Beach Boardwalk Wins for Best Seaside Amusement Park

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk was voted the best seaside amusement park in the 16th annual Golden Ticket Awards, a ceremony produced by magazine.

Here's a list of other winners: 

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WINNER

Best Amusement Park

Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio

Best Waterpark

Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort, New Braunfels, Texas

Best Children’s Park

Idlewild and SoakZone, Ligonier, Pa.

Best Marine Life Park

SeaWorld Orlando, Orlando, Fla.

Best Seaside Park

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, Calif.

Best Wooden Coaster

Boulder Dash at Lake Compounce, Bristol, Conn.  

Best Steel Coaster

Millennium Force at Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio

Best Kids’ Area

Kings Island, Kings Mills, Ohio

Friendliest Park

Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

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

TIE!  Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Tenn., and Knoebels Amusement Resort, Elysburg, Pa.

Best Shows

Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

Best Outdoor Night Show Production

IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth at Walt Disney World’s Epcot, Orlando, Fla.

Best Water Ride

Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls at Universal’s Islands of Adventure, Orlando, Fla.

Best Waterpark Ride

Wildebeest at Splashin’ Safari, Santa Claus, Ind.

Best Dark Ride

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey at Universal’s Islands of Adventure, Orlando, Fla. 

Best New Ride of 2013 

– Amusement Park

Outlaw Run at Silver Dollar City, Branson, Mo.  

Best New Ride of 2013 – Waterpark 

River Rush at Dollywood’s Splash Country, Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

Best Carousel

Grand Carousel at Knoebels Amusement Resort, Elysburg, Pa.

Best Indoor Roller Coaster  

Revenge of the Mummy at Universal Studios Orlando, Orlando, Fla.

Best Indoor Waterpark

Schlitterbahn Galveston Island, Galveston, Texas

Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction

Noah’s Ark at Kennywood, West Mifflin, Pa.

Other awards went to: 

·      Bussink Design GmbH in Appenzell, Switzerland, for more than 30 years of creativity and attention to detail in rewriting the way guests enjoy today’s Observation Wheel;

·      John Arie, Sr., of Fun Spot Attractions in Orlando, Fla., for living out his dream of providing affordable family thrills in today’s market and launching the new $25 million, 15-acre Fun Spot America in the heart of Orlando’s competitive tourism area;      

·      Kimberle R. Samarelli of the New Jersey Amusement Association (NJAA) in Seaside Heights, N.J., for her unwavering dedication to the amusement industry while tirelessly tending to the recovery efforts of the Jersey Shore following the devastation of Superstorm Sandy; and

·      Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, Calif., for its vision and commitment to almost completely refurbishing its heirloom attraction, Timber Mountain Log Ride, and increasing ridership of this historic ride; thus moving the turnstiles in record numbers.