blooloop is pleased to announce the final judges for the 2025 blooloop Innovation Awards, presented with AREA15:
- Guillaume Allaire, executive producer, Puy du Fou Films
- Wolfgang Bergmann, CFO, Belvedere Museum
- Thomas Berry, senior amusements manager, Andretti Karting
- Rosie Brailsford, creative director, Merlin Entertainments
- Abigail Bysshe, chief experience and strategy officer, The Franklin Institute
- Mario Centola, executive vice president and chief operating officer of international operations and worldwide franchise development, Chuck E Cheese
- Keely Chandler, vice president of global projects, Holovis
- Mark Cornell, president, Mattel Adventure Park and Epic Resort Destinations
- Marcy Davis, senior vice president attractions and entertainment, American Dream
- Jim Denny, VP of digital experience, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation
- James Dwyer, principal, Lumsden
- Andrew Fastman, senior vice president and commercial practice area leader, Huitt-Zollars, Inc.
- Winston Fisher, CEO, AREA15
- Joe Graziano, director of sales, entertainment, EMEA, Christie Digital Systems
- Tera Greenwood, executive vice president of brand and relationships, SSA Group
- Sayan Gulino, CEO, Waterbom Bali
- Dr. Kenneth Lacovara, founding executive director, Edelman Fossil Park & Museum
- Mary Levinsky, visual merchandise designer, Universal Destinations and Experiences
- Brian Machamer, park president, Six Flags and Aquarabia Qiddiya City Qiddiya
- Yoshi Maruyama, chief executive officer and board director, Toca Social
- Dan Picard, MDSX
- Pauline Ravry, project manager, Futuroscope
- Tim Reeve, deputy director and chief operating officer V&A
- Thomas Tzortzi, associate creative director, Museum Studio
- Deanna Taylor, vice president operations innovation & transformation, Miral
- Anna Warnecke, CEO, Kynren
- Judith Zissman, executive creative director, Blue Telescope
Our judges will be looking for the most innovative ideas, products and projects in the sector.
Why enter the blooloop Innovation Awards?
Entrants benefit from:
- An enhanced profile. Be seen by the people who matter – our expert judges.
- Celebrating your work with your team and clients. Leverage your award entry for marketing and to raise team morale.
- Gaining a competitive advantage to attract new business and new talent.
- Showcasing your innovation to the biggest audience of attractions sector professionals on the planet with your own page in our Innovation Awards Gallery on blooloop.com. This gets 15,000 views a month.
- Strengthened reputation for excellence.
- Joining the extraordinary list of past winners and demonstrating that you are an innovator in the attractions sector.
How to enter
Entries for the 2025 blooloop Innovation Awards are now open.
The categories for the 2025 awards include:
- Accessibility
- Blue sky, sponsored by Forrec
- Brand realisation
- Creative technology, sponsored by Holovis
- Exhibit – animals
- Exhibit – culture, sponsored by Museum Studio
- Experiential technology
- Family, sponsored by Huitt-Zollars
- Game on
- Guest journey, sponsored by SSA Group
- Immersive attraction, sponsored by Christie
- Immersive experience
- Immersive experience – cultural
- Marketing
- Retail & dining, sponsored by Lumsden
- Spectacular
- Splash
- Storytelling, sponsored by Blue Telescope
- Storytelling – culture, sponsored by QSAS
- Sustainability
- Thrills
We have created a guide to entering the awards that shares insights into what the judges will look for in each category.
To learn more about the entry types, categories and what to enter, click here.
If you have any questions, please email Alice at [email protected].