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Monthly Archives: April 2013
TPA’s Spring Nights at Sam’s II
On Sunday, April 21st, Theme Park Adventure’s Spring Nights at Sam’s II took place under the burning Tiki Torches of Trader Sam’s at the Disneyland Hotel! It was an evening of fun, drinks and socializing! More than 50 people showed up at the event, some of them first-timers, which was awesome to see!
As fate would have it, that morning, the very first videos of Hong Kong Disneyland’s newest attraction, Mystic Manor, hit the web. Many of the attraction’s stunning audio animatronic figures and gorgeous set pieces came from the talented team at Garner Holt Productions right here in Southern California. What a great opportunity everyone had to give Garner and his team a round of applause for their contributions to this world-class attraction in person! TPAers lined up to meet Garner Holt and congratulate him and ask questions about the business of theme park design; specifically creating the best animatronics in the world! It was a very cool “bonus” for Disney fans attending this month’s TPA meet!
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Spring Has Sprung! TPA’s Spring Nights at Sam’s Begin!
Our monthly gathering at Trader Sam’s at the Disneyland Hotel kicked into its next season on March 24th, as we began TPA’s Spring Nights at Sam’s! As usual, there was a tremendous turnout of themed entertainment and haunt industry fans, podcasters, bloggers and designers under the glow of Trader Sam’s Tiki torches.
Being that it was so close to Easter, we naturally had to have a candy giveaway – from Reese’s eggs filled with peanut buttery goodness to the grand prize of a mouth-watering Godiva chocolate bunny! More than 60 enthused guests clamored for the prizes as Theme Park Adventure founder Rick West read off the lucky winning ticket numbers; it was a pretty intense several minutes as sugar-infused prizes were handed out!
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A Call For Enrichment and Education Within the Themed Entertainment Industry
Show Writer / Creative Director Rick West
I have written about the themed entertainment industry, attractions of all kinds, and the men and women behind them for more than 20 years. I have seen a lot in the past two decades, from the opening of Luxor in Las Vegas with its groundbreaking Doug Trumbull attraction trilogy to the modernization of the San Diego Zoo with high tech habitats such as Hippo Beach and Polar Bear Plunge. I’ve watched Six Flags Magic Mountain build and open some of the biggest scream machines on Earth, and have been around to cover both the original opening day and re-dedication of Disney California Adventure.
Throughout my travels, I have been fortunate enough to interview some incredibly influential individuals for Theme Park Adventure, from Marion Knott to Marty Sklar. Always awed by their accomplishments and life stories, the history of the theme park industry has always been near and dear to my heart; often times, more exciting and engaging than the present. Not because the now isn’t exciting – it is, and it is my own profession – but hearing about how the pioneers did things from scratch with a vision and elbow grease… those stories and events capture my heart, and truly shaped the industry we all love and cherish today.
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