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The Golden Ticket Award for BEST HALLOWEEN EVENT goes to
@UniversalORL
for Halloween Horror Nights!
#GTA2018
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Dispatching with the Golden Ticket for Best New Coaster of 2023 is Wildcat’s Revenge at Hersheypark.
#BestOfTheBest
#GTA2023
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BEST PARK: Europa-Park started its slow and steady climb up the ladder with its first appearance among the top ten parks in 2005. By 2011 it was in the top three. Snagging the Golden Ticket for Best Park in 2014, Europa-Park takes its eighth consecutive win in 2022.
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This year, a new park has earned its way to the top spot of recognition ... Dollywood has taken the Golden Ticket Award for Best Park of 2023!
#BestoftheBest
#GTA2023
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BEST HALLOWEEN EVENT: Universal Studios Orlando has been a frequent winner of the Best Halloween Event category. After stepping away in 2020, the park now reclaims this Golden Ticket for its 2021 event.
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BEST NEW ROLLER COASTER: For Best New Roller Coaster, it is no surprise to see Iron Gwazi at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay ake the Golden Ticket. The coaster by Rocky Mountain Construction made an impressive debut on the Steel Chart at No. 4.
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LEADERSHIP AWARD: Amusement Today is honored to acknowledge Jeffrey Siebert, park president of Six Flags Fiesta Texas with the 2022 Golden Ticket Leadership Award.
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PARK OF THE YEAR AWARD: Because of its important history and its perfect celebration of it, Amusement Today honors Kings Island as Publisher's Pick: Park of the Year.
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BEST PARK OF 2019: Jurgen Mack, managing partner for Europa-Park and Mauritia Mack accept the Golden Ticket Award for BEST PARK on behalf of Europa-Park. This is the sixth win in a row for the Germany park.
#GTA2019
#BestOfTheBest
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BEST WATER RIDE: Chiapas at Phantasialand is a new winner in the Best Water Ride category. Supplied by Intamin, the ride features multi-levels, changes of direction, creative theming and a dramatic final plunge into a brilliantly designed guest plaza.
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#FlashbackFriday
: L.A.'s
#SanFernando
Valley once had a
#BuschGardens
#themepark
. Opened in 1966 adjacent to the Anheuser-Busch
#brewery
in
#VanNuys
, the 17-acre park offered boat rides, a flume ride, an
#aviary
and free
#beer
, as well as an extensive monorail. It closed in 1979.
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Fury 325 at Carowinds has a clear grip on the gold for the 2023 Best Steel Coaster Golden Ticket Award!
#BestoftheBest
#GTA2023
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BEST NEW ROLLER COASTER: The nine-inversions of The Steel Curtain at Kennywood had Golden Ticket voters head-over-heels, as the ride takes the first-ever award for BEST NEW COASTER! The park’s Nick Paradise accepted the award.
#GTA2019
#BestOfTheBest
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Revenge of the Mummy from
@UniversalORL
takes the Golden Ticket Award for BEST INDOOR COASTER
#GTA2018
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COASTER MUSEUM ON A ROLL: The National
#RollerCoaster
Museum is growing its
#Texas
archive facility w/ a nearly 10,000-sq.-ft. exhibition space to show some of its collection of artifacts & vehicles for public viewing. Construction begins in spring. Deets:
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The
#GoldenTicket
for Best New Ride goes to Mystic Timber of
@KingsIslandPR
from
@GreatCoasters
!
#WhatsInTheShed
#BestOfTheBest
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Valhalla is back! After a two-year thematic overhaul, the splashing fun on Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s indoor adventure reclaims the Golden Ticket Award from Amusement Today for Best Water Ride.
#BestOfTheBest
#GTA2023
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Universal studios Florida takes the GTA for Best Halloween Event of 2022!
#bestofthebest
#gta2023
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MULTI-RED-FLAG WARNING:
#SixFlagsMagicMountain
as seen against the scary backdrop of the
#RyeFire
, a 5,000-acre
#wildfire
between Santa Clarita & the
#Ventura
County line -- one of three major
#CaliforniaWildfires
burning simultaneously. It had only 5% containment as of 5 pm PST.
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2023 marks the fifth-consecutive win for the Phoenix at Knoebels Amusement Resort as the Best Wooden Coaster!
#BestoftheBest
#GTA2023
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MOST BEAUTIFUL PARK: After a one-year lapse, Busch Gardens Williamsburg takes back the Golden Ticket for Most Beautiful Park.
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BEST STEEL COASTER: Fury 325 takes the Golden Ticket for Best Steel Coaster. For its sixth consecutive win, the coaster supplied by Bolliger & Mabillard continues to astound Carowinds audiences.
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We have a new Best Wooden Coaster! El Toro of
@SFGrAdventure
takes over the
#1
spot from Boulder Dash at
@LakeCompounce
#BestOfTheBest
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THe Golden Ticket Award for BEST WATER RIDE goes to Valhalla from Blackpool Pleasure Beach!
#GTA2018
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WOW! Spectacularly intertwined launched Euro Fighter and spinning
#rollercoasters
from Gerstlauer are rising apace inside
#AmericanDream
Meadowlands, a $3B
#retail
and
#entertainment
complex in East Rutherford,
#NewJersey
set to open next spring. (Photos: Martin & Vleminckx)
#fun
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Taking the new Best Family Coaster Golden Ticket Award is Big Bear Mountain, the new-for-2023 coaster at Dollywood.
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BEST WOODEN ROLLER COASTER:
For the second year in a row, Knoebels Amusement Resort’s Phoenix takes home the Golden Ticket Award for BEST WOODEN ROLLER COASTER. Dick, Rick and Brian Knoebel accepted the honor.
#GTA2019
#BestOfTheBest
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BEST STEEL ROLLER COASTER:
Mark Rosenzweig and Adam Sandy of Ride Entertainment announce the Golden Ticket Award for BEST STEEL ROLLER COASTER goes to Fury 325 of Carowinds! Chuck Meyers, senior vice president of creative development for Cedar Fair, accepts.
#GTA2019
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Busch Gardens Williamsburg has been a recurring champion in the Most Beautiful Park category (as well as its predecessor, Best Landscaping). .. and it takes the Golden Ticket again in 2023!
#BestOfTheBest
#GTA2023
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Fun Spot America Atlanta's ArieForce One wins the Golden Ticket for Best New Attraction Installation of 2023!
#BestOfTheBest
#GTA2023
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The Golden Ticket Award for BEST KID’S AREA goes to
@KingsIslandPR
who remains the sole winner of this award since its introduction!
#GTA2018
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BEST WATER RIDE: Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s Valhalla splashes the Golden Ticket Award for BEST WATER RIDE for five years in a row. The park accepted via video.
#GTA2019
#BestOfTheBest
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BEST WATER PARK RIDE:
Taking home its 10th straight Golden Ticket for BEST WATER RIDE is Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari’s WILDEBEEST! Leah Koch accepted.
#GTA2019
#BestOfTheBest
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INDUSTRY RIDE EXIT: Bryan Bartley, head of ride
#maintenance
at
#Kennywood
#amusementpark
in West Mifflin,
#Pennsylvania
, has retired after nearly 40 years with the
#park
. Additional details,
#fun
pics of Bartley on the job:
#rollercoaster
@Kenny_Kangaroo
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THE WINNERS of our 2016
#GoldenTicketAwards
! CONGRATS to all honorees & finalists! Full list
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BEST NEW ATTRACTION INSTALLATION: The diversity of finalists in the category of Best New Attraction Installation brings various perspectives to the category. Taking the Golden Ticket is EPCOT’s Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind.
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For the 9th time,
@Kenny_Kangaroo
@Kennywood_PR
take home the Golden Ticket Award for BEST WALKTHRU FUNHOUSE
#GTA2018
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HOMETOWN TOUCHDOWN!
#Kennywood
#amusementpark
, West Mifflin,
#Pennsylvania
, is partnering with the
#Pittsburgh
#Steelers
#NFL
team on a new themed area & record-breaking
#rollercoaster
in 2019. Story: . Preview video:
@Kenny_Kangaroo
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The Publisher's Pick
#GoldenTicketAwards
for "Park Of The Year" goes to our host,
@cedarpoint
#Bestofthebest
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The Tower of Terror from
@WaltDisneyWorld
wind the Golden Ticket Award for BEST DARK RIDE
#GTA2018
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BEST WATERPARK goes to
@Schlitterbahn
who remains undefeated in 21 years in the category!
#GTA2018
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The Golden Ticket Award for BEST LANDSCAPING goes to
@BuschGardensVA
who remains undefeated!
#GTA2018
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BEST KIDS’ AREA:
Dollywood’s new Wildwood Grove area helps the park take home the Golden Ticket for BEST KIDS AREA! Pete Owens accepted the park’s first-ever win in this category.
#GTA2019
#BestOfTheBest
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LEGENDS: Kennywood accepts a Golden Ticket LEGEND award for the classic Noah’s Ark which took home the now-retired category BEST WALKTHROUGH/FUNHOUSE Golden Ticket for nine straight years.
#GTA2019
#BestOfTheBest
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NEVER ENOUGH CHOCOLATE:
#Pennsylvania
's
#Hersheypark
has revealed plans for a 23-acre, $150M expansion called
#Hershey
's Chocolatetown. Coming in 2020, it will create a new home for the park's antique carousel & feature a 220-ft-tall
#rollercoaster
. More:
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BEST INNOVATION OF 2019: Recognizing new ideas and ground-breaking concepts, Amusement Today’s Tim Baldwin presented the Golden Ticket for BEST INNOVATION OF 2019 to Canada’s Wonderland for the Yukon Striker loose article storage & transfer system.
#GTA2019
#BestOfTheBest
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BEST DARK RIDE: Last year, Disney's Hollywood Studios' Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance took Best Dark Ride for the first time. It keeps hold of the award for a second year.
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#ThrowbackThursday
: The technical stumble-filled history of
#UniversalOrlando
's late
#Jaws
#attraction
:
#shark
#TBT
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FUTURE TWISTER:
#RailBlazer
, a trailblazing single-rail steel
#rollercoaster
concept from Rocky Mountain Construction, was topped off today @
#California
's Great America,
#SantaClara
. The ride, with 8-passenger, single-file trains, opens this season.
@CAGreatAmerica
#FridayFeeling
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The new ECLIPSE layout of
@SkylineAttrax
Skywarp design looks impressive & ups the ante for dueling ride experiences!
#IAE17
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The Golden Ticket Award for BEST CHRISTMAS EVENT goes to
@Dollywood
who remains undefeated in this category!
#GTA2018
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Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge at Universal Studios Hollywood takes the Golden Ticket for Best New Family Attraction.
#BestoftheBest
#GTA2023
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Best Dark Ride Golden Ticket Award goes to Rise of the Resistance at Disney’s Hollywood Studios for a third year.
#BestOfTheBest
#GTA2023
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HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS: The
@coastermuseum
is nearing completion of its epic expansion with a little help from its friends. Larson Int'l and RMC have been fabricating key elements inside the museum. Weblink:
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BEST NEW ATTRACTION INSTALLATION: Amusement industry suppliers and journalists awarded the Golden Ticket for BEST NEW ATTRACTION INSTALLATION to Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure at Universal’s Islands of Adventure.
#GTA2019
#BestOfTheBest
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Because of their exemplary leadership, Amusement Today is proud to acknowledge the contributions to the amusement industry by Jack Herschend, Pete Herschend and Dolly Parton by recognizing them as Golden Ticket Award Legends.
#BestoftheBest
#GTA2023
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LUMBER PARTY: Weighing
#KingsIsland
's
#MysticTimbers
#rollercoaster
, "King of Woodies" park claim:
#MondayMotivation
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#MEDIA
rode
#TheNewRevolution
@SFMagicMountain
today. Public debut TBA.
#VR
added, new trains & NO harnesses!
#RevUp
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BEST GUEST EXPERIENCE: For the third time, Dollywood takes the Golden Ticket for Best Guest Experience. This is a category that focuses on cleanliness, employee friendliness, ride operations and value.
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CONGRATS to
#Knoebels
's Leanna Muscato on becoming 1st-ever female president of
#Pennyslvania
#AmusementParks
Association! (Photo
@knoebels
)
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BEST WOODEN ROLLER COASTER: It is incredibly fitting for Phoenix at Knoebels Amusement Resort to celebrate its latest win as Best Wooden Roller Coaster when the Golden Ticket Awards are hosted in San Antonio, the birthplace of the award-winning coaster.
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#RIP
,
#SINGER
-
#ACTOR
DAVID CASSIDY, who has passed at 67. We remember him by revisiting a musical interlude from the
#fun
&
#famous
Partridge Family TV episode shot at
#Ohio
's
#KingsIsland
#themepark
in Aug. 1972. CLIP LINK:
#DavidCassidy
#PartridgeFamily
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Knoebels Amusement Resort may keep its eyes on the second-place competition, but its many visitors unquestionably love eating there as it takes the 2023 Golden Ticket Award for Best Food!
#BestOfTheBest
#GTA2023
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A NEW NIGHTTIME SPECTACULAR caught many visitors off guard @ the
#Disneyland
#Resort
in
#Anaheim
this evening as the
#SpaceX
Falcon 9
#rocket
, carrying 10 low-Earth orbit satellites, launched from
#Vandenberg
#AFB
about 120 mi. to the northwest. (Photos via Twitter)
#SpaceXLaunch
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BEST NEW FAMILY ATTRACTION: Championing the Golden Ticket for Best New Family Attraction, Lost Island Themepark found a great response to its dark ride, Volkanu: Quest for the Golden Idol. The highly immersive themed experience was considered a crowning achievement for the park.
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IT'S (SOON-TO-BE) ELECTRIFYING! Earlier this week,
#SeaWorld
#SanDiego
celebrated steel completion of Electric Eel, a triple-launch, multi-inversion
#rollercoaster
from
@premierrides
. 150-foot-tall, 62-mph (max.) thriller will debut this summer along with a new
#eel
habitat.
#fun
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The
#GoldenTicket
for Cleanest Park goes home to
@HolidayWorld
&
@KingsIslandPR
continues its streak of Best Kids Area
#GoldenTicket
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#HappyBirthday
to the Grand
#Carousel
at
#KingsIsland
#themepark
. She "turns" 90 today!
#SundayFunday
@KingsIslandPR
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WINTER GREENS:
#KingsIsland
is closed for the season, but the
#Ohio
#themepark
's greenhouse is busy:
@KingsIslandPR
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BEST KIDS AREA: Creating environments for kids has been key to park success. When Dollywood opened Wildwood Grove in 2019, it took Best Kids Area right out of the gate. It takes home the Golden Ticket again in 2022!
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With the expansion of Wildwood Grove, Dollywood hangs onto the 2023 Golden Ticket for Best Kids Area.
#BestOfTheBest
#GTA2023
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With the retirement of the Best Marine Life/Wildlife Park category ... SeaWorld Orlando has been recognized as a Golden Ticket Award LEGEND!
#BestoftheBest
#GTA2023
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For the fifteenth consecutive year, the Golden Ticket Award for Best Christmas Event goes to Dollywood!
#BestOfTheBest
#GTA2023
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LEGEND AWARD: Having established a legacy of the finest of principles, values, dedication and vision within the amusement industry, Amusement Today is thrilled to recognize Dick Knoebel of Knoebels Amusement Resort as a Golden Ticket Awards Legend.
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THE "SECRET" HAS BEEN OUT, but Rocky Mountain Construction now is officially named in a building application filed by
#BuschGardens
#TampaBay
for work at the site of Gwazi, park's long-closed dueling wooden
#rollercoaster
. TAMPA BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL story:
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ALMOST READY TO
#RIDE
: After tweaks,
#Dollywood
#themepark
's 73 mph
#rollercoaster
, Lightning Rod, will open in May.
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BEST CHRISTMAS EVENT OF 2018: Continuing their undefeated streak in the category, Dollywood’s Pete Owens accepts the Golden Ticket for BEST CHRISTMAS EVENT OF 2018 on behalf of the park.
#GTA2019
#BestOfTheBest
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