2022 Thea Award Winners Announced by Themed Entertainment Association

From Galactic Starcruisers to Irish Race Horses and everything in between, the awards recognize those who bring incredible experiences to life for people around the world.

Burbank, Calif., November 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA), announced its 29e annual Thea Award recipients this week in front of an international crowd at the IAAPA Expo in Orlando.

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The prestigious TEA Thea Award is considered one of the highest honors in the themed experience industry. Thea Awards recognize individuals, projects and technologies in the field of attractions and themed experiences around the world. This year, 20 winners were recognized for their innovative work.

“We are thrilled to announce this list of incredible individuals, attractions and experiences as this year’s Thea Prize winners. We look forward to celebrating them – and uniting as a global community – in next April for the annual Thea Awards Gala,” said TEA. President of the International Council chuck fawcett.

Thea Awards were founded in 1994 and have since celebrated hundreds of individuals and companies for their outstanding achievements and contributions to the themed entertainment industry. Winners and their teams share their expertise in storytelling, design, economics, logistics, architecture, construction, manufacturing, and more.

This year’s Thea Award recipients include:

Buzz Price (in recognition of a lifetime of distinguished achievement):

Catalyst Prize (recognize individual contributions to the advancement of the industry):

  • Suzanne Tubert, Creative Director, Disney Live Entertainment, Disneyland Parks & Resorts, The Walt Disney Company

  • Chevrolet Humphrey, President and CEO, Museum of Science and Industry – Chicagoand Chairman of the Board of the American Alliance of Museums.

Classic Price (celebrating a customer experience that has stood the test of time):

Thea Awards for Outstanding Achievement:

Note: A list of credits for each Outstanding Achievement Award will be published in the Official Gazette Thea Awards program.

  • Attraction: Tornado Hunters, Futuroscope, France

  • Attraction: Jurassic World AdventureUniversal Studios Beijing, Beijing, China

  • Limited attraction budget: Underlandet, Liseberg, Gothenburg, Sweden

  • Connected immersion: JUMP’ by Limitless Flight, Bluffdale, UTUNITED STATES

  • Immersive culinary experienceILimited budget: Absurdities Vol. 1, And so on, Singapore

  • Immersive live experience: Particle Ink: Speed ​​of Dark, Las Vegas, NevadaUNITED STATES

  • Live Event: How to Train Your Dragon: Untrainable, Universal Studios Beijing, Beijing, China

  • Science Center: Shanghai Astronomical Museum, Shanghai, China

  • Limited budget of the museum: The Irish Racehorse Experience, Irish National Stud & Gardens Co.; Kildare, Ireland

  • Historical Experience Limited Budget: tremor, Lisbon Earthquake Center, Lisbon, Portugal

  • Brand experience: Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser, Walt Disney World, Orlando FloridaUNITED STATES

  • Amusement park: Universal Studios Beijing, Beijing, China

  • Technology: Beaudry Interactive, Los Angeles, CaliforniaUNITED STATES

TEA also announced its most prestigious award given to the association’s volunteers. These recipients will also be recognized at the Gala Thea

Peter Chernack Distinguished Service Award:

  • Kevin Murphyfor his many years of service and support to the TEA, our EME division and our global members.

  • Peter Weisharfor his outstanding promotion of our thematic entertainment industry through education, program development and support of our TEA NextGen members.

“Our field is constantly evolving. Honoring these recipients from around the world highlights their success in providing highly engaging attractions and experiences for visitors away from home in the leisure and travel industries. They are everything from problem solvers problems to the specialists who create what our imagination can only dream of and make it all come true”, Fri Forjindam, Thea Committee Chair. She continued, “We invite the industry to join us for our big weekend. end of April at the Disneyland Resort to officially recognize these leaders in our field at TEA’s annual Thea Awards Gala, presented by Chimelong.”

TEA’s Annual Thea Awards Gala will take place April 15, 2023at 5:00 p.m. at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, UNITED STATES. Tickets for the TEA Gala and Annual Summit will be available on TEA’s website, TEAconnect.org in the coming weeks.

Stay tuned to TEA’s social media channels: Facebook, Twitter, instagram, LinkedIn and Youtube over the next few months leading up to the awards gala as more behind-the-scenes information is revealed. experiences of the 2022 Thea Award winners. Join the conversation and learn more about the winners and upcoming Thea Awards in April 2023 by following and using the hashtag #TheaAwards.

About tea

TEA is the international non-profit association representing the world’s leading creators, developers, designers and producers of compelling places and experiences – worldwide. Its members bring specific expertise in a variety of disciplines to an ever-evolving field: the creation of successful and highly engaging out-of-home tourist attractions and experiences in the leisure and travel sector. These entertaining and educational projects include theme parks, water parks, museums, zoos, corporate visitor centers, casinos, restaurants, branded experiences, multimedia shows, retail spaces , resorts and hospitality, tourist attractions and more. TEA encompasses a community of more than 1,700 member companies in 45 countries.

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