Jason Surrell

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Jason Surrell is a show writer and producer for Walt Disney Imagineering, the division of The Walt Disney Company that designs and builds Disney's theme parks and resort hotels. Surrell also is a show director for Walt Disney Entertainment.

His work has included the creation of an animated Haunted Mansion tombstone at the Magic Kingdom attraction, which pays homage to Imagineer Leota Toombs, who supplied the face of Madame Leota. He also has created show concepts for The Great Movie Ride, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire - Play It! and Walt Disney: One Man’s Dream at the Disney-MGM Studios.

Surrell is the author of:

  • The Haunted Mansion: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies
  • The Art of the Haunted Mansion
  • Screenplay by Disney: Tips and Techniques to Add Magic to Your Moviemaking
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies (ISBN: 1423107098)
  • Disney Mountain: Imagineering at its Peak (ISBN 1423101553)

He also contributed essays to The Imagineering Way and The Imagineering Workout.

Surrell also regularly appears on panels, gives presentations, and interviews other Imagineers at various Disney events.