Experience | Six Flags Theme Parks

Park Design Manager
Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, California
January 1993 to November 1996

Planning, design and implementation of ride, attraction, restaurant, game and retail projects for Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, California

Design

  • Hurricane Harbor water park planning/design
  • Gotham City Backlot/Batman: The Ride
  • Superman The Escape attraction
  • Thematic, graphic, service and quality upgrades
  • Master planning and area development
  • Corporate sponsor design/implementation

Management

  • Contract documentation and bidding upgrades
  • Project scheduling and management
  • Disaster recovery
  • Executive on Duty program

HURRICANE HARBOR WATERPARK
Masterplanning, Conceptual Design, Architectural Design, Art Direction, and Project Coordination

New Caribbean-themed 13.5 acre waterpark added as second gate to existing theme park. Generated initial concepts, architectural designs, and overall art direction for retail shops, food facilities, and all water attractions and themed components

GOTHAM CITY BACKLOT
Masterplanning, Conceptual Design, Architectural Design, Environmental Graphic Design, Art Direction, Project Coordination and Review

ACME Atom Smasher
Generated initial conceptual design for renovation to existing ride, coordinated design development, provided graphic design and art direction
Gordon Gearworks
Created original concept for ride renovation, managed design development, provided graphic design and art direction
AXIS Department Store
Conceptual Architectural and Interior Design, Graphic Design, Art Direction, sculpture coordination
Gotham Pizza Factory
Architectural Design, Graphic Design, Art Direction
Batman: The Ride
Generated site-specific art direction, prop design, concept development, graphic design, project budgeting, and coordination
Joker Juices and Butler’s Pantry
Architectural and Graphic Design, Art Direction
Area Graphics, Landscape Review, Scenic Paint
Generated area concepts, provided artist supervision, art direction, and area sound review

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED WORLD OF CHALLENGE
Concept Development, Programming, Masterplanning, and Art Direction
Planning and design studies for sports-themed park featuring interactive sport, recreation, and adventure activities as a potential additional gate

S. S. CYCLONE DRUM SIMULATOR PROJECT
Concept Development, Masterplanning, and Art Direction
Generated site-specific hybrid attraction featuring fun house walk-through and drum simulator boat ride for Cyclone Bay area of Magic Mountain

MONTEREY LANDING PROPOSED RENOVATION
Masterplanning and Concept Development
Generated concept for installation of various simulator projects and adaptation of existing themed areas to support the new attraction with retail, food, and entertainment locations

ENVIRONMENTAL GRAPHIC PROGRAMS
Art direction and project management of internal Vista Poster program, Negative Space program, and Shoot the Hoops renovation project

LEASEE STANDARD DESIGN GUIDELINES
Developed leasee design guidelines which were adopted by all Six Flags parks as the standard design guideline

MOOSEBURGER LODGE
Project Review
On-site design review and construction observation

1995 SPECIAL OLYMPICS
Masterplanning
Pro-bono masterplanning and design services through Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., in New Haven, Connecticut

HIGH SIERRA TERRITORY
Planning, Architectural and Graphic Design, Art Direction
Area color palette, graphic design, propping and dressing, architectural renovation of three stores, one restaurant, 3000 seat theater, design of minor amphitheater, and incidental themeing of water slide project

GATEWAY GIFTS
Architectural, Interior, and Graphic Design
Renovation of existing candy and souvenir retail location

MAIN GATE RESTROOM RENOVATION
Interior Design
Renovation of existing restroom to increase quality and ADA compliance

CIRCUS WHEEL
Architectural and Graphic Design
Renovation of an existing attraction to increase quality and themeing

WATERFRONT RESTAURANT
Art Direction and Project Coordination
Scenic renovation to eliminate areas of “negative space” and increase area themeing and quality

SPONSORSHIP SIGNAGE PROGRAMS
Design and implementation of annual programs; developed Six Flags standard for client presentation

SAMURAI SUMMIT
Area improvements to enhance quality including paving, fence design, and area themed graphics