2011 Park and Ride Winners

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Best New Ride for 2011 (Amusement Park)
New Texas Giant Six Flags Over Texas 45%
Cheetah Hunt Busch Gardens Tampa Bay 12%
Wooden Warrior Quassy Amusement Park 11%
Twister Gröna Lund 5% tie
Zippin Pippin Bay Beach Amusement Park 5% tie
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Best New Ride for 2011 (Waterpark)
The Falls Schlitterbahn 45%
Vanish Point Water Country U.S.A. 15%
Bombs Away Raging Waters 8% tie
Viper NRH2O 8% tie
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Best Park 2011
Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio 23%
Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pa. 13%
Europa-Park Rust, Germany 12%
Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tenn. 8%
Disneyland Anahiem, Calif. 7%
Universal Island of Adventure Orlando, Fla. 6.5%
Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Va. 5.5%
Kennywood West Mifflin, Pa. 5% tie
Tokyo DisneySea Tokyo, Japan 5% tie
Holiday World Santa Claus, Ind. 4.5% tie
Pleasure Beach, Blackpool Blackpool, England 4.5% tie
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Best Waterpark 2011
Schlitterbahn New Braunfels, Texas 66%
Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Ind. 14%
Blizzard Beach Orlando, Fla. 6%
Typhoon Lagoon Orlando, Fla. 5%
Noah's Ark Wisconsin Dells, Wis. 4%
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Best Childern's Park 2011
Idlewild & SoakZone Ligonier, Pa. 30%
Legoland California Carlsbad, Calif. 25%
Fårup Sommerland Saltum, Denmark 11%
Legoland Windsor Windsor, England 10%
Dutch Wonderland Lancaster, Pa. 6%
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Best Marine Life Park 2011
SeaWorld Orlando Orlando, Fla. 55%
SeaWorld San Antonio San Antonio, Texas 14%
Discovery Cove Orlando, Fla. 11%
SeaWorld San Diego San Diego, Calif. 10%
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Vallejo, Calif. 6%
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Best Seaside Park 2011
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Santa Cruz, Calif. 29%
Pleasure Beach Blackpool Blackpool, England 28%
Morey's Piers Wildwood, N.J. 16%
Gröna Lund Stockholm, Sweden 5%
Kemah Boardwalk Kemah, Texas 4%
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Best Indoor Waterpark 2011
Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Galveston, Texas 31%
Kalahari Resort Sandusky, Ohio 16%
Kalahari Resort Wisconsin Dells, Wis. 15%
World Waterpark Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 12%
Splash Landings Staffordshire, England 11%
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Friendliest Park 2011
Holiday World Santa Claus, Ind. 32%
Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tenn 25%
Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pa. 13%
Silver Dollar City Branson, Mo. 12%
Beech Bend Bowling Green, Ky. 5%
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Cleanest Park 2011
Holiday World Santa Claus, Ind. 35%
Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Va. 15%
Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tenn. 10%
Magic Kingdom Orlando, Fla. 9%
Disneyland Anaheim, Calif. 8%
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Best Shows 2011
Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tenn. 30%
Six Flags Fiesta Texas San Antonio, Texas 28%
Silver Dollar City Branson, Mo. 10%
SeaWorld Orlando Orlando, Fla. 8%
Disney's Hollywood Studios Orlando, Fla. 7%
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Best Food 2011
Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pa. 29%
Epcot Orlando, Fla. 17%
Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tenn. 15%
Silver Dollar City Branson, Mo. 13%
Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Va. 7%
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Best Water Ride (Park) 2011
Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls Universal's Islands of Adventure 26%
Valhalla Pleasure Beach Blackpool 19%
Pilgrim's Plunge Holiday World 10%
Splash Mountain Magic Kingdom 9%
Journey to Atlantis SeaWorld Orlando 7%
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Best Waterpark Ride 2011
Wildebeest Splashin' Safari 34%
Master Blaster Schlitterbahn 24%
Dragon's Revenge Schlitterbahn 13%
Congo River Expedition Schlitterbahn 8%
Zoombabwe Splashin' Safari 5%
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Best Kid's Area 2011
Kings Island Kings Mills, Ohio 30%
Universal's Islands of Adventure Orlando, Fla. 16%
Nickelodeon Universe Bloomington, Minn. 12%
Drayton Manor Staffordshire, England 8%
Efteling Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands 7%
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Best Dark Ride 2011
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey Universal's Islands of Adventure 26%
Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man Universal's Islands of Adventure 23%
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Disney's Hollywood Studios 15%
Haunted Mansion Knoebels Amusement Resort 10%
Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye Disneyland 6%
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Best Outdoor Show Production 2011
Epcot Orlando, Fla. 34%
Six Flags Fiesta Texas San Antonio, Texas 17%
Disney California Adventure Anaheim, Calif. 16%
Disneyland Anaheim, Calif. 10% tie
Magic Kingdom Orlando, Fla. 10% tie
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Best Landscaping 2011
Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Va. 33%
Efteling Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands 13%
Gilroy Gardens Gilroy, Calif. 12%
Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tenn. 9%
Epcot Orlando, Fla. 7%
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Best Halloween Event 2011
Universal Orlando Resort Orlando, Fla. 32%
Knott's Berry Farm Buena Park, Calif. 26%
Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pa. 16%
Kennywood West Mifflin, Pa. 10%
Europe-Park Rust, Germany 5%
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Best Christmas Event 2011
Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tenn. 38%
Silver Dollar City Branson, Mo. 14%
Magic Kingdom Orlando, Fla. 13.5%
Disneyland Anaheim, Calif. 10%
Disney's Hollywood Studios Orlando, Fla. 7%
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Best Carousel 2011
Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pa. 55%
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Santa Cruz, Calif. 18%
Six Flags Over Georgia Austell, Ga 7%
Kennywood West Mifflin, Pa. 5%
Six Flags Great America Gurnee, Ill. 4%
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Best Indoor Coaster 2011
Revenge of the Mummy Universal Studios Orlando 31%
Space Mountain Disneyland 15%
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Disney's Hollywood Studios 13%
Mindbender Galaxyland 12%
Space Mountain Magic Kingdom 9%
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Best Funhouse / Walk-Through Attraction
Noah's Ark Kennywood 24%
Frankenstein's Castle Indiana Beach 23%
Noah's Ark Pleasure Beach, Blackpool 15%
Ghost Ship Morey's Piers 13%
Lustiga Huset Gröna Lund 12%
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