{"product_id":"the-ward-kimball-steve-degaetano-9798896091912","title":"The Ward Kimball: The Story of Disneyland Engine No. 5","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Ward Kimball: The Story of Disneyland Engine No. 5\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve DeGaetano\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Plantation to Theme Park\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Disneyland's 50th anniversary, the company had a great idea: add a fifth train to the Disneyland Railroad and name it after Ward Kimball, a Disney Legend and, like Walt himself, a railfan. This is the story of how a locomotive built in 1902 became part of the Happiest Place on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story begins not in a theme park but at a Louisiana plantation where a small locomotive called the Maud L. was first put to use over a century ago hauling cane sugar through the hot, humid fields. As the Maud L. ran down over the years, she was destined for scrap-but then her \"life\" took a change for the magical.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisneyland Railroad expert Steve DeGaetano tells the tale of how the Maud L. became the Ward Kimball: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe early years of the engine destined for Disney, including its quiet decades at a theme park in Ohio\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisney's acquisition and rebuilding of the Maud L., and its rebranding into the Ward Kimball\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe inaugural run of the Kimball at Disneyland's 50th anniversary celebration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fascinating look at how Disney tests, operates, and maintains its steam trains\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlus, an account of Walt Disney and Ward Kimball's lifelong friendship, a bond forged from animation, steam trains, and theme parks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe whistle blows. A puff of steam rises over Main Street Station. The Kimball has come. All aboard!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve DeGaetano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798896091912\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 10\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.31d","brand":"Steve DeGaetano","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48242036736255,"sku":"9798896091912","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4cdd6cf1-1e6f-4a0a-b6e6-6325d6e7c06d.jpg?v=1772657189","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ward-kimball-steve-degaetano-9798896091912","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}