
Deep Story
A Complete Guide for Creating Transformational Visitor Attractions
Bob Rogers(Author)
Peter E. Randall Publisher
Will be published approx. on 8. September 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-963714-15-9 (ISBN)
Description
"Walt Disney once said, 'We keep moving forward.' Few people exemplify this mission as well as industry legend Bob Rogers. For more than four decades, Rogers has been a supreme storyteller and creator of transformational experiences that will remain beloved by audiences for generations to come. In his new book, Rogers reveals those magic tricks of his trade, his craft, honed by work on global projects for Disney, great museums, world class brands, and many others. He knows how to reach his audience's heads and hearts. With Rogers' insights into leadership and creativity, you too can build great visitor experiences." -- Bob Weis, President, Walt Disney Imagineering, retired; Disney Global Ambassador, retired, author of Dream Chasing: My Four Decades of Success and Failure with Disney Imagineering
If you seek to change the world, permanently and measurably increasing your visitors' interest in your subject or your brand, read on. This book is for you. Deep Story is an expert practitioner's guide to the creation of truly transformational exhibits and visitor experiences that millions of people remember and treasure. At many locations in the US, and abroad, are examples of these attractions--the Las Vegas Raiders' Allegiant Stadium Tour, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, and the Johnnie Walker Experience on Princes Street in Edinburgh, to name but a few. They transform visitors into lifelong fans of a brand, a team, a country, or a historical subject. The stories in this book, drawn from decades of the author's experience creating transformational attractions, show leaders and creators how to combine scholarship, showmanship, and salesmanship to do more than entertain or inform. More than merely sending a message or creating awareness, experiences powered by DEEP STORY seek to permanently lead visitors to see differently, act differently--to become different. As visitor's identities are changed, so are their subsequent actions. Learn how to fire the imagination and create real changes in behavior with Deep Story.
If you seek to change the world, permanently and measurably increasing your visitors' interest in your subject or your brand, read on. This book is for you. Deep Story is an expert practitioner's guide to the creation of truly transformational exhibits and visitor experiences that millions of people remember and treasure. At many locations in the US, and abroad, are examples of these attractions--the Las Vegas Raiders' Allegiant Stadium Tour, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, and the Johnnie Walker Experience on Princes Street in Edinburgh, to name but a few. They transform visitors into lifelong fans of a brand, a team, a country, or a historical subject. The stories in this book, drawn from decades of the author's experience creating transformational attractions, show leaders and creators how to combine scholarship, showmanship, and salesmanship to do more than entertain or inform. More than merely sending a message or creating awareness, experiences powered by DEEP STORY seek to permanently lead visitors to see differently, act differently--to become different. As visitor's identities are changed, so are their subsequent actions. Learn how to fire the imagination and create real changes in behavior with Deep Story.
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Language
English
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
ISBN-13
978-1-963714-15-9 (9781963714159)
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Bob Rogers is the Founder and Chairman of BRC Imagination Arts, a legendary design and production company known for reliably delivering magic with heart by creating award-winning attractions for some of the world's greatest brands and museums. BRC has received over 500 international awards for creative and technical excellence. Bob has been awarded his industry's two highest honors: the Thea Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA), and induction into the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) Theme Park Hall of Fame. He's a former member of the Board of Directors for both the Motion Picture Academy (the Oscars) and IAAPA. Bob Rogers has been nominated for two Oscars and one Emmy, and he has been awarded the NASA Public Service Medal. Bob attended Stanford University and California Institute of the Arts School of Film. While at Cal Arts he co-authored the world's first textbook on cinematography, Cinematography: A Guide for Film Makers and Film Teachers (Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1973). His first job in the industry was as a magician at the Magic Shop in Disneyland.