Amusement Today

Amusement Today
Editor-in-ChiefGary Slade
CategoriesAmusement parks
Circulation3,000
PublisherGary Slade
FounderGary Slade
Founded1997
First issueApril 1997 (1997-04)
CountryUnited States
Based inArlington, Texas[1]
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.amusementtoday.com

Amusement Today is a monthly periodical that features articles, news, pictures and reviews about all things relating to the amusement park industry, including parks, rides, and ride manufacturers. The trade newspaper, which is based in Arlington, Texas, United States, was founded in January 1997 by Gary Slade, Virgil E. Moore III and Rick Tidrow.[1] In 1997, Amusement Today won the Impact Award in the services category for "Best New Product" from the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA). A year later, in 1998, the magazine founded the Golden Ticket Awards, for which it has become best known for throughout the amusement park industry. On January 2, 2001, Slade bought out his two partners, giving him sole ownership of the paper.[1] The paper has two full-time and two part-time staff members at its Arlington office, along with two full-time writers and several freelance writers in various parts of the world.[2]

Golden Ticket Awards

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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 experienced 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.

2024 winners

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2024 Golden Ticket Awards[3]
Host: Kennywood

The Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards were announced on September 7, 2023.

Category Rank 2024 Recipient Location/Park
Best Park 1 Europa-Park Rust, Germany
2 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
3 Tokyo DisneySea Urayasu, Japan
4 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania
5 Disneyland Anaheim, California
Best Waterpark 1 Schlitterbahn New Braunfels, Texas
2 Universal Volcano Bay Water Theme Park Orlando, Florida
3 Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana
4 Rulantica Rust, Germany
5 Dollywood's Splash Country Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
Best Family Park 1 Dutch Wonderland Lancaster, Pennsylvania
2 Santa's Village (Jefferson, New Hampshire) Jefferson, New Hampshire
3 Legoland Florida Winter Haven, Florida
4 Morgan's Wonderland San Antonio, Texas
5 Idlewild and Soak Zone Ligonier, Pennsylvania
Best Family Coaster 1 Big Bear Mountain Dollywood
2 Good Gravy! Holiday World & Splashin' Safari
3 Slinky Dog Dash Disney's Hollywood Studios
4 Bobcat Six Flags Great Escape
5 Wooden Warrior Quassy Amusement Park
Breakout Family Entertainment Center 1 Adventure Park USA Monrovia, Maryland
2 Malibu Jacks Quad Cities Bettendorf, Iowa
3 Craig's Cruisers Wyoming, Michigan
4 The WWE Experience Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
5 In The Game Liberty Township, Ohio
Most Beautiful Park 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
2 Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia
3 Europa-Park Rust, Germany
5 Efteling Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands
5 Phantasialand Brühl, Germany
Best Water Ride 1 Chiapas Phantasialand
2 Valhalla Blackpool Pleasure Beach
3 Timber Mountain Log Ride Knott's Berry Farm
4 Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls Universal Islands of Adventure
5 Jurassic World: The Ride Universal Studios Hollywood
Best Kids' Area 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
5 Efteling Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands
3 Kings Island Kings Mills, Ohio
4 Universal Studios Florida Orlando, Florida
5 Universal Islands of Adventure Orlando, Florida
Best New Show 1 From The Heart Dollywood
2 CineSational Universal Studios Hollywood
3 Forever Hollywood Six Flags Fiesta Texas
4 A Christmas Carol Six Flags Fiesta Texas
5 Holidays In The Sky Holiday World & Splashin' Safari
Leadership Award 1 Morgan's Wonderland San Antonio, Texas
2 Ellis & Associates Maitland, Florida
3 Adventureland East Farmingdale, New York
Best New Roller Coaster 1 Voltron Nevera Europa-Park
2 Bobcat Six Flags Great Escape
3 Hyperia Thorpe Park
4 Good Gravy! Holiday World & Splashin' Safari
5 Primordial Lagoon
Best New Family Attraction 1 Fire in the Hole Silver Dollar City
2 Anna and Elsa's Frozen Journey Tokyo DisneySea
3 Zootopia: Hot Pursuit Shanghai Disneyland
4 Tiana's Bayou Adventure Magic Kingdom
5 SpongeBob's Crazy Carnival Ride Circus Circus Las Vegas
Best New Water Park Ride 1 Rise of Icarus Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park
2 Icon Tower Meryal Waterpark
3 Kaleidoscope Kavern Lazy River Wilderness at the Smokies
4 Ridge Runner Wilderness at the Smokies
5 Eagle Hunt Silverwood Theme Park
Best New Attraction Installation 1 Fire in the Hole Silver Dollar City
2 Voltron Nevera Europa-Park
3 Bobcat Six Flags Great Escape
4 Primordial Lagoon
5 Good Gravy! Holiday World & Splashin' Safari
Best Guest Experience 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
2 Europa-Park Rust, Germany
3 Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana
4 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania
5 Kings Island Mason, Ohio
Best Dark Ride 1 Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Disney's Hollywood Studios
2 Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure Shanghai Disneyland
3 Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Disneyland
4 Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout! Disney California Adventure
5 Jurassic World Adventure Universal Beijing
Best Waterpark Ride 1 Wildebeest Splashin' Safari
2 Mammoth Splashin' Safari
4 Icon Tower Meryal Water Park
3 Krakatau Aqua Coaster Universal Volcano Bay Water Theme Park
5 Cheetah Chase Splashin' Safari
Best Innovation 1 Audience participation in "Holidays in the Sky", Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana
2 Aurora Track-Mounted Lighting System, Skyline Attractions Orlando, Florida
3 Real Time Feedback Smart Codes, Real Time Feedback Dallas, Texas
4 DMT RideGuard, DMT Group Essen, Germany
5 Smart Pay, WhiteWater West and Vantage Technology Richmond, Canada and Los Angeles, California
Best Food 1 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania
2 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri
3 Epcot Orlando, Florida
4 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
5 Europa-Park Rust, Germany
Best New Theme Concept 1 Good Gravy! Holiday World & Splashin' Safari
2 Voltron Nevera Europa Park
3 Iron Menace Dorney Park
4 Tiana's Bayou Adventure Magic Kingdom and Disneyland
5 Primordial Lagoon
Top 25 Steel Roller Coasters
Rank 2024 Recipient Park Supplier Year
1 Fury 325 Carowinds B&M 2015
2 VelociCoaster Universal Islands of Adventure Intamin 2021
3 Steel Vengeance Cedar Point Dinn (rebuilt RMC) 1991 (rebuilt 2018)
4 Millennium Force Cedar Point Intamin 2000
5 Iron Gwazi Busch Gardens Tampa Bay GCI (rebuilt RMC) 1999 (rebuilt 2022)
6 Taron Phantasialand Intamin 2016
7 Ride to Happiness Plopsaland De Panne Mack 2021
8 Zadra Energylandia Rocky Mountain Construction 2019
9 Expedition GeForce Holiday Park Intamin 2001
10 Maverick Cedar Point Intamin 2007
11 Voltron Nevera Europa-Park Mack 2024
12 Superman the Ride Six Flags New England Intamin 2000
13 Leviathan Canada's Wonderland B&M 2012
14 Project 305 Kings Dominion Intamin 2010
15 Phantom's Revenge Kennywood Arrow Dynamics (rebuilt Morgan) 1991 (rebuilt 2001)
16 F.L.Y. Phantasialand Vekoma 2020
17 ArieForce One Fun Spot America Atlanta RMC 2023
18 Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Epcot Vekoma 2022
19 Mako SeaWorld Orlando B&M 2016
20 Diamondback Kings Island B&M 2009
Iron Rattler Six Flags Fiesta Texas RCCA (rebuilt RMC) 1992 (rebuilt 2013)
20 Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure Universal Islands of Adventure Intamin 2019
Lightning Rod Dollywood RMC 2016 (modified to steel coaster in 2021)
24 Hyperion Energylandia Intamin 2018
25 Apollo's Chariot Busch Gardens Williamsburg B&M 1999
Top 25 Wood Roller Coasters
Rank 2024 Recipient Park Supplier Year
1 Phoenix Knoebels Amusement Resort PTC 1985
2 The Voyage Holiday World & Splashin' Safari The Gravity Group 2006
3 The Beast Kings Island 1979
4 Thunderhead Dollywood GCI 2004
5 Mystic Timbers Kings Island GCI 2017
6 El Toro Six Flags Great Adventure Intamin 2006
7 Boulder Dash Lake Compounce CCI 2000
8 GhostRider Knott's Berry Farm CCI 1998
9 Wodan - Timburcoaster Europa-Park GCI 2012
10 Ravine Flyer II Waldameer & Water World The Gravity Group 2008
11 Outlaw Run Silver Dollar City RMC 2013
12 Cyclone Luna Park Harry C. Baker 1927
13 Balder Liseberg Intamin 2003
14 Gold Striker California's Great America GCI 2013
15 Joris en de Draak Efteling GCI 2010
16 Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure CCI 1998
17 Jack Rabbit Kennywood Harry C. Baker 1920
18 The Legend Holiday World & Splashin' Safari CCI 2000
19 Wildfire Kolmården Wildlife Park RMC 2016
20 Lightning Racer Hersheypark GCI 2000
21 Thunderbolt Kennywood John Miller (rebuilt Andy Vettel) 1924 (rebuilt 1968)
22 Troy Toverland GCI 2007
23 Prowler Worlds of Fun GCI 2009
24 Goliath (Six Flags Great America) Six Flags Great America RMC 2014
25 Boardwalk Bullet Kemah Boardwalk The Gravity Group and Martin & Vleminckx 2007

2023 winners

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2023 Golden Ticket Awards[4]
Host: Dollywood

The Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards were announced on September 9, 2023.

Category Rank 2023 Recipient Location/Park
Best Park 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
2 Europa-Park Rust, Germany
3 Universal Islands of Adventure Orlando, Florida
4 Phantasialand Brühl, Germany
5 Kings Island Kings Mills, Ohio
Best Waterpark 1 Schlitterbahn New Braunfels, Texas
2 Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana
3 Universal Volcano Bay Water Theme Park Orlando, Florida
4 Hyland Hills Water World Federal Heights, Colorado
5 Aquatica Orlando Orlando, Florida
Best Family Park 1 Dutch Wonderland Lancaster, Pennsylvania
2 Santa's Village (Jefferson, New Hampshire) Jefferson, New Hampshire
3 Story Land Glen, New Hampshire
4 Paultons Park Romsey, England
5 Legoland Florida Winter Haven, Florida
Best Family Coaster 1 Big Bear Mountain Dollywood
2 Slinky Dog Dash Disney's Hollywood Studios
3 Freedom Flyer Fun Spot America Orlando
4 Wooden Warrior Quassy Amusement Park
5 Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Disneyland Park (Paris)
Breakout Family Entertainment Center 1 Fun Land of Fredericksburg Fredericksburg, Virginia
2 Meow Wolf: The Real Unreal Grapevine, Texas
3 Scene75 Chicagoland Romeoville, Illinois
4 Bolder Grand Prairie, Texas
5 Malibu Jacks Lafayette Lafayette, Indiana
Most Beautiful Park 1 Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia
2 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
3 Europa-Park Rust, Germany
4 Tokyo DisneySea Tokyo, Japan
5 Efteling Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands
Best Water Ride 1 Valhalla Blackpool Pleasure Beach
2 Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls Universal Islands of Adventure
3 Chiapas Phantasialand
4 Timber Mountain Log Ride Knott's Berry Farm
5 Aquaman: Power Wave Six Flags Over Texas
Best Kids' Area 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
2 Kings Island Kings Mills, Ohio
3 Canada's Wonderland Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
4 Universal Islands of Adventure Orlando, Florida
5 Carowinds Charlotte, North Carolina
Best Halloween Event of 2022 1 Universal's Halloween Horror Nights Orlando, Florida
2 Knott's Berry Farm Buena Park, California
3 Universal's Halloween Horror Nights Universal City, California
4 Six Flags Fiesta Texas San Antonio, Texas
5 Europa-Park Rust, Germany
Best New Show 1 Le Mime et l’Etoile Puy du Fou
2 Summerbration Cedar Point
3 El Misterio de Sorbaces Puy du Fou España
4 Wake the Dead Cedar Point
5 Hot Time in Rivertown Silver Dollar City
Retrospect Carowinds
Best New Roller Coaster 1 Wildcat's Revenge Hersheypark
2 ArieForce One Fun Spot America Atlanta
3 Big Bear Mountain Dollywood
4 Toutatis Parc Astérix
5 Zambezi Zinger Worlds of Fun
Best New Family Attraction 1 Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge Universal Studios Hollywood
2 Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway Disneyland
3 Draken Falls Adventureland (Iowa)
4 Yuta Falls Lost Island Theme Park
5 Treasure Hunt: The Ride Monterey, California
Best New Water Park Ride 1 Rocket Blast Waldameer & Water World
2 Riptide Racer Water Country USA
3 Vikingløp Rulantica
4 Turtle Coaster Land of Legends Theme Park
5 Lightspeed Shuttle Studio City (Macau)
Best New Attraction Installation 1 ArieForce One Fun Spot America Atlanta
2 Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge Universal Studios Hollywood
3 Toutatis Parc Astérix
4 Leviathan Sea World
5 Big Bear Mountain Dollywood
Best Guest Experience 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
2 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania
3 Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana
4 Europa-Park Rust, Germany
5 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri
Best Dark Ride 1 Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Disney's Hollywood Studios
2 Haunted Mansion Knoebels Amusement Resort
3 Volkanu: Quest for the Golden Idol Lost Island Theme Park
4 Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout! Disney California Adventure
5 Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts Universal Studios Florida
Best Waterpark Ride 1 Mammoth Splashin' Safari
2 Wildebeest Splashin' Safari
3 Krakatau Aqua Coaster Universal Volcano Bay Water Theme Park
4 Lost River of the Pharaohs Hyland Hills Water World
5 Cheetah Chase Splashin' Safari
Best Innovation 1 208 ReTraK, Rocky Mountain Construction Hayden, Idaho
2 Eatrenalin, Europa Park Rust, Germany
3 Surf Coaster, Bolliger & Mabillard Monthey, Switzerland
4 StaCool Vest Core Body Cooling System, StaCool Industries Lecanto, Florida
5 eSix Gaming, Six Flags Fiesta Texas San Antonio, Texas
6 Quick Six/Just Walk Out, Amazon at Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson Township, New Jersey
7 Belt Assisted Transport, Sunkid GmbH Bassenheim, Germany
8 Perfect Pour
Best Food 1 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania
2 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
3 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri
4 Epcot Orlando, Florida
5 Europa-Park Rust, Germany
Best Christmas Event of 2022 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
2 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri
3 Magic Kingdom Bay Lake, Florida
4 Kings Dominion Doswell, Virginia
5 Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia
Europa-Park Rust, Germany
Top 25 Steel Roller Coasters
Rank 2023 Recipient Park Supplier Year
1 Fury 325 Carowinds B&M 2015
2 Millennium Force Cedar Point Intamin 2000
3 VelociCoaster Universal Islands of Adventure Intamin 2021
4 Steel Vengeance Cedar Point Dinn (rebuilt RMC) 1991 (rebuilt 2018)
5 Iron Gwazi Busch Gardens Tampa Bay GCI (rebuilt RMC) 1999 (rebuilt 2022)
6 Expedition GeForce Holiday Park Intamin 2001
7 Superman the Ride Six Flags New England Intamin 2000
8 Taron Phantasialand Intamin 2016
9 Intimidator 305 Kings Dominion Intamin 2010
Maverick Cedar Point Intamin 2007
11 Apollo's Chariot Busch Gardens Williamsburg B&M 1999
12 Phantom's Revenge Kennywood Arrow Dynamics (rebuilt Morgan) 1991 (rebuilt 2001)
13 Leviathan Canada's Wonderland B&M 2012
14 Lightning Rod Dollywood RMC 2016 (modified to steel coaster in 2021)
15 Iron Rattler Six Flags Fiesta Texas RCCA (rebuilt RMC) 1992 (rebuilt 2013)
Thunder Striker (as Intimidator) Carowinds B&M 2010
17 Mako SeaWorld Orlando B&M 2016
18 Helix Liseberg Mack 2014
19 Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure Universal Islands of Adventure Intamin 2019
20 Nitro Six Flags Great Adventure B&M 2001
21 X2 Six Flags Magic Mountain Arrow Dynamics 2001
22 Time Traveler Silver Dollar City Mack Rides 2018
23 Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Epcot Vekoma 2022
24 Candymonium Hersheypark B&M 2020
25 ArieForce One Fun Spot America Atlanta RMC 2023
Top 25 Wood Roller Coasters
Rank 2023 Recipient Park Supplier Year
1 Phoenix Knoebels Amusement Resort PTC 1985
2 The Voyage Holiday World & Splashin' Safari The Gravity Group 2006
3 El Toro Six Flags Great Adventure Intamin 2006
4 Thunderhead Dollywood GCI 2004
5 Boulder Dash Lake Compounce CCI 2000
6 The Beast Kings Island 1979
7 Mystic Timbers Kings Island GCI 2017
8 Ravine Flyer II Waldameer & Water World The Gravity Group 2008
9 GhostRider Knott's Berry Farm CCI 1998
10 Outlaw Run Silver Dollar City RMC 2013
11 Balder Liseberg Intamin 2003
12 Gold Striker California's Great America GCI 2013
13 Wildfire Kolmården Wildlife Park RMC 2016
14 Wodan - Timburcoaster Europa-Park GCI 2012
15 Jack Rabbit Kennywood Harry C. Baker 1921
16 Cyclone Luna Park Harry C. Baker 1927
17 Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure CCI 1998
18 Thunderbolt Kennywood John Miller (rebuilt Andy Vettel) 1924 (rebuilt 1968)
19 Troy Toverland GCI 2007
20 Rutschebanen Tivoli Gardens LaMarcus Adna Thompson 1914
21 The Legend Holiday World & Splashin' Safari CCI 2000
22 Lightning Racer Hersheypark GCI 2000
23 Flying Turns Knoebels 2014
24 Prowler Worlds of Fun GCI 2009
25 The Comet The Great Escape PTC 1994

2022 winners

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2022 Golden Ticket Awards[5]
Hosts: Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Morgan's Wonderland

The Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards were announced on September 10, 2022.

Category Rank 2022 Recipient Location/Park
Best Park 1 Europa-Park Rust, Germany
2 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
3 Phantasialand Brühl, Germany
4 Universal's Islands of Adventure Orlando, Florida
5 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri
Best Waterpark 1 Schlitterbahn New Braunfels, Texas
2 Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana
3 Hyland Hills Water World Federal Heights, Colorado
4 Universal's Volcano Bay Water Theme Park Orlando, Florida
5 Perfect Day at CocoCay The Bahamas
Best Family Park 1 Dutch Wonderland Lancaster, Pennsylvania
2 Santa's Village (Jefferson, New Hampshire) Jefferson, New Hampshire
3 Paultons Park Romsey, England
4 Legoland Florida Winter Haven, Florida
5 Story Land Glen, New Hampshire
Best Wildlife/Marine Park 1 SeaWorld Orlando Orlando, Florida
2 Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Tampa, Florida
3 Disney's Animal Kingdom Orlando, Florida
4 Discovery Cove Orlando, Florida
5 Ocean Park Hong Kong Hong Kong
Breakout Family Entertainment Center 1 Meow Wolf Convergence Station Denver, Colorado
2 Funplex Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
3 Funplex Mount Laurel Mount Laurel, New Jersey
4 Elev8 Fun Sanford, Florida
5 Shepherd of the Hills Branson, Missouri
Most Beautiful Park 1 Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia
2 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
3 Efteling Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands
4 Europa-Park Rust, Germany
5 Gilroy Gardens Gilroy, California
Best Water Ride 1 Chiapas Phantasialand
2 Mystic River Falls Silver Dollar City
3 Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls Universal's Islands of Adventure
4 Timber Mountain Log Ride Knott's Berry Farm
5 Splash Mountain Magic Kingdom
Best Kids' Area 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
2 Kings Island Kings Mills, Ohio
3 Knott's Berry Farm Buena Park, California
4 Efteling Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands
5 Paultons Park Romsey, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Best Halloween Event of 2021 1 Universal's Halloween Horror Nights Orlando, Florida
2 Knott's Berry Farm Buena Park, California
3 Six Flags Fiesta Texas San Antonio, Texas
4 Universal's Halloween Horror Nights Universal City, California
5 Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Tampa, Florida
Best New Show 1 Christmas at the Southern Palace Six Flags Over Texas
2 Fun, Fireworks, and Fifty Kings Island
3 Come See About Me Cedar Point
Best New Roller Coaster 1 Iron Gwazi Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
2 Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Epcot
3 Ice Breaker SeaWorld Orlando
4 Pantheon Busch Gardens Williamsburg
5 Dr. Diabolical's Cliffhanger Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Best New Family Attraction 1 Volkanu: Quest for the Golden Idol Lost Island Theme Park
2 Remy's Ratatouille Adventure Epcot
3 Pirates of Speelunker Cave Six Flags Over Texas
4 Jumanji - The Adventure Gardaland
5 Chasseurs de Tornades Futuroscope
Best New Water Park Ride 1 Medusa's Slidewheel Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park
2 Rocket Rapids Quassy Amusement Park
3 Riptide Racer Aquatica San Antonio
4 The Edge Soaky Mountain
5 Rapids Racer Adventure Island
Best New Attraction Installation 1 Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Epcot
2 Kangaroo Kennywood
3 Dr. Diabolical's Cliffhanger Six Flags Fiesta Texas
4 Volkanu: Quest for the Golden Idol Lost Island Theme Park
5 Fireball Adventureland
Best Guest Experience 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
2 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania
3 Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana
4 Kings Island Mason, Ohio
5 Europa-Park Rust, Germany
Best Dark Ride 1 Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Disney's Hollywood Studios
2 Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure Shanghai Disneyland
3 Haunted Mansion Knoebels Amusement Resort
4 Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye Disneyland
5 Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts Universal Studios Florida
Best Waterpark Ride 1 Wildebeest Splashin' Safari
2 Krakatau Aqua Coaster Universal's Volcano Bay Water Theme Park
3 Voyage to the Center of the Earth Hyland Hills Water World
4 Master Blaster Schlitterbahn
5 Medusa's Slidewheel Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park
Best Innovation 1 VLocker Loganholme, Australia
2 Competency Management, Mobaro Viby J, Denmark
3 Cooking Oil Micro-Filtration, Filta Toronto, Ontario
4 EVENTS Software System, Embed Singapore
5 NinjaCross Systems Overland Park, Kansas
6 Stern Insider, Stern Pinball Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Best Food 1 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania
2 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
3 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri
4 Epcot Orlando, Florida
5 Europa-Park Rust, Germany
Best Christmas Event of 2021 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
2 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri
3 Give Kids the World Village Kissimmee, Florida
4 Carowinds Charlotte, North Carolina
5 Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, California
Top 25 Steel Roller Coasters
Rank 2022 Recipient Park Supplier Year
1 Fury 325 Carowinds B&M 2015
2 Steel Vengeance Cedar Point Dinn (rebuilt RMC) 1991 (rebuilt 2018)
3 Millennium Force Cedar Point Intamin 2000
4 Iron Gwazi Busch Gardens Tampa Bay GCI (rebuilt RMC) 1999 (rebuilt 2022)
5 VelociCoaster Universal's Islands of Adventure Intamin 2021
6 Expedition GeForce Holiday Park Intamin 2001
7 Superman the Ride Six Flags New England Intamin 2000
8 Apollo's Chariot Busch Gardens Williamsburg B&M 1999
9 Intimidator 305 Kings Dominion Intamin 2010
10 Maverick Cedar Point Intamin 2007
11 Lightning Rod Dollywood RMC 2016 (modified to steel coaster in 2021)
12 Taron Phantasialand Intamin 2016
13 Phantom's Revenge Kennywood Arrow Dynamics (rebuilt Morgan) 1991 (rebuilt 2001)
14 Iron Rattler Six Flags Fiesta Texas RCCA (rebuilt RMC) 1992 (rebuilt 2013)
15 Leviathan Canada's Wonderland B&M 2012
16 Mako SeaWorld Orlando B&M 2016
17 Diamondback Kings Island B&M 2009
18 Twisted Colossus Six Flags Magic Mountain International Amusement Devices (rebuilt RMC) 1978 (rebuilt 2015)
19 Candymonium Hersheypark B&M 2020
20 Orion Kings Island B&M 2020
21 Nitro Six Flags Great Adventure B&M 2001
22 Time Traveler Silver Dollar City Mack Rides 2018
23 Skyrush Hersheypark Intamin 2012
24 Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure Universal's Islands of Adventure Intamin 2019
25 Magnum XL-200 Cedar Point Arrow Dynamics 1989
Top 25 Wood Roller Coasters
Rank 2022 Recipient Park Supplier Year
1 Phoenix Knoebels Amusement Resort PTC 1985
2 The Voyage Holiday World & Splashin' Safari The Gravity Group 2006
3 El Toro Six Flags Great Adventure Intamin 2006
4 Boulder Dash Lake Compounce CCI 2000
5 The Beast Kings Island 1979
6 Mystic Timbers Kings Island GCI 2017
7 Ravine Flyer II Waldameer & Water World The Gravity Group 2008
8 GhostRider Knott's Berry Farm CCI 1998
9 Outlaw Run Silver Dollar City RMC 2013
10 Thunderhead Dollywood GCI 2004
11 Gold Striker California's Great America GCI 2013
12 Jack Rabbit Kennywood Harry C. Baker 1921
13 Wodan - Timburcoaster Europa-Park GCI 2012
14 Lightning Racer Hersheypark GCI 2000
15 Wildfire Kolmården Wildlife Park RMC 2016
16 Troy Toverland GCI 2007
17 Cyclone Luna Park Harry C. Baker 1927
18 Balder Liseberg Intamin 2003
19 Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure CCI 1998
20 Thunderbolt Kennywood John Miller (rebuilt Andy Vettel) 1924 (rebuilt 1968)
21 Boardwalk Bullet Kemah Boardwalk Martin & Vleminckx 2007
22 The Legend Holiday World & Splashin' Safari CCI 2000
23 The Comet The Great Escape PTC 1994
24 The Raven Holiday World & Splashin' Safari CCI 1995
25 Colossos Heide Park Intamin 2001

2021 winners

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2021 Golden Ticket Awards[6]
Host: National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives

The Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards were announced on September 9, 2021.

Category Rank 2021 Recipient Location/Park
Best Park 1 Europa-Park Rust, Germany
2 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
3 Universal's Islands of Adventure Orlando, Florida
4 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania
5 Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio
Best Waterpark 1 Schlitterbahn New Braunfels, Texas
2 Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana
3 Rulantica Rust, Germany
4 Universal's Volcano Bay Water Theme Park Orlando, Florida
5 Hyland Hills Water World Federal Heights, Colorado
Best Family Park 1 Dutch Wonderland Lancaster, Pennsylvania
2 Paultons Park Romsey, England
3 Idlewild and Soak Zone Ligonier, Pennsylvania
4 Santa's Village (Jefferson, New Hampshire) Jefferson, New Hampshire
5 Sesame Place Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Best Wildlife/Marine Park 1 SeaWorld Orlando Orlando, Florida
2 Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Tampa, Florida
3 Disney's Animal Kingdom Orlando, Florida
4 Discovery Cove Orlando, Florida
5 SeaWorld San Diego San Diego, California
Breakout Family Entertainment Center 1 Fun Spot America Atlanta Fayetteville, Georgia
2 Funplex Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
3 Scene75 Entertainment Center Dayton, Ohio
4 Austin's Pflugerville, Texas
5 Scene75 Entertainment Center Columbus, Ohio
Most Beautiful Park 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
2 Efteling Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands
3 Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia
4 Europa-Park Rust, Germany
5 Gilroy Gardens Gilroy, California
Best Water Ride 1 Valhalla Blackpool Pleasure Beach
2 Mystic River Falls Silver Dollar City
3 Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls Universal's Islands of Adventure
4 Chiapas Phantasialand
5 Timber Mountain Log Ride Knott's Berry Farm
Best Kids' Area 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
2 Kings Island Kings Mills, Ohio
3 Canada's Wonderland Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
4 Efteling Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands
5 Paultons Park Romsey, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Best Halloween Event of 2020 1 Six Flags Fiesta Texas San Antonio, Texas
2 Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Tampa, Florida
3 Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, New Jersey
4 Europa-Park Rust, Germany
5 Toverland Sevenum, The Netherlands
Best New Show 1 Rock The Night Six Flags Fiesta Texas
2 Down By The Riverside Silver Dollar City
3 Sweet Summer Nights Dollywood
4 Celebrate 150 Parade Cedar Point
5 Deep In The Heart Six Flags Over Texas
Best New Roller Coaster 1 VelociCoaster Universal's Islands of Adventure
2 Candymonium Hersheypark
3 F.L.Y. Phantasialand
4 Texas Stingray SeaWorld San Antonio
5 Orion Kings Island
Best New Family Attraction 1 Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Disney's Hollywood Studios
2 Knott's Bear-y Tales: Return to the Fair Knott's Berry Farm
3 Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway Disney's Hollywood Studios
4 Mystic River Falls Silver Dollar City
5 Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Disneyland
Best New Water Park Ride 1 Cheetah Chase Splashin' Safari
2 Riptide Race Aquatica Orlando
3 Tsunami Surge Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago
4 Venus Vortex Lake Compounce
5 Rally Racer Waldameer & Water World
Best New Attraction Installation 1 Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Disney's Hollywood Studios
2 VelociCoaster Universal's Islands of Adventure
3 F.L.Y. Phantasialand
4 Mystic River Falls Silver Dollar City
5 The Ride to Happiness Plopsaland De Panne
Best Guest Experience 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
2 Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana
3 Europa-Park Rust, Germany
4 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania
5 Kings Island Mason, Ohio
Best Dark Ride 1 Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Disney's Hollywood Studios
2 Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure Shanghai Disneyland
3 Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts Universal Studios Florida
4 Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Disney's Hollywood Studios
5 Reese's Cupfusion Hersheypark
Best Waterpark Ride 1 Wildebeest Splashin' Safari
2 Krakatau Aqua Coaster Universal's Volcano Bay Water Theme Park
3 Mammoth Splashin' Safari
4 Cheetah Chase Splashin' Safari
5 Master Blaster Schlitterbahn
Best Innovation 1 Engineered Pre-Cut Wooden Track, The Gravity Group Cincinnati, Ohio
2 Clear Gear Disinfectant Spray, Clear Gear
3 CMD-CTR Operations App, First Option Software New Alresford, England
Flying Coaster Loading System, Vekoma Vlodrop, The Netherlands
4 ValoJump, Valo Motion Espoo, Finland
5 Paperless Data Collection Inspection System, LJM & Associates Inc. Oldsmar, Florida
6 Water slide Refurbishment, iSlide 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Best Food 1 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania
2 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
3 Epcot Orlando, Florida
4 Europa-Park Rust, Germany
5 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri
Best Christmas Event of 2020 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
2 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri
3 Give Kids the World Village Kissimmee, Florida
4 SeaWorld Orlando Orlando, Florida
5 Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, New Jersey
Top 50 Steel Roller Coasters
Rank 2021 Recipient Park Supplier Year
1 Fury 325 Carowinds B&M 2015
2 Millennium Force Cedar Point Intamin 2000
3 Steel Vengeance Cedar Point Dinn (rebuilt RMC) 1991 (rebuilt 2018)
4 Superman the Ride Six Flags New England Intamin 2000
5 Candymonium Hersheypark B&M 2020
6 Expedition GeForce Holiday Park Intamin 2001
7 Lightning Rod Dollywood RMC 2016 (modified to steel coaster in 2021)
8 Leviathan Canada's Wonderland B&M 2012
9 Maverick Cedar Point Intamin 2007
10 Taron Phantasialand Intamin 2016
11 Apollo's Chariot Busch Gardens Williamsburg B&M 1999
12 Iron Rattler Six Flags Fiesta Texas RCCA (rebuilt RMC) 1992 (rebuilt 2013)
13 Intimidator 305 Kings Dominion Intamin 2010
14 Nitro Six Flags Great Adventure B&M 2001
15 Phantom's Revenge Kennywood Arrow Dynamics (rebuilt Morgan) 1991 (rebuilt 2001)
16 Twisted Colossus Six Flags Magic Mountain International Amusement Devices (rebuilt RMC) 1978 (rebuilt 2015)
17 Mako SeaWorld Orlando B&M 2016
18 VelociCoaster Universal's Islands of Adventure Intamin 2021
19 Diamondback Kings Island B&M 2009
20 Magnum XL-200 Cedar Point Arrow Dynamics 1989
21 Alpengeist Busch Gardens Williamsburg B&M 1997
22 Montu Busch Gardens Tampa Bay B&M 1996
23 Intimidator Carowinds B&M 2010
Steel Curtain Kennywood S&S 2019
25 Mind Bender Six Flags Over Georgia Schwarzkopf 1978
26 Time Traveler Silver Dollar City Mack Rides 2018
X2 Six Flags Magic Mountain Arrow Dynamics 2002
28 Goliath Six Flags Over Georgia B&M 2006
Top Thrill Dragster Cedar Point Intamin 2003
30 Blue Fire Europa-Park Mack Rides 2009
31 Orion Kings Island B&M 2020
32 Nemesis Alton Towers B&M 1994
33 Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure Universal's Islands of Adventure Intamin 2019
Skyrush Hersheypark Intamin 2012
35 Steel Dragon 2000 Nagashima Spa Land Morgan 2000
36 New Texas Giant Six Flags Over Texas Dinn (rebuilt RMC) 1990 (rebuilt 2011)
37 Banshee Kings Island B&M 2014
38 Behemoth Canada's Wonderland B&M 2008
39 Twisted Timbers Kings Dominion International Coasters, Inc. (rebuilt RMC) 1994 (rebuilt 2018)
40 Helix Liseberg Mack Rides 2014
41 Cheetah Hunt Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Intamin 2011
42 Black Mamba Phantasialand B&M 2006
Wicked Cyclone Six Flags New England Frontier Construction (rebuilt RMC) 1983 (rebuilt 2015)
44 Raging Bull Six Flags Great America B&M 1999
45 Steel Force Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom Morgan 1997
46 Jetline Gröna Lund Anton Schwarzkopf 1988
47 Shock Wave Six Flags Over Texas Schwarzkopf 1978
48 Cannibal
Lagoon
 2015
Raptor Cedar Point B&M 1994
50 Lisebergbanan Liseberg Schwarzkopf 1987
Top 50 Wood Roller Coasters
Rank 2021 Recipient Park Supplier Year
1 Phoenix Knoebels Amusement Resort PTC 1985
2 The Voyage Holiday World & Splashin' Safari The Gravity Group 2006
3 El Toro Six Flags Great Adventure Intamin 2006
4 Boulder Dash Lake Compounce CCI 2000
5 The Beast Kings Island 1979
6 Mystic Timbers Kings Island GCII 2017
7 GhostRider Knott's Berry Farm CCI 1998
8 Ravine Flyer II Waldameer & Water World The Gravity Group 2008
9 Outlaw Run Silver Dollar City RMC 2013
10 Thunderhead Dollywood GCII 2004
11 Lightning Racer Hersheypark GCII 2000
12 Gold Striker California's Great America GCII 2013
13 Cyclone Luna Park Harry C. Baker 1927
Jack Rabbit Kennywood Harry C. Baker 1921
15 Troy Toverland GCII 2007
16 Balder Liseberg Intamin 2003
17 The Raven Holiday World & Splashin' Safari CCI 1995
Wildfire Kolmården Wildlife Park RMC 2016
19 Thunderbolt Kennywood John Miller (rebuilt Andy Vettel) 1924 (rebuilt 1968)
20 The Comet The Great Escape PTC 1994
21 Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure CCI 1998
22 Boardwalk Bullet Kemah Boardwalk Martin & Vleminckx 2007
23 Wodan - Timburcoaster Europa-Park GCII 2012
24 The Legend Holiday World & Splashin' Safari CCI 2000
25 Colossos Heide Park Intamin 2001
26 Goliath Six Flags Great America RMC 2014
27 Flying Turns Knoebels Amusement Resort 2013
28 Giant Dipper Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Arthur Looff 1924
29 White Lightning Fun Spot America Orlando GCII 2013
30 Renegade Valleyfair GCII 2007
31 Prowler Worlds of Fun GCII 2009
32 Twister Knoebels Amusement Resort 1999
33 Rampage Alabama Splash Adventure CCI 1998
34 Coaster Playland Carl Phare/Walker LeRoy 1958
35 Blue Streak Conneaut Lake Park Ed Vettel 1938
36 Screamin' Eagle Six Flags St. Louis PTC 1976
37 Comet Hersheypark PTC 1946
38 Blue Streak Cedar Point PTC 1964
39 Hades 360 Mount Olympus Theme Park The Gravity Group 1995
40 El Toro Freizeitpark Plohn GCII 2009
41 Cornball Express Indiana Beach CCI 2001
42 The Boss Six Flags St. Louis CCI 2000
43 The Cú Chulainn Coaster Tayto Park The Gravity Group 2015
44 Rutschebanen Tivoli Gardens Valdemar Lebech 1915
45 Texas Stingray SeaWorld San Antonio GCII 2020
Zippin Pippin Bay Beach Amusement Park John Miller (rebuilt The Gravity Group) 1912 (rebuilt 2011)
47 American Thunder Six Flags St. Louis GCII 2009
48 InvadR Busch Gardens Williamsburg GCII 2017
49 Grand National Blackpool Pleasure Beach Charles Paige 1935
50 T Express Everland Intamin 2008

2020 winners

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2020 Golden Ticket Awards[7]
The Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards were announced on September 23, 2020.
Category Rank 2020 Recipient Location
Innovation of the Year 1 (Tie) Six Flags Over Texas Arlington, Texas
1 (Tie) Six Flags Entertainment Corporation Grand Prairie, Texas
2 Embed Dallas, Texas
3 Ralph S. Alberts Montoursville, Pennsylvania
4 Chance Rides Wichita, Kansas
5 Zamperla Vicenza, Italy
Industry Leader: Supplier 1 Gateway Ticketing Systems Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania
2 Embed Dallas, Texas
3 Zamperla Vicenza, Italy
4 Bob's Space Racers Holly Hill, Florida
5 Firestone Financial Needham, Massachusetts
Industry Leader: Amusement/Theme Park 1 Knotts Berry Farm Buena Park, California
2 Gatorland Orlando, Florida
3 San Antonio Zoo San Antonio, Texas
4 Kentucky Kingdom Louisville, Kentucky
5 Quassy Amusement Park Middlebury, Connecticut
Industry Leader: FEC 1 Urban Air Adventure Parks Rockwall, Texas
2 Scene75 Entertainment Centres Dayton, Ohio
3 Funplex East Hanover Township, New Jersey
4 Funspot Laconia, New Hampshire
Industry Leader: Outdoor Entertainment 1 Tally Amusements Fort Worth, Texas
2 Sky Eye/Biggest Wheel Winter Park, Florida
3 Rides 4 U Somerville, New Jersey
4 Rocken Graphics Riverview, Florida
5 Delaware State Fair Harrington, Delaware
Industry Leader: Association 1 New England Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Saco, Maine

2019 winners

[edit]
2019 Golden Ticket Awards[8]
Host Park: Silverwood Theme Park The Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards were announced on September 9, 2019.
Category Rank 2019 Recipient Location/Park
Best Park 1 Europa-Park Rust, Germany
2 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
3 Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio
4 Disneyland Anaheim, California
5 Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia
Best Waterpark 1 Schlitterbahn New Braunfels, Texas
2 Universal's Volcano Bay Water Theme Park Orlando, Florida
3 Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana
4 Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Orlando, Florida
5 Disney's Blizzard Beach Orlando, Florida
Best Family Park 1 Dutch Wonderland Lancaster, Pennsylvania
2 Sesame Place Langhorne, Pennsylvania
3 Idlewild and Soak Zone Ligonier, Pennsylvania
4 Paultons Park Romsey, England
5 Legoland Florida Winter Haven, Florida
Best Wildlife/Marine Park 1 SeaWorld Orlando Orlando, Florida
2 Disney's Animal Kingdom Orlando, Florida
3 Discovery Cove Orlando, Florida
4 Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Tampa, Florida
5 Ocean Park Hong Kong, China
Breakout Family Entertainment Center 1 C.J. Barrymore's Clinton Township, Michigan
2 Funland of Fredericksburg Fredericksburg, Virginia
3 Two Bit Circus Los Angeles, California
4 Clifton Hill Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
5 Frankie's Fun Park Charlotte, North Carolina
Most Beautiful Park 1 Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia
2 Europa-Park Rust, Germany
3 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
4 Gilroy Gardens Gilroy, California
5 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri
Best Water Ride 1 Valhalla Blackpool Pleasure Beach
2 Timber Mountain Log Ride Knott's Berry Farm
3 Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls Universal's Islands of Adventure
4 Infinity Falls SeaWorld Orlando
5 Jurassic Park River Adventure Universal's Islands of Adventure
Best Kids' Area 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
2 Kings Island Kings Mills, Ohio
3 Canada's Wonderland Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
4 Efteling Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands
5 Universal's Islands of Adventure Orlando, Florida
Best Halloween Event of 2018 1 Universal Orlando Resort Orlando, Florida
2 Knott's Berry Farm Buena Park, California
3 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania
4 Europa-Park Rust, Germany
5 Kennywood West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
Best New Show 1 Reuben's Swashbuckling Adventure Silver Dollar City
2 Paddington On Ice - The Grand Voyage Europa-Park
3 Detention at Rockville Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Best New Roller Coaster 1 Steel Curtain Kennywood
2 Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure Universal's Islands of Adventure
3 Copperhead Strike Carowinds
4 Yukon Striker Canada's Wonderland
5 Untamed Walibi Holland
Best New Family Attraction 1 Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run Disneyland
2 Kaleidoscape Elitch Gardens
3 Kings Mills Antique Autos Kings Island
4 Tidal Twister SeaWorld San Diego
5 Masters of Flight Legoland Florida
Best New Water Park Ride 1 Cutback Water Coaster Water Country USA
2 Lava Drifting Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park
3 Daredevil's Peak Perfect Day at CocoCay
4 Infinity Racers Schlitterbahn Galveston
5 Rapid Remix SoundWaves at Gaylord Opryland
Best New Attraction Installation 1 Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure Universal's Islands of Adventure
2 Steel Curtain Kennywood
3 Copperhead Strike Carowinds
4 Sesame Street: Street Mission PortAventura World
5 The Zenith Mega Parc
Best Guest Experience 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
2 Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana
3 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri
4 Europa-Park Rust, Germany
5 Disneyland Anaheim, California
Best Dark Ride 1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure Shanghai Disneyland
2 Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey Universal's Islands of Adventure
3 Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Disney's Hollywood Studios
4 Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye Disneyland
5 Haunted Mansion Knoebels Amusement Resort
Best Waterpark Ride 1 Wildebeest (ride) Splashin' Safari
2 Krakatau Aqua Coaster Universal's Volcano Bay Water Theme Park
3 Mammoth Splashin' Safari
4 Ray Rush SeaWorld Orlando
5 The Falls Schlitterbahn
Best Food 1 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania
2 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
3 Epcot Orlando, Florida
4 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri
5 Europa-Park Rust, Germany
Best Christmas Event of 2018 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
2 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri
3 Hersheypark Hershey, Pennsylvania
4 SeaWorld Orlando Orlando, Florida
5 Kings Island Kings Mills, Ohio
Top 50 Steel Roller Coasters
Rank 2019 Recipient Park Supplier Year
1 Fury 325 Carowinds B&M 2015
2 Millennium Force Cedar Point Intamin 2000
3 Steel Vengeance Cedar Point Dinn (rebuilt RMC) 1991 (rebuilt 2018)
4 Superman the Ride Six Flags New England Intamin 2000
5 Expedition GeForce Holiday Park Intamin 2001
6 Twisted Colossus Six Flags Magic Mountain International Amusement Devices (rebuilt RMC) 1978 (rebuilt 2015)
7 Iron Rattler Six Flags Fiesta Texas RCCA (rebuilt RMC) 1992 (rebuilt 2013)
8 Apollo's Chariot Busch Gardens Williamsburg B&M 1999
9 Leviathan Canada's Wonderland B&M 2012
10 Nitro Six Flags Great Adventure B&M 2001
11 Intimidator 305 Kings Dominion Intamin 2010
12 Phantom's Revenge Kennywood Arrow Dynamics (rebuilt Morgan) 1991 (rebuilt 2001)
13 Maverick Cedar Point Intamin 2007
14 Diamondback Kings Island B&M 2009
15 Mako SeaWorld Orlando B&M 2016
16 Nemesis Alton Towers B&M 1994
17 Taron Phantasialand Intamin 2016
18 Magnum XL-200 Cedar Point Arrow Dynamics 1989
19 Helix Liseberg Mack Rides 2014
20 Steel Dragon 2000 Nagashima Spa Land Morgan 2000
21 Top Thrill Dragster Cedar Point Intamin 2003
22 Time Traveler Silver Dollar City Mack Rides 2018
23 Blue Fire Europa-Park Mack Rides 2009
X2 Six Flags Magic Mountain Arrow Dynamics 2002
25 Mind Bender Six Flags Over Georgia Schwarzkopf 1978
26 New Texas Giant Six Flags Over Texas Dinn (rebuilt RMC) 1990 (rebuilt 2011)
27 Skyrush Hersheypark Intamin 2012
28 Intimidator Carowinds B&M 2010
29 Behemoth Canada's Wonderland B&M 2008
30 Goliath Six Flags Over Georgia B&M 2006
Montu Busch Gardens Tampa Bay B&M 1996
32 Alpengeist Busch Gardens Williamsburg B&M 1997
33 Banshee Kings Island B&M 2014
34 Yukon Striker Canada's Wonderland B&M 2019
35 Tron Lightcycle Power Run Shanghai Disneyland Vekoma 2016
36 Cheetah Hunt Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Intamin 2011
37 Twisted Timbers Kings Dominion International Coasters, Inc. (rebuilt RMC) 1994 (rebuilt 2018)
38 Verbolten Busch Gardens Williamsburg Zierer 2012
39 Wicked Cyclone Six Flags New England Frontier Construction (rebuilt RMC) 1983 (rebuilt 2015)
40 Kumba Busch Gardens Tampa Bay B&M 1996
41 Cannibal
Lagoon
 2015
42 Steel Curtain Kennywood S&S 2019
43 Black Mamba Phantasialand B&M 2006
44 Whizzer Six Flags Great America Schwarzkopf 1976
45 Full Throttle Six Flags Magic Mountain Premier Rides 2013
46 Raging Bull Six Flags Great America B&M 1999
47 Lisebergbanan Liseberg Schwarzkopf 1987
Superman: Ride of Steel Six Flags America Intamin 2000
49 Goliath Six Flags Magic Mountain Giovanola 2000
Tatsu Six Flags Magic Mountain B&M 2006
Top 50 Wood Roller Coasters
Rank 2019 Recipient Park Supplier Year
1 Phoenix Knoebels Amusement Resort PTC 1985
2 The Voyage Holiday World & Splashin' Safari The Gravity Group 2006
3 El Toro Six Flags Great Adventure Intamin 2006
4 Boulder Dash Lake Compounce CCI 2000
5 The Beast Kings Island 1979
6 GhostRider Knott's Berry Farm CCI 1998
7 Lightning Rod Dollywood RMC 2016
8 Outlaw Run Silver Dollar City RMC 2013
9 Ravine Flyer II Waldameer & Water World The Gravity Group 2008
10 Mystic Timbers Kings Island GCII 2017
11 Thunderhead Dollywood GCII 2004
12 Gold Striker California's Great America GCII 2013
13 Balder Liseberg Intamin 2003
14 Lightning Racer Hersheypark GCII 2000
15 Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure CCI 1998
16 Wildfire Kolmården Wildlife Park RMC 2016
17 Giant Dipper Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Arthur Looff 1924
18 Thunderbolt Kennywood John Miller (rebuilt Andy Vettel) 1924 (rebuilt 1968)
19 The Comet The Great Escape PTC 1994
20 Jack Rabbit Kennywood Harry C. Baker 1921
21 The Raven Holiday World & Splashin' Safari CCI 1995
22 White Lightning Fun Spot America Orlando GCII 2013
23 Wodan - Timburcoaster Europa-Park GCII 2012
24 Renegade Valleyfair GCII 2007
25 Troy Toverland GCII 2007
26 The Legend Holiday World & Splashin' Safari CCI 2000
27 Goliath Six Flags Great America RMC 2014
28 Cyclone Luna Park Harry C. Baker 1927
29 Prowler Worlds of Fun GCII 2009
30 Colossos Heide Park Intamin 2001
31 Boardwalk Bullet Kemah Boardwalk Martin & Vleminckx 2007
32 Coaster Playland Carl Phare/Walker LeRoy 1958
33 Flying Turns Knoebels Amusement Resort 2013
34 Rampage Alabama Splash Adventure CCI 1998
35 The Cú Chulainn Coaster Tayto Park (since renamed Emerald Park) The Gravity Group 2015
36 The Boss Six Flags St. Louis CCI 2000
37 T Express Everland Intamin 2008
38 Blue Streak Cedar Point PTC 1964
39 American Thunder Six Flags St. Louis GCII 2009
40 Blue Streak Conneaut Lake Park Ed Vettel 1938
41 InvadR Busch Gardens Williamsburg GCII 2017
42 Screamin' Eagle Six Flags St. Louis PTC 1976
43 Hades 360 Mount Olympus Theme Park The Gravity Group 1995
44 Megafobia Oakwood Theme Park CCI 1996
45 Rutschebanen Tivoli Gardens Valdemar Lebech 1915
Twister Knoebels Amusement Resort 1999
47 El Toro Freizeitpark Plohn GCII 2009
48 Twister Gröna Lund The Gravity Group 2011
49 Switchback ZDT's Amusement Park The Gravity Group 2015
50 Grizzly Kings Dominion Taft Broadcasting Company 1982

2018 winners

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2018 Golden Ticket Awards[9]
Host Park: Silver Dollar City The Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards were announced on September 8, 2018.
Category Rank 2018 Recipient Location/Park Vote
Best New Ride (Amusement Park) 1 Steel Vengeance Cedar Point 33%
2 Time Traveler Silver Dollar City 29%
3 Twisted Timbers Kings Dominion 6%
4 Oscar's Wacky Taxi Sesame Place 5%
Wicker Man Alton Towers
Best New Ride (Water Park) 1 Ray Rush Aquatica Orlando 23%
2 Breakers Edge Water Coaster Hersheypark 21%
3 Whitecap Racer Hersheypark 12%
4 Rock Wheel Chimelong Water Park 11%
5 Raja Noah's Ark 9%
Best Park 1 Europa-Park Rust, Germany 25%
2 Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio 20%
3 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania 8%
4 Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia 7%
5 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 6.5%
Best Waterpark 1 Schlitterbahn New Braunfels New Braunfels, Texas 51%
2 Holiday World and Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana 20%
3 Universal's Volcano Bay Water Theme Park Orlando, Florida 8%
4 Dollywood's Splash Country Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 5%
5 Aquatica Orlando Orlando, Florida 4%
Best Children's Park 1 Idlewild and Soak Zone Ligonier, Pennsylvania 16%
2 Morgan's Wonderland San Antonio, Texas 11%
3 Sesame Place Langhorne, Pennsylvania 10%
4 Legoland Florida Winter Haven, Florida 8%
5 Storybook Land Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey 7%
Best Marine Life Park 1 SeaWorld Orlando Orlando, Florida 56%
2 SeaWorld San Diego San Diego, California 13%
3 SeaWorld San Antonio San Antonio, Texas 9%
4 Discovery Cove Orlando, Florida 7%
5 Ocean Park Hong Kong, China 6%
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Vallejo, California
Best Seaside Park 1 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Santa Cruz, California 33%
2 Morey's Piers Wildwood, New Jersey 22%
3 Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool, England 20%
4 Gröna Lund Stockholm, Sweden 19%
5 Kemah Boardwalk Kemah, Texas 4%
Best Kids’ Area 1 Kings Island Kings Mills, Ohio 23%
2 Universal's Islands of Adventure Orlando, Florida 13%
3 Efteling Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands 10%
4 Europa-Park Rust, Germany 9%
5 Paultons Park Romsey, England 8%
Cleanest Park 1 Holiday World and Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana 25%
2 Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia 12%
3 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 11%
4 Europa-Park Rust, Germany 9%
5 Tokyo DisneySea Tokyo, Japan 8%
Friendliest Park 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 29%
2 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri 19%
3 Holiday World and Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana 15%
4 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania 12%
5 Lagoon Farmington, Utah 4%
Magic Kingdom Orlando, Florida
Best Shows 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 42%
2 Six Flags Fiesta Texas San Antonio, Texas 14%
3 Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia 9%
4 Disney's Animal Kingdom Orlando, Florida 5%
Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri
Best Landscaping 1 Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia 34%
2 Gilroy Gardens Gilroy, California 16%
3 Efteling Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands 12%
4 Tivoli Gardens Copenhagen, Denmark 9%
5 Disney's Animal Kingdom Orlando, Florida 6%
Europa-Park Rust, Germany
Best Food 1 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania 22%
2 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 20%
3 Epcot Orlando, Florida 14%
4 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri 13%
5 Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia 8%
Best Carousel 1 Grand Carousel Knoebels Amusement Resort 43%
2 Looff Carousel Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk 17%
3 Riverview Carousel Six Flags Over Georgia 8%
4 Stoomcarrousel Efteling 6%
5 Caro-Seuss-El Universal's Islands of Adventure 5%
Best Water Ride (Park) 1 Valhalla Blackpool Pleasure Beach 22%
2 Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls Universal's Islands of Adventure 18%
3 Splash Mountain Magic Kingdom 10%
4 Chiapas Phantasialand 9.5%
5 Timber Mountain Log Ride Knott's Berry Farm 9%
Best Water Park Ride 1 Wildebeest Holiday World and Splashin' Safari 29%
2 Mammoth Holiday World and Splashin' Safari 16%
3 The Falls Schlitterbahn 11%
4 Master Blaster Schlitterbahn 10%
5 Krakatau Aqua Coaster Universal's Volcano Bay Water Theme Park 9%
Best Dark Ride 1 The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Disney's Hollywood Studios 13%
2 Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey Universal's Islands of Adventure 12%
3 Haunted Mansion Knoebels Amusement Resort 11%
4 Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure Shanghai Disneyland 10%
5 Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts Universal Studios Florida 9%
Best Indoor Roller Coaster 1 Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride Universal Studios Florida 25%
2 Space Mountain Disneyland 12%
3 Tron Lightcycle Power Run Shanghai Disneyland 11.5%
Winja's Fear & Force Phantasialand
5 Black Diamond Knoebels Amusement Resort 11%
Best Funhouse/Walk-Through 1 Noah's Ark Kennywood 34%
2 Frankenstein's Castle Indiana Beach 13%
3 Ghost Ship Morey's Piers 12%
4 Gasten Ghost Hotel Liseberg 11%
5 Lustiga Huset Gröna Lund 10%
Best Halloween Event 1 Universal Orlando Resort Orlando, Florida 28%
2 Knott's Berry Farm Buena Park, California 22%
3 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania 13%
4 Kings Island Kings Mills, Ohio 6%
5 Kennywood West Mifflin, Pennsylvania 5%
Six Flags Fiesta Texas San Antonio, Texas
Best Christmas Event 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 35%
2 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri 14%
3 Disneyland Anaheim, California 8%
4 Kings Island Kings Mills, Ohio 6%
Magic Kingdom Orlando, Florida
Top 50 Steel Roller Coasters
Rank 2018 Recipient Park Supplier Year Points
1 Fury 325 Carowinds B&M 2015 1,222
2 Millennium Force Cedar Point Intamin 2000 1,156
3 Steel Vengeance Cedar Point Dinn (rebuilt RMC) 1991 (rebuilt 2018) 829
4 Expedition GeForce Holiday Park Intamin 2001 540
5 Superman the Ride Six Flags New England Intamin 2000 535
6 Apollo's Chariot Busch Gardens Williamsburg B&M 1999 522
7 Iron Rattler Six Flags Fiesta Texas Dinn (rebuilt RMC) 1990 (rebuilt 2013) 483
8 Leviathan Canada's Wonderland B&M 2012 410
9 Maverick Cedar Point Intamin 2007 390
10 Diamondback Kings Island B&M 2009 347
11 Nitro Six Flags Great Adventure B&M 2001 345
12 Intimidator 305 Kings Dominion Intamin 2010 344
13 Phantom's Revenge Kennywood Arrow Dynamics (rebuilt Morgan) 1991 (rebuilt 2001) 324
14 Magnum XL-200 Cedar Point Arrow Dynamics 1989 300
15 Taron Phantasialand Intamin 2016 283
16 Top Thrill Dragster Cedar Point Intamin 2003 278
17 Mako SeaWorld Orlando B&M 2016 251
18 Time Traveler Silver Dollar City Mack Rides 2018 248
19 Blue Fire Europa-Park Mack Rides 2006 244
20 Nemesis Alton Towers B&M 1994 238
21 Helix Liseberg Mack Rides 2014 234
22 Intimidator Carowinds B&M 2010 233
23 New Texas Giant Six Flags Over Texas Dinn (rebuilt RMC) 1992 (rebuilt 2011) 222
24 Twisted Colossus Six Flags Magic Mountain International Amusement Devices (rebuilt RMC) 1978 (rebuilt 2015) 212
25 Mind Bender Six Flags Over Georgia Schwarzkopf 1978 211
26 Goliath Six Flags Over Georgia B&M 2006 201
27 Behemoth Canada's Wonderland B&M 2008 187
28 Montu Busch Gardens Tampa Bay B&M 1996 186
29 Banshee Kings Island B&M 2014 175
30 Skyrush Hersheypark Intamin 2012 173
31 X2 Six Flags Magic Mountain Arrow Dynamics 2002 162
32 Alpengeist Busch Gardens Williamsburg B&M 1997 160
33 Wicked Cyclone Six Flags New England Frontier Construction (rebuilt RMC) 1983 (rebuilt 2015) 158
34 Black Mamba Phantasialand B&M 2006 137
35 Cheetah Hunt Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Intamin 2011 132
36 Verbolten Busch Gardens Williamsburg Zierer 2012 116
37 Kumba Busch Gardens Tampa Bay B&M 1996 115
38 Twisted Timbers Kings Dominion International Coasters, Inc. (rebuilt RMC) 1994 (rebuilt 2018) 109
39 Superman: Ride of Steel Six Flags America Intamin 2000 99
Jetline Gröna Lund Anton Schwarzkopf 1988
41 Goliath La Ronde B&M 2006 97
42 Lisebergbanan Liseberg Schwarzkopf 1987 96
43 Griffon Busch Gardens Williamsburg B&M 2007 93
44 Cannibal
Lagoon
 2015 92
45 Shambhala PortAventura Park B&M 2012 89
46 Expedition Everest Disney's Animal Kingdom Vekoma 2006 82
47 Storm Chaser Kentucky Kingdom Martin & Vleminckx (rebuilt RMC) 1998 (rebuilt 2016) 81
48 Raging Bull Six Flags Great America B&M 1999 78
49 Thunderbird Holiday World & Splashin' Safari B&M 2015 72
50 Whizzer Six Flags Great America Schwarzkopf 1976 70
Top 50 Wood Roller Coasters
Rank 2018 Recipient Park Supplier Year Points
1 Phoenix Knoebels Amusement Resort PTC 1985 1,330
2 El Toro Six Flags Great Adventure Intamin 2006 1,197
3 The Voyage Holiday World & Splashin' Safari The Gravity Group 2006 1,086
4 Boulder Dash Lake Compounce CCI 2000 982
5 The Beast Kings Island 1979 781
6 Lightning Rod Dollywood RMC 2016 691
7 Outlaw Run Silver Dollar City RMC 2013 573
8 Ravine Flyer II Waldameer & Water World The Gravity Group 2008 560
9 Gold Striker California's Great America GCII 2013 497
10 Thunderhead Dollywood GCII 2004 477
11 Mystic Timbers Kings Island GCII 2017 465
12 Lightning Racer Hersheypark GCII 2000 329
13 GhostRider Knott's Berry Farm CCI 1998 307
14 Balder Liseberg Intamin 2003 289
15 Thunderbolt Kennywood John Miller (rebuilt Andy Vettel) 1924 (rebuilt 1968) 260
16 Wodan - Timburcoaster Europa-Park GCII 2012 236
17 Wildfire Kolmården Wildlife Park RMC 2016 232
18 The Raven Holiday World & Splashin' Safari CCI 1995 229
19 Goliath Six Flags Great America RMC 2014 215
20 Jack Rabbit Kennywood Harry C. Baker 1921 211
21 Giant Dipper Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Arthur Looff 1924 206
Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure CCI 1998
23 The Legend Holiday World & Splashin' Safari CCI 2000 201
24 White Lightning Fun Spot America Orlando GCII 2013 196
25 Troy Toverland GCII 2007 183
26 Renegade Valleyfair GCII 2007 182
27 The Cú Chulainn Coaster Tayto Park The Gravity Group 2015 177
28 Colossos Heide Park Intamin 2001 171
29 Cyclone Luna Park Harry C. Baker 1927 169
30 Prowler Worlds of Fun GCII 2009 165
Rampage Alabama Splash Adventure CCI 1998
32 The Comet The Great Escape PTC 1994 164
33 Boardwalk Bullet Kemah Boardwalk Martin & Vleminckx 2007 157
34 Flying Turns Knoebels Amusement Resort 2013 148
35 Rutschebanen Tivoli Gardens Valdemar Lebech 1915 135
36 Switchback ZDT's Amusement Park The Gravity Group 2015 130
37 Blue Streak Conneaut Lake Park Ed Vettel 1938 118
38 American Thunder Six Flags St. Louis GCII 2009 117
Screamin' Eagle Six Flags St. Louis PTC 1976
40 Grizzly Kings Dominion Taft Broadcasting Company 1982 115
41 Blue Streak Cedar Point PTC 1964 109
42 Coaster Playland Carl Phare/Walker LeRoy 1958 107
43 The Boss Six Flags St. Louis CCI 2000 106
44 The Wild One Six Flags America Dinn 1986 98
45 T Express Everland Intamin 2008 87
46 Megafobia Oakwood Theme Park CCI 1996 84
47 Hades 360 Mt. Olympus Theme Park The Gravity Group 1995 80
48 Mine Blower Fun Spot America Kissimmee The Gravity Group 2017 79
49 Wooden Warrior Quassy Amusement Park The Gravity Group 2011 77
50 Twister Gröna Lund The Gravity Group 2011 75

2017 winners

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2017 Golden Ticket Awards[10]
Host Park: Lake Compounce The Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards were announced on September 9, 2017.
Category Rank 2017 Recipient Location/Park Vote
Best New Ride (Amusement Park) 1 Mystic Timbers Kings Island 45%
2 Avatar Flight of Passage Disney's Animal Kingdom 15%
3 Mine Blower Fun Spot America - Kissimmee 8%
4 InvadR Busch Gardens Williamsburg 7%
5 Wave Breaker: The Rescue Coaster SeaWorld San Antonio 6%
Best New Ride (Water Park) 1 Thunder Rapids Six Flags Fiesta Texas 47%
2 Krakatau Aqua Coaster Universal's Volcano Bay Water Theme Park 31%
3 Point Plummet Cedar Point Shores 7%
Miss Adventure Falls Disney's Typhoon Lagoon
5 Ko’okiri Body Plunge Universal's Volcano Bay Water Theme Park 4%
Best Park 1 Europa-Park Rust, Germany 27%
2 Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio 18%
3 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 11%
4 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania 10%
5 Disneyland Anaheim, California 6%
Best Waterpark 1 Schlitterbahn New Braunfels New Braunfels, Texas 57%
2 Holiday World and Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana 17%
3 Universal's Volcano Bay Water Theme Park Orlando, Florida 6%
4 Dollywood's Splash Country Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 4%
5 Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Orlando, Florida 3%
Best Children's Park 1 Idlewild and Soak Zone Ligonier, Pennsylvania 19%
2 Storybook Land Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey 11%
3 Story Land Glen, New Hampshire 9%
4 Morgan's Wonderland San Antonio, Texas 8%
5 Gilroy Gardens Gilroy, California 7%
Legoland California Carlsbad, California
Legoland Florida Winter Haven, Florida
Best Marine Life Park 1 SeaWorld Orlando Orlando, Florida 58%
2 SeaWorld San Diego San Diego, California 10%
3 Discovery Cove Orlando, Florida 8%
4 SeaWorld San Antonio San Antonio, Texas 7%
5 Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Vallejo, California 6%
Best Seaside Park 1 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Santa Cruz, California 31%
2 Morey's Piers Wildwood, New Jersey 26%
3 Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool, England 25%
4 Gröna Lund Stockholm, Sweden 12%
Best Kids’ Area 1 Kings Island Kings Mills, Ohio 23%
2 Universal's Islands of Adventure Orlando, Florida 13%
3 Efteling Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands 10%
4 Europa-Park Rust, Germany 9%
5 Paultons Park Romsey, England 8%
Cleanest Park 1 Holiday World and Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana 56%
2 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 17%
3 Europa-Park Rust, Germany 9%
4 Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia 7%
5 Magic Kingdom Orlando, Florida 6%
Friendliest Park 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 39%
2 Holiday World and Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana 18%
3 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri 12%
4 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania 11%
5 Alabama Splash Adventure Bessemer, Alabama 10%
Best Shows 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 46%
2 Six Flags Fiesta Texas San Antonio, Texas 18%
3 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri 5%
SeaWorld Orlando Orlando, Florida
5 Disney's Hollywood Studios Orlando, Florida 4%
Best Landscaping 1 Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia 31%
2 Gilroy Gardens Gilroy, California 15%
3 Efteling Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands 12%
4 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 8%
5 Disney's Animal Kingdom Orlando, Florida 6%
Best Food 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 25%
2 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania 23%
3 Epcot Orlando, Florida 17%
4 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri 11%
5 Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia 5%
Best Carousel 1 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania 41%
2 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Santa Cruz, California 20%
3 Six Flags Over Georgia Austell, Georgia 7%
4 Six Flags Great America Gurnee, Illinois 6%
5 Efteling Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands 5.5%
Best Water Ride (Park) 1 Valhalla Blackpool Pleasure Beach 24%
2 Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls Universal's Islands of Adventure 18%
3 Chiapas Phantasialand 8%
4 Splash Mountain Magic Kingdom 7%
5 Jurassic Park River Adventure Universal's Islands of Adventure 6%
Best Water Park Ride 1 Wildebeest Holiday World and Splashin' Safari 47%
2 Mammoth Holiday World and Splashin' Safari 18%
3 The Falls Schlitterbahn New Braunfels 14%
4 Master Blaster Schlitterbahn New Braunfels 8%
5 Massiv Schlitterbahn Galveston Island 6%
Best Dark Ride 1 The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Disney's Hollywood Studios 16%
2 Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey Universal's Islands of Adventure 10%
3 Haunted Mansion Knoebels Amusement Resort 9.5%
4 The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man Universal's Islands of Adventure 9%
5 Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts Universal Studios Florida 8%
Best Indoor Roller Coaster 1 Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride Universal Studios Florida 24%
2 Space Mountain Disneyland 11%
3 Winja's Fear & Force Phantasialand 10%
4 Black Diamond Knoebels Amusement Resort 9.5%
Best Funhouse/Walk-Through 1 Noah's Ark Kennywood 32%
2 Ghost Ship Morey's Piers 18%
3 Frankenstein's Castle Indiana Beach 12%
4 Gasten Ghost Hotel Liseberg 11%
5 Lustiga Huset Gröna Lund 10%
Best Halloween Event 1 Universal Orlando Resort Orlando, Florida 26%
2 Knott's Berry Farm Buena Park, California 20%
3 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania 10%
4 Kennywood West Mifflin, Pennsylvania 6%
5 Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Tampa, Florida 5%
Six Flags Fiesta Texas San Antonio, Texas
Universal Studios Hollywood Hollywood, California
Best Christmas Event 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 47%
2 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri 9%
3 Disneyland Anaheim, California 7%
Magic Kingdom Orlando, Florida
5 Kennywood West Mifflin, Pennsylvania 5%
Top 50 Steel Roller Coasters
Rank 2017 Recipient Park Supplier Year Points
1 Fury 325 Carowinds B&M 2015 1,354
2 Millennium Force Cedar Point Intamin 2000 1,129
3 Superman the Ride Six Flags New England Intamin 2000 705
4 Iron Rattler Six Flags Fiesta Texas Dinn (rebuilt RMC) 1990 (rebuilt 2013) 657
5 Expedition GeForce Holiday Park Intamin 2001 575
6 Leviathan Canada's Wonderland B&M 2012 481
7 Nitro Six Flags Great Adventure B&M 2001 442
8 Diamondback Kings Island B&M 2009 381
9 New Texas Giant Six Flags Over Texas RCCA (rebuilt RMC) 1992 (rebuilt 2011) 379
10 Maverick Cedar Point Intamin 2007 375
11 Apollo's Chariot Busch Gardens Williamsburg B&M 1999 374
12 Phantom's Revenge Kennywood Arrow Dynamics (rebuilt Morgan) 1991 (rebuilt 2001) 344
13 Intimidator 305 Kings Dominion Intamin 2010 330
14 Goliath Six Flags Over Georgia B&M 2006 291
Wicked Cyclone Six Flags New England Frontier Construction (rebuilt RMC) 1983 (rebuilt 2015)
16 Twisted Colossus Six Flags Magic Mountain International Amusement Devices (rebuilt RMC) 1978 (rebuilt 2015) 284
17 Top Thrill Dragster Cedar Point Intamin 2003 276
18 Blue Fire Europa-Park Mack Rides 2006 272
19 Intimidator Carowinds B&M 2010 261
20 Nemesis Alton Towers B&M 1994 254
21 Taron Phantasialand Intamin 2016 253
22 Banshee Kings Island B&M 2014 244
23 Magnum XL-200 Cedar Point Arrow Dynamics 1989 238
24 Skyrush Hersheypark Intamin 2012 235
25 X2 Six Flags Magic Mountain Arrow Dynamics 2002 217
26 Mind Bender Six Flags Over Georgia Schwarzkopf 1978 209
27 Montu Busch Gardens Tampa Bay B&M 1996 200
28 Behemoth Canada's Wonderland B&M 2008 184
29 Cheetah Hunt Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Intamin 2011 181
Helix Liseberg Mack Rides 2014
31 Mako SeaWorld Orlando B&M 2016 171
32 Cannibal
Lagoon
 2015 163
33 Storm Chaser Kentucky Kingdom Martin & Vleminckx (rebuilt RMC) 1998 (rebuilt 2016) 135
34 Raging Bull Six Flags Great America B&M 1999 113
35 Black Mamba Phantasialand B&M 2006 109
36 Alpengeist Busch Gardens Williamsburg B&M 1997 104
37 Medusa Steel Coaster Six Flags Mexico CCI (rebuilt RMC) 2000 (Rebuilt 2014) 98
38 Quimera La Feria Schwarzkopf 2007 93
39 Thunderbird Holiday World & Splashin' Safari B&M 2015 91
40 Lisebergbanan Liseberg Schwarzkopf 1987 84
41 Goliath La Ronde B&M 2006 78
Kumba Busch Gardens Tampa Bay B&M 1996
Lightning Run Kentucky Kingdom Chance 2014
44 Steel Force Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom Morgan 1997 76
45 Euro-Mir Europa-Park Mack Rides 1997 72
46 Shock Wave Six Flags Over Texas Schwarzkopf 1978 68
Whizzer Six Flags Great America Schwarzkopf 1976
48 Griffon Busch Gardens Williamsburg B&M 2007 62
49 Expedition Everest Disney's Animal Kingdom Vekoma 2006 61
50 Full Throttle Six Flags Magic Mountain Premier Rides 2013 59
Top 50 Wood Roller Coasters[11]
Rank 2017 Recipient Park Supplier Year Points
1 El Toro Six Flags Great Adventure Intamin 2006 1,241
2 Phoenix Knoebels Amusement Resort PTC 1985 1,212
3 Boulder Dash Lake Compounce CCI 2000 1,171
4 The Voyage Holiday World & Splashin' Safari The Gravity Group 2006 1,113
5 Lightning Rod Dollywood RMC 2016 710
6 The Beast Kings Island 1979 666
7 Ravine Flyer II Waldameer & Water World The Gravity Group 2008 612
8 Thunderhead Dollywood GCII 2004 560
9 Outlaw Run Silver Dollar City RMC 2013 541
10 Gold Striker California's Great America GCII 2013 489
11 Mystic Timbers Kings Island GCII 2017 345
12 Lightning Racer Hersheypark GCII 2000 276
13 Goliath Six Flags Great America RMC 2014 269
14 Boardwalk Bullet Kemah Boardwalk Martin & Vleminckx 2007 236
15 Wodan - Timburcoaster Europa-Park GCII 2012 223
16 Balder Liseberg Intamin 2003 221
17 Thunderbolt Kennywood John Miller (rebuilt Andy Vettel) 1924 (rebuilt 1968) 220
18 GhostRider Knott's Berry Farm CCI 1998 219
Troy Toverland GCII 2007
White Lightning Fun Spot America Orlando GCII 2013
21 Rampage Alabama Splash Adventure CCI 1998 218
22 Cyclone Luna Park Harry C. Baker 1927 217
23 The Raven Holiday World & Splashin' Safari CCI 1995 214
24 The Legend Holiday World & Splashin' Safari CCI 2000 198
25 Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure CCI 1998 197
26 Jack Rabbit Kennywood Harry C. Baker 1921 188
27 Prowler Worlds of Fun GCII 2009 186
28 The Boss Six Flags St. Louis CCI 2000 183
29 Wildfire Kolmården Wildlife Park RMC 2016 177
30 The Cú Chulainn Coaster Tayto Park The Gravity Group 2015 168
31 Giant Dipper Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Arthur Looff 1924 167
32 The Comet The Great Escape PTC 1994 157
33 Switchback ZDT's Amusement Park The Gravity Group 2015 139
34 Colossos Heide Park Intamin 2001 129
35 Twister Knoebels Amusement Resort 1999 119
36 Wild Mouse Blackpool Pleasure Beach 1958 112
37 Blue Streak Conneaut Lake Park Ed Vettel 1938 109
38 Hades 360 Mt. Olympus Theme Park The Gravity Group 1995 107
39 Coaster Playland Carl Phare/Walker LeRoy 1958 98
40 American Thunder Six Flags St. Louis GCII 2009 96
41 El Toro Freitzeitpark Plohn GCII 2006 92
42 Blue Streak Cedar Point PTC 1964 87
43 Screamin' Eagle Six Flags St. Louis PTC 1976 86
44 Flying Turns Knoebels Amusement Resort 2013 84
45 Wooden Warrior Quassy Amusement Park The Gravity Group 2011 82
46 Grizzly Kings Dominion Taft Broadcasting Company 1982 81
47 Tremors Silverwood CCI 1999 80
48 Grand National Blackpool Pleasure Beach Charles Paige 1935 75
49 Kentucky Rumbler Beech Bend Park GCII 2006 77
50 Twister Gröna Lund The Gravity Group 2011 66

2016 winners

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2016 Golden Ticket Awards[12]
Host Park: Cedar Point The Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards were announced on September 10, 2016.
Category Rank 2016 Recipient Location/Park Vote
Best New Ride (Amusement Park) 1 Lightning Rod Dollywood 20%
2 Storm Chaser Kentucky Kingdom 13%
3 Mako SeaWorld Orlando 11%
4 Valravn Cedar Point 9%
5 Switchback ZDT's Amusement Park 8%
Best New Ride (Water Park) 1 Massiv Schlitterbahn Galveston Island 48%
2 Blackbeard's Revenge Carowinds 15%
3 Cyclone Saucers Beech Bend Park 13%
Tropical Plunge Kings Island
5 Wonambi Raging Waves 6%
Best Park 1 Europa-Park Rust, Germany 26%
2 Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio 19%
3 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 11%
4 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania 9%
5 Universal's Islands of Adventure Orlando, Florida 7%
6 Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool, England 6%
7 Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia 5%
8 Phantasialand Brühl, Germany 4.5%
9 Alton Towers Staffordshire, England 4%
Tokyo DisneySea Tokyo, Japan
Best Waterpark 1 Schlitterbahn New Braunfels New Braunfels, Texas 47%
2 Storybook Land Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey 28%
3 Dollywood's Splash Country Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 6%
4 Disney's Blizzard Beach Orlando, Florida 5%
5 Aquatica Orlando Orlando, Florida 4%
Best Children's Park 1 Idlewild and Soak Zone Ligonier, Pennsylvania 23%
2 Storybook Land Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey 12%
3 Legoland California Carlsbad, California 10%
Story Land Glen, New Hampshire
5 Paultons Park Romsey, England 9%
Best Marine Life Park 1 SeaWorld Orlando Orlando, Florida 57%
2 SeaWorld San Diego San Diego, California 10%
3 SeaWorld San Antonio San Antonio, Texas 8%
4 Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Vallejo, California 7%
5 Discovery Cove Orlando, Florida 6.5%
Ocean Park Hong Kong, China
Best Seaside Park 1 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Santa Cruz, California 30%
2 Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool, England 28%
3 Morey's Piers Wildwood, New Jersey 26%
4 Gröna Lund Stockholm, Sweden 12%
5 Luna Park Brooklyn, New York 4%
Best Kids’ Area 1 Kings Island Kings Mills, Ohio 23%
2 Efteling Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands 13%
3 Paultons Park Romsey, England 9%
4 Knott's Berry Farm Buena Park, California 8%
5 Kings Dominion Doswell, Virginia 7%
Nickelodeon Universe Bloomington, Minnesota
Cleanest Park 1 Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana 26%
2 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 19%
3 Europa-Park Rust, Germany 7.5%
4 Disneyland Anaheim, California 7%
5 Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia 6%
Friendliest Park 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 45%
2 Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana 15%
3 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri 7%
4 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania 6%
5 Adventure Island Southend-on-Sea, England 5%
Best Shows 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 45%
2 Six Flags Fiesta Texas San Antonio, Texas 15%
3 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri 7%
4 Disney California Adventure Anaheim, California 6%
5 Europa-Park Rust, Germany 5%
Best Landscaping 1 Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia 27%
2 Gilroy Gardens Gilroy, California 18%
3 Efteling Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands 15%
4 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 7%
5 Epcot Orlando, Florida 6%
Best Food 1 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania 23%
2 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 20%
3 Epcot Orlando, Florida 14%
4 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri 13%
5 Europa-Park Rust, Germany 8%
Best Carousel 1 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania 40%
2 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Santa Cruz, California 22%
3 Six Flags Great America Gurnee, Illinois 7%
4 Efteling Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands 6%
5 Six Flags Over Georgia Austell, Georgia 5%
Best Water Ride (Park) 1 Valhalla Blackpool Pleasure Beach 27%
2 Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls Universal's Islands of Adventure 20%
3 Chiapas Phantasialand 7%
Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-rat Barges Universal's Islands of Adventure
Splash Mountain Magic Kingdom
Timber Mountain Log Ride Knott's Berry Farm
Best Water Park Ride 1 Wildebeest Holiday World & Splashin' Safari 40%
2 Mammoth Holiday World & Splashin' Safari 18%
3 Master Blaster Schlitterbahn New Braunfels 11%
4 The Falls Schlitterbahn New Braunfels 6%
Best Dark Ride 1 The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Disney's Hollywood Studios 14%
2 Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey Universal's Islands of Adventure 13.5%
3 Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts Universal Studios Florida 9%
4 Haunted Mansion Knoebels Amusement Resort 8%
5 Radiator Springs Racers Disney California Adventure 5%
Best Indoor Roller Coaster 1 Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride Universal Studios Florida 24%
2 Space Mountain Disneyland 16%
3 Winja's Fear & Force Phantasialand 14%
4 Space Mountain Magic Kingdom 11%
5 Black Diamond Knoebels Amusement Resort 10%
Best Funhouse/Walk-Through 1 Noah's Ark Kennywood 38%
2 Ghost Ship Morey's Piers 16%
3 Gasten Ghost Hotel Liseberg 14%
4 Frankenstein's Castle Indiana Beach 11%
5 Lustiga Huset Gröna Lund 9%
Best Halloween Event 1 Universal Orlando Resort Orlando, Florida 27%
2 Knott's Berry Farm Buena Park, California 20%
3 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania 13%
4 Kennywood West Mifflin, Pennsylvania 7%
5 Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Tampa, Florida 6%
Best Christmas Event 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 41%
2 Disneyland Anaheim, California 9%
3 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri 8.5%
4 Magic Kingdom Orlando, Florida 7%
5 Kennywood West Mifflin, Pennsylvania 6%
Top 50 Steel Roller Coasters
Rank 2016 Recipient Park Supplier Year Points
1 Fury 325 Carowinds B&M 2015 1,126
2 Millennium Force Cedar Point Intamin 2000 1,122
3 Superman the Ride Six Flags New England Intamin 2000 698
4 Expedition GeForce Holiday Park Intamin 2001 613
5 Nitro Six Flags Great Adventure B&M 2001 454
6 Apollo's Chariot Busch Gardens Williamsburg B&M 1999 397
7 Leviathan Canada's Wonderland B&M 2012 393
8 Intimidator Carowinds B&M 2010 350
9 Diamondback Kings Island B&M 2009 330
10 Phantom's Revenge Kennywood Arrow Dynamics (rebuilt Morgan) 1991 (rebuilt 2001) 329
11 Nemesis Alton Towers B&M 1994 311
12 Maverick Cedar Point Intamin 2007 306
13 Banshee Kings Island B&M 2014 286
14 Blue Fire Europa-Park Mack Rides 2006 283
15 Magnum XL-200 Cedar Point Arrow Dynamics 1989 279
16 New Texas Giant Six Flags Over Texas RCCA (rebuilt RMC) 1992 (rebuilt 2011) 272
17 Intimidator 305 Kings Dominion Intamin 2010 268
18 Wicked Cyclone Six Flags New England Frontier Construction (rebuilt RMC) 1983 (rebuilt 2015) 265
19 Top Thrill Dragster Cedar Point Intamin 2003 258
20 Goliath Six Flags Over Georgia B&M 2006 255
21 Iron Rattler Six Flags Fiesta Texas Dinn (rebuilt RMC) 1990 (rebuilt 2013) 254
22 Montu Busch Gardens Tampa Bay B&M 1996 203
23 X2 Six Flags Magic Mountain Arrow Dynamics 2002 202
24 Behemoth Canada's Wonderland B&M 2008 198
25 Black Mamba Phantasialand B&M 2006 178
26 Twisted Colossus Six Flags Magic Mountain International Amusement Devices (rebuilt RMC) 1978 (rebuilt 2015) 175
27 Mind Bender Six Flags Over Georgia Schwarzkopf 1978 168
28 Storm Chaser Kentucky Kingdom Martin & Vleminckx (rebuilt RMC) 1998 (rebuilt 2016) 166
29 Helix Liseberg Mack Rides 2014 165
30 Alpengeist Busch Gardens Williamsburg B&M 1997 144
31 Goliath La Ronde B&M 2006 128
32 Raging Bull Six Flags Great America B&M 1999 122
Taron Phantasialand Intamin 2016
34 Thunderbird Holiday World B&M 2015 113
35 Mako SeaWorld Orlando B&M 2016 110
36 Wild Eagle Dollywood B&M 2012 107
37 Steel Force Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom Morgan 1997 105
38 Lisebergbanan Liseberg Schwarzkopf 1987 99
39 Cheetah Hunt Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Intamin 2011 97
40 Euro-Mir Europa-Park Mack Rides 1997 94
Medusa Steel Coaster Six Flags Mexico CCI (rebuilt RMC) 2000 (Rebuilt 2014)
42 Cannibal
Lagoon
 2015 92
Kumba Busch Gardens Tampa Bay B&M 1993
44 Lightning Run Kentucky Kingdom Chance Rides 2014 90
45 Whizzer Six Flags Great America Schwarzkopf 1976 85
46 Olympia Looping Wurstelprater Schwarzkopf 1989 81
47 Raptor Cedar Point B&M 1994 80
48 Bizarro Six Flags Great Adventure B&M 1999 74
49 Expedition Everest Disney's Animal Kingdom Vekoma 2006 72
GateKeeper Cedar Point B&M 2013
Top 50 Wood Roller Coasters
Rank 2016 Recipient Park Supplier Year Points
1 Boulder Dash Lake Compounce CCI 2000 1,216
2 Phoenix Knoebels Amusement Resort PTC 1985 1,144
3 El Toro Six Flags Great Adventure Intamin 2006 1,121
4 The Voyage Holiday World & Splashin' Safari The Gravity Group 2006 1,028
5 Ravine Flyer II Waldameer & Water World The Gravity Group 2008 692
6 The Beast Kings Island 1979 670
7 Thunderhead Dollywood GCII 2004 641
8 Outlaw Run Silver Dollar City RMC 2013 611
9 Gold Striker California's Great America GCII 2013 525
10 Lightning Racer Hersheypark GCII 2000 347
11 Lightning Rod Dollywood RMC 2016 336
12 Balder Liseberg Intamin 2003 292
13 Goliath Six Flags Great America RMC 2014 267
14 Prowler Worlds of Fun GCII 2009 256
15 The Raven Holiday World & Splashin' Safari CCI 1995 245
16 The Legend Holiday World & Splashin' Safari CCI 2000 241
17 Giant Dipper Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Arthur Looff 1924 233
18 Colossos Heide Park Intamin 2001 222
19 Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure CCI 1998 213
20 Jack Rabbit Kennywood Harry C. Baker 1921 208
21 Thunderbolt Kennywood John Miller (rebuilt Andy Vettel) 1924 (rebuilt 1968) 206
22 The Cú Chulainn Coaster Tayto Park The Gravity Group 2015 179
23 Wodan - Timburcoaster Europa-Park GCII 2012 175
24 Troy Toverland GCII 2007 174
25 The Comet The Great Escape PTC 1994 166
El Toro Freitzeitpark Plohn GCII 2009
27 Cyclone Luna Park Harry C. Baker 1927 165
28 Wildfire Kolmården Wildlife Park RMC 2016 153
29 GhostRider Knott's Berry Farm CCI 1998 141
30 Coaster Playland Carl Phare/Walker LeRoy 1958 141
31 The Boss Six Flags St. Louis CCI 2000 140
32 Wild Mouse Blackpool Pleasure Beach 1958 132
33 American Thunder Six Flags St. Louis GCII 2009 129
34 White Lightning Fun Spot America GCII 2013 128
35 Megafobia Oakwood Theme Park CCI 1996 122
36 Hades 360 Mt. Olympus Theme Park The Gravity Group 1995 118
37 Rampage Alabama Splash Adventure CCI 1998 117
38 Blue Streak Conneaut Lake Park Ed Vettel 1938 116
39 Screamin' Eagle Six Flags St. Louis PTC 1976 116
40 Tremors Silverwood CCI 1999 115
41 Flying Turns Knoebels Amusement Resort 2013 110
42 Blue Streak Cedar Point PTC 1964 103
43 Racer Kennywood Charles Mach 1927 94
44 T Express Everland Intamin 2008 84
45 Twister Gröna Lund The Gravity Group 2011 84
46 Wooden Warrior Quassy Amusement Park The Gravity Group 2011 81
47 Twister Knoebels Amusement Resort 1999 78
48 Kentucky Rumbler Beech Bend Park GCII 2006 77
49 Wood Coaster Knight Valley GCII 2011 76
50 Boardwalk Bullet Kemah Boardwalk Martin & Vleminckx 2007 73

2015 winners

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2015 Golden Ticket Awards[13]
Host Park: Coney Island The Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards were announced on September 12, 2015.
Category Rank 2015 Recipient Location/Park Vote
Best New Ride (Amusement Park) 1 Fury 325 Carowinds 27%
2 Wicked Cyclone Six Flags New England 14%
3 Twisted Colossus Six Flags Magic Mountain 13%
4 The Cú Chulainn Coaster Tayto Park 10%
5 Thunderbird Holiday World & Splashin' Safari 9.5%
Best New Ride (Water Park) 1 Dive Bomber Six Flags White Water 15%
2 Slidezilla Elitch Gardens 14%
3 Aqua Rocket Raging Waters San Dimas 13%
Slideboarding Wet 'n' Wild Las Vegas
5 Anaconda Kalahari Resort Poconos 10%
Best Park 1 Europa-Park Rust, Germany 24%
2 Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio 14%
3 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania 11%
4 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 9%
5 Disneyland Anaheim, California 7%
6 Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool, England 5%
Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia
8 Universal's Islands of Adventure Orlando, Florida 4.5%
9 Alton Towers Staffordshire, England 4%
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana
Magic Kingdom Orlando, Florida
Tokyo DisneySea Tokyo, Japan
Best Waterpark 1 Schlitterbahn New Braunfels New Braunfels, Texas 52%
2 Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana 19%
3 Dollywood's Splash Country Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 6%
4 Aquatica Orlando Orlando, Florida 5%
5 Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Orlando, Florida 4%
Best Children's Park 1 Idlewild and Soak Zone Ligonier, Pennsylvania 21%
2 Storybook Land Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey 20%
3 Story Land Glen, New Hampshire 9%
4 Legoland Windsor Windsor, England 8%
5 Legoland California Carlsbad, California 7%
Legoland Florida Winter Haven, Florida
Best Marine Life Park 1 SeaWorld Orlando Orlando, Florida 55%
2 SeaWorld San Diego San Diego, California 10%
3 Discovery Cove Orlando, Florida 9%
4 SeaWorld San Antonio San Antonio, Texas 8%
5 Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Vallejo, California 7%
Best Seaside Park 1 Morey's Piers Wildwood, New Jersey 27%
2 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Santa Cruz, California 26.5%
3 Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool, England 26%
4 Grona Lund Stockholm, Sweden 12%
Best Kids’ Area 1 Kings Island Kings Mills, Ohio 27%
2 Efteling Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands 10%
3 Universal's Islands of Adventure Orlando, Florida 9.5%
4 Kings Dominion Doswell, Virginia 8%
5 Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool, England 6%
Nickelodeon Universe Bloomington, Minnesota
Cleanest Park 1 Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana 25%
2 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 14%
3 Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia 11%
4 Europa-Park Rust, Germany 9%
5 Disneyland Anaheim, California 8%
Friendliest Park 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 35%
2 Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana 18%
3 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania 12%
4 Adventure Island Southend-on-Sea, England 9%
5 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri 8%
Best Shows 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 42%
2 Six Flags Fiesta Texas San Antonio, Texas 11%
3 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri 8%
4 Europa-Park Rust, Germany 7%
5 Disney California Adventure Anaheim, California 6%
Best Outdoor Show Production 1 IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth Epcot 24%
2 World of Color Disney California Adventure 15%
3 Fantasmic! Disney's Hollywood Studios 12%
4 Fantasmic! Disneyland 11%
5 Lone Star Nights Six Flags Fiesta Texas 9%
Best Landscaping 1 Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia 29%
2 Gilroy Gardens Gilroy, California 17%
3 Efteling Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands 11%
4 Alton Towers Staffordshire, England 9%
5 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 7%
Best Food 1 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania 23%
2 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 20%
3 Epcot Orlando, Florida 16%
4 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri 9%
5 Europa-Park Rust, Germany 7%
Best Carousel 1 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania 42%
2 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Santa Cruz, California 23%
3 Six Flags Great America Gurnee, Illinois 6%
4 Efteling Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands 5%
Six Flags Over Georgia Austell, Georgia
Best Water Ride (Park) 1 Valhalla Blackpool Pleasure Beach 28%
2 Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls Universal's Islands of Adventure 19%
3 Splash Mountain Magic Kingdom 9%
4 Mountain Slidewinder Dollywood 7%
5 Timber Mountain Log Ride Knott's Berry Farm 6%
Best Water Park Ride 1 Wildebeest Holiday World & Splashin' Safari 25%
2 Mammoth Holiday World & Splashin' Safari 18%
3 Master Blaster Schlitterbahn 14%
4 The Falls Schlitterbahn 9%
5 Verrückt Schlitterbahn Kansas City 8%
Best Dark Ride 1 Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey Universal's Islands of Adventure 13%
2 Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Disney's Hollywood Studios 12%
3 Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts Universal Studios Florida 9%
4 The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man Universal's Islands of Adventure 8.5%
5 Haunted Mansion Knoebels Amusement Resort 7%
Best Indoor Water Park 1 Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Galveston, Texas 28%
2 Kalahari Resort Ohio Sandusky, Ohio 17%
3 Kalahari Resort Wisconsin Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin 12%
4 World Waterpark Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 11%
5 Splash Landings Staffordshire, England 6%
Best Indoor Roller Coaster 1 Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride Universal Studios Florida 23%
2 Space Mountain Disneyland 12%
3 Winja's Fear & Force Phantasialand 11%
4 Black Diamond (roller coaster) Knoebels Amusement Resort 10%
5 Mindbender Galaxyland 7%
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith Disney's Hollywood Studios
Best Funhouse/Walk-Through 1 Noah's Ark Kennywood 27%
2 Ghost Ship Morey's Piers 23%
3 Gasten Ghost Hotel Liseberg 12%
4 Frankenstein's Castle Indiana Beach 10%
5 Lustiga Huset Grona Lund 8%
Best Halloween Event 1 Universal Orlando Resort Orlando, Florida 28%
2 Knott's Berry Farm Buena Park, California 18%
3 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania 11%
4 Kennywood West Mifflin, Pennsylvania 8%
5 Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Tampa, Florida 5%
Best Christmas Event 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 40%
2 Disneyland Anaheim, California 10%
3 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri 9%
4 Magic Kingdom Orlando, Florida 6%
5 Europa-Park Rust, Germany 5.5%
Top 50 Steel Roller Coasters
Rank 2015 Recipient Park Supplier Year Points
1 Millennium Force Cedar Point Intamin 2000 1,205
2 Bizarro Six Flags New England Intamin 2000 929
3 Expedition GeForce Holiday Park Intamin 2001 714
4 Fury 325 Carowinds B&M 2015 671
5 Nitro Six Flags Great Adventure B&M 2001 650
6 Apollo's Chariot Busch Gardens Williamsburg B&M 1999 597
7 Intimidator Carowinds B&M 2010 499
8 Leviathan Canada's Wonderland B&M 2012 491
9 Nemesis Alton Towers B&M 1994 462
10 New Texas Giant Six Flags Over Texas RCCA (rebuilt RMC) 1992 (rebuilt 2011) 450
11 Diamondback Kings Island B&M 2009 440
12 Goliath Six Flags Over Georgia B&M 2006 427
13 Top Thrill Dragster Cedar Point Intamin 2003 408
14 Phantom's Revenge Kennywood Arrow Dynamics (rebuilt Morgan) 1991 (rebuilt 2001) 405
15 Magnum XL-200 Cedar Point Arrow Dynamics 1989 355
16 Intimidator 305 Kings Dominion Intamin 2010 315
17 Blue Fire Europa-Park Mack Rides 2009 302
18 Behemoth Canada's Wonderland B&M 2008 301
19 Iron Rattler Six Flags Fiesta Texas Dinn (rebuilt RMC) 1990 (rebuilt 2013) 294
20 Banshee Kings Island B&M 2014 275
X2 Six Flags Magic Mountain Arrow Dynamics 2002
22 Maverick Cedar Point Intamin 2007 257
23 Wicked Cyclone Six Flags New England Frontier Construction (rebuilt RMC) 1983 (rebuilt 2015) 251
24 Montu Busch Gardens Tampa Bay B&M 1996 238
25 Skyrush Hersheypark Intamin 2012 219
26 Alpengeist Busch Gardens Williamsburg B&M 1997 207
27 Mind Bender Six Flags Over Georgia Schwarzkopf 1978 200
28 Twisted Colossus Six Flags Magic Mountain International Amusement Devices (rebuilt RMC) 1978 (rebuilt 2015) 193
29 Black Mamba Phantasialand B&M 2006 179
30 The Swarm Thorpe Park B&M 2012 154
31 Raging Bull Six Flags Great America B&M 1999 138
Wild Eagle Dollywood B&M 2012
33 Griffon Busch Gardens Williamsburg B&M 2007 136
34 Helix Liseberg Mack Rides 2014 127
35 Lisebergbanan Liseberg Schwarzkopf 1987 114
36 Goliath La Ronde B&M 2006 110
37 Cheetah Hunt Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Intamin 2011 109
38 Air Alton Towers B&M 2002 108
Kumba Busch Gardens Tampa Bay B&M 1993
Lightning Run Kentucky Kingdom Chance Rides 2014
41 Shock Wave Six Flags Over Texas Schwarzkopf 1978 107
42 SheiKra Busch Gardens Tampa Bay B&M 2005 105
43 Manta SeaWorld Orlando B&M 2009 101
44 Bizarro Six Flags Great Adventure B&M 1999 96
45 Steel Force Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom Morgan 1998 92
46 Whizzer Six Flags Great America Schwarzkopf 1976 90
47 Expedition Everest Disney's Animal Kingdom Vekoma 2006 89
48 Olympia Looping R. Barth & Sohn KB Schwarzkopf 1989 86
49 Kingda Ka Six Flags Great Adventure Intamin 2005 83
Medusa Steel Coaster Six Flags Mexico CCI (rebuilt RMC) 2000 (Rebuilt 2014)
Top 50 Wooden Roller Coasters
Rank 2015 Recipient Park Supplier Year Points
1 Boulder Dash Lake Compounce CCI 2000 1,625
2 El Toro Six Flags Great Adventure Intamin 2006 1,464
3 Phoenix Knoebels Amusement Resort PTC 1985 1,301
4 The Voyage Holiday World & Splashin' Safari The Gravity Group 2006 1,184
5 Thunderhead Dollywood GCII 2004 904
6 The Beast Kings Island 1979 740
7 Ravine Flyer II Waldameer & Water World The Gravity Group 2008 722
8 Outlaw Run Silver Dollar City RMC 2013 637
9 Gold Striker California's Great America GCII 2013 560
10 Lightning Racer Hersheypark GCII 2000 421
11 Balder Liseberg Intamin 2003 391
12 The Raven Holiday World & Splashin' Safari CCI 1995 286
13 Giant Dipper Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Arthur Looff 1924 278
14 Goliath Six Flags Great America RMC 2014 269
15 Thunderbolt Kennywood John Miller (rebuilt Andy Vettel) 1924 (rebuilt 1968) 265
16 Cyclone Luna Park Harry C. Baker 1927 242
17 Prowler Worlds of Fun GCII 2009 231
18 Troy Toverland GCII 2007 231
19 The Cú Chulainn Coaster Tayto Park The Gravity Group 2015 228
20 Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure CCI 1998 219
21 Flying Turns Knoebels Amusement Resort 2013 211
Jack Rabbit Kennywood Harry C. Baker 1921
23 Colossos Heide Park Intamin 2001 207
24 The Comet Great Escape PTC 1994 198
25 The Legend Holiday World & Splashin' Safari CCI 2000 193
26 Wild Mouse Blackpool Pleasure Beach 1958 185
27 Megafobia Oakwood Theme Park CCI 1996 171
28 Rampage Alabama Splash Adventure CCI 1998 167
29 Wodan - Timburcoaster Europa-Park GCII 2012 158
30 Coaster Playland Carl Phare/Walker LeRoy 1958 157
31 Hades 360 Mount Olympus Water & Theme Park The Gravity Group 2005 156
32 Tremors Silverwood Theme Park CCI 1999 152
33 Kentucky Rumbler Beech Bend Park GCII 2006 149
34 Grand National Blackpool Pleasure Beach Charles Paige 1935 140
35 Blue Streak Cedar Point PTC 1964 133
Blue Streak Conneaut Lake Park Ed Vettel 1938
37 El Toro Freizeitpark Plohn GCII 2009 132
38 Wooden Warrior Quassy Amusement Park The Gravity Group 2011 130
39 American Thunder Six Flags St. Louis GCII 2008 123
40 White Lightning Fun Spot America GCII 2013 115
41 Twister Knoebels Amusement Resort 1999 98
42 The Boss Six Flags St. Louis CCI 2000 91
43 Boardwalk Bullet Kemah Boardwalk Martin & Vleminckx 2007 88
44 Twister Grona Lund The Gravity Group 2011 83
45 Comet Hersheypark PTC 1946 78
Zippin Pippin Bay Beach Amusement Park John Miller (rebuilt The Gravity Group) 1912 (rebuilt 2011)
47 T Express Everland Intamin 2008 74
48 Big Dipper Blackpool Pleasure Beach John Miller 1923 70
Tonnerre de Zeus Parc Astérix CCI 1997
50 Racer Kennywood Charles Mach 1927 69

2014 winners

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2014 Golden Ticket Awards[14]
Host Park: SeaWorld San Diego The Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards were announced at a ceremony on September 5, 2014.
Category Rank 2014 Recipient Location/Park Vote
Best New Ride (Amusement Park) 1 Flying Turns Knoebels Amusement Resort 27%
2 Banshee Kings Island 19%
3 Goliath Six Flags Great America 11%
4 Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts Universal Studios Florida 10%
5 Lightning Run Kentucky Kingdom 9%
Best New Ride (Water Park) 1 Verrückt Schlitterbahn Kansas City 59%
2 Colossal Curl Water Country USA 11%
3 Bahama Blasters Six Flags Fiesta Texas 10%
4 Deep Water Dive Kentucky Kingdom 8%
5 Snake Pit Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom 4%
Best Park 1 Europa-Park Rust, Germany 25%
2 Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio 16%
3 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 9%
4 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania 8%
5 Disneyland Anaheim, California 8%
6 Universal's Islands of Adventure Orlando, Florida 5%
7 Magic Kingdom Orlando, Florida 4%
Tokyo DisneySea Tokyo, Japan
9 Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia 3.5%
10 Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana 3%
Best Waterpark 1 Schlitterbahn New Braunfels New Braunfels, Texas 55%
2 Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana 17%
3 Dollywood's Splash Country Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 5%
4 Disney's Blizzard Beach Orlando, Florida 4.5%
5 Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Orlando, Florida 4%
Best Children's Park 1 Idlewild and Soak Zone Ligonier, Pennsylvania 34%
2 Story Land Glen, New Hampshire 13%
3 Legoland California Carlsbad, California 12.5%
4 Legoland Florida Winter Haven, Florida 10%
5 Enchanted Forest Turner, Oregon 5%
Santa's Village Jefferson, New Hampshire
Best Marine Life Park 1 SeaWorld Orlando Orlando, Florida 52%
2 SeaWorld San Diego San Diego, California 12%
3 Discovery Cove Orlando, Florida 10%
4 Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Vallejo, California 9%
5 SeaWorld San Antonio San Antonio, Texas 8%
Best Seaside Park 1 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Santa Cruz, California 45%
2 Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool, England 16%
3 Grona Lund Stockholm, Sweden 15%
4 Morey's Piers Wildwood, New Jersey 12%
5 Belmont Park San Diego, California 4%
Best Kids’ Area 1 Kings Island Kings Mills, Ohio 26%
2 Efteling Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands 13%
3 Knott's Berry Farm Buena Park, California 10%
4 Universal's Islands of Adventure Orlando, Florida 9.5%
5 Nickelodeon Universe Bloomington, Minnesota 9%
Cleanest Park 1 Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana 23%
2 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 13%
3 Disneyland Anaheim, California 12%
4 Europa-Park Rust, Germany 10%
5 Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia 9%
Friendliest Park 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 39%
2 Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana 14%
3 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri 11%
4 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania 6%
5 Disneyland Anaheim, California 5%
Best Shows 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 45%
2 Six Flags Fiesta Texas San Antonio, Texas 12%
3 Europa-Park Rust, Germany 8%
4 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri 6.5%
5 Disney California Adventure Anaheim, California 6%
Best Outdoor Show Production 1 IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth Epcot 27%
2 World of Color Disney California Adventure 19%
3 Fantasmic! Disneyland 11%
4 Lone Star Nights Six Flags Fiesta Texas 10%
5 Fantasmic! Disney's Hollywood Studios 9%
Best Landscaping 1 Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia 24%
2 Gilroy Gardens Gilroy, California 23%
3 Efteling Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands 17%
4 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 6%
5 Epcot Orlando, Florida 5%
Best Food 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 21%
2 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania 18%
3 Epcot Orlando, Florida 17.5%
4 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri 13%
5 Europa-Park Rust, Germany 7%
Best Carousel 1 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania 40%
2 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Santa Cruz, California 27%
3 Six Flags Great America Gurnee, Illinois 5.5%
4 Kennywood West Mifflin, Pennsylvania 5%
5 Phantasialand Bruhl, Germany
Best Water Ride (Park) 1 Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls Universal's Islands of Adventure 21%
2 Valhalla Blackpool Pleasure Beach 12%
3 Splash Mountain Disneyland 11%
4 Timber Mountain Log Ride Knott's Berry Farm 10.5%
5 Mountain Slidewinder Dollywood 9%
Best Water Park Ride 1 Wildebeest Holiday World & Splashin' Safari 23%
2 Master Blaster Schlitterbahn 16%
3 Mammoth Holiday World & Splashin' Safari 15%
4 The Falls Schlitterbahn 7%
5 Congo River Expedition Schlitterbahn 8%
Verrückt Schlitterbahn Kansas City
Best Dark Ride 1 Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey Universal's Islands of Adventure 20%
2 Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Disney's Hollywood Studios 10.5%
3 Radiator Springs Racers Disney California Adventure 10%
4 The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man Universal's Islands of Adventure 9%
Haunted Mansion Knoebels Amusement Resort
Best Indoor Water Park 1 Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Galveston, Texas 25%
2 Kalahari Resort Sandusky, Ohio 19%
3 World Waterpark Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 12%
4 Kalahari Resort Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin 9%
5 Splash Landings Stafforshire, England 8%
Best Indoor Roller Coaster 1 Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride Universal Studios Florida 21%
2 Space Mountain Disneyland 14%
3 Winja's Fear & Force Phantasialand 12%
4 Black Diamond Knoebels Amusement Resort 9%
5 Mindbender Galaxyland 8.5%
Best Funhouse/Walk-Through 1 Noah's Ark Kennywood 32%
2 Frankenstein's Castle Indiana Beach 17%
3 Gasten Ghost Hotel Liseberg 15%
4 Ghost Ship Morey's Piers 12%
5 Lustiga Juset Grona Lund 11%
Best Halloween Event 1 Universal Orlando Resort Orlando, Florida 28%
2 Knott's Berry Farm Buena Park, California 20%
3 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania 14%
4 Kennywood West Mifflin, Pennsylvania 9%
5 Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio 6%
Best Christmas Event 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 41%
2 Disneyland Anaheim, California 10%
3 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri 9.5%
4 Magic Kingdom Orlando, Florida 9%
5 Kennywood West Mifflin, Pennsylvania 7%
Top 50 Steel Roller Coasters
Rank 2014 Recipient Park Supplier Year Points
1 Millennium Force Cedar Point Intamin 2000 1,139
2 Bizarro Six Flags New England Intamin 2000 1,049
3 Expedition GeForce Holiday Park Intamin 2001 764
4 Diamondback Kings Island B&M 2009 579
5 Nitro Six Flags Great Adventure B&M 2001 563
6 Leviathan Canada's Wonderland B&M 2012 500
7 Apollo's Chariot Busch Gardens Williamsburg B&M 1999 484
8 New Texas Giant Six Flags Over Texas RCCA (rebuilt RMC) 1992 (rebuilt 2011) 465
9 Goliath Six Flags Over Georgia B&M 2006 422
10 Intimidator Carowinds B&M 2010 387
11 Phantom's Revenge Kennywood Arrow Dynamics (rebuilt Morgan) 1991 (rebuilt 2001) 384
12 Iron Rattler Six Flags Fiesta Texas Dinn (rebuilt RMC) 1990 (rebuilt 2013) 367
13 Magnum XL-200 Cedar Point Arrow Dynamics 1989 366
Intimidator 305 Kings Dominion Intamin 2010
15 Behemoth Canada's Wonderland B&M 2008 318
16 Banshee Kings Island B&M 2014 317
17 Blue Fire Europa-Park Mack Rides 2009 304
18 X2 Six Flags Magic Mountain Arrow Dynamics 2002 292
19 Top Thrill Dragster Cedar Point Intamin 2003 273
20 Mind Bender Six Flags Over Georgia Schwarzkopf 1978 249
21 Nemesis Alton Towers B&M 1994 245
22 Montu Busch Gardens Tampa Bay B&M 1996 229
23 Alpengeist Busch Gardens Williamsburg B&M 1997 220
24 Black Mamba Phantasialand B&M 2006 179
25 Lightning Run Kentucky Kingdom Chance Rides 2014 165
26 Goliath La Ronde B&M 2006 157
Skyrush Hersheypark Intamin 2012
28 Maverick Cedar Point Intamin 2007 138
Wild Eagle Dollywood B&M 2012
30 Helix Liseberg Mack Rides 2014 134
31 Raging Bull Six Flags Great America B&M 1999 124
32 GateKeeper Cedar Point B&M 2013 117
33 Griffon Busch Gardens Williamsburg B&M 2007 116
34 Tatsu Six Flags Magic Mountain B&M 2006 115
35 Lisebergbanan Liseberg Schwarzkopf 1987 113
36 Kumba Busch Gardens Tampa Bay B&M 1993 110
37 Steel Force Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom Morgan 1998 106
38 SheiKra Busch Gardens Tampa Bay B&M 2005 101
39 Full Throttle Six Flags Magic Mountain Premier Rides 2013 95
40 Shock Wave Six Flags Over Texas Schwarzkopf 1978 90
41 Manta SeaWorld Orlando B&M 2009 87
42 Euro-Mir Europa-Park Mack Rides 1997 81
43 Goliath Six Flags Magic Mountain Giovanola 2000 79
44 Whizzer Six Flags Great America Schwarzkopf 1976 77
45 Kingda Ka Six Flags Great Adventure Intamin 2005 76
46 Piraten Djurs Sommerland Intamin 2008 74
47 Raptor Cedar Point B&M 1994 73
48 Cheetah Hunt Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Intamin 2011 71
49 California Screamin' Disney California Adventure Intamin 2001 70
Volcano, The Blast Coaster Kings Dominion Intamin 1998
Top 50 Wooden Roller Coasters
Rank 2014 Recipient Park Supplier Year Points
1 Boulder Dash Lake Compounce CCI 2000 1,480
2 El Toro Six Flags Great Adventure Intamin 2006 1,291
3 The Voyage Holiday World & Splashin' Safari The Gravity Group 2006 1,129
4 Phoenix Knoebels Amusement Resort PTC 1985 1,036
5 Thunderhead Dollywood GCII 2004 837
6 Ravine Flyer II Waldameer & Water World The Gravity Group 2008 719
7 Gold Striker California's Great America GCII 2013 619
8 The Beast Kings Island 1979 614
9 Outlaw Run Silver Dollar City RMC 2013 605
10 Balder Liseberg Intamin 2003 393
11 Lightning Racer Hersheypark GCII 2000 342
12 Prowler Worlds of Fun GCII 2009 302
13 The Raven Holiday World & Splashin' Safari CCI 1995 298
14 Thunderbolt Kennywood John Miller (rebuilt Andy Vettel) 1924 (rebuilt 1968) 270
15 Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure CCI 1998 264
16 Troy Toverland GCII 2007 260
17 Giant Dipper Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Arthur Looff 1924 238
18 The Comet Great Escape PTC 1994 211
19 Jack Rabbit Kennywood Harry C. Baker 1921 204
20 Kentucky Rumbler Beech Bend Park GCII 2006 203
21 Wodan - Timburcoaster Europa-Park GCII 2012 200
22 Cyclone Luna Park Harry C. Baker 1927 177
23 Goliath Six Flags Great America RMC 2014 166
24 Colossos Heide Park Intamin 2001 162
25 Flying Turns Knoebels Amusement Resort 2013 155
26 Hades 360 Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park The Gravity Group 2005 143
27 The Legend Holiday World & Splashin' Safari CCI 2000 137
28 Wooden Warrior Quassy Amusement Park The Gravity Group 2011 122
29 El Toro Freizeitpark Plohn GCII 2009 119
30 Blue Streak Conneaut Lake Park Ed Vettel 1938 117
31 American Thunder Six Flags St. Louis GCII 2008 114
32 Grand National Blackpool Pleasure Beach Charles Paige 1935 110
33 Megafobia Oakwood Theme Park CCI 1996 108
34 Tremors Silverwood Theme Park CCI 1999 105
35 Blue Streak Cedar Point PTC 1964 104
Boardwalk Bullet Kemah Boardwalk Martin & Vleminckx 2007
37 Coaster Playland Carl Phare/Walker LeRoy 1958 103
38 Apocalypse Six Flags Magic Mountain GCII 2009 101
White Lightning Fun Spot America GCII 2013
40 Twister Knoebels Amusement Resort 1999 100
41 Rutschebanen Tivoli Gardens Valdemar Lebech 1915 98
42 Racer Kennywood Charles Mach 1927 96
43 Wild Mouse Blackpool Pleasure Beach 1958 95
44 GhostRider Knott's Berry Farm CCI 1998 94
45 Colossus Six Flags Magic Mountain International Amusement Devices 1978 86
46 Tonnerre de Zeus Parc Astérix CCI 1997 85
47 HellCat Timber Falls Adventure Park S&S 2004 78
48 The Boss Six Flags St. Louis CCI 2000 70
49 Viper Six Flags Great America 1995 69
50 Wood Coaster Knight Valley GCII 2011 68

2013 winners

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2013 Golden Ticket Awards[15]
Host Park: Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk The Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards were announced at a ceremony held September 7, 2013.
Category Rank 2013 Recipient Location/Park Vote
Best New Ride (Amusement Park) 1 Outlaw Run Silver Dollar City 45%
2 Iron Rattler Six Flags Fiesta Texas 19%
3 GateKeeper Cedar Point 15%
4 Gold Striker California's Great America 6%
5 Transformers: The Ride Universal Studios Florida 5%
Best New Ride (Waterpark) 1 RiverRush Dollywood's Splash Country 53%
2 Bonzai Pipelines Six Flags New England 23%
3 Constrictor Wet 'n' Wild Las Vegas 7%
4 Bonzai Pipelines Six Flags America 6%
5 Bootlegger's Run Splish Splash 5%
Best Park 1 Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio 23%
2 Europa-Park Rust, Germany 22%
3 Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania 9%
4 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 8%
5 Disneyland Anaheim, California 7%
6 Tokyo DisneySea Tokyo, Japan 6%
7 Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia 5%
Universal's Islands of Adventure Orlando, Florida
9 Magic Kingdom Orlando, Florida 4.5%
10 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri 4%
Best Waterpark 1 Schlitterbahn New Braunfels, Texas 45%
2 Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana 17%
3 Aquatica Orlando Orlando, Florida 6%
4 Dollywood's Splash Country Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 5%
Noah's Ark Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Best Children's Park 1 Idlewild and Soak Zone Ligonier, Pennsylvania 39%
2 Legoland California Carlsbad, California 16%
3 Legoland Florida Winter Haven, Florida 11%
4 Dutch Wonderland Lancaster, Pennsylvania 7%
Story Land Glen, New Hampshire
Best Marine Life Park 1 SeaWorld Orlando Orlando, Florida 58%
2 SeaWorld San Diego San Diego, California 13%
3 SeaWorld San Antonio San Antonio, Texas 9%
4 Discovery Cove Orlando, Florida 7%
5 Ocean Park Hong Kong, China 6%
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Vallejo, California
Best Seaside Park 1 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Santa Cruz, California 36%
2 Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool, England 20%
3 Morey's Piers Wildwood, New Jersey 15%
4 Grona Lund Stockholm, Sweden 14%
5 Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier Galveston, Texas 5%
Best Indoor Waterpark 1 Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Galveston, Texas 31%
2 Kalahari Resort Sandusky, Ohio 21%
3 Kalahari Resort Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin 15%
4 World Waterpark Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 12%
5 Splash Landings Staffordshire, England 8%
Friendliest Park 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 35%
2 Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana 21%
3 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri 13%
4 Knoebel's Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania 10%
5 Six Flags New England Agawam, Massachusetts 7%
Cleanest Park 1 Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana 26%
2 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 14%
3 Disneyland Anaheim, California 10%
4 Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia 9%
5 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri 8.5%
Best Shows 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 41%
2 Six Flags Fiesta Texas San Antonio, Texas 23%
3 Disney's Hollywood Studios Orlando, Florida 6%
4 Europa-Park Rust, Germany 5%
SeaWorld Orlando Orlando, Florida
Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri
Best Food 1 Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 24%
Knoebel's Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania
3 Epcot Orlando, Florida 18%
4 Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri 14%
5 Tivoli Gardens Copenhagen, Denmark 5%
Best Water Ride (Park) 1 Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls Universal's Islands of Adventure 20%
2 Splash Mountain Magic Kingdom 13%
3 Timber Mountain Log Ride Knott's Berry Farm 10%
4 Valhalla Blackpool Pleasure Beach 9%
5 Mountain Slidewinder Dollywood 8.5%
Best Waterpark Ride 1