BIO & PRESS REVIEW
RMC STORY
La techno des manèges à sensation: Walibi (2025)
WALIBI BELGIUM
Dock World I The universe⚓ (2025)
WALIBI RHÔNE-ALPES - DANS LES COULISSES DE MAHUKA - Épisode 3 - La thématisation (2024)
WALIBI BELGIUM - Walibi Podcast - Dock World avec Fabien Manuel & Julien Simon
WALIBI BELGIUM présente KONDAA
Episode 3 - LA GENESE D'UN MONDE
WALIBI RHÔNE-ALPES - Le plan de développement du Parc avec Maxime Guény | 40 ans du Parc Walibi Rhône-Alpes
Blooloop 50 Theme Park Influencer 2021
Named multiple times (including part of the Judges for 2023 and 2024) as one of the top 50 most influential individuals worldwide in the visitor attractions industry for outstanding achievement in Creative Direction.
TEA EMEA Board Director: Elected member of the Board of Directors for the Europe, Middle East, and Africa division of the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA), the leading global organization for the themed entertainment and attractions industry.
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FABIEN MANUEL
Creative Director & Theme Park Designer
I am a creative director, scenographer, and theme park designer specializing in immersive experiences for the entertainment industry. Grateful to be featured in Blooloop’s industry rankings as Theme Park Influencer, I support the creative strategy and thematic development for several leisure destinations across Europe.
Current Role: Creative Director
Leading global artistic direction, designing, masterplanning, and on-site construction supervision for major theme park projects from blue-sky concepts to reality:
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Parc Astérix: hotel rebranding, show set design, and themed environments
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Walibi Parks (France, Belgium): Complete creation of immersive lands (Festival City, Exotic Island, Dock World, Explorer Adventure) and themed award-winning roller coasters (Mystic, Mahuka, Macalodon,…)
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Cultural Scenography & Media: Musée Grévin (Paris) with major TV show set designs (The Voice and Kho-Lanta).
Core Expertise: Brand Storytelling
& Creative Leadership
A unique spatial design methodology forged by 10 years of experience as an Art Director in the advertising industry:
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Branding & Guest Experience: Blending brand identity with spatial design to maximize visitor emotional engagement and operators' ROI.
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The "Adsland Park" Pivot: A viral, self-initiated theme park concept based on commercial brands that bridged graphic design and large-scale entertainment architecture.