The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) is to recognise seven inaugural TEA Masters honourees during its upcoming SATE conference at SeaWorld Orlando.

Rich Procter, Glenn Birket, Ralph Nielsen, John Lindsay, Philipp Van Stratum, Falzetta and Nina Rae Vaughn – pictured here, clockwise from top right – will be honoured on October 4, the first day of the two-day event.

TEA Masters are creators, developers, designers and producers whose body of work has made a significant and sustained contribution to the growth and development of the industry through their innovation, design, craftsmanship and artistry.

In addition to the formal honours, the TEA Masters will make up an educational panel at SATE Orlando chaired by TEA founder and past president Monty Lunde of Technifex, and chair of the TEA Masters Committee.

“The seven selected individuals have a cumulative total of 267 years of experience, in a wide range of disciplines – all critical to the successful development of high quality themed entertainment attractions and experiences,” says Lunde.

The full SATE Orlando speaker programme and tickets details be seen here. For more on SATE Masters see here.