Anaylsis of Mouse Tales: A Closer Peek Backstage at Disneyland

"Don't call Disneyland an amusement park, call it a theme park" The first line in the book: Mouse tales: A Closer Peek Backstage at Disneyland, quickly explains how Disneyland is not just an amusement park but a theme park. Walt Disney didn't want his park to be another run of the mill amusement park, he wanted to create a new and different world. A life where you can't see your own world and the troubles it has. In fact, he wanted this so bad, he made twenty foot walls around the park, so no matter where you are in the park, it is imposable to see the outside world. That was in 1955 but the idea is still the same. This book not only tells you the behind the scenes of how the rides were built but also some wild tales told by cast members while they have worked at Disneyland.

When the park first opened, there was a twenty foot pile of dirt between Fantasyland and Tomorrowland. You see, when the workers were building the moat around the castle, the dirt had to go somewhere. Over the years it stayed a pile of dirt, but, Walt wasn't pleased that he had that unsightly pile in his p...