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Thinkwell to deliver the world's first Play-Doh attractions in Saudi Arabia
by Tom Walker | 22 Mar 2023
Saudi Entertainment Ventures (Seven) has revealed plans to develop and operate the world’s first Play-Doh attractions in Saudi Arabia. Thinkwell Group, the experience design and production agency, has been appointed to develop the attractions. Seven, a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), said it will open Play-Doh sites at eight of its entertainment destinations across the country over the next 10 years. Seven has signed a
Thinkwell Group's US pavilion for Expo 2020 will explore the future
by Stu Robarts | 11 Mar 2020
The US pavilion for Expo 2020 Dubai is to be designed by the experiential design and production agency Thinkwell Group and will explore "the exciting future made possible by American innovation, vision, and enterprise". The building will be designed in such a way as to appear to be moving at times and will house exhibits about journeying to Mars, the city of the future and 3D-printed prosthetics and organs. It
WhiteWater, Thinkwell and investor Najibi eye second ACTVENTURE site in UAE
by Alice Davis | 30 Jan 2018
ACTVENTURE, the multi-million-dollar leisure and lifestyle mega-destination underway on the Sunshine Coast of Australia, is eyeing a rollout to the United Arab Emirates. US practice Thinkwell Group designed the plan for the AU$400m (US$305m, €280.7m, £243m) Queensland venture, with Canadian waterpark specialist WhiteWater West working on the waterpark. Members of ACTVENTURE’s advisory board – including Talal Najibi, executive chair of Najibi Investments, WhiteWater CEO Geoff Chutter, Joe Zenas, CEO of
Australia's ACTIVE sports and leisure park wins approval on Sunshine Coast
by Kim Megson | 29 Mar 2017
Australia’s first “Active Lifestyle” project is coming closer to reality, with the Sunshine Coast Council granting development approval for the first phase of the $400m (US$305m, €280.7m, £243m) Queensland venture. SANAD Capital – the Australian offshoot of Dubai-based investment firm Najibi Group – is developing the project, called ACTIVE, across a 25 hectare plot on Steve Irwin Way, which it purchased in January 2016. The council has now approved 14
Thinkwell Group will lead the design of Sanad's active lifestyle attraction in Australia
by Tom Anstey | 11 Oct 2016
The Sanad Capital investment group is planning an AU$400m (US$302m, €271m, £245.6m) “active lifestyle” destination in Queensland, Australia. Sanad – the Australian offshoot of Dubai-based investment firm Najibi Group – is financing the “never-before seen in Australia” project, which will feature extreme water facilities and an Olympic-standard training centre. The mixed-use project will also have a 4-star hotel, conference and exhibition centre, restaurants and retail elements. The development is expected
Former Disney Imagineering executive joins Thinkwell Group
by Tom Anstey | 07 Apr 2016
Global experience design and production agency Thinkwell Group have appointed former Walt Disney Imagineering executive Diane Michioka as their new vice president of production. Michioka, who has more than to decade of experience working in short and long-term strategic project planning, show producing, and creative team management, will have a key role in assisting the business development team with client relations and proposal development, as well as guiding, strategizing, and
Thinkwell Group creates interactive finale to Warner Bros Studio Tour Hollywood
by Tom Anstey | 10 Aug 2015
Experience designers Thinkwell Group have created a new 25,000sq ft (2,300sq m) addition to the Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood, a finale to the backlot attraction and the culmination of a two year project exploring how films and TV shows are made. The new aspect of the Los Angeles attraction, known as ‘Stage 48: Script to Screen’, provides cutting-edge technology to create a hands-on look at the world of filmmaking,
Work starts on multi-billion dollar Warner Bros theme park in Abu Dhabi, with AECOM and Thinkwell
by Tom Anstey | 16 Jul 2015
Plans are back on track for a new Warner Bros theme park in Abu Dhabi, as the number of attractions in the Middle East continues to grow. The multi-billion dollar deal was announced in 2007, but stalled during the global recession. The scheme will include the creation of a 19-ride theme park and a hotel, along with multiplex cinemas, jointly owned by Warner Bros, Abu Dhabi-based property developer Aldar Properties
Thinkwell appointed to design Harry Potter attraction
by Tom Walker | 19 Jan 2011
US-based exhibition design company Thinkwell has been appointed to design the Harry Potter visitor attraction at Leavesden Studios, UK. Although exact details of the attraction are to be revealed, Thinkwell said the site will give the general public the ability to tour several of the original Harry Potter film sets. The studios, near Watford, Hertforshire, were acquired by Warner Bros in November last year (2010). Shortly after, the US-based film
Thinkwell launches in-house technology firm
by Tom Walker | 16 Nov 2010
Exhibition and attractions designer Thinkwell Group has launched Studio Thinkwell - an in-house digital design and production studio. In addition to multimedia, online and mobile integration, Studio Thinkwell will design and develop digital experiences such as alternate reality games (ARG), interactive microsites and RFID tracking solutions. The move is part of Thinkwell's strategy to ensure it is able to continue to provide turn-key designs to operators who demand complex technological
Thinkwell wins Seoul Grand Park competition
by Martin Nash | 14 Jan 2010
Multi-media company Thinkwell has conceived and developed the winning entry in an international competition designed to revitalise Seoul Grand Park in South Korea. Seoul Grand Park is a 560-hectare site containing two zoos, The Seoul Museum of Modern Art, the SeoulLand amusement park and a rose garden. The Seoul Metropolitan Government sponsored the competition to gather ideas for improving the public space for citizens and to better position it as
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