Mouse Trap: Memoir of a Disneyland Cast Member
by Kevin Yee
List Price:
Our Price: $13.38
You Save: $4.61 (26%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $10.00 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Kevin YeeEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-07-01
ISBN: 0977375811
Number of pages: 202
Publisher: Ultimate Orlando
Book Reviews of Mouse Trap: Memoir of a Disneyland Cast Member
Book Review: Interesting first hand account on being a cast member!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am suprised on the bad reviews. I absolutely did not find this book boring, but engaging and a quick read.
If you have read Mouse Tales and More Mouse Tales, you will enjoy this book. Whereas Koenig writes heresay stories, Kevin Yee has written a first hand account on a slice of Disneyland life.
I will admit that the first few pages the naration seems to jump around, but Yee's style is not chronological, but brings one into the life of being a cast member. Starting with his interview, "casting" in Disney-speak, Yee introduces what many current and ex-cast members remember as orientation, indoctrination, or even brain washing. Moving on to Disney University, this is a rare glimpse into how Disney maintains the high standards we all expect.
Further along, we learn why Yee, obviously a very intelligent man who could earn significant more money outside of Disney, remained at Disneyland for so long. He writes about the tight knit community, the "family" of his coworkers, and how Disney was not just a job, but can become a way of life.
After many mini-stories about working at Disneyland, including a very poignant story about working the vacant resort on September 11, 2001 (Kevin, if you read this review, thank you for your thoughts and experiences that day), Yee talks about escaping the mouse trap, may be for his last time.
If you ever want to experience a slice of life of a cast member, get this book.
Summary of Mouse Trap: Memoir of a Disneyland Cast Member
Read one Cast Member's stories of backstage areas, fights, fires, private parties, orientation, cast events, cast romance, pranks, stupid guest tricks, mishaps, accidents, helping to create the Haunted Mansion Holiday, and working on September 11, 2001. But this is no mere listing of things that go wrong at Disneyland. For the first time, readers can experience what it's like to really work at Disneyland, from the mundane to the extravagant. The book is aimed primarily at current and former Cast Members, who will recognize so much of their experience captured in these pages. Readers who have worked at the park will be entranced all over again by the magic of working in Walt Disney's park. It's not an experience one soon forgets, and readers will find themselves inevitably drawn in as well.Memoirs Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Memoirs Books
Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Centuryby Hunter S. Thompson
Penguin Books, Limited (UK); Published: 2008-06; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.11
Price in other shops:
Never Have Your Dog Stuffedby Alan Alda
Arrow Books; Published: 2007-02; Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.59
Price in other shops:
The Hunger: A Story of Food, Desire, and Ambitionby John DeLucie, Graydon Carter
Ecco; Published: 2009-05-12; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $1.77
Price in other shops:
Brotherhood of Warriors: Behind Enemy Lines with a Commando in One of the World's Most Elite Counterterrorism Unitsby Aaron Cohen, Douglas Century
Ecco; Published: 2008-04-29; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $6.80
Price in other shops:
Not Lost Forever: My Story of Survivalby Carmina Salcido, Steve Jackson
William Morrow; Published: 2009-10-06; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $4.99
Price in other shops:
Unlocked: The Life and Crimes of a Mafia Insiderby Louis Ferrante
Harper Perennial; Published: 2009-02-24; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.97
Price in other shops:
Writing Places: The Life Journey of a Writer and Teacherby William Zinsser
Harper; Published: 2009-05-19; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $4.08
Price in other shops:
Got the Life: My Journey of Addiction, Faith, Recovery, and Kornby Fieldy
William Morrow; Published: 2009-03-10; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $3.98
Price in other shops:
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.)by Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver, Steven L. Hopp
Harper Perennial; Published: 2008-04-29; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.10
Price in other shops:
The Ride of My Lifeby Mat Hoffman
It Books; Published: 2003-09-16; Paperback; Book
Best price: $15.95
Similar Books and other products
The Park After Dark: An Unauthorized Guide to the Happiest (Haunted) Place on Earthby Richard Carradine
CreateSpace; Published: 2010-06-29; Paperback; Book
Best price: $10.24
Price in other shops:
Realityland: True-Life Adventures at Walt Disney Worldby David Koenig
Bonaventure Press; Published: 2007-10; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $18.13
Price in other shops:
Walt Disney World Hidden History: Remnants of Former Attractions and Other Tributesby Kevin Yee
Ultimate Orlando Press; Published: 2010-11-19; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.99
Price in other shops:
The Disneyland Encyclopedia: The Unofficial, Unauthorized, and Unprecedented History of Every Land, Attraction, Restaurant, Shop, and Event in the Original Magic Kingdomby Chris Strodder
Santa Monica Press; Published: 2008-05-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.56
Price in other shops:
101 Things You Never Knew About Disneyland: An Unauthorized Look At The Little Touches And Inside Jokesby Kevin Yee, Jason Schultz
Zauberreich; Published: 2005-03-18; Paperback; Book
Best price: $11.63
Price in other shops:
The Vault of Waltby Jim Korkis
Ayefour Publishing; Published: 2010-09-14; Paperback; Book
Best price: $19.95
The Dark Side of Disneyby Leonard Kinsey
Bamboo Forest Publishing; Published: 2011-08-02; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.25
Price in other shops:
More Mouse Tales: A Closer Peek Backstage at Disneylandby David Koenig
Bonaventure Press; Published: 2002-06; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.49
Price in other shops:
Cast Member Confidential: A Disneyfied Memoirby Chris Mitchell
Citadel Press; Published: 2010-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.90
Price in other shops:
Mouse Tales: A Behind-The-Ears Look at Disneylandby David Koenig
Bonaventure Pr; Published: 1995-07; Paperback; Book
Best price: $10.67
Price in other shops: