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It’s rare that we get to celebrate a close friend’s major achievement and recognize a prominent visionary in our industry. It’s even more rare when we get to do both with the same person! ?? Congratulations Rick Rothschild on your well-earned Buzz Price Thea Award for a Lifetime of Outstanding Achievement. While we certainly don’t do what we do for the awards, the recognition of great effort, expertise, cooperation, and teamwork is certainly appreciated. ?? Cheers to Rick and to all of the winners at the 2025 Themed Entertainment Association Thea Awards!

?? Our 2025 INSPIRE was one for the books! ?? We hope everyone who joined us this year had a blast celebrating and learning from the incredible 31st annual Thea Awards Recipients and the TEA Recognition of Merit Awards! ??? We hope you left feeling inspired and ready to create the next big thing! ?? A MASSIVE shoutout to all our global sponsors and event sponsors – your support made this event extra special! ???? We couldn't have done it without you! EVENT SPONSORS: ?Freshness, Lanyard, Power, (and napkin) Sponsor:?FrankNDesign ? Breakfast Sponsor:?THG Creative ? State of the Industry Panel Sponsor:?Nolan Heimann LLP ? INSPIRE the Night Presenting Sponsor:?PCL Construction ? INSPIRE the Night Sponsor:?Christie Digital Systems CONFERENCE PARTNERS: Christie Digital Dazian L3DFX Moongate Design Studio Pixera Theory Studios Wild Optimists ROBE Lighting s.r.o.

Another set of Habitat for Humanity houses wired and ready with help from Walt Disney Imagineering, Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, Maddox Electric Company, LLC and AOA.

From?blooloop: ?? “Mote SEA will serve as a regional hub for expanding marine science and technology education and inspiration to every K-12 student in the community. Creating Mote SEA in its new home at Nathan Benderson Park will also allow Mote to transform its primary campus on City Island into an enhanced International Marine Science, Technology & Innovation Park.” ?? Our AOA team will open this world-leading oceanographic project in the coming months, after more than 5 years leading concept to completion. ?? Read more about?Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium?and other major zoos and aquariums opening in 2025: https://lnkd.in/eksrA5SJ #DreamCreateBuild #InsideAOA #MoteMarineLab #Aquarium #NewOpening #ScienceEducation #MarineScience

Such a wonderful journey this has been. Super excited that opening day is only a few weeks away!! #experiencedesign #themedentertainment #art #insideAOA

Our students had the incredible opportunity to learn from AOA's talented team about the artistry, strategy, and innovation behind world-class themed experiences. A huge thank you to Richard Immerman, Lindsay Valentine, Amara Freshour (Checchio), Nick Hammond, Kaitlyn Acevedo Orama, MBA and the entire AOA team for sharing their time, expertise, and invaluable career insights with us. Your passion and creativity made this experience truly unforgettable!

This year’s TEA Inspire was a two day whirlwind of celebration, education and…well…inspiration! Here are photos of some of my most memorable moments. Special thanks to Brian Morrow and Luc Mayrand my incredible co-hosts. Melissa Oviedo (Ruminot) our Themed Entertainment Association CEO and her TEA Staff. Matt Barton our TEA International President and all of the TEA volunteers, hosts and panelists. And Tom Vannucci our Executive Producer and his talented production team. Teamwork and collaboration are essential when creating live shows and events. And this team is oustanding! It has been a true pleasure and honor to work with all of you and your teams. #teainspire2025 #insideaoa AOA

AOA is thrilled to be among the awardees at the 31st Annual Thea Awards! We are honored to be part of an award-winning project team that pushed the limits of innovation in themed entertainment. Congratulations to all Thea recipients - your collective ingenuity and innovation deserves to be celebrated and recognized. Our whole industry advances because of your bravery and imagination. #TheaAwards2025 #31stAnnualTheas #ThemedEntertainment #TEA

We have 15 Interviewers coming to the Slice Speed Interviewing Event as of today! We are very proud to welcome: GuernseyTingle Paragon 360 MDSX AOA Disney Live Entertainment Universal Orlando Resort Art & Design Dept FrankNDesign THG Creative IDEAS Orlando Martin Aquatic Ripley Entertainment ThemeWorks, Inc. Basemint Creative United Parks & Resorts Falcon's Creative Group

Say howdy to Sydney Heller!??? A dynamic and hardworking member of our Creative Technology team, Sydney has been with AOA since 2023. She’s served on numerous in-field projects, acting as a technical ambassador to clients of all shapes and sizes, and gets to use her tremendous love of theater in unique ways everyday!??? From show control programming and lighting fixture installation to project management and more, Sydney’s creative, technical, and administrative skills are only outmatched by her glowing personality and spirit of collaboration. ?? We’re excited to have her and her talent and personality on our team. For all things technical, you can count on Sydney to get the job done!???