Adirondack Studios

Time to celebrate (again)! Congratulations to the entire team behind Fantasy Springs at Tokyo DisneySea, which will receive the Themed Entertainment Association 2025 Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement - Theme Park Land! #TheaAwards

What a week! We're excited to announce that ADKS President/Principal, Michael Blau, has been named to the 2024 Blooloop 50 Theme Park Influencer List! Michael received the award for his legacy of industry leadership, including a term as President of the Themed Entertainment Association. He was also recognized for his 21-year tenure at Adirondack Studios, where he has progressed from Art Director to President, fostered the company’s current success, and is positioning ADKS and its global team for a sustainable future. Join us in congratulating Michael and the entire slate of Theme Park, Museum, Immersive, and Zoo/Aquarium Influencers! Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gdt24YQk. #blooloop50 #wemakeascene

We are thrilled to announce that Adirondack Studios has collaborated with The Luna Entertainment Group and Universal Orlando Resort to create Wicked: The Experience. This collaboration is in celebration of the highly anticipated release of Universal Pictures’ Wicked, coming to cinemas this November.    ADKS was honored to fabricate and install the experience’s show sets, and we can’t wait for visitors to immerse themselves in the experience, where they can view artifacts and enjoy photo opportunities, exclusive merchandise, plus much more!    For more information, visit here: https://lnkd.in/g-jk5wYW.   A tremendous thank you to the entire team at Universal Orlando Resort, The Luna Entertainment Group, and to our own team of artisans and craftspeople who help our clients’ ideas defy gravity every day: Clayton Altman, Damien Andersen, Jordan Auclaire, Quinn Bakke, Riley Barczewski, Jordin Bardin, Benjamin Batkay, Ellyzabeth Bencivenga-Gamage, Brian Bentley, Wendy Bink, Margaret Bollendorf, Meaghan Carpentier, Edwin Cathcart, Daniel Clancy, Jada Clement, Abigail Cox, Derian David, Joel Deurmeier, Sean Donohue, Breanna Donovan, Austin Drake, Billy Eisner, Raylen Farries, Efrain Figueroa, John Grant, Peter Gray, Seth Harkins, Courtney Harwood, Katelyne Harwood, Tim Heffelfinger, Frank Hererra, Olivia Hill, Steve Howey, Kurt Jilek, Bradley Koopmann, Karen Koziol, Matt Johnson, Christopher K., Nicole Labbe, Marc LaFrance, Ronit (Ro) Liberman, Andrew Lippens, Bill MacDonald, Lauren Metz, Robert Milstid, Michelle Molea, Jeff Moulton, Bruce Nancarrow, Alex Norton, Forrest Norton, Charlotte ODell, Nathan Paul, Rob Rathbun, Ysabelle Rattray, Matt Reardon, Jordyn Rennemann, Clara Rice, Jesus Rivera, Karissa Roberts, Tim Setchell, Noah Schmitt, Natalie Shires, Jessie Shur, Marshall Stevens, Chase Sutton, Lee Timmons, Chris Tsimbidis, Corey Tyler, Larry Walls, Park Warne, Robert Willard #WickedMovie #wemakeascene

Congratulations to Clara Rice, ADKS Director of Global Marketing, for being named to the Themed Entertainment Association International Board of Directors! Clara's service to the TEA began in 2011 as a member of the TEA NextGen Committee, which she then chaired from 2013-2015. Since then, she has served as a member and Vice President of the Eastern North America Board, member and Vice President of the International Board, and Chair of the Fundraising Committee. She now Chairs the TEA Wellness Council and will also lead the Global Marketing Committee. Our support of the TEA and Clara in this role aligns with our commitment to fostering a strong and thriving global themed entertainment community. We love that she's making a scene not just at ADKS but the world over! #wemakeascene #TEA

Get in the game! If you're at #IAAPAExpo, don't forget to pick up the latest issue of InPark Magazine at Booth 2071, featuring our 50th Anniversary board game! Members of the InPark and ADKS teams will have commemorative dice and game pieces so you can learn about our five-decade legacy and have fun in the process! Want to discover how we can #makeascene together? Send us a DM, and we look forward to talking with you! #wemakeascene #fabrication #design #scenic

"For 15 years to have passed and to have this renaissance for Tiana and 'The Princess and the Frog' is just phenomenal" - Anika Noni Rose Congratulations to everyone involved in the creation of Tiana's Bayou Adventure at Disneyland, which opened today! We're thrilled that Rose, who starred as Tiana in the beloved film, loved the ride, and we hope all Disneyland visitors will too! ABC7 Los Angeles #Disneyland

In our estimation, this is a pretty exciting announcement! We are excited to welcome Zane Wayneright to the Adirondack Studios Estimating team, operating out of our Pasadena, California studio. Zane Wayneright (he/they) is a Southern Californian artist who has worked in entertainment and theatre for over fifteen years as a technician and designer. Since Graduating with a BA in Technical Theatre and Theatrical Design from California State University, Long Beach, Zane has honed their craft by exploring a variety of art forms and trades. For the last two years, they held the position of Stage Supervisor for the Kirk Douglas Theatre, and prior to the pandemic, Zane worked all over Los Angeles as a carpenter, rigger, scenic artist, head electrician, and production assistant, including places such as Disneyland’s Galaxy’s Edge, the El Capitan Theatre. Most recently, they designed props for East West Player’s production of Kairos and served as one of ADKS’ Site Supervisors for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. Outside of their professional life, Zane enjoys creating various forms of digital art, from 3D models to digital zines and paintings, and cooking. Story telling has always been a passion of Zane’s, and they love to create stories and art centered on community. When not making art, Zane can be found travelling or spending time with their two huskies. We look forward to Zane's contributions and think our successes will only "multiply" with the help of their expertise! #wemakeascene #estimation

Welcome to the future. It's been two weeks since we launched our Golden Anniversary celebration, and during that launch we announced that we would be implementing exciting changes to help set the course for our next 50 years. That is why we are thrilled to announce the appointment of Annabella Colletti in the newly created role of VP of Business Operations. In this executive leadership role, Annabella will oversee the critical functions of Contracts and Administration, Human Resources, Information Technology, Facilities and Travel/Hospitality. Annabella joins us with over two decades of experience as a strategy and operations leader in themed entertainment and looks forward to helping us streamline workflows and strengthen processes "so teams can focus on imagination over administration." Join us in welcoming Annabella and stay tuned for more exciting announcements to come. Because making a scene is what we do. #makeascene #wemakeascene #operations

For this particular post, we've got to keep it clean... 🧹 🫢 Adirondack Studios wishes a warm welcome to our new Cleaning & Maintenance Specialist, Jody Harrington! Based in our Upstate New York headquarters, Jody is our go-to team member for making sure that our facility is clean, well-maintained and ready-to-go for your next visit. 😊 Thank you for helping us #makeascene clean, Jody! #wemakeascene #newhire #welcome

He's an actor. He's a published author. He's a super dad. He's an Aussie ... ...and he also happens to be an ADKS Business Development Specialist. Discover why Orlando-based Steve Smith has a passion for collaboration, inclusion and accessibility, and learn how his creative pursuits in theatre and writing inform and inspire his day job. In addition to his business acumen and diverse entertainment experience, Steve's empathic personality and desire to create captivating experiences for everyone make us grateful to have him with us. You can meet Steve and other members of the ADKS team at #IAAPAOrlando November 18-22. To make an appointment, shoot us a DM, and to tour our 58,000-square-foot Orlando production facility, message Raylen Farries. #wemakeascene #employeespotlight https://lnkd.in/geMZAymB