Kirk Hanson

I’ve been working in the entertainment industry for over thirty-five years; primarily as a Story Artist for animation, having worked on such theatrical features (boarding and writing) as ALADDIN, TOY STORY 2, HERCULES, THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, TREASURE PLANET, and FANTASIA 2000, for Walt Disney Feature Animation, and on television series (model and character design, boarding, and writing) such as THE JETSONS, THE SMURFS, THE FLINTSTONES, JONNY QUEST, FENDER BENDER 500s, and TOM & JERRY for Hanna-Barbera Productions/Warner Bros., as well as HOUSE OF MOUSE, BUZZ LIGHTYEAR, MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE, JAKE AND THE NEVERLAND PIRATES, and MICKEY'S ROADSTER RACERS for Walt Disney Television Animation.

I have also worked as a concept designer, dimensional designer, and art director for WED/Walt Disney Imagineering, on projects for both Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, including Pirates of the Caribbean, Country Bear Jamboree, Mickey’s Toon Town, Tarzan’s Treehouse; Ratatouille Dinner Carts for World Showcase/Epcot; Monsters Inc. Hide and Go Seek, at Tokyo Disneyland; along with working on the overall theme park model, as well as various attraction design models for Euro Disneyland (Disneyland Paris)....