RECIPIENT LIST
Buzz Price Award, Recognizing a Lifetime of Distinguished Achievements:
- Phil Hettema, The Hettema Group
Classic Award, Celebrating a guest experience that has stood the test of time
- Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio
Thea Awards for Outstanding Achievement:
Connected Immersion Theater - Limited Budget: Ghost Town Alive!, Knott's Berry Farm
Attraction: Symbolica: The Palace of Fantasy, Efteling
Theme Park Area Development: Pandora - The World of Avatar, Disney's Animal Kingdom
Attraction: Avatar Flight of Passage, Disney's Animal Kingdom
Museum Rehab: Rainis' Museum, Tadenava, Latvia
Museum Exhibit: Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Heritage Visitor Center: Citadella Visitors Centre, Gozo Island, Malta
Immersive Event: Les Carrières de Lumières, Les Baux de Provence, France
Immersive Event - Limited Budget: "Aura", Notre-Dame Basilica of Montréal, Canada
Innovative Technology: 3D Live - "Holographic" 3D LED Display, "Mass Effect: New Earth" California's Great America
Brand Experience: Jameson Distillery Bow St., Dublin, Ireland
Connected Immersion Theater: Sleep No More, Shanghai China
Live Show: The Journey of Lights Parade, Chimelong Ocean Kingdom
Attraction Reimagining: Frozen Ever After, Norway Pavilion, Epcot
Attraction Reimagining: Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT!, Disney California Adventure
Theme Park Land: DreamWorks Animation Zone, MOTIONGATE™ Dubai
Museum: Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington D.C.
TEA's most prestigious award presented to volunteers of the association:
Peter Chernack Distinguished Service Award:
- Joe Fox
- Anika Otken