Jim Korkis on The easy Guide

It was great to wake up yesterday and discover that Jim Korkis–one of the leading Disney observers and a columnist on Disney history at MousePlanet.com–had written a history of Disney guidebooks that culminated with some very kind words about our book The easy Guide to Your First Walt Disney World Visit.

You oughta read the whole thing–but here’s an excerpt:

Note that despite the impression we inadvertently made on Jim, the book is not based on this site.

Josh and I have years of experience thinking about Walt Disney World, and the book is based on that, not either of our sites. While there’s probably 10% or so of the book that’s straight from Josh’s site or this site, most of it is written by both of us, from scratch. Josh did the first drafts of huge sections of the book–for example, much of the chapter “When to Go,” most of “How to Spend Your Time,” and most of “Where to Eat.”

If you don’t know about Jim Korkis, you should. He has taught animation at the Disney Institute, instructed classes on animation history and researched, wrote and facilitated backstage tours and programs for Disney guests. At Epcot, he researched, wrote and facilitated more than 200 different presentations on Disney history for Disney cast members and corporate clients. Since leaving Disney in 2009, he’s written a number of books on Disney history, and authors a column on this topic in MousePlanet.

So kind words from him about our book are wonderful news for a couple of authors!!  Thanks, Jim!

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