Queen's University · Themed Entertainment
We design the rides of tomorrow.
QTEDT — the Queen's Themed Entertainment Development Team — is a student-run club at Queen's University that designs original theme park attractions and competes in international themed entertainment competitions including TMTDC and IAAPA.
— QTEDT team at Orlando 25
What we do
We design theme park rides — end to end.
Every year we develop an original attraction, from story and ride system to branding and business case, and take it to TMTDC and IAAPA. We also run an internal project and a speaker series with guests from Disney, Universal, and more.
More about the club →Four disciplines. One ride.
Marketing · Engineering · Finance · Creative
Target market, branding, promotional strategy, and the club's socials.
CAD, math models, materials, structure, safety, GUI control systems and VR.
Cost, revenue, and feasibility for every concept, plus the club budget and sponsors.
Concept art, stylization, world-building, and ride storytelling — original work, no AI.