The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) is an international non-profit association that represents creators, developers, designers and producers of themed entertainment. It is also noted for its THEA Awards, which were founded in 1995 and are distributed annually in a range of themed entertainment categories.

Founding

The TEA was founded in 1991 by

Monty Lunde Monty is a masculine given name, often a short form of Montgomery, Montague and other similar names. It is also a surname. Notable people with the name or nickname include: First name Nickname * Bernard Montgomery (1887–1976), British Secon ...

, a former special effects designer for

Disney The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...

who had gone on to start the special effects company Technifex with his business partner Rock Hall. The TEA mission, as stated in its bylaws, is to facilitate dialogue and communication among its members, to stimulate knowledge and professional growth, and to expand the size, diversity and awareness of the themed

entertainment industry Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and Interest (emotion), interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have dev ...

. Every year since 2007, the TEA has hosted a two-day TEA Summit, 2 days prior to the Thea Awards banquet, showcasing the teams that worked on these award winning projects.TEA SATE conference & SATE Academy Days
Themed Entertainment Association. Retrieved 2015-09-24.

Awards

The TEA presents the annual Thea Awards to projects that exemplify the highest standards of excellence and achievement, including individuals, parks, attractions, exhibits, and experiences in the themed entertainment industry. The Thea Awards began in 1994 with a single honoree: Harrison “Buzz” Price, the first recipient of the Thea Lifetime Achievement Award. That award is now called the Buzz Price Thea Award for a Lifetime of Outstanding Achievements in his honor.About the Thea Awards
Themed Entertainment Association. Retrieved 2018-02-23. The second recipient was

Marty Sklar Martin A. "Marty" Sklar (February 6, 1934 – July 27, 2017) was a scriptwriter and construction developer. He was The Walt Disney Company's international ambassador for Walt Disney Imagineering, the subsidiary of the company which designs a ...

in 1995.

Bob Gurr Robert Henry "Bob" Gurr (born October 25, 1931 in Los Angeles, California) is an American amusement ride designer and Imagineer. His most famous work was for Walt Disney's Disneyland Park, and its subsequent sister parks. Gurr is said to have de ...

was the recipient in 1999. In 1996, the Awards for Outstanding Achievement (AOA) were introduced, and ten were distributed. In the years since, additional special categories of AOA have been created, ensuring a multi-award event. Anyone can nominate a project, but judging is conducted by a committee that includes all past lifetime achievement honorees, one board liaison, and nine members-at-large appointed to three-year terms. Award recipients are announced in November and formally presented the following spring.

25th Annual Thea Award Recipients

In 2019, Theas were awarded to the following: *The Buzz Price Thea Award (recognizing a lifetime of distinguished achievements): Mark Woodbury, Vice Chairman of

Universal Parks & Resorts Universal Parks & Resorts, also known as Universal Studios Theme Parks or solely Universal Theme Parks, is the theme park unit of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. The company, headquartered in Orlando, Florida, operates Universal theme par ...

; President of

Universal Creative Universal Creative designs and creates themed attractions, rides, and resorts, for Universal Parks & Resorts. Its divisions include master planning, creative development, design, engineering, project management, and research and development. The ...

*Classic Award:

Dollywood Dollywood is a theme park jointly owned by entertainer Dolly Parton and Herschend Family Entertainment. It is located in the Knoxville metropolitan area in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, near the gateway to The Great Smoky Mountains. Hosting nearly 3 ...

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee Pigeon Forge is a mountain resort city in Sevier County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 6,343. Situated just 5 miles (8 km) north of Great Smoky Mountains National Par ...

, U.S. *Attraction: Justice League: Battle for Metropolis,

Six Flags Magic Mountain Six Flags Magic Mountain, formerly known and colloquially referred to as simply Magic Mountain, is a amusement park located in Valencia, California, northwest of downtown Los Angeles. It opened on May 29, 1971, as a development of the Newha ...

Valencia, California Valencia is an unincorporated community in northwestern Los Angeles County, California. This area, with major commercial and industrial parks, straddles State Route 126 and the Santa Clara River. Development projects continue to be built in ...

, U.S. *Attraction: SlideWheel, Chimelong Water Park,

Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...

, China *Attraction, Limited Budget: Bazyliszek,

Legendia Legendia (a.k.a. Silesian Amusement Park, pl, Śląskie Wesołe Miasteczko) is a permanent amusement park located within Silesian Park in the center of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, Silesia, Poland Poland, officially the Repub ...

, Chorzow, Poland *Museum Experience, Limited Budget: Be Washington: It's Your Turn to Lead, George Washington's Mount Vernon,

Mount Vernon, Virginia Mount Vernon is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 12,416 at the 2010 census. Primarily due to its historical significance and natural recreation and beauty, ...

, U.S. *Connected Immersion, Digital Art: MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM: teamLab Borderless in

Palette Town Palette Town was a shopping mall and entertainment complex in Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan. The facilities have been closed for redevelopment of the area. Features Features included: * Daikanransha, a Ferris wheel * Mega Web, exhibition hall of car m ...

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

, Japan *Museum, Limited Budget: The

Evel Knievel Museum The Evel Knievel Museum is a non-profit museum located in Topeka, Kansas, United States. The museum houses the largest collection of authentic Evel Knievel memorabilia in the world, including interactive experiences. It is and two stories. The mu ...

Topeka, Kansas Topeka ( ; Kansa language, Kansa: ; iow, Dópikˀe, script=Latn or ) is the Capital (political), capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the County seat, seat of Shawnee County, Kansas, Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the ...

, U.S. *Theme Park: Fantawild Oriental Heritage,

Xiamen Xiamen ( , ; ), also known as Amoy (, from Hokkien pronunciation ), is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Strait. It is divided into six districts: Huli, Siming, Jimei, Tong'an, ...

, China *Connected Immersion, Digital Overlay: ILLUMINATIONS: human/nature, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity,

Banff National Park Banff National Park is Canada's oldest National Parks of Canada, national park, established in 1885 as Rocky Mountains Park. Located in Alberta's Rockies, Alberta's Rocky Mountains, west of Calgary, Banff encompasses of mountainous terrain, wi ...

, Alberta, Canada; and

Rouge National Urban Park Rouge National Urban Park is a national urban park in Ontario, Canada. The park is centred around the Rouge River and its tributaries in the Greater Toronto Area. The southern portion of the park is situated around the mouth of river in Toront ...

, Toronto, Canada *Brand Center: LEGO House A/S,

Billund, Denmark Billund () is a town in Jutland, Denmark. It is the home of the Lego Group head office. It is also the site of a theme park, Legoland, waterpark resort, Lalandia, and Billund Airport which is the second largest airport in Denmark. The airport o ...

*Repurposed Attraction: Nemo & Friends SeaRider,

Tokyo DisneySea is a theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, just next to Tokyo. It opened on 4 September 2001, at a cost of 335 billion yen. The Oriental Land Company owns the park, and licenses intellectual proper ...

, Japan *Live Show: Legend of Camel Bells at the Huaxia Cultural Tourism Resort,

Xi'an Xi'an ( , ; ; Chinese: ), frequently spelled as Xian and also known by #Name, other names, is the list of capitals in China, capital of Shaanxi, Shaanxi Province. A Sub-provincial division#Sub-provincial municipalities, sub-provincial city o ...

, China *Live Show Spectacular: Universal Spectacle Night Parade at

Universal Studios Japan is a theme park located in Osaka, Japan. Opened on March 31, 2001, it is one of six Universal Parks & Resorts, Universal Studios theme parks worldwide and was the first to open outside the United States. The park is owned and operated by a whol ...

Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ...

*Water Theme Park:

Volcano Bay Universal's Volcano Bay Water Theme Park, or Volcano Bay, is a tropical-themed water park at Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida. Owned and operated by Universal Parks & Resorts, Volcano Bay replaced Wet 'n Wild as Universal Orlando ...

Universal Orlando Resort Universal Orlando Resort, commonly known as Universal Orlando or simply Universal, formerly Universal Studios Escape, is an American theme park and entertainment resort complex based in Orlando, Florida. The resort is operated by Universal Par ...

Orlando, Florida Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Greater Orlando, Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, acco ...

*Outstanding Technical Innovation: Intel Shooting Star Drone System *Peter Chernack Distinguished Service Award: Michel Linet-Frion, Creative & Innovation Director at Pierre & Vacances Développement

24th Annual Thea Award Recipients

In 2018, Theas were awarded to the following: *The Buzz Price Thea Award (recognizing a lifetime of distinguished achievements):

Phil Hettema Philip D. Hettema (born 1955) is an American businessman who heads The Hettema Group. Prior to starting his own company in 2002, Hettema worked as the senior vice president of Universal Creative and in managerial positions at Walt Disney Parks & ...

, founder, The Hettema Group *Thea Classic Award:

Cedar Point Cedar Point is a amusement park located on a Lake Erie peninsula in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. Opened in 1870, it is considered the second-oldest operating amusement park in the U.S. behind Lake Compounce. Cedar Point is owned and op ...

Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Erie County, Ohio, Erie County, Ohio, United States. Situated along the shores of Lake Erie in the northern part of the state, Sandusky is located roughly midway between Toledo, Ohio, Toledo ( wes ...

, U.S. *Attraction: Symbolica: The Palace of Fantasy at

de Efteling Efteling () is a fantasy-themed amusement park in Kaatsheuvel, the Netherlands. The attractions reflect elements from ancient myths and legends, fairy tales, fables, and folklore. The park was opened on May 31, 1952. It evolved from a nature ...

, The Netherlands *Attraction:

Avatar Flight of Passage ''Avatar'' Flight of Passage is a 3D flying simulator attraction within Pandora – The World of ''Avatar'' at Disney's Animal Kingdom. Set in the ''Avatar'' universe, the attraction allows guests to take flight on a native mountain Banshe ...

Disney's Animal Kingdom Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park is a zoological theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando. Owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks, Experiences and Products division, it is the l ...

U.S. *Connected Immersion on a Limited Budget: Ghost Town Alive! at

Knott's Berry Farm Knott's Berry Farm is a theme park located in Buena Park, California, owned and operated by Cedar Fair. In 2015, it was the twelfth-most-visited theme park in North America and averages approximately 4 million visitors per year. It features 40 ...

Buena Park, California Buena Park (''Buena'', Spanish for "Good") is a city in Orange County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census its population was 84,034. It is the location of several tourist attractions, namely Knott's Berry Farm. It is about 12 mi ...

, U.S. *Theme park area development:

Pandora – The World of Avatar Pandora – The World of ''Avatar'' is a themed area inspired by James Cameron's ''Avatar'', located within Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando. Set a generation after the event ...

U.S. *Museum Rehab, Limited Budget: Rainis' Museum Tadenava,

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

*Museum exhibit on a limited budget: Gallipoli: The scale of our war at

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is New Zealand's national museum and is located in Wellington. ''Te Papa Tongarewa'' translates literally to "container of treasures" or in full "container of treasured things and people that spring fr ...

Wellington, New Zealand Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metr ...

*Heritage Visitor Center on a limited budget: Cittadella Visitors Centre, Gozo Island, Malta *Immersive Event: Les Carrières de Lumières,

Les Baux de Provence Les Baux-de-Provence (; oc, label= Provençal, Lei Bauç de Provença), commonly called Baux, is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southern France. It is located in the Alpilles mountain ...

, France *Immersive Event, limited budget: Aura, Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal, Canada *Innovative Technology: 3D Live - "Holographic" 3D LED Display, with the first permanent installation at Mass Effect: New Earth at

California's Great America California's Great America, often shortened to Great America, is a amusement park located in Santa Clara, California. Owned and operated by Cedar Fair, it originally opened in 1976 as one of two parks built by the Marriott Corporation. Califor ...

Santa Clara, California Santa Clara (; Spanish for " Saint Clare") is a city in Santa Clara County, California. The city's population was 127,647 at the 2020 census, making it the eighth-most populous city in the Bay Area. Located in the southern Bay Area, the cit ...

, U.S. *Brand Experience:

Jameson Distillery Bow St. Jameson Distillery Bow St. (informally the Jameson Distillery) is an Irish whiskey tourist attraction located just off Smithfield Square in Dublin, Ireland. Jameson Distillery Bow St. is the original site where Jameson Irish Whiskey was distille ...

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...

, Ireland *Connected Immersion: Sleep No More,

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...

, China *Live Show: Chimelong Ocean Kingdom's Journey of Lights Parade,

Chimelong Ocean Kingdom Chimelong Ocean Kingdom is a theme park situated in Hengqin, Zhuhai, People's Republic of China. It was designed by PGAV Destinations. The park broke ground on 28 November 2010 and soft-opened on 28 January 2014. The grand opening occurred on 29 ...

Zhuhai Zhuhai (, ; Yale: ''Jyūhói''), also known as Chuhai is a prefecture-level city located on the west bank of Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern Guangdong province, People's Republic of China, on the southeastern edge of Pearl ...

, China *Attraction Reimagining:

Frozen Ever After Frozen Ever After is a musical reversing Shoot the Chute dark ride in Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort and soon-to-be at Hong Kong Disneyland, Tokyo DisneySea, and Walt Disney Studios Park. Part of the Norway Pavilion of the Epcot's Wo ...

Epcot Epcot, stylized in all uppercase as EPCOT, is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks, Experiences and Products division. Inspired by an unreal ...

, U.S. *Attraction Reimagining: Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! at

Disney California Adventure Disney California Adventure Park, commonly referred to as California Adventure or by its acronym DCA, is a theme park located at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Park ...

Disneyland Resort The Disneyland Resort, commonly known as Disneyland, is an entertainment resort in Anaheim, California. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks, Experiences and Products division and is home to two theme parks (Di ...

, U.S. *New Theme Park Land: DreamWorks Animation Zone at MOTIONGATE™ Dubai at

Dubai Parks and Resorts Dubai Parks and Resorts is the Middle East's largest integrated leisure and theme park destination located on Sheikh Zayed road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Spread over 25 million square feet, it features more than 100 rides and attractions, a ...

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

*Museum:

National Museum of African American History and Culture The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is a Smithsonian Institution museum located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in the United States. It was established in December 2003 and opened its permanent home in ...

Washington DC ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...

, U.S. *Peter Chernack Distinguished Service Award: Joe Fox, PMP, Senior project engineer, Birket Engineering *Peter Chernack Distinguished Service Award: Annika Oetken

23rd Annual Thea Award Recipients

In 2017, Theas were awarded to the following: *The Buzz Price Thea Award (recognizing a lifetime of distinguished achievements): Jeremy Railton, Chairman & Founder of

Entertainment Design Corporation Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and Interest (emotion), interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have dev ...

*Thea Classic Award: Waterworld: A Live Sea War Spectacular,

Universal Studios Hollywood Universal Studios Hollywood is a film studio and theme park An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusemen ...

, U.S. *Attraction: Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure,

Shanghai Disneyland Shanghai Disneyland (; Pinyin: ''Shànghǎi díshìní lèyuán'') is a theme park located in Chuansha New Town, Pudong, Shanghai, China, that is part of the Shanghai Disney Resort. The park is operated by Disney Parks, Experiences and Products ...

, China *Attraction:

Camp Discovery Camp Discovery is a therapedic summer camp located at Gainesboro, Tennessee (between Nashville and Knoxville) for Tennessee-area children and adults with disabilities such as muscular dystrophy, cancer, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, as well as vari ...

, China *Attraction: 5D Castle Theater,

, China *Connected Immersion: Ghost Post at

The Haunted Mansion The Haunted Mansion is a dark ride attraction located at Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, and Tokyo Disneyland. The haunted house attraction features a ride-through tour in Omnimover vehicles called "Doom Buggies", and a walk-through show is displaye ...

Disneyland Park Disneyland is a theme park in Anaheim, California. Opened in 1955, it was the first theme park opened by The Walt Disney Company and the only one designed and constructed under the direct supervision of Walt Disney. Disney initially envision ...

, U.S. *Connected Immersion on a Limited Budget: Meow Wolf House of Eternal Return,

Santa Fe, New Mexico Santa Fe ( ; , Spanish for 'Holy Faith'; tew, Oghá P'o'oge, Tewa for 'white shell water place'; tiw, Hulp'ó'ona, label=Tiwa language, Northern Tiwa; nv, Yootó, Navajo for 'bead + water place') is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. ...

U.S. *Eco-friendly Destination: Center Parcs Domaine du Bois aux Daims, Les Trois-Moutiers, France *Live Show: Le Dernier Panache at

Puy du Fou Puy du Fou () is a historical theme park in Les Epesses in the Pays de la Loire region of western France. It receives more than 2 million visitors every year, making it one of the most popular theme parks in France. In 2019 and 2020, it is the fo ...

Les Epesses Les Epesses () is a Communes of France, commune in the Vendée Departments of France, department in the Pays de la Loire Regions of France, region in western France. It is best known for the Puy du Fou historical theme park. Geography The muni ...

, France *Innovative Ride System: Mack Rides for the Inverted Powered Coaster *Immersive Museum Exhibit: Touring:

Meet Vincent van Gogh Experience The Van Gogh Museum () is a Dutch art museum dedicated to the works of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries in the Museum Square in Amsterdam South, close to the Stedelijk Museum, the Rijksmuseum, and the Concertgebouw. The museum opened on ...

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...

, Netherlands *Technology: Slideboarding from

WhiteWater West WhiteWater West is a manufacturing company based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. It was established in 1980 and manufactures a variety of products for water parks including water slides and water play areas. The company also owns FlowRide ...

*Connected Immersion in Education: Senate Immersion Module at the

Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate (also known as the Kennedy Institute) is a non-profit civic engagement and educational institution on Columbia Point in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, next to the ...

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

, U.S. *Themed Food & Beverage Experience:

Springfield Springfield may refer to: * Springfield (toponym), the place name in general Places and locations Australia * Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast) * Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council) * Springfield, Queenslan ...

, U.S. *Museum Exhibit on a Limited Budget: TRANSFORMATIONS,

Museum of Latin American Art The Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) was founded by Dr. Robert Gumbiner in 1996 in Long Beach, California, United States and serves the greater Los Angeles area. MOLAA is the only museum in the United States dedicated to modern and contempora ...

Long Beach, California Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California. Incorporate ...

, U.S. *Peter Chernack Distinguished Service Award: Peter Chernack, The Chernack Group *Theme Park:

, China

22nd Annual Thea Award Recipients

In 2016, Theas were awarded to the following: *The Buzz Price Thea Award (recognizing a lifetime of distinguished achievements): Keith James *Thea Classic Award:

San Diego Zoo The San Diego Zoo is a zoo in Balboa Park, San Diego, California, housing 4000 animals of more than 650 species and subspecies on of Balboa Park leased from the City of San Diego. Its parent organization, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, is a p ...

and

San Diego Zoo Safari Park The San Diego Zoo Safari Park, originally named the San Diego Wild Animal Park until 2010, is an 1,800 acre (730 ha) zoo in the San Pasqual Valley area of San Diego, California, near Escondido. It is one of the largest tourist attractions in Sa ...

, U.S. *Attraction:

One World Observatory One World Trade Center (also known as One World Trade, One WTC, and formerly Freedom Tower) is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Designed by David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merr ...

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...

, U.S. *Attraction: SpongeBob SubPants Adventure at

Moody Gardens Moody Gardens is an educational tourist destination, with a golf course and hotel in Galveston, Texas which opened in 1986. The non-profit destination uses nature to educate and excite visitors about conservation and wildlife. Moody Gardens featu ...

, Galveston, U.S. *Attraction on a Limited Budget: Les Amoureux de Verdun at

, Les Epesses, France *Interactive Attraction on a Limited Budget: Foresta Lumina, Parc de la Gorge de Coaticook,

Coaticook Coaticook () is a town on the Coaticook River in southeastern Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Coaticook Regional County Municipality, and its southern border is also the Canada–United States border. In addition to the primary community ...

, Quebec, Canada *Science/Discovery Garden: Rory Meyers Children's Adventure Garden,

Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located at 8525 Garland Road in East Dallas, Texas, on the southeastern shore of White Rock Lake. History The majority of the grounds were once part of a estate known as ''Rancho ...

, U.S. *Museum Exhibit: Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty at

Victoria and Albert Museum The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.27 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and nam ...

, London, UK *Science/Discovery Experience on a Limited Budget: Inspector Training Course,

Discovery Cube Los Angeles The Discovery Cube Orange County, formerly known as the Discovery Science Center and the Taco Bell Discovery Science Center, is a science museum in Santa Ana, California, with more than 100 hands-on science exhibits designed to spark children's ...

, U.S. *Event Spectacular: Fountain of Dreams at

Wuyishan, Fujian Wuyishan City () is a county-level city in the municipal region of Nanping, in the northwest of Fujian, People's Republic of China, which borders Jiangxi to the northwest. It corresponds to the former Chong'an County. Natural and cultural herita ...

, China *Parade Spectacular: Disney

Paint the Night ''Paint the Night Parade'' was a nighttime parade at Hong Kong Disneyland, Disney California Adventure, and Disneyland. The Hong Kong version premiered on September 11, 2014, as part of the park 9th anniversary expansion. The Disneyland version ...

Hong Kong Disneyland Hong Kong Disneyland () (local nickname ''HKDL''; also known as HK Disneyland) is a theme park located on reclaimed land in Penny's Bay, Lantau Island. It is located inside the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and it is owned and managed by Hong Ko ...

and

Disneyland Disneyland is a amusement park, theme park in Anaheim, California. Opened in 1955, it was the first theme park opened by The Walt Disney Company and the only one designed and constructed under the direct supervision of Walt Disney. Disney in ...

(Anaheim), U.S. *Technology on a Limited Budget: Gantom Torch Technology *Technology Breakthrough: Geppetto Animation Control System *Brand Experience on a Limited Budget: Manufacturing Innovation Ford Rouge Factory Tour,

The Henry Ford The Henry Ford (also known as the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and Greenfield Village, and as the Edison Institute) is a history museum complex in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan, Dearborn, Michigan, United States. The museum ...

, Dearborn, U.S. *Corporate Visitor Center Rehab on a Limited Budget: Moments of Happiness at

World of Coca-Cola The World of Coca-Cola is a museum, located in Atlanta, Georgia, showcasing the history of the Coca-Cola Company. The complex opened to the public on May 24, 2007, relocating from and replacing the original exhibit, which was founded in 1990 in ...

, Atlanta, U.S. *Environmental Media Experience: Integrated Environmental Media System at LAX

Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles International Airport , commonly referred to as LAX (with each letter pronounced individually), is the primary international airport serving Los Angeles, California and its surrounding metropolitan area. LAX is located in the W ...

, U.S. *TEA Distinguished Service Honoree: John Robinett

21st Annual Thea Award Recipients

In 2015, Theas were awarded to the following: *The Buzz Price Thea Award (recognizing a lifetime of distinguished achievements): Ron Miziker *Thea Classic Award:

It's a Small World "It's a Small World" is a water-based boat ride located in the Fantasyland area at various Disney theme parks worldwide, including Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California; Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida; Tokyo Di ...

, Anaheim, U.S. *Thea Paragon Award:

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a chain of themed areas at Universal Parks & Resorts based on the ''Harry Potter'' media franchise, adapting elements from the Warner Bros.' film series and original novels by J. K. Rowling. The areas wer ...

Diagon Alley J. K. Rowling's ''Harry Potter'' universe contains numerous settings for the events in her fantasy novels. These locations are categorised as a dwelling, school, shopping district, or government-affiliated locale. Dwellings The Burrow The Wea ...

Universal Studios Florida Universal Studios Florida (also known as Universal Studios or USF) is a theme park located in Orlando, Florida. Primarily themed to movies, television and other aspects of the entertainment industry, the park opened to the public on June 7, 1990 ...

, Orlando, U.S. *Attraction:

Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts is an indoor steel roller coaster designed by Universal Creative and built by Intamin at Universal Studios Florida, a theme park located within the Universal Orlando Resort. Similar to dark rides, the ro ...

, Orlando, U.S. *Technical Excellence: Interactive Wands at

, Orlando, U.S. *New Theme Park Land: Graatassland ("The Land of the Little Grey Tractor") at

Kongeparken ''Kongeparken'' (The King's Park) is an amusement park in the village of Ålgård, near Stavanger in Norway. ''Kongeparken'' is the biggest amusement park in the south-west of Norway, and the main tourist destination in the county of Rogaland. T ...

, Ålgård, Norway *Live Show on a Limited Budget: The Grand Hall Experience at

Union Station A union station (also known as a union terminal, a joint station in Europe, and a joint-use station in Japan) is a railway station at which the tracks and facilities are shared by two or more separate railway companies, allowing passengers to ...

, St. Louis, U.S. *Interactive Park Attraction on a Limited Budget: Wilderness Explorers at

Walt Disney World The Walt Disney World Resort, also called Walt Disney World or Disney World, is an entertainment resort complex in Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States, near the cities of Orlando and Kissimmee. Opened on October 1, 1971, th ...

, Orlando, U.S. *Museum Exhibit on a Limited Budget: Nature Lab,

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is the largest natural and historical museum in the western United States. Its collections include nearly 35 million specimens and artifacts and cover 4.5 billion years of history. This large coll ...

, Los Angeles, U.S. *Event Spectacular: Wings of Time at

Sentosa Island Sentosa Island, known mononymously as Sentosa, and formerly ''Pulau Belakang Mati'', is an island located off the southern coast of Singapore's main island. The island is separated from the main island of Singapore by a channel of water, the K ...

, Singapore *Corporate Brand-Land: The StoryGarden at The Amorepacific Beauty Campus, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea *Themed Restaurant: Bistrot Chez Remy at

Walt Disney Studios Park Walt Disney Studios Park ( French: ''Parc Walt Disney Studios'') is the second of two theme parks built at Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, France, which opened on 16 March 2002. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through ...

, Disneyland Paris, France *Theme Park:

, Hengqin, Zhuhai, China *Extraordinary Cultural Achievement: National September 11 Memorial Museum, New York City, U.S. *Museum: Wonderkamers at

Gemeentemuseum Den Haag The Kunstmuseum Den Haag is an art museum in The Hague in the Netherlands, founded in 1866 as the Museum voor Moderne Kunst. Later, until 1998, it was known as Haags Gemeentemuseum, and until the end of September 2019 as Gemeentemuseum Den Haag. I ...

, The Hague, Netherlands *Attraction: The Time Machine at Parc du Futuroscope, Poiters, France *TEA Distinguished Service Honoree: Pat MacKay

20th Annual Thea Award Recipients

In 2014, Theas were awarded to the following: *The Buzz Price Thea Award (recognizing a lifetime of distinguished achievements): Garner Holt *Thea Classic Award:

The Enchanted Tiki Room Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room is an attraction located in Disneyland at the Disneyland Resort and in Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, and previously in Tokyo Disneyland at Tokyo Disney Resort. First opened on June 23, 1963 at the Disneyl ...

, Anaheim, U.S. *Breakthrough Technology: Revolution Tru-Trackless Ride System by Oceaneering Entertainment Systems *Botanical Garden:

Gardens by the Bay The Gardens by the Bay is a nature park spanning in the Central Region of Singapore, adjacent to the Marina Reservoir. The park consists of three waterfront gardens: Bay South Garden (in Marina South), Bay East Garden (in Marina East) and Ba ...

, Singapore *Event Spectacular: Michael Jackson: One at Mandalay Bay Hotel, Las Vegas, U.S. *Participatory Character Greeting:

Enchanted Tales with Belle Be Our Guest Restaurant is a table service restaurant in Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom in the Walt Disney World Resort. The restaurant has the theme and appearance of the Beast's Castle from Disney's 1991 animated film ''Beauty and the Beast'' ...

Magic Kingdom Magic Kingdom Park, previously known as Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom (1971–1994) and The Magic Kingdom (1994–2017), is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando, Florida. Owned and operated by The W ...

, Orlando, U.S. *Science Museum:

The Mind Museum The Mind Museum is a science museum in Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is located on a lot in the J. Y. Campos Park in Bonifacio Global City, a business district of the city. The museum opened on March 16, 2012, although a pre-launch rec ...

, Taguig City, Philippines *Unique Art Installation: Marine Worlds Carousel at Les Machines de l’ïle, Nantes, France *Attraction Revitalization:

Polynesian Cultural Center The Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) is a family-centered cultural tourist attraction and living museum located in Laie, on the northern shore of Oahu, Hawaii. The PCC is owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), was ...

, Oahu, Hawaii *4D Simulator on a Limited Budget: De Vuurproef, Het Spoorwegmuseum, Utrecht, Netherlands *Attraction:

Mystic Manor Mystic Manor () is a dark ride attraction in the Mystic Point area of Hong Kong Disneyland. Unlike Disneyland's Haunted Mansion attraction and its counterparts in other Disney parks, Mystic Manor has a lighthearted, fantasy-based theme with no r ...

, Hong Kong *Visitor Center:

Titanic Belfast ''Titanic'' Belfast is a visitor attraction opened in 2012, a monument to Belfast's maritime heritage on the site of the former Harland & Wolff shipyard in the city's Titanic Quarter where the RMS ''Titanic'' was built. It tells the stories o ...

, Northern Ireland *Live Show on a Limited Budget: The Song of an Angel at

, Osaka, Japan *TEA Distinguished Service Honoree: Karen McGee

19th Annual Thea Award Recipients

In 2013, Theas were awarded to the following: *The Buzz Price Thea Award (recognizing a lifetime of distinguished achievements): Frank Stanek *Thea Classic Award:

Europa-Park Europa-Park is the largest theme park in Germany, and the second most popular theme park in Europe, after Disneyland Paris. Europa-Park is located in Rust, south-western Germany, between Freiburg im Breisgau and Strasbourg (in neighbouring Franc ...

, Rust, Germany *Event Spectacular: The Big-O show at Yeosu 2012 International Expo, South Korea *Attraction:

Radiator Springs Racers Radiator Springs Racers is slot car ride in Cars Land at Disney California Adventure. The attraction features a third-generation version of transport technology originally developed for the Test Track attraction at Epcot in Walt Disney World. Ra ...

, Anaheim, U.S. *Attraction: Transformers: The Ride 3D at

Universal Studios Singapore Universal Studios Singapore (abbreviation: USS) is a theme park located within the Resorts World Sentosa at Sentosa, Singapore. It features 28 Theme park#Rides and attractions, rides, shows, and Theme park#Rides and attractions, attractions in ...

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*New Theme Park Land:

Cars Land ''Cars'' Land is a themed area of Disney California Adventure, inspired by the Disney·Pixar franchise, ''Cars'', and Route 66 in America. The area, built as part of Disney California Adventure Park's $1.1 billion expansion project, opened on Ju ...

, Anaheim, U.S. *Museum:

Canada's Sports Hall of Fame Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (french: Panthéon des sports canadiens; sometimes referred to as the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame) is a Canadian sports hall of fame and museum in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Dedicated to the history of sports in Canad ...

, Calgary, Canada *Event Spectacular:

Aquanura Aquanura is the name of a fountain system in the Efteling theme park in the Netherlands. The premiere took place on 31 May 2012 on the park's 60th anniversary, and it opened to the public the following day. The fountain was developed by WET Desig ...

at Efteling Park, Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands *Breakthrough Technology: Tait Pixel Tablets *Studio Tour: Warner Bros. Studio Tour London: The Making of Harry Potter, Leavesden, England *Themed Resort Hotel: Aulani, a Disney Resort and Spa,

Ko Olina Resort Ko Olina Resort is a master-planned vacation and residential community on the leeward coast of Oahu, west of Honolulu. Ko Olina has of coastal frontage and includes three natural and four man-made lagoons with white-sand beaches. The master-p ...

, Oahu, Hawaii *Themed Restaurant: Carthay Circle Restaurant and Lounge at

, Anaheim, U.S. *TEA Distinguished Service Honoree: Judith Rubin

18th Annual Thea Award Recipients

In 2012, Theas were awarded to the following: *The Buzz Price Thea Award (formerly the Lifetime Achievement Award):

Joe Rohde Joseph Rohde is the ''Experience Architect'' for Virgin Galactic. Rohde was previously a veteran executive at Walt Disney Imagineering, the division of The Walt Disney Company that designs and builds Disney's theme parks and resort hotels. Rohde's ...

Walt Disney Imagineering Walt Disney Imagineering Research & Development, Inc., commonly referred to as Imagineering, is the research and development arm of The Walt Disney Company, responsible for the creation, design, and construction of Disney theme parks and attra ...

*Thea Classic Award: Puy du Fou: Le Grand Parc and Cinéscénie, Vendée, France *Attraction: Space Fantasy: The Ride at

, Osaka, Japan *Attraction on a Limited Budget: Barnas Brannstasjon (Children's Fire Station) at

, Ålgård, Norway *Attraction: '' Arthur l'Aventure 4D'' at

Futuroscope Futuroscope, or Parc du Futuroscope (), formerly known as Planète Futuroscope, is a French theme park based upon multimedia, cinematographic futuroscope and audio-visual techniques. It has several 3D cinemas and a few 4D cinemas along with o ...

, Poitiers, France *Attraction Refresh: '' Star Tours: The Adventures Continue'' at

and

Disney's Hollywood Studios Disney's Hollywood Studios is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks, Experiences and Products division. Based on a concept by Ma ...

, U.S. *Museum Exhibit: NatureQuest at

Fernbank Museum of Natural History Fernbank Museum of Natural History, in Atlanta, Georgia, is a museum that presents exhibitions and programming about natural history. Fernbank Museum has a number of permanent exhibitions and regularly hosts temporary exhibitions in its expansi ...

, Atlanta, U.S. *Museum Exhibit: ''YOU! The Experience'' at Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, U.S. *Science Center Attraction on a Limited Budget: ''The Changing Climate Show'' at

Science North Science North is an interactive science museum in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. The science centre, which is Northern Ontario's most popular tourist attraction, consists of two snowflake-shaped buildings on the southwestern shore of Ramsey La ...

, Greater Sudbury, Canada *Cultural Heritage Attraction on a Limited Budget: ''Ghost of the Castle'' at Louisiana's Old State Capitol, Baton Rouge, U.S. *Show Spectacular: ''Crane Dance'' at

Resorts World Sentosa Resorts World Sentosa (abbreviation: RWS) is an integrated resort An integrated resort (IR) is a major resort property that includes a hotel with a casino, together with convention facilities, entertainment shows, theme parks, luxury r ...

, Singapore *Show Spectacular: '' The Magic, The Memories and You'' at

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, U.S. *Live Show Event Spectacular: ''Yo México, Celebration of the Century of the Mexican Revolution'', Mexico City, Mexico *Live Show Spectacular: ''

The House of Dancing Water ''The House of Dancing Water'' was a water-based stage production written and directed by Franco Dragone. The show, which was the second water show by Franco Dragone's company, premiered in September 2010. , it had been performed over 3,800 times a ...

'' at City of Dreams, Macau *Themed Restaurant Experience: FoodLoop at

, Rust, Germany *Ingenious Use of Technology: ''Animation Magic'' in the Animator’s Palate Restaurant aboard

Disney Cruise Line Disney Cruise Line is a cruise line operation that is a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. The company was incorporated in 1996 as Magical Cruise Company Limited, through the first vessel, ''Disney Magic'' and is domiciled in London, England ...

’s ship ''

Disney Fantasy ''Disney Fantasy'' is the fourth cruise ship owned and operated by Disney Cruise Line, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, which entered service in 2012. Her sister ship, ''Disney Dream'', was launched in 2011. ''Disney Fantasy'' is the sec ...

17th Annual Thea Award Recipients

In 2011, Theas were awarded to the following: *The Buzz Price Thea Award (formerly the Lifetime Achievement Award): Kim Irvine, Art Director,

*Thea Classic Award:

The Exploratorium The Exploratorium is a museum of science, technology, and arts in San Francisco, California. Characterized as "a mad scientist's penny arcade, a scientific funhouse, and an experimental laboratory all rolled into one", the participatory natur ...

, San Francisco, U.S. *Expo Pavilion Exhibit: ''

Along the River During the Qingming Festival ''Along the River During the Qingming Festival'' (''Qingming Shanghe Tu'') is a handscroll painting by the Song dynasty painter Zhang Zeduan (1085–1145) and copied many times in the following centuries. It captures the daily life of people and ...

'',

China Pavilion The China pavilion at Expo 2010 () in Pudong, Shanghai, colloquially known as the Oriental Crown (), was the largest national pavilion at the Shanghai Expo and the largest display in the history of the World Expo. It was also the most expensive ...

Shanghai Expo 2010 Expo 2010, officially the Expo 2010 Shanghai China, was held on both banks of the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China, from 1 May to 31 October 2010. It was a major World Expo registered by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), in the tr ...

, China *Museum: The National Infantry Museum, Columbus, Georgia, U.S. *Museum:

The Walt Disney Family Museum The Walt Disney Family Museum (WDFM) is an American museum that features the life and legacy of Walt Disney. The museum is located in The Presidio of San Francisco, part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco. The museum r ...

, San Francisco, U.S. *Museum/Science Center Exhibit: ''Science Storms'', Museum of Science & Industry, Chicago, U.S. *Museum Attraction: '' Beyond All Boundaries'', Solomon Victory Theater,

National World War II Museum The National WWII Museum, formerly known as The National D-Day Museum, is a military history museum located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., on Andrew Higgins Drive between Camp Street and Magazine Street Maga ...

, New Orleans, U.S. *Museum: Glasnevin Museum, Dublin, Ireland *Nighttime Spectacular: ''

World of Color ''World of Color'' is a nighttime show at Disney California Adventure in the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. Conceived by Vice President of Parades and Spectaculars, Steve Davison, and designed by Walt Disney Creative Entertainment, th ...

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, Anaheim, U.S. *Integration of Technology and Storytelling: ICT Mobile Device, Information and Communications Pavilion,

, China *Promotional Event: "Flynn Lives", San Diego Comic-Con 2010, San Diego, U.S. *New Theme Park Land:

, Orlando, U.S. *Thematic Integration of Retail, Food & Beverage Experiences:

, Orlando, U.S. *Feature Attraction:

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey is a motion-based dark ride located in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter-themed areas of Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida; Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, California; Universal St ...

, Orlando, U.S. *Technical Achievement:

, Orlando, U.S.

16th Annual Thea Award Recipients

In 2010, Theas were awarded to the following: *Lifetime Achievement Award: Mark Fuller,

WET Design WET, also known as WET Design, is a water feature design firm based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1983 by former Disney Walt Disney Imagineering, Imagineers Mark Fuller (designer), Mark Fuller, Melanie Simon, and Alan Robinson, the compa ...

*Thea Classic Award: Coal Mine, Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, U.S. *Attraction:

Toy Story Midway Mania Toy Story Midway Mania! (also known as ''Toy Story Mania!'') is an interactive 4-D theme park attraction, located at three Disney theme parks: Disney's Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort, Disney California Adventure at the Dis ...

Disney's California Adventure Disney California Adventure Park, commonly referred to as California Adventure or by its acronym DCA, is a theme park located at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Park ...

and Hollywood Studios at

*Attraction: ''The Dragon’s Treasure'', City of Dreams, Macau *Attraction Rehab:

Disaster! Disaster!: A Major Motion Picture Ride...Starring You! was a dark ride attraction at Universal Studios Florida. Set on a soundstage of a fictitious movie company, ''Disaster!'' was based on the park's former Earthquake: The Big One ride, which ...

, Orlando, U.S. *Museum: The Museum at Bethel Woods, New York, U.S. *Museum:

Please Touch Museum The Please Touch Museum is a children's museum located in the Centennial District of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The museum focuses on teaching children through interactive exhibits and special events, mostly aimed at children seven years o ...

, Philadelphia, U.S. *Traveling Exhibition: ''America I Am: The African American Imprint'' *Science Center Exhibit: ''Skyscraper! Achievement & Impact'',

Liberty Science Center Liberty Science Center is an interactive science museum and learning center located in Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. At its opening it was the largest such planetarium in the Western Hemisphere and the world's ...

Liberty State Park Liberty State Park (LSP) is a park in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located on Upper New York Bay in Jersey City, New Jersey, Jersey City opposite Liberty Island and Ellis Island. The park opened in 1976 to coincide with United States Bicentenn ...

, Jersey City, U.S. *Zoo Attraction on a Limited Budget: McNeil Avian Center,

Philadelphia Zoo The Philadelphia Zoo, located in the Centennial District of Philadelphia on the west bank of the Schuylkill River, is the first true zoo in the United States. It was chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on March 21, 1859, but its openin ...

, U.S. *Live Show: Tea Show at

Overseas Chinese Town Overseas Chinese Town (OCT, ) is the colloquial name for a cluster of scenic spots in Nanshan District of Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, around the Window of the World Station, Overseas Chinese Town Station, Qiaocheng East Station and Qia ...

East Resort, Shenzhen, China *Brand Experience:

Heineken Experience The Heineken Experience, located in Amsterdam, is a historic brewery and corporate visitor center for the internationally distributed Dutch pilsner, Heineken beer. History Background The industrial facility was built as the first Heineken ...

, Amsterdam, Netherlands

15th Annual Thea Award Recipients

In 2009, Theas were awarded to the following: *Lifetime Achievement Award: Robert L. Ward *Thea Classic Award:

EPCOT Epcot, stylized in all uppercase as EPCOT, is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks, Experiences and Products division. Inspired by an unreal ...

*Museum:

National Museum of the Marine Corps The National Museum of the Marine Corps is the historical museum of the United States Marine Corps. Located in Triangle, Virginia near MCB Quantico, the museum opened on November 10, 2006, and is now one of the top tourist attractions in the st ...

*Museum: The

Newseum The Newseum was an American museum dedicated to news and journalism that promoted free expression and the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, while tracing the evolution of communication. The purpose of the museum, funded by the ...

*Museum Exhibit: '' Operation Spy'' at the

International Spy Museum The International Spy Museum is an independent non-profit museum which documents the tradecraft, history, and contemporary role of espionage. It holds the largest collection of international espionage artifacts on public display. The museum opened ...

*Museum Exhibit, Limited Budget: ''

Force of Nature Forces of nature are literally natural phenomena. Figuratively, the term is also used to describe a thing or person that exhibits qualities which appear to be beyond outside control. Force or Forces of Nature may also refer to: Science *Fundamen ...

'' at

Arizona Science Center The Arizona Science Center, at 600 East Washington Street in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, is a science museum located in Heritage and Science Park. It was founded in 1984 as the Arizona Museum of Science & Technology in a downtown storefront, Its ...

*Learning Experience: Air Force One Discovery Center at the

Ronald Reagan Presidential Library The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library is the repository of presidential records from the administration of Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, and the burial place of the president and first lady, Nancy Reagan. It is the larg ...

*Science Center

Audubon Insectarium The National Audubon Society (Audubon; ) is an American non-profit environmental organization dedicated to conservation of birds and their habitats. Located in the United States and incorporated in 1905, Audubon is one of the oldest of such organ ...

*Live Show: '' Finding Nemo - The Musical'' *Live Show: ''The Legend of Mythica'' at

*Event Spectacular:

2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the ''Bird's Nest''. It began at 20:00 China Standard Time ( UTC+08:00) on Friday, 8 August 2008, as the number 8 is considered to be auspicious. ...

*Casino Attraction:

Wynn Macau Wynn Macau () is a luxury hotel and casino resort in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China with two towers containing a total of 1,008 rooms and suites, approximately of casino space, over of retail space, e ...

's Tree of Prosperity *Technical:

Muppet Mobile Lab Muppet Mobile Lab is a free-roving, audio-animatronic entertainment attraction designed by Walt Disney Imagineering, that has been tested at Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim, California, at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida and at ...

*New Theme Park Land: Jungala at

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is a animal theme park located in Tampa, Florida, United States, with the entire park landscaped and designed around themes of Africa and Asia. Owned and operated by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, the park opened on Ju ...

*Attraction, Limited Budget: Bewilderwood *Attraction, Limited Budget: The Forgotten Mine at Park Molenheide in

Houthalen-Helchteren Houthalen-Helchteren (; li, Hôtele-Helichtre) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. Houthalen-Helchteren consists of Houthalen-centrum, Houthalen-Oost, Helchteren, Sonnis, Laak, Meulenberg and Lillo. On 1 January 2020 Hout ...

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

*Attraction:

The Simpsons Ride ''The Simpsons'' Ride is a motion simulator ride located in the Springfield areas of both Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood. Based on the animated television series ''The Simpsons'', the ride was announced in 2007 as a r ...

and

14th Annual Thea Award Recipients

In 2008, Thea Awards for Outstanding Achievement were awarded to the following: *Attraction: Shuttle Launch Experience,

Kennedy Space Center The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC, originally known as the NASA Launch Operations Center), located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) ten field centers. Since December 1968 ...

*Attraction, Limited Budget: Awakening of the Temple, Aztec On The River *Attraction Rehab:

Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage is an attraction in the Tomorrowland area of Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California. It opened on June 11, 2007. Based on the characters and settings of the 2003 Disney·Pixar film, ''Finding Nemo'', it is a re-them ...

*Themed Training Experience: Battle Stations 21,

U.S. Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage of ...

*Interactive Adventure: Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure,

*Technical Achievement: ''

Kà ''Kà'' is a show by Cirque du Soleil at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. ''Kà'' describes the story as "the coming of age of a young man and a young woman through their encounters with love, conflict and the duality of ''Kà'', the fire that ...

'' by

Cirque du Soleil Cirque du Soleil (, ; "Circus of the Sun" or "Sun Circus") is a Canadian entertainment company and the largest contemporary circus producer in the world. Located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul on 16 Ju ...

*Science Center, Limited Budget: Cosmos at the Castle, Blackrock Castle Observatory *Exhibit, Limited Budget: Cleveland Avenue Time Machine,

Troy University Troy University is a public university in Troy, Alabama. It was founded in 1887 as Troy State Normal School within the Alabama State University System, and is now the flagship university of the Troy University System. Troy University is accredi ...

's Rosa Parks Library and Museum *Traveling Exhibit, Limited Budget: '' CSI: The Experience'' *Exhibit: Noah's Ark at the Skirball, Los Angeles *Museum: Discovering the Real George Washington,

Mount Vernon Mount Vernon is an American landmark and former plantation of Founding Father, commander of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States George Washington and his wife, Martha. The estate is on ...

*Heritage Center: Chain of Generations Center, JerU.S.lem *Event Spectacular: '' Songs of the Sea'',

Sentosa Sentosa Island, known mononymously as Sentosa, and formerly ''Pulau Belakang Mati'', is an island located off the southern coast of Singapore's main island. The island is separated from the main island of Singapore by a channel of water, the K ...

*Traveling Exhibit, Limited Budget: '' Walking with Dinosaurs: The Live Experience'' *Event Spectacular: ''Peter Pan's Neverland'',

*Thea Classic Award:

SeaWorld San Diego SeaWorld San Diego is an animal theme park, oceanarium, outside aquarium and marine mammal park, in San Diego, California, United States, inside Mission Bay Park. It is owned and operated by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. SeaWorld San Diego ...

13th Annual Thea Award Recipients

In 2007, Theas were awarded to the following: *Lifetime Achievement Award: Bob Rogers *Thea Classic Award:

Madame Tussauds London Madame Tussauds (, ) is a wax museum founded in 1835 by French wax sculptor Marie Tussaud in London, spawning similar museums in major cities around the world. While it used to be spelled as "Madame Tussaud's"; the apostrophe is no longer us ...

*Museum Touring Attraction:

Ashes and Snow ''Ashes and Snow'' by Canadian artist Gregory Colbert is an installation of photographic artworks, films, and a novel in letters that travels in the Nomadic Museum, a temporary structure built exclusively to house the exhibition. The work explores ...

*Live Show: ''Believe'' at

SeaWorld SeaWorld is an American theme park chain with headquarters in Orlando, Florida. It is a proprietor of marine mammal parks, oceanariums, animal theme parks, and rehabilitation centers owned by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment (one park will be ...

*Brand Retail Experience: Boudin at the Wharf *Attraction:

Expedition Everest Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain is a steel roller coaster built by Vekoma at Disney's Animal Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The ride is themed around the Yeti protecting the Forbidd ...

*Aquarium: The

Georgia Aquarium Georgia Aquarium is a public aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It exhibits hundreds of species and thousands of animals across its seven major galleries, all of which reside in more than of water. It was the largest aquarium in the wor ...

*Simulated Experience: The Great Glass Elevator at

Alton Towers Alton Towers Resort ( ) (often referred to as Alton Towers) is a theme park and resort complex in Staffordshire, England, near the village of Alton. The park is operated by Merlin Entertainments Group and incorporates a theme park, water park, ...

*Children's Museum:

Kidspace Children's Museum Kidspace Children's Museum is a children's museum in Pasadena, California. It is located next to the Rose Bowl, in the former Fannie E. Morrison Horticultural Center. History Since the December 2004 opening of its new facility in Brookside Par ...

*Live Event: "Move, Live" - Toyota Pavilion at

Expo 2005 Expo 2005 was a World Expo held for 185 days between Friday, March 25 and Sunday, September 25, 2005, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, east of the city of Nagoya. Japan has also hosted Expo '70 Osaka (World Expo), Expo '75 Okinawa (Specialised Expo), ...

*Aquarium Exhibit/Limited Budget: The Real-Cost Cafe at

Monterey Bay Aquarium Monterey Bay Aquarium is a nonprofit public aquarium in Monterey, California. Known for its regional focus on the marine habitats of Monterey Bay, it was the first to exhibit a living kelp forest when it opened in October 1984. Its biologists ...

*Museum Touring Exhibition: ''Robots: The Interactive Exhibition'' *Attraction:

Ski Dubai Ski Dubai is an indoor ski resort with 22,500 square meters of indoor ski area. The park maintains a temperature of -1 degree to 2 degrees Celsius throughout the year. It is a part of the Mall of the Emirates, one of the largest shopping malls i ...

*Museum Exhibit: U-505 Submarine Exhibit at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry *Zoo Exhibit: Zoomazium at

Woodland Park Zoo Woodland Park Zoo is a wildlife conservation organization and zoological garden located in the Phinney Ridge neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the recipient of over 65 awards across multiple categories, and had served appro ...

12th Annual Thea Award Recipients

In 2006, Theas were awarded to the following: *The Buzz Price Thea Award (recognizing a lifetime of distinguished achievements): Yves Pépin *Thea Classic:

*Awards for Outstanding Achievement **Olympic Spirit Toronto, Canada **Images of Singapore at

** Athens 2004 Olympics Opening Ceremony, Greece **

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum documents the life of the 16th U.S. president, Abraham Lincoln, and the course of the American Civil War. Combining traditional scholarship with 21st-century showmanship techniques, the museum ...

**The Churchill Lifeline Table,

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

, United Kingdom ** Remember... Dreams Come True,

**Fear Factor Live,

** Curse of DarKastle: The Ride **Dodge Wild Earth at the

(Limited Budget) **Ice Age Adventure!

Bremen Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...

, Germany (Limited Budget) **

MagiQuest MagiQuest is an interactive attraction in the form of a live action role-playing game where players take the role of magic users. The game takes place in dedicated MagiQuest locations. Players, known as Magi, use an infrared (IR) emitting wand to ...

Technology (Technology)

11th Annual Thea Award Recipients

In 2005, Theas were awarded to the following: *The Buzz Price Thea Award (recognizing a lifetime of distinguished achievements): Barry Upson *Thea Classic:

Efteling Efteling () is a fantasy-themed amusement park in Kaatsheuvel, the Netherlands. The attractions reflect elements from ancient myths and legends, fairy tales, fables, and folklore. The park was opened on May 31, 1952. It evolved from a nature ...

Kaatsheuvel Kaatsheuvel () is a town in the province of North Brabant, Netherlands situated along highways N261 and N628. With a population of roughly 16,600, it is the largest town in and the capital of the municipality of Loon op Zand, which also consists o ...

, The Netherlands *Awards for Outstanding Achievement **

Revenge of the Mummy Revenge of the Mummy, officially named Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride, is an enclosed roller coaster located at Universal Studios Florida, Universal Studios Hollywood, and Universal Studios Singapore. Its theme is based on ''The Mummy'' film f ...

Universal Orlando Universal Orlando Resort, commonly known as Universal Orlando or simply Universal, formerly Universal Studios Escape, is an American theme park and entertainment resort complex based in Orlando, Florida. The resort is operated by Universal Par ...

**The Challenge of Tutankhamon,

Walibi Compagnie des Alpes () is a French company created in 1989 to operate many ski resorts in Europe. Compagnie des Alpes is a part of Caisse des dépôts et consignations. History Compagnie des Alpes was first established in 1989 as a ski resort ...

Wavre Wavre (; nl, Waver, ; wa, Wåve) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia, capital of the Provinces of Belgium, province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium. Wavre is in the Dijle, Dyle valley. Most ...

, Belgium ** Mission: SPACE,

, Orlando ** Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular,

, Anaheim **Freedom Rising,

National Constitution Center The National Constitution Center is a non-profit institution devoted to the Constitution of the United States. On Independence Mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the center is an interactive museum and a national town hall for constitutional dia ...

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

** The Spy Museum,

**The Ford Rouge Factory Tour,

Dearborn, Michigan Dearborn is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 109,976. Dearborn is the seventh most-populated city in Michigan and is home to the largest Muslim population in the United States pe ...

uShaka Marine World uShaka Marine World is a theme park that opened on 30 April 2004 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded ...

Durban Durban ( ) ( zu, eThekwini, from meaning 'the port' also called zu, eZibubulungwini for the mountain range that terminates in the area), nicknamed ''Durbs'',Ishani ChettyCity nicknames in SA and across the worldArticle on ''news24.com'' from ...

, South Africa **Jurassic Park Institute Tour, Japan **Greenfield Village, The Henry Ford,

**The Imagination Workshop, Temecula, CA (Limited Budget) **Action! An Adventure in Moviemaking,

Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago The Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) is a science museum located in Chicago, Illinois, in Jackson Park (Chicago), Jackson Park, in the Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood between Lake Michigan and The University of Chicago. It is house ...

(Limited Budget) **Health Royale, The Avampato Discovery Center, West Virginia (Limited Budget) **Lucky the Dinosaur,

Research & Development (Technology)

10th Annual Thea Award Recipients

In 2003 (awards moved from fall to spring, skipping 2004), Theas were awarded to the following: *The Buzz Price Thea Award (recognizing a lifetime of distinguished achievements): George Millay *Thea Classic: Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt,

*Awards for Outstanding Achievement **Cine’Magique, Walt Disney Studios,

Disneyland Paris Disneyland Paris is an entertainment resort in Chessy, France, east of Paris. It encompasses two theme parks, resort hotels, Disney Nature Resorts, a shopping, dining and entertainment complex, and a golf course. Disneyland Park is the origin ...

**Templo del Fuego,

PortAventura World PortAventura World is an entertainment resort in Salou and Vila-seca, Tarragona, on the Costa Daurada in Catalonia, Spain. It was built around the PortAventura Park theme park, which attracts around 3.5 million visitors per year, making it the ...

, Spain **Tomb Raider: The Ride, Paramount's Kings Island,

Cincinnati Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...

**Haunted Mansion Holiday, Disneyland **

2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; nv, Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), was an internation ...

Opening Ceremonies,

Salt Lake City Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Utah, most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the county seat, seat of Salt Lake County, Utah, Sal ...

**Cerritos Library,

Cerritos, California Cerritos (Spanish for "Little hills") is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, and is one of several cities that constitute the Gateway Cities of southeast Los Angeles County. It was incorporated on April 24, 1956. As of 20 ...

**Luz y Voces del Tajin, Mexico **The Grove,

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

**Die Glaserne Manufaktur, Dresden, Germany **The Guinness Storehouse, Dublin, Ireland ** Legoland Parks (Special Achievement) **Stitch’s Photo Phone,

(Technology) **The Great Barn,

Stone Mountain, Georgia Stone Mountain is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 6,703 according to the 2020 US Census. Stone Mountain is in the eastern part of DeKalb County and is a suburb of Atlanta that encompasses nearly 1.7 square mil ...

(Limited Budget)

9th Annual Thea Award Recipients

In 2002, Theas were awarded to the following: *The Buzz Price Thea Award (recognizing a lifetime of distinguished achievements): Jon Jerde *Thea Classic: Universal Studio's Tram Tour *Awards for Outstanding Achievement **

The Sherman Brothers The Sherman Brothers were an American songwriting duo that specialized in musical films, made up of Robert B. Sherman (December 19, 1925 – March 6, 2012) and Richard M. Sherman (born June 12, 1928). Together they received various accolades in ...

(Special Achievement) **Les Mysteres de la Mer, France **

The London Eye The London Eye, or the Millennium Wheel, is a cantilevered observation wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. It is Europe's tallest cantilevered observation wheel, and is the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United ...

, United Kingdom **Animal Celebration,

**Disney Animation,

Soarin' Over California ''Soarin, also known as ''Soarin' Around the World'', ''Soaring Over the Horizon'' and ''Soaring: Fantastic Flight'', is a flight simulator, motion simulator attraction at Disney California Adventure, Epcot, Shanghai Disneyland, and Tokyo Disn ...

, Disney's California Adventure **FDNY Fire Zone, New York (Limited Budget) **Star of Destiny Theater, Texas State History Museum **Ireland at

Busch Gardens Williamsburg Busch Gardens Williamsburg (formerly known as Busch Gardens Europe and Busch Gardens: The Old Country) is a amusement park located in James City County near Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. Located approximately northwest of Virgini ...

, Virginia **Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, Orlando, Florida **

& Entertainment Program **Chicano Now: American Expressions ** Schlitterbahn Beach Waterpark, Texas **Texas Wild!,

Fort Worth Zoo The Fort Worth Zoo is a zoo in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, that was founded in 1909 with one lion, two bear cubs, an alligator, a coyote, a peacock and a few rabbits. The zoo now is home to 7,000 native and exotic animals and has been named ...

, Texas **Media Pro 4000 (Technology)

8th Annual Thea Award Recipients

In 2001, Theas were awarded to the following: *The Buzz Price Thea Award (recognizing a lifetime of distinguished achievements): Tony Baxter *Thea Classic:

Silver Dollar City Silver Dollar City is a amusement park in Stone County, Missouri, near the cities of Branson and Branson West. The park is located off of Missouri Route 76 on the Indian Point peninsula of Table Rock Lake. Silver Dollar City opened on May 1, 19 ...

*Awards for Outstanding Achievement ** Millennium Village Event **Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle of the Buccaneer Gold **

Sydney 2000 Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

: Opening Ceremony **The Great Platte River Road Archway Monument **Nickelodeon Flying Super Saturator ** Men in Black: Alien Attack,

**Discovery Cove,

**Lights of Liberty Show ** HollandRama, Holland **Kid's City/La Ciudad de los Ninos **Desert Passage **Volkswagen Autostadt, Germany **Exploration in the New Millenium (Limited Budget) **L'Oxygenarium, France (Limited Budget) **Stealth – World’s First Flying Coaster (Innovation) **

Disney's FASTPASS FastPass, FastPass+, and MaxPass were virtual queue systems created by the Walt Disney Company to speed up customer access to certain attractions and amenities at the Disney resorts and theme parks. First introduced in late 1999 as a virtual ...

(Innovation)

7th Annual Thea Award Recipients

In 2000, Theas were awarded to the following: *Thea Classic:

Tivoli Gardens Tivoli Gardens, also known simply as Tivoli, is an amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen, Denmark. The park opened on 15 August 1843 and is the third-oldest operating amusement park in the world, after Dyrehavsbakken in nearby Klampe ...

*Awards for Outstanding Achievement ** The Stone Forest **The

Palmach Museum The Palmach Museum ( he, מוזיאון הפלמ"ח) is a museum located in Ramat Aviv, Israel dedicated to the Palmach, the strike-force of the pre-state underground Haganah defense organization, which was later integrated into the Israel Defense ...

, Israel **"The Year 2000 Starting Signal" Millennium Pyro Ballet **Richmond Sound Design Ltd.'s AudioBox (Technology) **James Cameron’s Titanic: The Experience **COSI Columbus **FiestAventura at

PortAventura PortAventura World is an entertainment resort in Salou and Vila-seca, Tarragona, on the Costa Daurada in Catalonia, Spain. It was built around the PortAventura Park theme park, which attracts around 3.5 million visitors per year, making it th ...

, Spain **

Test Track Test Track is a high-speed slot car thrill ride located in World Discovery at Epcot, a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. The ride is a simulated excursion through the rigorous testing procedures that General Mot ...

Gold's Gym Gold's Gym International, Inc. is an American chain of international co-ed fitness centers (commonly referred to as gyms) originally started by Joe Gold in Venice Beach, California. Each gym offers a variety of cardio and strength training equipm ...

presents HEROES – Health, Fitness and Beyond **Animator's Palate,

**Atlantis,

Paradise Island Paradise Island is an island in The Bahamas formerly known as Hog Island. The island, with an area of (2.8 km2/1.1 sq mi), is located just off the shore of the city of Nassau, which is itself located on the northern edge of the island of ...

**The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man at

**Trial by Fire (Limited Budget)

6th Annual Thea Award Recipients

In 1999, Theas were awarded to the following: *The Buzz Price Thea Award (recognizing a lifetime of distinguished achievements): Bob Gurr *Thea Classic:

*Awards for Outstanding Achievement **"It’s Tough to be a Bug, Animal Kingdom **Journey to Atlantis,

Sea World Orlando SeaWorld Orlando is a theme park and marine zoological park, in Orlando, Florida. It is owned and operated by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. When combined with its neighbor Discovery Cove and Aquatica, it forms SeaWorld Parks and Resorts Orla ...

** Animal Kingdom **

Disney Quest DisneyQuest was a chain of indoor interactive theme parks in the United States operated by the Disney Regional Entertainment subsidiary of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. The DisneyQuest project was designed as a way for the Disney brand to reac ...

, Orlando ** American Girl Place, Chicago **Acquamatrix Show at the Lisbon World Expo ’98 **Café Odyssey,

Mall of America Mall of America (MOA) is a large shopping mall located in Bloomington, Minnesota, United States. Located within the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, the mall lies southeast of the junction of Interstate 494 and Minnesota State Highway ...

**"O",

Las Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...

**Viejas Outlet Center & Legend of Nightfire Fountain Show **DVP Server Pro (Technical) **Titanic Official Movie Tour **Robot Zoo, Toronto, Canada **M&M’s Academy, Las Vegas (Limited Budget) **Hotel Gasten, Liseberg, Sweden (Limited Budget)

5th Annual Thea Award Recipients

In 1998, Theas were awarded to the following: *The Buzz Price Thea Award (recognizing a lifetime of distinguished achievements): John Hench *Thea Classic: Calico Mountain,

Knotts Berry Farm Knott's Berry Farm is a theme park located in Buena Park, California, owned and operated by Cedar Fair. In 2015, it was the twelfth-most-visited theme park in North America and averages approximately 4 million visitors per year. It features 40 ...

*Awards for Outstanding Achievement **

Ripley's Aquarium Ripley Entertainment Inc. is an entertainment and edutainment holding company owned by the Jim Pattison Group of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The company has its headquarters in an unincorporated part of southern Orange County, Florida, nea ...

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Myrtle Beach is a resort city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina. It is located in the center of a long and continuous stretch of beach known as "The Grand Strand" in the northeastern part of the state. Its y ...

** Star Trek: The Experience, Las Vegas **Space Quest Casino, Las Vegas **New York-New York Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas **The Power of Houston **Coney Island Emporium in the New York-New York Hotel **Masquerade Show in the Sky, Rio Suite Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas **Royal Armouries Museum,

Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...

, United Kingdom **Adventure Slots (Limited Budget) **Encounter at LAX, Los Angeles International Airport (Limited Budget) **UFO Encounters (Limited Budget)

4th Annual Thea Award Recipients

In 1997, Theas were awarded to the following: *The Buzz Price Thea Award (recognizing a lifetime of distinguished achievements):

Don Iwerks Donald Warren Iwerks (; born July 24, 1929) is an American former Disney executive and co-founder of Iwerks Entertainment along with former Disney executive Stan Kinsey. He is the son of the animator Ub Iwerks (Walt Disney's original business part ...

*Thea Classic:

Pirates of the Caribbean ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' is a Disney media franchise encompassing numerous theme park rides, a series of films, and spin-off novels, as well as a number of related video games and other media publications. The franchise originated with th ...

*Awards for Outstanding Achievement **Terminator 2:3D, The Battle Across Time,

**Villa Volta,

, Holland **Daytona U.S.,

Daytona Speedway Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race in NASCAR as well as its season opening event. In addition to NASC ...

, Florida **Apollo/Saturn V Center,

, Florida **Warner Bros. Studio Store Expansion, NYC **Niketown New York, NYC **Caesars Magical Empire, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas **The Intergalactic Circus Spectacular,

Lotte World Lotte World is a major recreation complex in Seoul, South Korea. It consists of the world's largest indoor theme park, an outdoor amusement park called "Magic Island", an artificial island inside a lake linked by monorail, shopping malls, a lu ...

, Seoul, Korea **Rock'n Robin, Cinema World, Kamakura City, Japan (Limited Budget) **Dark Castle, Fantasy Pointe, Nasu Highlands, Japan (Limited Budget)

3rd Annual Thea Award Recipients

In 1996, Theas were awarded to the following: *Outstanding Individual Achievement: Monty Lunde *Thea Classic:

*Awards for Outstanding Achievement **Ocean Base Atlantic,

New Jersey State Aquarium The Adventure Aquarium, formerly the Thomas H. Kean New Jersey State Aquarium, is a for-profit educational entertainment attraction operated in Camden, New Jersey on the Delaware River Camden Waterfront by Herschend Family Entertainment. Origina ...

**Wild Arctic,

Sea World Florida SeaWorld Orlando is a theme park and Marine (ocean), marine zoological park, in Orlando, Florida. It is owned and operated by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. When combined with its neighbor Discovery Cove and Aquatica (water parks), Aquatica, it ...

**Waterworld, A Live Sea War Spectacular,

**Fremont Street Experience,

Rainforest Café Rainforest Cafe is a jungle- themed restaurant chain owned by Landry's, Inc., of Houston. It was founded by Steven Schussler. The first location opened in the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, on February 3, 1994. By 1997, the chai ...

Schaumburg, Illinois Schaumburg ( ) is a village mostly in Cook County and partly in DuPage County in northeastern Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 Census, the population was 78,723. Schaumburg is around northwest of the Chicago Loop and northwest of O'Hare I ...

Honey, I Shrunk the Audience ''Honey, I Shrunk the Audience'' (known as ''MicroAdventure!'' in Tokyo Disneyland) was a 4D film spin-off of the ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'' film series that was shown at several Disney theme parks. The audience wore 3D glasses, and the gimba ...

Indiana Jones Adventure Indiana Jones Adventure is an enhanced motion vehicle dark ride attraction based on the '' Indiana Jones'' film series, located at Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea. Guests accompany intrepid archaeologist Dr. Indiana Jones on a turbulent quest, ...

**Mystery Lodge, Knott’s Berry Farm **

Space Mountain Space Mountain is a space-themed indoor roller coaster attraction located at five of the six Disneyland-style Disney Parks. Although all five versions of the attraction are different in nature, all have a similar conical exterior façade that is ...

, From the Earth to the Moon,

2nd Annual Thea Award Recipients

In 1995, Theas were awarded to the following: *The Buzz Price Thea Award (recognizing a lifetime of distinguished achievements):

1st Annual Thea Award Recipients

In 1995, Theas were awarded to the following: *Lifetime Achievement Award: Harrison "Buzz" Price

References

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