The Golden Ticket Awards | Presented by Amusement Today

The Golden Ticket Awards | Presented by Amusement Today

The Golden Ticket Awards | Presented by Amusement Today

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2013 Park & Ride Winners

Here are the 2013 Golden Ticket Award Park & Ride winners.

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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