11 Disney Books I Look Forward to in 2025
Hi everyone!
I am back with 11 Disney books I look forward to in 2025! Actually, there are even more than 11 Disney books mentioned in the article, but I grouped together a few Little Golden Book titles and couple ‘The Art of’ Disney books.
There are some great Disney book titles scheduled for this year, including The Happiest Place on Earth: The Incredible Story of Walt Disney’s Disneyland and Walt Disney’s Trains: A Grand Circle Tour Through His Life and Legacy. Also, it is not unusual for books to be delayed, so not every title might release on time (some of these 11 Disney books were already delayed).
I don’t write as many reviews anymore as only Insight Editions and Chronicle Books send me Disney review books (which has been the case since 2022). But we will add most or all of these titles to our enormous Disney book collection.
Here are my 11 Disney Books I look forward to in 2025! I write my own thoughts, with the official information in italics.
1 – Disney Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel: The Complete Art Collection – June 10, 2025 by Jess Harrold.
Disney Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel is located at Disneyland Paris and is a retheme of the original Disney Hotel New York. The remodel turned it into a gorgeous, sleek hotel with one of the largest collections of Marvel art in the world. I have been looking forward to this book since last year!
Containing one of the biggest collections of Marvel art in the world, Disney Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel in Disneyland Paris is a dream world for every Marvel fan. With walls covered by posters, comic book covers, and fine art, and rooms equipped with recognizable colors and objects from the Marvel Universe, one feels like a real Super Hero in this artful hotel.
2 – The Happiest Place on Earth: The Incredible Story of Walt Disney’s Disneyland – July 15, 2025 by Disney Legend Don Hahn and Christopher Merritt.
We are just a couple of months away from the kick off of the 70th Anniversary of Disneyland, and I can’t wait to read this Disney book that will have ‘recently discovered artwork’ and ‘many previously unpublished documents and images’.
On the 70th anniversary of Disneyland, a look back at the theme park that started it all—an illustrated history of Walt’s first theme park! The ultimate coffee table book for Disney collectors and armchair travelers alike, brimming with more than 750 images, previously unpublished documents, and concept drawings.
3 – Disney The Emperor’s New Groove Little Golden Book – September 2, 2025.
This is one of a number of interesting Disney Little Golden Book titles this year, also including ‘Tron‘, ‘Frankenweenie‘ and ‘Disneyland is Your Land‘ for the 70th Anniversary! I am not making all of those titles separate for the article, but each of them are going to be on our bookshelves this year.
Experience the hilarious Disney movie The Emperor’s New Groove, retold for the first time in this iconic Little Golden Book!
4 – Disney/Pixar The Color of Toy Story: A 30th Anniversary Celebration of Colorscripts and Creativity – September 2, 2025 from Chronicle Books.
Chronicle Books is known for the wonderful ‘Art of’ Disney books, as well as the well-reviewed ‘The Color of Pixar‘ from 2017, which we do own. This book celebrates the 30th Anniversary of ‘Toy Story’.
Relive the magic of meeting Woody, Buzz, Andy, and the rest of the characters from Pixar’s first feature film for the first time. Follow along in the colorscripts as the unforgettable story arc unfolds across four Toy Story films and discover the rare visual development art that brought such beloved characters to life.
5 – The Official Disney Parks Desserts Cookbook: Remembering 101 Sweet Delicious Disney Recipes – September 16, 2025 by Pam Brandon.
I have most of the Official Disney Parks Cookbooks, so it will be an easy purchase for me. There are quite a few images shown on Amazon, so you can know what to expect from the book.
Create Disney magic at home with this playful dessert cookbook showcasing 101 treats (35 brand-new!) from the Disney theme parks, resorts, and cruise ships.
6 – Disney Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas: The Ultimate Visual History – September 30, 2025 by Dana Jennings Jelter.
I a a big fan of The Nightmare Before Christmas, and have been looking forward to this book.
Go behind the scenes of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas with this fun and interactive visual history of one of the most beloved films of all time. Packed with frightening facts, eerie images, and real inserts—like production stills and storyboards—from the making of the film. This movie magic book takes readers on journey through stop-motion animation and shows readers what goes into making these incredible puppets come to life on the big screen.
7 – Walt Disney’s Trains: A Grand Circle Tour Through His Life and Legacy – October 14, 2025 by Michael Campbell and Kirsten Komoroske.
This Disney book is created in cooperation with the Walt Disney Family Museum, and showcases Walt’s love for trains with “more than 200 artifacts, firsthand accounts of Walt’s passion for the craft, archival videos, images of Walt and his trains, and actual model trains running throughout The Walt Disney Family Museum’s exhibit”.
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Walt Disney’s Trains: A Grand Circle Tour Through His Life and Legacy reveals a part of Walt’s life that, although not widely known, is nevertheless well documented, exploring how railroading influenced Walt’s films, theme parks, and personal life, as well as how Walt, in turn, influenced the perception of railroading in America.
8 – Disney The Art of Zootopia 2 – October 28, 2025 from Chronicle Books.
This is one of two ‘The Art of’ Disney books coming this year from Chronicle Books. The other is ‘The Art of Elio‘, which I can’t wait for as well. Each book gives great insight into the film it is about, with artwork, storyboards, and more. We have been collecting these books for a long time.
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Welcome back to the world of Zootopia in this installment of the beloved Art of Disney series that tells the story behind the art and making of Zootopia 2. Here is a gorgeous art book that highlights the beautiful development art and paintings from the film’s creation—including character designs, storyboards, colorscripts, and much more—and features exclusive interviews from the creative team along with behind-the-scenes details.
9 – Xavier “X” Atencio: The Legacy of An Artist, Imagineer, and Disney Legend – November 4, 2025 by
Xavier “X” Atencio: The Legacy of An Artist, Imagineer, and Disney Legend depicts the life,art, and lasting legacy of X, detailing how he put himself into his work and used his talents, passion, humor, and creativity to inspire generations. It is the most comprehensive look to date at the one of Walt’s original and most versatile Imagineers.
10 – Worlds to Conquer: The Art & Making of Walt Disney’s Fantasia – November 11, 2025 by J.B. Kaufman.
The date for this Disney book has been changed a number of times, I hope we will see it release this year! November 2025 is the 85th anniversary month for the classic animated film Fantasia.
The third in the Disney “Making of” series is the story of Disney’s most ambitious, monumental work. The concept: the world’s greatest music, presented according to the highest acoustic standard, and illustrated by the brilliance of the Disney studio at the height of its powers. The journey of how Fantasia came to be, beset with almost insurmountable challenges, is one of the most breathtaking in movie history.
11 – Making Disney Magic . . . from a Mermaid to Moana: Tales of a Disney Animation Director – December 16th, 2025 by
An engaging story of 45 magical years of Disney animation, featuring nearly 500 museum-quality, full-color pages and 1,000+ pieces of archival artwork and photos. The corners of this smaller-than-typical coffee table book also serve as an animation flip-book celebrating Disney characters from the 1970s–2010s.
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