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2004 Golden Ticket Awards Theme Park

The document reports the results of a poll ranking the best amusement parks, rides, and other features as voted on by readers, with Cedar Point ranked as the best park, Schlitterbahn the best waterpark, and Holiday World having the friendliest staff. It also lists the top 50 wooden roller coasters based on a point system, led by Boulder Dash at Lake Compounce and including classics like The Beast and Cyclone.

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2004 Golden Ticket Awards Theme Park

The document reports the results of a poll ranking the best amusement parks, rides, and other features as voted on by readers, with Cedar Point ranked as the best park, Schlitterbahn the best waterpark, and Holiday World having the friendliest staff. It also lists the top 50 wooden roller coasters based on a point system, led by Boulder Dash at Lake Compounce and including classics like The Beast and Cyclone.

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10B AMUSEMENT TODAY

September 2004

Park and Ride Winners


Ranked by percentage of votes cast

Best Kids Area

Best Park
Cedar Point
Islands of Adventure
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Knoebels Amusement Resort
Kennywood

Sandusky, Ohio
Orlando, Fla.
Blackpool, England
Elysburg, Pa.
West Mifflin, Pa.

35%
15%
11%
7%
6%

Best Waterpark
Schlitterbahn
Splashin Safari
Blizzard Beach
Typhoon Lagoon
Boomerang Bay (PKI)

New Braunfels, Texas


Santa Claus, Ind.
Orlando, Fla.
Orlando, Fla.
Kings Mills, Ohio

56%
18%
6%
4%
3%

Friendliest Park Staff


Holiday World
Dollywood
Knoebels Amusement Resort
Cedar Point
Silver Dollar City

Santa Claus, Ind.


Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
Elysburg, Pa.
Sandusky, Ohio
Branson, Mo.

43%
11%
8%
6%
5%

Cleanest Park
Holiday World
Magic Kingdom
Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Cedar Point
Disneyland

Santa Claus, Ind.


Orlando, Fla.
Williamsburg, Va.
Sandusky, Ohio
Anaheim, Calif.

36%
11%
10%
8%
7%

Best Shows
Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Dollywood
Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Silver Dollar City
Cedar Point

San Antonio, Texas


Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
Williamsburg, Va.
Branson, Mo.
Sandusky, Ohio

34%
14%
12%
8%
5%

Best Food
Knoebels Amusement Resort
Silver Dollar City
Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Kennywood
Epcot

Elysburg, Pa.
Branson, Mo.
Williamsburg, Va.
West Mifflin, Pa.
Orlando, Fla.

28%
13%
(tie) 10%
(tie) 10%
9%

Best Landscaping
Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Efteling
Bonfante Gardens
Magic Kingdom
Epcot

Williamsburg, Va.

44%
Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands 19%
Gilroy, Calif.
9%
Orlando, Fla.
4%
Orlando, Fla.
3%

Best Water Ride


Dudley Do Rights Ripsaw Falls
Islands of Adventure
Valhalla
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Popeye and Blutos Bilge-rat Barges Islands of Adventure
Splash Mountain
Magic Kingdom-WDW
Journey to Atlantis
SeaWorld Orlando

23%
21%
9%
7%
6%

Paramounts Kings Island


Islands of Adventure
Paramounts Kings Dominion
Cedar Point
Knotts Berry Farm

Kings Mills, Ohio


Orlando, Fla.
Doswell, Va.
Sandusky, Ohio
Buena Park, Calif.

50%
10%
7%
6%
5%

Best Waterpark Ride


Master Blaster
Schlitterbahn
37%
Zinga
Splashin Safari
14%
Zoombabwe
Splashin Safari
10%
Tasmanian Typhoon
Boomerang Bay (PKI)
4%
Voyage to Center of the Earth
Hyland Hills Waterworld (tie) 3%
Whitewater Tube Chute
Schlitterbahn
(tie) 3%
Most Beautiful Park
Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Efteling
Europa Park
Islands of Adventure
Epcot

Williamsburg, Va.

36%

Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands 23%

Rust, Germany
Orlando, Fla.
Orlando, Fla.

9%
7%
4%

Most Beautiful Waterpark


Schlitterbahn
Blizzard Beach
Typhoon Lagoon
Splashin Safari
Hyland Hills WaterWorld

New Braunfels, Texas


Orlando, Fla.
Orlando, Fla.
Santa Claus, Ind.
Denver, Colo.

31%
25%
14%
7%
5%

Best Kids Park


Legoland
Idlewild
Memphis Kiddie Park
Sesame Place
Dutch Wonderland

Carlsbad, Calif.
Ligonier, Pa.
Cleveland, Ohio
Langhorne, Pa.
Lancaster, Pa.

41%
13%
10%
7%
4%

Best Outdoor Night Show


Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Epcot
Disney-MGM Studios
Disneyland
Cedar Point

San Antonio, Texas


Orlando, Fla.
Orlando, Fla.
Anaheim, Calif.
Sandusky, Ohio

22%
21%
13%
12%
10%

Best Dark Ride


Amazing Adventures of Spiderman
Haunted Mansion
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
Droom Vulcht (Dream Flight)
Indiana Jones...Forbidden Eye

Islands of Adventures
37%
Knoebels Amusement Resort 22%
Disney-MGM Studios
6%
Efteling
(tie) 4%
Disneyland
(tie) 4%

2004 Golden Ticket Awards can be found online at:

14B AMUSEMENT TODAY

September 2004

The List
2004 Top 50 wooden roller coasters
NAME

PARK

LOCATION

YEAR

SUPPLIER

POINTS

Boulder Dash

Lake Compounce

Bristol, Conn.

2000

CCI

972

Shivering Timbers

Michigans Adventure

Muskegon, Mich.

1998

CCI

854

Raven

Holiday World

Santa Claus, Ind.

1995

CCI

843

Phoenix

Knoebels Amusement Resort

Elysburg, Pa.

1985

Dinn/PTC

745

Legend

Holiday World

Santa Claus, Ind.

2000

CCI

634

Thunderhead

Dollywood

Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

2004

GCII

530

The Beast

Paramounts Kings Island

Kings Mills, Ohio

1979

KECO

448

GhostRider

Knotts Berry Farm

Buena Park, Calif.

1998

CCI

434

Texas Giant

Six Flags Over Texas

Arlington, Texas

1990

Dinn/Summers

395

10

Lightning Racer

Hersheypark

Hershey, Pa.

2000

GCII

376

11

Tremors

Silverwood

Athol, Idaho

1999

CCI

290

12

Comet

The Great Escape

Lake George, N.Y.

1994

Schmeck/PTC

289

13

Rampage

Visionland

Bessemer, Ala.

1998

CCI

279

14

Megafobia

Oakwood Leisure Park

Pembrokeshire, Wales

1996

CCI

251

15

Colossos

Heide Park

Soltau, Germany

2001

Intamin

246

16

Cyclone

Astroland (Coney Island)

Brooklyn, N.Y.

1927

Keenan/Baker

231

17

Cornball Express

Indiana Beach

Monticello, Ind.

2001

CCI

230

18

Thunderbolt

Kennywood

West Mifflin, Pa.

1968

Vettel/Miller

221

19

Grand National

Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Blackpool, England

1935

Paige

207

20

Georgia Cyclone

Six Flags Over Georgia

Atlanta, Ga.

1990

Dinn/Summers

199

21

Ozark Wildcat

Celebration City

Branson, Mo.

2003

GCII

162

22

The Boss

Six Flags St. Louis

Eureka, Mo.

2000

CCI

160

23

Balder

Liseberg

Goteborg, Sweden

2003

Intamin

159

24

New Mexico Rattler

Cliffs Amusement Park

Albuquerque, N.M.

2002

Cliffs

142

25

Twister

Knoebels Amusement Resort

Elysburg, Pa.

1999

Fetterman/Knoebels

125

RANK

September 2004 AMUSEMENT TODAY 15B

The List
2004 Top 50 wooden roller coasters
NAME

PARK

LOCATION

YEAR

SUPPLIER

POINTS

26

Tonnerre de Zeus

Parc Asterix

Plailly, France

1997

CCI

124

27

Texas Cyclone

Six Flags AstroWorld

Houston, Texas

1976

Cobb

119

28

Wildcat

Hersheypark

Hershey, Pa.

1996

GCII

117

29

Viper

Six Flags Great America

Gurnee, Ill.

1995

Starkey/Six Flags

115

30

Timber Terror

Silverwood

Athol, Idaho

1996

CCI

111

31

Coaster

Playland

Vancouver, British Columbia

1958

Phare

98

32

Giant Dipper

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

Santa Cruz, Calif.

1924

Prior & Church/Looff

92

33

Villain

Geauga Lake

Aurora, Ohio

2000

CCI

88

34

Jack Rabbit

Kennywood

West Mifflin, Pa.

1927

Miller/PTC

87

35

Timberwolf

Worlds of Fun

Kansas City, Mo.

1989

Dinn/Summers

86

36 (tie)

Grizzly

Paramounts Kings Dominion

Doswell, Va.

1982

Summers/KECO

71

36 (tie)

Son of Beast

Paramounts Kings Island

Kings Mills, Ohio

2000

Stengel/Parmount

71

38

Gwazi

Busch Gardens Tampa

Tampa, Fla.

1999

GCII

70

39

Racer

Kennywood

West Mifflin, Pa.

1927

Miller/PTC

67

40

Excalibur

Funtown USA

Saco, Maine

1998

CCI

62

41

Great American Scream Machine

Six Flags Over Georgia

Atlanta, Ga.

1973

Allen/PTC

59

42

Blue Streak

Cedar Point

Sandusky, Ohio

1964

Hoover/PTC

57

43

Cyclone

Six Flags New England

Agawam, Mass.

1983

Cobb

56

44

Screamin Eagle

Six Flags St. Louis

Eureka, Mo.

1976

Allen/PTC

54

45

MegaZeph

Six Flags New Orleans

New Orleans, La.

2000

CCI

47

46 (tie)

Big Dipper

Geauga Lake

Aurora, Ohio

1925

Miller

45

46 (tie)

Roar

Six Flags Marine World

Vallejo, Calif.

1999

GCII

45

48

Roar

Six Flags America

Largo, Md.

1998

GCII

40

49

Thunder Run

Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom

Louisville, Ky.

1990

Dinn/Summers

36

50

Hurricane

Boomers

Dania Beach, Fla.

2000

Coaster Works

33

RANK

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