Topics associated with books and articles listed below
A. U.S. culture as represented by Disney
B. The impact of Disney as corporate culture
C. Transportation/technology innovations and approaches by Disney
D. Celebration as a new town/post-modern urbanism
E. The art and architecture of Walt Disney World (WDW)
F. Crowd handling and consumerism at WDW
G. International culture at WDW
H. WDW accommodations for the disabled
I. The impact of WDW on the Orlando area
 

Books on Disney available in the A.C. Buehler Library

• Bryman, Alan. 1995. Disney and His Worlds. London: Routledge. 791.06873 B916d [Topics A,B]
• Connellan, Thomas K. 1997. Inside the Magic Kingdom: Seven Keys to Disney's Success. Austin, TX: Bard. 384.809794 C752i [Topic B]
• Fjellman, Stephen. 1992. Vinyl Leaves: Walt Disney World and America. Boulder, CO: Westview. 381.451791 F567v [Topics A,C,F,G]
• Foglesong, Richard E. 2001. Married to the Mouse: Walt Disney World and Orlando. New Haven: Yale. 791.068759 F656m [Topic D]
• Frantz, Douglas and Catherine Collins. 1999. Celebration USA: Living in Disney's brave new town. New York: Henry Holt. 307.7609759 F837c [Topic D]
• Ross, Andrew. 1999. The Celebration Chronicles. New York: Ballantine. 307.7609759 R823c [Topic D]
• Ritzer, George. 1999. Enchanting a disenchanted world : revolutionizing the means of consumption 339.47 R615e
• Zibart, Eve. Inside Disney: The Incredible Story of Walt Disney World and the Man Behind the Mouse

There are many more, do a search in I-Share using the search term "Disney"

The following articles are available directly through these links. Note: If you are using this page from off-campus when you click on one of the article links below you will be prompted to enter your username and password (this is your Student Technology Account [i.e. your Elmhurst College email] username and password). You should then go directly to the article.

Also, try searching in Academic Search Complete or Lexis-Nexis for popular press and scholarly articles on WDW and Disney.

• Anderson, K. 1991. "Look Mickey, No Kitsch!" Time, July 29, pp.66-. [Topic E]
• Archer, Kevin. 1997. "The Limits to the Imagineered City: Sociospatial Polarization in Orlando."Economic Geography 73(3): pp. 322-. [Topic I]
• Leinsing, Donna. 1997. "Building a Community of Excellence." National Forum 77(1): pp.31-. [Topic D]
• Painton, Priscilla. 1991. "Fantasy's Reality." Time, May 27, pp.52-. [Topic I]
• Rothchild, John. 1995. "A Mouse in the House." Time, Dec. 4, pp. 62-. [Topic D]
• Rymer, Russ. 1996. "Back to the Future: Disney Reinvents the Company Town." Harper's, Oct., pp.65-. [Topic D]
• Shenk, Joshua Wolf. 1995. "Hidden Kingdom: Disney's Political Blueprint." American Prospect no. 21, pp.80-. [Topic I]
• Tolson, Jay. 1999. "A Hipster Finds a Home in an Unusual Utopia." U.S. News and World Report, Sept. 20, pp.58-. [Topic D]

• Corliss, Richard. 1989. "You're Under Arrest! Hollywood goes Florida at the Disney-MGM Park." Time, May 8, pp.102-103. [Topic A]
• Doyle-Kimball, Mary. 1996. "Sizing up Disney's Celebration." Builder, Sept., pp.118-. [Topic D]
• Henry, John. 1996. "Is Celebration Mayberry or a Stepford Village? Walt Disney Co.'s New Community Near Orlando, Florida." Professional Builder, Sept., pp.47-. [Topic D]
• Pollan, Michael. 1997. "Town-Building is No Mickey Mouse Operation." New York Times Magazine, Dec. 14, p.56-. [Topic D]
• Stecklow, Steve. 1997. "Disney's Model School: No Cause to Celebrate." Wall Street Journal, June 3, p.A-1. [Topic D]

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Be sure to evaluate each Web site before using any information found on the Web.

Disney Online - includes information about the parks, products, as well as corporate information

The DIS - "The Internet's largest unofficial on-line guide to Walt Disney World"; look under "Forums" for disabilities handing discussion as well as lots of other group info

Deb's Unofficial Walt Disney World Information Guide - a good general information site not done by Disney; includes a section on special assistance (disability handling)

MousePlanet - a general information site by the public with photo tours and various experiences documented, discussion board, etc.

The Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID) - an official site giving history, organizational information, etc. about RCID, the special governing unit for WDW run by Disney

Disney's Celebration: Small-town Americana on the edge of the twenty-first century - some pictures by a PhD candidate who studied Celebration

Celebration, Florida - the official Web site of the city; includes information about architecture, schools, businesses, etc.

Fodor's Mini-Guide: Orlando - Disney - from the makers of the famous travel guides, a quick guide to area attractions; be sure to look at the Web Links

Frommer's Guide: Orlando - Walt Disney World - includes links to Useful Web Sites, and various maps of the area

Hidden Mickeys of Disney - looks at the tradition of hidden images of the famous mouse

The Best of the Best Disney Web Sites - a fan's online compendium of recommended Disney web sites

The Other Orlando - links to Hidden Mickeys and some self-guided tours

Disney World Trivia - lots of good information here about WDW, including forums and blogs.

1. Google
2. AltaVista
3. DogPile

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Using and Evaluating Information Sources

• The Spider's Apprentice: How to Use Web Search Engines
• Evaluating Web Sites
• The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly: or, Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Resources
• How to Evaluate the Sources You Find
• Distinguishing Scholarly Journals from Other Periodicals

Writing and Citing - citation style web pages selected by EC librarians

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