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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2014 Park & Ride Winners

Here are the 2014 Golden Ticket Award Park & Ride winners.

Best New Attraction for 2014 (Amusement Park)
Flying Turns Knoebels Amusement Resort 27%
Banshee Kings Island 19%
Goliath Six Flags Great America 11%
Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts Islands of Adventure 10%
Lightning Run Kentucky Kingdom 9%
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Best New Ride for 2014 (Water Park)
Verrückt Schlitterbahn Kansas City 59%
Colossal Curl Water Country USA 11%
Bahama Blasters Six Flags Fiesta Texas 10%
Deep Water Dive Kentucky Kingdom 8%
Snake Pit Dorney Park / Wildwater Kingdom 4%
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Best Park
Europa-Park Rust, Germany 25%
Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio 16%
Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tenn. 9%
Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pa. 8%
Disneyland Anaheim, Calif. 8%
Universal’s Islands of Adventure Orlando, Fla. 5%
Magic Kingdom Orlando, Fla.Orlando, Fla. (tie) 4%
Tokyo DisneySea Tokyo, Japan (tie) 4%
Busch Gardens Williamsburg Orlando, Fla. 3.50%
Holiday World Santa Claus, Ind. 3%
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Best Water Park
Schlitterbahn New Braunfels, Texas 55%
Splashin’ Safari Santa Claus, Ind. 17%
Dollywood’s Splash Country Pigeon Forge, Tenn. 5%
Blizzard Beach Orlando, Fla. 4.5%
Typhoon Lagoon Orlando, Fla. 4%
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Best Children’s Park
Idlewild & SoakZone Ligonier, Pa. 34%
Story Land Glen, N.H. 13%
Legoland California Carlsbad, Calif. 12.5%
Legoland Florida Winter Haven, Fla. 10%
Enchanted Forest Turner, Ore. (tie) 5%
Santa’s Village Jefferson, N.H. (tie) 5%
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Best Marine Life Park
SeaWorld Orlando Orlando, Fla. 52%
SeaWorld San Diego San Diego, Calif. 12%
Discovery Cove Orlando, Fla. 10%
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Vallejo, Calif. 9%
SeaWorld San Antonio San Antonio, Texas 8%
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Best Seaside Park
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Santa Cruz, Calif. 45%
Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool, England 16%
Gröna Lund Stockholm, Sweden 15%
Morey’s Piers Wildwood, N.J. 12%
Belmont Park San Diego, Calif. 4%
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Best Kids’ Area
Kings Island Mason, Ohio 26%
Efteling Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands 13%
Knott’s Berry Farm Buena Park, Calif 10%
Universal’s Islands of Adventure Orlando, Fla. 9.5%
Nickelodeon Universe Bloomington, Minn. 9%
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Cleanest Park
Holiday World Santa Claus, Ind. 23%
Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tenn. 13%
Disneyland Anaheim, Calif. 12%
Europa-Park Rust, Germany 10%
Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Va. 9%
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Friendliest Park
Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tenn. 39%
Holiday World Santa Claus, Ind. 14%
Silver Dollar City Branson, Mo. 11%
Knoebel’s Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pa. 6%
Disneyland Anaheim, Calif. 5%
Best Shows
Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tenn. 45%
Six Flags Fiesta Texas San Antonio, Texas 12%
Europa-Park Rust, Germany 8%
Silver Dollar City Branson, Mo. 6.5%
Disney California Adventure Anaheim, Calif 6%
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Best Outdoor Show Production
Illuminations Epcot 27%
World of Color Disney California Adventure 19%
Fantasmic! Disneyland 11%
Lone Star Nights Six Flags Fiesta Texas 10%
Fantasmic! Disney’s Hollywood Studios 9%
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Best Landscaping
Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg Va. 24%
Gilroy Gardens Gilroy, Calif. 23%
Efteling Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands 17%
Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tenn. 6%
Epcot Orlando, Fla. 5%
Best Food
Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tenn. 21%
Knoebel’s Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pa. 18%
Epcot Orlando, Fla. 17.5%
Silver Dollar City Branson, Mo. 13%
Europa-Park Rust, Germany 7%
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Best Carousel
Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pa. 40%
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Santa Cruz, Calif. 27%
Six Flags Great America Gurnee, Ill. 5.5%
Kennywood West Mifflin, Pa. (tie) 5%
Phantasialand Brühl, Germany (tie) 5%
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Best Water Ride (Park)
Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls Universal’s Islands of Adventure 21%
Valhalla Blackpool Pleasure Beach 12%
Splash Mountain Disneyland 11%
Timber Mountain Log Ride Knott’s Berry Farm 10.5%
Mountain Slidewinder Dollywood 9%
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Best Water Park Ride
Wildebeest Splashin’ Safari 23%
Master Blaster Schlitterbahn 16%
Mammoth Splashin’ Safari 15%
The Falls Schlitterbahn 9%
Congo River Expedition Schlitterbahn (tie) 8%
Verrückt Schlitterbahn, Kansas City (tie) 8%
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Best Dark Ride
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey Universal’s Islands of Adventure 20%
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Disney’s Hollywood Studios 10.5%
Radiator Springs Racers Disney California Adventure 10%
The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man Universal’s Islands of Adventure (tie) 9%
Haunted Mansion Knoebels Amusement Resort (tie) 9%
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Best Indoor Water Park
Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Galveston, Texas 25%
Kalahari Resort Sandusky, Ohio 19%
World Waterpark Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 12%
Kalahari Resort Wisconsin Dells, Wis. 9%
Splash Landings Staffordshire, England 8%
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Best Indoor Roller Coaster
Revenge of the Mummy Universal Studios Orlando 21%
Space Mountain Disneyland 14%
Winjas Phantasialand 12%
Black Diamond Knoebels Amusement Resort 9%
Mindbender Galaxyland 8.5%
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Best Funhouse/Walk-Through
Noah’s Ark Kennywood 32%
Frankenstein’s Castle Indiana Beach 17%
Gasten Ghost Hotel Liseberg 15%
Ghost Ship Morey’s Piers 12%
Lustiga Huset Gröna Lund 11%
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Best Halloween Event
Universal Studios Orlando Orlando, Fla. 28%
Knott’s Berry Farm Buena Park, Calif. 20%
Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pa. 14%
Kennywood West Mifflin, Pa. 9%
Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio 6%
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Best Christmas Event
Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tenn. 41%
Disneyland Anaheim, Calif. 10%
Silver Dollar City Branson, Mo. 9.5%
Magic Kingdom Orlando, Fla. 9%
Kennywood West Mifflin, Pa. 7%
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