If you are looking for books about Disney World you have found the right place!
Finding good books about Disney World can be quite a challenge. You have to sift through literally tens of thousands of books on Amazon. We have spent the time to do some research for you! If you are looking for a beautiful coffee table book, a Disney history book, or a trivia book, we’ve got you covered!
Lets dive in and take a look at the best books about Walt Disney World. Get ready to see some classics and new books you may have not heard of!
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Disney Coffee Table Books
These coffee table books are full of beautiful photos! You will enjoy having these displayed and easily accessible to enjoy year round.
1. Official Walt Disney World Quote Book
This book was released for the 100 year celebration of the Walt Disney Company. You will find this book to be full of both familiar and obscure quotes from the legendary Walt Disney. Not only are there inspiring quotes, but you will also see some rare photos of Walt!
2. A Portrait of Walt Disney World: 50 Years of The Most Magical Place on Earth
This beautiful hardcover coffee table book was released to celebrate 50 years of Walt Disney World. You will find gorgeous drawings, illustrations, photography, rare concept art, and stories from the last 50 years! This is a great book for the Disney World enthusiast. You will find an appreciation for nostalgia, discovery, fantasy, and joy in these pages.
3. The Art of Walt Disney World: From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdom and Beyond
This stunning book would make the perfect gift for a Disney fan! This book celebrates all the Disney films we have grown to know and love. This book has pictures of animation ranging from Cinderella to Lilo and Stitch! This is a new edition of a well loved book that celebrates the 100 year celebration of the happiest place on earth.
4. Walt Disney Imagineering: A Behind the Dreams Look at Making More Magic Real
This hardcover book is one you won’t want to put down. This books shares stories from imagineers so you can see how they make the Disney magic happen. This book is also full of gorgeous photos that you have probably never seen before!
5. Disney Movie Posters: From Steamboat Willie to Inside Out
This book showcases the posters that capture the essence of each Walt Disney Studios film! Film posters are created with an intentionally that each poster captures the tone and wide range of emotions we experience while watching the film. These posters will bring you right back to your first time watching each movie.
Disney World Theme Parks Books
6. The Art of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
If you are a Star Wars fan, or know a Star Wars fan, this is the book for you! This book features hundreds of full-color concept artworks, sketches, blueprints, photographs, and more. This book explores the magic behind Glaxay’s Edge in both Walt Disney World and in Disneyland. This is one of the favorite books of many Star Wars and Disney fans.
7. One Day At Disney
This book is on my Amazon wish list! This book walks through one entire day at the Disney theme parks from the castmember’s views. From Amazon: ” All the photos in this book were taken on that single Thursday, beginning early in Tokyo and following the sun around the world through Shanghai, Hong Kong, Paris, Madrid, the Bahamas, Costa Rica, and dozens of places throughout the United States. More than 40 hours after it began, the day ended as the sunset on the Aulani resort in Hawaii.”
8. The Imagineering Field Guide
Imagine walking through the Magic Kingdom with one of the Disney imagneers. This book provides that experience! The field guide gives you insight to big picture projects and small details alike. This is a great book for both young readers – and those young at heart.
9. The Haunted Mansion – From The Magic Kingdom To The Movie
This book illustrates how one of our favorite attractions moved from sketches to reality. You will see some of the earliest story concepts and all the adaptations and changes that were made as it moved into each of the worldwide Disney parks. This book also confirms and dispels the various myths and rumors that have surrounded the mysterious Mansion since its opening.
If this type of book is your jam, be sure to check out a similar one about Pirates of the Caribbean!
10. Walt Disney Imagineering: A Behind the Dreams Look At Making the Magic Real
This is a deluxe book for the Disney buff! This book contains rough drawings, concept models, and behind the scenes stories about Disney attractions and innovations. You are guaranteed to find some new information in this book that you didn’t know!
11. Maps of the Disney Parks
A map often serves as a time capsule – it captures a moment of time of how something was. This book has maps different Disney Parks over the last 60 years! These maps show you both Main Street and Big Thunder Mountain….but also the days when Animal Kingdom didn’t exist and Disney World was just a dream of Walt’s. You will love reading about these maps and discovering new things about the parks!
12. Unofficial Disney Parks Cookbook
We couldn’t make a Disney books list without including this one! This is an unofficial Disney cookbook that gives you recipes to recreate your favorite Disney foods and snacks at home! Recreate favorites like the classic Dole Whip and Mickey Pretzels to new favorites like blue milk from Star Wars land and Jack Jack’s Num Num Cookie from Pixar Pier. Be sure to check out some Disney themed kitchen items to go with this!
13. Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia
This book has over 9,000 entries that showcase Walt Disney World’s significant achievements, short biographies, historic dates, and tons of trivia-worthy tidbits! With 200 images across the pages you will not only like to read this book but look at it as well.
Disney: The Man and The Company Books
14. The Animated Man – The Life of Walt Disney
There are a number of Walt Disney biographies out there, but this one is unique. Author Michael Barrier takes us through all aspects of Walt’s life – from early childhood memories and situations, to becoming an entrepreneur, to creating Steamboat Willie and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
This is a good read for someone who would like a different take on the standard Walt biography.
15. The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned From 15 Years As CEO Of The Walt Disney Company
Written by Bob Iger, this is a memoir about his years of experience as CEO of the Walt Disney World Company. Robert Iger shares the lessons he learned while running Disney and leading its 220,000-plus employees, and he explores the hard work and principles that are necessary for true leadership.
16. Walt Disney: The Biography
This is a beast of a book and can be very intimidating, but once you start reading it you won’t want to put it down. If you think you know everything there is to know about Walt, pick up this book!
Books About Planning your Disney vacation
17. Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World
This has been our go to guide book for decades! If you are going to Disney World we highly recommend grabbing this comprehensive guide book. No matter if it is your first visit or you’ve been a dozen times, this book will give you up to date tips and tricks to make your trip the most magical ever.
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18. The Great Walt Disney World Scavenger Hunt
This is a great book for families to take to Disney World! This gives you ideas for things to look for in each of the four Disney Parks.
19. Walt Disney World Hacks: 350+ Park Secrets for Making the Most of Your Walt Disney World Vacation
We are so excited that a second edition of this popular book is coming out in 2024! 350 park secrets, hacks, and tips for helping you have the most magical vacation ever. This is a must read before your next trip.
These books would make great gifts for the Disney enthusiast or an avid reader. If you are looking for other gift ideas, be sure to check out our favorite Mickey themed gifts!
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