Amusement Today is a monthly periodical featuring articles, news, pictures, and reviews about all things relating to the amusement park industry, including parks, rides, and ride manufacturers. The magazine, which is based in Arlington, Texas, USA, was founded in 1997 by Gary Slade and Virgil Moore, III. In 1997, Amusement Today won the award for "Best New Company" from the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA). A year later, in 1998, the magazine founded the Golden Ticket Awards, which it is most known for today.
[edit] Golden Ticket Awards
Every year, Amusement Today gives out awards to the best of the best in the amusement park industry in a ceremony known as the Golden Ticket Awards. The awards are handed out based on surveys given to experience and well-traveled amusement park enthusiasts from around the world. The awards, which were first handed out in 1998, have been featured on the Discovery Channel and the Travel Channel. Despite the magazine's attempts to neutralize bias by separating surveys into balanced geographical regions, some claim the awards are biased towards American parks and roller coasters due to the use of a "total point system" to calculate the award winners. Using the total point system, the awards usually favor the park or ride that more voters have visited, regardless of quality[1]
[edit] 2011 Winners
2011 Golden Ticket Awards
[2]
Host Park: Holiday World & Splashin' Safari
| Category |
Rank |
2011 Recipient |
Location |
Vote |
| Best New Ride (Amusement Park) |
1 |
New Texas Giant |
Six Flags Over Texas |
45% |
| 2 |
Cheetah Hunt |
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay |
12% |
| 3 |
Wooden Warrior |
Quassy Amusement Park |
11% |
| 4 |
Twister |
Gröna Lund |
5% |
| Zippin Pippin |
Bay Beach Amusement Park |
| Best New Ride (Waterpark) |
1 |
The Falls |
Schlitterbahn |
45% |
| 2 |
Vanish Point |
Water Country USA |
15% |
| 3 |
Bombs Away |
Raging Waters |
8% |
| Viper |
NRH2O |
| Best Park |
1 |
Cedar Point |
Sandusky, Ohio |
23% |
| 2 |
Knoebels Amusement Resort |
Elysburg, Pennsylvania |
13% |
| 3 |
Europa-Park |
Rust, Germany |
12% |
| 4 |
Dollywood |
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
8% |
| 5 |
Disneyland |
Anaheim, California |
7% |
| 6 |
Islands of Adventure |
Orlando, Florida |
6.5% |
| 7 |
Busch Gardens Williamsburg |
Williamsburg, Virginia |
5.5% |
| 8 |
Tokyo DisneySea |
Tokyo, Japan |
5% |
| Kennywood |
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
| 9 |
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
Santa Claus, Indiana |
4.5% |
| Pleasure Beach Blackpool |
Blackpool, England |
| Best Waterpark |
1 |
Schlitterbahn |
New Braunfels, Texas |
66% |
| 2 |
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
Santa Claus, Indiana |
14% |
| 3 |
Disney's Blizzard Beach |
Orlando, Florida |
6% |
| 4 |
Disney's Typhoon Lagoon |
Orlando, Florida |
5% |
| 5 |
Noah's Ark |
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
4% |
| Best Children's Park |
1 |
Idlewild and Soak Zone |
Ligonier, Pennsylvania |
30% |
| 2 |
Legoland California |
Carlsbad, California |
25% |
| 3 |
Fårup Sommerland |
Saltum, Denmark |
11% |
| 4 |
Legoland Windsor |
Windsor, England |
10% |
| 5 |
Dutch Wonderland |
Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
6% |
| Best Marine Life Park |
1 |
SeaWorld Orlando |
Orlando, Florida |
55% |
| 2 |
SeaWorld San Antonio |
San Antonio, Texas |
14% |
| 3 |
Discovery Cove |
Orlando, Florida |
11% |
| 4 |
SeaWorld San Diego |
San Diego, California |
10% |
| 5 |
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom |
Vallejo, California |
6% |
| Best Seaside Park |
1 |
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk |
Santa Cruz, California |
29% |
| 2 |
Pleasure Beach Blackpool |
Blackpool, England |
28% |
| 3 |
Morey's Piers |
Wildwood, New Jersey |
16% |
| 4 |
Gröna Lund |
Stockholm, Sweden |
5% |
| 5 |
Kemah Boardwalk |
Kemah, Texas |
4% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark |
1 |
Schlitterbahn Galvestron Island |
Galveston, Texas |
31% |
| 2 |
Kalahari Resort |
Sandusky, Ohio |
16% |
| 3 |
Kalahari Resort |
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
15% |
| 4 |
World Waterpark |
Edmonton, Canada |
12% |
| 5 |
Splash Landings |
Staffordshire, England |
11% |
| Friendliest Park |
1 |
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
Santa Claus, Indiana |
32% |
| 2 |
Dollywood |
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
25% |
| 3 |
Knoebels Amusement Resort |
Elysburg, Pennsylvania |
13% |
| 4 |
Silver Dollar City |
Branson, Missouri |
12% |
| 5 |
Beech Bend Park |
Bowling Green, Kentucky |
5% |
| Cleanest Park |
1 |
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
Santa Claus, Indiana |
35% |
| 2 |
Busch Gardens Williamsburg |
Williamsburg, Virginia |
15% |
| 3 |
Dollywood |
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
10% |
| 4 |
Magic Kingdom |
Orlando, Florida |
9% |
| 5 |
Disneyland |
Anaheim, California |
8% |
| Best Shows |
1 |
Dollywood |
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
30% |
| 2 |
Six Flags Fiesta Texas |
San Antonio, Texas |
28% |
| 3 |
Silver Dollar City |
Branson, Missouri |
10% |
| 4 |
SeaWorld Orlando |
Orlando, Florida |
8% |
| 5 |
Disney's Hollywood Studios |
Orlando, Florida |
7% |
| Best Food |
1 |
Knoebels Amusement Resort |
Elysburg, Pennsylvania |
29% |
| 2 |
Epcot |
Orlando, Florida |
17% |
| 3 |
Dollywood |
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
15% |
| 4 |
Silver Dollar City |
Branson, Missouri |
13% |
| 5 |
Busch Gardens Williamsburg |
Williamsburg, Virginia |
7% |
| Best Water Ride (Park) |
1 |
Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls |
Islands of Adventure |
26% |
| 2 |
Valhalla |
Pleasure Beach Blackpool |
19% |
| 3 |
Pilgrim’s Plunge |
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
10% |
| 4 |
Splash Mountain |
Magic Kingdom |
9% |
| 5 |
Journey to Atlantis |
SeaWorld Orlando |
7% |
| Best Waterpark Ride |
1 |
Wildebeest |
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
34% |
| 2 |
Master Blaster |
Schlitterbahn |
24% |
| 3 |
Dragon's Revenge |
Schlitterbahn |
13% |
| 4 |
Congo River Expedition |
Schlitterbahn |
8% |
| 5 |
ZOOMbabwe |
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
5% |
| Best Kids' Area |
1 |
Kings Island |
Mason, Ohio |
30% |
| 2 |
Islands of Adventure |
Orlando, Florida |
16% |
| 3 |
Nickelodeon Universe |
Bloomington, Minnesota |
12% |
| 4 |
Drayton Manor |
Staffordshire, England |
8% |
| 5 |
Efteling |
Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands |
7% |
| Best Dark Ride |
1 |
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey |
Islands of Adventure |
26% |
| 2 |
The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man |
Islands of Adventure |
23% |
| 3 |
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror |
Disney's Hollywood Studios |
15% |
| 4 |
Haunted Mansion |
Knoebels Amusement Resort |
10% |
| 5 |
Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye |
Disneyland |
6% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production |
1 |
Epcot |
Orlando, Florida |
34% |
| 2 |
Six Flags Fiesta Texas |
San Antonio, Texas |
17% |
| 3 |
Disney California Adventure |
Anaheim, California |
16% |
| 4 |
Disneyland |
Anaheim, California |
10% |
| Magic Kingdom |
Orlando, Florida |
| Best Landscaping |
1 |
Busch Gardens Williamsburg |
Williamsburg, Virginia |
33% |
| 2 |
Efteling |
Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands |
13% |
| 3 |
Gilroy Gardens |
Gilroy, California |
12% |
| 4 |
Dollywood |
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
9% |
| 5 |
Epcot |
Orlando, Florida |
7% |
| Best Halloween Event |
1 |
Universal Orlando Resort |
Orlando, Florida |
32% |
| 2 |
Knott's Berry Farm |
Buena Park, California |
26% |
| 3 |
Knoebels Amusement Resort |
Elysburg, Pennsylvania |
16% |
| 4 |
Kennywood |
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
10% |
| 5 |
Europa-Park |
Rust, Germany |
5% |
| Best Christmas Event |
1 |
Dollywood |
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
38% |
| 2 |
Silver Dollar City |
Branson, Missouri |
14% |
| 3 |
Magic Kingdom |
Orlando, Florida |
13.5% |
| 4 |
Disneyland |
Anaheim, California |
10% |
| 5 |
Disney's Hollywood Studios |
Orlando, Florida |
7% |
| Best Carousel |
1 |
Knoebels Amusement Resort |
Elysburg, Pennsylvania |
55% |
| 2 |
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk |
Santa Cruz, California |
18% |
| 3 |
Six Flags Over Georgia |
Austell, Georgia |
7% |
| 4 |
Kennywood |
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
5% |
| 5 |
Six Flags Great America |
Gurnee, Illinois |
4% |
| Best Indoor Coaster |
1 |
Revenge of the Mummy |
Universal Studios Orlando |
31% |
| 2 |
Space Mountain |
Disneyland |
15% |
| 3 |
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster |
Disney's Hollywood Studios |
13% |
| 4 |
Mindbender |
Galaxyland |
12% |
| 5 |
Space Mountain |
Magic Kingdom |
9% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction |
1 |
Noah's Ark |
Kennywood |
24% |
| 2 |
Frankenstein's Castle |
Indiana Beach |
23% |
| 3 |
Noah's Ark |
Pleasure Beach Blackpool |
15% |
| 4 |
Ghost Ship |
Morey's Piers |
13% |
| 5 |
Lustiga Huset |
Gröna Lund |
12% |
[edit] 2010 Winners
2010 Golden Ticket Awards
[3]
Host Park: Busch Gardens Williamsburg
| Category |
Rank |
2010 Recipient |
Location |
Vote |
| Best New Ride (Amusement Park) |
1 |
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey |
Islands of Adventure |
24% |
| 2 |
Intimidator 305 |
Kings Dominion |
21% |
| 3 |
Sky Rocket |
Kennywood |
20% |
| 4 |
Intimidator |
Carowinds |
14% |
| 5 |
Ghost Ship |
Morey's Piers |
4% |
| Joris en de Draak |
Efteling |
| Best New Ride (Waterpark) |
1 |
Wildebeest |
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
69% |
| 2 |
Scorpion's Tail |
Noah's Ark |
12% |
| 3 |
Triple Twist |
Great Wolf Lodge Kings Mills |
6% |
| 4 |
Omaka Rocka |
Aquatica |
5.5% |
| Best Park |
1 |
Cedar Point |
Sandusky, Ohio |
26% |
| 2 |
Knoebels Amusement Resort |
Elysburg, Pennsylvania |
11% |
| 3 |
Islands of Adventure |
Orlando, Florida |
10% |
| 4 |
Disneyland |
Anaheim, California |
9% |
| 5 |
Busch Gardens Williamsburg |
Williamsburg, Virginia |
7% |
| Europa-Park |
Rust, Germany |
| 7 |
Kennywood |
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
6% |
| Pleasure Beach Blackpool |
Blackpool, England |
| 9 |
Dollywood |
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
4.5% |
| Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
Santa Claus, Indiana |
| Tokyo DisneySea |
Tokyo, Japan |
| Best Waterpark |
1 |
Schlitterbahn |
New Braunfels, Texas |
57% |
| 2 |
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
Santa Claus, Indiana |
16% |
| 3 |
Disney's Blizzard Beach |
Orlando, Florida |
8% |
| 4 |
Noah's Ark |
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
6% |
| 5 |
Disney's Typhoon Lagoon |
Orlando, Florida |
5.5% |
| Best Children's Park |
1 |
Idlewild and Soak Zone |
Ligonier, Pennsylvania |
38% |
| 2 |
Legoland California |
Carlsbad, California |
30% |
| 3 |
Fårup Sommerland |
Saltum, Denmark |
8% |
| 4 |
Dutch Wonderland |
Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
6% |
| 5 |
Little Amerricka |
Marshall, Wisconsin |
4% |
| Best Marine Life Park |
1 |
SeaWorld Orlando |
Orlando, Florida |
60% |
| 2 |
SeaWorld San Antonio |
San Antonio, Texas |
13% |
| 3 |
SeaWorld San Diego |
San Diego, California |
10% |
| 4 |
Discovery Cove |
Orlando, Florida |
6% |
| 5 |
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom |
Vallejo, California |
5% |
| Best Seaside Park |
1 |
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk |
Santa Cruz, California |
37% |
| 2 |
Pleasure Beach Blackpool |
Blackpool, England |
28% |
| 3 |
Morey's Piers |
Wildwood, New Jersey |
22% |
| 4 |
Gröna Lund |
Stockholm, Sweden |
5% |
| 5 |
Kemah Boardwalk |
Kemah, Texas |
4% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark |
1 |
Schlitterbahn Galvestron Island |
Galveston, Texas |
33% |
| 2 |
Kalahari Resort |
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
17% |
| 3 |
Kalahari Resort |
Sandusky, Ohio |
16% |
| 4 |
World Waterpark |
Edmonton, Canada |
12% |
| 5 |
Splash Landings |
Staffordshire, England |
9% |
| Friendliest Park |
1 |
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
Santa Claus, Indiana |
34% |
| 2 |
Dollywood |
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
24% |
| 3 |
Silver Dollar City |
Branson, Missouri |
20% |
| 4 |
Knoebels Amusement Resort |
Elysburg, Pennsylvania |
9% |
| 5 |
Beech Bend Park |
Bowling Green, Kentucky |
4% |
| Cleanest Park |
1 |
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
Santa Claus, Indiana |
37% |
| 2 |
Busch Gardens Williamsburg |
Williamsburg, Virginia |
15% |
| 3 |
Dollywood |
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
11% |
| 4 |
Magic Kingdom |
Orlando, Florida |
10% |
| 5 |
Disneyland |
Anaheim, California |
9% |
| Best Shows |
1 |
Dollywood |
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
35% |
| 2 |
Six Flags Fiesta Texas |
San Antonio, Texas |
18% |
| 3 |
Silver Dollar City |
Branson, Missouri |
10% |
| 4 |
Disney's Hollywood Studios |
Orlando, Florida |
8% |
| 5 |
SeaWorld Orlando |
Orlando, Florida |
7.5% |
| Best Food |
1 |
Knoebels Amusement Resort |
Elysburg, Pennsylvania |
27% |
| 2 |
Epcot |
Orlando, Florida |
18% |
| Silver Dollar City |
Branson, Missouri |
| 4 |
Dollywood |
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
12% |
| 5 |
Busch Gardens Williamsburg |
Williamsburg, Virginia |
8% |
| Best Water Ride (Park) |
1 |
Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls |
Islands of Adventure |
24% |
| 2 |
Valhalla |
Pleasure Beach Blackpool |
17% |
| 3 |
Splash Mountain |
Magic Kingdom |
13% |
| 4 |
Pilgrim’s Plunge |
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
11% |
| 5 |
Journey to Atlantis |
SeaWorld Orlando |
9% |
| Best Waterpark Ride |
1 |
Wildebeest |
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
33% |
| 2 |
Master Blaster |
Schlitterbahn |
21% |
| 3 |
ZOOMbabwe |
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
9% |
| 4 |
Dragon's Revenge |
Schlitterbahn |
8% |
| 5 |
Congo River Expedition |
Schlitterbahn |
7% |
| Best Kids' Area |
1 |
Kings Island |
Mason, Ohio |
33% |
| 2 |
Islands of Adventure |
Orlando, Florida |
13% |
| 3 |
Nickelodeon Universe |
Bloomington, Minnesota |
12% |
| 4 |
Knott's Berry Farm |
Buena Park, California |
7% |
| 5 |
Busch Gardens Williamsburg |
Williamsburg, Virginia |
5% |
| Efteling |
Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands |
| Best Dark Ride |
1 |
The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man |
Islands of Adventure |
30% |
| 2 |
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror |
Disney's Hollywood Studios |
19% |
| 3 |
Haunted Mansion |
Knoebels Amusement Resort |
14% |
| 4 |
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey |
Islands of Adventure |
10% |
| 5 |
The Curse of DarKastle |
Busch Gardens Williamsburg |
5% |
| Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye |
Disneyland |
| Best Outdoor Show Production |
1 |
Epcot |
Orlando, Florida |
40% |
| 2 |
Disney California Adventure |
Anaheim, California |
17% |
| 3 |
Six Flags Fiesta Texas |
San Antonio, Texas |
15% |
| 4 |
Disneyland |
Anaheim, California |
11% |
| 5 |
Disney's Hollywood Studios |
Orlando, Florida |
7% |
| Best Landscaping |
1 |
Busch Gardens Williamsburg |
Williamsburg, Virginia |
33% |
| 2 |
Efteling |
Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands |
13% |
| 3 |
Gilroy Gardens |
Gilroy, California |
12% |
| 4 |
Disney's Animal Kingdom |
Orlando, Florida |
9% |
| 5 |
Epcot |
Orlando, Florida |
7% |
| Best Halloween Event |
1 |
Universal Orlando Resort |
Orlando, Florida |
32% |
| 2 |
Knott's Berry Farm |
Buena Park, California |
25% |
| 3 |
Knoebels Amusement Resort |
Elysburg, Pennsylvania |
19% |
| 4 |
Kennywood |
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
11% |
| 5 |
Kings Island |
Kings Mills, Ohio |
5% |
| Best Christmas Event |
1 |
Dollywood |
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
36% |
| 2 |
Magic Kingdom |
Orlando, Florida |
17% |
| 3 |
Silver Dollar City |
Branson, Missouri |
16% |
| 4 |
Disneyland |
Anaheim, California |
12% |
| 5 |
Hersheypark |
Hershey, Pennsylvania |
6% |
| Best Carousel |
1 |
Knoebels Amusement Resort |
Elysburg, Pennsylvania |
50% |
| 2 |
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk |
Santa Cruz, California |
16% |
| 3 |
Six Flags Over Georgia |
Austell, Georgia |
11% |
| 4 |
Six Flags Great America |
Gurnee, Illinois |
9% |
| 5 |
Hersheypark |
Hershey, Pennsylvania |
4% |
| Best Indoor Coaster |
1 |
Revenge of the Mummy |
Universal Studios Orlando |
30% |
| 2 |
Space Mountain |
Disneyland |
16% |
| 3 |
Space Mountain |
Magic Kingdom |
12% |
| Mindbender |
Galaxyland |
| 5 |
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster |
Disney's Hollywood Studios |
11% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction |
1 |
Noah's Ark |
Kennywood |
34% |
| 2 |
Frankenstein's Castle |
Indiana Beach |
32% |
| 3 |
Ghost Ship |
Morey's Piers |
10% |
| 4 |
Hotel Gasten |
Liseberg |
7% |
| 5 |
Lustiga Huset |
Gröna Lund |
6% |
[edit] 2009 Winners
2009 Golden Ticket Awards
[4]
Host Park: Legoland California
| Category |
Rank |
2009 Recipient |
Location |
Vote |
| Best New Ride (Amusement Park) |
1 |
Prowler |
Worlds of Fun |
35% |
| 2 |
Diamondback |
Kings Island |
30% |
| 3 |
Manta |
SeaWorld Orlando |
12% |
| 4 |
Apocalypse |
Six Flags Magic Mountain |
7% |
| 5 |
Monster Mansion |
Six Flags Over Georgia |
4% |
| Pilgrims Plunge |
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
| Best New Ride (Waterpark) |
1 |
Congo River Expedition |
Schlitterbahn |
67% |
| 2 |
Wahoo Racer |
Six Flags St. Louis |
11% |
| 3 |
UpSurge! |
Alabama Adventure |
10% |
| 4 |
Maximum Velocity |
Wet'n'Wild Phoenix |
5% |
| 5 |
Dr. Von Dark's Tunnel of Terror |
Splish Splash |
4% |
| Best Park |
1 |
Cedar Point |
Sandusky, Ohio |
27% |
| 2 |
Knoebels Amusement Resort |
Elysburg, Pennsylvania |
13% |
| 3 |
Disneyland |
Anaheim, California |
8% |
| 4 |
Europa-Park |
Rust, Germany |
7% |
| Islands of Adventure |
Orlando, Florida |
| 6 |
Pleasure Beach Blackpool |
Blackpool, England |
6.5% |
| 7 |
Tokyo DisneySea |
Tokyo, Japan |
6% |
| 8 |
Magic Kingdom |
Orlando, Florida |
5.5% |
| 9 |
Busch Gardens Williamsburg |
Williamsburg, Virginia |
5% |
| Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
Santa Claus, Indiana |
| Best Waterpark |
1 |
Schlitterbahn |
New Braunfels, Texas |
60% |
| 2 |
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
Santa Claus, Indiana |
14% |
| 3 |
Disney's Blizzard Beach |
Orlando, Florida |
9% |
| 4 |
Noah's Ark |
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
5% |
| 5 |
Aquatica |
Orlando, Florida |
4.5% |
| Best Children's Park |
1 |
Legoland California |
Carlsbad, California |
37% |
| 2 |
Idlewild and Soak Zone |
Ligonier, Pennsylvania |
26% |
| 3 |
Dutch Wonderland |
Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
11% |
| 4 |
Fårup Sommerland |
Saltum, Denmark |
7% |
| 5 |
Kiddieland Amusement Park |
Melrose Park, Illinois |
6% |
| Best Marine Life Park |
1 |
SeaWorld Orlando |
Orlando, Florida |
61% |
| 2 |
SeaWorld San Antonio |
San Antonio, Texas |
11% |
| 3 |
Discovery Cove |
Orlando, Florida |
9% |
| SeaWorld San Diego |
San Diego, California |
| 5 |
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom |
Vallejo, California |
5% |
| Best Seaside Park |
1 |
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk |
Santa Cruz, California |
41% |
| 2 |
Pleasure Beach Blackpool |
Blackpool, England |
28% |
| 3 |
Morey's Piers |
Wildwood, New Jersey |
21% |
| 4 |
Kemah Boardwalk |
Kemah, Texas |
4% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark |
1 |
Schlitterbahn Galvestron Island |
Galveston, Texas |
28% |
| 2 |
Kalahari Resort |
Sandusky, Ohio |
17% |
| 3 |
Kalahari Resort |
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
14% |
| 4 |
World Waterpark |
Edmonton, Canada |
13% |
| 5 |
Splash Landings |
Staffordshire, England |
7% |
| Friendliest Park |
1 |
Silver Dollar City |
Branson, Missouri |
30% |
| 2 |
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
Santa Claus, Indiana |
28% |
| 3 |
Dollywood |
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
13% |
| 4 |
Knoebels Amusement Resort |
Elysburg, Pennsylvania |
6% |
| 5 |
Beech Bend Park |
Bowling Green, Kentucky |
4% |
| Cleanest Park |
1 |
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
Santa Claus, Indiana |
36% |
| 2 |
Busch Gardens Williamsburg |
Williamsburg, Virginia |
14% |
| 3 |
Dollywood |
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
13% |
| 4 |
Disneyland |
Anaheim, California |
11% |
| 5 |
Magic Kingdom |
Orlando, Florida |
7% |
| Best Shows |
1 |
Dollywood |
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
25% |
| 2 |
Six Flags Fiesta Texas |
San Antonio, Texas |
23% |
| 3 |
Silver Dollar City |
Branson, Missouri |
15% |
| 4 |
Disney's Hollywood Studios |
Orlando, Florida |
10% |
| SeaWorld Orlando |
Orlando, Florida |
| Best Food |
1 |
Knoebels Amusement Resort |
Elysburg, Pennsylvania |
30% |
| 2 |
Silver Dollar City |
Branson, Missouri |
25% |
| 3 |
Epcot |
Orlando, Florida |
13% |
| 4 |
Dollywood |
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
11% |
| 5 |
Busch Gardens Williamsburg |
Williamsburg, Virginia |
7% |
| Best Water Ride (Park) |
1 |
Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls |
Islands of Adventure |
27% |
| 2 |
Valhalla |
Pleasure Beach Blackpool |
16% |
| 3 |
Splash Mountain |
Magic Kingdom |
12% |
| 4 |
Mountain Sidewinder |
Dollywood |
8% |
| 5 |
Popeye and Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges |
Islands of Adventure |
7% |
| Best Waterpark Ride |
1 |
Master Blaster |
Schlitterbahn |
35% |
| 2 |
ZOOMbabwe |
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
15% |
| 3 |
Deluge |
Kentucky Kingdom |
9% |
| Dragon's Revenge |
Schlitterbahn |
| 5 |
Summit Plummet |
Disney's Blizzard Beach |
8% |
| Best Kids' Area |
1 |
Kings Island |
Mason, Ohio |
41% |
| 2 |
Islands of Adventure |
Orlando, Florida |
17% |
| 3 |
Nickelodeon Universe |
Bloomington, Minnesota |
10% |
| 4 |
Efteling |
Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands |
6% |
| Knott's Berry Farm |
Buena Park, California |
| Best Dark Ride |
1 |
The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man |
Islands of Adventure |
32% |
| 2 |
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror |
Disney's Hollywood Studios |
16% |
| 3 |
Haunted Mansion |
Knoebels Amusement Resort |
12% |
| 4 |
Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye |
Disneyland |
8% |
| 5 |
Journey to the Center of the Earth |
Tokyo DisneySea |
5% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production |
1 |
Epcot |
Orlando, Florida |
41% |
| 2 |
Disneyland |
Anaheim, California |
19% |
| 3 |
Six Flags Fiesta Texas |
San Antonio, Texas |
16% |
| 4 |
Disney's Hollywood Studios |
Orlando, Florida |
11% |
| Magic Kingdom |
Orlando, Florida |
| Best Landscaping |
1 |
Busch Gardens Williamsburg |
Williamsburg, Virginia |
35% |
| 2 |
Efteling |
Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands |
16% |
| 3 |
Gilroy Gardens |
Gilroy, California |
14% |
| 4 |
Epcot |
Orlando, Florida |
6% |
| 5 |
Disney's Animal Kingdom |
Orlando, Florida |
5% |
| Silver Dollar City |
Branson, Missouri |
| Best Halloween Event |
1 |
Universal Orlando Resort |
Orlando, Florida |
34% |
| 2 |
Knott's Berry Farm |
Buena Park, California |
25% |
| 3 |
Knoebels Amusement Resort |
Elysburg, Pennsylvania |
17% |
| 4 |
Kennywood |
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
12% |
| Best Christmas Event |
1 |
Dollywood |
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
35% |
| 2 |
Silver Dollar City |
Branson, Missouri |
19% |
| 3 |
Magic Kingdom |
Orlando, Florida |
13% |
| 4 |
Disneyland |
Anaheim, California |
12% |
| 5 |
Hersheypark |
Hershey, Pennsylvania |
6% |
| Best Carousel |
1 |
Knoebels Amusement Resort |
Elysburg, Pennsylvania |
46% |
| 2 |
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk |
Santa Cruz, California |
19% |
| 3 |
Six Flags Over Georgia |
Austell, Georgia |
10% |
| 4 |
Islands of Adventure |
Orlando, Florida |
8% |
| 5 |
Six Flags Great America |
Gurnee, Illinois |
6% |
| Best Indoor Coaster |
1 |
Revenge of the Mummy |
Universal Studios Orlando |
28% |
| 2 |
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster |
Disney's Hollywood Studios |
14% |
| 3 |
Space Mountain |
Disneyland |
13% |
| 4 |
Mindbender |
Galaxyland |
12.5% |
| 5 |
Space Mountain |
Magic Kingdom |
12% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction |
1 |
Frankenstein's Castle |
Indiana Beach |
38% |
| 2 |
Noah's Ark |
Kennywood |
36% |
| 3 |
Hotel Gasten |
Liseberg |
10% |
| 4 |
Lustiga Huset |
Gröna Lund |
8% |
| 5 |
Spok Huset |
Gröna Lund |
6% |
[edit] 2008 Winners
2008 Golden Ticket Awards
[5]
Host Park: Give Kids The World Village
| Category |
Rank |
2008 Recipient |
Location |
Vote |
| Best New Ride (Amusement Park) |
1 |
Ravine Flyer II |
Waldameer Park |
53% |
| 2 |
Boardwalk Bullet |
Kemah Boardwalk |
11% |
| 3 |
Behemoth |
Canada's Wonderland |
10% |
| 4 |
Led Zeppelin The Ride |
Freestyle Music Park |
6% |
| 5 |
Evel Knievel |
Six Flags St. Louis |
5.5% |
| Best New Ride (Waterpark) |
1 |
Dragon's Revenge |
Schlitterbahn |
52% |
| 2 |
Dolphin Plunge |
Aquatica |
23% |
| 3 |
Black Hole: The Next Generation |
Wet 'n Wild Orlando |
11% |
| 4 |
Rock & Roll Island |
Water Country USA |
8% |
| 5 |
Taumata Racer |
Aquatica |
5% |
| Best Park |
1 |
Cedar Point |
Sandusky, Ohio |
26% |
| 2 |
Busch Gardens Williamsburg |
Williamsburg, Virginia |
16% |
| 3 |
Knoebels Amusement Resort |
Elysburg, Pennsylvania |
7% |
| 4 |
Disneyland |
Anaheim, California |
6.5% |
| 5 |
Islands of Adventure |
Orlando, Florida |
6% |
| Pleasure Beach Blackpool |
Blackpool, England |
| 7 |
Europa-Park |
Rust, Germany |
5.5% |
| Kennywood |
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
| 9 |
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
Santa Claus, Indiana |
5% |
| 10 |
Dollywood |
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
4.8% |
| Best Waterpark |
1 |
Schlitterbahn |
New Braunfels, Texas |
53% |
| 2 |
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
Santa Claus, Indiana |
15% |
| 3 |
Disney's Blizzard Beach |
Orlando, Florida |
9% |
| 4 |
Noah's Ark |
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
8% |
| 5 |
Typhoon Lagoon |
Orlando, Florida |
6% |
| Best Children's Park |
1 |
Legoland California |
Carlsbad, California |
41% |
| 2 |
Idlewild and Soak Zone |
Ligonier, Pennsylvania |
27% |
| 3 |
Fårup Sommerland |
Saltum, Denmark |
10% |
| 4 |
Dutch Wonderland |
Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
6% |
| 5 |
Memphis Kiddie Park |
Brooklyn, Ohio |
5% |
| Sesame Place |
Langhorne, Pennsylvania |
| Best Marine Life Park |
1 |
SeaWorld Orlando |
Orlando, Florida |
56% |
| 2 |
SeaWorld San Antonio |
San Antonio, Texas |
14% |
| 3 |
SeaWorld San Diego |
San Diego, California |
10% |
| 4 |
Discovery Cove |
Orlando, Florida |
8% |
| Six Flags Discovery Kingdom |
Vallejo, California |
| Best Seaside Park |
1 |
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk |
Santa Cruz, California |
46% |
| 2 |
Pleasure Beach Blackpool |
Blackpool, England |
30% |
| 3 |
Morey's Piers |
Wildwood, New Jersey |
15% |
| 4 |
Kemah Boardwalk |
Kemah, Texas |
4% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark |
1 |
Schlitterbahn Galvestron Island |
Galveston, Texas |
25% |
| 2 |
World Waterpark |
Edmonton, Canada |
18% |
| 3 |
Kalahari Resort |
Sandusky, Ohio |
15% |
| 4 |
Kalahari Resort |
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
12% |
| 5 |
Castaway Bay |
Sandusky, Ohio |
11% |
| Friendliest Park |
1 |
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
Santa Claus, Indiana |
32% |
| 2 |
Dollywood |
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
27% |
| 3 |
Knoebels Amusement Resort |
Elysburg, Pennsylvania |
13% |
| 4 |
Silver Dollar City |
Branson, Missouri |
6% |
| 5 |
Beech Bend Park |
Bowling Green, Kentucky |
4% |
| Cleanest Park |
1 |
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
Santa Claus, Indiana |
35% |
| 2 |
Busch Gardens Williamsburg |
Williamsburg, Virginia |
16% |
| 3 |
Dollywood |
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
11% |
| Magic Kingdom |
Orlando, Florida |
| 5 |
Disneyland |
Anaheim, California |
9% |
| Best Shows |
1 |
Six Flags Fiesta Texas |
San Antonio, Texas |
27% |
| 2 |
Dollywood |
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
24% |
| 3 |
Disney's Hollywood Studios |
Orlando, Florida |
12% |
| 4 |
Silver Dollar City |
Branson, Missouri |
10% |
| 5 |
Busch Gardens Williamsburg |
Williamsburg, Virginia |
8% |
| Best Food |
1 |
Knoebels Amusement Resort |
Elysburg, Pennsylvania |
28% |
| 2 |
Dollywood |
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
19% |
| 3 |
Epcot |
Orlando, Florida |
18% |
| 4 |
Silver Dollar City |
Branson, Missouri |
13% |
| 5 |
Busch Gardens Williamsburg |
Williamsburg, Virginia |
8% |
| Best Water Ride (Park) |
1 |
Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls |
Islands of Adventure |
34% |
| 2 |
Valhalla |
Pleasure Beach Blackpool |
22% |
| 3 |
Splash Mountain |
Magic Kingdom |
13% |
| 4 |
Popeye and Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges |
Islands of Adventure |
9% |
| 5 |
Journey to Atlantis |
SeaWorld Orlando |
8% |
| Best Waterpark Ride |
1 |
Master Blaster |
Schlitterbahn |
25% |
| 2 |
ZOOMbabwe |
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
20% |
| 3 |
Deluge |
Kentucky Kingdom |
14% |
| 4 |
Dragon's Revenge |
Schlitterbahn |
12% |
| 5 |
Black Anaconda |
Noah's Ark |
7% |
| Best Kids' Area |
1 |
Kings Island |
Mason, Ohio |
38% |
| 2 |
Islands of Adventure |
Orlando, Florida |
21% |
| 3 |
Knott's Berry Farm |
Buena Park, California |
8% |
| 4 |
Kings Dominion |
Doswell, Virginia |
7.5% |
| Nickelodeon Universe |
Bloomington, Minnesota |
| Best Landscaping |
1 |
Busch Gardens Williamsburg |
Williamsburg, Virginia |
38% |
| 2 |
Efteling |
Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands |
25% |
| 3 |
Gilroy Gardens |
Gilroy, California |
18% |
| 4 |
Dollywood |
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
7% |
| 5 |
Epcot |
Orlando, Florida |
5% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production |
1 |
Epcot |
Orlando, Florida |
38% |
| 2 |
Six Flags Fiesta Texas |
San Antonio, Texas |
22% |
| 3 |
Disneyland |
Anaheim, California |
13% |
| 4 |
Freestyle Music Park |
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
10% |
| 5 |
Disney's Hollywood Studios |
Orlando, Florida |
8% |
| Best Dark Ride |
1 |
The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man |
Islands of Adventure |
36% |
| 2 |
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror |
Disney's Hollywood Studios |
17% |
| 3 |
Haunted Mansion |
Knoebels Amusement Resort |
13% |
| 4 |
Nights in White Satin: The Trip |
Freestyle Music Park |
12% |
| 5 |
Pirates of the Caribbean |
Disneyland |
7% |
| Best Halloween Event |
1 |
Universal Orlando Resort |
Orlando, Florida |
29% |
| 2 |
Knott's Berry Farm |
Buena Park, California |
22% |
| 3 |
Knoebels Amusement Resort |
Elysburg, Pennsylvania |
16% |
| 4 |
Kennywood |
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
12% |
| 5 |
Cedar Point |
Sandusky, Ohio |
6% |
| Best Christmas Event |
1 |
Dollywood |
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
38% |
| 2 |
Magic Kingdom |
Orlando, Florida |
17% |
| 3 |
Disneyland |
Anaheim, California |
14% |
| 4 |
Silver Dollar City |
Branson, Missouri |
10% |
| 5 |
Hersheypark |
Hershey, Pennsylvania |
7% |
| Best Carousel |
1 |
Knoebels Amusement Resort |
Elysburg, Pennsylvania |
48% |
| 2 |
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk |
Santa Cruz, California |
21% |
| 3 |
Six Flags Over Georgia |
Austell, Georgia |
9% |
| 4 |
Islands of Adventure |
Orlando, Florida |
7% |
| 5 |
Six Flags Great America |
Gurnee, Illinois |
6% |
| Best Indoor Coaster |
1 |
Revenge of the Mummy |
Universal Studios Orlando |
28% |
| 2 |
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster |
Disney's Hollywood Studios |
15% |
| 3 |
Space Mountain |
Disneyland |
14% |
| 4 |
Mindbender |
Galaxyland |
11% |
| 5 |
Exterminator |
Kennywood |
10% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction |
1 |
Frankenstein's Castle |
Indiana Beach |
36% |
| 2 |
Noah's Ark |
Kennywood |
33% |
| 3 |
Hotel Gasten |
Liseberg |
10% |
| Lustiga Huset |
Gröna Lund |
[edit] 2007 Winners
2007 Golden Ticket Awards
[6]
Host Park: Dollywood
| Category |
Rank |
2007 Recipient |
Location |
Vote |
| Best New Ride (Amusement Park) |
1 |
Maverick |
Cedar Point |
42% |
| 2 |
Mystery Mine |
Dollywood |
23% |
| 3 |
Griffon |
Busch Gardens Williamsburg |
17% |
| 4 |
Renegade |
Valleyfair |
5% |
| 5 |
Troy |
Toverland |
3% |
| Best New Ride (Waterpark) |
1 |
Bakuli |
Splashin' Safari |
40% |
| 2 |
Deluge |
Kentucky Kingdom |
30% |
| 3 |
Brainwash |
Wet 'n Wild Orlando |
11% |
| 4 |
East Coaster Waterworks |
Hersheypark |
6% |
| 5 |
Poseidon's Rage |
Mt. Olympus |
3% |
| Best Park |
1 |
Cedar Point |
Sandusky, Ohio |
33% |
| 2 |
Knoebels Amusement Resort |
Elysburg, Pennsylvania |
10% |
| 3 |
Islands of Adventure |
Orlando, Florida |
9% |
| 4 |
Holiday World |
Santa Claus, Indiana |
7% |
| 5 |
Disney Land |
Anaheim, California |
6% |
| Pleasure Beach Blackpool |
Blackpool, England |
| 7 |
Kennywood |
West Mifflin, PA |
5% |
| 8 |
Busch Gardens Williamsburg |
Williamsburg, Virgina |
4.5% |
| 9 |
Europa-Park |
Rust, Germany |
4% |
| 10 |
Magic Kingdom |
Orlando, Florida |
3% |
| Tokyo DisneySea |
Tokyo, Japan |
| Best Waterpark |
1 |
Schlitterbahn |
New Braunfels, Texas |
45% |
| 2 |
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
Santa Claus, Indiana |
23% |
| 3 |
Disney's Blizzard Beach |
Orlando, Florida |
9% |
| 4 |
Noah's Ark |
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
4% |
| Typhoon Lagoon |
Orlando, Florida |
| Best Children's Park |
1 |
Legoland California |
Carlsbad, California |
51% |
| 2 |
Idlewild and Soak Zone |
Ligonier, Pennsylvania |
15% |
| 3 |
Fårup Sommerland |
Saltum, Denmark |
7% |
| Sesame Place |
Langhorne, Pennsylvania |
| 4 |
Memphis Kiddie Park |
Brooklyn, Ohio |
5% |
| Best Marine Life Park |
1 |
SeaWorld Orlando |
Orlando, Florida |
57% |
| 2 |
SeaWorld San Antonio |
San Antonio, Texas |
26% |
| 3 |
SeaWorld San Diego |
San Diego, California |
8% |
| 4 |
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom |
Vallejo, California |
6% |
| 5 |
Marineland |
Ontario, Canada |
3% |
| Best Seaside Park |
1 |
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk |
Santa Cruz, California |
49% |
| 2 |
Pleasure Beach Blackpool |
Blackpool, England |
21% |
| 3 |
Morey's Piers |
Wildwood, New Jersey |
12% |
| 4 |
Belmont Park |
San Diego, California |
4% |
| 5 |
Kemah Boardwalk |
Kemah, Texas |
3% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark |
1 |
World Waterpark |
Edmonton, Canada |
18% |
| 2 |
Schlitterbahn Galvestron Island |
Galveston, Texas |
12% |
| 3 |
Castaway Bay |
Sandusky, Ohio |
10% |
| Kalahari Resort |
Sandusky, Ohio |
| 5 |
Great Wolf Lodge |
Sandusky, Ohio |
6% |
| Kalahari Resort |
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
| Splash Landings/Alton Towers |
Staffordshire, England |
| Friendliest Park |
1 |
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
Santa Claus, Indiana |
48% |
| 2 |
Dollywood |
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
20% |
| 3 |
Knoebels Amusement Resort |
Elysburg, Pennsylvania |
5% |
| 4 |
Silver Dollar City |
Branson, Missouri |
4% |
| 5 |
Disneyland |
Anaheim, California |
3% |
| Beech Bend Park |
Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Cleanest Park |
1 |
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
Santa Claus, Indiana |
49% |
| 2 |
Busch Gardens Williamsburg |
Williamsburg, Virginia |
14% |
| 3 |
Disneyland |
Anaheim, California |
6% |
| Magic Kingdom |
Orlando, Florida |
| 5 |
Dollywood |
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
4% |
| Best Shows |
1 |
Six Flags Fiesta Texas |
San Antonio, Texas |
29% |
| 2 |
Dollywood |
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
27% |
| 3 |
Busch Gardens Williamsburg |
Williamsburg, Virginia |
8% |
| Silver Dollar City |
Branson, Missouri |
| 5 |
Disney's Hollywood Studios |
Orlando, Florida |
6% |
| Best Food |
1 |
Knoebels Amusement Resort |
Elysburg, Pennsylvania |
25% |
| 2 |
Epcot |
Orlando, Florida |
15% |
| 3 |
Dollywood |
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
14% |
| 4 |
Busch Gardens Williamsburg |
Williamsburg, Virginia |
11% |
| 5 |
Silver Dollar City |
Branson, Missouri |
9% |
| Best Water Ride (Park) |
1 |
Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls |
Islands of Adventure |
26% |
| 2 |
Valhalla |
Pleasure Beach Blackpool |
17% |
| 3 |
Splash Mountain |
Magic Kingdom |
8% |
| 4 |
Popeye and Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges |
Islands of Adventure |
6% |
| 5 |
Journey to Atlantis |
SeaWorld Orlando |
5% |
| Best Waterpark Ride |
1 |
Master Blaster |
Schlitterbahn |
32% |
| 2 |
Deluge |
Kentucky Kingdom |
10% |
| 3 |
ZOOMbabwe |
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
8% |
| 4 |
Bakuli |
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
7% |
| Summit Plummet |
Blizzard Beach |
| Best Kids' Area |
1 |
Kings Island |
Mason, Ohio |
54% |
| 2 |
Islands of Adventure |
Orlando, Florida |
10% |
| 3 |
Carowinds |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
5% |
| 4 |
Idlewild |
Ligonier, Pennsylvania |
4% |
| Knott's Berry Farm |
Buena Park, California |
| Best Landscaping (Park) |
1 |
Busch Gardens Williamsburg |
Williamsburg, Virginia |
43% |
| 2 |
Gilroy Gardens |
Gilroy, California |
16% |
| 3 |
Efteling |
Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands |
10% |
| 4 |
Epcot |
Orlando, Florida |
5% |
| Busch Gardens Tampa |
Buena Park, California |
| Best Outdoor Show Production |
1 |
Epcot |
Orlando, Florida |
37% |
| 2 |
Six Flags Fiesta Texas |
San Antonio, Texas |
16% |
| 3 |
Disneyland |
Anaheim, California |
13% |
| 4 |
Disney's Hollywood Studios |
Orlando, Florida |
11% |
| 5 |
Cedar Point |
Sandusky, Ohio |
7% |
| Best Dark Ride |
1 |
The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man |
Islands of Adventure |
37% |
| 2 |
Haunted Mansion |
Knoebels Amusement Resort |
20% |
| 3 |
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror |
Disney's Hollywood Studios |
7% |
| 4 |
Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye |
Disneyland |
5% |
| 5 |
Pirates of the Caribbean |
Disneyland |
4% |
| Best Halloween Event |
1 |
Knott's Berry Farm |
Buena Park, California |
26% |
| 2 |
Universal Orlando Resort |
Orlando, Florida |
25% |
| 3 |
Kennywood |
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
11% |
| 4 |
Knoebels Amusement Resort |
Elysburg, Pennsylvania |
9% |
| 5 |
Cedar Point |
Sandusky, Ohio |
7% |
| Best Carousel |
1 |
Knoebels Amusement Resort |
Elysburg, Pennsylvania |
40% |
| 2 |
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk |
Santa Cruz, California |
18% |
| 3 |
Six Flags Over Georgia |
Austell, Georgia |
8% |
| 4 |
Islands of Adventure |
Orlando, Florida |
5% |
| 5 |
Six Flags Great America |
Gurnee, Illinois |
4% |
| Best Indoor Coaster |
1 |
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster |
Disney's Hollywood Studios |
17% |
| 2 |
Revenge of the Mummy |
Universal Studios Orlando |
16% |
| Space Mountain |
Disneyland |
| 4 |
Space Mountain |
Magic Kingdom |
13% |
| 5 |
Exterminator |
Kennywood |
8% |
[edit] 2006 Winners
2006 Golden Ticket Awards
[7]
Host Park:
[edit] 2005 Winners
2005 Golden Ticket Awards
[8]
[edit] 2004 Winners
2004 Golden Ticket Awards
[9]
[edit] 2003 Winners
2003 Golden Ticket Awards
[10]
Host Park:
[edit] 2002 Winners
2002 Golden Ticket Awards
[11]
Host Park:
[edit] 2001 Winners
2001 Golden Ticket Awards
[12]
Host Park:
[edit] 2001 Winners
2001 Golden Ticket Awards
[13]
Host Park:
[edit] 2000 Winners
2000 Golden Ticket Awards
[14]
Host Park:
[edit] Publisher's Picks
Publisher's Pick Award Winners
[edit] Repeat winners
[edit] References
- ^ "Poll Bias Comparison". Mitch Hawker. http://www.ushsho.com/pollcomparison.htm. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- ^ "GTA 2011". Amusement Today. http://www.goldenticketawards.com/pdfs/2011_golden_ticket_section.pdf. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
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