Team Rodent

How Disney Devours the World

By: Carl Hiassen

Narrated by: Richard Gilliland

Carl Hiaasen doesn't like the Walt Disney Company. A native of Florida, Hiaasen comes by his dislike for Disney honestly. He has witnessed the relentless success of the Disney machine firsthand with the development of Disney World and other properties around Orlando.

In Team Rodent: How Disney Devours the World, Hiaasen paints a witty and sarcastic portrait of a company that can control the press, manipulate local governments, and—because it's Disney—get away with it.

Entertaining and enlightening, Team Rodent takes a critical view of the Disney corporate giant, tracing its destructive impact on the environment, American culture, and the world.

©1998 Carl Hiassen (P)1998 Phoenix Books, Inc.

'Mauschwitz' (Mouschwitz? ) - whatever...

Whatever - potato / poe-tah-toe. A great read: informative, insightful, ironic, humorous (of course) expose'. Buy it!

Disney's World Exposed!

Carl Hiaasen has turned my world upside down! His comments and anecdotes are so wild that I'm sure he's well on his way to achieving his Lifetime Ban from Disneyworld! I'd love to hear more and to delve more deeply. Who knew! It is all very interesting, but in the end, I'll still go to Disney World and enjoy every minute.

Too bitter...

Although it was interesting to hear about the pervasive effect that Disney has on modern society, the overall bitter tone of the book was fairly annoying. This was intensified by the narrator, who tended to read the more bitter passages in a whining voice. This is clearly not an example of objective reporting. Regardless, I found much of the information to be quite intriguing, especially in regards to Disney's many failed ventures and in describing the political structure of the company.

Audio

The actual audio recording (not performance) is a little odd for this one…. Not sure if that was an intentional choice to make it sound old and worn out. Just a heads up.

Always wondered…

Wish there were more stories in this topic and that this one was more in-depth but understandably, a tightly guarded “kingdom”. Reading was lacking depth and emotion but Hiaasen is always a great story teller.