Thea Awards 2025 – Die diesjährigen Gewinner sind…

Im Zuge der IAAPA Expo 2025, wurden die Thea Awards der Themed Entertainment Association verliehen. Die Gewinner der Thea Awards 2025 sind folgende:

Buzz Price Award – Dale Mason, Vice President & Executive Art Director at Universal Destinations & Experiences (Retired)

Thea Catalyst Award – Dr. Frederic Bertley, President and CEO at Center of Science and Industry (COSI)

Thea Classic Award – Xcaret Park, Playa del Carmen, Mexiko

Thea Awards for Outstanding Achievement

• Attraction – Danse Macabre, Efteling, Kaatsheuvel, Niederlande 
• Attraction – John Wick Experience, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 
• Attraction – Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment, Universal Epic Universe, Orlando, Florida, USA 
• Attraction – WishWorks – Make-A-Wish Southern Florida, Finker-Frenkel Wish House, Miami, Florida, USA 
• Attraction, Limited Budget – Bagshot Row, Hobbiton Movie Set Tours, Matamata, Neuseeland 
• Historical Centre – John Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture, Onikan, Lagos, Nigeria
• Historical Experience, Limited Budget – Secret Laboratory | Schloss Augustusburg, Deutschland 
• Immersive Venue – Cosm, Los Angeles, California and Dallas, Texas, USA 
• Interactive Experience, Limited Budget – Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue, Weltweit reisend, Mehrere Standorte
• Live Show – Bob Marley Hope Road, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 
• Museum – KochiKame Museum, Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan 
• Museum – The Story of Emily, St Ive, Cornwall, Großbritannien
• Ride Experience – Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry, Universal Epic Universe, Orlando, Florida, USA 
• Technical Innovation – MAGNOS Sound Transparent Passive 3D LED Screen Technology, Kraftwerk 
• Theme Park Land – How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk, Universal Epic Universe, Orlando, Florida, USA 
• Theme Park – Legoland Shanghai, Jinshan, Shanghai, China 
• Theme Park – Universal Epic Universe, Universal Orlando Resort, Orlando, Florida, USA 
• Themed Food & Beverage Experience – Haunted Mansion Parlor, Disney Treasure, Disney Cruise Line 

Peter Chernack Distinguished Service Award – Paul Kent, Vice President Technical Design, RWS Global

TEA Recognitions of Merit

• Collaborative World-Building Experience – Neo/Mega Experience at Neotropolis, Edwards, California, USA 
• Connected Immersion – PAC-MAN Live Experience, Manchester, England, Großbritannien
• Connected Immersion Event, Limited Budget – The Bureau of Nooks and Crannies, Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, California, USA 
• Immersive Live Entertainment – Just Fix It Productions, Los Angeles, California, USA 

Quelle: Website Themed Entertainment Association, 13. November 2025