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…
Check back often as this gallery is populated with projects from our participants! Master Planning, Area Development & Placemaking Use of Technology, Rides & Show systems & Vehicles Storytelling, Show Writing & Guest Experience Concept Art, Computer Graphics & Illustration Innovation
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,…
Where we were once connected to the natural world, we now find ourselves desperate to “rewild” our cities, reconnect our communities and recover our health. Our need for nature connectedness has come full circle. The question remains what theme parks, resorts, and attractions can do to put nature regeneration at the heart of their designs…
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PASSENGER 23: Award-winning live entertainment producer with over $1 billion in produced live spectaculars and events over 40 years for Disney, Universal, and arenas and stadiums around the world, Mike Davis. Mike Davis is the only immersive entertainment industry executive ever to spend two decades each leading live entertainment teams at both Disney and Universal.…
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – April 11, 2023 – Kituwah, LLC began the development of “Smoky Gap” today, a unique entertainment district located within The 407: Gateway to Adventure in Sevierville. Smoky Gap will be the first of several phases of development and is expected to open in 2025. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is funding…
Munich, Germany, 5th April 2023: SPREE Interactive, brings tailor-made multiplayer virtual reality for the lucrative 6-12 demographic to tiNiWorld activities center in Vietnam. The highly successful installation of the X6 Arena in the Asian market is a proven success story for the SPREE Arena, delivering over 2,500 players for tiNiWorld in the last month and…
The Themed Attraction Student Showcase returns again with a stellar panel of judges. Our goal at Themed Attraction and the TEAAS (Themed Experience & Attractions Academic Society) has always been to build a bridge from the academic world to industry. To that end, we’ve put together this panel to help you make real connections with…
The new state-straddling, Disneyland-lite park dedicated to the Carolinas was scheduled to open in 1972 after breaking ground in 1970. The weather had something to say about that, though, and so things were pushed back a year. Finally on Saturday, March 31, 1973, Carowinds proudly braved a dismal, rainy day and swung open the gates…
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Our guest today is Theme Park Art Director, Daniel Kerscher. Daniel Kerscher is an Art Director for theme park projects worldwide with decades of experience ranging from Landmark Entertainment and the TAA Group. Most recently, he spent 6 years guiding the art direction at Europa-park and Mack Rides contributing his brilliant creativity in one of…
Nuremberg, Germany, 29th March 2023 – SPREE Interactive, a leading provider of virtual reality gaming experiences for location-based entertainment, and Amusement Services International (ASI), a leading and award-winning supplier of amusement arcade attractions and games, are pleased to announce the successful partnership in selling multiple systems at the recent DEAL Show 2023. The partnership…
PASSENGER 22 on the Spirit of the Time Zoomcast: Oscar-nominated master storyteller, inventor, writer, producer, TEA Lifetime Achievement recipient, Bob Rogers, inductee into the IAAPA Hall of Fame, and founder and chairman of BRC Imagination Arts. Register on Eventbrite for Friday March 10th at 12pm PST. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/zeitgeist-presents-the-spirit-of-the-time-zoomcast-with-bob-rogers-tickets-562596339797 From “Impressions de France” (in the France Pavilion at Epcot)…
SPREE Interactive Launch New Multiplayer VR Arena with ASI at DEAL Expo 2023 Dubai, UAE, 7th March 2023: SPREE Interactive, a leading manufacturer of VR attractions for Family Entertainment Centers and Trampoline Parks, is excited to announce the release of a new multiplayer VR attraction, the VR Playground, accompanied with the new kid-friendly VR…
Highly Anticipated Steel Roller Coaster Ready to Soar in Georgia on Friday, March 31 Fayetteville, GA. (March 6, 2023) – It’s official! On Friday, March 31 anyone who has ever felt the need for speed will have the opportunity to soar over 3,400 feet of red and blue track as Fun Spot America Atlanta debuts…
The themed entertainment industry has always been about creating immersive experiences that transport guests to a different world, and video games have proven to be a powerful tool in achieving this goal. The ability of video games to transport players into another world has translated well into the creation of theme park attractions, museum exhibits,…
For decades, the attractions industry has relied on annual or season passes to deliver value to loyal guests. These passes have been a great way to generate additional revenue that encourages guests to visit more frequently than they otherwise would have if they purchased a general admission ticket on each visit. Better yet, parks often…
Themed Entertainment Association Selects RWS Entertainment Group to Produce the 2023 & 2024 Thea Awards Gala RWS Creative Team to Re-Envision Show as Part of TEA’s New INSPIRE Week New York, NY, USA – January 30, 2023 – The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA), the international non-profit association representing the world’s leading creators, developers, designers, and…
After a 32-year career with Disney Imagineering, Patrick Brennan will join UCF’s Themed Experience graduate program as a visiting instructor. Brennan previously worked as an adjunct instructor in the program but will transition to a full-time teaching role for the next year while a search is conducted for the permanent position. Students in the themed…