Themed Entertainment Association Thea Awards



2004 Awards were presented at the 11th Annual Thea Awards Gala February 5, 2005 at the Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, California

The annual Thea Awards are presented by the TEA, a worldwide nonprofit association representing the creators of compelling places and experiences. Membership is open to individuals and firms that create, design, fabricate and build themed entertainment and experience design projects and events, or individuals and firms that provide supporting services to the industry. For more information about the TEA or the Thea Awards, please contact Raina Ross, 818-843-8497 or email [email protected].

Deadline for submissions for the next Thea Awards judging cycle is approximately June 30, 2005 and will include projects that opened or events that took place between July 1, 2003 and June 30, 2005.

Thea Lifetime Achievement Award Barry Upson
Thea Classic: Efteling Park, The Netherlands
Thea Awards for Outstanding Achievement
Category
Attraction: Revenge of the Mummy, Universal Orlando
Attraction: The Challenge of Tutankhamon, Walibi Belgium, StarParks Europe
Attraction with Technological Breakthrough: Mission: SPACE, Walt Disney World, Orlando
Technology: Lucky the Dinosaur, Walt Disney Imagineering
Live Show: Aladdin, Disneyland, Anaheim, CA
Museum Attraction: Freedom Rising, National Constitution Center, Philadelphia
Children's Museum on a Limited Budget: The Imagination Workshop, City of Temecula, CA
Museum: The Spy Museum, Washington, DC; The Malrite Company
Visitor Center: The Ford Rouge Factory Tour, Dearborn, Michigan; Ford Motor Company
Marine Park: uShaka Marine World, Durban, South Africa; Durban Marine Theme Park Pty.
Traveling Exhibit: Jurassic Park Institute Tour, Japan; Nakashima International.
Traveling Exhibit, Limited Budget: Action! An Adventure in Moviemaking, Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
Museum Exhibit, Limited Budget: Health Royale, The Avampato Discovery Museum, Charleston, West Virginia
Extreme Makeover: Greenfield Village, The Henry Ford, Dearborn, Michigan