Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia

by Dave Smith

If you're curious about The Walt Disney Company, this comprehensive encyclopedia is your one-stop guide! Filled with significant achievements, short biographies, historic dates, and tons of trivia-worthy tidbits and anecdotes, this newly updated collection covers all things Disney-from A to Z-through thousands of entries and more than eight hundred images. The fifth edition will include all the major Disney park attractions, restaurants, and shows; summaries of ABC and Disney Channel television series; run-downs on all Disney and Disney-Pixar films and characters; the latest and greatest from Marvel and Lucas; key actors, songs, and animators from Disney films and shows; and so much more!

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference, Trivia, History, Media Tie In, Travel, Art

768 pages, Hardcover

Published October 1, 2006

About the author

Dave Smith was the founder and chief archivist at the Walt Disney Archives, which is located at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California.

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Reviews

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dave Smith Never Disappoints, Does He.

[Vail Chester]

Just...too much...to even scratch the surface...
Being an archivist for Disney is my dream, but there has got to be a way to narrow down all this massive amounts of info!

[Vimacone · Rating 5 out of 5]

A pretty good basic encyclopedia for almost anything Disney.

Pros
Entries include titles for every film (release date, director etc.), characters (animated and live action), actors, Studio/corporate personell, Disneyland material.

Cons
Images are black and white (but color plates are included in the center)
Entries can be a bit more comprehensive, but that's a nitpick since I was suprised some information on some entries was included at all. Also revised versions add more entries for minor characters and other misc. info.

I recommend it as a quick reference resource.

[Truly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beruntungnya saya ketika ada yang beres-beres dan menghibahkan buku ini. Seingat saya, buku ini dibeli ketika ia sedang ke Disneyland. Tp ternyata justru buku ini dibeli di Jkt ketika hendak ke Disneyland.

Banyak sekali informasi terkait Disney yang bisa diperoleh dari buku. Ternyata saya tak tahu banyak.

Eh... kira-kira dia menyesal tidak ya menghibahkan buku ini😅

[Valentina · Rating 4 out of 5]

La enciclopedia que yo tengo es otra más moderna y es preciosa 😍😍😍 Le di 4⭐ porque resultó ser una enciclopedia acerca de un juego en el Xbox, sin embargo me encantaron las animaciones del libro, las descripciones de los personajes y pues Disney es perfecto ♥️♥️

[Jdetrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a pretty dry book, but when it calls itself an encyclopedia, I suppose that's to be expected. It's older, so it stops around 1996, but it's a great nostalgia tool that reminded me of a lot of Disney films and theme park attractions that I hadn't thought of in some time.

[Megan Deppe · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very comprehensive review of everything that Disney has under its helm, as well as helpful for anyone who wants to be sure of any technical information. The only issue is that there is some information missing, but that's to be expected with such a wealth of time to cover. The only way to solve that is to consistently update, but it's way too much to update every year!

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a basic reference on EVERYTHING Disney...

From actors to minor characters... from Theme Parks to Animators... there is a wealth of information that can form the basis for futher reading and investigation,

[Rick Ludwig · Rating 4 out of 5]

Extremely comprehensive covering things from all aspects of the Disney empire. It tells a little about everything, but I would like a lot more about some things. Still an excellent resource and I am sure the new edition is even more so.

[Clint · Rating 5 out of 5]

My go-to reference for all things Disney, years before Wikipedia and all the other sources of information now available to us via the internet even existed. I used to sit up in my room for hours just reading selections from this book.

[Dennis Lynch · Rating 4 out of 5]

800+ pages of 7,000+ brief entries, of biographies, films, tv shows, characters, parks and more. A good starting place for research and quick trivia. There’s no index, but entries are in alphabetical order.

[Bayley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is pretty much the most awesome Disney reference ever. Rather expensive, but very worth it. Everything you could ever imagine about Disney is in this book.

[Kezza22 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Does what it says A-Z of Disney, very well researched book!

[Dave Donahoe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although this edition was from 1998, it is incredible just how much information there was in one book. I can only imagine how huge the latest edition might be.

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dave Does it Again!