Gary Goddard creates imaginative entertainment environments in which audiences throughout the world immerse themselves. His company, The Goddard Group, works in conjunction with theme parks and hospitality firms in their efforts to create first-class attractions such as Studio City Macau, a resort that opened in 2015. With Gary Goddard’s help, Studio City combined casino-style entertainment with that of an amusement park by embedding a massive double Ferris wheel in the building.
When Gary Goddard designs an attraction, he thinks firsts in terms of creating surroundings that make people believe they’ve entered a world entirely different from their own. This creative philosophy translates not just into his rides and resorts, but also into the retail spaces he’s crafted. At the Forum Shops in Las Vegas’ Caesars Palace, for example, he envisioned a massive Roman-style environment with a 50,000-gallon aquarium and an animatronic show called the Fall of Atlantis.
Beyond his commitment to the theme park and resort industries, Mr. Goddard enjoys reading history and epic fantasy novels. In fact, he reads approximately 100 books a year.
When Gary Goddard designs an attraction, he thinks firsts in terms of creating surroundings that make people believe they’ve entered a world entirely different from their own. This creative philosophy translates not just into his rides and resorts, but also into the retail spaces he’s crafted. At the Forum Shops in Las Vegas’ Caesars Palace, for example, he envisioned a massive Roman-style environment with a 50,000-gallon aquarium and an animatronic show called the Fall of Atlantis.
Beyond his commitment to the theme park and resort industries, Mr. Goddard enjoys reading history and epic fantasy novels. In fact, he reads approximately 100 books a year.