Insights from the academic world as it pertains to the themed entertainment industry:
Themed Experience & Attractions Academic Society Presentations From IAAPA Expo 2023


Panel Discussion: Education Resources for Themed Experience Programs

Limbitless Solutions | Matt Dombrowski TEAAS 2024

I Want To Come Back! The Role Of Events In Attraction Image And Revisitation | Juliana R V Tkatch

Disney Parks and the Construction of American Identity | Jennifer Kokai TEAAS 2024

Designing Experiences, a book by Mat Duerden and Robert Rossman

EPCOT Center, the Fall of the 20th Century Consensus, and the Rise of Neoliberal Innovation Theory

Ubongo on the Bongos: The Portrayal of African Musicality in Disney's Animal Kingdom & EPCOT

Virtual Production and the History of Attractions | Joel Zika

More Than Entertainment | Stephen Bender

Sociotechnical Imaginaries: Building Bridges between Dream Worlds and Our World | Jennifer Terrell

Curricular Considerations For Engineering In Themed Entertainment | Kathryn Woodcock

Significance and Occurrence of Music in Theme Parks Around the World - Carissa Baker

Uncivil Behavior in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry

AI in Theme Park Innovation Navigating IP Challenges in the Creation of Immersive Experiences

Queues Reimagined: Taking The Wait Out Of Waiting

Immersive Co-Creation, Mixed Cultural Production Models, & Intellectual Property | Michael Burstein

You are the pioneers! A message to the people of the year 2078

Themed Experience & Attractions Academic Society Presentations From IAAPA Expo 2023


TEAAS 2023: Boiler Gold Rush to Excellence - A Dark Ride Educational Experience

TEAAS 2023: Why Every College Should Offer an Interdisciplinary Elective About Themed Entertainment

TEAAS 2023 keynote: The Growth of ‘Immersive’ in Themed Experiences

TEAAS 2023: Digital Twins in Themed Entertainment

TEAAS 2023 Keynote: “Our Cartoon City Upon a Hill: Why Disney Theme Parks Matter in America”

TEAAS 2023: Developing a Design Solution which Improves Interactive, Gamified Technologies

TEAAS 2023: How to Create Believable Illusions in Live Entertainment: TEAAS

TEAAS 2023: Dimensional Fear: The Presence of Narrative in Theme Park Halloween Event Haunted Houses

TEAAS 2023: Full Keynote “Our Cartoon City Upon a Hill: Why Disney Theme Parks Matter in America”

TEAAS 2023: Nostalgia Can’t Be Forgotten: Nostalgia in Theme Parks

TEAAS 2023: Light Art: Art & Entertainment in the Early Twentieth Century

TEAAS 2023: Martin Lewison opening remarks

Themed Experience & Attractions Academic Society Presentations From IAAPA Expo 2022


Writing Key Concepts in Theme Park Studies: An Interdisciplinary Experiment

IAAPA TEAAS keynote address with Len Testa

TEAAS 2022: The Role of Narrative Structure in Location-Based Experiences: Sarah Hicks

TEAAS 2022: Core Design Elements From Immersive Theatre For Diegetic Theme Park Queues

TEAAS 2022: Why Spider-Man Can't Go to Disney World. Michael Burnstein

TEAAS 2022 Afternoon keynote address: Ellen Lupton

TEAAS 2022: Apparitions: Designing For Illusionistic Screen Space: Joel Zika, Kent State University

TEAAS 2022: The convergence of embodiment and interactivity in themed entertainment

TEAAS 2022: The Prevalence of Storyworlds and Thematic Landscapes In Global Theme Parks

TEAAS 2022: UCF/Meow Wolf Writers Workshop. Ken Neville, Meow Wolf, Executive Producer

Themed Experience & Attractions Academic Society Presentations From IAAPA Expo 2021


TEAAS 2021: Catenate: Creating an Interdisciplinary Art Project

TEAAS 2021- keynote address

TEAAS 2021 - A comparative study of perceived immersion at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom

TEAAS - Does Color Impact Theme Park Visitors’ Perceived Creativity, Value, and Loyalty?

TEAAS - Christian Rogers IUPUI - Developing Soft Skills

TEAAS 2021: A Journal of Our Own: Journal of Themed Experience and Attractions Studies

IAAPA Chairman Ken Whiting Addresses TEAAS at IAAPA expo 2021

TEAAS 2021 - Coasters, Dark Rides, and Shows. Cody Havard
