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SUMMARY:Disneyland and the Rise of Automation
LOCATION:Buena Vista Branch Library\nBuena Vista Branch Library
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DESCRIPTION:Roland Betancourt and Imagineer Tom Morris explore how visiona
 ry engineers adapted postwar industrial automation to create a new kind of
  entertainment experience for the opening of Disneyland in 1955..\nhttps:/
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>When Disneyland opened to the public in 19
 55\, it demystified the hidden world of factory automation through its ext
 raordinary new attractions. In <em>Disneyland and the Rise of Automation</
 em>\, Roland Betancourt tells the story of how the visionary engineers and
  designers at Disney transformed the technologies of the postwar assembly 
 line into an entertainment experience unlike anything the world had ever s
 een.</p>\n<p>Essential reading for anyone interested in engineering\, corp
 orate histories\, or popular culture\,&nbsp\;<em>Disneyland and the Rise o
 f Automation</em>&nbsp\;invites us to consider how technology and the logi
 c of automation become integrated into our lives through entertainment.</p
 >\n<p><em>This groundbreaking\, deeply researched book explores how Walt D
 isney and his designers aestheticized midcentury automation and computer s
 cience to create Disneyland and transform its offerings. It is essential r
 eading for anyone interested in the development of them parks and how the 
 reshaped postwar America.</em><br />&mdash\;Todd James Pierce\, author of 
 <em>Three Years in Wonderland: The Disney Brothers</em>\, <em>C.V. Wood</e
 m>\, <em>and the Making of the Great American Theme Park</em> and <em>Maki
 ng Mary Poppins</em>.</p>\n<p><em>Deeply researched\, brilliantly written\
 , and wonderfully illustrated\,&nbsp\;Disneyland and the Rise of Automatio
 n&nbsp\;is a tour de force. Betancourt outlines the key role automation ha
 s played in the history of theme parks at large and Disneyland in particul
 ar\, filling an important gap in US postwar and Disney history. This is a 
 must-read for scholars and fans alike.&nbsp\;</em>&mdash\;Sabrina Mitterme
 ier\, author of&nbsp\;<em>A Cultural History of the Disneyland Theme Parks
 </em></p>\n<p><strong>Copies of <em>Disneyland and the Rise of Automation<
 /em> will be available at this event.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>About the S
 peakers</strong></p>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-ima
 ges/editor/burbank/Disneyland_-_Automation_Speaker_Bios.png" alt="About th
 e Speakers" width="1214" height="470" /></p>\nhttps://burbank.libnet.info/
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