Michael Melilli

Director of Story Development

Michael Melilli

Director of Story Development

Michael is an experiential storyteller with over seventeen years of experience developing immersive experiences. Before joining the Storyland Studios team in 2006, Michael worked with various film and television productions companies, including the Jim Henson Company, where he was involved in the development of several projects centered around the Muppets as well as the Neil Gaimen scripted film, Mirrormask.

Michael has overseen the story development of more than seventy-five experience-based projects. Highlights include the Las Vegas Mob Experience at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino, the THEA award-winning Poverty Encounter, and projects based on some of the most successful intellectual properties on the planet, including Star Wars and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Michael is also a published author, and his fantasy-horror novel, 3point8, was a top ten finalist in the Nerdist Fantasy Novel Contest. He currently lives in Southern California with his wife and daughter and spends his free time visiting Disneyland, gaming, and devouring novels, comics, and movies.