{"product_id":"disneys-animal-kingdom-chuck-schmidt-9798896093084","title":"Disney's Animal Kingdom: An Unofficial History","description":"\u003cp\u003eDisney's Animal Kingdom\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisney's Animal Kingdom \"hatched\" in 1998, the fourth Walt Disney World theme park, with its DNA an ambitious helix of conservation, animal appreciation, and thrill rides. Journalist Chuck Schmidt explores the genome of this \"half-day park\" that continues to expand and evolve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith contributions from Disney Imagineers instrumental in the design and construction of Animal Kingdom, including Kevin Rafferty, Zofia Kostyrko (who wrote the foreword), Joe Rohde, and Marty Sklar, as well as zoologist Rick Barongi and horticulturalist Paul Comstock, among others, Schmidt's book is the definitive guide to Disney's wildest theme park.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with Walt Disney's original idea to use live animals for Disneyland's Jungle Cruise, and Michael Eisner's determination decades later to build \"nahtazu\" (\"not a zoo\"), the story of Animal Kingdom is told on all levels: from the visionaries and concept planners to the scientists, engineers, and cast members who turned dreams into red-blooded reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition, the book includes separate chapters for each \"land\" of the Animal Kingdom, including the newest land, Pandora, as well as coverage of the Animal Kingdom Lodge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chuck Schmidt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798896093084\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Theme Park Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.39d","brand":"Chuck Schmidt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46962812780799,"sku":"9798896093084","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_115dfc81-e9b2-476b-8079-9b675891c513.jpg?v=1750652609","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/disneys-animal-kingdom-chuck-schmidt-9798896093084","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}