Golden Ticket Award for Best New Attraction Installation
| Golden Ticket Award for Best New Attraction Installation | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best New Attraction Installation in Amusement parks |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Amusement Today |
| First awarded | 2019 |
| Currently held by | Fire in the Hole |
| Website | goldenticketawards.com |
The Golden Ticket Award for Best New Attraction Installation is presented by Amusement Today to the best new attraction installation in the amusement park industry.
History
[edit]The Golden Ticket Awards have been presenting awards since 1998 acknowledging the amusement industry achievement in different categories. The Best New Attraction Installation award was introduced in 2019 and the first award was presented to Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure at Universal Islands of Adventure.[1] Before 2019, there was one award recognizing new attractions, which then was divided up to showcase more rides in the industry.[2][3]
The award is based on the attraction's uniqueness, popularity, theming and effect on the industry.[3]
Attraction Installation recipients
[edit]| Year | Winner | Park | Other candidates | ||
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| 2019 | Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure | Universal Islands of Adventure | 
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| 2021 | Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disney's Hollywood Studios | 
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| 2022 | Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind | Epcot | 
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| 2023 | ArieForce One | Fun Spot America Atlanta | 
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| 2024 | Fire in the Hole | Silver Dollar City |
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Bevil, Dewayne (September 19, 2019). "Hagrid ride, Horror Nights, SeaWorld, Millennium Falcon are Golden Ticket Award winners". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ "Amusement Today – The refreshed Golden Ticket Awards for 2019 — What's new?" (PDF). Amusement Today. 23 (6.2): 22. September 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ a b "GTA Categories — The Golden Ticket Awards". Amusement Today. July 3, 2019. Archived from the original on September 15, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ "Amusement Today – Golden Ticket Awards 2019" (PDF). Amusement Today. 23 (6.2): 64. September 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ "Amusement Today – Golden Ticket Awards 2021" (PDF). Amusement Today. 25 (6.2): 60. September 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ "Amusement Today – Golden Ticket Awards 2022". Amusement Today. 26 (6.2): 18. September 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ Carter, Ashley (September 14, 2022). "Florida theme parks land Golden Ticket Awards". Spectrum News 13. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ "Amusement Today – Golden Ticket Awards 2023". Amusement Today. 27 (6.2): 74. September 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ "Local roller coaster wins Best New Attraction award at Golden Ticket Awards". WSB-TV. September 17, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Current Golden Ticket Awards at Amusement Today's Golden Ticket website