A fun class for everyone.

Earn a certificate in Theme Park Design!

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If you want to design theme parks for a living, here's the class that shows you how, and offers you a certificate to show your accomplishments. It's a terrific online class that lets you study at your own pace. You'll explore:

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

It takes about an hour to read each lesson, take the quiz and post to the discussion forum, where you'll design your own attraction. You can work at your own speed, and upon completion receive a certificate recognized by many companies in the theme park industry. 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 Workshop is a college-level course, but it's open to everyone with a sincere interest in theme parks and a desire to have fun.
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The complete course, includes 12 lessons, 12 quizzes, 12 brainstorming discussion areas with other students, a final exam and certificate of completion.

 

Class begins as soon as you sign up!

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Our Students Say...

Students

"This course was awesome. Mr. Alcorn's real experiences with theme park design made the lessons very easy to understand. The opportunity to create a ride helped bring everything together and was a blast."

"THANK YOU for all the work you put in, for replying so fast, for sharing your knowledge, and for setting up the forum so we can keep in touch."

"Well done! Now I'm better equipped to handle my new theme park design job."

"Great informal style, captivating, good humour. Definitely recommended!"

"Discovering the great family of creative people at Disney is amazing. Thanks!"

"Next time I go to Disneyland I will definitely appreciate the hard work that went into it."

"I have one thing to say....it was great! Thank you Steve!"


Your Instructor

Steve AlcornSteve Alcorn is the CEO of Alcorn McBride Inc., a company that engineers theme parks all over the world. He is the co-author of Building a Better Mouse: The Story of the Electronic Imagineers Who Built Epcot. Of all the rides he's helped design, his favorite is Spiderman.
Questions? Contact us at tpe@alcorn.com