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'''Ryan Miller''' is the co‑creator, Senior Brand Manager, and co‑designer of the gameplay for the ''[[Disney Lorcana]]'' trading card game.<ref name="BionicBuzz">{{cite web |title=Disney Lorcana's Ryan Miller Interview at D23 Expo 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bybW0MUde3g |publisher=Bionic Buzz (YouTube) |date=2022-09-11 |access-date=2026-04-21}}</ref><ref name="Comicbook">{{cite web |title=The Story Of Disney Lorcana! Revealing Lorcana's Lore With Designer Ryan Miller! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6XPnEdPB00 |publisher=Comicbook.com (YouTube) |date=2023-08-15 |access-date=2026-04-21}}</ref>

== Biography ==
As a child, Miller would sometimes visit Disneyland with his grandmother.<ref name="BionicBuzz"/><ref name="Gama">{{cite web |title=Lorcana Q&A session Day 2 from Gama Expo |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGM2PTKGm8A |publisher=YouTube |date=2024-03-20 |access-date=2026-04-21}}</ref> He later noted the impressive immersion of the Disneyland experience he felt between the ages of 7 and 8.<ref name="BionicBuzz"/><ref name="Gama"/>

Miller started playing ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' soon after its initial release in 1993.<ref name="BionicBuzz"/> He considers this the moment he decided he wanted to work for Wizards of the Coast. After spending time in the Army, he moved to Seattle in 1998 and began working as a game judge for ''Magic''.<ref name="BionicBuzz"/> From there, he eventually became a member of Research & Development.

For a time he left Wizards of the Coast to create a card game based on ''Warhammer 40,000''.<ref name="BionicBuzz"/> Afterwards, he returned to R&D and was employed by Wizards of the Coast for nearly a decade, during which he started designing actual ''Magic'' cards.<ref name="BionicBuzz"/>

Miller later took on a freelancing role and created a ''The Princess Bride'' game that was published by [[Ravensburger]] – his first interaction with the company.<ref name="BionicBuzz"/>

Around 2020, Miller came to work on ''Disney Lorcana'' at the prompting of his peer [[Steve Warner]].<ref name="BionicBuzz"/> He attended D23 Expo 2022 where the game was first promoted.<ref name="BionicBuzz"/>

== Trivia ==
Some of Ryan Miller's favorite ''Disney Lorcana'' cards include:
* ''[[Hades – King of Olympus]]'' (''The First Chapter'', card 5/204)<ref name="ToyFair">{{cite web |title=Nuremberg Toy Fair 2023 - Ryan Miller interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePAGN6AzoPs&feature=youtu.be |publisher=YouTube |date=2023-02-01 |access-date=2026-04-21}}</ref>
* ''[[Mickey Mouse – Brave Little Tailor]]'' (''The First Chapter'', card 115/204)<ref name="ToyFair"/>

== References ==
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[[Category:Team Lorcana]]
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[[Category:Senior Brand Managers]]

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