Pixar-Neering: An Interview With the Minds Behind The Magic
What happens when you cross Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Imagineering? Answer: the Theme Parks Department at Pixar, headed by Liz Gazzano and Roger Gould. While small, this department ...
An Interview With The Industry’s Shape-Shifters: Thinkwell Group
Unlike most creative companies, Thinkwell does not want to stand out. Producers in imaginative industries –authors, film directors, or architects for instance – typically hope to be recognized for their ...
American Iconic: An Interview With The Hettema Group
If the entertainment design industry was a high school, The Hettema Group would be the school sweethearts: they’re overachievers, good listeners, well-liked, and friends with everyone. They’re also the self-proclaimed ...
The Real Magic Makers
It’s one thing to come up with a fantastical, creative theme park concept, but quite another to actually build it. If you’ve ever wondered how theme park concepts turn into ...
The Truth About Kids (How To Design Kids’ Spaces)
When it comes to designing children’s spaces, adults tend to make a lot of assumptions about kids – namely, that they like bright colors, plastic, and lots of stimulation. But ...
The Adventure Designer: An Interview with 5 Wits’ Matthew DuPlessie
Why pass by an adventure on a ride vehicle when you can actually be part of the story, solving puzzles and navigating your way through immersive sets? That’s exactly what ...
The Top 10 Most Innovative Entertainment Design Projects of 2012
2012 was an exciting year in entertainment design - from new museums transforming the way we teach math and science to the reimagining of classic theme park rides. With so ...
The Accidental Theme Park Designer: An Interview with Adrian Gorton
For most people, becoming a theme park designer and Hollywood film set maker is a dream, not an accidental tangent. But for Adrian Gorton, that’s exactly what it was. After ...
An Inside Look at Merlin Magic Making
While most of us have heard of major theme parks and attractions like LEGOLAND, Alton Towers, Madame Tussauds, or the London Eye, fewer are aware that the same core group ...
The 10 Best Booths at IAAPA 2012
Tired of going to stiff, corporate conferences where nobody smiles or has any fun? Check out the IAAPA Expo (short for the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions), which ...
A Chat with Chimera Design
What happens when an architect-turned-businessman and a filmmaker-turned-designer join forces? Figments of the imagination become tangible places.EntertainmentDesigner.com recently interviewed the two principal forces behind Chimera Design, which has helped develop ...
An Interview with Second Story
Most entertainment design companies have at least three things in common: storytelling, design, and technology. While these pillars certainly exist at Second Story, there is little else that makes this ...
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News & Articles
Huge Disney Exhibit Coming to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
Written by: Staff June 29th, 2012 .
Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco put together a great show commemorating the life and work of Walt Disney. A week from today, the ... Read More
Dinosaurs Keep A Close Watch on Guests at New Reading Museum Exhibit
Written by: Staff June 28th, 2012 .
Dinosaur exhibits will always be a hit, but we like to see museums taking this tried-and-true subject in new directions. We have already featured some ... Read More
First Ever Justice League-Themed Ride Coming to Movie World
Written by: Staff June 27th, 2012 .
Superman, Batman, and Green Lantern already have rides of their own, but they’ll soon be joining forces to star in a new ride set to ... Read More
Ghost the Musical at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, New York
Written by: Staff June 27th, 2012 .
“Ghost,” the 1990 blockbuster featuring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, and Whoopi Goldberg, is still haunting us. The story about a murdered stockbroker trying to get ... Read More
KidZania Opens Their Largest and Most Comprehensive Edutainment Park in Mexico City
Written by: Staff June 26th, 2012 .
If you’ve been following us for a while, you might remember our article on KidZania Kuala Lampur. The edutainment theme park is part of the ... Read More
National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives Unveils First Exhibit at Dollywood
Written by: Staff June 22nd, 2012 .
We’ve got more news from Dollywood today, but it doesn’t have anything to do with a new roller coaster. It does, however, have to do ... Read More
Galveston Pleasure Pier Reopens 51 Years After it was Destroyed by Hurricane Carla
Written by: Staff June 21st, 2012 .
The Galveston Pleasure Pier was once the king of pleasure piers in the United States. Located over the Gulf of Mexico in Galveston, Texas, the ... Read More
Dollywood To Build Tennessee’s First Water Coaster For Summer 2013
Written by: Staff June 21st, 2012 .
Dollywood is quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with in the U.S. amusement park industry. It was only a few months ago that the ... Read More
New Exhibit at the Explorium of Lexington Gets Kids Moving
Written by: Staff June 20th, 2012 .
A couple of years ago, Michelle Obama initiated the Let’s Move program to combat childhood obesity in the United States. It’s not our job to ... Read More
A Pirate Feud at Legoland California Leaves Guests Soaking Wet
Written by: Staff June 19th, 2012 .
There are plenty of options available in Southern California when it comes to staying cool during the hot summer months; but if you’re having trouble ... Read More
