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The Progress City Primer
- Stories, Secrets, and Silliness from the Many Worlds of Walt Disney
- Narrated by: Michael Crawford
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Professionals & Academics
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Publisher's Summary
From the Progress City Archives comes this collection of tall tales and true from the annals of the Walt Disney Company. From Walt's on-set antics to the creations of modern-day imagineers, we've put together a sampling of stories from throughout Disney history.
Learn how Walt Disney befriended presidents and saved the Winter Olympics!
Find out how imagineers created the technological wonderland of the Epcot Center!
Hear the true-life tales of never-built Disney theme parks Port Disney and Disney's America!
Join us as we explore the obscure and amusing corners of the Disney universe. From Fantasia to Horizons, there's something here for every fan.
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- Disney
- 01-11-18
YIKES! Bad narration (Snooze!). Wrong facts.+
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
No one.
What was most disappointing about Michael Crawford’s story?
His narration. Errors and boring.
Would you be willing to try another one of Michael Crawford’s performances?
No
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Progress City Primer?
NA
Any additional comments?
A few tidbits of interest, 99% is not, or maybe it is just the narration. Material gleaned from Internet.
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- DBL07.CO Website Design Columbia SC
- 07-26-17
Ben Stein reads you to sleep Zzz
I'm not sure of the context of this book as I have tried 5 times to listen to this audio book and every time the monotoned reader would knock me out like Tyson! Sooo bad for engaging content...Great for insomnia:)
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- JB
- 01-02-17
Pretty Good
Occasionally bogged down by too many details and lackluster stories, the majority of The Progress City Primer is a fun listen. You'll learn interesting tidbits about Walt Disney and his theme parks (my favorite section being about Pooh for President) and it's a great way to get excited for an upcoming trip.
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- Patty bumbera
- 05-20-16
Disappointed
I bought this book to listen to on my plane ride to Orlando. Unfortunately I found it to be very boring. The narrator's voice had no emotion. The information that the writer claimed was unknown facts about Walt Disney were boring and uninteresting. It would have been more interesting to learn about his younger years or why he choose the projects he did, but that was not the case. I wish I hadn't wasted my money.
3 people found this helpful