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In addition to his "Idea Workshop" program with the Idea Resource Systems Group, Christian has guest lectured and taught concept development and entertainment design at the Art Center College in Pasadena, California. Several publications have featured his work and unique perspectives on the process and people he works with.

Disneyland Paris: From Sketch to Reality ·
Released on the 10th anniversary of the opening of the park, this amazing book offers a rare glimpse behind the scenes of Imagineering - it's process and it's people. This comprehensive study of the Disney culture took over five years to create - with 320 pages and 750 pictures, it comprises arguably the most in-depth look at what it takes to build a Disney theme park.

The Imagineering Way ·
Famed for making dreams come true, the Disney Imagineers are world renowned for their incomparable creativity and their ability to turn fanciful ideas into reality. How do they do this? By approaching all projects, problems, and questions with the knowledge that they will undoubtedly accomplish the task set before them.

Designing Disney's Theme Parks: The Architecture of Reassurance ·
This study is the first to examine the influence of Disneyland on both our built environment and our architectural imagination. Tracing the relationship of the Disney parks to their historical forebearers, this book charts Disneyland's evolution from one man's personal dream to a multinational enterprise, a process in which the Disney "magic" has moved ever closer to the real world.

The Haunted Mansion: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies ·
Illustrating how the Mansion's 999 "grim grinning ghosts" moved from sketches to reality, evolving from earliest story concepts through adaptations and changes as it moved into each of the parks, to the very latest ideas for show enhancements. This book will also confirm or dispel the various myths and rumors that surround the mysterious Mansion's story.

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"To be an Imagineer, it's important   
to keep reality at arms length."   

- Christian Hope   

The Imagineering Way   

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