Designing the Sounds of an Indoor Theme Park with Steve Lane of GCVRS
An indoor theme park presents exciting opportunities and challenges for audio designers such as Steve Lane, the technical lead at GCVRS, an immersive audio design company....
Category: Interviews
Themed Entertainment and Haunt Design with Designer Nate Mitchell
Halloween events at theme parks across the country are becoming more and more intricate with incredibly detailed set design and back stories. But these haunts don’t...
Inside the Opening Week of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland
Sadly I wasn’t able to attend the opening weekend of Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland. However, my good friend Michael Rhaney and his wife Laura are Disneyland...
Theme Parks, the Internet of Things and ITEC Entertainment
Technology continues to be an increasingly important element of the theme park experience. On rides and behind the scenes, these tech implementations are improving the guest...
How Entech Innovative Engineering Can Build Just About Anything
Designing and building something that has never been constructed before? That’s what the team at Entech Innovative Engineering has done for 25 years on a startlingly...
Book Review + Giveaway: Walt Disney World Hacks
As someone who is planning a trip to Walt Disney World trip, I have to admit that I’m a little intimidated. I haven’t visited a Disney...
Creating Copperhead Strike’s Byrd Farm with Adam McIntyre of Weber Group, Inc.
One of the early hits of the 2019 season has been Copperhead Strike at Carowinds. Not only is it a great addition to the park from...
Notre Dame Student Groups Build LEGO KingDome
The Themed Entertainment Association and Lego Club student groups at Notre Dame recently collaborated on building a LEGO theme park. We’re big fans of theme parks...
Inside Theme Park Entertainment with Knott’s Berry Farm Producer Eric Nix
Entertainment has been a growing part of regional theme park offerings over the past few years, especially across the Cedar Fair park chain. Things like food...
The Engineering Behind Art of Engineering’s YouTube Videos
Within thirty seconds of stumbling upon Art of Engineering’s first YouTube video I knew I was watching something special, and instantly smashed that subscribe button. And...
Interview: RWS Entertainment Group Expands into the Amusement Industry
Parks are increasingly incorporating special events into their seasonal programming to drive attendance outside of the busy summer season. While Halloween events have been a staple...
Hut, Hut, Hike: Inside Steelers Country at Kennywood with JRA’s Rick O’Connell
After months of teasing, Kennywood revealed plans for not only their newest coaster, the S&S-manufactured Steel Curtain, but also for the new land where the coaster...
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