Themed enter tainment design
Around the world, must-see attractions take guests and fans on a wild ride. Creative careers. Attraction designer Brand designer Exhibitions designer Experience designer Global event designer Museum designer Retail and restaurant designer Show producer Special venue theater designer Theme park designer
Tybee Island Ferris Wheel Kelly Ceranec Naperville, Illinois
Join the Rebels’ fght against the Empire at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Discover the secrets of Diagon Alley at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Trade paint with Mario and Luigi in Super Nintendo World. Themed entertainment designers are the architects of these memorable moments, combining expertise in immersive reality, set design, live event production, and storytelling. SCAD ofers the frst M.F.A. program in themed entertainment design, with a comprehensive curriculum that explores architecture, new media, flm, live theater, and augmented reality and virtual reality. In this program, students learn to design their own attractions and resorts from the ground up — and take behind-the-scenes trips to leading Disney and Universal Studios theme parks in the U.S. to connect practice to in-person performance.
SCAD themed entertainment students have merged their narrative prowess with design expertise and technological savvy to create experiences like Search for the Gryphon and Destination Imagination, which use VR to take guests deep into the ocean and high above the stars, and to win two of the last three Disney Imaginations Design Competitions.
Hire education. Walt Disney Imagineering Universal Creative ITEC Entertainment Falcon Creative Group Through SCADpro, the university’s in-house design studio, themed entertainment design students have partnered with Hong Kong Disneyland to create immersive digital experiences in hotel rooms and with Chick-fl-A and Signet Jewelers to modernize locations and convey commitment to quality and customer service. Thanks to these partnerships and experiences, themed entertainment design graduates are prepared to ascend to great heights in this rapidly growing, multibillion-dollar global industry.
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