Team Members Lori Kipp: Set and Theming Engineer, responsible for set design, puppet design, fabrication, puppeteering, art direction Tsai-Yen (Cleo) Ko: Software Engineer, responsible for show programming, A/V programming, hardware installation, digital puppeteering Ivy Liu: Art Engineer, responsible for concept art, storyboarding, graphic design, video production, prop fabrication Nolan O’Keefe: Hardware Engineer and Producer, responsible…
Team Members: Daniel Ruiz – Graduate Queue: Guests leave behind a small Viking village in medieval Scandinavia and enter the long home of the village’s oldest member and keeper of Viking history. Passing along weapons, paintings, clothing, and pieces of armory brought back from past battles as Nordic war tunes made from woodwind instruments fill…
Peter Rabbit’s Secret Garden is an innovative edutainment resort designed for guests across all age groups. This contemporary adaptation of Beatrix Potter’s classic story has been reimagined by designers Beryl Wang, Lucas Carbone, and Tarana Pahlajani. （A video display for the clearer slides and a PDF file are attached in the end） Premise: In…
Created by Paige Billian – Purdue/IUPUI Junior The Story Brief: Like so many juggernauts of yesteryear, here at Susurrus Inc, in our heyday, we were one of the most innovative publishing houses and print shops. We made only the most creative designs and marketing for our brilliant clients, printing their writing right here in the…
A Concept Package and Scale Model by Sophie Kramer Portfolio: http://sophiekramerdesign.com | Ringling College of Art and Design, Rising Junior (’25) The Earth holds more to enjoy than meets the eye… Escape the urban world and join the Dryads in the heart of their sacred forest as an honored guest. Celebrate kindness to the Earth with…
It begins a while back when I wanted to do a Chinese themed ride, and I spent a lot of time and thought the best way to introduce the environment will be a Chinese take out place. It eventually turns into this. It’s not what I had in mind in the beginning, but I quite…
Time Odyssey: A Choice-Based Adventure through Time. By Josué Thur de Koos. Intro: There is a wide range of platforms that offer users the ability to enhance immersion by granting them the power to make impactful decisions with consequences within the narrative. Examples include role-playing and board games like Dungeons and Dragons, where the game…
Travel back to 1865 and join Marvin the Miner in a RUSH to find the lost gold of Thomas L Golden. The no good folks of Denver are on their way to claim it for themselves and take over the town, and it is up to you to work together, find the gold, and escape…
Behind the frame poster_2_final copy (3)-compressed Behind the Frame Autumn Taylor, Taylor Irwin, Jean Bachura, Sandra Lee, and Haley Burton Behind the Frame is an immersive art exhibit that brings guests into the world of some of New York’s most famous artists. Guests step into a three-dimensional recreation of paintings from Edward Hopper, Jean-Michael Basquiat,…
Candlelight Frights Unity 3D Game by Sydney Heller Portfolio: sydneyheller.org | LinkedIn: hellersydneyn | University of Notre Dame, May 2023 Graduate Introduction Ghosts are haunting this apartment! The residents have enlisted your help in expelling the ghosts. You must find and light a total of 13 candles across the apartment to send the ghosts away.…
Bake and Race Individual Entry: Angela Baek | Academic Level: Undergraduate, Junior Introduction Bake & Race is an interactive go-kart attraction tailored to individualizing guest experiences. Inspired by an existing film, this immersive themed experience allows guests to build their own kart via a series of mini-games in the queue, ride the same go-kart around a track,…
Hello, hello! I am Sarah Hicks, an English graduate student at Middle Tennessee State University. For the past two years I have been studying creative writing while also learning show writing for themed entertainment. “River Tour Rampage” started as an extracurricular project, but has grown into a fully developed story and attraction concept through my…
Individual Entry: Kentaro Yajima Academic Level: Graduate Premise This is my thesis project for M.F.A. in themed entertainment design at SCAD. This project aims to create a new themed venue by combining various methods to immerse guests, which can be seen in theme parks, cultural experience locations, and lightly themed shopping malls. The story takes…
James’ Giant Peach Adventure! a dark ride based on Roald Dahl’s “James and the Giant Peach” used with permission Individual Entry: Andrew Holcroft (Recent Industrial Design Graduate, Walt Disney Imagineering Intern) Project Context: University of Cincinnati, DAAPworks Capstone Project Website: www.andrewholcroft.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-holcroft/ Email: andrewholcroft2@gmail.com Introduction As my capstone coursework began in June 2022, I…
TIME LOOP Embark on an exhilarating adventure through the ages with Time Loop. Prepare to be catapulted across decades, as you encounter a mind-bending inversion, unexpected twists, and thrilling turns that will leave you on the edge of your seat like never before. Get ready to immerse yourself in a time-traveling journey like no other.…
FAIRY CAMP 🧚♂️🏕️🌟 Individual Entry: Sally Lindsay (1st Year MFA Themed Entertainment Design) Project Context: Savannah College of Art and Design, Themed Entertainment Course Website: http://sallylindsay.squarespace.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sallymlindsay/ Contact: sallylindsay5@gmail.com _______________ 🎶 Deep in the forest, where the fairies play There’s a magical campsite tucked away. This fairy-filled campsite is a dream With wonders and…
By: Ohireme Uanzekin Academic Level: Undergraduate (Years 1 – 2) Hi there! This is an independent project I worked on over the summer break. Be sure to read through the story to understand the concept. ENJOY 🙂 ▶ STORY ◀ Youtube LinkedIn Acknowledgements: All plans done in CAD All sketches, and drawings by me unless…
HEAR: Happily Ever After Revenge The only Rage Room & Spa Experience for the Viciously Brokenhearted Independent project: Eleni Trapp (2nd Year MS Student) Project Origination: Immersive Experience Studio – UCF, MS Themed Experience Program Website: www.elenitrapp.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleni-trapp/ Contact: eleni.trapp@gmail.com Overview Didn’t get the Happily Ever that you were after? Make them regret the day…
Karlyn Leander – first year MFA candidate. Small Project Studio, TPA 6158-Spring 2023. Aram Ebben Assignment: Design a 15-20 minute mobile experience that will be profitable within 3 years Concept La Mer is an immersive storytelling quick service experience. It aims to enchant its guests with beautifully crafted treats and the chance to interact…
Middle-o-Woods Middle-o-Woods is a tavern-style restaurant designed for a Pacific Northwest theme park. Academic level: Graduate Premise Middle-o-Woods was created for a personal project; I collaborated with Isabella Christy for the backstory of this location, and how it fit into the larger park around it. All design work (except for the above piece of concept…
Lost Spirits: A One-Night Adventure Through Prohibition-Era Savannah Lost Spirits is a themed scavenger-hunt-meets-bar-crawl, designed as a one-night event taking place across four distinct locations in the Historic District of Savannah, GA. Premise and Introduction Savannah during Prohibition was known as the “Spigot of the South,” as its riverfront locale and longstanding drinking culture led…
An Immersive Underwater Experience By Olivia Grinage INTRO Before diving into Isla Kai, I’m Olivia Grinage and I’m a second-year Interior Design major at the University of Florida! I’ve been developing my projects to have a themed entertainment focus because of my interests in master planning and creating immersive interior spaces. OVERVIEW Isla Kai essentially…
Candysmith Forge A Portable Robot Cotton Candy Machine Independent project: Britt McChesney (2nd Year MFA Candidate) Project Origination: Small Project Studio – at UCF, for an MFA in Themed Experience Website: www.bmccart.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/brittmcchesney Contact: brittmcchesney@gmail.com The Big Idea An original, portable attraction. This is an automated cotton candy machine brought to you by a fantastical confectionary…
The Mall – A Themed Land Concept Team Members: Eric Einhorn, Andrew Friedenthal, Dan Mastropietro Level: We are all “mature students” with previous degrees, but we worked on this project as part of our first year in IUPUI’s Themed Entertainment online certificate. When it comes to themed attractions, don’t just see one .…
Quest for the Fabled Fortune Introduction: Spring 2023 Texas Theme Park Engineering and Design (TxTPED) set out to create an immersive escape room set in the Amazon rainforest centered around an original story. Brainstorming started in early December with a project end date being set in early March, giving the team about three months to…
Midsummer: Shakespeare Through the Park Created by Grace Shelton – IUPUI Senior Part lighted night walk, part carnival, part immersive theater, this concept aims to transport guests into the fascinating world of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This idea was developed using the Newfields campus in Indianapolis as a hypothetical site for the interactive performance.…
International themed attraction company Katapult has completed a new experience for The LEGO® Group and Merlin Entertainments. LEGO® Creative Club will become a brand new area across new openings of LEGO® Discovery Centres, after a successful launch at their Brussels location. Guests are encouraged to explore their imagination with a new play experience – which…
Brilliance_ A Tour of the Brain The Jets^2 Shepresea Mehmeti – Graduate in 2023 (Business of Art and Design Major / Graphic Design Minor) Eriu Hang – Graduate in 2023 (Visual Studies Major / Graphic Design Minor) Linda Liao – Graduate in 2023 (Business of Art and Design Major / Graphic Design Minor)…
Joe Gerber- 2022 Graduate in Industrial Design Take a ride on my concept for a theme park dark ride. This project was my senior thesis project at the International Center for Creativity, the design school of Cedarville University. It is a 3,000-foot-high view of the concept I explored for my final undergrad project, tapping into…
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Beyond the Hundred Acre Wood – Concept & Component Designs for a Traveling Circus Individual Entry: Ira Kristel Caro Graduate Student: MFA in Themed Entertainment Design, SCAD CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROJECT – BEYOND THE HUNDRED ACRE WOOD Overview Beyond the Hundred Acre Wood is a project I did for my Component Design…
PASSENGER 24: 40+ year former Walt Disney Imagineer who served as a creative leader on such classic attractions as The Great Movie Ride, Muppet*Vision 3D, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, Toy Story Midway Mania!, Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin, and many, many more: Eric Jacobson. If time is the most valuable thing that a man can spend,…