FAQ

We usually recommend a feasibility study be commissioned with an experienced location based entertainment economist. A good report will tell you if demand exists in your marketplace and what an appropriate investment would be.

The length of design and construction periods often depend on the complexity of the project, the site conditions, and the budget. Larger investments take longer to plan. Complicated sites take longer to plan and engineer. For investments over US$750 million, the minimum timeframe from design to opening day would be three years. For projects below that, the schedule can be reduced if the site is relatively flat.

Brands offer theme park developers a great way to increase the awareness and acceptance of their project by the public. Brands also offer revenue generating merchandise--which is important in recouping the cost of the park. Brands are also very particular in how they are presented, and can be difficult to deal with. It is best to deal with lawyers experienced in licensing intellectual property and to define what each party's responsibilities are, in what areas, and especially important to limit the scope of the Brand's authority to only specific areas where their properties are represented.

Who doesn't? But to be the world's biggest theme park will require more than US$6.5 billion, 963 acres (390 hectares) of land, freeway and transit access, 10,000 employees, and operations expertise. Are you ready for all of that? If so, just transfer a 1% downpayment and we're ready to talk!

Please contact us to discuss your project. We will work to determine your goals, timeframe, study your budget, and give you advice on the sequence and steps needed to reach your goals. We will help you establish the 'scope of work' needed to produce concepts, ideas, master plans, and detailed designs. We will help to establish a design schedule, and recommend resources to help you create a robust organization that can deliver world class entertainment.

With 30+ years of worldwide experience, our Parkitects have seen and done it all. Through this hard-won knowledge and experience, we can help our clients avoid expensive, schedule-consuming mistakes. There is no need to reinvent the wheel, making the same mistakes as others before you. Nor is it necessary to go through a steep learning curve when you bring on experienced professionals. We can help you avoid the expensive pitfalls and reduce risk. The ingredient required for success? Listening. You may choose another route, and that's OK. The lessons we remember are the most painful, and watching clients repeat mistakes of the past is unnecessary and can be easily avoided.

The firm was originally founded by Kevin Barbee in April, 2004, as "KB Creative Advisors" (KBCA), located in Los Angeles on Wilshire Boulevard's "Miracle Mile." In January, 2009, a branch office was created, "KB Creative Advisors Singapore" (KBCAsg) to support the on-site construction and art direction for Universal Studios Singapore, located in a quaint shophouse in Chinatown. In August, 2013, KBCAsg's team merged with Singapore's IRMS (International Resort Management Services) to design Genting World Malaysia. Most recently, in January, 2019, to support the market's intense focus on 'experiences,' KB Creative Advisors was re-named "KBXD," which stands for Kevin Barbee Experience Design, and re-located to New York City.