The ultimate adult coloring book for the Walt Disney World Resort offers stunning line illustrations featuring more than 70 fan-favorite Disney characters from across 50 different popular locations at the resort―past and present! Also part of the Art of Coloring series, which has sold over 2 million copies across the U.S. Walt Disney World is a place like no other, and this gorgeous (and even sometimes hilarious) collection of illustrations presents memorable characters, favorite icons, and visual surprises at each page turn. Thoughtfully curated by Kevin M. Kern of the Walt Disney Archives, these images are ideal for taking pencil to paper and adding your own brand of color and style. Disney theme park concept art, posters, and maps join with playful vintage coloring book art to draw out the inner artist in every Disney fan, cultivating relaxation and focus. Includes: a convenient "lay flat" paperback book - 100 images to inspire creativity and relaxation Searching for ways to celebrate the Walt Disney World Resort? Explore more books from Disney Editions: Delicious Disney: Walt Disney World - A Portrait of Walt Disney World: 50 Years of The Most Magical Place on Earth - People Behind the Disney Parks: Stories of Those Honored with a Window on Main Street, U.S.A. Poster Art of the Disney Parks, Second Edition Maps of the Disney Parks: Charting 60 Years from California to Shanghai “It’s not just what you’d expect―there’s a lot of concept art, posters, and maps in a coloring book that skews very vintage .” ― Tom Bricker, disneytouristblog.com “If you are a fan of coloring, this new book is for you!” ― Kelly Coffey, Inside the Magic: Your Ultimate Source for Themed Entertainment Coverage   “[We] saw some throwbacks to old Magic Kingdom attractions, such as Mickey Mouse Revue. The art used in the book is vintage and there are notes about each work. We first found the coloring book in the Emporium at Magic Kingdom.” ― Shannen Ace, WDW News Today   “Young artists (and anyone else who loves a good coloring session!) will have plenty of fun filling in the pages of this Walt Disney World themed coloring book. . . . From Disney theme park concept art to attraction posts to maps, Disney fans can have fun, let their colored pencils or markers run wild, and enjoy 100 different images inside the book’s covers.” ― Heather Adams, WDW Magazine “Each chapter of “Art of Coloring: Walt Disney World” begins with a page of text, but this is primarily a coloring book with images from throughout Walt Disney World’s history (including the future). I’m really impressed by how many vintage images are in the book. I do believe this will be a coveted book in the future when it’s no longer available. The author is a longtime Disney fan and it shows with the images chosen”. ― Denise Preskitt,  Mousesteps Kevin M. Kern began his career with the Walt Disney Archives in 2011. As the group's manager of research, he works predominantly with historical documents and artwork, and helps to facilitate company legacy and outreach projects, including oral histories and the development and installation of museum exhibitions. He's hosted special event programming for many business units across The Walt Disney Company and has had his writing featured in numerous publications. His favorite Walt Disney World attraction is Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress. Cover artist Fabiola Garza is a character artist at Disney Creative group in Orlando, Florida. During her career she has had the pleasure of working on The Little Golden Book for Pixar's Coco and designing the beloved turtle 'Olu Mel for Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa. She is also the author and illustrator of the award-winning children's book A Boy Who Became Pope: The Story of Saint John Paul II . During her free time she enjoys ballroom dancing, the work of G. K. Chesterton, and contributing to Catholic publications and podcasts. Her favorite Walt Disney World attraction is Spaceship Earth. CONTENTS   6―PREFACE 10―NOSTALGIA: An Idealized Yesteryear 28―FANTASY: The Art of Make-Believe 56―DISCOVERY: Adventure and Exploration 88―TOMORROW: A Step into the Future 100―REFLECTIONS: Looking Back at the World 114―THE WORLD’S MOST MAGICAL CELEBRATION The Fiftieth Anniversary of Walt Disney World 124―BIBLIOGRAPHY AND ENDNOTES 125―ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 126―IMAGE CREDITS 127―“A BLANK PAGE”   PREFACE   “Every child is born blessed with a vivid imagination.” —Walt Disney   THE VERY CONCEPT OF WHAT “CREATIVITY” IS—or what it can be—amounts to a great many things to each of us. Colors. Patterns. Mediums. Each is a tool at the behest of the artist within, ready to help employ perhaps the most precious of humanity’s gifts—imagination. When confronted with a blank canvas, sheet of paper, sidewalk, bedroom wall—or any surface, really—one thing unites us in our artistic journey: the decision to adventure forward and make our first mark.   For me, the Wa