{"product_id":"from-horizons-to-space-mountain-george-mcginnis-9798896093701","title":"From Horizons to Space Mountain: The Life of a Disney Imagineer","description":"\u003cp\u003eWalt Disney's Final Imagineer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalt hired George McGinnis in 1966, and right away George found himself in design meetings with his new boss. For the next three decades, George contributed to such high-profile projects as the new monorails, Epcot's Horizons, and two Space Mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorking alongside Disney luminaries like Marty Sklar, Bob Gurr, and John Hench, George brought his unique background as an industrial designer to the creation of the Mark V and Mark VI monorails, and much of Disneyland and Walt Disney World's Space Mountains. His concept art, often begun on the back of napkins, influenced the final look of many theme park attractions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge writes in detail of his Imagineering work; his interactions with Walt and many of the company's Imagineers, engineers, and artists; and his career after Disney, which included the design of trolleys for billionaire real estate developer Rick Caruso's upscale California communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut George's heart and soul went into one attraction no longer in existence: Horizons. As the manager of Disney's Industrial Design Department, responsible not just for Horizons but for other Epcot attractions, George takes readers truly behind the scenes during what many fans consider Epcot's golden age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHARE THE LIFE OF A DISNEY IMAGINEER!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George McGinnis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798896093701\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 07\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.44d","brand":"George McGinnis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48460218171647,"sku":"9798896093701","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_538393b7-1d82-424f-93e0-af55de30c68f.jpg?v=1777413401","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-horizons-to-space-mountain-george-mcginnis-9798896093701","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}