Themed Entertainment Association Thea Awards
2004 Awards were presented at the 11th Annual Thea Awards Gala
February 5, 2005 at the Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, CaliforniaThe 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 |