Post by drwadadli on Sept 19, 2019 15:08:40 GMT
Amusement Today released their 2019 Golden Ticket Awards:
Disneyland’s newest ride, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, has won the golden ticket for an all-new category this year – Best New Family Attraction. Here’s the reasoning from Amusement Today:
"Its exquisitely detailed theming and choice of roles for riders thoroughly immersed guests (and voters) in a dynamic, interstellar Star Wars adventure."
Perhaps the bigger news is that Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure has dethroned the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror in the Best Dark Ride category. In the 18 years of the Golden Ticket awards, Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure is only the 4th different winner. It seems like every year there is a battle between Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey and the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, but this year the Shanghai Disneyland attraction has come out on top.
Here is a complete list of this year's winners:
CATEGORY WINNER
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.
BestHalloween 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
Disneyland’s newest ride, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, has won the golden ticket for an all-new category this year – Best New Family Attraction. Here’s the reasoning from Amusement Today:
"Its exquisitely detailed theming and choice of roles for riders thoroughly immersed guests (and voters) in a dynamic, interstellar Star Wars adventure."
Perhaps the bigger news is that Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure has dethroned the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror in the Best Dark Ride category. In the 18 years of the Golden Ticket awards, Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure is only the 4th different winner. It seems like every year there is a battle between Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey and the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, but this year the Shanghai Disneyland attraction has come out on top.
Here is a complete list of this year's winners:
CATEGORY WINNER
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.
BestHalloween 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