{"product_id":"heart-and-darkness-shawn-patrick-farrell-9798896094210","title":"Heart and Darkness: Scary Adventures and the Evolution of Disney's Dark Rides","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Definitive Book of Disney Dark Rides\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dark rides in Disney theme parks have delighted-and sometimes terrified-millions of people. The history of these attractions is a fascinating story of creativity, engineering, and pop culture, and it's told here for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom their primitive beginnings in the 1800s, to their perfection by the Disney Imagineers, dark rides are an ingenious way to tell a visually exciting story to guests who \"travel\" through the action, scene by scene, aboard vehicles ranging from boats to (Doom) buggies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite their popularity, dark rides still retain an aura of mystery: when did they originate? how did Disney transform them from curiosities into crowd pleasers? why are they such a draw to young and old?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShawn Farrell dispels the darkness with the definitive history of Disney's dark rides, from Disneyland's Peter Pan, Mr. Toad, and Snow White, to Disneyland Shanghai's cutting-edge version of Pirates of the Caribbean. Farrell also explores notable dark rides not in a Disney park, the many that have gone into the gloom, and some hints of what's to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shawn Patrick Farrell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798896094210\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 11\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.45d","brand":"Shawn Patrick Farrell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48217921749247,"sku":"9798896094210","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cb9f4ff8-072b-47c4-86bf-a17fd6549826.jpg?v=1772000315","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/heart-and-darkness-shawn-patrick-farrell-9798896094210","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}