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Tony Baxter: First of the Second Generation of Walt Disney Imagineers
Tony Baxter joined Walt Disney Imagineering when he was 22 years old and is among the first of a second generation of Disney creatives who fashioned the magic found today in Disney parks worldwide. He would stay with the company for nearly 50 years and today serves as a mentor and consultant to the new, younger generation of Imagineers.
 
Tony is credited for helping create such Disney attraction icons as Star Tours, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Splash Mountain, and the Indiana Jones Adventure. He has been lauded for his creative leadership at Disneyland Paris Resort, is a Disney Legend and has a personalized window on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland Park, considered by many to be one of the highest honors a Disney employee can achieve.
 
From ice cream scooper in 1965 to Senior Vice President of Creative Development in 2013, this is his story.

Tony Baxter: First of the Second Generation of Walt Disney Imagineers

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  • Publisher: Casa Flamingo Literary Arts

    Published: October 30, 2015

    Paperback: 102 pages

    ISBN: 978-0974332444

    Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.26 x 8.5 inches

  • Dr. Bitz

    5.0 out of 5 stars A great story and you want more.

    Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 29, 2016

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    Tony is more than a Disney Legend, he is an "original". You are hearing an employee tell a workplace story, yet Tony never did a day of "work", it was always a "labor of love" fueled by his passion for the essence of Disney and "pushing the envelope". As with love, comes occasional pain and ectasy and he gets into that. To make those "magic" breakthroughs you have to first face forces that resist you and he was relentless. To that extent, hearing him tell the WED story from his unique perspective is something even his coworkers (like me) will enjoy as he relates the highs, the lows, the who's and the why's as only he can. Recommend, and if I know Tony, he'll have more to say :-)

     

    larry louree

    4.0 out of 5 stars A class reunion for Disney Cast members.

    Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 1, 2016

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    I so looked forward to Tony's book and was not disappointed. I had the great honor of working with Tony during one of the rehabs at 20,000 leagues under the sea back in 1975-76. He impressed me then with his love of Disney and his creativity. His book really captured Tony's philosophy about Disney and why he is the creative guy he is. The book also talked about folks I have met, worked with or know of in my travels through the Disney environment over the last 45 years. It was like a class reunion.

     

    St. John Smythe

    3.0 out of 5 stars Not much new.

    Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 23, 2017

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    Read this one in about three nights. Pretty short for a more pricey Disney biography vs. the typical Theme Park Press ones that are put out pretty frequently. As a long time Disney theme park history buff, not much new here. I was expecting more in depth stories about the creation of his projects and the ones that never came to be. I would recommend this book for those not that familiar with Mr. Baxter's work, everyone else, I would honestly skip it. I've already read all the same Big Thunder and Star Tours stories. I wanted more in depth info on his input on Disneyland Paris, which is very high level in this book. There are several pictures with his mentor I don't really remember reading much about.

     

    Patty DeWees

    5.0 out of 5 stars Imagineer Tony Baxter

    Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 24, 2019

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    I was looking for a book by or about Tony Baxter to add to my library of all things Disney. What a fun read about one of my favorite Imagineers!

     

    CW

    5.0 out of 5 stars Good Start. I want more.

    Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 11, 2016

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    Nice overview of Tony Baxter's career at Disney. I'm hoping Mr. O'Brien will use it to write a more in depth study. I want to see between the ears and behind the eyes to find out more about the person who is Tony Baxter, his creative process, Imagineering and the industry of attraction design. Mr. O'Brien's book about George Millay, who created Sea World, shows what he is capable of.

     

    William Whiteman

    5.0 out of 5 stars The view from Baxter Mountain.

    Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 4, 2018

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    There has to be a leading lookout in every adventure. This book introduces you to leader of Disney Adventures in this generation.You can see it from the top of Baxter Mountain.

     

    Jammer

    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book

    Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 12, 2019

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    If you like Disney, you'll like reading about Mr. Baxter!

     

    Wendi R. Mccashen

    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Little book

    Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 5, 2016

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    My husband loved this book. I was shocked at the size because I thought it would be larger. He was very happy with it and read thru it quickly.

     

    Nancy Lee

    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars

    Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 21, 2016

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    Enjoyed hearing his story.

     

    Jared

    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars

    Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 2, 2017

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    Great read from Tim O'Brien about a great Disney Imagineer!

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