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How high? How fast? How’d they do that? The top favorites at any Disney Theme park always include the roller coasters. The Disney Mountains: Imagineering at Its Peak will tell you that and more–not only about the current Disney mountain range and its show enhancements, but about mountains unclimbed and mountains yet to be. Attractions include:
Disneyland: Matterhorn Bobsleds, Space Mountain – old and new, Splash Mountain; Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Never built: Big Rock Candy Mountain and the Western River Expedition
Disney’s California Adventure: Grizzly Peak and Grizzly River Run
Tokyo Disneyland: Mysterious Island (Journey to the Center of the Earth)
Disneyland Paris: Big Thunder Mountain and Space Mountain
Walt Disney World: Space, Splash, and Big Thunder at Magic Kingdom Park; Mount Mayday and Mt. Gushmore, and the latest mountain–Expedition Everest at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Jason Surrell | | Paperback: | 128 pages | | Publisher: | Disney Editions | | Publication Date: | September 11, 2007 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1423101553 | | Package Length: | 10.94 inches | | Package Width: | 8.35 inches | | Package Height: | 0.87 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.5 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 28 reviews |
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51 of 54 found the following review helpful:
 One big pamphlet..... Sep 13, 2007
By Michael A. Wise
"Michael"
Huge fan of Jason Surrell's books. This one however, was a letdown on several fronts. If you are accustomed to his previous works (Haunted Mansion, Pirates) you are expecting a book FULL of behind the scene photos, images rarely seen by the public, etc. Unfortunately, this book is almost 98% concept art. Take, for example, Splash Mountain. You would think there are a TON of secrets and neat things to share. Instead, all we get are concept art and models. Nothing about the interior of the show building, or what it looks like from behind, or above, for that matter! I've seen photos on the web of Splash Mountain from the back and overhead, and you'd think they would make their way into this type of book. Tokyo's Mt. Prometheus get's virtually NO attention. Just 2 pages of concept art...again, a HUGE mountain full of amazing animatronics and scenes, yet not one photo. Big Thunder Mountain....no photos of interior, or under, or animatronics....and yes, this is why MOST of us buy Jason's books! We are curious! We are nosey! We want all the scoop, as if WE were there helping to design these attractions! This newest book is like owning one big pamphlet to get me to go to a Disney Park. Well, most of us purchasing these books have BEEN to the Disney Parks (repeatedly) and buy these books in hopes of getting MORE than the general public does. Jason's books are always laid out very well, and are top quality. I just am very surprised at the lack of in-depth coverage most of the mountains received. I hope Jason continues his coverage of attractions (dark rides! dark rides!), but I hope he slows down and does a more thorough job, as in his other works.
12 of 13 found the following review helpful:
I Had Higher Expectations Dec 06, 2007
By Jay
Normally, I'm one of the first to post a rave review on Jason Surrell's work but this book just didn't live up to his previous excellence. The main let down was that there were very few (actual) pictures of the newest Disney mountains (and let's face it, not all of us can afford to travel to Japan to see these works of wonder). Don't get me wrong, I love seeing the concept drawings before they actually become a reality, but seeing the finished product to compare it to would have been better. Also missing was a lot of behind the scenes and little 'tributes' that go with each ride.
I will admit that the in-depth backstories on Space Mountain and Expidition Everest were highly detailed but some of the other mountains received little exposure.
If Mr. Surrell reads these reviews, here is a small request - please do a book on the Dark Rides - You could call it Disney Dark Rides: From the Movies to the Rides.
23 of 30 found the following review helpful:
 Very Disappointing! Sep 13, 2007
By K. Martinez
I was really looking forward to this book as I've always been fascinated by Disney's "mountain ranges" While the artist concepts of the attractions are great to see, I found the photography in this book uninspired. The photos don't really give you an idea of what the mountains fully look like. No unique shots of the loading stations, entrances, overviews, etc. The text didn't offer anything new I haven't seen in other publications.
In addition there seemed to be a lack of coverage for Tokyo Disney Resort and Hong Kong Disneyland. I figured there would at least have been something on every "mountain" Disney has created. Not as thorough as I would've liked and not as good as the author's previous efforts.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 A Great Book for Fans of Disney Parks Mar 09, 2008
By Mike
I really enjoyed this book. This the third book Jason Surrell has written about rides in the disney parks and although it isn't the most detailed of the three, it's still excelent in it's own right. His first two books,
The Haunted Mansion: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies &
Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kindom to the Movies (Welcome Book)
are excelent very detailed stories of each ride at the various parks. The only reason The Disney Mountains comes in 3rd, is because it covers ten different rides (One of which, never came to be) and obviously cannot fit the same amount of detail in a book the same length as the previous two. Still though, a great read and fun for people that love the Disney Parks.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
A book about Imagineering Mar 04, 2009
By joelkfla
"joelkfla"
Absolutely disagree with the negative reviews. Those readers missed the point of this book.
As the title says -- this is a book about Imagineering. It's all about the how's and why's of the Disney mountains' creation. It is not about all details and facets of the attractions, as Jason's also excellent Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean books were.
And it is not just concept art. There are many photos of development models, before and after's of the sites, etc., -- all helping to the explain the Imagineering of the attractions.
Want to know why there's a little bit of Switzerland in Southern California? Want to know the backstory behind Big Thunder Mountain, and why it even has a backstory? Then this is the book you want to read!
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