Star Tours - Themed Entertainment Association

T H E A A W A R D S P R O G R A M
TWENTIETH
ANNIVERSARY
COMMEMORATIVE
E D I T I O N
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Star Tours – The Adventures Continue
This nomination recognizes the complete re-imagining of Star Tours,
the first simulator experience installed in a themed environment. The
original attraction had been in operation since 1987; new technologies
became available that could enhance the experience. At the same time,
the Star Wars mythology has remained ever relevant to succeeding
generations of fans. The challenge was to remain true to the vivid
stories while making use of new technical tools and guest interactive
capabilities.
The refreshed attraction has succeeded both operationally
and with the extremely loyal Star Wars fan base. For the guests, the
most compelling feature is the variable content that affords multiple
storylines, locations and characters. This element of surprise is driving
multi-generational audiences to return again and again to get a shot at
exploring different vistas into many realms of the Star Wars Galaxy.
Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement
ATTRACTION REFRESH
Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios at
Walt Disney World
THEA AWARDS COMMITTEE
COMMENTS:
Today’s audience expectations for a high
tech science-fantasy world as renowned as
Star Wars far surpass those of the analog
entertainment world that existed back in1987
when Disney originated this granddaddy of
simulators that became an industry template.
To achieve a breakthrough experience, all new
“state of the art” 3D digital media systems
were a given, but what really brings Star
Tours - The Adventures Continue to life is a
unique branching story structure employing
multiple destinations and characters. This
non-traditional storytelling device provides
54 potential show experiences, resulting in a
dramatic increase in attraction repeatability.
To bring a layer of personalization and
relevance, image capture systems integrate
riders into the varied story branches. All
of this is fed into multiple motion programs
designed for each random sequence,
creating a multiplicity of kinetics for the 54
distinct profiles and unique real-time guest
integrations. Every nook and cranny along
the pre-show queue likewise received new
story elements and advanced special effects.
This extends the experience of this “galaxy
far, far away” well beyond the doors of the
Starspeeder 1000 and repositions the whole
firmly in a new century.

OFFICIAL PROJECT CREDITS
waLt DiSney imagineering
Creative
Shafali akhtar, Special Projects Coordinator and Receptionist
Thomas J. Fitzgerald, EVP-Sr. Creative Executive
Eric Jacobson, SVP - Creative Executive
Kathy Rogers, Show Producer Senior Director
Susan Dain, Art Director/Production Designer Principal
Scot Drake, Concept Designer Senior Director
Steven Spiegel, Director Show Writing
Rick RothSchild, Technical Director (FAR Out! Creative Direction)
Douglas R. Griffith, Character Development Designer Principal
David Durham, Director Concept Integration
Matthew Davidson, Costume Designer
Clare A. Gee, Project Manager Costume Development
Mark Mine, Director Technical Concept Design
Scott Signore, Senior Concept Designer
Michael R. Arana, Concept Designer Associate
Lori Gonzalez, Executive Assistant
Mary Ane, Sr. Staff Assistant
Nicholas Comorre, Creative Designer I
Liz Richards, Digital Artist
John Hoffman, Dimensional Designer
Adam B. Hill, Dimensional Design Principal
Jim Crouch, Dimensional Design Principal/SQS
proJeCt & ConStruCtion management
Frank Antonides, Director Project Management
Steve Roach, Project Manager/Manager Design Services
Kevin Van Schaick, Project Manager Senior
Melissa A. Jeselnick, Project Manager Assistant
Steve Springer, Construction Manager
Thomas J Heflin, Construction Manager
Joe Santos, Construction Manager
Laura K. Mitchell, Project Manager Associate
Jennifer B. Ford, Secretary I Project Management Support
Denise Skinner, Sr. Staff Assistant
environmentaL DeSign & engineering
Duane McLeod, Director Architecture ED&E
Troy J. Palermo, A&E Manager Senior
John C. Mitchell, A&E Manager Principal
Chris Schaefer, Facility Architect
Stu Sutherland, Facility Engineer
Christopher B. Samuelian, Project Architect Principal
Crispin Quinones, Electrical Designer Principal
John Crevier, Electrical Engineer
Alex E. Velasco, CAD Designer Electrical
Rosauro L. DeRamos, CAD Designer Electrical
Carlos Olguin, CAD Designer Senior
Gabriel Martinez, CAD Designer Electrical
Billy Lee Almon, Jr., Associate Creative Designer
Kyle C Barnes, Principal Resource Specialist - Interior Design
Craig Tadaki, Graphic Designer Sr.
Robert L. Loza, Fabrication Design Sr.
Brandon L. Clark, Fabrication Design Sr.
Glendon Lee, Assoc. Designer
Deby C. Bailey, Graphic Designer
Gary Y. Tokumoto, Fabrication Designer Principal
James G. Armagost, Fabrication Designer Senior
riDe
Ray J. Warner, Jr., Tech Director S/R
Maureen J. Hart, Mechanical Engineer Principal
Robert M. Vignec, Sr. Project Engineer
Christopher J. Rose, Electronic Engineer Sr.
Scott E. Branch, Electronic Engineer Sr.
Larry S. McAfee, Mechanical Specialist Principal
Gerald E. Dooley, Ride Engineer
David F. Barnett, Tech Staff Principal
Armando Nieves, Senior Engineer
Patrick M. Krugh, Mgr-Prototype Fabrication
Robert A. Oyos, Tech Spec Sr.
Eugene N. Radu, CAD Designer Sr.
Williford Reese Johnson, Jr., Sr. Designer-Walt Disney World
Danielle Felty, Associate Controls Engineer
David Michael Lester, Engineer in Training
Show DeSign & proDuCtion
Edward J. Hanna, Show D&P Manager
Robert W. Booth III, Show D&P Manager Senior
Alex Guerrero, Coordinator Project Senior
Jody Gerstner, Executive Director
Karen Powers, Sr. Staff Assistant/Show Systems
David J. Hardiman, Show Design & Production Associate Manager
Christene J. Deering, Show Design & Production Associate Manager
Michael H. Petrucci, Project Engineer
Diana C. Bibee, Production Designer Associate
Rick Elliot, Production Designer/SQS
Charles B. Garrity, Show Production Designer Sr.
Omar Fuentes, Warehouse Manager
Jennifer Lowe, Florida Production Operations Support
Leann Townsend, Executive Secretary WDI - D&P FL
Victor L. Martin, Jr., Technical Director Manager
Randall J. Myers, Technical Lead Animation
Barry S. Golding, Technical Lead Animation
Larry Sheldon, Animation Specialist
Mike Kutcher, Fabricator
Michael W. Horen, Technical Staff Senior Animation
Martin A. Franzka, Fabricator
Rick L. Taylor, Installation Supervisor
Christopher J. Mazzella, Fabrication Lead
Trinh D. Mai, Installation Supervisor
Ron McMichael, Associate Technical Staff
Ruben De La Torre, Associate Fabricator
Jeffrey A. White, Associate Fabricator Animation
Tod Mathias, Show Artisan Principal/Figure Finishing
Sarah Skinner, Figure Finisher
Trung Ngo, Show Artisan Principal
Janet MacDonald, Planner Sr.
John A. Argo, Prototype Fabrication Spec
Jerry Bailey, Planner Principal
Andrew B. Brooks, Show Mechanical Engineer
John Van Oort, Show Mechanical Engineer
Jonathan Green, Show Mechanical Engineer Associate
Benjamin J. Richards, Show Mechanical Engineer Associate
Alan M. Skaggs, Mechanical Engineer
Mark Ellis, Mechanical Engineer Senior
Raymond D. Jones, Director Special Effects
Gary Powell, Special Effects Designer Sr Principal
Sam Ingraldi, Special Effects Designer Senior
Gilles Martin, Special Effects Designer Principal
Ruben Alvarez, Senior CAD Designer/Special Effects
Ross Kelsey, Special Effects
Tony Previtire, Special Effects
Jeff Reed, Special Effects
Bart Brody, Special Effects
Elias Lopez, Senior CAD Designer/Special Effects
Kenneth D. Smith, CAD Designer Principal/Projection
Curtis R. Edwards, Imaging Engineer Principal
Abigail E. Workman, FX/Projection Designer Associate
Steven L. Smith, Supervisor Prototype Fabrication
Thomas Brentnall, Imaging Engineer Principal
Michael J. Barnett, Audio Video Engineer Principal
Mike Peters, Audio Video Engineer
Bob Bronsdon, Audio Video Engineer Principal
Lori Cole, Audio Video Engineer
Glenn Barker, Media Design Principal
John T. Kestler, Supervising Sound Editor
Joseph Falzetta, Show Lighting Design Principal
Mark H. Dunlap, Show Lighting Design Principal
Paul A. Beasley, Show Lighting Technical Designer Sr
Cristina I. Brower, Show Lighting Design Senior
Dan Jenkins, Show Lighting Design
John M. Noonan, Technical Director Show Electronic Engineering
Linda M. Alcorn, Technical Director Electronic Engineering
Randall A. Hill, Electronic Engineer Specialist
Larry L. Pool, Jr., Engineering Specialist - Show Control
Todd Friedline, Show Electronics Engineer
John F. King, Electronic Engineer
Donald S. Clausen, Technical Specialist Senior/Prototype Fabrication
Kurt Sawitskas, Show Control Engineer
Kathryn A. Drach, Principal Controls Engineer
Rodney Rayborne, Electronics Technician
William L. West, Software Engineer Senior
Nancy A. Goodwin, Software Technical Specialist
Matthew Curcio, Engineer Associate Show Electronics
Marcelyn J. Floyd, Electronics Engineer
David M. Bell, Show Programmer Principal
Joey Nilges, Show Animator Senior
Blake J. Ostrowski, Show Programmer Principal
Eric Swapp, Show Programmer Principal
Juan F. Alvarez, Jr., Show Programmer
Deborah Short, Senior Show Animator
Darrin Hughes, Show Animator Consultant
Kathy Fox Martin, Show Set Designer (American Scenic)
Michelle Costamagna, Show Set Designer (American Scenic)
Jonathan C. Peters, Senior Show Set Designer/SQS
Brandon C. Kleyla, Set Decorator Associate
Debbie Kurth, Interactive Designer (Multimedia Designs)
Paul H. Lahaise, Principal Electronic Specialist
Kenneth L. Knowles, Electronic Specialist
Tanner Smith, Senior Technical Specialist
Bill McCardle, Consultant
meDia proDuCtion
David Katzman, Director Production
Marianne McLean, Visual Effects Production Director
Linda A. Folsom, Production Executive Senior
Kathy Janus, Visual Effects Production
Kenneth A. Horii, Director Visual Media Design
John L. Dennis, Director Music Production
Mike Fracassi, Music Production Supervisor
Cindy T. Tsujimura, Post Production Supervisor
Lucas T. Phelan, Digital Video Media Designer
Jann Adachi, Coordinator Sound Sr.
Louise M. Gladden, Manager Post Production
Stephanie A. Shelley, Production Accounting
Jonathan Friday, Creative Designer Associate
Brian S. Nefsky, Casting Administrator Senior
Connie McAloney Stamos, Production Accountant Principal
Bryan Jolley, Digital Media Designer Principal
Joe Husung, Digital Media Designer
Mike Quinn, Digital Media Designer Senior
Ryan Holman, Digital Media Designer Associate
Scott Sohan, Digital Media Designer Senior
Tim Landry, Digital Media Designer Principal
Kurt H. Kinzel, Audio Technical Director
Jonathan Moran, Sound Mixer Associate
Jon Fisher, Production Administrator Senior
Mike Iwerks, Digital Media Designer
Chris Biggs, Consultant
Ron Harris, Consultant
Van Ling, Consultant
teChniCaL pubLiCationS anD DoCument ControL
Judith Wallace, Publication Coordination
Jennifer Erin Brooks, Publications Administrator
Steve McKinney, Tech Pubs Standards Analyst
Jaime Gutierrez, Document Control Spec Principal
Ana Medina, Document Control Spec Senior
Carri C. Forrest, CAD Designer
Jerry Wargo, Technical Specialist (Consultant)
Charles Leatherberry, Show Doc Assets Administrator
Jess Allen, Photo Principal - Imaging Specialist
SCheDuLing, planning, finanCe, eStimating anD LegaL
Cathy Larkin, Manager Contract Admin
Gil Quintana, Sr. Sourcing Specialist
Judy Liss, Sourcing Specialist
Kim Spaeth, Sourcing Specialist
Linda Lamons, Sourcing Specialist
Catherine Williams, Sourcing Specialist
Sarah Bishop, Sourcing Specialist
Susan D. Wood, DLR Finance
Thu-Ha Hoang, Financial Analyst
Marisa Mazzotta, Financial Analyst
Raya Sandjaja, Sr. Financial Analyst
Steven Wai-Cheong Lam, Finance Manager
Jeffrey D. Webb, VP-Estimating
John D. Adamczyk, Systems Estimator Principal
Kim E. Sword, Associate Project Estimator
Vickie Knapp, Director Division Schedulers
William J. Sugimoto, Project Planner/Scheduler Principal
Minda L. Richmond, Systems Planner Principal
Lisa M. Deer, Systems Planner Principal
Gail Hash, Scheduler
Steve Pogact, Scheduler
Gregory Rosa, Systems Planner
Javier Francisco Estopinan, Associate Project Planner
Paul Jared Kaplan, Associate Project Planner
Greg Gujda, Paralegal Specialist Rights Admin
Stacey Cheregotis, Legal
inDuStriaL, Light anD magiC, LuCaSfiLm LtD. Company
Bill George, Visual Effects Supervisor
Jeanie King, Visual Effects Producer
Lori Arnold, Visual Effects Production Manager
Katherine Farrar, Visual Effects Production Coordinator
Glen McIntosh, Animation Supervisor
Hayden Landis, Digital Production Supervisor
Jon Alexander, Compositing Supervisor
Doug Moore, Layout Supervisor
Johan Thorngren, Digital Matte Supervisor
Russell Paul, Model Supervisor
Aaron Ferguson, Creature Supervisor
SkywaLker SounD Crew
Tom Myers, Sound Designer
Marilyn McCoppen, Supervising Sound Editor
Benny Burtt, Sound editor
Dave Acord, Sound editor
Dustin Acord, Sound editor
Kyrsten Mate, Sound editor
muSiC proDuCtion
John Williams, Original Theme Composer
Michael Giacchino, New Music Arrangement
William Ross, New Music Arrangement
Dan Wallin, New Arrangement Recorded by
Armin Steiner, New Arrangement Recorded by
Ramiro Belgardt, Main Show Music Editor
William Ross, New Arrangements Conductor
Tim Simonec, New Arrangements Conductor
Booker White, Music Preparation
Walt Disney Music Library, Music Preparation
Reggie Wilson, Contractor
Todd Homme, Music Production Supervisor
Star tourS SpeCiaL thankS:
George Lucas, Howard Roffman (Lucasfilm), Bob Iger (CEO, WDC),
Tom Staggs (CEO, Walt Disney Parks and Resort), Craig Russell (EVP,
WDI), Bruce Vaughn (EVP, WDI), George Kalogridis (President, DLR),
Jack Blitch (VP, WDI FL), David Van Wyk (VP, PM), Daniel Cockerell
(VP, DHS), Ray Wallace (DM, DHS), Rich Langhorst (VP, DLR
Facilities and Operations)
DLR Facilities and Operations:
Tom Turley, Jacob Kahla, Darin Anglin, Paul Spitsen, Jennifer Kumpf,
Kristin Tolentino, Glen Connally, David Hulke, Wally Shaw, Peter
Norris, Mike Real, Greg Pyles, Dindo Vicencio, Michael Brosamer, Troy
Cadwallader, Marin Funke, Keith Gossett, Greg Vershay, Duc-Thieu Vu,
Christopher Contes, Russell Broyles, Marc Hiraoka, Frank Hilberg, Haig
Khdryan, Gale Maxey, David Caranci, Disneyland Shops and Decorating
wDw faCiLitieS anD operationS:
Juli Behrends, Jeff Terry, Steve Shultz, Don Weschler, Mike Jordan,
Christina Kelly, Mike Scott, Bradley Lunte, Alexander Ras, Don Schank,
Janice Jones, Buena Vista Construction Company, Central Shops and
Scenic Shops
venDorS
Allied Vision
Amber Glass
American Scenic
Aria Group, Inc.
Dave Noles, Keric Davis
ATA Engineering Inc.
Bayley Construction
James Steele
BBVC, DLR shops, WDW Central Shops, WDW Scenic Shops
Benchmark Scenery
Birket Engineering, Inc.
Steve Birket
Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc.
CL Global
Coloredge Visual (Crush Creative)
Marcus Lewis, Rodney Whitney, Louis Altobelli
Cramer Paint
D&R Signs
Dean Engineering
Design Communications, Ltd.
Dolby Laboratories
Electrosonic, Inc.
Steve Calver, Vincent Conquilla
Elite A/V Systems, Inc.
Entertainment Techknowledgy, LLC
exp. (X-nth)
Fred Love Wallcoverings, Inc.
Gotcha Graphics, Inc.
GP Color Imaging Group
Hamilton Tool and Engineering
Hansen’s Welding
InterAmerica Stage
Joel Breaux
Kelly Electric
Lazer Image
Dale Tamura
Lighting Images Technology
Bill Noyes
Mactec
Magne Motion
Marrow Meadows
Mavco
Mivan
Morris Architects
Multimedia Designs
Neiman & Company
Will Raksin, Stan Bolton
Nocturna
Danny Valdez
Panel Shop Inc.
Paramount Scaffold
Precision Projection Systems
Prototype Concepts
Raleigh Enterprises
S&R Architectural Metals
Scenic Highlights
Chris Barnes, Adam Lindsey, Marianna Wnorowski, Dan Calandro
Sign Producers
Skin Shop
Solid Concepts
Sparks
Stewart Filmscreen
Mark Robinson
Stoll Metalcraft
Technical Multimedia Design, Inc.
David Revel
Terry Irwin Architects
The Wheel Thing
ThemeWorks
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
United Inspections & Testing
Vacuum Metalizing
VEA Creative, LLC
Young Electric Sign Company
Mike Walters, Gary Kestler
Star tourS CaSt LiSt
C-3PO – Anthony Daniels
G2–4T - Patrick Warburton
GT-9T – Tom Fitzgerald
Aly San San – Alison Janney
Aly San San (Spanish) – Nathalia Hencker
Yoda – Frank Oz
Princess Leia – Carrie Fisher
Ace – Lindsay Schnebly
Gungan – Fred Tatasciore
Boba Fett - Dean Deanda
Boba Fett (Voice) – Dee Bradley Baker
Admiral Ackbar - E. Erik Jensen
Admiral Ackbar (Voice) – Tom Kane
Rebel Pilot - Rob Howes
Commander - Jeffrey De Serrano
Naboo Squad Leader - April Royster
Wookiee - Jeff Mosley
Star Tours Commercial VO – Rodger Bumpass
Concourse Overhead VO Announcers -
Robin Atkin Downes, Carlton Gibbs Iii, Christianne Noll
Droid Supervisor VO - Daran Norris
Tower Control VO - Marianne McLean, Scott Sohan
Computer VO - Alison Blanchard
aLSo featuring the voiCeS of:
Laura Bailey, Cam Clarke, Darren Criss, Julie Dolan, Chris Edgerly, Joe
Hanna, Bob Joles, Hope Levy, Vanessa Marshall, Drew Massey, Phil
Morris, Audrey Wasilewski.
anD the taLentS of:
Carol E. Bauman, Scott Thomas McNamara, Mark J. Walas, Rocky
Capella, Mike Healey, Susan Smythe.
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