The results are in...
The elections are more out of personal opinion instead of visiting the actual park or ride. Here are what some of Pennsylvania Parks and Rides got:
Best Food: Knoebels
Best Carousel: Knoebels
Persons of the Year: Dick and Barbara Knoebel
2nd Best Park: Knoebels
2nd Best Childrens Park: Idlewild
3rd Best Childrens Park: Dutch Wonderland
4th Friendliest Park: Knoebels
3rd Best Haunted Dark Ride: Knoebels Haunted Mansion
3rd Best Halloween Event: Knoebels
4th Best Halloween Event: Kennywood
5th Best Christmas Event: Hersheypark
2nd Best Funhouse: Kennywood Noah's Ark
4th Best Wooden Coaster: Knoebels Phoenix
6th Best Wooden Coaster Waldameer Park Ravine Flyer II
12th Best Wooden Coaster Hersheypark Lightning Racer
23rd Best Wooden Coaster Kennywood Thunderbolt
31rd Best Wooden Coaster Knoebels Twister
39th Best Wooden Coaster Kennywood Jack Rabbit
8th Best Steel Coaster Kennywood Phantom's Revenge
23rd Best Steel Coaster Dorney Park Steel Force
38th Best Steel Coaster Hersheypark Storm Runner
What are your opinions?
My personal opinion is that the Golden Ticket aren't the most accurate polling system out there.THE GOLDEN TICKET AWARDS HONOR
THE “BEST OF THE BEST” IN AMUSEMENT INDUSTRY
AMUSEMENT TODAY ANNOUNCES WINNERS
OF ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL POLL
ARLINGTON, Texas, Sept. 10, 2009 – Who has the best amusement park food? What about the friendliest staff or how about the best kids’ area in an amusement park? The ballots have been tallied, and in an awards’ show hosted this evening by LEGOLAND California, Carlsbad, Calif., Amusement Today announced the winners of its prestigious 2009 Golden Ticket Awards.
The Golden Ticket Awards are presented to the “Best of the Best” in the amusement industry calculated from an international poll conducted by Amusement Today. Surveys were sent to a database of experienced and well-traveled amusement park fans around the world – in balanced geographical regions – asking them to rate the “bests” in 25 categories such as “amusement parks,” “roller coasters,” “shows,” “friendliest staff” and “water rides.” The 2009 winners are …
Best Amusement Park
Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio
Best Waterpark
Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort, New Braunfels, Texas
Best Children’s Park
LEGOLAND California, Carlsbad, Calif.
Best Marine Life Park
SeaWorld Orlando, Orlando, Fla.
Best Seaside Park
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, Calif.
Best Wooden Coaster
The Voyage at Holiday World, Santa Claus, Ind.
Best Steel Coaster
Bizarro
at Six Flags New England, Agawam, Mass.
Best Kids’ Area
Kings Island, Kings Mills, Ohio
Friendliest Staff
Silver Dollar City, Branson, Mo.
Cleanest Park
Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari, Santa Claus, Ind.
Best Halloween Event
Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando, Orlando, Fla..
Best Landscaping
Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Va.
Best Christmas Event
Smoky Mountain Christmas at Dollywood,
Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
Best Food
Knoebels Amusement Resort, Elysburg, Pa.
Best Shows
Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
Best Outdoor Night Show Production
IllumiNations: Reflections of the Earth
at Walt Disney World’s Epcot Center, Orlando, Fla.
Best Water Ride
Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls
at Universal’s Islands of Adventure, Orlando, Fla.
Best Waterpark Ride
Master Blaster at Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort,
New Braunfels, Texas
Best Dark Ride
Amazing Adventures of Spiderman
at Universal’s Islands of Adventure, Orlando, Fla.
Best New Ride of 2009 - Amusement Park
Prowler at Worlds of Fun, Kansas City, Mo.
Best New Ride of 2009 - Waterpark
Congo River Expedition at Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort, New Braunfels, Texas
Best Carousel
Grand Carousel at Knoebels Amusement Resort,
Elysburg, Pa.
Best Indoor Roller Coaster
Revenge of the Mummy at Universal Orlando,
Orlando, Fla.
Best Indoor Waterpark
Schlitterbahn Galveston Island, Galveston, Texas
Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction
Frankenstein’s Castle at Indiana Beach, Monticello, Ind.
The elections are more out of personal opinion instead of visiting the actual park or ride. Here are what some of Pennsylvania Parks and Rides got:
Best Food: Knoebels
Best Carousel: Knoebels
Persons of the Year: Dick and Barbara Knoebel
2nd Best Park: Knoebels
2nd Best Childrens Park: Idlewild
3rd Best Childrens Park: Dutch Wonderland
4th Friendliest Park: Knoebels
3rd Best Haunted Dark Ride: Knoebels Haunted Mansion
3rd Best Halloween Event: Knoebels
4th Best Halloween Event: Kennywood
5th Best Christmas Event: Hersheypark
2nd Best Funhouse: Kennywood Noah's Ark
4th Best Wooden Coaster: Knoebels Phoenix
6th Best Wooden Coaster Waldameer Park Ravine Flyer II
12th Best Wooden Coaster Hersheypark Lightning Racer
23rd Best Wooden Coaster Kennywood Thunderbolt
31rd Best Wooden Coaster Knoebels Twister
39th Best Wooden Coaster Kennywood Jack Rabbit
8th Best Steel Coaster Kennywood Phantom's Revenge
23rd Best Steel Coaster Dorney Park Steel Force
38th Best Steel Coaster Hersheypark Storm Runner
What are your opinions?