Here are the 2012 Golden Ticket Award Park & Ride winners.
Best New Ride for 2012 (Amusement Park)Walhalla WaveAquatica (San Antonio)4% tie
| Wild Eagle | Dollywood | 30% |
| Radiator Springs Racers | Disney California Adventure | 15% |
| Leviathan | Canada’s Wonderland | 14% |
| Verbolten | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | 7% |
| Ozlris | Parc Asterix | 6% tie |
| Skyrush | Hersheypark | 6% tie |
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| Best New Ride for 2012 (Waterpark) | ||
| Mammoth | Splashin’ Safari | 54% |
| King Kaw Rapids River | Schlitterbahn Kansas City | 11% |
| King Cobra | Six Flags Hurricane Harbor (N.J.) | 7% |
| The Lost City | Mount Olympus Theme Park | 4% tie |
| Walhalla Wave | Aquatica (San Antonio) | 4% tie |
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| Best Park 2012 | ||
| Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 21% |
| Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 14% |
| Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tenn. | 13.5% |
| Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pa. | 9% |
| Disneyland | Anahiem, Calif. | 8% |
| Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Va. | 7% |
| Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Fla. | 6% tie |
| Universal’s Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Fla. | 6% tie |
| Tokyo DisneySea | Tokyo, Japan | 4.5% |
| Pleasure Beach, Blackpool | Blackpool, England | 4% |
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| Best Waterpark 2012 | ||
| Schlitterbahn | New Braunfels, Texas | 53% |
| Splashin’ Safari | Santa Claus, Ind. | 15% |
| Blizzard Beach | Orlando, Fla. | 7% |
| Dollywood’s Splash Country | Pigeon Forge, Tenn. | 6% |
| Aquatica | Orlando, Fla. | 5% tie |
| Noah’s Ark | Wisconsin Dells, Wis. | 5% tie |
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| Best Childern’s Park 2012 | ||
| Idlewild & SoakZone | Ligonier, Pa. | 31% |
| Legoland California | Carlsbad, Calif. | 18% |
| Fårup Sommerland | Saltum, Denmark | 12% |
| Legoland Florida | Winter Haven, Fla. | 7% |
| Sesame Place | Langhorne, Pa. | 6% |
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| Best Marine Life Park 2012 | ||
| SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Fla. | 55% |
| SeaWorld San Diego | San Diego, Calif. | 11% |
| SeaWorld San Antonio | San Antonio, Texas | 10% |
| Six Flags Discovery Kingdom | Vallejo, Calif. | 8% |
| Discovery Cove | Orlando, Fla. | 6% |
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| Best Seaside Park 2012 | ||
| Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Santa Cruz, Calif. | 34% |
| Pleasure Beach Blackpool | Blackpool, England | 20% |
| Gröna Lund | Stockholm, Sweden | 19% |
| Morey’s Piers | Wildwood, N.J. | 16% |
| Galveston Island Pleasure Pier | Galveston, Texas | 4% |
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| Best Indoor Waterpark 2012 | ||
| Schlitterbahn Galveston Island | Galveston, Texas | 33% |
| Kalahari Resort | Sandusky, Ohio | 18% |
| Kalahari Resort | Wisconsin Dells, Wis. | 17% |
| World Waterpark | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | 12% |
| Splash Landings | Staffordshire, England | 8% |
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| Friendliest Park 2012 | ||
| Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tenn | 46% |
| Holiday World | Santa Claus, Ind. | 25% |
| Silver Dollar City | Branson, Mo. | 7% |
| Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pa. | 6% |
| Beech Bend | Bowling Green, Ky. | 4% tie |
| Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Fla. | 4% tie |
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| Cleanest Park 2012 | ||
| Holiday World | Santa Claus, Ind. | 29% |
| Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tenn. | 16% |
| Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Va. | 14% |
| Disneyland | Anaheim, Calif. | 13% |
| Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Fla. | 8% |
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| Best Shows 2012 | ||
| Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tenn. | 45% |
| Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 15% |
| Disney’s Hollywood Studios | Orlando, Fla. | 8% |
| Silver Dollar City | Branson, Mo. | 7% |
| SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Fla. | 6% |
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| Best Food 2012 | ||
| Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tenn. | 27% |
| Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pa. | 20% |
| Epcot | Orlando, Fla. | 18% |
| Silver Dollar City | Branson, Mo. | 13% |
| Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Va. | 6% |
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| Best Water Ride (Park) 2012 | ||
| Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls | Universal’s Islands of Adventure | 26% |
| Valhalla | Pleasure Beach, Blackpool | 17% |
| Splash Mountain | Magic Kingdom | 11% |
| Mountain Slidewinder | Dollywood | 10% |
| Pilgrim’s Plunge | Holiday World | 8% |
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| Best Waterpark Ride 2012 | ||
| Wildebeest | Splashin’ Safari | 26% |
| Master Blaster | Schlitterbahn | 23% |
| The Falls | Schlitterbahn | 12% |
| Congo River Expedition | Schlitterbahn | 7% |
| Zoombabwe | Splashin’ Safari | 5% |
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| Best Kids’ Area 2012 | ||
| Kings Island | Kings Mills, Ohio | 31% |
| Universal’s Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Fla. | 15% |
| Nickelodeon Universe | Bloomington, Minn. | 13% |
| Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, the Netherlands | 9% |
| Knott’s Berry Farm | Buena Park, Calif. | 6% |
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| Best Dark Ride 2012 | ||
| Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey | Universal’s Islands of Adventure | 24% |
| Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man | Universal’s Islands of Adventure | 18% |
| Twilight Zone Tower of Terror | Disney’s Hollywood Studios | 13% |
| Haunted Mansion | Knoebels Amusement Resort | 10% |
| Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye | Disneyland | 6% |
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| Best Outdoor Show Production 2012 | ||
| Epcot | Orlando, Fla. | 42% |
| Disney California Adventure | Anaheim, Calif. | 17% |
| Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 13% |
| Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Fla. | 11% |
| Disney’s Hollywood Studios | Orlando, Fla. | 10% |
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| Best Landscaping 2012 | ||
| Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Va. | 36% |
| Gilroy Gardens | Gilroy, Calif. | 13.5% |
| Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, the Netherlands | 13% |
| Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tenn. | 8% |
| Tivoli Gardens | Copenhagen, Denmark | 7% |
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| Best Halloween Event 2012 | ||
| Universal Orlando Resort | Orlando, Fla. | 35% |
| Knott’s Berry Farm | Buena Park, Calif. | 26% |
| Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pa. | 13% |
| Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pa. | 11% |
| Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Va. | 4% |
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| Best Christmas Event 2012 | ||
| Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tenn. | 33% |
| Disneyland | Anaheim, Calif. | 13% |
| Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Fla. | 10% tie |
| Silver Dollar City | Branson, Mo. | 10% tie |
| Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Va. | 4% |
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| Best Carousel 2012 | ||
| Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pa. | 44% |
| Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Santa Cruz, Calif. | 18% |
| Six Flags Over Georgia | Austell, Ga | 8% |
| Six Flags Great America | Gurnee, Ill. | 7% |
| Universal’s Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Fla. | 6% |
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| Best Indoor Coaster 2012 | ||
| Revenge of the Mummy | Universal Studios Orlando | 30% |
| Space Mountain | Disneyland | 16% |
| Black Diamond | Knoebels Amusement Resort | 10% |
| Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster | Disney’s Hollywood Studios | 9% |
| Space Mountain | Magic Kingdom | 8.5% |
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| Best Funhouse / Walk-Through Attraction | ||
| Noah’s Ark | Kennywood | 30% |
| Frankenstein’s Castle | Indiana Beach | 25% |
| Lustiga Huset | Gröna Lund | 14% |
| Gasten Ghost Hotel | Liseberg | 12% tie |
| Ghost Ship | Morey’s Piers | 12% tie |
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