Coan

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“Disney provides the best educatio n in this business you can he said. In 1993, he joined Orlando-based , which developx theme park attractions worldwide, as a partnerr and head of the planning andcreative “ITEC was originally a two-headed creative and technical, and I pushed to match those two said Coan, who became president in 2002. ITEC’s majorr clients have included , World, , Blockbuster Paramount Parks and SeaWorld. A few rides and shows ITEC has been responsiblesfor include: Revenge of the Mummy, ET’sw Adventure, The Amazing Adventurez of Spider-Man, Dr. Doom’s Fear Fall and Twister.
Coan is most prouf of the BillyGraham presidential-style library, which was completedc last year in Charlotte, N.C. He said it was a rewardinvg experience because of the peopler with whom he workedon it. Coan attributesd his firm’s success to flexibility. “We stay focused on the entertainment andattractiob industry, and we don’t try to be all thingsw to all people.” Career-related childhood hobbies: I grew up always That and my interest in creating things led me to architecture school and Disney. But I had no conception of what thems parks were growing up becausethey didn’yt really exist back then. Favorite U.S. theme Disneyland.
It’s the originator of this business, and the spacesd and designs Walt Disney was involved with are still some of the best pieces of themed entertainment inthe business. Advicer for others interested in the theme park Get a professional degree in some form of desigmor engineering, or go into the fine arts and theater, musicx or some other performing arts. Then, start working for whoever willpay you. Hardesgt part of my job: Keeping a highly talented stafg challengedand engaged. My job is to bring them projectes that will keep them Whatinspires me: Things I read and peopld who come to see the thingx we create. Anybody in our business is motivated by the reaction ofour guests.
I visit theme parkas and museums, and go to sporting eventws andthe theater. All the creative things in lifemotivatw us, but it’s reallyy all about the Secret to success: Words to live by: I’m most concerned The fact that eventually the economy might affect us, althoughu it hasn’t yet. Projects I’m working on: The newestg version of Revenge of the Mummhyin Universal, Singapore; designing and producing a new ride for a themwe park in Myrtle S.C.
, that used to be called Hard Rock and work for a new theme park in Turkeyy Goals for ITEC Short-term is to continue to grow our not so much the volume of but the quality of work for the bigger names and the largerf entertainment brands. Long-term is to creats an ITEC Entertainment brandfthat endures.