Annotated bibliography of Disney reference books
November 2026
Bossert, Dave: Walt Disney World War II: Animation On The Front Lines published by The Old Mill Press; 2026.
December 2026
Whelan, Robbie: The House of Mouse: Bob Iger and the War of Succession at Disney published by William Morrow; 2026.
The Art of Hexed published by Chronicle Books; 2026.
February 2027
Laslie, Brian D.: D-Day to Disney World: The Remarkable Life of Major General William E. “Joe” Potter published by Naval Institute Press; 2027.
The Art of Gatto published by Chronicle Books; 2027.
Larsen, Darl: The Disney Cartoon: An Animated History from 1919 to Today published by NBloomsbury Academic; 2027.
March 2027
Betancourt, Roland: Amusement, Inc.: Disneyland’s Corporate Apparatus and the Making of the Theme Park published by Duke University Press; 2027.
April 2027
Weis, Bob: The Marty Sklar Archives: Time Capsules of Walt Disney Imagineering published by Disney Editions; 2026.
May 2027
Montgomery, Colleen: Animating the Voice: Vocal Performance in Disney and Pixar Feature Animation published by University of California Press; 2027.
July 2027
Whitman Cobb, Wendy: From Tomorrowland to Mars: Disney and the Politics of American Space Exploration published by University of Florida Press; 2027.
Publication Date Unknown
Johnson, Mindy: The Only Woman Animator published by Manitou Productions; 2025.
Deja, Andreas: The Art of Milt Kahl, Master of the Disney Style published by Disney Editions; 2027.
Miller, Alex: The Art and History of Disney Toys published by Disney Editions; 2026.
Friedman, Jake: The Disney Afternoon: The Making of a Television Renaissance published by Disney Editions; 2025.
Pegoraro, Celbi: Disney No Brasil publisher unknown; 2011.
Written in Portuguese. A fantastic resource for Disney historians.
Last updated October 16, 2026.