


The biggest areas of the park within our focus were One Ocean, the Armillary, and Hypersphere 360 plus Pearl Dive and the live entertainment (street shows, performers, magicians, and more). Our internal teams across all global Thinkwell locations contributed to the project, across media, creative, technical, and more.

What was the scope of Thinkwell’s role at SeaWorld Abu Dhabi? InPark’s Joe Kleiman meets one of the many residents of SeaWorld Yas Island, Abu DhabiĪsrilant: Thinkwell was responsible for the design and implementation of all park entertainment, media, and soundscape – from early “blue sky” development, through procurement and fabrication, all the way to creative integration, rehearsals, and pre-opening operation. This was particularly important for One Ocean, as our role involved guiding the visioning and development of the One Ocean show and integrating that work into the other creative content and development throughout the park happening with other partners. We were contacted by Miral to review the excellent work created by PGAV and compliment it by assuming the role of the Executive Producer for the live shows, media, and soundscape around the park. Rashmani: Over the years, Thinkwell has built a solid relationship with Miral by delivering multiple projects on and beyond Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. How did Thinkwell become involved in the project? Tina Blakeney – Principal, Thinkwell, Montreal.Cindy Tsujimura – Producer, Thinkwell Media.Cory Watson – Executive Producer, Thinkwell Media.Cynthia Sharpe – Senior Principal & Executive Creative Director, Thinkwell.Cory Asrilant – Project Director, Thinkwell.Amin Rashmani – Managing Director, MENA, TAIT & Thinkwell.In this exclusive interview, InPark explored the role and achievements of Executive Producer Thinkwell Group, how Thinkwell’s global team interacted with developer/operator Miral Group and with SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, how they collaborated with other creatives on the project, and Thinkwell’s estimable track record in the Middle East. Media is a vital component of the new SeaWorld Yas Island, Abu Dhabi park, open since June 2023.
