Robert Reynolds (2)

This is a fascinating book about Ed and Karl,the founders of the company Arrow Development. They started to design and build complex rides, now commonplace in theme parks, at a time when theme parks simply did not exist. In fact, according to the book, 'every tubular steel roller coaster can trace it's lineage back to Ed and Karl'.

What interested me most is the link to Disney and Disneyland in particular. Having visited Disneyworld on many occasions I happily read memoirs from people who have worked for Disney and usually find them all interesting in one way or another. However, this book is on another level! Ed and Karl had a twenty year relationship with Disney and were involved in many of the original rides at Disneyland. The stories in the book are so fascinating - the technical details were wasted on me I'm afraid and the pictures do not translate into the kindle version very well, but I loved the personal anecdotes. For example, how funny is it that they resorted to buying entry tickets to get into a theme park to work because access had not been arranged properly?

For anyone with the slightest interest in Disney or themeparks or roller coasters, this is a great read!… (plus d'informations)