Amusement Today, a magazine about amusement park industry, annually gives out awards to the top amusement
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Founder |
Gary Slade |
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Catagories |
Amusement parks |
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First Occurance |
1998 |
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Latest Occurance |
2013 |
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Website |
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parks and roller coasters. These special ceremonies are known as the Golden Ticket Awards. Experienced coaster enthusiasts are surveyed to come up with the best of the best. Although they do their best to make the featured coasters worldwide, Amusement Today has been known to mainly feature american parks.
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Best New Ride[]
Amusement/Theme Park[]
| Rank | Name | Amusement/Theme Park | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Texas Giant | Six Flags Over Texas | 45% |
| 2 | Cheetah Hunt | Busch Gardens Tampa | 12% |
| 3 | Wooden Warrior | Quassy Amusement Park | 11% |
| 4 | Twister | Gröna Lund | 5% |
| Zippin Pippin | Bay Beach Amusement Park |
Water Park[]
| Rank | Name | Water Park | Vote |
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| 1 | The Falls | Splashin Safari' | 45% |
| 2 | Vanish Point | Water Country USA | 15% |
| 3 | Bombs Away | Raging Waters | 8% |
| Viper | NRH2O |
Park & Ride Winners[]
| Category | Rank | 2011 Recipient | Location | Vote |
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| Best Amusement/Theme Park | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 23% | |
| Knoebels Amusement Park | Elysburg, Pa. | 13% | ||
| Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 12% | ||
| Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tenn. | 8% |
Roller coaster rankings[]
Steel[]
| Rank | Name | Park | Supplier | Points |
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| 1 | Millennium Force | Cedar Point | Intamin AG | 1,540 |
| 2 | Bizarro | Six Flags New England | Intamin AG | 1,201 |
| 3 | Nitro | Six Flags Great Adventure | Bolliger & Mabillard | 864 |
| 4 | Goliath | Six Flags Over Georgia | Bolliger & Mabillard | 794 |
| 5 | Phantom's Revenge | Kennywood | Morgan/Arrow Dynamics | 756 |
| 6 | New Texas Giant | Six Flags Over Texas | Rocky Mountain Construction | 743 |
| 7 | Apollo's Chariot | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Bolliger & Mabillard | 643 |
| Expedition GeForce | Holiday Park | Intamin AG | ||
| 9 | Top Thrill Dragster | Cedar Point | Intamin AG | 627 |
| 10 | Magnum XL-200 | Arrow Dynamics | 510 |
Wooden[]
| Rank | Name | Park | Supplier | Points |
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| 1 | Voyage | Holiday World | The Gravity Group, LLC | 1,631 |
| 2 | Phoenix | Knoebels Amusement Park | Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc./Herbert Schmeck | 1,375 |
| 3 | El Toro | Six Flags Great Adventure | Intamin AG | 1,359 |
| 4 | Boulder Dash | Lake Compounce | Custom Coasters International, Inc. | 1,267 |
| 5 | Thunderhead | Dollywood | Great Coasters International | 1,065 |