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Theme Park Design Workshop!

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Take a peek behind the scenes at the world's greatest theme parks! Then design your own attraction, and follow the process through to opening day. You'll explore:

  • art direction
  • blue-sky brainstorming
  • story writing
  • architecture
  • ride control
  • show control
  • audio, video, and acoustics
  • 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 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, including 12 lessons, 12 quizzes, 12 brainstorming discussion areas with other students, final exam and certificate of completion is regularly $299. Pay online and you'll receive an instant $100 discount!

 

Class begins as soon as you sign up!

Limited time offer, just $199!

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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."

"Loved the course, and the way lessons were always available on my own time!"

"Really enjoyed the course. Mr. Alcorn's feedback was very motivational. It's allowed me to tap into my creative potential."

"THANK YOU Mr. Alcorn. Not just for a great class , but for the prompt replies to our posts. That made it special."

"Steve Alcorn is an EXCELLENT instructor. His coaching was invaluable in helping us grow from our own experiences."

"Great informal style, captivating, good humour. Definitely recommend to anyone considering this field."

"This was an AMAZING course. It helped me realize I want to be part of theme park engineering when I grow up!"

"Your storytelling put me in the scenarios and made it real. I hope to someday phone you up for help on a ride."

"I loved your wonderful way of sending us out after finishing the course."

"Discovering there is a great family of creative people associated with Disney is amazing. Thanks for the course."

"Next time I go to Disneyland, a Las Vegas casino, or a science museum, I will definitely appreciate the hard work that went into these attractions."

"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