With over three decades of experience in the entertainment industry, Deana Taylor serves as vice president of operations, innovation and transformation at Miral Experiences.
In this role, she leads strategic operational initiatives with a strong focus on enhancing the guest experience, driving excellence through a customer-centric approach, and upholding the highest show quality standards.
Taylor’s previous role was general manager of Ferrari World Yas Island Abu Dhabi, where she spearheaded the park’s day-to-day operations, led the retail, F&B, and guest services teams, and managed shared service support functions within Miral Experiences - the manager and operator of Yas Theme Parks, as well as CLYMB Yas Island, Abu Dhabi and Qasr Al Watan.
Prior to that, she served as entertainment director at both Yas Waterworld Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, and Ferrari World Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, where she optimised guest experiences and coordinated, planned, and managed the parks' entertainment shows.
Taylor’s breadth of entertainment experience entailed theme park events management and commercial performance. Kick-starting her career in 1991, she held several positions in themed entertainment over the course of 14 years at Village Roadshow Theme Parks in Australia.
In 2008, she took the position of voice recording artist at Pen2stage, later on transitioning into the role of international events manager, where she worked on a wide variety of events across the UAE and Asia until 2015.
Charlotte Coates is blooloop's editor. She is from Brighton, UK and previously worked as a librarian. She has a strong interest in arts, culture and information and graduated from the University of Sussex with a degree in English Literature. Charlotte can usually be found either with her head in a book or planning her next travel adventure.
