Meet the author

Christopher E. Smith is a lucky husband, a proud father, and a blessed son.  He is also a Disney historian, author, and corporate attorney practicing law in Huntsville, Alabama.

Chris graduated from the University of Alabama in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Political Science. He then graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Alabama School of Law in 2004 where he was awarded the M. Leigh Harrison Award, the Law School’s highest academic honor.

Chris published his first book, The Walt Disney World That Never Was: Stories Behind the Amazing Imagineering Dreams That Never Came True, in 2016. Since that time, Chris has published multiple best-selling books about different historical and thematic aspects of Walt Disney World, with many more in process.

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