Sklar, Marty One Little Spark! Mickey’s Ten Commandments and the Road to
Imagineering, 219 pages. Disney
Editions, 2015. $25.
Marty SKlar has been there for the opening of every Disney
park around the world, writing the original Disneyland News that used to be
distributed in the Magic Kingdom, then becoming one of the original Imagineers
and then becoming the official ambassador for Disney Imagineers since his
retirement in 2009. SO, to say he knows
a lot about Disney and Imagineering in particular is an understatement.
The first half of the book deals with Sklar’s Ten
Commandments, using a Mousescar (great) and Goof (bad) example of the
application of each principle, not sparing himself of the Disney legacy in the
process. The second half of the book is
a collection of reflections and essays from Imagineers past and present, trying
to explain the almost mythical qualities that go into the making of such a
person. There are many young people who
should read this sage advice now, but I am afraid that it would go over their
heads. As someone who has never wanted
to be an Imagineer, I certainly enjoyed reading every word. This book is for a very special kind of
Disney aficionado; not light reading, more for someone who wants to understand
the big concepts behind the Disney ethic, rather than details on a particular
ride or park or such. It will definitely
have its audience.
GIFT, HS – OPTIONAL. Cindy, Library Teacher
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