{"id":2761,"date":"2011-01-07T13:53:15","date_gmt":"2011-01-07T17:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=2761"},"modified":"2011-01-08T13:59:03","modified_gmt":"2011-01-08T17:59:03","slug":"book-review-walt-disneys-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=2761","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Walt Disney’s Way"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Have you ever been to DisneyWorld? \u00a0We went this past summer and loved every bit of it. \u00a0I always assumed Disney was such a happy place because Walt Disney was such a happy person. \u00a0I just finished reading Walt Disney’s Way<\/a><\/em> and learned that wasn’t necessarily the case. \u00a0He was an extremely talented visionary, but could have used some work in the area of people skills. \u00a0I know that this book is only one perspective, but it was definitely an interesting read. \u00a0Below I have listed some things that I highlighted while reading…<\/p>\n

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  • Walt viewed Disneyland as a wholesome, sanitized vision of the American dream, with the nostalgia of the idealized Main Street and Frontierland balanced by the optimism of a futuristic Tomorrowland.<\/li>\n
  • \u201cI don\u2019t pretend to know anything about art,\u201d he once said. \u201cI make pictures for entertainment, and then the professors tell me what they mean.\u201d<\/li>\n
  • Persevere. Even for the most gifted, success isn\u2019t guaranteed. Walt had to endure two failed enterprises and betrayal by a business associate before his efforts paid off.<\/li>\n
  • When you\u2019re struggling to survive in a business venture or any other endeavor, you must somehow find the heart to keep going even when you think it\u2019s impossible.<\/li>\n
  • Spring for talent. Geniuses also need help. Walt was smart enough to choose the brilliant Iwerks as his creative partner, and it was Iwerks who came up with Mickey Mouse\u2019s image and handled most of the early Disney animation.<\/li>\n
  • Exploit new technology. Creative artists often shy away from innovative technology. In the early part of Walt\u2019s career, the movie industry was hesitant to experiment with sound tracks and Technicolor films. He enthusiastically grasped both, winning fame, fortune, and 26 Oscars for his technological brilliance.<\/li>\n
  • Rudyard Kipling\u2014another devalued genius\u2014advised that triumph and disaster are both impostors, and should be treated the same.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Have you ever been to DisneyWorld? \u00a0We went this past summer and loved every bit of it. \u00a0I always assumed Disney was such a happy place because Walt Disney was such a happy person. \u00a0I just finished reading Walt Disney’s Way and learned that wasn’t necessarily the case. \u00a0He was an extremely talented visionary, but […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-review","category-leadership"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2761"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2761\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}