THEA Award

The THEA Award is a major award in the Anglo-American entertainment industry . It has been supported by the non-profit organization Themed Entertainment Association (TEA), headquartered in Burbank , California , since 1994 for special services in the areas of development, conception and execution of amusement, theme and amusement parks , museums , restaurants , shows and casinos and other recreational areas.

The winners

category	Award winners
Life's work	Harrison "Buzz" Price

category	Award winners
Life's work	Marty Sklar

category	Award winners
Aquarium & Zoo	Ocean Base Atlantic , New Jersey State Aquarium Wild Arctic , Sea World Florida
Attractions	Honey, I Shrunk the Audience , Epcot (Walt Disney World Resort) Indiana Jones Adventure : The Temple of the Forbidden Eye, Disneyland Resort Mystery Lodge , Knott's Berry Farm Space Mountain: From Earth to the Moon , Disneyland Resort Paris
Special personality	Marty Sklar
Live show	Waterworld - A Live Sea War Spectacular , Universal Studios Hollywood
Spectacular	Fremont Street Experience , Las Vegas
Themed restaurant	Rainforest Café , Schaumburg, Illinois

category	winner
Attractions	Villa Volta , De Efteling Terminator 2: 3D Battle Across Time , Universal Orlando Resort
Visitor centers	Daytona International Speedway , Daytona Beach ( Florida ) Apollo / Saturn V Center, Kennedy Space Center ( Florida )
Excellent performance on a budget	Rock'n Robin - Cinema World, Kamakura City ( Japan ) Dark Castle - Fantasy Pointe, Nasu Highlands ( Japan )
Life's work	Don Iwerks
Spectacular	The Intergalactic Circus Spectacular, Lotte World , Seoul ( Korea )
THEA Classic Award	Pirates of the Caribbean , Disneyland Resort ( California )
Thematically designed shop	Warner Bros. Studio Store Expansion, New York City Niketown New York, New York City
Themed restaurant	Caesars Magical Empire , Caesars Palace ( Florida )

category	winner
attraction	Star Trek: The Experience , Las Vegas Hilton
Aquarium	Ripley's Aquarium , Myrtle Beach ( South Carolina )
casino	Space Quest Casino , Las Vegas Hilton
Casino / hotel	New York-New York Hotel and Casino , Las Vegas ( Nevada )
Excellent performance on a budget - casino	Adventure slots
Excellent performance on a budget - Themed restaurant	Encounter at LAX , Los Angeles International Airport
Excellent performance on a budget - mobile attraction	UFO encounters
Family entertainment center	Coney Island Emporium , in the New York-New York Casino , Las Vegas ( Nevada )
Life's work	John Hench
Live show	Masquerade Show in the Sky , Rio Suite Hotel and Casino , Las Vegas ( Nevada )
museum	Royal Armories Museum , Leeds ( UK )
Spectacular event	The Power of Houston
THEA Classic Award	Calico Mine Ride , Knott's Berry Farm

category	winner
attraction	It's Tough To Be A Bug , Disney's Animal Kingdom and Journey to Atlantis , SeaWorld Orlando
Entertainment center	Disney Quest , Lake Buena Vista
Retail experience	American Girl Place in Chicago and Viejas Outlet Center / Legend of Nightfire Fountain Show
Excellent performance on a budget - attraction	M & M's Academy , Las Vegas and Hotel Guests , Liseberg
Life's work	Bob Gurr
Live show	"O" - Cirque du Soleil , Las Vegas
restaurant	Cafe Odyssey , Mall of America
Spectacular live event	Acquamatric Show at Expo 98 in Lisbon
Technical breakthrough	DVP Server Pro
theme park	Disney's Animal Kingdom
End of tour attraction	Titanic Official Movie Tour and Robot Zoo from Toronto
THEA Classic Award	The Haunted Mansion , Disneyland