About me

I'm the Executive Creative Director for LEGOLAND Resorts and LEGO Discovery Centres within Merlin Entertainments, and have more than 3 decades of experience creating Resort Theme Parks.

I love the industry with a passion. I enjoy creating compelling experiences & fabulous memories for our guests, supporting high business returns on investments, driving and inspiring innovation and strong brand representation, as well as leading and empowering my team to grow and be their best selves.

Merlin Entertainments is the global leader in branded entertainment destinations. We create and deliver memorable, immersive brand experiences for over 60 million guests every year. We bring brands to life for our millions of guests through continued investment, capturing new market opportunities and maintaining our strong market position as a unique, multi-format international operator of strongly branded and IP-led location-based entertainment.

We are first and foremost an entertainment company. Our passion is putting smiles (or screams) on people's faces and giving our customers memorable experiences. Through creativity and a relentless drive for excellence we aim to immerse our visitors in our brands, constantly delighting them and enriching their understanding through fun learning. In simple terms, we love what we do!

The Merlin Magic Making division within Merlin Entertainments is the place where the magic is made. We are the thinkers, dreamers, doers and achievers whose job it is to create and deliver world-class new attractions, hotels and major investment projects, providing the exciting new ideas for our brands. Merlin Magic Making is the creative heart and powerhouse of Merlin Entertainments!

Skills

Creative Direction, Experience Design, hotel design, Strategy Planning, Team Management, theme park design, Water Parks Design

Sector Experience

Creative Services, Design, Hotels & Resorts, Parks / Theme Parks, Resort Theme Parks, water parks

Awards

BIMAs - Commendation, TEA Brass Ring

Trade Associations

IAAPA, TEA

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2025 TOP 100 Creative LeadersCreative Leader of the Year
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Candy Holland has been a Contributor since 25th November 2015.

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