Jason Surrell is a former show writer and producer for Walt Disney Imagineering , the division of The Walt Disney Company that designs and builds for Disney's theme parks and resort hotels. Surrell also is a show director for Walt Disney Entertainment . In June 2014, Surrell left Walt Disney Imagineering and is now with Universal Creative .

Career [ edit ]

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 Disney's Hollywood Studios .

Writing [ edit ]

He 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.

Surrell wrote a screenwriting manual, Screenplay by Disney: Tips and Techniques to Add Magic to Your Moviemaking , and has also contributed to the Kingdom Keepers series of children's novels by Ridley Pearson .

Bibliography [ edit ]

• The Haunted Mansion: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies (Known in its 3rd Edition as The Haunted Mansion: Imagineering a Classic )
• The Art of the Haunted Mansion
• Screenplay by Disney: Tips and Techniques to Add Magic to Your Moviemaking ( ISBN   0786854405 )
• Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies ( ISBN   1423107098 )
• The Disney Mountains: Imagineering at its Peak ( ISBN   1423101553 )

External links [ edit ]

• Jason Surrell at IMDb

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