Top Disney

100 Top Ten Lists of the Best of Disney, from the Man to the Mouse and Beyond

Christopher Lucas

Long before David Letterman made it a nightly ritual, groupings of ten seemed to be the most

common form of list making (commandments, amendments, FBI most wanted, etc.) Top 10

lists abound for everything today, from movies and music to sports and politics.

There is so much Disney history to cover, however, that it can’t be contained in one simple list,

thus “The Top 100 Top Ten of Disney.”

There is not a person on Earth who hasn’t come into contact with Disney in some way. Whether

seeing a Disney film, hearing a Disney song, recognizing a Disney character or visiting a Disney

park, the company’s reach is global.

The Top 100 Top Ten of Disney will collect the best of the best of Disney in a book of lists.

From Walt himself and the beginning of his company, to his successors who have broadened

the reach of the Disney brand well beyond where even Walt could have imagined it, this book

will cover every aspect of the 93 years of history that Disney has to offer. In it you will find

information on everything from Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Queen Elsa, to the billion dollar

acquisitions of Marvel and Lucasfilm.

Written for casual and die-hard fans alike, The Top 100 Top Ten of Disney will revisit some

familiar characters, films, songs, rides, and personalities associated with Disney but will also

uncover some forgotten, obscure and overlooked parts of the company as well, such as the unlikely Disney films Victory Through Air Power (1943) and The Story of Menstruation (1946).

The book will be laid out in easy to read “bite size” pieces. It will be one of those books that the

whole family can enjoy and can be picked up and referred to again and again.

Author Bio: Christopher Lucas is a lifelong fan of all things Disney. His admiration for Walt, and the

company he built, led Chris to create a one person show called “Of Mouse and Man” which has

been performed in several colleges, theaters and civic centers. He is also the co‐author of Seeing Home: The Ed Lucas Story, the critically acclaimed book released by Simon & Schuster and Derek Jeter Publishing in April 2015. Christopher lives in suburban New Jersey with his two young sons. His goal someday is to take a vacation somewhere that doesn’t involve a visit to a Disney theme park.

Globe Pequot / Lyons Press

Pages: 208 • Trim: 8¼ x 11

978-1-4930-3771-1 • Paperback • April 2019 • $29.95 • (£25.00)

978-1-4930-3772-8 • eBook • April 2019 • $28.50 • (£19.99)

Subjects: Performing Arts / Film / Reference, Travel / United States / General

Top Disney

100 Top Ten Lists of the Best of Disney, from the Man to the Mouse and Beyond

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Summary

Long before David Letterman made it a nightly ritual, groupings of ten seemed to be the most

common form of list making (commandments, amendments, FBI most wanted, etc.) Top 10

lists abound for everything today, from movies and music to sports and politics.

There is so much Disney history to cover, however, that it can’t be contained in one simple list,

thus “The Top 100 Top Ten of Disney.”

There is not a person on Earth who hasn’t come into contact with Disney in some way. Whether

seeing a Disney film, hearing a Disney song, recognizing a Disney character or visiting a Disney

park, the company’s reach is global.

The Top 100 Top Ten of Disney will collect the best of the best of Disney in a book of lists.

From Walt himself and the beginning of his company, to his successors who have broadened

the reach of the Disney brand well beyond where even Walt could have imagined it, this book

will cover every aspect of the 93 years of history that Disney has to offer. In it you will find

information on everything from Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Queen Elsa, to the billion dollar

acquisitions of Marvel and Lucasfilm.

Written for casual and die-hard fans alike, The Top 100 Top Ten of Disney will revisit some

familiar characters, films, songs, rides, and personalities associated with Disney but will also

uncover some forgotten, obscure and overlooked parts of the company as well, such as the unlikely Disney films Victory Through Air Power (1943) and The Story of Menstruation (1946).

The book will be laid out in easy to read “bite size” pieces. It will be one of those books that the

whole family can enjoy and can be picked up and referred to again and again.

Author Bio: Christopher Lucas is a lifelong fan of all things Disney. His admiration for Walt, and the

company he built, led Chris to create a one person show called “Of Mouse and Man” which has

been performed in several colleges, theaters and civic centers. He is also the co‐author of Seeing Home: The Ed Lucas Story, the critically acclaimed book released by Simon & Schuster and Derek Jeter Publishing in April 2015. Christopher lives in suburban New Jersey with his two young sons. His goal someday is to take a vacation somewhere that doesn’t involve a visit to a Disney theme park.

Details

Globe Pequot / Lyons Press

Pages: 208 • Trim: 8¼ x 11

978-1-4930-3771-1 • Paperback • April 2019 • $29.95 • (£25.00)

978-1-4930-3772-8 • eBook • April 2019 • $28.50 • (£19.99)

Subjects: Performing Arts / Film / Reference, Travel / United States / General

Author

Christopher Lucas is a lifelong fan of all things Disney. His admiration for Walt, and the

company he built, led Chris to create a one person show called “Of Mouse and Man” which has

been performed in several colleges, theaters and civic centers.

He is the co‐author of Seeing Home: The Ed Lucas Story, the critically acclaimed book

released by Simon & Schuster and Derek Jeter Publishing in April 2015. He is also a weekly

contributor to the column “As I See It”, carried in the Jersey Journal and on NJ.com.

A professional actor for over twenty five years, Christopher has been seen onscreen in movies

and TV shows in supporting, recurring and featured roles.

As a the creator of such popular attractions as the “New Jersey Sopranos Tour“, “NYC Holiday

Lights Tour,” “NY Yankees History Tour” and “Disney’s Enchanted New York Tour” Christopher

has been profiled in People Magazine, USA Today, Newsweek, NBC’s Today Show, the New York

Times and several other national publications.

Reviews

Decades ago I thought about writing a book on Disney lists, but other publishing projects intervened, and it never got written. That is why I’m happy to see Christopher Lucas’s fine book, Top Disney. He went much further than my ideas and came up with a book that Disney fans will find vastly entertaining. How fun to find a book with so many fascinating Disney top-ten lists. Not all fans will agree with every choice, but that’s the great part about this book. Readers will be challenged to replace items on some of the lists with their own personal Disney top tens
— Dave Smith, creator and director emeritus of the Disney Archives