What should you major in if you want to be a theme park designer? What are important SKILL SETS you need to have? These are questions I’ll answer in this video.

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A lot of theme park designers have very “vague” sounding job titles such as… “Art Director,” “Attraction Designer” and “Creative Designer” - but what does it all really mean? You often hear that the job of Themed Entertainment Designers is to tell stories, and create guest experiences - but can you get a bit more concrete? What exactly do you do?

In my opinion, these are the fundamental skill sets and software you should know (or at least start out with).

1) Skill: Concept Art - Creating sketches and paintings of theme parks
Recommended Software: Photoshop

2) Skill: Drafting - Creating blueprints and show-set designs
Recommended Software: AutoCad

3) Skill: 3D Modeling - Creating 3D visualizations of the theme park design
Recommended Software: SketchUp

4) Skill: Engineering - Creating engineering documents used to build the theme park design
Recommended Software: 3DSMax, Revit, Solidworks

5) Skill: Graphic Design - Creating signage, banners and graphics around the theme park
Recommended Software: Adobe Illustrator. InDesign

I think it’s more important to master the foundational skill, than it is to get the “correct” degree. Many people become Themed Entertainment Designers from all sorts of backgrounds. If you are deciding what to major in college, or wondering what classes to take, these are majors that you could choose if you are interested in Theme Park Design. They provide you with a wide range of skill sets.

1) Architecture (Residential, Commercial, Landscape, Industrial, Urban Designer)

2) Engineering (Civil, Structure, Mechanical, Electrical)

3) Theater (Set Design, Stagecraft, Theatrical Production)

4) Art/ Design (Illustration, Entertainment Design, Industrial Design,
Graphic Design, Interior Design)

5) Other Specialized Skills (Robotics, Creative Writing, etc…)

If you are not going to college yet, start learning software like Photoshop, Illustrator, AutoCad, and SketchUp. They will be useful to you later. It’s never to early to start!

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