Legacy Entertainment

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Legacy Entertainment
Company type Private
Industry Theme park
Entertainment
Experience design
Founded2002;23 years ago (2002)
Headquarters
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Taylor Jeffs (Director - Creative)

Barry Kemper (Director - Operations)
Eric Carnagey (Director - Business)

Marcus King (Director - Projects)

Contents

Products Theme Parks, Water Parks, Resorts, Attractions, Hotels, Casinos, Retail, Live Theatre, Live Entertainment, Aquariums, Animal Theme Parks, Oceanariums, Safari Parks, Family Entertainment Centers, Parades
Website www.legacyentertainment.com

Legacy Entertainment is an entertainment design firm and themed entertainment integrator based in Los Angeles, California. [1] The company, then known as Gary Goddard Entertainment (GGE) and later the Goddard Group, was formed by Gary Goddard in 2002, after leaving his previous company, Landmark Entertainment Group. Goddard Group reorganized, changed ownership, and was rebranded Legacy Entertainment in 2018 when Gary Goddard left the company following accusations of sexual assault. [2] [3]

Projects

Legacy Entertainment has created a number of entertainment projects in a variety of forms, including Theme Parks, Attractions, Water Parks, Icons, Aquariums and Oceanariums, Safari Parks and Animal Theme Parks, Resorts, Casinos, Shopping malls, and Live Entertainment, including Broadway Shows and Parades. The Company has designed and developed attractions for clients such as Cirque du Soleil, Universal Studios, Six Flags, Insomniac Events, Haichang Polar Ocean World, Lotte World, Galaxy Entertainment Group, and Melco Resorts & Entertainment. [4]

Lotte World partnership

In 2012, the Company announced a partnership with South Korea's Lotte World theme park to create a number of new rides, shows, and attractions. [5] Eight attractions opened as a result of this collaboration, including Jumping Fish, [6] Do You Speak Beluga?, [7] Underland, [8] Brother Moon & Sister Sun's Tall Tales, [9] The Welcome Center, [10] Let's Dream! Nighttime Parade, [11] Fairy Trails Dream Boats, [12] and Wild Tours. [12]

Cirque du Soleil partnership

In November 2014, Mexican resort developer Vidanta announced their intention to build and operate the world's first Cirque du Soleil theme park at its resort in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico. The company is the project's designer. [13]

In May 2015, it was revealed that the Company and Cirque du Soleil had signed a joint venture partnership agreement that would help expand Cirque into experiential entertainment. [14]

Completed projects list

ClientLocationAttractionCompletion DateStatusSourceNotes
Hershey's Chocolate World New York City, New York United States Times Square location2002operating [15] Retail & Shopping design
Hershey's Chocolate World Hershey, Pennsylvania (US)Facility renewal2002operating [16] [17] Retail & Shopping design
Hershey's Chocolate World Hershey, Pennsylvania (US)Hershey's Really Big 3D Show2002closed in 2013 [18] [19] 3-D film design and production
Georgia Aquarium Atlanta, Georgia (US)2005operating [20] [21] Aquarium design
Georgia Aquarium Atlanta, Georgia (US)Deepo's Undersea 3D Wondershow2005closed in late 2015 [21] 3-D film design and production
Hershey's Chocolate World Hershey, Pennsylvania (US)Hershey's Great American Factory Tour Ride2006 [22] Dark ride design and production
Grand Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia Crossroads of the World 2007Market District Demolished, 3/4 zones left, and the rest of the zone has been retrofitted [23] [24] Retail & Shopping design
Six Flags Mexico Mexico City, Mexico Glow in the Park Parade 2008 [25] [26] [27] Parade design and production
Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, New Jersey (US) Glow in the Park Parade 2008Parade design and production
Six Flags New England Agawam, Massachusetts (US) Glow in the Park Parade 2008Parade design and production
Six Flags Over Texas Arlington, Texas (US) Glow in the Park Parade 2008Parade design and production
Six Flags St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri (US) Glow in the Park Parade 2008Parade design and production
Six Flags Great America Gurnee, Illinois (US) Glow in the Park Parade 2008Parade design and production
FX Sudirman Jakarta, Indonesia Atmosfear Slide2008closed [28] Parade design and production
The Hershey Story Hershey, Pennsylvania (US) The Hershey Story Museum2009operating [29] [30] Museum design
Six Flags Over Georgia Austell, Georgia (US) Monster Mansion 2009operating [31] Dark ride design and production
Trans Studio Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia Trans Studio Makassar May 20, 2009operating [32] Indoor Theme Park design
Chengdu International Intangible Cultural Heritage Park Chengdu China Chengdu Intangible Cultural Heritage Center2010 [33] Cultural Destination design
Galaxy Entertainment Group Cotai Strip, Macau, China Galaxy Macau May 15, 2011operating [34] [35] [36] Casino resort design
Lotte World Seoul, South Korea Jumping Fish ride2012operating [37] [38] Attraction design and integration
Fushun Economic Development Area Administration Committee Fushun, China Ring of Life & Shenfu New Town2012operating [39] [40] Icon design
Insomniac (promoter) Las Vegas, Nevada (US) Electric Daisy Carnival Kinetic Field Stage2013 [41] Music Festival Design and production
Lotte World Seoul, South Korea Do You Speak Beluga2013operating [42] [43] [44] [45] Attraction design and integration
Lotte World Seoul, South Korea Brother Moon & Sister Sun's Tall Tales ride2013operating [46] Attraction design and integration
Lotte World Seoul, South Korea Underland themed zone2013operating [47] [48] Theme zone design and integration
Lotte World Seoul, South Korea Welcome Center2013operating [49] Theme zone design and integration
Lotte World Seoul, South Korea Let's Dream! 25th Anniversary Nighttime Parade2014operatingParade design and production
Lotte World Seoul, South Korea Fairy Trails Dream Boats2014operatingAttraction design and integration
Lotte World Seoul, South Korea Wild Tours Theme Zone2015operatingTheme zone design and integration
Studio City (Macau) Cotai Strip, Macau, China Golden Reel figure-8 ferris wheel [4] October 27, 2015operating [50] Casino resort design
The Encounter New York City, New York (US)Broadway productionSeptember 29, 2016operating [51] Producer, live theatre
KWZone Harbin, China Kingdom of Poseidon Water Park2017operating [52] Water Park design
Haichang Polar Ocean World Shanghai, China Shanghai Haichang Polar Ocean WorldNovember 16, 2018operating [53] Theme Park design
Trans Studio Cibubur, Indonesia Trans Studio Cibubur 2019operatingIndoor Theme Park design
Trans Studio Bali, Indonesia Trans Studio Bali 2019operatingIndoor Theme Park design
Trans Studio Cibubur, Indonesia Pacific Rim:Shatterdome Strike Dark Ride2019operating [54] Dark ride design and production
Trans Studio Bali, Indonesia Road Rage: Wasteland Escape Dark Ride2019operating [55] Dark ride design and production
Hengdian World Studios Hengdian, China Dream Bund Theme ParkAugust 17, 2019operating [56] Theme Park design
Lotte World Busan, South Korea Lotte World Adventure Theme Park 2022operating [57] Theme Park Design
Vingroup Phu Quoc Island The Sea Shell Aquarium at VinWonders Theme Park 2022operating [58] Aquarium Design
Agung Sedayu Group Jakarta, Indonesia Batavia PIK 2023operating [59] Retail, Dining & Entertainment Design
Chimelong Zhuhai, China Chimelong Spaceship 2023operating [60] [61] Indoor Theme Park, Resort & Oceanarium Design

Awards and patents

In 2009, the Company was awarded Amusement Today 's Golden Ticket Award. They are the first entertainment design firm to win this award. [62]

The Company's projects have received a total of seven THEA awards. [63]

Studio City (Macau), which was designed by Legacy Entertainment for Melco Resorts & Entertainment and opened on the Cotai Strip in 2015, received its third Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Award in a row. [64]

The Kingdom of Poseidon, a 150,000m2 integrated Water Park resort designed by Legacy Entertainment in Harbin, China, won the award for Best Indoor Theme Park. [64]

Legacy Entertainment-designed Chimelong Spaceship Theme Park in Zhuhai, China has been awarded seven Guinness World Records. [65]

Lava Drifting, the spinning rapids ride at Shanghai Haichang Polar Ocean Park is the longest spinning rapids ride in the world, as well as being the world's first spinning rapids ride with actual rapid rivers and was awarded an IAAPA Brass Ring Award in 2019. [66]

Shanghai Haichang Polar Ocean Park has received a range of accolades, such as “Outstanding Themed Land Park”, “Outstanding Family Entertainment Center” and “Outstanding Social Media Famous Tourist Attraction” in the 2020 Golden Crown Awards. The project had previously been named “Best Theme Park” by the Chinese Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (CAAPA), the largest industry representative of its type for the country. [67] [68] [69]

Legacy Entertainment-designed Pacific Rim: Shatterdome Strike at Trans Studio Cibubur was awarded as one of the "Top 11 most important and influential dark rides of the past decade" by the leading attractions industry news source, Blooloop. [70]

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