2010 GTA Winners – The Golden Ticket Awards | Presented by Amusement Today

The 2010 Golden Ticket Awards were hosted at Busch Gardens Williamsburg (Virginia).

Best Park	Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio
Best Waterpark	Schlitterbahn, New Braunfels, Texas
Best Children’s Park	Idlewild & SoakZone, Ligonier, Pa.
Best Marine Life Park	SeaWorld Orlando, Orlando, Fla.
Best New Ride for 2010 (Amusement Park)	Harry Potter and… Journey – Islands of Adventure, Orlando, Fla.
Best New Ride for 2010 (Waterpark)	Wildebeest – Splashin’ Safari, Santa Claus, Ind.
Best Seaside Park	Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, Calif.
Best Indoor Waterpark	Schlitterbahn Galveston Island, Galveston, Texas
Friendliest Park	Holiday World, Santa Claus, Ind.
Cleanest Park	Holiday World, Santa Claus, Ind.
Best Shows	Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
Best Landscaping	Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Va.
Best Halloween Event	Universal Orlando Resort, Orlando, Fla.
Best Christmas Event	Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
Best Carousel	Knoebels Amusement Resort, Elysburg, Pa.
Best Indoor Coaster	Revenge of the Mummy – Universal Studios Orlando, Orlando, Fla.
Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction	Noah’s Ark, Kennywood, West Mifflin, Pa.
Best Food	Knoebels Amusement Resort, Elysburg, Pa.
Best Water Ride	Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls – Universal’s Islands of Adventure, Orlando, Fla.
Best Waterpark Ride	Wildebeest – Splashin’ Safari, Santa Claus, Ind.
Best Kids’ Area	Kings Island, Kings Mills, Ohio
Best Dark Ride	Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man – Universal’s Islands of Adventure, Orlando, Fla.
Best Outdoor Show Production	Epcot, Orlando, Fla.

PUBLISHER’S PICKS:
Supplier of the Year: Environs
Person of the Year: Jeff Novotny (Larson International/NRCMA)
Park of the Year: Beech Bend Park

2010 Top 50 Steel Roller Coasters

RANK	NAME	PARK	LOCATION	YEAR	SUPPLIER	VOTES
1	Millennium Force	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio	2000	Intamin	1175
2	Bizarro	Six Flags New England	Agawam, Mass.	2000	Intamin	1013
3	Nitro	Six Flags Great Adventure	Jackson, N.J.	2001	B & M	773
4	Apollo’s Chariot	Busch Gardens Williamsburg	Williamsburg, Va.	1999	B & M	573
5	Goliath	Six Flags Over Georgia	Atlanta, Ga.	2006	B & M	560
6	Expedition GeForce	Holiday Park	Hassloch, Germany	2001	Intamin	514
7	Diamondback	Kings Island	Kings Mills, Ohio	2009	B & M	484
8	Magnum XL-200	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio	1989	Arrow	427
9	Phantom’s Revenge	Kennywood	West Mifflin, Pa.	2001	Morgan/Arrow	392
10	Top Thrill Dragster	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio	2003	Intamin	312
11	Intimidator 305	Kings Dominion	Doswell, Va.	2010	IntaRide	295
12	Montu	Busch Gardens Tampa Bay	Tampa Bay, Fla.	1996	B & M	288
13	Behemoth	Canada’s Wonderland	Vaughn, Ontario, Canada	2008	B & M	236
14	Mindbender	Six Flags Over Georgia	Atlanta, Ga.	1978	Schwarzkopf	228
15	X2	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Valencia, Calif.	2002	Arrow	213
16	Raging Bull	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee, Ill.	1999	B & M	199
17	Sky Rocket	Kennywood	West Mifflin, Pa.	2010	Premier Rides	198
18	Nemesis	Alton Towers	Staffordshire, England	1994	B & M	181
19 (tie)	Griffon	Busch Gardens Williamsburg	Williamsburg, Va.	2007	B & M	172
19 (tie)	SheiKra	Busch Gardens Tampa Bay	Tampa Bay, Fla.	2005	B & M	172
21 (tie)	Intimidator	Carowinds	Charlotte, N.C.	2010	B & M	152
21 (tie)	Maverick	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio	2007	Intamin	152
23	Alpengeist	Busch Gardens Williamsburg	Williamsburg, Va.	1997	B & M	145
24 (tie)	Kumba	Busch Gardens Tampa Bay	Tampa Bay, Fla.	1993	B & M	129
24 (tie)	Raptor	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio	1994	B & M	129
26	Ride of Steel	Darien Lake	Darien Center, N.Y.	1999	Intamin	127
27 (tie)	Kingda Ka	Six Flags Great Adventure	Jackson, N.J.	2005	Intamin	124
27 (tie)	Steel Force	Dorney Park	Allentown, Pa.	1997	Morgan	124
29	Goliath	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Valencia, Calif.	2000	Giovanola	122
30	Goliath	La Ronde	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	2006	B & M	120
31	Dragon Challenge	Universal’s Islands of Adventure	Orlando, Fla.	1999	B & M	118
32	Superman Ride of Steel	Six Flags America	Largo, Md.	2000	Intamin	107
33	Manta	SeaWorld Orlando	Orlando, Fla.	2009	B & M	103
34	Powder Keg	Silver Dollar City	Branson, Mo.	2005	S & S	102
35	Volcano	Kings Dominion	Doswell, Va.	1998	Intamin	88
36	Expedition Everest	Disney’s Animal Kingdom	Orlando, Fla.	2006	Vekoma/WED Imag.	86
37	Shock Wave	Six Flags Over Texas	Arlington, Texas	1978	Schwarzkopf	85
38	Mamba	Worlds of Fun	Kansas City, Mo.	1998	Morgan	79
39	Storm Runner	Hersheypark	Hershey, Pa.	2004	Intamin	74
40	Tatsu	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Valencia, Calif.	2006	B & M	73
41	Goliath	Walabi World	Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands	2002	Intamin	71
42	Titan	Six Flags Over Texas	Arlington, Texas	2001	Giovanola	62
43	Incredible Hulk Coaster	Universal’s Islands of Adventure	Orlando, Fla.	1999	B & M	57
44	The Pepsi Max Big One	Pleasure Beach Blackpool	Blackpool, England	1994	Arrow	49
45	Euro-Mir	Europa-Park	Rust, Germany	1997	Mack	47
46	Space Mountain	Disneyland	Anaheim, Calif.	1977	WED Imagineering	46
47	Steel Eel	SeaWorld San Antonio	San Antonio, Texas	1999	Morgan	43
48 (tie)	Mindbender	Galaxyland	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	1985	Schwarzkopf	42
48 (tie)	Revenge of the Mummy	Universal Studios	Orlando, Fla.	2004	Premier Rides	42
50	Katun	Mirabilandia	Savio, Italy	2000	B & M	41

2010’s Top 50 Wood Roller Coasters

RANK	NAME	PARK	LOCATION	YEAR	SUPPLIER	VOTES
1	The Voyage	Holiday World	Santa Claus, Ind.	2006	Gravity Group	1154
2	El Toro	Six Flags Great Adventure	Jackson, N.J.	2006	Intamin	991
3	Phoenix	Knoebels Amusement Resort	Elysburg, Pa.	1985	Dinn/PTC-Schmeck	952
4	Boulder Dash	Lake Compounce	Bristol, Conn.	2000	CCI	874
5	Thunderhead	Dollywood	Pigeon Forge, Tenn.	2004	GCII	864
6	Ravine Flyer II	Waldameer	Erie, Pa.	2008	Gravity Group	781
7	The Beast	Kings Island	Kings Mills, Ohio	1979	KECO	552
8	Hades	Mt. Olympus Theme Park	Wisconsin Dells, Wis.	2005	Gravity Group	510
9	The Raven	Holiday World	Santa Claus, Ind.	1995	CCI	439
10	Lightning Racer	Hersheypark	Hershey, Pa.	2000	GCII	403
11	Shivering Timbers	Michigan’s Adventure	Muskegon, Mich.	1998	CCI	393
12	Prowler	Worlds of Fun	Kansas City, Mo.	2009	GCII	386
13	Cyclone	Coney Island	Brooklyn, N.Y.	1927	Keenan/Baker	242
14	Thunderbolt	Kennywood	West Mifflin, Pa.	1968	Vettel/Miller	214
15	The Legend	Holiday World	Santa Claus, Ind.	2000	CCI	211
16	Kentucky Rumbler	Beech Bend	Bowling Green, Ky.	2006	GCII	159
17	Comet	The Great Escape	Lake George, N.Y.	1994	PTC-Schmeck	158
18	Colossos	Heide Park	Soltau, Germany	2001	Intamin	157
19	Hellcat	Timber Falls	Wisconsin Dells, Wis.	2004	S&S	147
20	Jack Rabbit	Kennywood	West Mifflin, Pa.	1921	PTC – Miller	146
21	Balder	Liseberg	Stockholm, Sweden	2003	Intamin	144
22	Giant Dipper	Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk	Santa Cruz, Calif.	1924	Prior & Church/Looff	142
23	Evel Knievel	Six Flags St. Louis	Eureka, Mo.	2008	GCII	141
24	GhostRider	Knott’s Berry Farm	Buena Park, Calif.	1998	CCI	133
25	Tremors	Silverwood	Athol, Idaho	1999	CCI	128
26	Coaster	Playland at the PNE	Vancouver, B.C. Canada	1958	Phare	124
27	Terminator Salvation: The Ride	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Valencia, Calif.	2009	GCII	122
28	Grand National	Pleasure Beach Blackpool	Blackpool, England	1935	Paige	116
29	Cornball Express	Indiana Beach	Monticello, Ind.	2001	CCI	113
30	Megafobia	Oakwood Leisure Park	Pembrokshire, Wales	1996	CCI	87
31	The Boss	Six Flags St. Louis	Eureka, Mo.	2000	CCI	86
32	Twister	Knoebels Amusement Resort	Elysburg, Pa.	1999	Fetterman/Knoebels	79
33	Rampage	Alabama Adventure	Bessemer, Ala.	1998	CCI	78
34	Viper	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee, Ill.	1995	Starkey/Six Flags	74
35	Racer	Kennywood	West Mifflin, Pa.	1927	PTC-Miller	70
36	T Express	Everland	Yongin-si, South Korea	2008	Intamin	67
37	Thunderbird	PowerPark	Alaharma, Finland	2006	GCII	57
38	Boardwalk Bullet	Kemah Boardwalk	Kemah, Texas	2007	M&V/Gravity Group	51
39	Hurricane	Boomers	Dania Beach, Fla.	2000	Coaster Works	48
40	Tonnerre de Zeus	Parc Asterix	Plailly, France	1997	CCI	46
41	Troy	Toverland	Sevenum, The Netherlands	2007	GCII	43
42 (tie)	Aska	Nara Dreamland	Nara, Japan	1998	Intamin	39
42 (tie)	Renegade	Valleyfair!	Shakopee, Minn.	2007	GCII	39
44	Timber Terror	Silverwood	Athol, Idaho	1996	CCI	38
45	Grizzly	Kings Dominion	Doswell, Va.	1982	KECO-Summers	36
46	Gwazi	Busch Gardens Tampa	Tampa Bay, Fla.	1999	GCII	35
47	Blue Streak	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio	1964	PTC-Hoover	34
47	Georgia Cyclone	Six Flags Over Georgia	Atlanta, Ga.	1990	Dinn-Summers	33
49	Giant Dipper	Belmont Park	San Diego, Calif.	1925	Prior & Church	31
50	Cyclone	Lakeside Park	Denver, Colo.	1940	Vettel	29