ABOVE: Hogwarts Express, one of the attractions at Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley to be honored with the TEA’s first Paragon Award.
Anaheim, CA, USA — Photos by Gary Choppé for the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) taken at the 21st annual Thea Awards Gala, March 21, 2015 at Disneyland Hotel, Disneyland Resort.
Kim Irvine and Marty Sklar accept the Thea Classic Award for “it’s a small world”
Haakon Lund (CEO, Kongeparken) is flanked on the left by Jeff Petterson, Head of Technical Maintenance, Kongeparken; and on the right by Anne Thoswen, maker and owner of the Little Grey Fergie Brand /IP, accepting the Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement for Graatassland, the Land of the Little Grey Tractor, Kongeparken, Norway
George Bauer (investor in LHM properties), Robert F. O’Loughlin (Chairman and CEO), Stephen M. O’Loughlin (President and COO) of Lodging Hospitality Management (LHM) accept the Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement for the Grand Hall Experience at St. Louis Union Station
Staci Schofield and Joe Rohde of Walt Disney Imagineering accept the Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement for Wilderness Explorers at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Dr. Karen Wise (VP, Education & Exhibits) and Jennifer Morgan (Senior Project Manager) of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County accept the Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement for Nature Lab at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Universal Creative’s Mark Rhodes (Director Creative, Executive Media Producer), Thierry Coup (Senior Vice President of Creative Studio) and Chris Oliver (Senior Director, Engineering and Safety) accept the Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley Escape from Gringott’s ride at Universal Studios Florida
TEA founder Monty Lunde of Technifex (left) and TEA publicist Judith Rubin (right) present the TEA Distinguished Service Award to Pat MacKay of Ones&ZerosMedia. The TEA Distinguished Service Award recipient is selected by the TEA Past Presidents Committee (not by the Thea Awards Committee).
Bradley Horowitz, President and CEO of AmorePacific USA, accepting the Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement for Story Garden at the AmorePacific Beauty Campus in South Korea, with Carmel Lewis and Christian Lachel of BRC Imagination Arts
Chrissie Allen (Executive Producer, Walt Disney Imagineering) accepting the Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement for Bistrot Chez Rémy, Disneyland Paris, with Amy Young (Amy Young Design)
Chen Wancheng, President of Guangdong Chimelong Group and Niu Jing - Director, Administrative Committee of Hengqin New Area, Zhuhai, accepting the Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement for Chimelong Ocean Kingdom
Jim Bowie, President and CEO of Electrosonic, with Amy Weisser, Vice President for Exhibitions, National September 11 Memorial Museum, accepting the Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement for the National September 11 Memorial Museum, New York, NY
Vera Carasso, Head of Collections, Gemeentemuseum (The Hague) accepts the Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement for Wonderkamers, with Ellen Schindler, Partner – Business Director of Kossman.dejong
Steve Blum (Sr. VP, Engineering & Safety at Universal Parks & Resorts), Justin Schwarz (Senior Manager, Ride & Show Engineering Group, Universal Creative) and Mike Hightower (Sr. V.P., Executive Project Director at Universal Parks and Resorts) accept the Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement – Breakthrough Technology for the wand technology at Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley, Universal Studios Florida
Jean-Christophe Canizares (CEO – Producer, ECA2) with Sam Lee (Director, Island Business, Sentosa Leisure Management) accepting the Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement for Wings of Time, Sentosa Island, Singapore
Dominique Hummel (CEO, Futuroscope) and Jean-Julien Barronet (President, Ubisoft Motion Picture) accept the Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement for The Time Machine at Parc du Futuroscope, Poitiers France
Accepting the Thea Paragon Award for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley, Universal Studios Florida: Universal Creative’s President Mark Woodbury, Joe Casey (Project Manager on Diagon Alley), Katy Pacitti (Producer), Dale Mason (Vice President and Executive Art Director) and Justin Schwartz (Senior Manager, Ride & Show Engineering Group)
Ryan Miziker presented the Buzz Price Thea Award for a Lifetime of Outstanding Achievements to his father, Ron Miziker, Miziker Entertainment.
