Tetsuo Arima's "The Disneyland Story: LA-Florida-Tokyo-Paris" Summary and Impressions - A recommended Disneyland passport history to learn about the history and backstage of Disneyland!
I would like to introduce "Disneyland Story: LA-Florida-Tokyo-Paris" by Tetsuo Arima, published by Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. in 2001.
Let's take a quick look at the book.
The first full-scale history of Disneyland by a Japanese author. How did the founders Walt and Roy, successive managers, and the people around them create the "Kingdom of Dreams"? From the U.S. to Japan, Europe to China, this is the history of the evolution of theme parks. We will explore the secret of the attraction of "once you come, you will want to come again.
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This book is a recommended guide that provides an overview of the history of Disneyland from its opening in Anaheim, California in 1955 to Florida, Tokyo, Paris, and Hong Kong.
What makes this book unique is that it does not simply look at the history of each Disneyland, but rather includes an abundance of human drama in it. There were various human dramas involved in the development of the huge project called Disneyland. This is mentioned at the beginning of the book as follows.
Theme park projects, because of their tremendous scale, are inherently fraught with great danger and can only be accomplished by overcoming several crises. This has not changed one bit since Walt began construction of the first Disneyland in Anaheim in 1954. Since this first modern theme park was conceived, theme park projects have become so large that large corporations have had to involve themselves, as well as municipalities and partner companies.
Theme park projects have always generated heated debates and severe conflicts among the parties involved. The sheer size of the project has amplified their emotional differences and made the confrontations irreconcilable. The enormity of the project placed not only the relationship between the top management, but also the relationship between the management and their subordinates, and between the top management and their business partners, in an unusual state of tension. This is not surprising, since the company's survival and their own tomorrow depended on the success or failure of the project. The sheer size of the project also brought people's abilities, personalities, and aptitudes into the spotlight, which in turn led to the project's outcome.
It was the Disneyland project that critically strained the relationship between Walt and his brother Roy. After Walt's death, a power struggle between Roy and the next generation of management was also triggered by the construction of Disney World. The Epcot Center at Disney World strongly reflects the character of Card Walker, Walt's apostle in charge. What made the backstage of Tokyo Disneyland interesting was the personality of Masachi Takahashi, president of Oriental Land Company, and his feud with Mitsui Fudosan, the parent company of Oriental Land Company. Euro Disney in France oozes Eisner's bullish personality.
Nothing brings out the human drama like a theme park project.
Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Tetsuo Arima, Disneyland Story LA-Florida-Tokyo-Paris, p. 16-17
Nothing brings out the human drama like a theme park project."
This is the essence of what makes this book so interesting. The history of Disneyland itself is incredibly interesting, but it is this that makes this book an exciting work all by itself. I also read it in one sitting.
And one more point.
By Richard Snow, who has previously written on this blog specifically about Disneyland in Anaheim.Disneyland: How the World's Greatest Entertainment Was Created.but this book will focus on the interactions between Anaheim, Florida, Tokyo, Paris, and Hong Kong. This is also interesting! Likewise, the author states at the beginning of the book
The story of the eight theme park projects that Walt and his successors undertook, the crises they faced and how they overcame them, the human drama that unfolded in each project, how they changed the company that Walt started, and how they changed the shape of the surrounding municipalities, is sure to appeal even to those with little interest in the theme park business. The story of the eight theme park projects, the crises they faced, how they overcame them, the human dramas that unfolded, and how they changed the company Walt started and the surrounding municipalities, is sure to be enjoyable even for those with little interest in the theme park business.
By following Disney's theme park projects in chronological order, it is also possible to clearly see how the projects have influenced each other and how the theme park business has changed over time.
For example, the attitude taken by Disney Productions toward the construction of Tokyo Disneyland can be well understood by looking at the situation surrounding the Epcot Center at Disney World. The strategy taken by the Disney Company at Euro Disney was also born from the lessons learned from what the leaders of the Disney Company call the "Tokyo Disneyland failure. If it had not been for the Euro Disney fiasco, Disney management would not have had to force the Disney's America project forward. And without the trauma of the Euro Disney and Disney's America fiascos, the Hong Kong Disneyland project might have materialized a little earlier.
All of Disney's theme park projects were influenced in some way by previous projects.
What kind of development and changes have taken place since then to arrive at the year 2005, when Walt was born in 1901? What battles and human way of life were behind it? How are the times, society, and culture reflected in it? Let's take a look at these questions along with the history of Disney's theme parks.
Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Tetsuo Arima, Disneyland Story LA-Florida-Tokyo-Paris, p. 19-20
Reading this book, you will be amazed at how unique Tokyo Disneyland is. And as mentioned in the book, the extraordinary battle to attract Disney is very exciting. I was also intrigued by the story of Tokyo Disneyland, so I immediately read the book by Tsune NoguchiLights and Shadows of the "Kingdom of Dreams."I also decided to read This is also a really exciting work and I recommend you to read it as a set.
Also recommended is "The Beginning of Disney's Millennium Kingdom: Ambitions for Media Domination," also by Tetsuo Arima. While "The Story of Disneyland: LA-Florida-Tokyo-Paris" tells the general history of Disneyland, "The Story of Disneyland: LA-Florida-Tokyo-Paris" tells in detail about Disney's media strategy. This book also describes the human drama in detail, and makes you realize that even for a huge company, "people" are a major point.
The Disneyland Story: LA-Florida-Tokyo-Paris" is a work that can be easily picked up in a paperback format, yet is very rich in content. This book is highly recommended not only for Disney fans, but also for those interested in business and nonfiction.
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