Im Zuge der IAAPA Attractions Show, wurden die Thea Awards der Themed Entertainment Association verliehen. Die Gewinner der 25. Thea Awards sind:
The Buzz Price Thea Award – Lebenswerk
- Mark Woodbury, Universal Creative
Thea Classic
- Dollywood (USA)
Thea Awards für herausragenden Erfolg
- Outstanding Attraction, Limited Budget – „Bazyliszek“, Legendia (Polen)
- Museum Experience, Limited Budget – „Be Washington: Its Your Turn to Lead“, George Washington’s Mount Vernon (USA)
- Connected Immersion Digital Art – MORI Building Digital Art Museum, Tokyo (Japan)
- Museum, Limited Budget – The Evel Knievel Museum (USA)
- Live Show Spectacular, Limited Budget – „Fantastic Journey“, Majestic Princess (USA)
- Outstanding Theme Park – Fantawild Oriental Heritage (China)
- Connected Immersion Digital Overlay Experience, Limited Budget – „ILLUMINATIONS: human/nature, Banff National Park (Kanada)
- Outstanding Attraction – „Justice League: Battle for Metropolis“, Six Flags Magic Mountain (USA)
- Outstanding Brand Centre – LEGO House, Billund (Dänemark)
- Outstanding Repurposed Attraction – „Nemo & Friends SeaRider“, Tokyo DisneySea (Japan)
- Outstanding Attraction – „SlideWheel“, Chimelong Water Park (China)
- Live Show Spectacular – „Legend of Camel Bells“, Huaxia Cultural Tourism Resort (China)
- Live Show Spectacular – „Universal Spectacle Night Parade – The Best of Hollywood“, Universal Studios Japan (Japan)
- Outstanding Water Theme Park – Universal’s Volcano Bay (USA)
- Outstanding Technical Innovation – Shooting Star Drone System, Intel
TEA Peter Chernack Distinguished Service Award
- Michel Linet-Frion