189. Alexander Bresinsky on Building a Themed Entertainment Career in Germany

Alexander Bresinsky joins the Tomorrow Society Podcast to talk about his career in themed entertainment.

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Few theme parks existed in West Germany when Alexander Bresinsky grew up during the ’80s. An interest in technology and engineering led him to an industry that was just getting started. He formed his first company Lichtwerk in 1986 for laser show technology, and that was just the beginning. Alexander is my guest on this episode of the Tomorrow Society Podcast to talk about his career in Germany and beyond.

During his time in school, Alexander worked in the U.S. at Dream Quest Images, which later became the Secret Lab under Disney. His experience with attractions like Batman for Warner Bros. Movie World in Australia and the Star Quest Pavilion for Expo ’93 got him more interested in themed entertainment. In 1999, he ultimately founded flying saucer in Berlin to create rides, attractions, and more. On this episode, we talk about Alexander’s variety of innovative projects at flying saucer for 20 years.

Alexander has been director of the European and International Board at the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA). We talk about what advice he would give to listeners hoping to work in the industry. He is currently on the executive board at MKTengineering and describes their worldwide projects. I really enjoyed learning more about Alexander’s themed entertainment career in Germany on this episode.