THEA AWARDS
CURATED BY GENE JEFFERS • EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR • THEMED ENTERTAINMENT ASSOCIATION (TEA)
TEA presented its latest round of Thea Awards to owners of compelling educational, historical and entertainment projects that successfully reinforce the value of experience design and themed entertainment in a globally engaging way. Gene Jeffers summarises the event
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n April 2013, the 19th annual Thea Awards presented by AECOM – at Disneyland Resort in California – once again asked the world of themed entertain- ment and experience design to take a few moments and acknowledge outstanding efforts to engage audiences as well as individuals instrumental in those efforts.
FRANK STANEK
Recognising a Lifetime of Distinguished Achievements
AWARD: BUZZ PRICE
This year, the Buzz Price Thea Award for a Lifetime of Distinguished Achievements was presented to Frank Stanek – visionary, executive, planner and developer – who, for 50 years, has helped to improve, expand and transform the theme park industry and its guest experiences. From comptroller at the 1964 World’s
Fair It’s A Small World attraction to WED Enterprises to Walt Disney Imagineering to Walt Disney World Project Control Offi ce to
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While each award is unique, this year’s awards can be roughly organised into several categories: adapting familiar and popular IP into tangible places and experiences; recreat- ing, refl ecting and sharing culture and history; using light to paint stories and engage guests; and recognising years of important contribu- tions to the industry and its progress.
Universal Orlando Resort to Universal International Business Development, from New York to Anaheim to Orlando to Paris to Hollywood to Osaka to Barcelona, Frank took the lead in creating
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and developing many of the world’s great parks for both Disney and Universal. He is the best known business
development executive in the themed entertainment industry, with a long list of some of the most prominent and accom- plished executives and creators in the business whom he hired and mentored. He continues to play a role worldwide through his strategic consultancy, Stanek Global Advisors.
Each year the Themed Entertainment As- sociation’s Thea Awards programme seeks to identify and acknowledge outstanding achievements in story/narrative-based attractions and live events, in new tech- nologies that make such achievements possible, and a small number of distin- guished or exemplary individuals.
JUDY RUBIN
Advancing Understanding & Communication
AWARD: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Judy Rubin was honoured this year with TEA’s second Distinguished Service Award for her tireless work in advancing understanding and communication throughout the themed en- tertainment industry and within the TEA itself. She has served as the de facto commu- nications director for the association since 2005, handling the organisation’s signature publications and social media. The TEA and its membership is enhanced by Judy’s many contributions.
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