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If you are all interested in this stuff, there is a great behind the scenes book called "Realityland"

http://www.amazon.com/Realityland-True-Life-Adventures-Disne...

Beyond the weird and gruesome details highlighted by the Neatorama article it gives a behind the scenes view of how the parks came to be. It is especially interesting to read about Walt Disney's view on urban planning. He was a great entrepreneur and had an amazing vision.

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