Don Hahn is best known for having produced the classic
Beauty and the Beast, the first animated film nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. Hahn has authored a number of books, including
Before Ever After, Animation Magic,
The Alchemy of Animation, and
Brain Storm
Unleashing Your Creative Self, and
Yesterday's Tomorrow: Disney's Magical Mid-Century. Christopher Merritt has more than 25 years of design experience creating theme park attractions and environments around the world for Walt Disney Imagineering and numerous other theme parks in California, Florida, Tokyo, Singapore, and Shanghai. Chris is the coauthor with Pete Docter of
Marc Davis in His Own Words: Imagineering the Disney Theme Parks.