Golden Ticket Award Winners 2016

Hey Thrill Seekers,

It’s that time of year again when the whole world votes for the ‘Best of the Best’ in the amusement industry. ‘Amusement Today’ select the winners of each category via their panel of voters and the theme park equivalent of the Oscars.

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Each voter will be able to select one choice from each category. These choices are then tallied up and the most votes in each category will be the winner.

This years winners are:

CATEGORY WINNER
Best Amusement Park Europa-Park, Rust, Germany
Best Water Park Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort, New Braunfels, Texas
Best Children’s Park Idlewild & SoakZone
Best Marine Life Park SeaWorld Orlando, Orlando, Fla
Best Seaside Life Park Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, Calif
Best Wooden Coaster Boulder Dash, Lake Compounce, Bristol, Conn
Best Steel Coaster Fury 325, Carowinds, Charlotte, N.C.
Best Kids’ Area Kings Island, Kings Mills, Ohio
Friendliest Park Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
Cleanest Park Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari, Santa Claus, Ind
Best Halloween Event Halloween Horror Nights, Universal Studios Orlando, Fla.
Best Landscaping Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Va.
Best Christmas Event Smoky Mountain Christmas, Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
Best Food Knoebels Amusement Resort, Elysburg, Pa.
Best Shows Dollywood, Piegon Forge, Tenn.
Best Water Ride Valhalla, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, England
Best Water Park Ride Wildebeest, Splashin’ Safari, Santa Claus, Ind.
Best Dark Ride Twilight Zone Tower Of Terror, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Orlando, Fla.
Best New Attraction of 2016 – Amusement Park Lightning Rod, Dollywood, Piegon Forge, Tenn.
Best New Attraction of 2016 – Water Park Massiv, Schlitterbahn Galveston Island, Texas
Best Carousel Grand Carousel, Knoebels Amusement Resort, Elysburg, Pa.
Best Indoor Coaster Revenge of the Mummy, Universal Studios Orlando, Fla.
Best Funhouse/Walkthrough Attraction Noah’s Ark, Kennywood, West Mifflin, Pa.

The Orlando winners were:

SeaWorld Orlando – Best Marine Life Park

Halloween Horror Nights, Universal Studios – Best Halloween Event

Twilight Zone Tower Of Terror, Disney’s Hollywood Studios – Best Dark Ride

Revenge of The Mummy, Universal Studios – Best Indoor Coaster

Congratulations!

Smiles Included…

Louise

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