My Disney Side My Own Wonder Years Stephen Wimer Bob McLain 9781941500804 Books
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Disney on Dialysis
Stephen Wimer spends most of the day hooked up to a dialysis machine, his blood slowly pumped out and cleansed before being slowly pumped back in. He thinks often of Disneyland. He was there on the first day, in 1955. That's where his Disney story begins.
Until you meet Stephen Wimer, formerly a surfer, formerly a school teacher, always a self-proclaimed Disney geek, you'd never equate Disneyland with a medical process as dehumanizing as kidney dialysis.
But for Wimer, as for many others, Disneyland performs the same function it cleanses our impurities and dissatisfactions, returning our lives to us at the end of the day infused with that peculiar "pixie dust", Walt's special recipe, found only in the happiest place on earth.
Wimer's story starts on a swing in his suburban California backyard, one day in 1955, when his father, a reporter for a local paper, scoops him up and takes him to Disneyland, on opening day, where he's the first kid in Fantasyland. His life takes many twists and turns, including substance abuse, frittered opportunities, and spiritual rebirth, but Disneyland figures through it all.
You have never read a Disney tale like this one.
My Disney Side My Own Wonder Years Stephen Wimer Bob McLain 9781941500804 Books
I loved the book... It's about a boy and his love for Disneyland as a child and as an adult...the changes in his life.. as well as the changes in the life of Disneyland ...Product details
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My Disney Side My Own Wonder Years Stephen Wimer Bob McLain 9781941500804 Books Reviews
I'm sure the author had an interesting story to tell. However, this book was very difficult to read and poorly written. I tried my best to finish it but I had to stop reading about half way through.
Steve's writing is magical. We step into his world of Disney and the adventures over the years he's had at Disneyland, and we can't help but smile and laugh along with him. A must-read for any person who is in love with Disney and all of its icons.
I love Theme Park Press and their wonderful series of Disney books- trivia, history, personal anecdotes, etc. This was one of the oddest books i have read from them, but it had some wonderful moments.
Neophyte author Stephen Wimer's father was a newspaperman, and was invited to Opening Day (the first one, with the Press and celebrities) so brought along little Stephen, who quickly escaped and went off on his own adventure. Going around back of Sleeping Beauties Castle, he found no one there yet, no kids, no crowds, so he was the first (and second) kid to ever ride Mr Toads Wild Ride- which of course haunted his dreams and nightmares for years (it was pretty scary for a little kid, trust me!). Some fascinating stuff here, a kid's eye view of that great and fateful day.
He became a regular visitor, but as many people do, forgot about Disneyland and "grew out of it" only to re-find it and his childhood and sense of wonder as a older adult. Parts of the "non-Disney" section might be a little boring to Disney fans.
Some chapters of this rather outre book read almost like a stream of consciousness, and some parts are not for the little kiddies. Outlandish, far out, freakish, quirky, zany, eccentric, unconventional, unorthodox, funny, bizarre, fantastic, extraordinary, strange, peculiar, odd- are all words that can be used for some sections here.
I enjoyed it, nonetheless.
I loved the book... It's about a boy and his love for Disneyland as a child and as an adult...the changes in his life.. as well as the changes in the life of Disneyland ...
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