Theme Park Design: Behind the Scenes with an Engineer
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Theme Park Design: Behind the Scenes with an Engineer (20th Anniversary Edition) Have you ever wondered how theme parks create their magic? From soaring roller coasters to immersive dark rides, from spectacular shows to seamless park operations — discover the engineering secrets behind the world's greatest attractions. Written by Steve Alcorn, who helped design EPCOT Center and founded the leading manufacturer of theme park control systems, this insider's guide takes you behind the scenes of themed entertainment design. Whether you're considering a career in the industry or simply fascinated by how attractions work, you'll gain unprecedented access to the creative and technical processes that bring theme parks to life. Inside you'll discover: • The different types of attractions and how they're controlled • What it takes to design, build, and operate a major theme park • The creative and technical people who make the magic happen • Ride control systems, show control, audio, video, and lighting design • Project management from concept through opening day • Real stories from EPCOT's construction and other major projects From Imagineers to maintenance crews, from concept art to opening day chaos, Theme Park Design reveals the rarely seen world of themed entertainment engineering. Perfect for aspiring theme park designers, engineering students, Disney enthusiasts, and anyone curious about how these magical places really work. This 25th Anniversary Edition includes two new appendices with technical details about American Adventure and Horizons. About the Author: Steve Alcorn is an entrepreneur, engineer, author and teacher. At Walt Disney Imagineering he helped design Epcot attractions including The American Adventure, Journey Into Imagination, and the park-wide monitoring system. His company, Alcorn McBride Inc., makes the show control, audio, and video equipment used in most major theme parks around the world. Review: Nice Sneak Peak Behind the Scenes - I bought this for my theme park obsessed son and he really enjoyed the behind the scenes look at how theme parks are built and run. He’s an engineering major and hopes to design roller coasters one day, so this was right up his alley! Review: Very basic - Very basic information. Just some curiosities put together. Don't think it's worth the reading.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 60 Reviews |
M**C
Nice Sneak Peak Behind the Scenes
I bought this for my theme park obsessed son and he really enjoyed the behind the scenes look at how theme parks are built and run. He’s an engineering major and hopes to design roller coasters one day, so this was right up his alley!
S**R
Very basic
Very basic information. Just some curiosities put together. Don't think it's worth the reading.
K**N
Great gift
Got this for my husband for Christmas and he said he really enjoyed it.
S**R
I Enjoyed It
A good read about Theme Park design all the way to operations. There isn't a lot of meat on any one topic or section, just a 5000 foot view on the trades that work on the projects. Disney and Universal parks are widely covered so fans will probably find it an interesting read.
B**.
Outstanding, So well wriiten!
Steve did it again. You do not typically find technical people with the artistic ability to write so eloquently. Great job Steve. Really appreciate you.
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