He's the man who knows it all. The guru of all things Disney. Someone who has met every Disney luminary from Walt Disney (briefly, during a childhood Disneyland trip) to Robert Iger. And the guy who can answer those nagging questions that have bothered you for years about Disney matters large and small.
He's Dave Smith, Disney Archivist. The co-author of several Disney trivia books, he is also the mastermind behind "Disney A to Z," the only Disney encyclopedia covering all aspects of The Walt Disney Company and Walt Disney himself, from the Alice Comedies right up to the newest releases. In the 10 years since it first appeared, the book has been a touchstone for Disneyphiles everywhere. And "Disney A to Z" has just had its first update in eight years, with scads of new information and photos.
Answer: Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant at Disney-MGM Studios re-creates a 1950s drive-in theater where diners sit in "convertibles" and watch old B-movie trailers and cartoons.
Dave: Bob Miller, head of Hyperion, had an appointment with me to discuss possible new Disney books in 1994 -- the morning we had a big earthquake in Southern California. Our building was damaged, so we had to have our meeting outside on the patio of the commissary. Bob suggested I do a Disney encyclopedia, but I demurred, saying that it would be too much work, and maybe something I could undertake after I retired. But later, I began thinking how useful such an encyclopedia would be -- it would enable us to get a lot of the information in the Archives out and available to Disney fans and Cast members. Plus, since we had been collecting the Disney facts in the Archives for over two decades, I felt that the task might not be quite as onerous as I originally supposed.
The original edition of the book was published in 1996, and a second edition in 1998. For the first time, here was a compendium of facts on all aspects of Disney in one easily usable alphabetical order. Someone could look up the names of the cast of a movie, check when a Walt Disney World attraction opened, find out when the Disney Magic made its initial voyage, see what television series had been produced by Disney, read a short biography of a Disney Legend, and much more.
What's new in this edition? Is it just an update, a complete overhaul of the book, something in between?
Dave: It has been 8 years since the previous edition, and a lot has happened in the world of Disney, such as 144 new feature films, 77 television series, and new stage shows in Berlin, New York, and London. Attractions have opened in our Parks (and in fact there are five new Parks). In total there are about 6,500 entries, up 1,300 from the original edition. The growth of The Walt Disney Company has required more than 1,250 changes to existing entries, as awards are won, television shows end, attractions close and make way for new ones, and executives move on to new positions. Nothing has been removed from the encyclopedia, just entries added or changed.
Dave: As soon as I submitted the text for the 1998 edition, I began compiling new information on my computer. Almost every day there was something to add, or change. To help researchers, I arranged for monthly updates to be made available on the Disney Web site, and soon these numbered more than 260 pages. Now that the new edition is published, we are going to continue the updates, though now they will be to the new edition (and since the manuscript for the book was submitted, there are already 25 pages of them). The first supplement to the 2006 edition went online at the beginning of October, and it will continue to be updated every month.
Dave: I think of myself as a generalist when it comes to Disney. I learn a bit about many things, but do not study in depth on any of them. Thus, there are a lot of fans and Cast members out there that know a lot more than I do on their special interests, whether it is collecting Disney license plates, learning the ins and outs of Pirates of the Caribbean, or studying the minutiae of the history of Disney phonograph records.
Dave: The actual time to compile a new edition is not great because the entries have been regularly added to the supplement ever since the previous publication. One time-consuming task, however, was to reread every entry to make sure that it was still correct and up to date.
Dave: I am most proud of the fact that one can find almost any fact they need in the book. This was my initial hope�to have a "one stop" source to everything that is Disney.
Another thing that I am very proud of, and which few people know, is that I personally took most of the theme Park pictures that are in the book. The publisher no longer had the photos which had been used in the previous editions, so we had to do our photo research all over again. To get the exact shots I wanted for Park attractions, I decided to do it myself�so I completely covered the 6 American Disney Parks.
Dave: Already I am hearing from fans who are delighted that the book has been updated, after so many years have passed. It really surprises me when I hear from young fans who sit down and read the book from cover to cover. Now that is dedication! Encyclopedias are normally meant for looking up the occasional fact, but a complete reading of "A to Z" can really make one a Disney trivia master
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