Golden Ticket Award for Best New Family Attraction

Golden Ticket Award for
Best New Family Attraction
Awarded forBest new family attraction in Amusement parks
CountryUnited States
Presented byAmusement Today
First awarded2019
Currently held byFire in the Hole
Websitegoldenticketawards.com

The Golden Ticket Award for Best New Family Attraction is presented by Amusement Today to the best new family attraction in the amusement park industry.

History

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The Golden Ticket Awards have been presenting awards since 1998 acknowledging the amusement industry achievement in different categories. The Best New Family Attraction award was introduced in 2019 and the first award was presented to Star Wars: Millennium Falcon – Smugglers Run at Disneyland.[1] Before 2019, there was one award recognizing new attractions, which then was divided up to showcase more rides in the industry.[2][3]

The award is based on the attraction's that are catered to families with a signature ride experience that goes beyond a production model ride installation.[3]

Family Attraction recipients

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Year Winner Park Other candidates
2019 Star Wars: Millennium Falcon – Smugglers Run Disneyland [1][4]
2021 Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Disney's Hollywood Studios [5]
2022 Volkanu: Quest for the Golden Idol Lost Island Theme Park [6][7]
2023 Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge Universal Studios Hollywood [8][9]
2024 Fire in the Hole Silver Dollar City
  • TBD

References

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  1. ^ a b "2019 Golden Ticket Awards..." Blooloop. September 9, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "Amusement Today – The refreshed Golden Ticket Awards for 2019 — What's new?" (PDF). Amusement Today. 23 (6.2): 22. September 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "GTA Categories — The Golden Ticket Awards". Amusement Today. July 3, 2019. Archived from the original on September 15, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "Amusement Today – Golden Ticket Awards 2019" (PDF). Amusement Today. 23 (6.2): 64. September 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  5. ^ "Amusement Today – Golden Ticket Awards 2021" (PDF). Amusement Today. 25 (6.2): 60. September 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "Amusement Today – Golden Ticket Awards 2022". Amusement Today. 26 (6.2): 68. September 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  7. ^ James, Bob (September 13, 2022). "Iowa Theme Park Beats Disney's EPCOT in Winning International Award". KHAK. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  8. ^ "Amusement Today – Golden Ticket Awards 2023". Amusement Today. 27 (6.2): 74. September 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  9. ^ Ace, Shannen (September 19, 2023). "Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge Wins Golden Ticket Award for Best New Family Attraction". WDW News Today. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
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