NOTE: I forgot to do a review on this book due to being away from the site for a few months. This author seems to deliver up a lot of great information of Disney lore. He does his research really well and he's not doing it to demonize Walt Disney or the company. He does it to point out the most well-kept secrets of the Disney legacy. The secrets range from Walt's childhood, Disneyland, and of course, the classic films.There were some parts that I wanted to skim (mainly the Disneyland segment), b...

Walt was a truly a characther I loved this book.Walt was so funny .The story behind aristocats was interesting and I am glad I got to read about in this wonderful book.

Written as a collection of stand-alone stories, this book carries tidbits of Disney trivia and Disney charm. The stories cover the Disney parks, Disney movies, and Walt’s life. Also included are celebrity interactions. Each account is delivered in a report-type telling, so information-packed. In all, it’s a heavier read if attempted front to back, so may be more suited to a coffee-table-book approach where you savor chapters at random.

These bite sized stories of Disney history are well worth the time if anyone even vaguely interested in the history of Disney movies, parks or the man himself.Jim Korkis, as always, has provided a well researched and well stuctured book, with each story never outstaying its welcome and is always interesting and entertaining. Can't wait to dig into further entries in tbis series.

I'm a huge Disney fan and former cast member, so this book seemed right up my alley. Unfortunately, the first section was pretty dull, repetitive and boring. I'm hoping that the second section gets better.

This book was beyond amazing. There were chapters that made me tear up and want to literally hug the child that grew up to be Walt Disney. Jim Korkis is blessed with the gift of telling stories that need to be read (and heard on the WDW Radio podcast with Lou Mongello) by anyone fascinated by the Disney company. We are a special breed!

Yes, this is indeed a book entirely about semi-random bits of relatively obscure Disney history, specifically relating to Walt himself. The well-read Disneyphile has probably encountered bits and pieces of this information, but not in quite so much depth. And yes, you will need to be quite a Disneyphile to even make it through the book. The one thing that I found slightly annoying is that Korkis tended to repeat information too much. So he might include a lengthy quote from a first hand source,

Very enjoyable collection of stories for Walt admirers and Disney fans.

Too repetitive.

A mix of anecdotes for Disney fans

This is a great book for the Disney fan - or someone who wants to know more about the behind the scenes of Disney and his films. It is written in a "fireside chat" manner, which means a bunch of short stories that don't necessarily connect to each other - don't expect a fluid story from beginning to end, but rather a stream of conscious about tales that deserved to be shared. It is a great opportunity to hear from some of the people that actually worked with Walt and what their impressions of hi...

I found parts of this book fascinating. And other parts kind of boring. But there is no denying that the author knows his stuff.

aside from the figure of Walt Disney himself, there's no theme to tie the short stories together. The author dances between short biographical snippets to short stories tied to the park and then back to Walt's personal life. But treated as easy-to-digest biographical nuggets, each story is well researched and addressed with a respectful sterility. Part of the motivation for publishing these stories out of all the possible content to select from is these facts and folks are under researched and u...

Very fun, fast read. I liked the episodic nature of the book. Some of the stories were, of course, more interesting to me than others, but they all had the fun and adventurous spirit of Disney. The writing did feel a little amateur to me, which is why I only gave it 4 stars. Nice vacation read or weekend book if you want something easy and light.

Not bad. I don't find the person of Walt Disney to be all that interesting, but I did enjoy the stories about the history of several of the park's rides. There seems to be a fair amount of repetition at a few points in the book. Would probably be a great read for those truly into Walt Disney, the person and the company. However, I wouldn't recommend it for others.

Disney intelA nice look at all things Disney. A good little peak behind the curtain. I will certainly read the other Vaults.

A few months ago I wrote a review of the book The Vault of Walt, by Jim Korkis. Since that time I was lucky enough to get a copy of the revised Vault of Walt, and I would love to share that review with you now.For the most part the revised version of this book is similar to the original. The major differences are that the new version has some stories that have been added, and others that were removed. Of those that have remained in both editions, I noticed very few changes and I believe that for...

Jim Korkis shares an incredible amount of information in this modestly sized book. It reads as a book of short stories, categorized into 4 sections: Walt Disney himself, Movies/TV, the Parks, and everything else. Not every story is specifically about Walt Disney, the man, but they are all interesting stories that relate to Disney's involvement in everything his company did during his lifetime, and how that has bled into what the company has done since. To be fair, though, the book doesn't advert...

Can't wait to read Volume 2

A nice, diverse grouping of stories centered on Walt and the Disney company. These are short stories which allow a reader to digest one fairly quickly without being rushed through. There are no major revelations for fans in these pages, yet the stories help to fill in pieces of Disney history.