IT ALL STARTS WITH A BIG IDEA
The WATER PARK DESIGN COMPANY is the creator of the world’s most unique aquatic experiences. From Indoor Water Park Resorts to next-generation experiences developed in collaboration with Cirque du Soleil, we offer out-of-the-box solutions to help your destination stand out in an increasingly competitive marketplace.
FEATURED PROJECTS
Kingdom of Poseidon
Harbin, China
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Cirque du Soleil
Mexico, Thailand, China, Qatar, Indonesia
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Sentul City of Wonders
SENTUL, INDONESIA
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DinoShore
Location:Hồ Tràm, Vietnam Year Opened:In-Development Project Type:Water Park, Theme Park Project Size:34,000 square metersDINOSHORE is a new type of hybrid Water Park & Theme Park destination currently in development for Vietnam’s burgeoning tourism hotspot of Hồ Tràm. Throughout the park’s six theme zones, visitors are invited to explore a breathtaking world filled with both Wet and Dry experiences. Designed to immerse visitors in a ‘Dinosaur Sanctuary’ park, many of the park’s rides and attractions allow guests to view dinosaurs of all sizes living in serene natural habitats.
Fun Fact: The park has been uniquely designed to allow both Wet and Dry Zones to operate either together or independently of each other.
Cirque du Soleil Mexico
Location:Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico Project Type:Water Park, Theme Park Project Size:47 HectaresWorking alongside the visionaries from Cirque du Soleil, our teams spent over two years imagining a new kind of Water Park, complete with dreamlike environments and an arsenal of never-before-seen attractions. Here, visitors would be fully immersed in a world brought to life by Cirque du Soleil characters and performances in ways never before imagined. The first of these proposals was announced to be part of Vidanta’s resort in Riviera Maya.
Fun Fact: Acapulco’s famed Cliff Divers inspired one of the park’s Signature Attractions.
Cirque du Soleil Thailand
Location:Bangkok & Pattaya, Thailand Project Type:Water Park, Retail Project Size:6.7 HectaresWorking alongside the visionaries from Cirque du Soleil, our teams spent over two years imagining a new kind of Water Park, complete with dreamlike environments and an arsenal of never-before-seen attractions. Here, visitors would be fully immersed in a world brought to life by Cirque du Soleil characters and performances in ways never before imagined. Multiple concepts were developed for different global markets, including two for Thailand. Each proposal was completely customized to present local cultural elements in new and surprising ways.
Fun Fact: Each major element in the Water Park, including the Lazy River and Wave Pool, were designed to serve completely different functions by day and at nighttime.
Cirque du Soleil Bali
Location:Bali, Indonesia Project Type:Water Park, Retail Project Size:10.2 Hectaresimagining a new kind of Water Park, complete with dreamlike environments and an arsenal of never-before-seen attractions. Here, visitors would be fully immersed in a world brought to life by Cirque du Soleil characters and performances in ways never before imagined. Multiple concepts were developed for different global markets, including one for Bali, Indonesia. The proposal was completely customized to present local cultural elements in new and surprising ways.
Fun Fact: The park’s Lazy River features a switchback section inspired by the island’s iconic Ride Paddies.
MEET THE TEAM
Taylor Jeffs
President & Chief Creative OfficerSince the company’s inception sixteen years ago, Taylor Jeffs has played a key role in the creative design of LEGACY's many successful projects. In his role as Director of Design, he has guided into reality many of LEGACY's recent signature attractions, including Studio City Macau, Let’s Dream! Nighttime Parade at Lotte World, and Insomniac’s Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas, along with projects currently under-construction that include Haichang Shanghai Polar Ocean World and ChimelongForestKingdom. At this moment, Jeffs is helming the design responsibilities on several of the company’s most sensational projects to date, including multiple projects for Cirque du Soleil, Lotte, and Galaxy Macau. Earlier projects include highly-successful attractions completed for Six Flags and Hershey’s, along with eight attractions at Lotte World, and four large-scale music festivals for Insomniac.
Eric Carnagey
Chief Business Development Officer & Managing Director of Marketing & Media ProductionEric oversees the company’s new business, marketing and media divisions worldwide. As a core executive team member, he has played a key role over the last decade in continually implementing successful new business and vertical growth strategies, international marketing and branding campaigns, and producing media for critically acclaimed multi-media attractions.
Eric has also served on the executive management team for the development and production of world class entertainment projects, including Six Flags’ Glow In The Park Parades, Galaxy Macau Resort & Casino, Studio City Macau Casino Resort, Lotte World’s Let’s Dream! Nighttime Parade, Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park, Chimelong Ocean Kingdom Expansion, Hengdian World Studios Dream Bund, Vingroup’s SeaShell Aquarium, Insomniac’s Electric Daisy Carnival, Beyond Wonderland, Nocturnal Wonderland and Escape from Wonderland live music festivals, and the recently opened Trans Studio Cibubur and Trans Studi Bali Indoor Theme Parks. Recently, Eric served as Executive Producer for both the Pacific Rim: Shatterdome Strike attraction at Trans Studio Cibubur, which opened in August 2019, and the Road Rage: Wasteland Escape attraction at Trans Studio Bali, set to open in December 2019. For LEGACY's Media division, Eric oversees the development and production of animation and live-action media projects for theme parks, SVOD, theatrical, TV and other platforms. In the Location Based Entertainment space, he has facilitated IP licenses and acquisitions between Rights Holders/Studios and Developers/Operators and helped successfully produce new entertainment offerings and experiences for existing brands in new markets. Eric graduated Magna Cum Laude from Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and Management.
Barry Kemper
Chief Operating Officer & Director of ProductionIn a career spanning three decades, Barry Kemper has led production teams on over a dozen major projects. His portfolio includes two full theme parks for Sanrio, live spectaculars for Universal Studios, three pavilions for the Korean Expo, and multiple parades and family dark ride for Six Flags. Mr. Kemper has worked in the themed entertainment industry over a period spanning 30 years, and has been with LEGACY since 2006.
He has supervised designs for a number of LEGACY projects including the Dreamworld Resort in Fushun, China, the Tropicana Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Crossroads of the World in Jakarta, Indonesia, Cirque Du Soleil Experience Park in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and Six Flags international development projects in Dubai and Qatar. Kemper has boots-on-the-ground experience as a site manager on projects in Korea, Japan, and in various cities throughout the United States.
His knowledge in production and construction coupled with his field experience on major international projects, provides a strong foundation for the company’s overall operation. In addition, Mr. Kemper’s experience in line production and project management provides the company with strong leadership in the areas of budgeting, scheduling, and managing LEGACY's multiple design, production, and installation projects worldwide. Mr. Kemper also served three years as Vice President – Attraction Development for IMAX.
Marcus King
Chief Projects OfficerMarcus oversees the management of all projects company wide. Marcus is a seasoned senior Creative Executive and Project Executive with over 20 years of experience (13 years with Walt Disney lmagineering) in leading, organizing, producing and executing multi-million dollar projects in the Theme Park and Special Event industry. His career has been focused towards the creative development, strategic management, planning, budget development, and execution of highly complex, portfolio-level projects featuring advanced technologies and innovative building techniques. A leader of multi-disciplined creative teams, Marcus has consistently and successfully delivered a variety of domestic and international programs. Notable projects include, Disney's California Adventure, Disney's Tower of Tower, New Tomorrowland at Disneyland, Hong Kong Disneyland, early organizational work for Shanghai Disneyland, Universal Hollywood's Fast and Furious, and Universal Orlando's Volcano Bay.
LATEST NEWS
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Hollywood, CA, USA, and Tashkent, Uzbekistan, June 18, 2024 – Uzbekistan’s Tourism and Entertainment Group (TEG) has retained the globally acclaimed destinations design...
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Zhuhai, China, and Hollywood, CA/USA, September 20, 2023 – In the buildup to its grand opening, the all-new Chimelong Spaceship Theme Park in Zhuhai,...
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Hollywood, CA, and Tashkent, Uzbekistan, July 25, 2023 – Uzbekistan’s capital city of Tashkent will soon be home to a world-class integrated resort...
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