Theas: Award season
The TEA’s Thea Awards celebrated a year of innovation, creativity and achievement across the themed entertainment industry. We take a closer look at the winners
The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) revealed the winners of its Thea Awards towards the end of 2020, with the list an especially significant one, given the challenges experienced by the industry throughout the year.
Award recipients included PortAventura World in Spain, which was honoured with the Best Attraction award for its Sesame Street: Street Mission area.
Other winners in the ‘attractions’ category included The Twilight Saga: Midnight Ride at the Lionsgate Entertainment World in Zhuhai, China.
Meanwhile, The Buzz Price Thea Award – given to an individual for a lifetime of distinguished achievements – was given to Bob Weis, president of Walt Disney Imagineering.
“The admiration Bob has earned over the decades is rooted in his authentic leadership style – that of a world-class visionary who is sincerely modest, selfless and kind,” said the TEA judging panel.
Recognising a lifetime of distinguished achievements
• Bob Weis, president, Walt Disney Imagineering
• Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, UK
Entrance Experience Limited Budget
• St Louis Aquarium at Union Station, St Louis Missouri, US
Attraction
• Sesame Street: Street Mission,
PortAventura World, Tarragona, Spain
Attraction
• Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, FL and Disneyland Park, CA, US
Live Show Spectacular
• Qu Yuan, Jingzhou Oriental Heritage Park, Hubei China
Attraction
• The Twilight Saga: Midnight Ride,
Lionsgate Entertainment World, Zhuhai, China
Attraction Limited Budget
• Snorri Touren, Europa-Park, Rust, Germany
Technical Innovation
• ARGUS LED Dome System
Touring Exhibition, Limited Budget
• Amazing Pollinators
Live Attraction Spectacular
• The Bourne Stuntacular, Universal Studios Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
Connected/Immersive Storytelling
• The Nest, Los Angeles, CA, US
Attraction
• Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Orlando,
Florida, US
Immersive Design for Special Needs Guests
• D.R.E.A.M. Centre, Chailey Heritage Foundation, Lewes, UK
Museum Exhibit Design, Limited Budget
• Becoming Jane: The Evolution of
Dr Jane Goodall, National Geographic Museum, Washington DC, US
Themed Hotel
• Les Quais de Lutèce Hotel, Parc Astérix, France
Technological Innovation
of Industry Significance
• Tait Navigator Automation and
Show Control Platform
Airport Destination Experience
• Jewel Changi Airport, Singapore
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