2012 Park & Ride Winners
Here are the 2012 Golden Ticket Award Park & Ride winners.
Best New Ride for 2012 (Amusement Park)Walhalla WaveAquatica (San Antonio)4% tie
| Wild Eagle | Dollywood | 30% |
| Radiator Springs Racers | Disney California Adventure | 15% |
| Leviathan | Canada's Wonderland | 14% |
| Verbolten | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | 7% |
| Ozlris | Parc Asterix | 6% tie |
| Skyrush | Hersheypark | 6% tie |
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| Best New Ride for 2012 (Waterpark) | ||
| Mammoth | Splashin' Safari | 54% |
| King Kaw Rapids River | Schlitterbahn Kansas City | 11% |
| King Cobra | Six Flags Hurricane Harbor (N.J.) | 7% |
| The Lost City | Mount Olympus Theme Park | 4% tie |
| Walhalla Wave | Aquatica (San Antonio) | 4% tie |
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| Best Park 2012 | ||
| Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 21% |
| Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 14% |
| Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tenn. | 13.5% |
| Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pa. | 9% |
| Disneyland | Anahiem, Calif. | 8% |
| Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Va. | 7% |
| Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Fla. | 6% tie |
| Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Fla. | 6% tie |
| Tokyo DisneySea | Tokyo, Japan | 4.5% |
| Pleasure Beach, Blackpool | Blackpool, England | 4% |
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| Best Waterpark 2012 | ||
| Schlitterbahn | New Braunfels, Texas | 53% |
| Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Ind. | 15% |
| Blizzard Beach | Orlando, Fla. | 7% |
| Dollywood's Splash Country | Pigeon Forge, Tenn. | 6% |
| Aquatica | Orlando, Fla. | 5% tie |
| Noah's Ark | Wisconsin Dells, Wis. | 5% tie |
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| Best Childern's Park 2012 | ||
| Idlewild & SoakZone | Ligonier, Pa. | 31% |
| Legoland California | Carlsbad, Calif. | 18% |
| Fårup Sommerland | Saltum, Denmark | 12% |
| Legoland Florida | Winter Haven, Fla. | 7% |
| Sesame Place | Langhorne, Pa. | 6% |
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| Best Marine Life Park 2012 | ||
| SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Fla. | 55% |
| SeaWorld San Diego | San Diego, Calif. | 11% |
| SeaWorld San Antonio | San Antonio, Texas | 10% |
| Six Flags Discovery Kingdom | Vallejo, Calif. | 8% |
| Discovery Cove | Orlando, Fla. | 6% |
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| Best Seaside Park 2012 | ||
| Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Santa Cruz, Calif. | 34% |
| Pleasure Beach Blackpool | Blackpool, England | 20% |
| Gröna Lund | Stockholm, Sweden | 19% |
| Morey's Piers | Wildwood, N.J. | 16% |
| Galveston Island Pleasure Pier | Galveston, Texas | 4% |
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| Best Indoor Waterpark 2012 | ||
| Schlitterbahn Galveston Island | Galveston, Texas | 33% |
| Kalahari Resort | Sandusky, Ohio | 18% |
| Kalahari Resort | Wisconsin Dells, Wis. | 17% |
| World Waterpark | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | 12% |
| Splash Landings | Staffordshire, England | 8% |
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| Friendliest Park 2012 | ||
| Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tenn | 46% |
| Holiday World | Santa Claus, Ind. | 25% |
| Silver Dollar City | Branson, Mo. | 7% |
| Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pa. | 6% |
| Beech Bend | Bowling Green, Ky. | 4% tie |
| Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Fla. | 4% tie |
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| Cleanest Park 2012 | ||
| Holiday World | Santa Claus, Ind. | 29% |
| Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tenn. | 16% |
| Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Va. | 14% |
| Disneyland | Anaheim, Calif. | 13% |
| Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Fla. | 8% |
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| Best Shows 2012 | ||
| Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tenn. | 45% |
| Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 15% |
| Disney's Hollywood Studios | Orlando, Fla. | 8% |
| Silver Dollar City | Branson, Mo. | 7% |
| SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Fla. | 6% |
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| Best Food 2012 | ||
| Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tenn. | 27% |
| Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pa. | 20% |
| Epcot | Orlando, Fla. | 18% |
| Silver Dollar City | Branson, Mo. | 13% |
| Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Va. | 6% |
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| Best Water Ride (Park) 2012 | ||
| Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 26% |
| Valhalla | Pleasure Beach, Blackpool | 17% |
| Splash Mountain | Magic Kingdom | 11% |
| Mountain Slidewinder | Dollywood | 10% |
| Pilgrim's Plunge | Holiday World | 8% |
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| Best Waterpark Ride 2012 | ||
| Wildebeest | Splashin' Safari | 26% |
| Master Blaster | Schlitterbahn | 23% |
| The Falls | Schlitterbahn | 12% |
| Congo River Expedition | Schlitterbahn | 7% |
| Zoombabwe | Splashin' Safari | 5% |
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| Best Kids' Area 2012 | ||
| Kings Island | Kings Mills, Ohio | 31% |
| Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Fla. | 15% |
| Nickelodeon Universe | Bloomington, Minn. | 13% |
| Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, the Netherlands | 9% |
| Knott's Berry Farm | Buena Park, Calif. | 6% |
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| Best Dark Ride 2012 | ||
| Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 24% |
| Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 18% |
| Twilight Zone Tower of Terror | Disney's Hollywood Studios | 13% |
| 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 2012 | ||
| Epcot | Orlando, Fla. | 42% |
| Disney California Adventure | Anaheim, Calif. | 17% |
| Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 13% |
| Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Fla. | 11% |
| Disney's Hollywood Studios | Orlando, Fla. | 10% |
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| Best Landscaping 2012 | ||
| Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Va. | 36% |
| Gilroy Gardens | Gilroy, Calif. | 13.5% |
| Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, the Netherlands | 13% |
| Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tenn. | 8% |
| Tivoli Gardens | Copenhagen, Denmark | 7% |
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| Best Halloween Event 2012 | ||
| Universal Orlando Resort | Orlando, Fla. | 35% |
| Knott's Berry Farm | Buena Park, Calif. | 26% |
| Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pa. | 13% |
| Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pa. | 11% |
| Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Va. | 4% |
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| Best Christmas Event 2012 | ||
| Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tenn. | 33% |
| Disneyland | Anaheim, Calif. | 13% |
| Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Fla. | 10% tie |
| Silver Dollar City | Branson, Mo. | 10% tie |
| Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Va. | 4% |
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| Best Carousel 2012 | ||
| Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pa. | 44% |
| Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Santa Cruz, Calif. | 18% |
| Six Flags Over Georgia | Austell, Ga | 8% |
| Six Flags Great America | Gurnee, Ill. | 7% |
| Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Fla. | 6% |
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| Best Indoor Coaster 2012 | ||
| Revenge of the Mummy | Universal Studios Orlando | 30% |
| Space Mountain | Disneyland | 16% |
| Black Diamond | Knoebels Amusement Resort | 10% |
| Rock 'n' Roller Coaster | Disney's Hollywood Studios | 9% |
| Space Mountain | Magic Kingdom | 8.5% |
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| Best Funhouse / Walk-Through Attraction | ||
| Noah's Ark | Kennywood | 30% |
| Frankenstein's Castle | Indiana Beach | 25% |
| Lustiga Huset | Gröna Lund | 14% |
| Gasten Ghost Hotel | Liseberg | 12% tie |
| Ghost Ship | Morey's Piers | 12% tie |
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Amusement Today and the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk invite industry professionals to come to the West Coast and enjoy a classic seaside resort. Operating since 1907, the resort is renowned for its great rides, remarkable history, spectacular beach setting and friendly, laid-back attitude. With its warm days and cool evening breezes, it’s no surprise that the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk has won the Golden Ticket Award for best seaside park for six years in a row.