Overview
- Universal Epic Universe earned Outstanding Achievement for Theme Park plus honors for How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk (Theme Park Land), Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment (Attraction), and Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry (Ride Experience).
- TEA unveiled the 32nd Annual Thea Award recipients during its International Mixer hosted at Universal’s new Orlando park.
- Dale Mason received the Buzz Price lifetime achievement award, with additional individual honors to COSI’s Dr. Frederic Bertley (Thea Catalyst) and RWS Global’s Paul Kent (Peter Chernack Distinguished Service).
- Global recipients include Xcaret Park as Thea Classic and Legoland Shanghai as Theme Park, alongside winners such as Efteling’s Danse Macabre, Las Vegas’s John Wick Experience, Cosm’s immersive venues, and more.
- TEA INSPIRE runs April 29–May 1, 2026 at JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes, followed by the 32nd Annual Thea Awards Gala on May 2, with registration and ticketing slated to open in January 2026.