Writer and editor, creative champion, sought-after mentor, international diplomat, park overseer, leader of the Imagineers, and friend to all—Marty Sklar led a life devoted to the magic and dream of Disney, and his legacy lives on in its beloved parks. Just after his passing in 2017, hundreds of boxes of Marty’s papers were discovered—and now, in The Marty Sklar Archives, these hidden gems are available for all to see.
This gorgeous, full-color coffee table book includes:
- A behind-the-scenes look at Imagineering over the decades
- Memos, drawings, speeches, and artwork from Marty’s desk
- Edited scripts and presentations, including a never-published book about “it’s a small world” from 1963
Authored by Bob Weis, a thirty-five-year Disney veteran and the former president of Walt Disney Imagineering, in collaboration with Marty’s widow Leah, and his children Leslie Sklar and Howard Sklar, and with the input of ninety colleagues who worked directly with Marty, this art-filled volume is a treasure trove of Imagineering history and a time capsule to preserve Disney magic for future generations.
Author
Bob Weis
Bob Weis is a dreamer who believes that if you can imagine it, you can do it. He was an Imagineer over a forty-year span, from 1980 to 2023. In those years, Bob worked on every Disney park and resort around the world. He was president of Walt Disney Imagineering from 2016 to 2022, and a Disney Global Imagineering Ambassador after that. His passion for storytelling and creative collaboration, new technologies, and for the vibrancy of the guest experience has driven him through projects from Tokyo Disneyland (and later its accompanying park, Tokyo DisneySea) and Disney Hollywood Studios to the reinvention of Disney California Adventure and on to Shanghai Disneyland. Weis also led the creative development of the new Triton class of cruise ships, the first of which was the critically acclaimed Disney Wish.Outside of Disney, Weis has served as a consultant to the Kennedy Space Center, Smithsonian, New York City’s Rockefeller Center, U. S. Navy, and Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry.
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