2013 GTA Winners – The Golden Ticket Awards | Presented by Amusement Today

The 2013 Golden Ticket Awards were hosted at Boardwalk Bowl, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, California’s Great America (California).

Best New Attraction for 2013 (Amusement Park)
Outlaw Run	Silver Dollar City	45%
Iron Rattler	Six Flags Fiesta Texas	19%
GateKeeper	Cedar Point	15%
Gold Striker	California’s Great America	6%
Tranformers the Ride	Universal Studios Orlando	5%
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Best New Ride for 2013 (Waterpark)
River Rush	Dollywood’s Splash Country	53%
Bonzai Pipelines	Six Flags New England	23%
Constrictor	Wet ‘n’ Wild Las Vegas	7%
Bonzai Pipelines	Six Flags America	6%
Bootlegger’s Run	Splish Splash	5%
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Best Park
Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio	23%
Europa-Park	Rust, Germany	22%
Knoebels Amusement Resort	Elysburg, Pa.	9%
Dollywood	Pigeon Forge, Tenn.	8%
Disneyland	Anaheim, Calif.	7%
Tokyo DisneySea	Tokyo, Japan	6%
Busch Gardens Williamsburg	Williamsburg, Va.	(tie) 5%
Universal’s Islands of Adventure	Orlando, Fla.	(tie) 5%
Magic Kingdom	Orlando, Fla.	4.50%
Silver Dollar City	Branson, Mo.	4%
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Best Waterpark
Schlitterbahn	New Braunfels, Texas	45%
Splashin’ Safari	Santa Claus, Ind.	17%
Aquatica	Orlando, Fla.	6%
Dollywood’s Splash Country	Pigeon Forge, Tenn.	(tie) 5%
Noah’s Ark	Wisconsin Dells, Wis.	(tie) 5%
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Best Children’s Park
Idlewild & SoakZone	Ligonier, Pa.	39%
Legoland California	Carlsbad, Calif.	16%
Legoland Florida	Winter Haven, Fla.	11%
Dutch Wonderland	Lancaster, Pa.	(tie) 7%
Story Land	Glen, N.H.	(tie) 7%
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Best Marine Life Park
SeaWorld Orlando	Orlando, Fla.	58%
SeaWorld San Diego	San Diego, Calif.	13%
SeaWorld San Antonio	San Antonio, Texas	9%
Discovery Cove	Orlando, Fla.	7%
Ocean Park	Hong Kong, China	(tie) 6%
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom	Vallejo, Calif.	(tie) 6%
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Best Seaside Park
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk	Santa Cruz, Calif.	36%
Pleasure Beach, Blackpool	Blackpool, England	20%
Morey’s Piers	Wildwood, N.J.	15%
Gröna Lund	Stockholm, Sweden	14%
Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier	Galveston, Texas	5%
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Best Kids’ Area
Kings Island	Mason, Ohio	32%
Universal’s Islands of Adventure	Orlando, Fla.	15%
Nickelodeon Universe	Bloomington, Minn.	12%
Efteling	Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands	8%
Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio	(tie) 7%
Kings Dominion	Doswell, Va.	(tie) 7%
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Cleanest Park
Holiday World	Santa Claus, Ind.	26%
Dollywood	Pigeon Forge, Tenn.	14%
Disneyland	Anaheim, Calif.	10%
Busch Gardens Williamsburg	Williamsburg, Va.	9%
Silver Dollar City	Branson, Mo.	8.50%
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Friendliest Park
Dollywood	Pigeon Forge, Tenn.	35%
Holiday World	Santa Claus, Ind.	21%
Silver Dollar City	Branson, Mo.	13%
Knoebel’s Amusement Resort	Elysburg, Pa.	10%
Six Flags New England	Agawam, Mass.	7%
Best Shows
Dollywood	Pigeon Forge, Tenn.	41%
Six Flags Fiesta Texas	San Antonio, Texas	23%
Disney’s Hollywood Studios	Orlando, Fla.	6%
Europa-Park	Rust, Germany	(tie) 5%
SeaWorld Orlando	Orlando, Fla.	(tie) 5%
Silver Dollar City	Branson, Mo.	(tie) 5%
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Best Outdoor Show Production
Epcot	Orlando, Fla.	29%
Disney California Adventure	Anaheim, Calif.	18%
Six Flags Fiesta Texas	San Antonio, Texas	12%
Disney’s Hollywood Studios	Orlando, Fla.	11.50%
Disneyland	Anaheim, Calif.	8%
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Best Landscaping
Busch Gardens Williamsburg	Williamsburg Va.	33%
Gilroy Gardens	Gilroy, Calif.	12%
Efteling	Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands	11%
Tivoli Gardens	Copenhagen, Denmark	8%
Dollywood	Pigeon Forge, Tenn.	7%
Best Food
Dollywood	Pigeon Forge, Tenn.	(tie) 24%
Knoebel’s Amusement Resort	Elysburg, Pa.	(tie) 24%
Epcot	Orlando, Fla.	18%
Silver Dollar City	Branson, Mo.	14%
Tivoli Gardens	Copenhagen, Denmark	5%
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Best Carousel
Knoebels Amusement Resort	Elysburg, Pa.	48%
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk	Santa Cruz, Calif.	17%
Six Flags Great America	Gurnee, Ill.	8%
Six Flags Over Georgia	Austell, Ga.	7%
Universal’s Islands of Adventure	Orlando, Fla.	4%
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Best Water Ride
Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls	Universal’s Islands of Adventure	20%
Splash Mountain	Magic Kingdom	13%
Timber Mountain Log Ride	Knott’s Berry Farm	10%
Valhalla	Blackpool Pleasure Beach	9%
Mountain Slidewinder	Dollywood	8.50%
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Best Waterpark Ride
Wildebeest	Splashin’ Safari	24%
Master Blaster	Schlitterbahn	22%
Mammoth	Splashin’ Safari	15%
The Falls	Schlitterbahn	10%
Congo River Expedition	Schlitterbahn	9%
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Best Dark Ride
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey	Universal’s Islands of Adventure	19%
The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man	Universal’s Islands of Adventure	16%
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror	Disney’s Hollywood Studios	13%
Haunted Mansion	Knoebels Amusement Resort	8%
Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye	Disneyland	(tie) 7%
Pirates of the Caribbean	Disneyland	(tie) 7%
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Best Indoor Waterpark
Schlitterbahn Galveston Island	Galveston, Texas	31%
Kalahari	Sandusky, Ohio	21%
Kalahari	Wisconsin Dells, Ohio	15%
World Waterpark	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	12%
Splash Landings	Staffordshire, England	8%
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Best Indoor Roller Coaster
Revenge of the Mummy	Universal Studios Orlando	23%
Space Mountain	Disneyland	14%
Winjas	Phantasialand	11%
Mindbender	Galaxyland	(tie) 10%
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster	Disney’s Hollywood Studios	(tie) 10%
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Best Funhouse/Walk-Through
Noah’s Ark	Kennywood	34%
Frankenstein’s Castle	Indiana Beach	23%
Gasten Ghost Hotel	Liseberg	14%
Lustiga Huset	Gröna Lund	13%
Ghost Ship	Morey’s Piers	12%
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Best Halloween Event
Universal Studios Orlando	Orlando, Fla.	30%
Knott’s Berry Farm	Buena Park, Calif.	22%
Knoebels Amusement Resort	Elysburg, Pa.	11%
Kennywood	West Mifflin, Pa.	10%
Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio	7%
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Best Christmas Event
Dollywood	Pigeon Forge, Tenn.	47%
Silver Dollar City	Branson, Mo.	12%
Disneyland	Anaheim, Calif.	10%
Magic Kingdom	Orlando, Fla.	8%
Kennywood	West Mifflin, Pa.	5%
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2013’s Top Steel Roller Coasters

RANK	NAME	PARK	LOCATION	YEAR	SUPPLIER	POINTS
1	Millennium Force	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio	2000	Intamin	1204
2	Bizarro	Six Flags New England	Agawam, Mass.	2000	Intamin	1011
3	Expedition GeForce	Holiday Park	Hassloch, Germany	2001	Intamin	598
4	Nitro	Six Flags Great Adventure	Jackson, N.J.	2001	B & M	596
5	Apollo’s Chariot	Busch Gardens Williamsburg	Williamsburg, Va.	1999	B & M	542
6	New Texas Giant	Six Flags Over Texas	Arlington, Texas	2011	Rocky Mountain	512
7	Goliath	Six Flags Over Georgia	Austell, Ga.	2006	B & M	494
8	Intimidator	Carowinds	Charlotte, N.C.	2010	B & M	478
9	Magnum XL-200	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio	1989	Arrow	416
10	Intimidator-305	Kings Dominion	Doswell, Va.	2010	Intamin	412
11	Iron Rattler	Six Flags Fiesta Texas	San Antonio, Texas	2013	Rocky Mountain	393
12	Top Thrill Dragster	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio	2003	Intamin	356
13	Phantom’s Revenge	Kennywood	West Mifflin, Pa.	2001	Morgan/Arrow	334
14	Diamondback	Kings Island	Mason, Ohio	2009	B & M	301
15	Leviathan	Canada’s Wonderland	Vaughan, Ontario, Canada	2012	B & M	298
16	X2	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Valencia, Calif.	2002	Arrow	290
17	Behemoth	Canada’s Wonderland	Vaughan, Ontario, Canada	2008	B & M	276
18	Montu	Busch Gardens Tampa Bay	Tampa, Fla.	1996	B & M	257
19	Mind Bender	Six Flags Over Georgia	Austell, Ga.	1978	Schwarzkopf	247
20	Nemesis	Alton Towers	Staffordshire, England	1994	B & M	210
21	Blue Fire	Europa-Park	Rust, Germany	2009	Mack	192
22	Maverick	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio	2007	Intamin	183
23	Goliath	La Ronde	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	2006	B & M	156
24	Wild Eagle	Dollywood	Pigeon Forge, Tenn.	2012	B & M	148
25	Alpengeist	Busch Gardens Williamsburg	Williamsburg, Va.	1997	B & M	147
26	Skyrush	Hersheypark	Hershey, Pa.	2012	Intamin	136
27	Kumba	Busch Gardens Tampa Bay	Tampa, Fla.	1993	B & M	134
28	GateKeeper	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio	2013	B & M	113
29	Shock Wave	Six Flags Over Texas	Arlington, Texas	1978	Schwarzkopf	103
30	Raptor	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio	1994	B & M	102
31	Raging Bull	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee, Ill.	1999	B & M	100
32	SheiKra	Busch Gardens Tampa Bay	Tampa, Fla.	2005	B & M	98
33	Griffon	Busch Gardens Williamsburg	Williamsburg, Va.	2007	B & M	97
34	Black Mamba	Phantasialand	Brühl, Germany	2006	B & M	94
35 (tie)	Afterburn	Carowinds	Charlotte, N.C.	1999	B & M	92
35 (tie)	Kingda Ka	Six Flags Great Adventure	Jackson, N.J.	2005	Intamin	92
37	Steel Force	Dorney Park	Allentown, Pa.	1998	Morgan	87
38	Superman Ride of Steel	Six Flags America	Largo, Md.	2000	Intamin	86
39	Volcano: The Blast Coaster	Kings Dominion	Doswell, Va.	1998	Intamin	85
40	Whizzer	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee, Ill.	1976	Schwarzkopf	80
41	Goliath	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Valencia, Calif.	2000	Giovanola	78
42 (tie)	Expedition Everest	Disney’s Animal Kingdom	Orlando, Fla.	2006	Vekoma/WED Imagineering	76
42 (tie)	PowderKeg	Silver Dollar City	Branson, Mo.	2005	S & S	76
42 (tie)	Titan	Six Flags Over Texas	Arlington, Texas	2001	Giovanola	76
45 (tie)	Olympia Looping	owner: R. Barth and Sohn KG	[traveling]	1989	Schwarzkopf	73
45 (tie)	X Flight	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee, Ill.	2012	B & M	73
47	Dominator	Kings Dominion	Doswell, Va.	2008	B & M	63
48 (tie)	Kraken	SeaWorld Orlando	Orlando, Fla.	2000	B & M	60
48 (tie)	Lisebergbanen	Liseberg	Gothenburg, Sweden	1987	Schwarzkopf	60
50	Tatsu	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Valencia, Calif.	2006	B & M	58

2013’s Top Wooden Roller Coasters

RANK	NAME	PARK	LOCATION	YEAR	SUPPLIER	POINTS
1	Bouder Dash	Lake Compounce	Bristol, Conn.	2000	CCI	1333
2	El Toro	Six Flags Great Adventure	Jackson, N.J.	2006	Intamin	1302
3	Phoenix	Knoebels Amusement Resort	Elysburg, Pa.	1985	Dinn/PTC-Schmeck	1088
4	The Voyage	Holiday World	Santa Claus, Ind.	2006	Gravity Group	1086
5	Thunderhead	Dollywood	Pigeon Forge, Tenn.	2004	GCII	923
6	Ravine Flyer II	Waldameer	Erie, Pa.	2008	Gravity Group	712
7	Outlaw Run	Silver Dollar City	Branson, Mo.	2013	Rocky Mountain	599
8	The Beast	Kings Island	Mason, Ohio	1979	KECO	555
9	Lightning Racer	Hersheypark	Hershey, Pa.	2000	GCII	364
10	Shivering Timbers	Michigan’s Adventure	Muskegon, Mich.	1998	CCI	304
11	The Raven	Holiday World	Santa Claus, Ind.	1995	CCI	296
12	Prowler	Worlds of Fun	Kansas City, Mo.	2009	GCII	290
13	Balder	Liseberg	Gothenburg, Sweden	2003	Intamin	278
14	Hades 360	Mt. Olympus Theme Park	Wisconsin Dells, Wis.	2005	Gravity Group	225
15	Thunderbolt	Kennywood	West Mifflin, Pa.	1968	Vettel/Miller	222
16	Comet	The Great Escape	Lake George, N.Y.	1994	PTC – Schmeck	215
17	Colossos	Heide Park	Soltau, Germany	2001	Intamin	207
18	Jack Rabbit	Kennywood	West Mifflin, Pa.	1920	PTC – Miller	192
19 (tie)	Cyclone	Luna Park (Coney Island)	Brooklyn, N.Y.	1927	Keenan/Baker	166
19 (tie)	The Legend	Holiday World	Santa Claus, Ind.	2000	CCI	166
21	Kentucky Rumbler	Beech Bend	Bowling Green, Ky.	2006	GCII	160
22	Giant Dipper	Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk	Santa Cruz, Calif.	1924	Prior & Church/Looff	146
23	El Toro	Freizeitpark Plohn	Lengenfeld, Germany	2009	GCII	138
24	Tremors	Silverwood	Athol, Idaho	1999	CCI	132
25	American Thunder	Six Flags St. Louis	Eureka, Mo.	2008	GCII	127
26	Gold Striker	California’s Great America	Santa Clara, Calif.	2013	GCII	118
27	Blue Streak	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio	1964	PTC – Hoover	116
28	Troy	Toverland	Sevenum, Netherlands	2007	GCII	115
29	GhostRider	Knott’s Berry Farm	Buena Park, Calif.	1998	CCI	113
30	Playland Wooden Coaster	Playland at the PNE	Vancouver, B.C., Canada	1958	Phare	111
31	Wodan Timbur Coaster	Europa-Park	Rust, Germany	2012	GCII	108
32	Cornball Express	Indiana Beach	Monticello, Ind.	2001	CCI	100
33	Blue Streak	Conneaut Lake Park	Conneaut Lake, Pa.	1938	Vettel	99
34	Boardwalk Bullet	Kemah Boardwalk	Kemah, Texas	2007	M&V/Gravity Group	94
35	Racer	Kennywood	West Mifflin, Pa.	1927	PTC – Miller	90
36	Wooden Warrior	Quassy Amusement Park	Middlebury, Conn.	2011	Gravity Group	88
37	Zippin Pippin	Bay Beach Amusement Park	Green Bay, Wis.	2011	M&V	84
38	Thunderbird	PowerLand	Alahärmä, Finland	2006	GCII	83
39	Twister	Knoebels Amusement Resort	Elysburg, Pa.	1999	Fetterman-Knoebels	80
40	Megafobia	Oakwood	Pembrokeshire, Wales	1996	CCI	76
41 (tie)	Grand National	Pleasure Beach, Blackpool	Blackpool, England	1935	Paige	70
41 (tie)	T Express	Everland	Yongin-si, South Korea	2008	Intamin	70
43	Great American Scream Machine	Six Flags Over Georgia	Austell, Ga.	1973	PTC – Allen	66
44 (tie)	Tonnerre de Zeus	Parc Astérix	Plailly, France	1997	CCI	64
44 (tie)	Viper	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee, Ill.	1995	Starkey – Six Flags	64
46 (tie)	HellCat	Timber Falls	Wisconsin Dells, Wis.	2004	S & S	62
46 (tie)	Twister	Gröna Lund	Stockholm, Sweden	2011	Gravity Group	62
48	Cyclone	Lakeside Park	Denver, Colo.	1940	Vettel	60
49	Apocalypse	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Valencia, Calif.	2009	GCII	59
50	Yankee Cannonball	Canobie Lake Park	Salem, N.H.	1936	PTC – Schmeck	55