2024 Thea Awards Gala
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2024 Thea Awards Gala
International excellence was celebrated during TEA’s 30th Anniversary THEA Awards Gala, as witnessed by Park World’s very own Susan Storey.
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ast month, professionals from the themed entertainment industry gathered together in Hollywood, California (USA) to celebrate excellence and new experiences around the world. In the city known for glitz and glamour, hard
work and innovation were the focus. While welcoming attendees to the 2024 Thea Awards Gala, President of the
Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) International Board, Melissa Oviedo said 20,000 individual members across 1500 member companies. Our members span Most significantly she added, more than 80% of the 2024 winners were from
outside of North America, a testament to the global reach, growth and community First-time Thea Awards Gala attendee, and CEO and founder of L3DFX, Paul
entertainment industry. As the TEA planned this 30th anniversary event, we knew this In doing so, L3DFX worked alongside RWS Global to help ensure the space was
beautiful and memorable. The largest Thea Awards Gala to date, more than 630 guests were in the very room that is best known for being the host venue for the
entrance for the presenters and a seamless ramp for the winners to easily access from their seats. We literally provided the platform for all the recipients to share their
the individuals and the teams who took the grain of an idea and made tangible, beautiful environments and experiences. We highlight the work, but most
nominees have an understanding that the final product is the sum of the work from talented, multi-faceted teams from start to finish. We study the full story of the project and require a full credit list from nominees so that we know who was involved every step of the way. This way we can acknowledge how the creative
of works is far and wide, and includes projects on a limited budget. Excellence is not
combines a whimsical story of a young child play with music performed by the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, interactivity, 4-D cinema and animation. The unique
In addition to presenting awards for outstanding projects, individual Thea Awards
included the Buzz Price Award, the Catalyst Award, the Classic Award and the Peter Chernack Distinguished Service Award. A highlight of the night was bestowed grand circus show theatres and more than 10,000 hotel rooms. In addition, he has led the company to actively create and support biodiversity programs in 15 countries while growing sustainable tourism in those areas through job creation. His unwavering focus, drive and commitment, the admiration of industry leaders around the world and his personal relationships with so many were all celebrated as he was presented with Buzz Price Award Lifetime Achievement Award and a standing ovation from the attendees. Leading up to the Thea Awards Gala itself, hundreds of attendees took part in
TEA INSPIRE 2024 which featured educational case study presentations about the Thea Award recipients. 146 submissions were submitted for consideration for a Thea concepts, ingenuity, challenges and solutions behind each winning category, pulling back the proverbial curtain into how the award-winning places and spaces came to be.
Submission for the 2024-2025 TEA Thea Awards Cycle will open on Wednesday,
1 May 2024 at
TEAConnect.org. The 2025 Thea Awards Gala will be held in Universal City, California on 15 March 2025.
20 APRIL 2024
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