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Legacy Entertainment
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Legacy Entertainment is an internationally renowned entertainment design firm and themed entertainment integrator based in Los Angeles, California.[1] The company, then known as Gary Goddard Entertainment (GGE) and later the Goddard Group, was formed by Gary Goddard in 2002, after leaving his previous company, Landmark Entertainment Group. Goddard Group reorganized, changed ownership, and was rebranded Legacy Entertainment in 2018 when Gary Goddard left the company following accusations of sexual assault.[2][3]
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Legacy Entertainment has created a number of entertainment projects in a variety of forms, including Theme Parks, Attractions, Water Parks, Icons, Aquariums and Oceanariums, Safari Parks and Animal Theme Parks, Resorts, Casinos, Shopping malls, and Live Entertainment, including Broadway Shows and Parades. The Company has designed and developed attractions for clients such as Cirque du Soleil, Universal Studios, Six Flags, Insomniac Events, Haichang Polar Ocean World, Lotte World, Galaxy Entertainment Group, and Melco Resorts & Entertainment.[4]
Lotte World partnership
In 2012, the Company announced a partnership with South Korea's Lotte World theme park to create a number of new rides, shows, and attractions.[5] Eight attractions opened as a result of this collaboration, including Jumping Fish,[6] Do You Speak Beluga?,[7] Underland,[8] Brother Moon & Sister Sun's Tall Tales,[9] The Welcome Center,[10] Let's Dream! Nighttime Parade,[11] Fairy Trails Dream Boats,[12] and Wild Tours.[12]
Cirque du Soleil partnership
In November 2014, Mexican resort developer Vidanta announced their intention to build and operate the world's first Cirque du Soleil theme park at its resort in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico. The company is the project's designer.[13]
In May 2015, it was revealed that the Company and Cirque du Soleil had signed a joint venture partnership agreement that would help expand Cirque into experiential entertainment.[14]
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In 2009, the Company was awarded Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Award. They are the first entertainment design firm to win this award.[62]
The Company's projects have received a total of seven THEA awards.[63]
Studio City (Macau), which was designed by Legacy Entertainment for Melco Resorts & Entertainment and opened on the Cotai Strip in 2015, received its third Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Award in a row.[64]
The Kingdom of Poseidon, a 150,000m2 integrated Water Park resort designed by Legacy Entertainment in Harbin, China, won the award for Best Indoor Theme Park.[64]
Legacy Entertainment-designed Chimelong Spaceship Theme Park in Zhuhai, China has been awarded seven Guinness World Records.[65]
Lava Drifting, the spinning rapids ride at Shanghai Haichang Polar Ocean Park is the longest spinning rapids ride in the world, as well as being the world's first spinning rapids ride with actual rapid rivers and was awarded an IAAPA Brass Ring Award in 2019.[66]
Shanghai Haichang Polar Ocean Park has received a range of accolades, such as “Outstanding Themed Land Park”, “Outstanding Family Entertainment Center” and “Outstanding Social Media Famous Tourist Attraction” in the 2020 Golden Crown Awards. The project had previously been named “Best Theme Park” by the Chinese Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (CAAPA), the largest industry representative of its type for the country.[67][68][69]
Legacy Entertainment-designed Pacific Rim: Shatterdome Strike at Trans Studio Cibubur was awarded as one of the "Top 11 most important and influential dark rides of the past decade" by the leading attractions industry news source, Blooloop.[70]
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