Legacy Entertainment is an entertainment design firm and themed entertainment integrator based in Los Angeles, California. The company, then known as Gary Goddard Entertainment (GGE) and later the Goddard Group, was formed by Gary Goddard in 2002, after leaving his previous company, Landmark Entertainment Group. Goddard Group reorganized, changed ownership, and was rebranded Legacy Entertainment in 2018 when Gary Goddard left the company following accusations of sexual assault.
Projects Legacy Entertainment has created a number of entertainment projects in a variety of forms, including Theme Parks, Attractions, Water Parks, Icons, Aquariums and Oceanariums, Safari Parks and Animal Theme Parks, Resorts, Casinos, Shopping malls, and Live Entertainment, including Broadway Shows and Parades. The Company has designed and developed attractions for clients such as Cirque du Soleil, Universal Studios, Six Flags, Insomniac Events, Haichang Polar Ocean World, Lotte World, Galaxy Entertainment Group, and Melco Resorts & Entertainment.
Lotte World partnership
In 2012, the Company announced a partnership with South Korea's Lotte World theme park to create a number of new rides, shows, and attractions. Eight attractions opened as a result of this collaboration, including Jumping Fish, Do You Speak Beluga?, Underland, Brother Moon & Sister Sun's Tall Tales, The Welcome Center, Let's Dream! Nighttime Parade, Fairy Trails Dream Boats, and Wild Tours.
Cirque du Soleil partnership
In November 2014, Mexican resort developer Vidanta announced their intention to build and operate the world's first Cirque du Soleil theme park at its resort in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico. The company is the project's designer.
In May 2015, it was revealed that the Company and Cirque du Soleil had signed a joint venture partnership agreement that would help expand Cirque into experiential entertainment.
Completed projects list Client Location Attraction Completion Date Status Source NotesHershey's Chocolate WorldNew York City, New York United StatesTimes Square location2002operatingRetail & Shopping designHershey's Chocolate WorldHershey, Pennsylvania (US)Facility renewal2002operatingRetail & Shopping designHershey's Chocolate WorldHershey, Pennsylvania (US)Hershey's Really Big 3D Show2002closed in 2013Hershey's Really Big 3D Show (Hershey's Chocolate World)3-D film design and productionGeorgia AquariumAtlanta, Georgia (US)2005operatingAquarium designGeorgia AquariumAtlanta, Georgia (US)Deepo's Undersea 3D Wondershow2005closed in late 20153-D film design and productionHershey's Chocolate WorldHershey, Pennsylvania (US)Hershey's Great American Factory Tour Ride2006Dark ride design and productionGrand IndonesiaJakarta, IndonesiaCrossroads of the World2007Market District Demolished, 3/4 zones left, and the rest of the zone has been retrofitted Retail & Shopping designSix Flags MexicoMexico City, MexicoGlow in the Park Parade2008Parade design and productionSix Flags Great AdventureJackson, New Jersey (US)Glow in the Park Parade2008Parade design and productionSix Flags New EnglandAgawam, Massachusetts (US)Glow in the Park Parade2008Parade design and productionSix Flags Over TexasArlington, Texas (US)Glow in the Park Parade2008Parade design and productionSix Flags St. LouisSt. Louis, Missouri (US)Glow in the Park Parade2008Parade design and productionSix Flags Great AmericaGurnee, Illinois (US)Glow in the Park Parade2008Parade design and productionFX SudirmanJakarta, IndonesiaAtmosfear Slide2008closedParade design and productionThe Hershey Story Hershey, Pennsylvania (US)The Hershey Story Museum2009operating Museum designSix Flags Over GeorgiaAustell, Georgia (US)Monster Mansion2009operatingDark ride design and productionTrans StudioMakassar, South Sulawesi, IndonesiaTrans Studio MakassarMay 20, 2009operatingIndoor Theme Park designChengdu International Intangible Cultural Heritage ParkChengdu ChinaChengdu Intangible Cultural Heritage Center2010Cultural Destination designGalaxy Entertainment GroupCotai Strip, Macau, ChinaGalaxy MacauMay 15, 2011operating Casino resort designLotte WorldSeoul, South KoreaJumping Fish ride2012operatingAttraction design and integrationFushun Economic Development Area Administration CommitteeFushun, ChinaRing of Life & Shenfu New Town2012operatingIcon designInsomniac (promoter)Las Vegas, Nevada (US)Electric Daisy Carnival Kinetic Field Stage2013Music Festival Design and productionLotte WorldSeoul, South KoreaDo You Speak Beluga2013operatingAttraction design and integrationLotte WorldSeoul, South KoreaBrother Moon & Sister Sun's Tall Tales ride2013operatingAttraction design and integrationLotte WorldSeoul, South KoreaUnderland themed zone2013operatingTheme zone design and integrationLotte WorldSeoul, South KoreaWelcome Center2013operatingTheme zone design and integrationLotte WorldSeoul, South KoreaLet's Dream! 25th Anniversary Nighttime Parade2014operatingParade design and productionLotte WorldSeoul, South KoreaFairy Trails Dream Boats2014operatingAttraction design and integrationLotte WorldSeoul, South KoreaWild Tours Theme Zone2015operatingTheme zone design and integrationStudio City (Macau)Cotai Strip, Macau, China Golden Reel figure-8 ferris wheelOctober 27, 2015operatingCasino resort designThe EncounterNew York City, New York (US)Broadway productionSeptember 29, 2016operatingProducer, live theatreKWZoneHarbin, ChinaKingdom of Poseidon Water Park2017operatingWater Park designHaichang Polar Ocean WorldShanghai, ChinaShanghai Haichang Polar Ocean WorldNovember 16, 2018operatingTheme Park designTrans StudioCibubur, IndonesiaTrans Studio Cibubur2019operating Indoor Theme Park designTrans StudioBali, IndonesiaTrans Studio Bali2019operatingIndoor Theme Park designTrans Studio Cibubur, IndonesiaPacific Rim:Shatterdome Strike Dark Ride2019operatingDark ride design and productionTrans StudioBali, IndonesiaRoad Rage: Wasteland Escape Dark Ride2019operatingDark ride design and productionHengdian World StudiosHengdian, ChinaDream Bund Theme ParkAugust 17, 2019operatingTheme Park designLotte WorldBusan, South KoreaLotte World Adventure Theme Park2022operatingTheme Park DesignVingroupPhu Quoc IslandThe Sea Shell Aquarium at VinWonders Theme Park 2022operatingAquarium DesignAgung Sedayu GroupJakarta, IndonesiaBatavia PIK 2023operatingRetail, Dining & Entertainment DesignChimelongZhuhai, ChinaChimelong Spaceship2023operatingIndoor Theme Park, Resort & Oceanarium Design
Awards and patents In 2009, the Company was awarded Amusement Todays Golden Ticket Award. They are the first entertainment design firm to win this award.
The Company's projects have received a total of seven THEA awards.
Studio City (Macau), which was designed by Legacy Entertainment for Melco Resorts & Entertainment and opened on the Cotai Strip in 2015, received its third Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Award in a row.
The Kingdom of Poseidon, a 150,000m2 integrated Water Park resort designed by Legacy Entertainment in Harbin, China, won the award for Best Indoor Theme Park.
Legacy Entertainment-designed Chimelong Spaceship Theme Park in Zhuhai, China has been awarded seven Guinness World Records.
Lava Drifting, the spinning rapids ride at Shanghai Haichang Polar Ocean Park is the longest spinning rapids ride in the world, as well as being the world's first spinning rapids ride with actual rapid rivers and was awarded an IAAPA Brass Ring Award in 2019.
Shanghai Haichang Polar Ocean Park has received a range of accolades, such as “Outstanding Themed Land Park”, “Outstanding Family Entertainment Center” and “Outstanding Social Media Famous Tourist Attraction” in the 2020 Golden Crown Awards. The project had previously been named “Best Theme Park” by the Chinese Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (CAAPA), the largest industry representative of its type for the country.
Legacy Entertainment-designed Pacific Rim: Shatterdome Strike at Trans Studio Cibubur was awarded as one of the "Top 11 most important and influential dark rides of the past decade" by the leading attractions industry news source, Blooloop.
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