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.
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