Book Release and Signing at Disneyland 11/8/08

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Book Signings with Don Hahn and Jeff Kurtti

Walt Disney Parks & Resorts Announcement


Special Guests: Walt Disney Animation Studios Producer, Don Hahn and Author & Disney Historian, Jeff Kurtti

Date: November 8, 2008
Time: 9 AM to 11 AM
Location: Bonanza Outfitters, Frontierland, Disneyland park

Product Information:
Join us as we celebrate the release of two very special books by Walt Disney Animation Studios Producer & Author, Don Hahn and Author and Disney Historian, Jeff Kurti. Don and Jeff will be on hand for a special appearance and signing from 9 AM to 11 AM at Bonanza Outfitters in Frontierland.

The Alchemy of Animation

Making an Animated Film in the Modern Age
The Alchemy of Animation is a step-by-step introduction to animated filmmaking from one of the foremost producers of animated features. By drawing upon more than seven decades of Disney's beloved classic animated films, this stunning book explores the role of directors, story artists, songwriters, and animators who each play an integral role in the creation of an animated feature. This book includes a special focus on the digital techniques of filmmaking and fresh, behind-the-scenes work from the most currently Disney films, including Chicken Little, Meet the Robinsons and Bolt, as well as showing other forms of animation such as the stop-motion of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach.

The Alchemy of Animation: Making an Animated Film in the Modern Age by Walt Disney Animation Studios Producer, Don Hahn will be available for $19.95 tax.

Walt Disney's Imagineering Legends and the Genesis of the Disney Theme Park

Although Disneyland was the idea of one man, Walt did not achieve this history-altering concept on his own. Using his innate talent for combining disparate skills and personalities, he assembled a creative team that blended imagination with engineering. Walt called this group his "Imagineers." Walt Disney's Imagineering Legends and the Genesis of the Disney Theme Park introduces a core group of the originators of Disneyland and the other Disney parks. It explores their individual relationships with Walt and each other, their creative breakthroughs and failures, and their rivalries and professional politics. This candid narrative of their lives and contributions to a very special form of entertainment illustrates why, half a century later, their work continues to be vital and important to millions of people every day all over the world. Lavishly illustrated throughout with rare and never-before-seen artwork and photographs, this book will further enrich the reader's appreciation of the exceptional talent behind Disneyland's creation and ongoing evolution.

Walt Disney's Imagineering Legends and the Genesis of the Disney Theme Park by Author and Disney Historian, Jeff Kurtti will be available for $35, plus tax.


Don Hahn Bio:
Don Hahn's name is synonymous with some of the most critically acclaimed animated motion pictures of his generation, including The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Lion King, and Beauty and the Beast (the first animated film ever nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture before the Best Animated Film category was established. He was also the associate producer for Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the groundbreaking 1988 film that pioneered new techniques for combining animation and live-action. His other film credits include Fantasia 2000 and Atlantis. He is currently at work on his next Disney animated project.


Jeff Kurtti Bio:
Jeff Kurtti is the author of twenty books, a writer-director of award-winning documentaries, and a respected public speaker, host and panel moderator. A Seattle, Washington native, Kurtti worked as a production coordinator on the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Arts Festival, followed by two years as the assistant to the president of the California Institute of the Arts. For several years, he worked for Walt Disney Imagineering, the theme park division of The Walt Disney Company, and then for the Corporate Special Projects department of Disney. Since 1995, he has enjoyed a career as an author, writer and consultant in the motion picture, theatre and themed-entertainment industries. Jeff Kurtti is currently a Creative Consultant to the Walt Disney Family Museum.



Merchandise available while supplies last. We ask that only two (2) items be signed per Artist, per Guest. We ask that you bring no personal items to be signed. Event merchandise must be purchased on the day of release. Valid Disneyland® Resort receipt may be required. Artist signing is subject to space and time availability and is not guaranteed. Artists will only sign their respective merchandise purchased on the day of the event only. Event information subject to change without notice. Paid admission is required to enter Disneyland park.