Winners Announced from 2019 Golden Ticket Awards

Amusement Today announced the winners of the 2019 Golden Ticket Awards at Silverwood in Idaho on Saturday, September 7th.

How are the winners selected? Here are some details from GoldenTicketAwards.com:

Amusement Today relies on a panel of voters from all over the world consisting of experienced park enthusiasts. The U.S. ballots are divided into four geographical regions, with approximately the same number of voters in each region. In addition to the American voters, Amusement Today invites a number of international voters to participate.

Below are the 2019 winners.

  • Best Amusement Park
    Europa-Park, Rust, Germany

  • Best Water Park
    Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort, New Braunfels, Texas

  • Best Family Park of 2019
    Dutch Wonderland, Lancaster, Pa.

  • Best Wildlife/Marine Life Park
    SeaWorld Orlando, Orlando, Fla.

  • Best Water Park Ride
    Wildebeest at Splashin’ Safari, Santa Claus, Ind.

  • Best Wooden Coaster
    Phoenix at Knoebels Amusement Resort, Elysburg, Pa.

  • Best Steel Coaster
    Fury 325, Carowinds, Charlotte, N.C.

  • Best Kids’ Area
    Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

  • Best Guest Experience
    Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

  • Breakout Family Entertainment Center of 2019
    C.J. Barrymore’s, Clinton, Mich.

  • Best Halloween Event of 2018
    Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando, Orlando, Fla.

  • Most Beautiful Park
    Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Va.

  • Best Christmas Event of 2018
    Smoky Mountain Christmas at Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

  • Best Food of 2019
    Knoebels Amusement Resort, Elysburg, Pa.

  • Best New Show of 2019
    Reuben’s Swashbuckling Adventure at Silver Dollar City, Branson, Mo.

  • Best Water Ride
    Valhalla at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, Lancashire, England

  • Best Dark Ride
    Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure at Shanghai Disneyland, China

  • Best New Attraction Installation of 2019
    Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure at Universal’s Islands of Adventure, Orlando, Fla.

  • Best New Roller Coaster of 2019
    The Steel Curtain at Kennywood, West Mifflin, Pa.

  • Best New Family Attraction of 2019
    Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run at Disneyland, Anaheim, Calif.

  • Best New Water Park Ride of 2019
    Cutback Water Coaster at Water Country USA, Williamsburg, Va.

  • Best Innovation of 2019
    Canada’s Wonderland, Vaughan, Ontario

  • Park of the Year
    Morey’s Piers, Wildwood, N.J.

  • Renaissance Award
    Kings Island, Kings Mills, Ohio

  • Turnstile Award
    Silverwood Theme Park, Athol, Idaho

Five of the top theme park groups in the world received just under half of the 25 awards.

  1. Three Awards Each:
    Cedar Fair
    SeaWorld

  2. Two Awards Each:
    Disney
    Parques Reunidos
    Universal

Read more about the winners at GoldTicketAwards.com.

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