Little did I know that this session would be Marty Sklar’s second to last public appearance excusing himself toward the end of the session so he could prepare for the Legends of Imagineering ceremony (Full content in SamsDisneyDiary #94), his final public appearance. My recent purchase reminded me of the D23 Expo 2017 Breakout Session of the same title, a session I circled early on as a must-do at the conference. From maps of Tom Sawyer Island, Pirates of the Caribbean, It’s a Small World, to preview maps of Nature’s Wonderland, EPCOT Center, and Typhoon Lagoon, I can spend the better part of the day just looking at the details. From the pre-opening day, original concepts of Disneyland and the latest concept maps, “Maps of the Disney Parks” is a Disney historian’s must-have reference. The book features concept art, maps for things that never happened, attraction maps providing a real history lesson of Disney Parks.

Maps of the Disney Parks – A 143-page hardcover book from Disney Editions that traces the history of Disney Parks through maps, but not your standard park map.

Maps of the Disney Parks, was available at the D23 Expo 2017 before it went on sale to the public

Disney magic kingdom map 2017