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Theme Park Design

Learn how to become an Imagineer!
Highest Rated
Rating: 4.6 out of 54.6 (233 ratings)
925 students
Created by Steve Alcorn
Last updated 7/2017
English
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What you'll learn

  • Learn how to become an Imagineer
  • Learn the secrets of great attraction design
  • Find the theme park job that's best for you
  • Peek behind the scenes at the world's theme parks
  • Experience the thrill of opening a new ride
  • Explore backstage theme park technology
  • Learns tips for finding a theme park design job

Requirements

  • A passion for theme parks!

Description

If you want to design theme parks for a living, here's the class that shows you how! It's a fun class for everyone. You'll explore:

  • art direction
  • story writing
  • themed architecture
  • ride control
  • show control
  • audio and video
  • lighting
  • mechanics and hydraulics
  • animatronics

Steve Alcorn is the CEO of Alcorn McBride Inc., the company the engineers products for all of the world's major theme parks. Steve began his career by helping to design Epcot. Since then he has designed equipment for hundreds of rides and shows, and thousands of other attractions, all over the world.

In this course you'll lean first hand from him, what it takes to become an Imagineer, and what all the different specialties there are in the field of theme park design. (Steve also hosts a non-video workshop where you can design your own attraction with his guidance. Read more about it at http://imagineeringclass.com)

In Theme Park Design you'll learn:

  • "Blue Sky" Brainstorming
  • Conceptual Attraction Design
  • Project Management
  • Architecture and Structural Considerations
  • Mechanical Engineering for Rides
  • Safety and Monitoring Techniques
  • Ride Control Engineering
  • Show Systems Design
  • Audio Video Systems
  • Special Effects
  • Whole Park Infrastructure
  • Merchandise and Food Service Planning
  • Test and Adjust Processes
  • How to Find Theme Park Design Jobs

Enrolling in Theme Park Design is like signing up for the crazy roller coaster ride that every theme park project turns into. Along the way you'll experience all the thrills, spills and chills of creating a new attraction and opening it to your guests!

You'll also receive:

  • lists of companies that do theme park design
  • industry trade organizations
  • roller coaster, haunted houses and attraction links
  • tips on how to find jobs in the theme park industry

Theme Park Design is open to everyone with a sincere interest in theme parks and a desire to have fun. Enroll today, and let Steve Alcorn show you how to become an Imagineer!

Who this course is for:

  • Open to everyone interested in theme parks and how to create them

Featured review

Alyssa Lloyd
Alyssa Lloyd
1 course
1 review
Rating: 5.0 out of 511 months ago
I have been loving this course. I am interested in using my skills to pursue a career in the Themed Entertainment industry and Steve has been providing wonderful insights during the course! The course has undoubtedly helped to de-mystify parts of the attraction creation process that I was not so familiar with.

Course content

5 sections • 55 lectures • 6h 29m total length

  • Preview06:08
  • Preview06:50
  • Operations
    04:44
  • Imagineers
    14:28
  • Rides
    12:43
  • Shows
    07:13
  • Other Attractions
    06:09

  • Concept
    07:32
  • Why Story is King
    09:45
  • Fitting Story to Audience
    08:51
  • A Dose of Reality
    12:09
  • Brainstorm
    06:16
  • Directors and Producers
    05:16
  • Writers
    06:23
  • Artists
    05:04
  • Media Design
    06:24
  • Blue Sky
    05:07

  • Design
    03:30
  • Construction
    04:55
  • Commissioning
    05:13
  • Meet the Engineers
    03:55
  • Architectural, Mechanical, and Structural Engineers
    07:36
  • Ride, Show, Audio, Video and Lighting Engineers
    06:46
  • Systems and Project Engineers
    06:01
  • The Show Control Engineer
    09:01
  • Types of Show Control
    09:07
  • You Want Me to Control What?
    07:49
  • Monitoring, Safety and Maintenance
    06:15
  • Alone in the Dark
    06:16
  • The Ride Control Engineer
    06:44
  • All Things That Move
    10:32
  • Safety
    09:51
  • How to Get Free Beer
    05:17
  • Kisses in the Dark
    04:28
  • The AV Engineer
    08:55
  • Audio
    09:20
  • Video
    05:47
  • Keep it Sounding Good
    03:12
  • Heard Any Good Ones Lately?
    06:21
  • Into the Void
    03:31
  • Lighting and Special Effects
    13:46
  • Nuts and Bolts
    07:06

  • Details, Details
    04:14
  • 102
    04:31
  • Welcome to my Theme Park
    15:22
  • Disneyland
    05:21
  • Building a City
    05:23
  • Sweating the Details
    09:08
  • Designing a Whole Theme Park
    08:46
  • Other Markets
    07:29

  • Mickey's Ten Commandments
    10:07
  • How Do I Get That Job?
    08:12
  • A Wish List
    06:20
  • Parting Thoughts
    01:48
  • A Special Workshop Offer
    1 page

Instructor

Steve Alcorn
Published Author and Educator
Steve Alcorn
  • 4.4 Instructor Rating
  • 3,141 Reviews
  • 25,761 Students
  • 16 Courses

Steve Alcorn is a theme park designer, author, teacher, and the founder of Writing Academy. His novels include mysteries, young adult stories, historic fiction and romance. His is also the author of How to Fix Your Novel.

Steve has helped more than 30,000 aspiring writers structure their novels, through the online learning programs of 1500 colleges and universities worldwide. Many of his students are now published authors, and you can be, too!

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