Overview
- Merritt announced on LinkedIn in August 2025 that he has officially joined Universal Creative as its new Creative Director.
- He spent more than a dozen years at Disney Imagineering contributing to attractions such as the Sleeping Beauty Castle Walk Through, The Little Mermaid ride, and Radiator Springs Racers.
- From 2008 to 2012, Merritt was Art Director at Universal Studios Singapore before returning to Disney to oversee Beauty and the Beast attractions in Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo DisneySea, and Shanghai Disneyland starting in 2013.
- He is the author of definitive histories of Disneyland, including The Happiest Place on Earth and Marc Davis In His Own Words.
- His transition underscores a growing pattern of talent mobility as Disney and Universal trade marquee creatives to drive innovation on future park projects.