THEMED EXPERIENCE DESIGN

THEMED ENTERTAINMENT PORTFOLIO

2019 - PRESENT

Themed Entertainment is my passion, and these are all specific projects that I created during various team projects and schoolwork to tell an attraction story. I also have work that I created during a few workshops I attended with TECWS. Click on each of the icons below to see each project in its entirety. I have my Bachelor of Applied Science in Interior Design from Seminole State College (5/2020) and am in pursuit of a Master of Science in Themed Experience from the University of Central Florida (5/2023).

The Master of Science in Themed Experience prepares students to be the next generation of creative leaders in the themed experience industry. The program teaches the unique creative and production skills, process and concepts utilized to design and produce themed environments such as theme parks, zoos, aquariums, themed retail, dining, museums, virtual worlds and exhibitions. In the Themed Experience program, graduates will be qualified to work as an art director, show producer, designer, production artist, or creative executive for the production of themed experiences. Many graduates may work directly for theme parks, but others will find employment in exciting and innovative specialty firms producing industry-related items like custom rides, exhibitions, retail, theatrical experiences, effects, events, and museum exhibits, as well as for companies that provide support and services for the themed experience industry.

Secreted of the Shadows AR Walkthrough Experience Concept Art

COMING SOON! - SECRETS OF THE SHADOWS AR WALKTHROUGH

Join a professional ghost hunter on a spirited walking tour through a long-abandoned reformatory school. Closed in 1961 after a horrific and mysterious structure fire, one of the country’s most haunted locations has reopened its doors and is ready to host you… if you dare. Feel the presence of spirits in your midst and (for the first time ever) utilize brand new Spirit Detection Glasses to locate the lost souls who are forever trapped in the school. What could go wrong?

METAH OF KATAHDIN DARK RIDE

METAH OF KATAHDIN: Battle for the heart of the mountain – Choose your side on a quest to determine the truth by finding the Metah of Katahdin and restoring balance to the universe. Elara will guide you on your journey to discover who stole the legendary Metah of Katahdin – was it the Thunderbird of the upperworld or the SulfurSerpent of the underworld? Will you take a chance and choose to follow your mind or your soul to find and restore the Metah of Katahdin? Our fate lies in your hands!

AVATAR REPUBLIC CITY FOOD CARTS

Water - Earth - Fire For this project I worked with the Avatar elemental concept to design my small capstone themed interactive food carts. I was responsible for designing a relatively short duration guest experience that effectively conveys theme and story while also providing goods or services as part of the experience. Guests will experience three highly immersive food carts designed to be placed throughout a land within a theme park. Each food cart encounter will be a heightened interactive experience themed toward one of the four main elements of the Avatar World. Guests will be able to order and enjoy themed menu items while interacting directly using wristband activated “bending” technology.

2020 SUMMER WORKSHOP TECWS PITCH DECK PROGRAM

This is an unprecedented, multi-disciplinary, accelerated workshop series developed and led by some of the best minds in Themed Entertainment. This four week program will give those who are new to themed entertainment, an inside view into how the theme park design industry works. Each person will leave the program with an attraction portfolio pitch deck for an experience they created as a team. Just like how Creative Writers, Illustrators, Graphic Designers, and Associate Producers in the "Real World" work, participants will collaborate as a team, replicating the studio experience. And that's not all! Each team will be paired with an industry mentor to help guide them through the process.

STUDENT THEMED ENTERTAINMENT PROJECT (STEP)

A student founded and led project that provides hands-on experience in themed entertainment. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, many students were left without internships. To help fill that gap, this project was created to help students gain the experience they need for themed entertainment, fill their portfolios, and get connected with each other. While working on this project, students will refine their disciplines, work with other disciplines, work in teams, learn how to present to other members and stakeholders, and connect with students across the globe. By September 2020, we will have two lands containing two roller coasters, two dark rides, a haunted house, an innovative show, retail, and dining.

IMBER'S EQUINOX

A mysterious call beckons you deep into the forest where you encounter a large, aged mushroom whose spores transform you to the size of a blade of grass! Discover the world of Imber as you participate in the playful changing of the season. This environment was designed though narrative around a game that moves a group of guests through an interactive physical environment. By utilizing the precise rules of how the Equinox must be introduced to the environment, guests can earn the highest tally overall by turning the season in each section. Within each section, a certain number of points will be rewarded for your skill while hidden mystery game objects add surprise twists!

SACRED SPACE

I was tasked with designing a place of worship or other religious environment that tells the story of a specific religion. I chose to base my religious environment on Japanese Buddhism. The environment had to be based upon the doctrine and canon of the actual religion. The environment could not be based upon the traditional or existing structures associated with the Japanese Buddhist religion but must convey the narrative (the story) of the religion through form, proportion, interaction, scale, and visual aesthetic. The design of the space facilitates interaction that enforces traditional observation of Japanese Buddhism.

"Yellow embodies new meaning as the day transforms. In this sacred space, yellow reflects the colors of autumn, represents a spark of creativity and a bright moment in a new day. In the way the sun splashes on the brilliant colors of existing Buddhist temples, I seek out these fantastic moments of color to capture them within the space. To celebrate and respect nature at every turn and bring connection to the sky, people, and environment."

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Graphic Designer, Visual storyteller and Attraction designer

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THEMED ENTERTAINMENT PORTFOLIO