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    Building A Better Mouse
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    Building A Better Mouse

    By Steve Alcorn

    3.5/5

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    On October 1, 1982, EPCOT Center opened. Steve Alcorn and David Green were there, as employees of Disney's WED Imagineering. Building a Better Mouse describes what it was like to be in the trenches as a Disney Imagineer leading the frantic dash to opening day. It is a breathtaking, breezy, E-ticket ride of a book, required reading for Disneyphiles and anyone interested in themed entertainment.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSteve Alcorn
    Release dateMar 29, 2010
    ISBN9780972977753
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    Building A Better Mouse
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    Steve Alcorn

    Steve Alcorn tries to balance the creative and technical aspects of his life. Steve is the CEO of Alcorn McBride Inc., the company that provides the audio and video systems used in nearly all of the world’s theme parks. He is the author of several novels and non-fiction books, including Building A Better Mouse: The Story of the Electronic Imagineers Who Designed Epcot. Many of the young protagonists in his novels were inspired by his daughter, who is now a pre-med and film major at Northwestern University. In his spare time Steve enjoys world travel, sculpture and music composition. He and his wife live in Orlando, Florida, next to a theme park.

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    • 2/5
      There is a very good book here. Unfortunately, this isn’t that book.On the plus side, there is a lot of detailed information on what it was like to work on Epcot before the opening. It particularly focuses on the electrical engineering aspects, and most particularly on the American Adventure attraction. There are some very fun stories that give a good feel for the hectic approach that resulted from trying to get everything done at once for the big opening.On the negative side, there really is nothing but the stories. Two examples show this at it worst. First example: there is a chapter title “Club 33” that is nothing more than a two-page reminiscence of getting to go into Club 33. Second example: towards the end of the book the authors just resort (in two chapters) to providing exact quotes from a tape another imagineer kept to record what was occurring.This is part of a bigger story. And somewhere in here is a great narrative. But none of that is evident, and that lack makes this book barely worth the time. If all you want are a few fun stories, then this fits the bill. But a book should do much more.