“Free the Heaven Spider!” Qixi Festival Themed Pop-up Event – PROJECT OVERVIEW “Free the Heaven Spider” is a pop-up event designed for super-malls in Shanghai for the in-coming Qixi-Festival in 2022, which will be the middle days of August or so. I tried theming this traditional Chinese Festival into a commercial event and explored a…
A 16-week Project – January 2022 – April 2022 Hello, I am Matthew Morgan, and I created this project as my Senior Illustration Thesis at Ringling College of Art and Design. The Spark My senior thesis project was ignited by two simple questions. Why do we believe our wishes will come true when we wish…
Welcome to Triplo Colpo Experience the atmosphere of Venice and the rush of a dueling getaway! Design Team Trey Cristobal Austin Wright Antoine Kepczyk Kaylee Petersen Samuel Moore Project Information TPEAD 2022 Student Showcase Presentation Concept Characters Land Lore & Background Ride Story Attraction Design Attraction Scenes Special Effects Operations Dining Options Shopping Estimated Cost…
Excited to taste a new menu at Genzoya Noodles, guests are lured into a magnificent mushroom infested biopunk noodle bar where they are forced to ask: is the food all that it says on the tin? CLICK HERE FOR PITCH DECK CLICK HERE FOR STORY DOC TEAM: Becca Ashworth & Lars van de…
The Corvus Cruiser Culinary Experience TEA@Florida Design Project, University of Florida Overview The Corvus Cruiser Culinary Experience was created from the design challenge of a “gamified dining experience.” The theme of gamification is integrated into the guests’ meal creation at the restaurant. The story goes that an alien named Ceres Hugo Eugene Fumer, or C.H.E.F.…
Logline Receiving an invitation to an old manor in the English countryside, guests witness the wonders of magic showcased by the former protégé of Merlin, Venarius, and his four apprentices, while trying to prevent their souls from being overtaken by the dark art of witchcraft. High Concept Welcome; one and all! You’ve been invited…
Introduction: The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Experience focuses on audience end goals of escapism and play through storyliving and theming, much similar to story-based rides and shows in theme parks. But what it does different is to take the power of storyliving and theming out of theme parks. It takes it into everyday spaces…
Genesis – IUPUI Genesis, a place where various contradictions and complex emotions will be all tied together. Technology vs Nature has long been discussed. But what happens if nature actually starts to fight back? This question is the reason why Genesis exists today, and after learning about Genesis, you will soon relate to the complex…
La Morgue – The Cadaver Experiment/Haunted Attraction Concept – UCF Independent project: By Amy K. Avalos (MFA, MS, BAS, BA, AA) Project Origination: Graduate Thesis – at UCF, for an MFA in Themed Experience Website: www.Designology.carbonmade.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/amy-k-avalos/ Contact: amya4432@yahoo.com Overview This proposed haunted attraction concept has been inspired by the Paris Morgue, which operated…
High Concept: Step into a Southern California-inspired city square where you can find the best skateboarding retailers and where skateboarding is not only allowed, but encouraged – everywhere. Background: Street skating is a form of skateboarding whereby skaters practice their tricks on curbs, stairs, furniture and other items commonly found on public streets. The challenge…
The Lantern of Life is a light to help tell a story that utilizes innovative storytelling technology, which creates the illusion of people living inside of it so that one can experience it when standing in a queue for a themed attraction. This original story is about the Johnson family that has lived inside of…
DOMO Travel to and from home Domo: home, in Esperanto Domo is an immersive marketplace that offers a curated selection of cultural activities and high-quality products in a hybrid environment. It means that you can enjoy a digital and physical experience without leaving your home. While offering an authentic cultural and social experience to final consumers,…
Daedalus: The Lost Wings Escape room based on the Greek myth of Daedalus Introduction: This spring the Texas Theme Park Engineering Group (TxTPEG) set out to accomplish an ambitious goal: to create a fully functioning escape room in 4 months under tight budget and time constraints. Four months after we set out with this goal…
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Go on an expedition and take pictures of Komodo Dragons to aid in professor Benjamin’s quest to find a rare species! By Akbar Satrio & Bryant Rahadian
Premise Quantum Time Heist is a live-action adventure game where a group of 3-8 people come together to time travel and resurrect a broken time machine. Scientists at the Mallett Special Relativity Research Facility have unlocked the secrets to time travel and developed an official time machine using their discovery of Quantum Time Crystals. Guests are…
Thanatopia Let your wildest fears come true! Welcome, mortals, to Thanatopia. Here we specialize in fear…and fun. From frightful thrill rides to dining options full of dread, Thanatopia Park has all the terror you have ever wanted – and some you have only dreamed of. Visit us today at www.thanatopiapark.com. Enjoy a bone…
The Bishop Hotel The Bishop Hotel is a hotel experience designed to invite and immerse guests into the whimsical and deeply rich history of Salem, MA. *This project was created for the Visualization & Communication Tools 1 class at Ringling College of Art and Design. This was an individual project. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Concept To create a…
The Spellbound kiosk was a design from earlier this quarter. The goal of this project was to incorporate interactive elements into a kiosk design. My inspiration came from how to scare guests when they least expect it in a haunt experience. Typically, guests expect all the scares to be over at merchandise stands towards the…
Mystic Caverns is a dark ride concept that I came up with last semester as part of a project to design a new queue. I took inspiration from Celtic mythology to create an original story. I decided I wanted the queue itself to have a mood of serene, yet mysterious. I was able to…
The themed entertainment industry has made itself more accessible than ever for members of
Generation Z, born approximately 1997-2012. Whether it be through theme park strategy games, vocational courses, workshops, panels, or documentaries, a vast well of knowledge serves to nourish our interests. Continue reading for an overview of how Gen Z’s theme park strengths can benefit the future of storytelling.
Amersham, England, UK – International experience design and production firm Storyland Studios is welcoming themed entertainment professional Jonathan Bonner to its UK team as Executive Producer.
Grandmother’s Garden is an immersive, multi-part experience designed as an educational exercise for Dollywood, in which guests are whisked back into the realm of memory and consider themes of connection, legacy, and how small acts of kindness can grow. It explores how flat rides (in this case an Intamin Flying Island) can be used to create…
