{"id":75648,"date":"2020-01-09T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/?p=75648"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:45:35","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T18:45:35","slug":"magic-journey-a-mouse-for-less-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/magic-journey-a-mouse-for-less-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Magic Journey: A Mouse for Less Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-75652\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/magic-journey-book-title-259x400.jpg\" alt=\"Magic Journey\" width=\"259\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/magic-journey-book-title-259x400.jpg 259w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/magic-journey-book-title.jpg 389w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As I wrote about recently, I have been super excited about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/2019\/11\/the-imagineering-story-disney-plus\/\">Imagineering Story<\/a> documentary series on Disney+. As a Disney Parks fan, I love being able to learn about the people responsible for creating Disney magic, and the stories behind how the various parks, shows, and attractions have been made.<\/p>\n<p>Conveniently enough, around the same time the Imagineering Story premiered, I had started reading the new book \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/36mDtVf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Magic Journey<\/a>\u201d by longtime Imagineer, Kevin Rafferty. From his earliest days in dish washing room in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/disneyland\/\">Disneyland<\/a>, this book traces Rafferty\u2019s journey to becoming one of the leaders in Imagineering, and all of the twists and turns along the way \u2013 sometimes literally!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-75649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/magic-journey-book-2-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"Magic Journey Collage\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/magic-journey-book-2-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/magic-journey-book-2.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When you see the list of attractions he had a part in developing, including such personal favorites as Tower of Terror, Radiator Springs Racers, and Toy Story Midway Mania, you know that there will be some great stories about them. He has held multiple roles in Imagineering from the development of Epcot through his last major project on Mickey and Minnie\u2019s Runaway Railway, and one of the fun things about this book is the visual representation of that, with this sort of collage of the attractions he worked on, along with some behind the scenes pictures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-75650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/magic-journey-book-3-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"Magic Journey Marc Davis\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/magic-journey-book-3-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/magic-journey-book-3.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But as this is a book, it wouldn\u2019t really matter if it wasn\u2019t fun to read, and luckily for all of us, Rafferty is a good writer. He definitely knows how to tell a story and create excitement, and I really enjoyed reading this book.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-75651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/magic-journey-book-4-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"Notes from Marty\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/magic-journey-book-4-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/magic-journey-book-4.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you like Disney history, have ever been on a behind the scenes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/2018\/05\/5-things-learned-keys-to-the-kingdom-tour\/\">tour<\/a>, have watched the Imagineering story, or just like books, a cannot recommend Magic Journey enough. It\u2019s interesting, well written, visual, and easy to read. Check it out, and either use it to bide your time before your next Disney vacation, or read it on the plane on the way there!<\/p>\n<p>Have you picked up Magic Journey? What did you think? <em>Let us know<\/em>\u00a0<em>in the comments <\/em><em>or\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheMouseForLess\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/themouseforless\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Did you like this article? Make sure to share it with your friends! Check below for easy ways to share!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want to visit the Walt Disney World Resort? Contact\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/request-free-no-obligation-quote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Magic for Less Travel<\/a>\u00a0for more information and a free, no-obligation quote.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I wrote about recently, I have been super excited about the Imagineering Story documentary series on Disney+. As a Disney Parks fan, I love being able to learn about the people responsible for creating Disney magic, and the stories behind how the various parks, shows, and attractions have been made. 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