Burbank, California – Themy Entertainment Association (TEA) is pleased to announce entertainment + Culture Advisors, LLC (ECA) and the Park Database (Park DB) as a research partner for the 2024 Tea Global Experience Index ™ report, formerly the theme and the museum index.
The annual report has been the final study of attendance in the best theme parks, water parks and world museums in the past 19 years. Presented by Tea, Global Experience Design and Strategy Birm, Storyland Studios and Editorial Partner, Inpark MagazineThe 2024 report will be published in September 2025.
“The information and data collected for this report give a critical overview of trends with an impact on the leisure and entertainment markets around the world,” said Melissa Oviedo, CEO, TEA. “As a new strategic partner, ECA / Park DB will direct this project and direct the development, data collection and the analysis of the 2024 index. Our index partners, Storyland Studios and Inpark Magazinewill collaborate with ECA / Park DB to finalize the layout, design, editorial and publication of the report. We look forward to sharing the results and distributing this precious resource to our members and the worldmed entertainment industry.
With ECA / PARK DB as a new industry research partner, TEA has announced that the report would also be renamed as a Global Experience Index ™. The report will continue to include a complete review of the performance of the global industry, in particular key financial measures, trends and participations of visitors and customers in global theme, museums and attractions, etc.
“The index is an essential reference for the global attractions industry,” continued Oviedo. “Thanks to this partnership with ECA / Park DB, we are impatient to continue to provide critical information that supports industry growth worldwide.
Based in Los Angeles, California, ECA works worldwide on projects ranging from destinations of themed parks to indoor brand attractions, cultural attractions, immersive experiences and live events. The company is managed by the partners Christian Aaen, director and Edward P. Shaw, director, and is known to provide market analysis, business planning and feasibility studies for destination attractions and development projects, making it the ideal partner to take control of this next chapter of the creation of the index. For this company, ECA also joined the park database (Park DB), founded by Wonwhee Kim. The park database provides clarity and usable information for investors, designers, planners and other stakeholders in the attractions.
“We are honored to associate ourselves with Tea and to continue the inheritance of The Tea Global Entertainment Index ™,” said Christian Aaen, director / co-founder, Entertainment + Culture Advisors (ECA). “Since 2004, the index has served as an essential reference to the world’s world entertainment industry. We can’t wait to collaborate with Storyland Studios and Inpark Magazine To deliver this year report. »»
“ECA is delighted to rely on the foundations created by tea and to evolve the index in parallel with the industry – covering both the main trends in themed parks, water parks and museums, as well as new concepts and attraction markets,” continued ECA Shaw partner.
“In the park database, we have always believed that rigorous data is the key to unlocking information in the attraction industry,” said Wonwhee Kim, intelligence director, The Park DB. “We are proud to help stimulate the research and development of this year’s index and to show the way in which frequentation, customer behavior and market trends are moving worldwide.”
Tea will distribute the Global Experience Index ™ TEA in September. To find out more about tea, consult the previous editions of the index and more, visit Teaconnect.org.