Our team is made up of amazing talent across many creative and technical disciplines.
Because we are a lean, efficient group, every client and every project gets the full attention of the entire crew.
DINA BENADON | Founder | Chief Executive Officer
Dina Benadon is a passionate believer in people, technology and the future - the culmination of a career rooted in producing groundbreaking immersive entertainment. As Co-Founder and Principal of Super 78, an international award-winning creative studio, Dina inspires and cultivates the company’s expertise in experiential storytelling. Established in 1997 as a media design and production studio, Super 78 is now a leader in content, attraction creation, and an innovator of storytelling technology tools.
BRENT YOUNG | Founder | President | Creative Director
Brent Young is an award winning director, an Emmy-nominated visual effects supervisor, and entrepreneur. He is a Producer and Supervisor of media-based attractions for theme parks, zoos, and aquariums He is a member of the Visual Effects Society, Producers Guild of America, and the TEA (Themed Entertainment Association).
Brent has directed and/or created world-class media with Nickelodeon, Universal Creative, ESPN, Electronic Arts, SeaWorld, Cartoon Network, Busch Gardens, Disney, American Greetings, and Discovery Networks.
PAUL WASHBURN | Executive Producer
Paul leads new business and creative development at Super 78, bringing years of production expertise working in feature animation at Pixar, Sony and Paramount. Leveraging this experience and cultivating relationships based on innovation, Paul has cultivated projects that have brought Super 78’s ingenuity to completely new arenas while retaining core clients and realizing year-to-year revenue growth. As the first point of contact with partners, Paul draws from his experience as a Creative Producer to define the vision and has taken several high-profile immersive attractions from concept through completion.
Overseeing the development and production of Flying Theaters (Alpha Flight, Flying Over Indonesia, RISE NY), Interactive Character Attractions (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Chimelong’s Talk to the Amazon Animals), VR Attractions (Reef Rescue, Alpha Flight) and soon to be announced immersive dining experiences and groundbreaking brand partnerships, Paul looks to bring the right partnerships to Super 78 and continues to forge territory in new markets.
ROBERT COKER | Senior Show Writer | Creative Development
Robert Coker’s most recent projects include the guest experience and attraction scripts for Super 78’s latest Flying Theater attractions: Alpha Flight and Wings Over Washington. He also wrote the preshow video script and related informational graphics for Reef Rescue, Super 78’s new high-capacity virtual reality (HCVR) experience.
Another of Robert’s key projects was The Forbidden Caves, the 3D media-based Immersion Tunnel attraction at Belgium’s Bobbejaanland theme park, for which he wrote the attraction script and led the creative development of the entire guest experience.
Robert wrote the pre-show, queue videos, and queue exhibits for the SpongeBob SubPants Adventure, the interactive 4D interactive character attraction for Moody Gardens in Galveston, Texas.
Robert is also a member of the development team for The Walt Disney Birthplace restoration project, helping to create marketing and communications materials. Part of that effort includes work for The O-Zell Soda Company, developing web site content, packaging, and related elements.
In 2002, the first edition of his book Roller Coasters: A Thrill Seeker’s Guide to the Ultimate Scream Machines was published. It received “Five Star” customer ratings at both Amazon.com and BN.com and climbed to the number one slot on Amazon’s “Travel Books Best Sellers” list. There were three subsequent reprints, two with updated content, and all four editions sold out.
Along with Brent Young, he is a frequent co-host on The Season Pass, the Internet’s leading themed entertainment industry podcast.
KELLY TANAKA | Accounting | Studio Manager
Kelly Tanaka has over twenty years experience in the world of finance. Her background ranges from private wealth management to production accounting for a scripted television studio. The majority of her career has been in business management handling high-net-worth entertainment clients.
Kelly joined Super 78 to return to a creative environment while continuing to do any and all things numbers, including payroll, which might explain why her co-workers seem to like her.