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Thea Awards & TEA Summit
The prestigious Thea Award is considered one of the attraction industry's greatest honors. The awards were founded in 1994 by the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA). TEA's annual Thea Awards Gala is an elegant, black-tie dinner event held in the spring in Los Angeles, following TEA's annual, 2-day industry Summit. Together, TEA's Summit & Thea Awards comprise the Association's most important weekend of events. They are also vital business networking gatherings. Learn about programming and speakers, awards recipients, past events and how to become an attendee, participant, volunteer or sponsor.
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Attractions industry talks international business, celebrates year's best at TEA Summit March 19-20 in Anaheim, Calif.
The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA), the international, non-profit alliance for the makers of compelling places and experiences worldwide, presents the annual TEA industry Summit, March 19-20 at Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, Calif.
TEA names 21st annual Thea Awards recipients; Gala to be held in Anaheim in 2015
Burbank, Calif. USA, 18 Nov. 2014 -- "Disney’s 'it's a small world' has been named for TEA’s Thea Classic Award – one of the new international slate of 17 Thea honorees announced today, to be awarded March 21, 2015 at the annual TEA Thea Awards Gala in Anaheim,” said Steve Birket (Birket Engineering), incoming president of the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA). Birket said, “‘small world’ stands as a timeless classic – and a metaphor for our increasingly global industry. The new Thea recipients are distinguished by uplifting messages of unity and diversity – hope rising from tragedy in the National September 11 Memorial Museum, the power of Harry Potter, the pioneering East-West collaboration in Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, interactions with our natural environment as in Kongeparken's Gratassland, and many others. Each Thea-honored project represents a step forward in our industry and our collective drive toward excellence in the making of compelling experiences and places. We encourage the public and the press to learn about these achievements and their creators – and to celebrate with us.”
Join TEA at the 2014 IAAPA Attractions Expo, Orlando, Nov 18-21
The TEA booth (#1351) will be set up for business networking and announcements at the 2014 IAAPA Attractions Expo in Orlando, Nov 18-21, 2014. TEA will also host mixers, a panel discussion and its annual Member Meeting during the show.
Vibrant TEA Summit & Thea Awards Gala 2014 reflect today's international attractions industry
The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) welcomed full houses to its annual weekend of events comprising the two-day TEA Summit (April 3-4) and the Thea Awards Gala (April 5) 2014 at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim.
Photos from 2014 TEA Summit & Thea Awards Gala
Photos from the 2014 TEA Summit and Thea Awards Gala, April 3-5 at Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, have been posted in several albums on Facebook. Use the links below to view them, look for your friends and colleagues, do some tagging - and if you weren't there in person, make your resolution to attend next year.
Marty Sklar to speak & sign books at TEA Summit Day One April 3, 2014 in Anaheim
Marty Sklar, Marty Sklar Creative. Thea Lifetime Achievement honoree. Author of “Dream It! Do It! My Half-Century Creating Disney’s Magic Kingdoms”.
Disney's Joe Rohde will give closing presentation at Theas Case Studies Day April 4, part of the TEA Summit
“Personally I don’t think you can ever get enough of Joe Rohde. He’s just plain inspiring. And he constantly reminds all of us why we are doing what we’re doing… and how to make every minute more personally fulfilling and meaningful. To wrap up this day of Thea Case Studies on April 4 at the annual TEA Summit, I’m looking forward to Joe’s 'Tales from Mongolia' –his recent mission to Save the Snow Leopards.” -- Pat MacKay, TEA Summit co-chair
BRC’s Karen McGee to receive 2014 TEA Distinguished Service Award
The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) is proud to announce that Karen McGee will be presented with the 2014 Distinguished Service Award at the Thea Awards on April 5th, 2014 at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. The award is given in recognition to a TEA member’s outstanding contributions to the association. Karen McGee has served as the Thea Coordinator for the Awards Nominating Committee for over 12 years. McGee administers and manages all of the applications, submissions, nominations, media presentations, record-keeping and committee communications for the Thea Awards Judging Committee.
