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Best Brand Collaboration
Best Collaborative Brand Campaign
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Running from April 29 to November 1, 2026, Studio City Macau’s Disney Palette of Happiness transformed a global IP partnership into a comprehensive, resort-wide business and guest experience strategy. Rather than restricting the Disney IP to an isolated exhibition or a standard licensing moment, Studio City deeply integrated the narrative across arrival, dining, retail, attractions, hospitality, and social channels. This turned the entire resort into a connected consumer journey that systematically encouraged guests to explore, participate, spend, and return.
The collaboration operated as a living storybook that honored Disney's storytelling magic while amplifying Studio City’s premium entertainment identity. At the entrance, a towering 7-meter Mickey Mouse raising a rainbow paintbrush signaled that the resort had become a multigenerational canvas of collaborative play, welcoming 3.8 million visitors since launch.
Inside the resort, standard footprints were reimagined into immersive shared worlds. Themed zones like Magical Jungle Lodge, Isle of Wonder, and Dreamy Rainbow Town turned routine foot traffic into active discovery. Interactive spaces, game booths, and photo stations were precisely engineered to serve diverse demographic motivations simultaneously.
The brand synergy scaled seamlessly into Studio City’s iconic revenue-generating anchors. Five Disney-themed Golden Reel cabins transformed the famous figure-8 Ferris wheel into a flight of wonder through the Macau skyline. Meanwhile, the seasonal Disney Space Water World overlay at the Studio City Water Park successfully expanded the journey into world-class indoor and outdoor aquatic play.
By strategically weaving the IP across both free-access spaces and premium attractions, Studio City dismantled the limitations of traditional brand activations. This partnership built a high-yielding, property-wide ecosystem that maximized guest dwell time, amplified cross-spending, and set a definitive new global benchmark for integrated resort and entertainment brand collaborations.
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Best Rebranding Effort - Best Visual Identity Refresh
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United States
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North America
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Best Brand Video - Best Brand Video for Social Responsibility
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United Kingdom
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Europe
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Best Brand Design - Best Packaging Design
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China
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Asia