Theme Park Design and Project Interruptus – David and Linda Smith of Smithink, former Busch Entertainment execs, carry on
(Blooloop, March 30, 2009)Somewhere along the way they married each other. Declining to follow BEC when it relocated to Orlando, the Smiths resigned in October 2008 and created their own company, Smithink, to offer strategic planning, creative development and brand development services. Smithink was immediately hired by BEC to conceive and executive produce Worlds of Discovery Dubai, a Busch-branded project that would comprise four parks and a shopping and retail environment to be built on the crown of Palm Jebel Ali.
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SeaWorld’s New Killer Whale Show “Believe” Wins Prestigious “Thea” Award
(OrlandoEscape.com, January 2009)SeaWorld’s “Believe,” the most ambitious killer whale show in the parks’ 42-year history, has been honored by TEA, a trade association for the themed attraction industry, with a Thea award for outstanding achievement in a live show. The award was presented in the association’s 13th-annual gala in Anaheim, Calif.
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