Scott d'avanzo

Founder, President & CEO

Scott D’Avanzo has over 20 year’s experience in the entertainment industry, with 13 years as Chief Executive Officer at Adrenalin Gaming where he designed the hit game Luck of the Irish, among others. 

Scott’s ability to create commercial game themes led him to designing and fabricating rides.  In 2012 he personally built a dark ride in the garage of his family home, which became famously known as Mystic Motel.  The attraction was featured on many news outlets including Good Morning America, Ladera Times, LA Times, Orange County Register, Ryan Seacrest, Themepark Review, among others.  This award winning home-made dark ride led Scott to founding Adrenalin Attractions with his son Ashton in 2016 when he was asked to design and build Kooky Trails.  With steady growth since its inception, the company continues to surprise its audience with amazing theming and attractions. The work quality of Adrenalin Attractions has been compared by many social media followers as “Disney Quality”.

Ashton D'Avanzo

Co-Founder, Vice President

Ashton D’Avanzo has 10 years of experience in developing ride and story themes.  In 2012 it was Ashton that talked Scott, his father, into building a dark ride in their home that became the world-famous Mystic Motel. 

Ashton mastered the art of themed lighting and show programming after providing his skills from a young age at schools, shows, and churches.  In 2017 he performed his first fully automated fireworks show that was sponsored by 4 Wall Entertainment. In addition to his day-to-day corporate responsibilities, he designs, fabricates, programs and installs props and scenic lighting. 

Tim Weathersby

Director of Projects

Tim Weathersby has a 20+ year career in the entertainment industry. He has worked in LORT theaters, museums, on multiple Cirque du Soleil shows in supervisory roles, and as project manager on the sets of major motion pictures and streaming television projects. He is excited to take on the role of Director of Projects for Adrenalin Attractions and help develop cutting edge technology to introduce immersive live entertainment venues the likes of which the world has never seen.

Steve Shaiken

Head of Business Development, Adviser to CEO

Steve has over 40 years of experience in the global branded destination entertainment arena. His career spans senior executive positions in high profile organizations including Universal Parks & Resorts, Royal Caribbean International, Starwood, and Hilton Hotels & Resorts. Steve was also the President of Smithsonian Business Ventures based in Washington, D.C., and a Senior Vice President of Global Retail and Revenue at Universal Parks & Resorts, where his responsibilities included helping to manage resorts in Orlando, Japan, Hollywood, and Spain that collectively generate over $1 billion (USD) in annual merchandise revenues. He was the President of Spencer Gifts, a wholly owned division of Vivendi Universal, and the Executive Managing Director at Adventure World Warsaw, where he was in charge of marketing, revenue management, food and beverage service, hotel management, park operations, and staff recruitment for this $800 million (USD) project – the first of its kind in Central Eastern Europe. Steve presently consults within the branded and themed environment, having worked for such notable clients as Disney, Universal, Aramark, Hudson News, and SeaWorld. Steve was most recently a non-executive board member for DXB Entertainments in Dubai UAE.

Michele Capps

Sales and Marketing

A highly respected marketing and PR executive specializing in business development, branding, lifestyle marketing, and advertising, Michele Capps has played an integral role in the leisure and hospitality industry for the past 20+ years at Cedar Fair’s West Coast properties and Palace Entertainment Corporate leading PR and Marketing for 50 properties including amusement parks, water parks, campgrounds, hotels, restaurants, and animal parks. Driven by a passion for strong customer experience with quality entertainment.

Rick West

Creative Development

Over the past decade, Rick has worked on numerous projects as a Creative Director for companies that include Thinkwell, BRC Imagination Arts, Rethink Leisure and Entertainment, Universal Creative, and IdeAttack. 

In addition to his tenure in the themed entertainment industry, Rick has been a high-profile proponent of the SoCal haunt community for the past 28 years. In 1994 Rick founded Theme Park Adventure (TPA), a fanzine-turned-website dedicated to haunted attractions and theme parks, which enjoyed a successful 24-year run.

Rick is also the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Midsummer Scream, the world's largest Halloween and horror convention.