Some of the projects completed during the above years included:

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS

ORLANDO, FLORIDA

Senior Partner in charge of directing and managing the master plan, design of set facades and area development for the $650 million Universal Studio' Florida Attraction in Orlando, Florida Also responsible for coordinating the MCA/Rank Organization Joint Venture Steering Committee which was responsible for the ongoing Land Planning Analysis and Master Plan for the remaining commercial land surrounding the existing studio attraction.  Phased over a 10 year period with a $3.2 billion capital budget.  Presently being implemented with the first phase open in the spring of 1999.

Client:  MCA/Rank Organization

 

WEST EDMONTON MALL

EDMONTON, ALBERTA

Responsible for the overall project management and design of the multi million dollar entertainment facilities within the world's largest shopping mall.  This included leading and coordinating the design, production of construction documents and installation for the following:

-           140,000 SF Fantasyland Entertainment Complex - $50 million

-           60,000 SF Submarine Adventure Ride, which is Canada's 2nd largest fresh and salt water aquarium visitor attraction that features specimens from waters the world over as well as a 500 seat sea mammal performing facility - $65 million

-           250,000 SF World Water Park, the world's largest indoor water-park - $80 Million

-           Bourbon Street, a themed New Orleans' night time entertainment area consisting of specialty restaurants, bakeries, bars and discos - $5 million

-           Rue de la Paris, a specialty heavily themed high fashion shopping district within the center - $8.5 million

-           18,000 SF miniature golf course with undulating greens and fairways, fashioned after the renowned Pebble Beach championship course - $2 million

Client: Triple Five Corporation

WOODBINE CENTRE

TORONTO, ONTARIO

Responsible for the overall project management and design of the 50,000 SF Fairgrounds within a suburban shopping mall.  This was a complete turnkey design and construction of the family entertainment facility - $7.5 million

Client:   The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited

 

CANADA'S WONDERLAND

MAPLE, ONTARIO

Senior partner responsible for the management and coordination of the master plan and design for the area development and contract documents and installation of this award winning 200 acre family amusement park - $135 million

Client:  Taft Productions

FIESTA TEXAS

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

Provided initial program input, master plan, primary concept, design development and guidance through the entire project.  Also responsible for the management and coordination of the design team for this major theme park - $125 million.

Client:  U.S.A.A./ Opryland U.S.A. Joint Venture

OCEAN PARK

HONG KONG

Responsible for the management and coordination of the project team to develop a five year extensive master planning  and design for the overall upgrade and expansion for this unique one of a kind park.  Responsibilities include the design and coordination of the phase one implementation of the master plan which consists of a major kids world theme area - $300 million estimated budget.  Phase one completed for $1.2 million.

Client:  Ocean Park

NAGASHIMA SPALAND

NAGASHIMA, JAPAN

Responsible for the management and coordination of the project team to develop a ten-year strategic master plan for the upgrade and expansion of the tenth largest entertainment destination venue in the world.  With three high level hotels, theme park, water park and one of the most popular hot spas in Japan to work with, our mandate was to develop a plan to revitalize and expand an already well attended entertainment venue into a world class destination resort.

Included in the master planning was a multi use ‘flower park and spa’, having eight restaurants, large walk through green houses and world class spa and retail facilities, reported to be in the top five attractions in Japan.  Although separated physically from the destination resort, our scope included tying both attractions together, offering a much greater critical mass and varied program for the visitor.

$3.4 billion

Client: Nagashima Spaland

A few selected IDLETIME PROJECTS

DIVE®

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

Project design and art direction for all show elements and special effects in this 14,300 sf themed restaurant owned by Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg and operated by the Levy Brothers out of Chicago.

Client:   Mission Control Las Vegas

RACE FOR ATLANTIS

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

Project design and art direction of all facility and show elements for a 45,000 square foot stand alone IMAX 3-D film / ride simulation attraction. Since opening, the attraction has won the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Best New Product in the Major Theme/Amusement Park Ride/Attraction Category as well as the First Place Award for an Entertainment Complex Design recognized by the Institute of Store Planners of North America.

Client:  Forum Ride Associates an Imax Corporation / ITT, Joint Venture

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, FLORIDA

Project design and art direction of special event show attractions for USF Entertainment Department.

Client: Universal Studios Florida

ENTERTAINMENT - ZONE - Universal City, Florida

Concept development for four of the club venues within the Entertainment Zone planned as a part of the expansion to the Universal City Florida project.

Client: MCA Recreation Services

CAFE @ PLAY®

Project design, scheduling, developing capital cost estimates and art direction for a stand alone, state of the art entertainment venue, conceived and developed by Douglas Trumbull, who was one of the Special Photographic Effects Supervisors for 2001: A Space Odyssey and went on to become the Visual Effects Supervisor for such classic movies as Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Trek : The Motion Picture and Blade Runner to name a few.

Client: IMAX Corporation / Simon Property Group

THE 'NEW' GUINNESS WORLD ATTRACTION

Concept development, building design, programming, capital cost estimates, strategic planning and scheduling for a prototype of the 'New' Guinness World Attractions.  Due to open January 2000 in Orlando, Florida.

Client: Ripley Entertainment

STAND ALONE ATTRACTIONS

Project design including exterior and interior design for numerous stand-alone attractions, including ten Ripley Believe It Or Not Museums and three Ripley Entertainment Haunted Houses.

Client: Ripley Entertainment, Inc.

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, JAPAN

Project initial concept design for a state of the art attraction Movie Magic within the new Universal Studios, Japan project.

Client: Universal Studios Recreation Group

 

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS

Responsible to assist in the development of new and unique systems for designing and evaluating new business development opportunities worldwide.  Also responsible for the direction of design teams assigned to the process.

Client: New Business Development Group, Universal Studios

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS PORT AVENTURA, SPAIN

Project management, design and art direction of a film/motion base 'E' attraction within the Universal regional theme park Port Aventura, located just outside of Barcelona, Spain.  Opened, spring of 2000.

Client: Universal Studios Recreation Group, Universal Creative, Universal's Port Aventura.

SEATTLE SPACE NEEDLE – Seattle, Washington State

Art direction and design management of the show elements for the refurbished Seattle Space Needle.  Completed phase I Summer of 2000, phase II 2001 and phase III 2002. 

Client: Space Needle Corporation

NEW JERSEY STATE AQUARIUM – New Jersey, NY

Project design and project management of a heavily themed motion simulation / film attraction focusing on under water education and adventure.

Client: New Jersey State Aquarium and Hessert Construction

HARD ROCK CAFE

Project design and project management of twelve Hard Rock Café retail remodels.

Client: Hard Rock International

HARD ROCK VAULT – Orlando, Florida

Project design, art direction and Project management of a 17,500 square foot museum celebrating the extensive Hard Rock Memorabilia collection.  Opened  December, 2002.

Client: Hard Rock International

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS MUSEUM

Project design, art direction and project management for a 10,000 square foot museum which brings the Guinness Book to life through the use of graphics, interactive displays and audio / video media clusters.

Phillips Entertainment, Inc and Ripley Entertainment, Inc.

CURLY’S PUB AT LAMBEAU

Design, art direction and design management of a 20,000 square foot restaurant / bar in the newly renovated Lambeau Field in Green Bay for the Green Bay Packers Football Organization.

Client: Green Bay Packers

PAPARAZZI / BREYERS AT LAMBEAU

Design, art direction and design management of a 10,000 square foot restaurant / bar, ice cream parlor / logo retail shop in the newly renovated Lambeau Field in Green Bay for the Green Bay Packers Football Organization.

Client: Green Bay Packers

RIPLEY’S BELIEVE IT OR NOT ATTRACTION – Las Vegas, Nevada

Design, art direction and design management of a 14,000 square foot museum / attraction in the Desert Passage Shopping Center located in the Aladdin Casino on Las Vegas Boulevard.

Client: Fun Factory, Inc. and Ripley Entertainment

HOUSE OF BLUES

As Owner’s Representative, responsibilities for overall project management and construction management of all new House of Blues projects beginning in 2000 with the Anaheim project.  To date, HOB new venues have opened in Anaheim, California, Cleveland, Ohio, San Diego, California, Atlantic City, New Jersey.  Design has commenced on projects in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Houston, Texas, Dallas, Texas, San Francisco, California, Seattle, Washington, New York, New York, and Toronto, Canada.

Client: House of Blues

HOUSE OF BLUES FOUNDATION ROOM

Design, art direction, design management, project management of numerous HOB Foundation Rooms located in the majority of HOB venues being developed around the country.  The Foundation Rooms are intimate, heavily decorated private lounge and dining room, reserved for those individuals and corporations who feel the need to have special exclusive private club like surroundings while dining and entertaining their friends and clients.

Client: House of Blues

NICKELODEON FAMILY SUITES – Orland, Florida

As Owner’s Representative, responsibilities for overall project management and general art direction of all themed exterior aesthetics for this 880 suite hotel resort transformation from a traditional Holiday Inn hotel into a Nickelodeon ‘branded’ resort hotel.  Areas of responsibility included all exterior facade ‘Nick branded’ painting, signage and graphics, the Oasis and Lagoon outdoor pool play areas, arcade, food court, restaurants, lobby, and Nick Studio theater.

Client: Holiday Inn Family Suites Resort

GRAPEVINE MASTER PLAN – Grapevine, Texas

Master Planning of a 50 acre site in Grapevine, Texas for a mixed use, entertainment based development, including a variety of specialty retail, hotel / indoor water park, community based facilities, museums, aquarium, themed restaurants and a variety of entertainment attractions all situated around an existing nature fresh water lake.

Client: Ripley Entertainment and Grey Hawk Realty Capital, LLC. 

RIPLEY’S BELIEVE IT OR NOT ATTRACTION – Panama City Beach, Florida

Design, art direction, design management, project management of a 16,500 square foot attraction, motion simulation combined attraction as a stand alone, ground up development.

Client: Nole One LLC

PANAMA CITY BEACH ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT MASTER PLAN – Panama City Beach, Florida

Master Planning of a 70 acre site in Panama City Beach, Florida, one of the fastest growing communities in the state of Florida. The plan envisions a phased mixed use, entertainment based development, including a visitor center, multiplex sports facility, music amphitheater, live performance theater, parking structures, a variety of specialty retail, hotel / indoor water park, community based facilities, museums, aquarium, themed restaurants and a variety of entertainment attractions all situated around an existing nature fresh water lake.

Client: Ripley Entertainment and Grey Hawk Realty Capital, LLC. 

SPLASH – Panama City Beach, Florida

Acting as the developer’s aesthetic design / theme consultants, responsible for all refined design direction of all entertainment facilities, signage, graphics and owner / guest entry experiences within this new two tower condominium located on the Beach Front Road in Panama City Beach, Florida, one of the fastest growing areas in the state of Florida.

Client: Corner Stone Development Group, Inc. and AIGroup

KATMANDU ATTRACTION – Mallorca, Spain

Master Planning, design, art direction, design management and project management of a five acre Town Center Entertainment Complex in Magalluf, Mallorca, Spain,

This one of a kind entertainment venue consists of multiple attractions, including  a heavily themed restaurant / bar with outdoor patios, 36 holes of mini golf, retail shops, extensive site development with dancing fountains, water play elements, Exploratorium all serviced with convenient access to parking, which is situated below grade.

Client: Fantasy Golf LLC. 

CITY OF BUENA PARK ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT MASTER PLAN – Buena Park, California

Master Planning of the City of Buena Park’s central Entertainment District including developing a long-term strategic plan tying all existing and potential new businesses into one comprehensive plan. The planning process involved meeting with all existing ‘stake holders’, City Staff, Council Members and the general public.  The initial plan was adopted by Council, leading to a Phase Two process of implementation.  Currently on going.

TITANIC, WORLD’S LARGEST MUSEUM ATTRACTION– Branson, Missouri

Design, art direction, design management, project management of a 17,000 square foot museum / attraction as a stand alone, ground up development. With over 400 authenticated Titanic artifacts, numerous interactive, entertaining experiences, an amazing recreation of the Titanic’s Grand Stair, which allows guests to walk from the ground floor to the second floor and items from famous films, this attraction is the world’s first comprehensive facility that truly tells the intriguing story of the famous ship, Titanic.

Client: Cedar Bay Entertainment, LLC.

THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CRIME AND PUNISHMENT – Washington, D.C.

Design, art direction, design management and project management of the 30,000 square foot museum with the goal of providing guests of all ages a memorable insight into the issues of crime in our country through a captivating, interactive, entertaining and educational experience. The Museum highlights such important topics as the Notorious History of American Crime, Punishment; The Consequences of Crime, Crime Fighting, Crime Solving: the Technology of Crime Fighting and America’s Most Wanted live television studio, where the America’s Most Wanted television show is filmed with John Walsh as the host.

Client: The National Museum of Crime and Punishment

TITANIC, WORLD’S LARGEST MUSEUM ATTRACTION - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

Design, art direction, design management, of a 36,000 square foot museum / attraction as a stand alone, ground up development. As a celebration of the passengers on board the ill-fated ship. With over 400 authenticated Titanic artifacts, numerous interactive, entertaining experiences, an amazing recreation of the Titanic’s Grand Stair, which allows guests to walk from the ground floor to the second floor and items from famous films, this attraction is the world’s second permanent comprehensive facility that truly tells the story of the famous ship, Titanic.

Client: Cedar Bay Entertainment, LLC.

 

INTERNATIONAL WINE CITY – Yantai, China

Responsible for the ongoing developing of an overall Master Plan for 7,800 acres of prime land in the Tourist City of Yantai, China. The goal of the plan is to create a World Class Tourist Destination Resort, over laid on an existing wine producing business, which is currently the largest in China and the third largest in the World. The experience will be a historic, culturally based tourist destination, which will cater to both the domestic Chinese market as well as the International market.

Client: Silkroading Beijing Co. Ltd.