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Fans of theme park attractions, and the talented artists who create them, will gather together for Robbiween 2018 on Feb. 3 at Winter Garden’s Garden Theatre to share stories, bid on collectibles, and raise money to support fellow designer Robbi Parsons Lepre. [Read more…]
The 8th annual Entertainment Designers Forum has been scheduled for March 3 at the Orlando Repertory Theatre, once again bringing together some of the theme park industry’s top creative talents to share their stories are raise money for charity. [Read more…]
The seventh annual Entertainment Designers Forum will feature some of the top creative minds behind Central Florida’s theme parks and a silent auction of theme park memorabilia for charity. [Read more…]
The sixth annual Entertainment Designer Forum will feature some of the top creative minds behind Central Florida’s theme parks and a silent auction of theme park memorabilia for charity. [Read more…]
The fifth annual Entertainment Designer Forum will feature some of the top creative minds behind Central Florida’s theme parks giving panels, talking to fans and auctioning off rare theme park memorabilia for charity. [Read more…]
The Entertainment Designer Forum is coming back to the Orange County Regional History Center for the fourth year in a row on March 8, 2013. It will feature some of the top creative minds behind Central Florida’s theme parks giving panels, talking to fans and auctioning off rare theme park memorabilia for charity. [Read more…]
We were able to talk with Alan Gilmore, the art director for two Harry Potter films and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, during the Entertainment Designers Forum last night.
As you’ll hear in our video below, he tells a few tidbits about The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal’s Islands of Adventure that we haven’t had confirmation on before. He lets us know that the whole ride-through part of Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey is a fly-along with Harry. He also said he believes Universal will have a soft opening for the new land sometime before June 18. We also ask him about a possible visit from author J.K. Rowling, the movie stars who’ll be at the grand opening, his thoughts on Web sites such as ours offering fans a peek over the construction walls, and more. [Read more…]
Many of the top theme park designers got together last night at the Mad Cow Theatre in downtown Orlando for the Entertainment Designer’s Forum. In addition to some great talks and stories, everyone in attendance helped raise money for a great cause.
Most of the panel members were from Universal, but Disney was also represented. Some of the creative guys from SeaWorld and Busch Gardens were also on hand to speak with attendees. [Read more…]