No one writes about Disney theme parks like Foxx Nolte; no one rises above the trivia and goes beyond the mere sleuthing of historical facts, no one *nails* the essence of what makes these parks work - and fail.
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https://passport2dreams.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-awkward-transitions-of-disneyland.html
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The Awkward Transitions of Disneyland!
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https://passport2dreams.blogspot.com/2010/12/third-queue.html
But I *really* knew her for a kindred spirit when I read her masterful analysis of the historical context and enduring power of the Haunted Mansion:
https://passport2dreams.blogspot.com/2010/05/history-and-haunted-mansion.html
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The Third Queue
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https://pluralistic.net/2020/11/09/boundless-realm/#fuxxfur
This year, Nolte came back with another short, smart, endlessly fascinating history of Disney World, *Hidden History of Walt Disney World*:
https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/products/9781467156189
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Hidden History of Walt Disney World
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Finally, he hit on Disneyland, poaching the company's best animators for a separate firm that Roy was eventually forced to buy from Walt in order to bring it back into the corporate fold.
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Working with his brother may have made Walt miserable, but he evidently saw the benefit in this Hegelian dialectic, because he became infamous for putting together creative teams who were forever at each other's throats.
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