history through a presentation of every postcard the park has ever offered. Using postcards from preopening to the present the book explains how disneyland. This book, the nickel tour, is a fascinating, romantic and wonderful postcardtour of disneyland, and the best i have ever had the pleasure of reading on this subject. Disneyland paris, from sketch to reality book english updated edition. In addition to randy brights wonderful disneyland the inside story, the nickel tour stands as one of the two most comprehensive books about disneyland s history. A postcard journey through 40 years of the happiest place on earth. When the original supply of the nickel tour was almost out, camphor tree numbered the final 500, produced beautiful leather slipcases for them, and had an author signing at the gallery.
I listened to it on audio book and wound up picking it up after finishing it because i liked it a lot. For instance, enter space mountain to locate information for that attraction. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The futuristic rocket on the roof pointed upward to the futurereportedly with the enthusiastic support of twas owner, howard hughes. The nickel tour inspired me to dig out my alltime favorite book. The nickel tour, are considered among the greatest theme park books ever written. Historical guide to disneyland as pictured in postcards. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.
Nickel tour does a great job of tracking disney as they develop and refine what a theme park is through the postcards sold at the park from the beginning to the nineties. Disneyland, the nickel tour is a look at the first 45 years of disneylands history seen through the postcards of the park. A beautiful art book filled with the bold graphics that promoted the attractions as if they were films. A postcard journey through a half century of the happiest place on earth, by bruce gordon, david mumford, roge is a type of electronic ebook that you could enter the web link download supplied. That book, and inventing disneyland, are not available for those that may want to read it but not own it.
The nickel tour is ostensibly a pictorial tour of disneylands history through a presentation of every postcard the park has ever offered. Its focus isnt necessarily on the initial construction and planning of disneyland, although it does cover that too. A special 60th anniversary collection assembled by historian oday and designer kidney. One city, two moonliners yesterland disneyland history. Disneyland the nickel tour, bruce gordon, david mumford, roger le roque, nick farago, jan 1, 2000, travel, 392 pages. I found the dlh book fascinating and it is a very attractive book, which coincidentally fits into the color scheme of my family room, but for your purposes, yes, i would make the exception, its really a great book, filled with pictures and history.
Your vip tour schedule will not be a minutebyminute itinerary, but will allow you the flexibility to make impromptu changes along the way. To find an exact or closer match, include quotation marks around a phrase or group of words. The nickel tour at the national fantasy fan club convention. Bruce gordon, david mumford, roger le roque, and nick farago. Interested in one of the most amazing books youll ever read about disneyland. Using postcards from preopening to the present the book explains how disneyland came to be, and how it evolved into the cultural icon it is today. Written by walt disney imagineers bruce gordon and david mumford, the books gives fans a glimpse behind the scenes of both disneyland and its development wing imagineering. Walt disneys disneyland by chris nichols from taschen is the definitive book about disneyland, with hundreds of photos from the parks early years and little known facts about the park. A postcard journey through 40 years of the happiest place on earth by david mumford and bruce gordon 1995, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. In 1995, imagineers bruce gordon and david mumford released their book disneyland. Camphor tree publishers, 2000 a signed hardcover copy of disneyland the nickel tour postcard collecting book. Disneyland park, originally disneyland, is the first of two theme parks built at the disneyland resort in anaheim, california, opened on july 17, 1955.
In addition to randy brights wonderful disneyland the inside story, the nickel tour stands as one of the two most comprehensive books about disneylands history. I highly recommend it, not only to the avid postcard collector, but also everyone with a love for the world of disney. Presents a pictorial guide through one 24hour period on a march day in disneyland, walt disney world, euro disneyland, and tokyo disneyland. For more search results, enter fewer words and do not use quotation marks. It can be a tough one to find since it has been out of print for years, but its cherished by disneyland book lovers. Disneyland, the nickel tour is a look at the first 45 years of disneyland s history seen through the postcards of the park. Disneyland postcard book nickel tour 2nd ed disney land. If you have a friend or family member who is at all interested in disneyland, its history, and the stories behind the magic, then disneyland. No disneyland nerds bookshelf is complete without this definitive history of the park, originally selfpublished in 1995 by authors and former disney imagineers bruce gordon and david mumford. The bad news is that others im looking at you, disneyland nickel tour are insanely expensive. Disneyland the nickel tour by david mumford, bruce gordon, july 1995, camphor tree pub edition, hardcover. This second edition of the popular book features signatures of its 4 authors. This book, sadly out of print, set a level of excellence that was only matched by another of gordons books, disneyland. Coming from bruce who did with david mumford the great disneyland, the nickel tour book, it was more than a compliment.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. At the time of his passing on 6 november 2007 he was working as the show producer for the walt disney family museum that opened in san francisco, california on october. It is a collection of disneyland postcards through the years. For those of you who still want access to a pdf of the nickel tour checklisti have preserved it here. But it takes a look at postcards through the years and talks about all the developments and attractions added to the park along the way. Written by walt disney imagineers bruce gordon and david mumford, the books gives fans a glimpse behind the scenes of both disneyland and its development wing. The item disneyland the nickel tour book 2nd edition blue cover mickey mouse walt disney is in sale since saturday, february 15, 2020. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. It will remain in my personal libraryitem description at auction i have an original 2nd edition blue jacket of the disneyland nickel tour postcard book by bruce gordon and david mumford up for auction. Disneyland vintage unused postcard upjohn factory nickel. These special holiday or christmas sets of three pressed elongated nickels were also an instant favorite of many fellow disneyland pressed penny collectors.
Its really a beautiful book chronicling the changes in the park. It is the only theme park designed and built to completion under the direct supervision of walt disney. Download the disneyland book of secrets 2015 disneyland one locals unauthorized, rapturous and indispensable guide to the happiest place on earth pdf lidyaharahp 10. Bruce gordon, david mumford, roger le roque, nick farago. Disneyland the nickel tour july 1995 edition open library.
This is going to be an outlier, but i regret spending a lot on the famouslysought after disneyland nickel tour book. A postcard journey through 40 years of the happiest place on earth by bruce gordon. Disneyland the nickel tour, walts time, a brush with disney, and ellenshaw under glass. The disneyland hotel book is one of books on my coffee table, along with the art of walt disney and disneyland. The first disneyland, holiday, seasonal or christmas 1 pressed nickel set was offered in 1995 inside the gates of disneyland park and has become one of my favorite disneyland elongated coin collections. The nickel tour is an amazing, almost 400 page book about the history of disneyland told through each and every postcard that was sold at the park they originally sold for a nickel, hence the name. The nickel tour, written with fellow imagineer the late david mumford. Disneyland the nickel tour book 2nd edition blue cover mickey mouse walt disney. That was very kind coming from him, especially considering that he was also writing books about disney theme parks, and some of his books, like disneyland.
The nickel tour limited slipcase edition disneyland nomenclature. I am suprised such a great book is no longer in print. One day at disney, wendy lefkon, sep 1, 2000, travel, 192 pages. Sketch to reality shows disney using everything they had learned up to that point and putting it into the culmination of the disney castle park, disneyland paris. The first chapter about main street has 52 pages and introduces the reader to the legend of main street, usa. Disneyland coffee table books the dis disney discussion. A postcard journey through a half century of the happiest place on earth by david mumford, bruce gordon ok, ill admit that buying this book is a bit of a splurge but theres a reason that used copies go for so much. Disneyland paris, from sketch to reality book english.