{"product_id":"dream-it-do-it-my-half-century-creating-disneys-magic-kingdoms-9781423174066","title":"Dream It! Do It!: My Half-Century Creating Disney's Magic Kingdoms","description":"\u003cb\u003ePart memoir, part business book, Marty Sklar entertains readers with more than fifty years of tales of creating magic around the world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarty Sklar was hired by The Walt Disney Company after his junior year at UCLA, and began his Disney career at Disneyland in July 1955, the month before the park opened. He spent his first decade at Disney as the kid, the very youngest of the creative team Walt had assembled at WED Enterprises. But despite his youth, his talents propelled him forward into substantial responsibility: he became Walt's speech writer, penned Walt's and Roy's messages in the company's annual report, composed most of the publicity and marketing materials for Disneyland, conceived presentations for the U.S. government, devised initiatives to obtain sponsors to enable new Disneyland developments, and wrote a twenty-four-minute film expressing Walt's philosophy for the Walt Disney World project and Epcot. He was Walt's literary right-hand man. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the next forty years, Marty Sklar rose to become president and principal creative executive of Walt Disney Imagineering, and he devoted his entire career to creating, enhancing, and expanding Walt's magical empire.\u003cbr\u003e This beautifully written and enlightening book is Marty's own retelling of his epic Disney journey, a grand adventure that lasted over half a century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSearching for that perfect gift for the #1 Disney fan in your life? Explore more behind-the-scenes stories from Disney Editions: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTravels with Figment: On the Road in Search of Disney Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e (By Disney Legend Marty Sklar)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eOne Little Spark  Mickey's Ten Commandments and The Road to Imagineering \u003c\/i\u003e(By Disney Legend Marty Sklar)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMagic Journey: My Fantastical Walt Disney Imagineering Career\u003c\/i\u003e (By Kevin Rafferty)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTravels with Walt Disney: A Photographic Voyage Around the World \u003c\/i\u003e(By Jeff Kurtti)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eEat Like Walt: The Wonderful World of Disney Food\u003c\/i\u003e (By Marcy Carriker Smothers)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWalt Disney: An American Original\u003c\/i\u003e (By Bob Thomas)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDisney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia, Fifth Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (By Disney Legend Dave Smith)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDisney Facts Revealed: Answers to Fans' Curious Questions\u003c\/i\u003e (By Disney Legend Dave Smith)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDisney Trivia from the Vault: Secrets Revealed and Questions Answered\u003c\/i\u003e (By Disney Legend Dave Smith)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMy Pride: Mastering Life's Daily Performance from Broadway's Record-Breaking Lion King\u003c\/i\u003e (By Alton Fitzgerald White)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBe Our Guest: Perfecting the Art of Customer Service, Revised and Updated Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (By The Disney Institute)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sklar, Marty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Disney Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781423174066\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.47h x 5.84w x 1.27d","brand":"Marty Sklar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39372842270795,"sku":"9781423174066","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_b31e9493-78cd-44b2-a8b4-7df2c7c31f98.jpg?v=1621930012","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/dream-it-do-it-my-half-century-creating-disneys-magic-kingdoms-9781423174066","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}