IAAPA Attractions Expo 2017

Thierry Coup

Universal Parks & Resorts


Thierry Coup is Senior Vice President of the Creative Studio at Universal Creative, the planning and development division of Universal Parks and Resorts. In his role, Mr. Coup leads the creative development activities for upcoming attractions at all of Universal’s theme parks world-wide. Mr. Coup began his career with Universal Creative in 1995 and has played an integral part in shaping the award-winning rides and attractions at Universal’s theme parks ever since. His work in creative theme park development has taken him around the world to Japan, Shanghai, Singapore, Hollywood, Paris and to the Universal Orlando Resort where he served as Vice President, Creative Development for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and the most innovative theme park ride ever — Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. Additional attractions to his credit include, The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man, Shrek 4D, The Revenge of the Mummy and King Kong 360 3-D. Currently, Mr. Coup is leading the creative team developing the new Transformers attraction for Universal’s theme parks in Hollywood and Singapore. Prior to his work in theme park and attraction development, Mr. Coup worked in the film and TV commercial industries, creating visual effects and stop-motion animation for movies ranging from the Oscar-winning “Total Recall,” to “Gremlins”, “Back to the Future” and “Flight of the Navigator”. In the television commercial industry he brought to life many of the world’s iconic brand figures such as “Pop n Fresh” and “Mrs. Butterworth”.

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