David Koenig is the editorial director of 526 Media Group, Costa Mesa, Ca. He received his degree in journalism from California State University, Fullerton, and has become arguably the theme park industry's best-known "outsider," after penning such best-sellers as MOUSE TALES: A BEHIND-THE-EARS LOOK AT DISNEYLAND, REALITYLAND: TRUE-LIFE ADVENTURES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD, and THE 55ERS: THE PIONEERS WHO SETTLED DISNEYLAND. He has also written a pair of behind-the-scenes books about classic television: SHOOTING COLUMBO and UNSHOT COLUMBO.