Amusement Today
Amusement Today is a monthly periodical that features articles, news, pictures and reviews about all things relating to the amusement park industry, including parks, rides, and ride manufacturers. The trade newspaper, which is based in Arlington, Texas, United States, was founded in January 1997 by Gary Slade, Virgil E. Moore III and Rick Tidrow. In 1997, Amusement Today won the Impact Award in the services category for "Best New Product" from the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions. A year later, in 1998, the magazine founded the Golden Ticket Awards, for which it has become best known for throughout the amusement park industry. On January 2, 2001, Slade bought out his two partners, giving him sole ownership of the paper. The paper has two full-time and two part-time staff members at its Arlington office, along with two full-time writers and several freelance writers in various parts of the world.
Golden Ticket Awards
Every year, Amusement Today gives out awards to the best of the best in the amusement park industry in a ceremony known as the Golden Ticket Awards. The awards are handed out based on surveys given to experienced and well-traveled amusement park enthusiasts from around the world. The awards, which were first handed out in 1998, have been featured on the Discovery Channel and the Travel Channel.2019 winners
The Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards were announced on September 9, 2019 at Silverwood Theme Park
| Category | Rank | 2019 Recipient | Location/Park |
| Best Park | 1 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany |
| Best Park | 2 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
| Best Park | 3 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio |
| Best Park | 4 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California |
| Best Park | 5 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia |
| Best Waterpark | 1 | Schlitterbahn | New Braunfels, Texas |
| Best Waterpark | 2 | Universal's Volcano Bay Water Theme Park | Orlando, Florida |
| Best Waterpark | 3 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana |
| Best Waterpark | 4 | Disney's Typhoon Lagoon | Orlando, Florida |
| Best Waterpark | 5 | Disney's Blizzard Beach | Orlando, Florida |
| Best Family Park | 1 | Dutch Wonderland | Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| Best Family Park | 2 | Sesame Place | Langhorne, Pennsylvania |
| Best Family Park | 3 | Idlewild and Soak Zone | Ligonier, Pennsylvania |
| Best Family Park | 4 | Paultons Park | Romsey, England |
| Best Family Park | 5 | Legoland Florida | Winter Haven, Florida |
| Best Wildlife/Marine Park | 1 | SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Florida |
| Best Wildlife/Marine Park | 2 | Disney's Animal Kingdom | Orlando, Florida |
| Best Wildlife/Marine Park | 3 | Discovery Cove | Orlando, Florida |
| Best Wildlife/Marine Park | 4 | Busch Gardens Tampa Bay | Tampa, Florida |
| Best Wildlife/Marine Park | 5 | Ocean Park | Hong Kong, China |
| Breakout Family Entertainment Center | 1 | C.J. Barrymore's | Clinton Township, Michigan |
| Breakout Family Entertainment Center | 2 | Funland of Fredericksburg | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| Breakout Family Entertainment Center | 3 | Two Bit Circus | Los Angeles, California |
| Breakout Family Entertainment Center | 4 | Clifton Hill | Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada |
| Breakout Family Entertainment Center | 5 | Frankie's Fun Park | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Most Beautiful Park | 1 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia |
| Most Beautiful Park | 2 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany |
| Most Beautiful Park | 3 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
| Most Beautiful Park | 4 | Gilroy Gardens | Gilroy, California |
| Most Beautiful Park | 5 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri |
| Best Water Ride | 1 | Valhalla | Blackpool Pleasure Beach |
| Best Water Ride | 2 | Timber Mountain Log Ride | Knott's Berry Farm |
| Best Water Ride | 3 | Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls | Universal's Islands of Adventure |
| Best Water Ride | 4 | Infinity Falls | SeaWorld Orlando |
| Best Water Ride | 5 | Jurassic Park River Adventure | Universal's Islands of Adventure |
| Best Kids' Area | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
| Best Kids' Area | 2 | Kings Island | Kings Mills, Ohio |
| Best Kids' Area | 3 | Canada's Wonderland | Vaughan, Ontario, Canada |
| Best Kids' Area | 4 | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands |
| Best Kids' Area | 5 | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida |
| Best Halloween Event of 2018 | 1 | Universal Orlando Resort | Orlando, Florida |
| Best Halloween Event of 2018 | 2 | Knott's Berry Farm | Buena Park, California |
| Best Halloween Event of 2018 | 3 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania |
| Best Halloween Event of 2018 | 4 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany |
| Best Halloween Event of 2018 | 5 | Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
| Best New Show | 1 | Reuben’s Swashbuckling Adventure | Silver Dollar City |
| Best New Show | 2 | Paddington On Ice - The Grand Voyage | Europa-Park |
| Best New Show | 3 | Detention at Rockville | Six Flags Fiesta Texas |
| Best New Roller Coaster | 1 | Steel Curtain | Kennywood |
| Best New Roller Coaster | 2 | Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure | Universal's Islands of Adventure |
| Best New Roller Coaster | 3 | Copperhead Strike | Carowinds |
| Best New Roller Coaster | 4 | Yukon Striker | Canada's Wonderland |
| Best New Roller Coaster | 5 | Untamed | Walibi Holland |
| Best New Family Attraction | 1 | Disneyland | |
| Best New Family Attraction | 2 | Kaleidoscope | Elitch Gardens |
| Best New Family Attraction | 3 | Kings Mills Antique Autos | Kings Island |
| Best New Family Attraction | 4 | Tidal Twister | SeaWorld San Diego |
| Best New Family Attraction | 5 | Masters of Flight | Legoland Florida |
| Best New Water Park Ride | 1 | Cutback Water Coaster | Water Country USA |
| Best New Water Park Ride | 2 | Lava Drifting | Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park |
| Best New Water Park Ride | 3 | Daredevil's Peak | Perfect Day at CocoCay |
| Best New Water Park Ride | 4 | Infinity Racers | Schlitterbahn Galveston |
| Best New Water Park Ride | 5 | Rapid Remix | SoundWaves at Gaylord Opryland |
| Best New Attraction Installation | 1 | Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure | Universal's Islands of Adventure |
| Best New Attraction Installation | 2 | Steel Curtain | Kennywood |
| Best New Attraction Installation | 3 | Copperhead Strike | Carowinds |
| Best New Attraction Installation | 4 | Sesame Street: Street Mission | PortAventura World |
| Best New Attraction Installation | 5 | The Zenith | Mega Parc |
| Best Guest Experience | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
| Best Guest Experience | 2 | Splashin’ Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana |
| Best Guest Experience | 3 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri |
| Best Guest Experience | 4 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany |
| Best Guest Experience | 5 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California |
| Best Dark Ride | 1 | Shanghai Disneyland | |
| Best Dark Ride | 2 | Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey | Universal's Islands of Adventure |
| Best Dark Ride | 3 | Twilight Zone Tower of Terror | Disney's Hollywood Studios |
| Best Dark Ride | 4 | Disneyland | |
| Best Dark Ride | 5 | Haunted Mansion | Knoebels Amusement Resort |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 1 | Wildebeest | Splashin’ Safari |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 2 | Krakatau Aqua Coaster | Universal's Volcano Bay Water Theme Park |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 3 | Mammoth | Splashin’ Safari |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 4 | Ray Rush | SeaWorld Orlando |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 5 | The Falls | Schlitterbahn |
| Best Food | 1 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania |
| Best Food | 2 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
| Best Food | 3 | Epcot | Orlando, Florida |
| Best Food | 4 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri |
| Best Food | 5 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany |
| Best Christmas Event of 2018 | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
| Best Christmas Event of 2018 | 2 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri |
| Best Christmas Event of 2018 | 3 | Hersheypark | Hershey, Pennsylvania |
| Best Christmas Event of 2018 | 4 | SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Florida |
| Best Christmas Event of 2018 | 5 | Kings Island | Kings Mills, Ohio |
2018 winners
The Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards were announced on September 8, 2018 at Silver Dollar City
| Category | Rank | 2018 Recipient | Location/Park | Vote |
| Best New Ride | 1 | Steel Vengeance | Cedar Point | 33% |
| Best New Ride | 2 | Time Traveler | Silver Dollar City | 29% |
| Best New Ride | 3 | Twisted Timbers | Kings Dominion | 6% |
| Best New Ride | 4 | Oscar's Wacky Taxi | Sesame Place | 5% |
| Best New Ride | 4 | Wicker Man | Alton Towers | 5% |
| Best New Ride | 1 | Ray Rush | Aquatica Orlando | 23% |
| Best New Ride | 2 | Breakers Edge Water Coaster | Hersheypark | 21% |
| Best New Ride | 3 | Whitecap Racer | Hersheypark | 12% |
| Best New Ride | 4 | Rock Wheel | Chimelong Water Park | 11% |
| Best New Ride | 5 | Raja | Noah's Ark | 9% |
| Best Park | 1 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 25% |
| Best Park | 2 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 20% |
| Best Park | 3 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 8% |
| Best Park | 4 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 7% |
| Best Park | 5 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 6.5% |
| Best Waterpark | 1 | Schlitterbahn New Braunfels | New Braunfels, Texas | 51% |
| Best Waterpark | 2 | Holiday World and Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 20% |
| Best Waterpark | 3 | Universal's Volcano Bay Water Theme Park | Orlando, Florida | 8% |
| Best Waterpark | 4 | Dollywood's Splash Country | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 5% |
| Best Waterpark | 5 | Aquatica Orlando | Orlando, Florida | 4% |
| Best Children's Park | 1 | Idlewild and Soak Zone | Ligonier, Pennsylvania | 16% |
| Best Children's Park | 2 | Morgan's Wonderland | San Antonio, Texas | 11% |
| Best Children's Park | 3 | Sesame Place | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | 10% |
| Best Children's Park | 4 | Legoland Florida | Winter Haven, Florida | 8% |
| Best Children's Park | 5 | Storybook Land | Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey | 7% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 1 | SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Florida | 56% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 2 | SeaWorld San Diego | San Diego, California | 13% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 3 | SeaWorld San Antonio | San Antonio, Texas | 9% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 4 | Discovery Cove | Orlando, Florida | 7% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 5 | Ocean Park | Hong Kong, China | 6% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 5 | Six Flags Discovery Kingdom | Vallejo, California | 6% |
| Best Seaside Park | 1 | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Santa Cruz, California | 33% |
| Best Seaside Park | 2 | Morey's Piers | Wildwood, New Jersey | 22% |
| Best Seaside Park | 3 | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Blackpool, England | 20% |
| Best Seaside Park | 4 | Gröna Lund | Stockholm, Sweden | 19% |
| Best Seaside Park | 5 | Kemah Boardwalk | Kemah, Texas | 4% |
| Best Kids’ Area | 1 | Kings Island | Kings Mills, Ohio | 23% |
| Best Kids’ Area | 2 | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | 13% |
| Best Kids’ Area | 3 | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands | 10% |
| Best Kids’ Area | 4 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 9% |
| Best Kids’ Area | 5 | Paultons Park | Romsey, England | 8% |
| Cleanest Park | 1 | Holiday World and Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 25% |
| Cleanest Park | 2 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 12% |
| Cleanest Park | 3 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 11% |
| Cleanest Park | 4 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 9% |
| Cleanest Park | 5 | Tokyo DisneySea | Tokyo, Japan | 8% |
| Friendliest Park | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 29% |
| Friendliest Park | 2 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 19% |
| Friendliest Park | 3 | Holiday World and Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 15% |
| Friendliest Park | 4 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 12% |
| Friendliest Park | 5 | Lagoon | Farmington, Utah | 4% |
| Friendliest Park | 5 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 4% |
| Best Shows | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 42% |
| Best Shows | 2 | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 14% |
| Best Shows | 3 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 9% |
| Best Shows | 4 | Disney's Animal Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 5% |
| Best Shows | 4 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 5% |
| Best Landscaping | 1 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 34% |
| Best Landscaping | 2 | Gilroy Gardens | Gilroy, California | 16% |
| Best Landscaping | 3 | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands | 12% |
| Best Landscaping | 4 | Tivoli Gardens | Copenhagen, Denmark | 9% |
| Best Landscaping | 5 | Disney's Animal Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 6% |
| Best Landscaping | 5 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 6% |
| Best Food | 1 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 22% |
| Best Food | 2 | Dollywood | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 20% |
| Best Food | 3 | Epcot | Orlando, Florida | 14% |
| Best Food | 4 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 13% |
| Best Food | 5 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 8% |
| Best Carousel | 1 | Grand Carousel | Knoebels Amusement Resort | 43% |
| Best Carousel | 2 | Looff Carousel | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | 17% |
| Best Carousel | 3 | Riverview Carousel | Six Flags Over Georgia | 8% |
| Best Carousel | 4 | Stoomcarrousel | Efteling | 6% |
| Best Carousel | 5 | Caro-Seuss-El | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 5% |
| Best Water Ride | 1 | Valhalla | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | 22% |
| Best Water Ride | 2 | Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 18% |
| Best Water Ride | 3 | Splash Mountain | Magic Kingdom | 10% |
| Best Water Ride | 4 | Chiapas | Phantasialand | 9.5% |
| Best Water Ride | 5 | Timber Mountain Log Ride | Knott's Berry Farm | 9% |
| Best Water Park Ride | 1 | Wildebeest | Holiday World and Splashin' Safari | 29% |
| Best Water Park Ride | 2 | Mammoth | Holiday World and Splashin' Safari | 16% |
| Best Water Park Ride | 3 | The Falls | Schlitterbahn | 11% |
| Best Water Park Ride | 4 | Master Blaster | Schlitterbahn | 10% |
| Best Water Park Ride | 5 | Krakatau Aqua Coaster | Universal's Volcano Bay Water Theme Park | 9% |
| Best Dark Ride | 1 | The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror | Disney's Hollywood Studios | 13% |
| Best Dark Ride | 2 | Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 12% |
| Best Dark Ride | 3 | Haunted Mansion | Knoebels Amusement Resort | 11% |
| Best Dark Ride | 4 | Shanghai Disneyland | 10% | |
| Best Dark Ride | 5 | Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts | Universal Studios Florida | 9% |
| Best Indoor Roller Coaster | 1 | Revenge of the Mummy | Universal Studios Florida | 25% |
| Best Indoor Roller Coaster | 2 | Space Mountain | Disneyland | 12% |
| Best Indoor Roller Coaster | 3 | Tron Lightcycle Power Run | Shanghai Disneyland | 11.5% |
| Best Indoor Roller Coaster | 3 | Winja's Fear & Force | Phantasialand | 11.5% |
| Best Indoor Roller Coaster | 5 | Black Diamond | Knoebels Amusement Resort | 11% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through | 1 | Noah's Ark | Kennywood | 34% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through | 2 | Frankenstein's Castle | Indiana Beach | 13% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through | 3 | Ghost Ship | Morey's Piers | 12% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through | 4 | Gasten Ghost Hotel | Liseberg | 11% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through | 5 | Lustiga Huset | Gröna Lund | 10% |
| Best Halloween Event | 1 | Universal Orlando Resort | Orlando, Florida | 28% |
| Best Halloween Event | 2 | Knott's Berry Farm | Buena Park, California | 22% |
| Best Halloween Event | 3 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 13% |
| Best Halloween Event | 4 | Kings Island | Kings Mills, Ohio | 6% |
| Best Halloween Event | 5 | Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania | 5% |
| Best Halloween Event | 5 | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 5% |
| Best Christmas Event | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 35% |
| Best Christmas Event | 2 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 14% |
| Best Christmas Event | 3 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 8% |
| Best Christmas Event | 4 | Kings Island | Kings Mills, Ohio | 6% |
| Best Christmas Event | 4 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 6% |
2017 winners
The Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards were announced on September 9, 2017, at a ceremony held in the Starlight Theater at Lake Compounce
| Category | Rank | 2017 Recipient | Location/Park | Vote |
| Best New Ride | 1 | Mystic Timbers | Kings Island | 45% |
| Best New Ride | 2 | Avatar Flight of Passage | Disney's Animal Kingdom | 15% |
| Best New Ride | 3 | Mine Blower | Fun Spot America - Kissimmee | 8% |
| Best New Ride | 4 | InvadR | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | 7% |
| Best New Ride | 5 | SeaWorld San Antonio | 6% | |
| Best New Ride | 1 | Thunder Rapids | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | 47% |
| Best New Ride | 2 | Krakatau Aqua Coaster | Universal's Volcano Bay Water Theme Park | 31% |
| Best New Ride | 3 | Point Plummet | Cedar Point Shores | 7% |
| Best New Ride | 3 | Miss Adventure Falls | Disney's Typhoon Lagoon | 7% |
| Best New Ride | 5 | Ko’okiri Body Plunge | Universal's Volcano Bay Water Theme Park | 4% |
| Best Park | 1 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 27% |
| Best Park | 2 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 18% |
| Best Park | 3 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 11% |
| Best Park | 4 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 10% |
| Best Park | 5 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 6% |
| Best Waterpark | 1 | Schlitterbahn New Braunfels | New Braunfels, Texas | 57% |
| Best Waterpark | 2 | Holiday World and Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 17% |
| Best Waterpark | 3 | Universal's Volcano Bay Water Theme Park | Orlando, Florida | 6% |
| Best Waterpark | 4 | Dollywood's Splash Country | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 4% |
| Best Waterpark | 5 | Disney's Typhoon Lagoon | Orlando, Florida | 3% |
| Best Children's Park | 1 | Idlewild and Soak Zone | Ligonier, Pennsylvania | 19% |
| Best Children's Park | 2 | Storybook Land | Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey | 11% |
| Best Children's Park | 3 | Story Land | Glen, New Hampshire | 9% |
| Best Children's Park | 4 | Morgan's Wonderland | San Antonio, Texas | 8% |
| Best Children's Park | 5 | Gilroy Gardens | Gilroy, California | 7% |
| Best Children's Park | 5 | Legoland California | Carlsbad, California | 7% |
| Best Children's Park | 5 | Legoland Florida | Winter Haven, Florida | 7% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 1 | SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Florida | 58% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 2 | SeaWorld San Diego | San Diego, California | 10% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 3 | Discovery Cove | Orlando, Florida | 8% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 4 | SeaWorld San Antonio | San Antonio, Texas | 7% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 5 | Six Flags Discovery Kingdom | Vallejo, California | 6% |
| Best Seaside Park | 1 | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Santa Cruz, California | 31% |
| Best Seaside Park | 2 | Morey's Piers | Wildwood, New Jersey | 26% |
| Best Seaside Park | 3 | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Blackpool, England | 25% |
| Best Seaside Park | 4 | Gröna Lund | Stockholm, Sweden | 12% |
| Best Kids’ Area | 1 | Kings Island | Kings Mills, Ohio | 23% |
| Best Kids’ Area | 2 | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | 13% |
| Best Kids’ Area | 3 | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands | 10% |
| Best Kids’ Area | 4 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 9% |
| Best Kids’ Area | 5 | Paultons Park | Romsey, England | 8% |
| Cleanest Park | 1 | Holiday World and Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 56% |
| Cleanest Park | 2 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 17% |
| Cleanest Park | 3 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 9% |
| Cleanest Park | 4 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 7% |
| Cleanest Park | 5 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 6% |
| Friendliest Park | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 39% |
| Friendliest Park | 2 | Holiday World and Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 18% |
| Friendliest Park | 3 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 12% |
| Friendliest Park | 4 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 11% |
| Friendliest Park | 5 | Alabama Splash Adventure | Bessemer, Alabama | 10% |
| Best Shows | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 46% |
| Best Shows | 2 | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 18% |
| Best Shows | 3 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 5% |
| Best Shows | 3 | SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Florida | 5% |
| Best Shows | 5 | Disney's Hollywood Studios | Orlando, Florida | 4% |
| Best Landscaping | 1 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 31% |
| Best Landscaping | 2 | Gilroy Gardens | Gilroy, California | 15% |
| Best Landscaping | 3 | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands | 12% |
| Best Landscaping | 4 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 8% |
| Best Landscaping | 5 | Disney's Animal Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 6% |
| Best Food | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 25% |
| Best Food | 2 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 23% |
| Best Food | 3 | Epcot | Orlando, Florida | 17% |
| Best Food | 4 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 11% |
| Best Food | 5 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 5% |
| Best Carousel | 1 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 41% |
| Best Carousel | 2 | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Santa Cruz, California | 20% |
| Best Carousel | 3 | Six Flags Over Georgia | Austell, Georgia | 7% |
| Best Carousel | 4 | Six Flags Great America | Gurnee, Illinois | 6% |
| Best Carousel | 5 | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands | 5.5% |
| Best Water Ride | 1 | Valhalla | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | 24% |
| Best Water Ride | 2 | Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 18% |
| Best Water Ride | 3 | Chiapas | Phantasialand | 8% |
| Best Water Ride | 4 | Splash Mountain | Magic Kingdom | 7% |
| Best Water Ride | 5 | Jurassic Park River Adventure | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 6% |
| Best Water Park Ride | 1 | Wildebeest | Holiday World and Splashin' Safari | 47% |
| Best Water Park Ride | 2 | Mammoth | Holiday World and Splashin' Safari | 18% |
| Best Water Park Ride | 3 | The Falls | Schlitterbahn New Braunfels | 14% |
| Best Water Park Ride | 4 | Master Blaster | Schlitterbahn New Braunfels | 8% |
| Best Water Park Ride | 5 | Massiv | Schlitterbahn Galveston Island | 6% |
| Best Dark Ride | 1 | The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror | Disney's Hollywood Studios | 16% |
| Best Dark Ride | 2 | Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 10% |
| Best Dark Ride | 3 | Haunted Mansion | Knoebels Amusement Resort | 9.5% |
| Best Dark Ride | 4 | The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 9% |
| Best Dark Ride | 5 | Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts | Universal Studios Florida | 8% |
| Best Indoor Roller Coaster | 1 | Revenge of the Mummy | Universal Studios Florida | 24% |
| Best Indoor Roller Coaster | 2 | Space Mountain | Disneyland | 11% |
| Best Indoor Roller Coaster | 3 | Winja's Fear & Force | Phantasialand | 10% |
| Best Indoor Roller Coaster | 4 | Black Diamond | Knoebels Amusement Resort | 9.5% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through | 1 | Noah's Ark | Kennywood | 32% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through | 2 | Ghost Ship | Morey's Piers | 18% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through | 3 | Frankenstein's Castle | Indiana Beach | 12% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through | 4 | Gasten Ghost Hotel | Liseberg | 11% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through | 5 | Lustiga Huset | Gröna Lund | 10% |
| Best Halloween Event | 1 | Universal Orlando Resort | Orlando, Florida | 26% |
| Best Halloween Event | 2 | Knott's Berry Farm | Buena Park, California | 20% |
| Best Halloween Event | 3 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 10% |
| Best Halloween Event | 4 | Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania | 6% |
| Best Halloween Event | 5 | Busch Gardens Tampa Bay | Tampa, Florida | 5% |
| Best Halloween Event | 5 | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 5% |
| Best Halloween Event | 5 | Universal Studios Hollywood | Hollywood, California | 5% |
| Best Christmas Event | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 47% |
| Best Christmas Event | 2 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 9% |
| Best Christmas Event | 3 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 7% |
| Best Christmas Event | 3 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 7% |
| Best Christmas Event | 5 | Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania | 5% |
2016 winners
The Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards were announced on September 10, 2016 at a ceremony held at the Cedar Point Convention Center
| Category | Rank | 2016 Recipient | Location/Park | Vote |
| Best New Ride | 1 | Lightning Rod | Dollywood | 20% |
| Best New Ride | 2 | Storm Chaser | Kentucky Kingdom | 13% |
| Best New Ride | 3 | Mako | SeaWorld Orlando | 11% |
| Best New Ride | 4 | Valravn | Cedar Point | 9% |
| Best New Ride | 5 | Switchback | ZDT's Amusement Park | 8% |
| Best New Ride | 1 | Massiv | Schlitterbahn Galveston Island | 48% |
| Best New Ride | 2 | Blackbeard's Revenge | Carowinds | 15% |
| Best New Ride | 3 | Cyclone Saucers | Beech Bend Park | 13% |
| Best New Ride | 3 | Tropical Plunge | Kings Island | 13% |
| Best New Ride | 5 | Wonambi | Raging Waves | 6% |
| Best Park | 1 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 26% |
| Best Park | 2 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 19% |
| Best Park | 3 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 11% |
| Best Park | 4 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 9% |
| Best Park | 5 | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | 7% |
| Best Park | 6 | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Blackpool, England | 6% |
| Best Park | 7 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 5% |
| Best Park | 8 | Phantasialand | Brühl, Germany | 4.5% |
| Best Park | 9 | Alton Towers | Staffordshire, England | 4% |
| Best Park | 9 | Tokyo DisneySea | Tokyo, Japan | 4% |
| Best Waterpark | 1 | Schlitterbahn New Braunfels | New Braunfels, Texas | 47% |
| Best Waterpark | 2 | Storybook Land | Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey | 28% |
| Best Waterpark | 3 | Dollywood's Splash Country | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 6% |
| Best Waterpark | 4 | Disney's Blizzard Beach | Orlando, Florida | 5% |
| Best Waterpark | 5 | Aquatica Orlando | Orlando, Florida | 4% |
| Best Children's Park | 1 | Idlewild and Soak Zone | Ligonier, Pennsylvania | 23% |
| Best Children's Park | 2 | Storybook Land | Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey | 12% |
| Best Children's Park | 3 | Legoland California | Carlsbad, California | 10% |
| Best Children's Park | 3 | Story Land | Glen, New Hampshire | 10% |
| Best Children's Park | 5 | Paultons Park | Romsey, England | 9% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 1 | SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Florida | 57% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 2 | SeaWorld San Diego | San Diego, California | 10% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 3 | SeaWorld San Antonio | San Antonio, Texas | 8% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 4 | Six Flags Discovery Kingdom | Vallejo, California | 7% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 5 | Discovery Cove | Orlando, Florida | 6.5% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 5 | Ocean Park | Hong Kong, China | 6.5% |
| Best Seaside Park | 1 | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Santa Cruz, California | 30% |
| Best Seaside Park | 2 | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Blackpool, England | 28% |
| Best Seaside Park | 3 | Morey's Piers | Wildwood, New Jersey | 26% |
| Best Seaside Park | 4 | Gröna Lund | Stockholm, Sweden | 12% |
| Best Seaside Park | 5 | Luna Park | Brooklyn, New York | 4% |
| Best Kids’ Area | 1 | Kings Island | Kings Mills, Ohio | 23% |
| Best Kids’ Area | 2 | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands | 13% |
| Best Kids’ Area | 3 | Paultons Park | Romsey, England | 9% |
| Best Kids’ Area | 4 | Knott's Berry Farm | Buena Park, California | 8% |
| Best Kids’ Area | 5 | Kings Dominion | Doswell, Virginia | 7% |
| Best Kids’ Area | 5 | Nickelodeon Universe | Bloomington, Minnesota | 7% |
| Cleanest Park | 1 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 26% |
| Cleanest Park | 2 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 19% |
| Cleanest Park | 3 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 7.5% |
| Cleanest Park | 4 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 7% |
| Cleanest Park | 5 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 6% |
| Friendliest Park | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 45% |
| Friendliest Park | 2 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 15% |
| Friendliest Park | 3 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 7% |
| Friendliest Park | 4 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 6% |
| Friendliest Park | 5 | Adventure Island | Southend-on-Sea, England | 5% |
| Best Shows | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 45% |
| Best Shows | 2 | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 15% |
| Best Shows | 3 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 7% |
| Best Shows | 4 | Disney California Adventure | Anaheim, California | 6% |
| Best Shows | 5 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 5% |
| Best Landscaping | 1 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 27% |
| Best Landscaping | 2 | Gilroy Gardens | Gilroy, California | 18% |
| Best Landscaping | 3 | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands | 15% |
| Best Landscaping | 4 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 7% |
| Best Landscaping | 5 | Epcot | Orlando, Florida | 6% |
| Best Food | 1 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 23% |
| Best Food | 2 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 20% |
| Best Food | 3 | Epcot | Orlando, Florida | 14% |
| Best Food | 4 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 13% |
| Best Food | 5 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 8% |
| Best Carousel | 1 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 40% |
| Best Carousel | 2 | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Santa Cruz, California | 22% |
| Best Carousel | 3 | Six Flags Great America | Gurnee, Illinois | 7% |
| Best Carousel | 4 | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands | 6% |
| Best Carousel | 5 | Six Flags Over Georgia | Austell, Georgia | 5% |
| Best Water Ride | 1 | Valhalla | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | 27% |
| Best Water Ride | 2 | Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 20% |
| Best Water Ride | 3 | Chiapas | Phantasialand | 7% |
| Best Water Ride | 3 | Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-rat Barges | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 7% |
| Best Water Ride | 3 | Splash Mountain | Magic Kingdom | 7% |
| Best Water Ride | 3 | Timber Mountain Log Ride | Knott's Berry Farm | 7% |
| Best Water Park Ride | 1 | Wildebeest | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 40% |
| Best Water Park Ride | 2 | Mammoth | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 18% |
| Best Water Park Ride | 3 | Master Blaster | Schlitterbahn New Braunfels | 11% |
| Best Water Park Ride | 4 | The Falls | Schlitterbahn New Braunfels | 6% |
| Best Dark Ride | 1 | The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror | Disney's Hollywood Studios | 14% |
| Best Dark Ride | 2 | Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 13.5% |
| Best Dark Ride | 3 | Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts | Universal Studios Florida | 9% |
| Best Dark Ride | 4 | Haunted Mansion | Knoebels Amusement Resort | 8% |
| Best Dark Ride | 5 | Radiator Springs Racers | Disney California Adventure | 5% |
| Best Indoor Roller Coaster | 1 | Revenge of the Mummy | Universal Studios Florida | 24% |
| Best Indoor Roller Coaster | 2 | Space Mountain | Disneyland | 16% |
| Best Indoor Roller Coaster | 3 | Winja's Fear & Force | Phantasialand | 14% |
| Best Indoor Roller Coaster | 4 | Space Mountain | Magic Kingdom | 11% |
| Best Indoor Roller Coaster | 5 | Black Diamond | Knoebels Amusement Resort | 10% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through | 1 | Noah's Ark | Kennywood | 38% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through | 2 | Ghost Ship | Morey's Piers | 16% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through | 3 | Gasten Ghost Hotel | Liseberg | 14% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through | 4 | Frankenstein's Castle | Indiana Beach | 11% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through | 5 | Lustiga Huset | Gröna Lund | 9% |
| Best Halloween Event | 1 | Universal Orlando Resort | Orlando, Florida | 27% |
| Best Halloween Event | 2 | Knott's Berry Farm | Buena Park, California | 20% |
| Best Halloween Event | 3 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 13% |
| Best Halloween Event | 4 | Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania | 7% |
| Best Halloween Event | 5 | Busch Gardens Tampa Bay | Tampa, Florida | 6% |
| Best Christmas Event | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 41% |
| Best Christmas Event | 2 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 9% |
| Best Christmas Event | 3 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 8.5% |
| Best Christmas Event | 4 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 7% |
| Best Christmas Event | 5 | Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania | 6% |
2015 winners
The Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards were announced on September 12, 2015 at a ceremony held at Gargiulo's Italian Restaurant
| Category | Rank | 2015 Recipient | Location/Park | Vote |
| Best New Ride | 1 | Fury 325 | Carowinds | 27% |
| Best New Ride | 2 | Wicked Cyclone | Six Flags New England | 14% |
| Best New Ride | 3 | Twisted Colossus | Six Flags Magic Mountain | 13% |
| Best New Ride | 4 | The Cú Chulainn Coaster | Tayto Park | 10% |
| Best New Ride | 5 | Thunderbird | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 9.5% |
| Best New Ride | 1 | Dive Bomber | Six Flags White Water | 15% |
| Best New Ride | 2 | Slidezilla | Elitch Gardens | 14% |
| Best New Ride | 3 | Aqua Rocket | Raging Waters San Dimas | 13% |
| Best New Ride | 3 | Slideboarding | Wet 'n' Wild Las Vegas | 13% |
| Best New Ride | 5 | Anaconda | Kalahari Resort Poconos | 10% |
| Best Park | 1 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 24% |
| Best Park | 2 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 14% |
| Best Park | 3 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 11% |
| Best Park | 4 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 9% |
| Best Park | 5 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 7% |
| Best Park | 6 | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Blackpool, England | 5% |
| Best Park | 6 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 5% |
| Best Park | 8 | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | 4.5% |
| Best Park | 9 | Alton Towers | Staffordshire, England | 4% |
| Best Park | 9 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 4% |
| Best Park | 9 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 4% |
| Best Park | 9 | Tokyo DisneySea | Tokyo, Japan | 4% |
| Best Waterpark | 1 | Schlitterbahn New Braunfels | New Braunfels, Texas | 52% |
| Best Waterpark | 2 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 19% |
| Best Waterpark | 3 | Dollywood's Splash Country | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 6% |
| Best Waterpark | 4 | Aquatica Orlando | Orlando, Florida | 5% |
| Best Waterpark | 5 | Disney's Typhoon Lagoon | Orlando, Florida | 4% |
| Best Children's Park | 1 | Idlewild and Soak Zone | Ligonier, Pennsylvania | 21% |
| Best Children's Park | 2 | Storybook Land | Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey | 20% |
| Best Children's Park | 3 | Story Land | Glen, New Hampshire | 9% |
| Best Children's Park | 4 | Legoland Windsor | Windsor, England | 8% |
| Best Children's Park | 5 | Legoland California | Carlsbad, California | 7% |
| Best Children's Park | 5 | Legoland Florida | Winter Haven, Florida | 7% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 1 | SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Florida | 55% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 2 | SeaWorld San Diego | San Diego, California | 10% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 3 | Discovery Cove | Orlando, Florida | 9% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 4 | SeaWorld San Antonio | San Antonio, Texas | 8% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 5 | Six Flags Discovery Kingdom | Vallejo, California | 7% |
| Best Seaside Park | 1 | Morey's Piers | Wildwood, New Jersey | 27% |
| Best Seaside Park | 2 | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Santa Cruz, California | 26.5% |
| Best Seaside Park | 3 | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Blackpool, England | 26% |
| Best Seaside Park | 4 | Grona Lund | Stockholm, Sweden | 12% |
| Best Kids’ Area | 1 | Kings Island | Kings Mills, Ohio | 27% |
| Best Kids’ Area | 2 | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands | 10% |
| Best Kids’ Area | 3 | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | 9.5% |
| Best Kids’ Area | 4 | Kings Dominion | Doswell, Virginia | 8% |
| Best Kids’ Area | 5 | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Blackpool, England | 6% |
| Best Kids’ Area | 5 | Nickelodeon Universe | Bloomington, Minnesota | 6% |
| Cleanest Park | 1 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 25% |
| Cleanest Park | 2 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 14% |
| Cleanest Park | 3 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 11% |
| Cleanest Park | 4 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 9% |
| Cleanest Park | 5 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 8% |
| Friendliest Park | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 35% |
| Friendliest Park | 2 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 18% |
| Friendliest Park | 3 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 12% |
| Friendliest Park | 4 | Adventure Island | Southend-on-Sea, England | 9% |
| Friendliest Park | 5 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 8% |
| Best Shows | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 42% |
| Best Shows | 2 | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 11% |
| Best Shows | 3 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 8% |
| Best Shows | 4 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 7% |
| Best Shows | 5 | Disney California Adventure | Anaheim, California | 6% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 1 | Epcot | 24% | |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 2 | World of Color | Disney California Adventure | 15% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 3 | Fantasmic! | Disney's Hollywood Studios | 12% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 4 | Fantasmic! | Disneyland | 11% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 5 | Lone Star Nights | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | 9% |
| Best Landscaping | 1 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 29% |
| Best Landscaping | 2 | Gilroy Gardens | Gilroy, California | 17% |
| Best Landscaping | 3 | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands | 11% |
| Best Landscaping | 4 | Alton Towers | Staffordshire, England | 9% |
| Best Landscaping | 5 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 7% |
| Best Food | 1 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 23% |
| Best Food | 2 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 20% |
| Best Food | 3 | Epcot | Orlando, Florida | 16% |
| Best Food | 4 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 9% |
| Best Food | 5 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 7% |
| Best Carousel | 1 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 42% |
| Best Carousel | 2 | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Santa Cruz, California | 23% |
| Best Carousel | 3 | Six Flags Great America | Gurnee, Illinois | 6% |
| Best Carousel | 4 | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands | 5% |
| Best Carousel | 4 | Six Flags Over Georgia | Austell, Georgia | 5% |
| Best Water Ride | 1 | Valhalla | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | 28% |
| Best Water Ride | 2 | Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 19% |
| Best Water Ride | 3 | Splash Mountain | Magic Kingdom | 9% |
| Best Water Ride | 4 | Mountain Slidewinder | Dollywood | 7% |
| Best Water Ride | 5 | Timber Mountain Log Ride | Knott's Berry Farm | 6% |
| Best Water Park Ride | 1 | Wildebeest | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 25% |
| Best Water Park Ride | 2 | Mammoth | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 18% |
| Best Water Park Ride | 3 | Master Blaster | Schlitterbahn | 14% |
| Best Water Park Ride | 4 | The Falls | Schlitterbahn | 9% |
| Best Water Park Ride | 5 | Verrückt | Schlitterbahn Kansas City | 8% |
| Best Dark Ride | 1 | Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 13% |
| Best Dark Ride | 2 | Twilight Zone Tower of Terror | Disney's Hollywood Studios | 12% |
| Best Dark Ride | 3 | Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts | Universal Studios Florida | 9% |
| Best Dark Ride | 4 | The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 8.5% |
| Best Dark Ride | 5 | Haunted Mansion | Knoebels Amusement Resort | 7% |
| Best Indoor Water Park | 1 | Schlitterbahn Galveston Island | Galveston, Texas | 28% |
| Best Indoor Water Park | 2 | Kalahari Resort Ohio | Sandusky, Ohio | 17% |
| Best Indoor Water Park | 3 | Kalahari Resort Wisconsin | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin | 12% |
| Best Indoor Water Park | 4 | World Waterpark | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | 11% |
| Best Indoor Water Park | 5 | Splash Landings | Staffordshire, England | 6% |
| Best Indoor Roller Coaster | 1 | Universal Studios Florida | 23% | |
| Best Indoor Roller Coaster | 2 | Space Mountain | Disneyland | 12% |
| Best Indoor Roller Coaster | 3 | Winja's Fear & Force | Phantasialand | 11% |
| Best Indoor Roller Coaster | 4 | Black Diamond | Knoebels Amusement Resort | 10% |
| Best Indoor Roller Coaster | 5 | Mindbender | Galaxyland | 7% |
| Best Indoor Roller Coaster | 5 | Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith | Disney's Hollywood Studios | 7% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through | 1 | Noah's Ark | Kennywood | 27% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through | 2 | Ghost Ship | Morey's Piers | 23% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through | 3 | Gasten Ghost Hotel | Liseberg | 12% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through | 4 | Frankenstein's Castle | Indiana Beach | 10% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through | 5 | Lustiga Huset | Grona Lund | 8% |
| Best Halloween Event | 1 | Universal Orlando Resort | Orlando, Florida | 28% |
| Best Halloween Event | 2 | Knott's Berry Farm | Buena Park, California | 18% |
| Best Halloween Event | 3 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 11% |
| Best Halloween Event | 4 | Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania | 8% |
| Best Halloween Event | 5 | Busch Gardens Tampa Bay | Tampa, Florida | 5% |
| Best Christmas Event | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 40% |
| Best Christmas Event | 2 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 10% |
| Best Christmas Event | 3 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 9% |
| Best Christmas Event | 4 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 6% |
| Best Christmas Event | 5 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 5.5% |
2014 winners
The Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards were announced at a ceremony on September 5, 2014, at the Mission Bay Theater
| Category | Rank | 2014 Recipient | Location/Park | Vote |
| Best New Ride | 1 | Flying Turns | Knoebels Amusement Resort | 27% |
| Best New Ride | 2 | Banshee | Kings Island | 19% |
| Best New Ride | 3 | Goliath | Six Flags Great America | 11% |
| Best New Ride | 4 | Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 10% |
| Best New Ride | 5 | Lightning Run | Kentucky Kingdom | 9% |
| Best New Ride | 1 | Verrückt | Schlitterbahn Kansas City | 59% |
| Best New Ride | 2 | Colossal Curl | Water Country USA | 11% |
| Best New Ride | 3 | Bahama Blasters | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | 10% |
| Best New Ride | 4 | Deep Water Dive | Kentucky Kingdom | 8% |
| Best New Ride | 5 | Snake Pit | Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom | 4% |
| Best Park | 1 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 25% |
| Best Park | 2 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 16% |
| Best Park | 3 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 9% |
| Best Park | 4 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 8% |
| Best Park | 5 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 8% |
| Best Park | 6 | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | 5% |
| Best Park | 7 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 4% |
| Best Park | 7 | Tokyo DisneySea | Tokyo, Japan | 4% |
| Best Park | 9 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 3.5% |
| Best Park | 10 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 3% |
| Best Waterpark | 1 | Schlitterbahn New Braunfels | New Braunfels, Texas | 55% |
| Best Waterpark | 2 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 17% |
| Best Waterpark | 3 | Dollywood's Splash Country | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 5% |
| Best Waterpark | 4 | Disney's Blizzard Beach | Orlando, Florida | 4.5% |
| Best Waterpark | 5 | Disney's Typhoon Lagoon | Orlando, Florida | 4% |
| Best Children's Park | 1 | Idlewild and Soak Zone | Ligonier, Pennsylvania | 34% |
| Best Children's Park | 2 | Story Land | Glen, New Hampshire | 13% |
| Best Children's Park | 3 | Legoland California | Carlsbad, California | 12.5% |
| Best Children's Park | 4 | Legoland Florida | Winter Haven, Florida | 10% |
| Best Children's Park | 5 | Enchanted Forest | Turner, Oregon | 5% |
| Best Children's Park | 5 | Santa's Village | Jefferson, New Hampshire | 5% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 1 | SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Florida | 52% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 2 | SeaWorld San Diego | San Diego, California | 12% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 3 | Discovery Cove | Orlando, Florida | 10% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 4 | Six Flags Discovery Kingdom | Vallejo, California | 9% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 5 | SeaWorld San Antonio | San Antonio, Texas | 8% |
| Best Seaside Park | 1 | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Santa Cruz, California | 45% |
| Best Seaside Park | 2 | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Blackpool, England | 16% |
| Best Seaside Park | 3 | Grona Lund | Stockholm, Sweden | 15% |
| Best Seaside Park | 4 | Morey's Piers | Wildwood, New Jersey | 12% |
| Best Seaside Park | 5 | Belmont Park | San Diego, California | 4% |
| Best Kids’ Area | 1 | Kings Island | Kings Mills, Ohio | 26% |
| Best Kids’ Area | 2 | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands | 13% |
| Best Kids’ Area | 3 | Knott's Berry Farm | Buena Park, California | 10% |
| Best Kids’ Area | 4 | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | 9.5% |
| Best Kids’ Area | 5 | Nickelodeon Universe | Bloomington, Minnesota | 9% |
| Cleanest Park | 1 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 23% |
| Cleanest Park | 2 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 13% |
| Cleanest Park | 3 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 12% |
| Cleanest Park | 4 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 10% |
| Cleanest Park | 5 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 9% |
| Friendliest Park | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 39% |
| Friendliest Park | 2 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 14% |
| Friendliest Park | 3 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 11% |
| Friendliest Park | 4 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 6% |
| Friendliest Park | 5 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 5% |
| Best Shows | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 45% |
| Best Shows | 2 | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 12% |
| Best Shows | 3 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 8% |
| Best Shows | 4 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 6.5% |
| Best Shows | 5 | Disney California Adventure | Anaheim, California | 6% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 1 | Epcot | 27% | |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 2 | World of Color | Disney California Adventure | 19% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 3 | Fantasmic! | Disneyland | 11% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 4 | Lone Star Nights | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | 10% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 5 | Fantasmic! | Disney's Hollywood Studios | 9% |
| Best Landscaping | 1 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 24% |
| Best Landscaping | 2 | Gilroy Gardens | Gilroy, California | 23% |
| Best Landscaping | 3 | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands | 17% |
| Best Landscaping | 4 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 6% |
| Best Landscaping | 5 | Epcot | Orlando, Florida | 5% |
| Best Food | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 21% |
| Best Food | 2 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 18% |
| Best Food | 3 | Epcot | Orlando, Florida | 17.5% |
| Best Food | 4 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 13% |
| Best Food | 5 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 7% |
| Best Carousel | 1 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 40% |
| Best Carousel | 2 | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Santa Cruz, California | 27% |
| Best Carousel | 3 | Six Flags Great America | Gurnee, Illinois | 5.5% |
| Best Carousel | 4 | Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania | 5% |
| Best Carousel | Phantasialan | Bruhl, Germany | - | - |
| Best Water Ride | 1 | Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 21% |
| Best Water Ride | 2 | Valhalla | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | 12% |
| Best Water Ride | 3 | Splash Mountain | Disneyland | 11% |
| Best Water Ride | 4 | Timber Mountain Log Ride | Knott's Berry Farm | 10.5% |
| Best Water Ride | 5 | Mountain Slidewinder | Dollywood | 9% |
| Best Water Park Ride | 1 | Wildebeest | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 23% |
| Best Water Park Ride | 2 | Master Blaster | Schlitterbahn | 16% |
| Best Water Park Ride | 3 | Mammoth | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 15% |
| Best Water Park Ride | 4 | The Falls | Schlitterbahn | 7% |
| Best Water Park Ride | 5 | Congo River Expedition | Schlitterbahn | 8% |
| Verrückt | 5 | Schlitterbahn Kansas City | - | 8% |
| Best Dark Ride | 1 | Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 20% |
| Best Dark Ride | 2 | Twilight Zone Tower of Terror | Disney's Hollywood Studios | 10.5% |
| Best Dark Ride | 3 | Radiator Springs Racers | Disney California Adventure | 10% |
| Best Dark Ride | 4 | The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 9% |
| Best Dark Ride | 4 | Haunted Mansion | Knoebels Amusement Resort | 9% |
| Best Indoor Water Park | 1 | Schlitterbahn Galveston Island | Galveston, Texas | 25% |
| Best Indoor Water Park | 2 | Kalahari Resort | Sandusky, Ohio | 19% |
| Best Indoor Water Park | 3 | World Waterpark | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | 12% |
| Best Indoor Water Park | 4 | Kalahari Resort | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin | 9% |
| Best Indoor Water Park | 5 | Splash Landings | Stafforshire, England | 8% |
| Best Indoor Roller Coaster | 1 | Revenge of the Mummy | Universal Studios Florida | 21% |
| Best Indoor Roller Coaster | 2 | Space Mountain | Disneyland | 14% |
| Best Indoor Roller Coaster | 3 | Winja's Fear & Force | Phantasialand | 12% |
| Best Indoor Roller Coaster | 4 | Black Diamond | Knoebels Amusement Resort | 9% |
| Best Indoor Roller Coaster | 5 | Mindbender | Galaxyland | 8.5% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through | 1 | Noah's Ark | Kennywood | 32% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through | 2 | Frankenstein's Castle | Indiana Beach | 17% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through | 3 | Gasten Ghost Hotel | Liseberg | 15% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through | 4 | Ghost Ship | Morey's Piers | 12% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through | 5 | Lustiga Juset | Grona Lund | 11% |
| Best Halloween Event | 1 | Universal Orlando Resort | Orlando, Florida | 28% |
| Best Halloween Event | 2 | Knott's Berry Farm | Buena Park, California | 20% |
| Best Halloween Event | 3 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 14% |
| Best Halloween Event | 4 | Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania | 9% |
| Best Halloween Event | 5 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 6% |
| Best Christmas Event | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 41% |
| Best Christmas Event | 2 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 10% |
| Best Christmas Event | 3 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 9.5% |
| Best Christmas Event | 4 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 9% |
| Best Christmas Event | 5 | Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania | 7% |
2013 winners
The Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards were announced at a ceremony held September 7, 2013, at the Cocoanut Grove Ballroom
| Category | Rank | 2013 Recipient | Location/Park | Vote |
| Best New Ride | 1 | Outlaw Run | Silver Dollar City | 45% |
| Best New Ride | 2 | Iron Rattler | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | 19% |
| Best New Ride | 3 | GateKeeper | Cedar Point | 15% |
| Best New Ride | 4 | Gold Striker | California's Great America | 6% |
| Best New Ride | 5 | Universal Studios Florida | 5% | |
| Best New Ride | 1 | RiverRush | Dollywood's Splash Country | 53% |
| Best New Ride | 2 | Bonzai Pipelines | Six Flags New England | 23% |
| Best New Ride | 3 | Constrictor | Wet 'n' Wild Las Vegas | 7% |
| Best New Ride | 4 | Bonzai Pipelines | Six Flags America | 6% |
| Best New Ride | 5 | Bootlegger's Run | Splish Splash | 5% |
| Best Park | 1 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 23% |
| Best Park | 2 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 22% |
| Best Park | 3 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 9% |
| Best Park | 4 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 8% |
| Best Park | 5 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 7% |
| Best Park | 6 | Tokyo DisneySea | Tokyo, Japan | 6% |
| Best Park | 7 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 5% |
| Best Park | 7 | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | 5% |
| Best Park | 9 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 4.5% |
| Best Park | 10 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 4% |
| Best Waterpark | 1 | Schlitterbahn | New Braunfels, Texas | 45% |
| Best Waterpark | 2 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 17% |
| Best Waterpark | 3 | Aquatica Orlando | Orlando, Florida | 6% |
| Best Waterpark | 4 | Dollywood's Splash Country | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 5% |
| Best Waterpark | 4 | Noah's Ark | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin | 5% |
| Best Children's Park | 1 | Idlewild and Soak Zone | Ligonier, Pennsylvania | 39% |
| Best Children's Park | 2 | Legoland California | Carlsbad, California | 16% |
| Best Children's Park | 3 | Legoland Florida | Winter Haven, Florida | 11% |
| Best Children's Park | 4 | Dutch Wonderland | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | 7% |
| Best Children's Park | 4 | Story Land | Glen, New Hampshire | 7% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 1 | SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Florida | 58% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 2 | SeaWorld San Diego | San Diego, California | 13% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 3 | SeaWorld San Antonio | San Antonio, Texas | 9% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 4 | Discovery Cove | Orlando, Florida | 7% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 5 | Ocean Park | Hong Kong, China | 6% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 5 | Six Flags Discovery Kingdom | Vallejo, California | 6% |
| Best Seaside Park | 1 | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Santa Cruz, California | 36% |
| Best Seaside Park | 2 | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Blackpool, England | 20% |
| Best Seaside Park | 3 | Morey's Piers | Wildwood, New Jersey | 15% |
| Best Seaside Park | 4 | Grona Lund | Stockholm, Sweden | 14% |
| Best Seaside Park | 5 | Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier | Galveston, Texas | 5% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 1 | Schlitterbahn Galveston Island | Galveston, Texas | 31% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 2 | Kalahari Resort | Sandusky, Ohio | 21% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 3 | Kalahari Resort | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin | 15% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 4 | World Waterpark | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | 12% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 5 | Splash Landings | Staffordshire, England | 8% |
| Friendliest Park | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 35% |
| Friendliest Park | 2 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 21% |
| Friendliest Park | 3 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 13% |
| Friendliest Park | 4 | Knoebel's Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 10% |
| Friendliest Park | 5 | Six Flags New England | Agawam, Massachusetts | 7% |
| Cleanest Park | 1 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 26% |
| Cleanest Park | 2 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 14% |
| Cleanest Park | 3 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 10% |
| Cleanest Park | 4 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 9% |
| Cleanest Park | 5 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 8.5% |
| Best Shows | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 41% |
| Best Shows | 2 | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 23% |
| Best Shows | 3 | Disney's Hollywood Studios | Orlando, Florida | 6% |
| Best Shows | 4 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 5% |
| Best Shows | 4 | SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Florida | 5% |
| Best Shows | 4 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 5% |
| Best Food | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 24% |
| Best Food | 1 | Knoebel's Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 24% |
| Best Food | 3 | Epcot | Orlando, Florida | 18% |
| Best Food | 4 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 14% |
| Best Food | 5 | Tivoli Gardens | Copenhagen, Denmark | 5% |
| Best Water Ride | 1 | Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 20% |
| Best Water Ride | 2 | Splash Mountain | Magic Kingdom | 13% |
| Best Water Ride | 3 | Timber Mountain Log Ride | Knott's Berry Farm | 10% |
| Best Water Ride | 4 | Valhalla | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | 9% |
| Best Water Ride | 5 | Mountain Slidewinder | Dollywood | 8.5% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 1 | Wildebeest | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 24% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 2 | Master Blaster | Schlitterbahn | 22% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 3 | Mammoth | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 15% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 4 | The Falls | Schlitterbahn | 10% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 5 | Congo River Expedition | Schlitterbahn | 9% |
| Best Kids' Area | 1 | Kings Island | Kings Mills, Ohio | 32% |
| Best Kids' Area | 2 | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | 15% |
| Best Kids' Area | 3 | Nickelodeon Universe | Bloomington, Minnesota | 12% |
| Best Kids' Area | 4 | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands | 8% |
| Best Kids' Area | 5 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 7% |
| Best Kids' Area | 5 | Kings Dominion | Doswell, Virginia | 7% |
| Best Dark Ride | 1 | Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 19% |
| Best Dark Ride | 2 | The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 16% |
| Best Dark Ride | 3 | Twilight Zone Tower of Terror | Disney's Hollywood Studios | 13% |
| Best Dark Ride | 4 | Haunted Mansion | Knoebel's Amusement Resort | 8% |
| Best Dark Ride | 5 | Disneyland | 7% | |
| Best Dark Ride | 5 | Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland | 7% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 1 | Epcot | Orlando, Florida | 29% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 2 | Disney California Adventure | Anaheim, California | 18% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 3 | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 12% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 4 | Disney's Hollywood Studios | Orlando, Florida | 11.5% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 5 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 8% |
| Best Landscaping | 1 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 33% |
| Best Landscaping | 2 | Gilroy Gardens | Gilroy, California | 12% |
| Best Landscaping | 3 | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands | 11% |
| Best Landscaping | 4 | Tivoli Gardens | Copenhagen, Denmark | 8% |
| Best Landscaping | 5 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 7% |
| Best Halloween Event | 1 | Universal Studios Florida | Orlando, Florida | 30% |
| Best Halloween Event | 2 | Knott's Berry Farm | Buena Park, California | 22% |
| Best Halloween Event | 3 | Knoebel's Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 11% |
| Best Halloween Event | 4 | Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania | 10% |
| Best Halloween Event | 5 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 7% |
| Best Christmas Event | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 47% |
| Best Christmas Event | 2 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 12% |
| Best Christmas Event | 3 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 10% |
| Best Christmas Event | 4 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 8% |
| Best Christmas Event | 5 | Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania | 5% |
| Best Carousel | 1 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 48% |
| Best Carousel | 2 | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Santa Cruz, California | 17% |
| Best Carousel | 3 | Six Flags Great America | Gurnee, Illinois | 8% |
| Best Carousel | 4 | Six Flags Over Georgia | Austell, Georgia | 7% |
| Best Carousel | 5 | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | 4% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 1 | Universal Studios Florida | 23% | |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 2 | Space Mountain | Disneyland | 14% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 3 | Winja's Fear & Force | Phantasialand | 11% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 4 | Mindbender | Galaxyland | 10% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 4 | Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith | Disney's Hollywood Studios | 10% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction | 1 | Noah's Ark | Kennywood | 34% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction | 2 | Frankenstein's Castle | Indiana Beach | 23% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction | 3 | Gasten Ghost Hotel | Liseberg | 14% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction | 4 | Lustiga Huset | Grona Lund | 13% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction | 5 | Ghost Ship | Morey's Piers | 12% |
2012 winners
The Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards were announced at a ceremony held September 8, 2012, at the Celebrity theater
| Category | Rank | 2012 Recipient | Location | Vote |
| Best New Ride | 1 | Wild Eagle | Dollywood | 30% |
| Best New Ride | 2 | Radiator Springs Racers | Disney California Adventure | 15% |
| Best New Ride | 3 | Leviathan | Canada's Wonderland | 14% |
| Best New Ride | 4 | Verbolten | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | 7% |
| Best New Ride | 5 | OzIris | Parc Astérix | 6% |
| Best New Ride | 5 | Skyrush | Hersheypark | 6% |
| Best New Ride | 1 | Mammoth | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 54% |
| Best New Ride | 2 | King Kaw Rapids River | Schlitterbahn Kansas City | 11% |
| Best New Ride | 3 | King Cobra | Six Flags Great Adventure | 7% |
| Best New Ride | 4 | The Lost City | Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park | 4% |
| Best New Ride | 4 | Walhalla Wave | Aquatica San Antonio | 4% |
| Best Park | 1 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 21% |
| Best Park | 2 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 14% |
| Best Park | 3 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 13.5% |
| Best Park | 4 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 9% |
| Best Park | 5 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 8% |
| Best Park | 6 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 7% |
| Best Park | 7 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 6% |
| Best Park | 7 | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | 6% |
| Best Park | 9 | Tokyo DisneySea | Tokyo, Japan | 4.5% |
| Best Park | 10 | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Blackpool, England | 4% |
| Best Waterpark | 1 | Schlitterbahn | New Braunfels, Texas | 53% |
| Best Waterpark | 2 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 15% |
| Best Waterpark | 3 | Disney's Blizzard Beach | Orlando, Florida | 7% |
| Best Waterpark | 4 | Dollywood's Splash Country | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 6% |
| Best Waterpark | 5 | Aquatica Orlando | Orlando, Florida | 5% |
| Best Waterpark | 5 | Noah's Ark | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin | 5% |
| Best Children's Park | 1 | Idlewild and Soak Zone | Ligonier, Pennsylvania | 31% |
| Best Children's Park | 2 | Legoland California | Carlsbad, California | 18% |
| Best Children's Park | 3 | Farup Sommerland | Saltum, Denmark | 12% |
| Best Children's Park | 4 | Legoland Florida | Winter Haven, Florida | 7% |
| Best Children's Park | 5 | Sesame Place | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | 6% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 1 | SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Florida | 55% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 2 | SeaWorld San Diego | San Diego, California | 11% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 3 | SeaWorld San Antonio | San Antonio, Texas | 10% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 4 | Six Flags Discovery Kingdom | Vallejo, California | 8% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 5 | Discovery Cove | Orlando, Florida | 6% |
| Best Seaside Park | 1 | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Santa Cruz, California | 34% |
| Best Seaside Park | 2 | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Blackpool, England | 20% |
| Best Seaside Park | 3 | Grona Lund | Stockholm, Sweden | 19% |
| Best Seaside Park | 4 | Morey's Piers | Wildwood, New Jersey | 16% |
| Best Seaside Park | 5 | Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier | Galveston, Texas | 4% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 1 | Schlitterbahn Galveston Island | Galveston, Texas | 33% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 2 | Kalahari Resort | Sandusky, Ohio | 18% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 3 | Kalahari Resort | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin | 17% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 4 | World Waterpark | Edmonton, Alberta | 12% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 5 | Splash Landings | Staffordshire, England | 8% |
| Friendliest Park | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 46% |
| Friendliest Park | 2 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 25% |
| Friendliest Park | 3 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 7% |
| Friendliest Park | 4 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 6% |
| Friendliest Park | 5 | Beech Bend Park | Bowling Green, Kentucky | 4% |
| Friendliest Park | 5 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 4% |
| Cleanest Park | 1 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 29% |
| Cleanest Park | 2 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 16% |
| Cleanest Park | 3 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 14% |
| Cleanest Park | 4 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 13% |
| Cleanest Park | 5 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 8% |
| Best Shows | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 45% |
| Best Shows | 2 | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 15% |
| Best Shows | 3 | Disney's Hollywood Studios | Orlando, Florida | 8% |
| Best Shows | 4 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 7% |
| Best Shows | 5 | SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Florida | 6% |
| Best Food | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 27% |
| Best Food | 2 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 20% |
| Best Food | 3 | Epcot | Orlando, Florida | 18% |
| Best Food | 4 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 13% |
| Best Food | 5 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 6% |
| Best Water Ride | 1 | Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 26% |
| Best Water Ride | 2 | Valhalla | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | 17% |
| Best Water Ride | 3 | Splash Mountain | Magic Kingdom | 11% |
| Best Water Ride | 4 | Mountain Slidewinder | Dollywood | 10% |
| Best Water Ride | 5 | Pilgrim's Plunge | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 8% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 1 | Wildebeest | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 26% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 2 | Master Blaster | Schlitterbahn | 23% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 3 | The Falls | Schlitterbahn | 12% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 4 | Congo River Expedition | Schlitterbahn | 7% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 5 | Zoombabwe | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 5% |
| Best Kids' Area | 1 | Kings Island | Kings Mills, Ohio | 31% |
| Best Kids' Area | 2 | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | 15% |
| Best Kids' Area | 3 | Nickelodeon Universe | Bloomington, Minnesota | 13% |
| Best Kids' Area | 4 | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands | 9% |
| Best Kids' Area | 5 | Knott's Berry Farm | Buena Park, California | 6% |
| Best Dark Ride | 1 | Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 24% |
| Best Dark Ride | 2 | The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 18% |
| Best Dark Ride | 3 | Twilight Zone Tower of Terror | Disney's Hollywood Studios | 13% |
| Best Dark Ride | 4 | Haunted Mansion | Knoebels Amusement Resort | 10% |
| Best Dark Ride | 5 | Disneyland | 6% | |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 1 | Epcot | Orlando, Florida | 42% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 2 | Disney California Adventure | Anaheim, California | 17% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 3 | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 13% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 4 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 11% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 5 | Disney's Hollywood Studios | Orlando, Florida | 10% |
| Best Landscaping | 1 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 36% |
| Best Landscaping | 2 | Gilroy Gardens | Gilroy, California | 13.5% |
| Best Landscaping | 3 | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands | 13% |
| Best Landscaping | 4 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 8% |
| Best Landscaping | 5 | Tivoli Gardens | Copenhagen, Denmark | 7% |
| Best Halloween Event | 1 | Universal Orlando Resort | Orlando, Florida | 35% |
| Best Halloween Event | 2 | Knott's Berry Farm | Buena Park, California | 26% |
| Best Halloween Event | 3 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 13% |
| Best Halloween Event | 4 | Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania | 11% |
| Best Halloween Event | 5 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 4% |
| Best Christmas Event | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 33% |
| Best Christmas Event | 2 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 13% |
| Best Christmas Event | 3 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 10% |
| Best Christmas Event | 3 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 10% |
| Best Christmas Event | 5 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 4% |
| Best Carousel | 1 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 44% |
| Best Carousel | 2 | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Santa Cruz, California | 18% |
| Best Carousel | 3 | Six Flags Over Georgia | Austell, Georgia | 8% |
| Best Carousel | 4 | Six Flags Great America | Gurnee, Illinois | 7% |
| Best Carousel | 5 | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | 6% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 1 | Revenge of the Mummy | Universal Studios Florida | 30% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 2 | Space Mountain | Disneyland | 16% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 3 | Black Diamond | Knoebels Amusement Resort | 10% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 4 | Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith | Disney's Hollywood Studios | 9% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 5 | Space Mountain | Magic Kingdom | 8.5% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction | 1 | Noah's Ark | Kennywood | 30% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction | 2 | Frankenstein's Castle | Indiana Beach | 25% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction | 3 | Lustiga Huset | Grona Lund | 14% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction | 4 | Gasten Ghost Hotel | Liseberg | 12% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction | 4 | Ghost Ship | Morey's Piers | 12% |
2011 winners
| Category | Rank | 2011 Recipient | Location | Vote |
| Best New Ride | 1 | New Texas Giant | Six Flags Over Texas | 45% |
| Best New Ride | 2 | Cheetah Hunt | Busch Gardens Tampa Bay | 12% |
| Best New Ride | 3 | Wooden Warrior | Quassy Amusement Park | 11% |
| Best New Ride | 4 | Twister | Gröna Lund | 5% |
| Best New Ride | 4 | Zippin Pippin | Bay Beach Amusement Park | 5% |
| Best New Ride | 1 | The Falls | Schlitterbahn | 45% |
| Best New Ride | 2 | Vanish Point | Water Country USA | 15% |
| Best New Ride | 3 | Bombs Away | Raging Waters | 8% |
| Best New Ride | 3 | Viper | NRH2O | 8% |
| Best Park | 1 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 23% |
| Best Park | 2 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 13% |
| Best Park | 3 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 12% |
| Best Park | 4 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 8% |
| Best Park | 5 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 7% |
| Best Park | 6 | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | 6.5% |
| Best Park | 7 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 5.5% |
| Best Park | 8 | Tokyo DisneySea | Tokyo, Japan | 5% |
| Best Park | 8 | Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania | 5% |
| Best Park | 9 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 4.5% |
| Best Park | 9 | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Blackpool, England | 4.5% |
| Best Waterpark | 1 | Schlitterbahn | New Braunfels, Texas | 66% |
| Best Waterpark | 2 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 14% |
| Best Waterpark | 3 | Disney's Blizzard Beach | Orlando, Florida | 6% |
| Best Waterpark | 4 | Disney's Typhoon Lagoon | Orlando, Florida | 5% |
| Best Waterpark | 5 | Noah's Ark | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin | 4% |
| Best Children's Park | 1 | Idlewild and Soak Zone | Ligonier, Pennsylvania | 30% |
| Best Children's Park | 2 | Legoland California | Carlsbad, California | 25% |
| Best Children's Park | 3 | Fårup Sommerland | Saltum, Denmark | 11% |
| Best Children's Park | 4 | Legoland Windsor | Windsor, England | 10% |
| Best Children's Park | 5 | Dutch Wonderland | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | 6% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 1 | SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Florida | 55% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 2 | SeaWorld San Antonio | San Antonio, Texas | 14% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 3 | Discovery Cove | Orlando, Florida | 11% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 4 | SeaWorld San Diego | San Diego | 10% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 5 | Six Flags Discovery Kingdom | Vallejo, California | 6% |
| Best Seaside Park | 1 | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Santa Cruz, California | 29% |
| Best Seaside Park | 2 | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Blackpool, England | 28% |
| Best Seaside Park | 3 | Morey's Piers | Wildwood, New Jersey | 16% |
| Best Seaside Park | 4 | Gröna Lund | Stockholm, Sweden | 5% |
| Best Seaside Park | 5 | Kemah Boardwalk | Kemah, Texas | 4% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 1 | Schlitterbahn Galvestron Island | Galveston, Texas | 31% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 2 | Kalahari Resort | Sandusky, Ohio | 16% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 3 | Kalahari Resort | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin | 15% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 4 | World Waterpark | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | 12% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 5 | Splash Landings | Staffordshire, England | 11% |
| Friendliest Park | 1 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 32% |
| Friendliest Park | 2 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 25% |
| Friendliest Park | 3 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 13% |
| Friendliest Park | 4 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 12% |
| Friendliest Park | 5 | Beech Bend Park | Bowling Green, Kentucky | 5% |
| Cleanest Park | 1 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 35% |
| Cleanest Park | 2 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 15% |
| Cleanest Park | 3 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 10% |
| Cleanest Park | 4 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 9% |
| Cleanest Park | 5 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 8% |
| Best Shows | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 30% |
| Best Shows | 2 | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 28% |
| Best Shows | 3 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 10% |
| Best Shows | 4 | SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Florida | 8% |
| Best Shows | 5 | Disney's Hollywood Studios | Orlando, Florida | 7% |
| Best Food | 1 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 29% |
| Best Food | 2 | Epcot | Orlando, Florida | 17% |
| Best Food | 3 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 15% |
| Best Food | 4 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 13% |
| Best Food | 5 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 7% |
| Best Water Ride | 1 | Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 26% |
| Best Water Ride | 2 | Valhalla | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | 19% |
| Best Water Ride | 3 | Pilgrim's Plunge | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 10% |
| Best Water Ride | 4 | Splash Mountain | Magic Kingdom | 9% |
| Best Water Ride | 5 | Journey to Atlantis | SeaWorld Orlando | 7% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 1 | Wildebeest | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 34% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 2 | Master Blaster | Schlitterbahn | 24% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 3 | Dragon's Revenge | Schlitterbahn | 13% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 4 | Congo River Expedition | Schlitterbahn | 8% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 5 | ZOOMbabwe | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 5% |
| Best Kids' Area | 1 | Kings Island | Mason, Ohio | 30% |
| Best Kids' Area | 2 | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | 16% |
| Best Kids' Area | 3 | Nickelodeon Universe | Bloomington, Minnesota | 12% |
| Best Kids' Area | 4 | Drayton Manor Theme Park | Staffordshire, England | 8% |
| Best Kids' Area | 5 | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands | 7% |
| Best Dark Ride | 1 | Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 26% |
| Best Dark Ride | 2 | The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 23% |
| Best Dark Ride | 3 | Twilight Zone Tower of Terror | Disney's Hollywood Studios | 15% |
| Best Dark Ride | 4 | Haunted Mansion | Knoebels Amusement Resort | 10% |
| Best Dark Ride | 5 | Disneyland | 6% | |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 1 | Epcot | Orlando, Florida | 34% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 2 | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 17% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 3 | Disney California Adventure | Anaheim, California | 16% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 4 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 10% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 4 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 10% |
| Best Landscaping | 1 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 33% |
| Best Landscaping | 2 | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands | 13% |
| Best Landscaping | 3 | Gilroy Gardens | Gilroy, California | 12% |
| Best Landscaping | 4 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 9% |
| Best Landscaping | 5 | Epcot | Orlando, Florida | 7% |
| Best Halloween Event | 1 | Universal Orlando Resort | Orlando, Florida | 32% |
| Best Halloween Event | 2 | Knott's Berry Farm | Buena Park, California | 26% |
| Best Halloween Event | 3 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 16% |
| Best Halloween Event | 4 | Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania | 10% |
| Best Halloween Event | 5 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 5% |
| Best Christmas Event | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 38% |
| Best Christmas Event | 2 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 14% |
| Best Christmas Event | 3 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 13.5% |
| Best Christmas Event | 4 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 10% |
| Best Christmas Event | 5 | Disney's Hollywood Studios | Orlando, Florida | 7% |
| Best Carousel | 1 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 55% |
| Best Carousel | 2 | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Santa Cruz, California | 18% |
| Best Carousel | 3 | Six Flags Over Georgia | Austell, Georgia | 7% |
| Best Carousel | 4 | Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania | 5% |
| Best Carousel | 5 | Six Flags Great America | Gurnee, Illinois | 4% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 1 | Revenge of the Mummy | Universal Studios Florida | 31% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 2 | Space Mountain | Disneyland | 15% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 3 | Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith | Disney's Hollywood Studios | 13% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 4 | Mindbender | Galaxyland | 12% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 5 | Space Mountain | Magic Kingdom | 9% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction | 1 | Noah's Ark | Kennywood | 24% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction | 2 | Frankenstein's Castle | Indiana Beach | 23% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction | 3 | Noah's Ark | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | 15% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction | 4 | Ghost Ship | Morey's Piers | 13% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction | 5 | Lustiga Huset | Gröna Lund | 12% |
2010 winners
| Category | Rank | 2010 Recipient | Location | Vote |
| Best New Ride | 1 | Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 24% |
| Best New Ride | 2 | Intimidator 305 | Kings Dominion | 21% |
| Best New Ride | 3 | Sky Rocket | Kennywood | 20% |
| Best New Ride | 4 | Intimidator | Carowinds | 14% |
| Best New Ride | 5 | Ghost Ship | Morey's Piers | 4% |
| Best New Ride | 5 | Joris en de Draak | Efteling | 4% |
| Best New Ride | 1 | Wildebeest | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 69% |
| Best New Ride | 2 | Scorpion's Tail | Noah's Ark | 12% |
| Best New Ride | 3 | Triple Twist | Great Wolf Lodge Kings Mills | 6% |
| Best New Ride | 4 | Omaka Rocka | Aquatica | 5.5% |
| Best Park | 1 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 26% |
| Best Park | 2 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 11% |
| Best Park | 3 | Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | 10% |
| Best Park | 4 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 9% |
| Best Park | 5 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 7% |
| Best Park | 5 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 7% |
| Best Park | 7 | Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania | 6% |
| Best Park | 7 | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Blackpool, England | 6% |
| Best Park | 9 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 4.5% |
| Best Park | 9 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 4.5% |
| Best Park | 9 | Tokyo DisneySea | Tokyo, Japan | 4.5% |
| Best Waterpark | 1 | Schlitterbahn | New Braunfels, Texas | 57% |
| Best Waterpark | 2 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 16% |
| Best Waterpark | 3 | Disney's Blizzard Beach | Orlando, Florida | 8% |
| Best Waterpark | 4 | Noah's Ark | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin | 6% |
| Best Waterpark | 5 | Disney's Typhoon Lagoon | Orlando, Florida | 5.5% |
| Best Children's Park | 1 | Idlewild and Soak Zone | Ligonier, Pennsylvania | 38% |
| Best Children's Park | 2 | Legoland California | Carlsbad, California | 30% |
| Best Children's Park | 3 | Fårup Sommerland | Saltum, Denmark | 8% |
| Best Children's Park | 4 | Dutch Wonderland | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | 6% |
| Best Children's Park | 5 | Little Amerricka | Marshall, Wisconsin | 4% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 1 | SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Florida | 60% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 2 | SeaWorld San Antonio | San Antonio, Texas | 13% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 3 | SeaWorld San Diego | San Diego | 10% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 4 | Discovery Cove | Orlando, Florida | 6% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 5 | Six Flags Discovery Kingdom | Vallejo, California | 5% |
| Best Seaside Park | 1 | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Santa Cruz, California | 37% |
| Best Seaside Park | 2 | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Blackpool, England | 28% |
| Best Seaside Park | 3 | Morey's Piers | Wildwood, New Jersey | 22% |
| Best Seaside Park | 4 | Gröna Lund | Stockholm, Sweden | 5% |
| Best Seaside Park | 5 | Kemah Boardwalk | Kemah, Texas | 4% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 1 | Schlitterbahn Galveston Island | Galveston, Texas | 33% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 2 | Kalahari Resort | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin | 17% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 3 | Kalahari Resort | Sandusky, Ohio | 16% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 4 | World Waterpark | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | 12% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 5 | Splash Landings | Staffordshire, England | 9% |
| Friendliest Park | 1 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 34% |
| Friendliest Park | 2 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 24% |
| Friendliest Park | 3 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 20% |
| Friendliest Park | 4 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 9% |
| Friendliest Park | 5 | Beech Bend Park | Bowling Green, Kentucky | 4% |
| Cleanest Park | 1 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 37% |
| Cleanest Park | 2 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 15% |
| Cleanest Park | 3 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 11% |
| Cleanest Park | 4 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 10% |
| Cleanest Park | 5 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 9% |
| Best Shows | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 35% |
| Best Shows | 2 | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 18% |
| Best Shows | 3 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 10% |
| Best Shows | 4 | Disney's Hollywood Studios | Orlando, Florida | 8% |
| Best Shows | 5 | SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Florida | 7.5% |
| Best Food | 1 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 27% |
| Best Food | 2 | Epcot | Orlando, Florida | 18% |
| Best Food | 2 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 18% |
| Best Food | 4 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 12% |
| Best Food | 5 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 8% |
| Best Water Ride | 1 | Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 24% |
| Best Water Ride | 2 | Valhalla | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | 17% |
| Best Water Ride | 3 | Splash Mountain | Magic Kingdom | 13% |
| Best Water Ride | 4 | Pilgrim's Plunge | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 11% |
| Best Water Ride | 5 | Journey to Atlantis | SeaWorld Orlando | 9% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 1 | Wildebeest | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 33% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 2 | Master Blaster | Schlitterbahn | 21% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 3 | ZOOMbabwe | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 9% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 4 | Dragon's Revenge | Schlitterbahn | 8% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 5 | Congo River Expedition | Schlitterbahn | 7% |
| Best Kids' Area | 1 | Kings Island | Mason, Ohio | 33% |
| Best Kids' Area | 2 | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | 13% |
| Best Kids' Area | 3 | Nickelodeon Universe | Bloomington, Minnesota | 12% |
| Best Kids' Area | 4 | Knott's Berry Farm | Buena Park, California | 7% |
| Best Kids' Area | 5 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 5% |
| Best Kids' Area | 5 | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands | 5% |
| Best Dark Ride | 1 | The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 30% |
| Best Dark Ride | 2 | Twilight Zone Tower of Terror | Disney's Hollywood Studios | 19% |
| Best Dark Ride | 3 | Haunted Mansion | Knoebels Amusement Resort | 14% |
| Best Dark Ride | 4 | Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 10% |
| Best Dark Ride | 5 | The Curse of DarKastle | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | 5% |
| Best Dark Ride | 5 | Disneyland | 5% | |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 1 | Epcot | Orlando, Florida | 40% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 2 | Disney California Adventure | Anaheim, California | 17% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 3 | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 15% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 4 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 11% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 5 | Disney's Hollywood Studios | Orlando, Florida | 7% |
| Best Landscaping | 1 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 33% |
| Best Landscaping | 2 | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands | 13% |
| Best Landscaping | 3 | Gilroy Gardens | Gilroy, California | 12% |
| Best Landscaping | 4 | Disney's Animal Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 9% |
| Best Landscaping | 5 | Epcot | Orlando, Florida | 7% |
| Best Halloween Event | 1 | Universal Orlando Resort | Orlando, Florida | 32% |
| Best Halloween Event | 2 | Knott's Berry Farm | Buena Park, California | 25% |
| Best Halloween Event | 3 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 19% |
| Best Halloween Event | 4 | Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania | 11% |
| Best Halloween Event | 5 | Kings Island | Kings Mills, Ohio | 5% |
| Best Christmas Event | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 36% |
| Best Christmas Event | 2 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 17% |
| Best Christmas Event | 3 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 16% |
| Best Christmas Event | 4 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 12% |
| Best Christmas Event | 5 | Hersheypark | Hershey, Pennsylvania | 6% |
| Best Carousel | 1 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 50% |
| Best Carousel | 2 | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Santa Cruz, California | 16% |
| Best Carousel | 3 | Six Flags Over Georgia | Austell, Georgia | 11% |
| Best Carousel | 4 | Six Flags Great America | Gurnee, Illinois | 9% |
| Best Carousel | 5 | Hersheypark | Hershey, Pennsylvania | 4% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 1 | Revenge of the Mummy | Universal Studios Florida | 30% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 2 | Space Mountain | Disneyland | 16% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 3 | Space Mountain | Magic Kingdom | 12% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 3 | Mindbender | Galaxyland | 12% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 5 | Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith | Disney's Hollywood Studios | 11% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction | 1 | Noah's Ark | Kennywood | 34% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction | 2 | Frankenstein's Castle | Indiana Beach | 32% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction | 3 | Ghost Ship | Morey's Piers | 10% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction | 4 | Hotel Gasten | Liseberg | 7% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction | 5 | Lustiga Huset | Gröna Lund | 6% |
2009 winners
| Category | Rank | 2009 Recipient | Location | Vote |
| Best New Ride | 1 | Prowler | Worlds of Fun | 35% |
| Best New Ride | 2 | Diamondback | Kings Island | 30% |
| Best New Ride | 3 | Manta | SeaWorld Orlando | 12% |
| Best New Ride | 4 | Six Flags Magic Mountain | 7% | |
| Best New Ride | 5 | Monster Mansion | Six Flags Over Georgia | 4% |
| Best New Ride | 5 | Pilgrims Plunge | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 4% |
| Best New Ride | 1 | Congo River Expedition | Schlitterbahn | 67% |
| Best New Ride | 2 | Wahoo Racer | Six Flags St. Louis | 11% |
| Best New Ride | 3 | UpSurge! | Alabama Adventure | 10% |
| Best New Ride | 4 | Maximum Velocity | Wet'n'Wild Phoenix | 5% |
| Best New Ride | 5 | Dr. Von Dark's Tunnel of Terror | Splish Splash | 4% |
| Best Park | 1 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 27% |
| Best Park | 2 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 13% |
| Best Park | 3 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 8% |
| Best Park | 4 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 7% |
| Best Park | 4 | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | 7% |
| Best Park | 6 | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Blackpool, England | 6.5% |
| Best Park | 7 | Tokyo DisneySea | Tokyo, Japan | 6% |
| Best Park | 8 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 5.5% |
| Best Park | 9 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 5% |
| Best Park | 9 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 5% |
| Best Waterpark | 1 | Schlitterbahn | New Braunfels, Texas | 60% |
| Best Waterpark | 2 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 14% |
| Best Waterpark | 3 | Disney's Blizzard Beach | Orlando, Florida | 9% |
| Best Waterpark | 4 | Noah's Ark | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin | 5% |
| Best Waterpark | 5 | Aquatica | Orlando, Florida | 4.5% |
| Best Children's Park | 1 | Legoland California | Carlsbad, California | 37% |
| Best Children's Park | 2 | Idlewild and Soak Zone | Ligonier, Pennsylvania | 26% |
| Best Children's Park | 3 | Dutch Wonderland | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | 11% |
| Best Children's Park | 4 | Fårup Sommerland | Saltum, Denmark | 7% |
| Best Children's Park | 5 | Kiddieland Amusement Park | Melrose Park, Illinois | 6% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 1 | SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Florida | 61% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 2 | SeaWorld San Antonio | San Antonio, Texas | 11% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 3 | Discovery Cove | Orlando, Florida | 9% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 3 | SeaWorld San Diego | San Diego | 9% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 5 | Six Flags Discovery Kingdom | Vallejo, California | 5% |
| Best Seaside Park | 1 | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Santa Cruz, California | 41% |
| Best Seaside Park | 2 | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Blackpool, England | 28% |
| Best Seaside Park | 3 | Morey's Piers | Wildwood, New Jersey | 21% |
| Best Seaside Park | 4 | Kemah Boardwalk | Kemah, Texas | 4% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 1 | Schlitterbahn Galvestron Island | Galveston, Texas | 28% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 2 | Kalahari Resort | Sandusky, Ohio | 17% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 3 | Kalahari Resort | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin | 14% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 4 | World Waterpark | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | 13% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 5 | Splash Landings | Staffordshire, England | 7% |
| Friendliest Park | 1 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 30% |
| Friendliest Park | 2 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 28% |
| Friendliest Park | 3 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 13% |
| Friendliest Park | 4 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 6% |
| Friendliest Park | 5 | Beech Bend Park | Bowling Green, Kentucky | 4% |
| Cleanest Park | 1 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 36% |
| Cleanest Park | 2 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 14% |
| Cleanest Park | 3 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 13% |
| Cleanest Park | 4 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 11% |
| Cleanest Park | 5 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 7% |
| Best Shows | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 25% |
| Best Shows | 2 | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 23% |
| Best Shows | 3 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 15% |
| Best Shows | 4 | Disney's Hollywood Studios | Orlando, Florida | 10% |
| Best Shows | 4 | SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Florida | 10% |
| Best Food | 1 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 30% |
| Best Food | 2 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 25% |
| Best Food | 3 | Epcot | Orlando, Florida | 13% |
| Best Food | 4 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 11% |
| Best Food | 5 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 7% |
| Best Water Ride | 1 | Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 27% |
| Best Water Ride | 2 | Valhalla | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | 16% |
| Best Water Ride | 3 | Splash Mountain | Magic Kingdom | 12% |
| Best Water Ride | 4 | Mountain Sidewinder | Dollywood | 8% |
| Best Water Ride | 5 | Popeye and Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 7% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 1 | Master Blaster | Schlitterbahn | 35% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 2 | ZOOMbabwe | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 15% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 3 | Deluge | Kentucky Kingdom | 9% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 3 | Dragon's Revenge | Schlitterbahn | 9% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 5 | Summit Plummet | Disney's Blizzard Beach | 8% |
| Best Kids' Area | 1 | Kings Island | Mason, Ohio | 41% |
| Best Kids' Area | 2 | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | 17% |
| Best Kids' Area | 3 | Nickelodeon Universe | Bloomington, Minnesota | 10% |
| Best Kids' Area | 4 | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands | 6% |
| Best Kids' Area | 4 | Knott's Berry Farm | Buena Park, California | 6% |
| Best Dark Ride | 1 | The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 32% |
| Best Dark Ride | 2 | Twilight Zone Tower of Terror | Disney's Hollywood Studios | 16% |
| Best Dark Ride | 3 | Haunted Mansion | Knoebels Amusement Resort | 12% |
| Best Dark Ride | 4 | Disneyland | 8% | |
| Best Dark Ride | 5 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | Tokyo DisneySea | 5% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 1 | Epcot | Orlando, Florida | 41% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 2 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 19% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 3 | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 16% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 4 | Disney's Hollywood Studios | Orlando, Florida | 11% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 4 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 11% |
| Best Landscaping | 1 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 35% |
| Best Landscaping | 2 | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands | 16% |
| Best Landscaping | 3 | Gilroy Gardens | Gilroy, California | 14% |
| Best Landscaping | 4 | Epcot | Orlando, Florida | 6% |
| Best Landscaping | 5 | Disney's Animal Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 5% |
| Best Landscaping | 5 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 5% |
| Best Halloween Event | 1 | Universal Orlando Resort | Orlando, Florida | 34% |
| Best Halloween Event | 2 | Knott's Berry Farm | Buena Park, California | 25% |
| Best Halloween Event | 3 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 17% |
| Best Halloween Event | 4 | Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania | 12% |
| Best Christmas Event | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 35% |
| Best Christmas Event | 2 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 19% |
| Best Christmas Event | 3 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 13% |
| Best Christmas Event | 4 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 12% |
| Best Christmas Event | 5 | Hersheypark | Hershey, Pennsylvania | 6% |
| Best Carousel | 1 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 46% |
| Best Carousel | 2 | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Santa Cruz, California | 19% |
| Best Carousel | 3 | Six Flags Over Georgia | Austell, Georgia | 10% |
| Best Carousel | 4 | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | 8% |
| Best Carousel | 5 | Six Flags Great America | Gurnee, Illinois | 6% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 1 | Revenge of the Mummy | Universal Studios Florida | 28% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 2 | Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith | Disney's Hollywood Studios | 14% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 3 | Space Mountain | Disneyland | 13% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 4 | Mindbender | Galaxyland | 12.5% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 5 | Space Mountain | Magic Kingdom | 12% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction | 1 | Frankenstein's Castle | Indiana Beach | 38% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction | 2 | Noah's Ark | Kennywood | 36% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction | 3 | Hotel Gasten | Liseberg | 10% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction | 4 | Lustiga Huset | Gröna Lund | 8% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction | 5 | Spok Huset | Gröna Lund | 6% |
2008 winners
| Category | Rank | 2008 Recipient | Location | Vote |
| Best New Ride | 1 | Ravine Flyer II | Waldameer Park | 53% |
| Best New Ride | 2 | Boardwalk Bullet | Kemah Boardwalk | 11% |
| Best New Ride | 3 | Behemoth | Canada's Wonderland | 10% |
| Best New Ride | 4 | Led Zeppelin The Ride | Freestyle Music Park | 6% |
| Best New Ride | 5 | Evel Knievel | Six Flags St. Louis | 5.5% |
| Best New Ride | 1 | Dragon's Revenge | Schlitterbahn | 52% |
| Best New Ride | 2 | Dolphin Plunge | Aquatica | 23% |
| Best New Ride | 3 | Black Hole: The Next Generation | Wet 'n Wild Orlando | 11% |
| Best New Ride | 4 | Rock & Roll Island | Water Country USA | 8% |
| Best New Ride | 5 | Taumata Racer | Aquatica | 5% |
| Best Park | 1 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 26% |
| Best Park | 2 | Busch Gardens Europe | Williamsburg, Virginia | 16% |
| Best Park | 3 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 7% |
| Best Park | 4 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 6.5% |
| Best Park | 5 | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | 6% |
| Best Park | 5 | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Blackpool, England | 6% |
| Best Park | 7 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 5.5% |
| Best Park | 7 | Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania | 5.5% |
| Best Park | 9 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 5% |
| Best Park | 10 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 4.8% |
| Best Waterpark | 1 | Schlitterbahn | New Braunfels, Texas | 53% |
| Best Waterpark | 2 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 15% |
| Best Waterpark | 3 | Disney's Blizzard Beach | Orlando, Florida | 9% |
| Best Waterpark | 4 | Noah's Ark | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin | 8% |
| Best Waterpark | 5 | Typhoon Lagoon | Orlando, Florida | 6% |
| Best Children's Park | 1 | Legoland California | Carlsbad, California | 41% |
| Best Children's Park | 2 | Idlewild and Soak Zone | Ligonier, Pennsylvania | 27% |
| Best Children's Park | 3 | Fårup Sommerland | Saltum, Denmark | 10% |
| Best Children's Park | 4 | Dutch Wonderland | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | 6% |
| Best Children's Park | 5 | Memphis Kiddie Park | Brooklyn, Ohio | 5% |
| Best Children's Park | 5 | Sesame Place | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | 5% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 1 | SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Florida | 56% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 2 | SeaWorld San Antonio | San Antonio | 14% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 3 | SeaWorld San Diego | San Diego | 10% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 4 | Discovery Cove | Orlando, Florida | 8% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 4 | Six Flags Discovery Kingdom | Vallejo, California | 8% |
| Best Seaside Park | 1 | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Santa Cruz, California | 46% |
| Best Seaside Park | 2 | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Blackpool, England | 30% |
| Best Seaside Park | 3 | Morey's Piers | Wildwood, New Jersey | 15% |
| Best Seaside Park | 4 | Kemah Boardwalk | Kemah, Texas | 4% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 1 | Schlitterbahn Galveston Island | Galveston, Texas | 25% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 2 | World Waterpark | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | 18% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 3 | Kalahari Resort | Sandusky, Ohio | 15% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 4 | Kalahari Resort | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin | 12% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 5 | Castaway Bay | Sandusky, Ohio | 11% |
| Friendliest Park | 1 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 32% |
| Friendliest Park | 2 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 27% |
| Friendliest Park | 3 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 13% |
| Friendliest Park | 4 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 6% |
| Friendliest Park | 5 | Beech Bend Park | Bowling Green, Kentucky | 4% |
| Cleanest Park | 1 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 35% |
| Cleanest Park | 2 | Busch Gardens Europe | Williamsburg, Virginia | 16% |
| Cleanest Park | 3 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 11% |
| Cleanest Park | 3 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 11% |
| Cleanest Park | 5 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 9% |
| Best Shows | 1 | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 27% |
| Best Shows | 2 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 24% |
| Best Shows | 3 | Disney's Hollywood Studios | Orlando, Florida | 12% |
| Best Shows | 4 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 10% |
| Best Shows | 5 | Busch Gardens Europe | Williamsburg, Virginia | 8% |
| Best Food | 1 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 28% |
| Best Food | 2 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 19% |
| Best Food | 3 | Epcot | Orlando, Florida | 18% |
| Best Food | 4 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 13% |
| Best Food | 5 | Busch Gardens Europe | Williamsburg, Virginia | 8% |
| Best Water Ride | 1 | Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 34% |
| Best Water Ride | 2 | Valhalla | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | 22% |
| Best Water Ride | 3 | Splash Mountain | Magic Kingdom | 13% |
| Best Water Ride | 4 | Popeye and Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 9% |
| Best Water Ride | 5 | Journey to Atlantis | SeaWorld Orlando | 8% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 1 | Master Blaster | Schlitterbahn | 25% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 2 | ZOOMbabwe | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 20% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 3 | Deluge | Kentucky Kingdom | 14% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 4 | Dragon's Revenge | Schlitterbahn | 12% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 5 | Black Anaconda | Noah's Ark | 7% |
| Best Kids' Area | 1 | Kings Island | Mason, Ohio | 38% |
| Best Kids' Area | 2 | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | 21% |
| Best Kids' Area | 3 | Knott's Berry Farm | Buena Park, California | 8% |
| Best Kids' Area | 4 | Kings Dominion | Doswell, Virginia | 7.5% |
| Best Kids' Area | 4 | Nickelodeon Universe | Bloomington, Minnesota | 7.5% |
| Best Landscaping | 1 | Busch Gardens Europe | Williamsburg, Virginia | 38% |
| Best Landscaping | 2 | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands | 25% |
| Best Landscaping | 3 | Gilroy Gardens | Gilroy, California | 18% |
| Best Landscaping | 4 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 7% |
| Best Landscaping | 5 | Epcot | Orlando, Florida | 5% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 1 | Epcot | Epcot | 38% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 2 | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 22% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 3 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 13% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 4 | Freestyle Music Park | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | 10% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 5 | Disney's Hollywood Studios | Orlando, Florida | 8% |
| Best Dark Ride | 1 | The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 36% |
| Best Dark Ride | 2 | Twilight Zone Tower of Terror | Disney's Hollywood Studios | 17% |
| Best Dark Ride | 3 | Haunted Mansion | Knoebels Amusement Resort | 13% |
| Best Dark Ride | 4 | Freestyle Music Park | 12% | |
| Best Dark Ride | 5 | Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland | 7% |
| Best Halloween Event | 1 | Universal Orlando Resort | Orlando, Florida | 29% |
| Best Halloween Event | 2 | Knott's Berry Farm | Buena Park, California | 22% |
| Best Halloween Event | 3 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 16% |
| Best Halloween Event | 4 | Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania | 12% |
| Best Halloween Event | 5 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 6% |
| Best Christmas Event | 1 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 38% |
| Best Christmas Event | 2 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 17% |
| Best Christmas Event | 3 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 14% |
| Best Christmas Event | 4 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 10% |
| Best Christmas Event | 5 | Hersheypark | Hershey, Pennsylvania | 7% |
| Best Carousel | 1 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 48% |
| Best Carousel | 2 | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Santa Cruz, California | 21% |
| Best Carousel | 3 | Six Flags Over Georgia | Austell, Georgia | 9% |
| Best Carousel | 4 | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | 7% |
| Best Carousel | 5 | Six Flags Great America | Gurnee, Illinois | 6% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 1 | Revenge of the Mummy | Universal Studios Florida | 28% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 2 | Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith | Disney's Hollywood Studios | 15% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 3 | Space Mountain | Disneyland | 14% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 4 | Mindbender | Galaxyland | 11% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 5 | Exterminator | Kennywood | 10% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction | 1 | Frankenstein's Castle | Indiana Beach | 36% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction | 2 | Noah's Ark | Kennywood | 33% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction | 3 | Hotel Gasten | Liseberg | 10% |
| Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction | 3 | Lustiga Huset | Gröna Lund | 10% |
2007 winners
| Category | Rank | 2007 Recipient | Location | Vote |
| Best New Ride | 1 | Maverick | Cedar Point | 42% |
| Best New Ride | 2 | Mystery Mine | Dollywood | 23% |
| Best New Ride | 3 | Griffon | Busch Gardens Europe | 17% |
| Best New Ride | 4 | Renegade | Valleyfair | 5% |
| Best New Ride | 5 | Troy | Toverland | 3% |
| Best New Ride | 1 | Bakuli | Splashin' Safari | 40% |
| Best New Ride | 2 | Deluge | Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom | 30% |
| Best New Ride | 3 | Brainwash | Wet 'n Wild Orlando | 11% |
| Best New Ride | 4 | East Coaster Waterworks | Hersheypark | 6% |
| Best New Ride | 5 | Poseidon's Rage | Mt. Olympus | 3% |
| Best Park | 1 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 33% |
| Best Park | 2 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 10% |
| Best Park | 3 | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | 9% |
| Best Park | 4 | Holiday World | Santa Claus, Indiana | 7% |
| Best Park | 5 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 6% |
| Best Park | 5 | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Blackpool, England | 6% |
| Best Park | 7 | Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania | 5% |
| Best Park | 8 | Busch Gardens Europe | Williamsburg, Virginia | 4.5% |
| Best Park | 9 | Europa-Park | Rust, Germany | 4% |
| Best Park | 10 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 3% |
| Best Park | 10 | Tokyo DisneySea | Tokyo, Japan | 3% |
| Best Waterpark | 1 | Schlitterbahn | New Braunfels, Texas | 45% |
| Best Waterpark | 2 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 23% |
| Best Waterpark | 3 | Disney's Blizzard Beach | Orlando, Florida | 9% |
| Best Waterpark | 4 | Noah's Ark | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin | 4% |
| Best Waterpark | 4 | Typhoon Lagoon | Orlando, Florida | 4% |
| Best Children's Park | 1 | Legoland California | Carlsbad, California | 51% |
| Best Children's Park | 2 | Idlewild and Soak Zone | Ligonier, Pennsylvania | 15% |
| Best Children's Park | 3 | Fårup Sommerland | Saltum, Denmark | 7% |
| Best Children's Park | 3 | Sesame Place | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | 7% |
| Best Children's Park | 4 | Memphis Kiddie Park | Brooklyn, Ohio | 5% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 1 | SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Florida | 57% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 2 | SeaWorld San Antonio | San Antonio | 26% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 3 | SeaWorld San Diego | San Diego | 8% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 4 | Six Flags Discovery Kingdom | Vallejo, California | 6% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 5 | Marineland | Ontario, Canada | 3% |
| Best Seaside Park | 1 | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Santa Cruz, California | 49% |
| Best Seaside Park | 2 | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Blackpool, England | 21% |
| Best Seaside Park | 3 | Morey's Piers | Wildwood, New Jersey | 12% |
| Best Seaside Park | 4 | Belmont Park | San Diego, California | 4% |
| Best Seaside Park | 5 | Kemah Boardwalk | Kemah, Texas | 3% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 1 | World Waterpark | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | 18% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 2 | Schlitterbahn Galveston Island | Galveston, Texas | 12% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 3 | Castaway Bay | Sandusky, Ohio | 10% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 3 | Kalahari Resort | Sandusky, Ohio | 10% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 5 | Great Wolf Lodge | Sandusky, Ohio | 6% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 5 | Kalahari Resort | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin | 6% |
| Best Indoor Waterpark | 5 | Splash Landings/Alton Towers | Staffordshire, England | 6% |
| Friendliest Park | 1 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 48% |
| Friendliest Park | 2 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 20% |
| Friendliest Park | 3 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 5% |
| Friendliest Park | 4 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 4% |
| Friendliest Park | 5 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 3% |
| Friendliest Park | 5 | Beech Bend Park | Bowling Green, Kentucky | 3% |
| Cleanest Park | 1 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 49% |
| Cleanest Park | 2 | Busch Gardens Europe | Williamsburg, Virginia | 14% |
| Cleanest Park | 3 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 6% |
| Cleanest Park | 3 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 6% |
| Cleanest Park | 5 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 4% |
| Best Shows | 1 | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 29% |
| Best Shows | 2 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 27% |
| Best Shows | 3 | Busch Gardens Europe | Williamsburg, Virginia | 8% |
| Best Shows | 3 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 8% |
| Best Shows | 5 | Disney's Hollywood Studios | Orlando, Florida | 6% |
| Best Food | 1 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 25% |
| Best Food | 2 | Epcot | Orlando, Florida | 15% |
| Best Food | 3 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 14% |
| Best Food | 4 | Busch Gardens Europe | Williamsburg, Virginia | 11% |
| Best Food | 5 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 9% |
| Best Water Ride | 1 | Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 26% |
| Best Water Ride | 2 | Valhalla | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | 17% |
| Best Water Ride | 3 | Splash Mountain | Magic Kingdom | 8% |
| Best Water Ride | 4 | Popeye and Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 6% |
| Best Water Ride | 5 | Journey to Atlantis | SeaWorld Orlando | 5% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 1 | Master Blaster | Schlitterbahn | 32% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 2 | Deluge | Kentucky Kingdom | 10% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 3 | ZOOMbabwe | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 8% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 4 | Bakuli | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 7% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 4 | Summit Plummet | Blizzard Beach | 7% |
| Best Kids' Area | 1 | Kings Island | Kings Mills, Ohio | 54% |
| Best Kids' Area | 2 | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | 10% |
| Best Kids' Area | 3 | Carowinds | Charlotte, North Carolina | 5% |
| Best Kids' Area | 4 | Idlewild | Ligonier, Pennsylvania | 4% |
| Best Kids' Area | 4 | Knott's Berry Farm | Buena Park, California | 4% |
| Best Landscaping | 1 | Busch Gardens Europe | Williamsburg, Virginia | 43% |
| Best Landscaping | 2 | Gilroy Gardens | Gilroy, California | 16% |
| Best Landscaping | 3 | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands | 10% |
| Best Landscaping | 4 | Epcot | Orlando, Florida | 5% |
| Best Landscaping | 4 | Busch Gardens Africa | Buena Park, California | 5% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 1 | Epcot | 37% | |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 2 | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 16% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 3 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 13% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 4 | Disney's Hollywood Studios | Orlando, Florida | 11% |
| Best Outdoor Show Production | 5 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 7% |
| Best Dark Ride | 1 | The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 37% |
| Best Dark Ride | 2 | Haunted Mansion | Knoebels Amusement Resort | 20% |
| Best Dark Ride | 3 | Twilight Zone Tower of Terror | Disney's Hollywood Studios | 7% |
| Best Dark Ride | 4 | Disneyland | 5% | |
| Best Dark Ride | 5 | Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland | 4% |
| Best Halloween Event | 1 | Knott's Berry Farm | Buena Park, California | 26% |
| Best Halloween Event | 2 | Universal Orlando Resort | Orlando, Florida | 25% |
| Best Halloween Event | 3 | Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania | 11% |
| Best Halloween Event | 4 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 9% |
| Best Halloween Event | 5 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 7% |
| Best Carousel | 1 | Grand Carousel | Knoebels Amusement Resort | 40% |
| Best Carousel | 2 | Looff Carousel | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | 18% |
| Best Carousel | 3 | The Riverview Carousel | Six Flags Over Georgia | 8% |
| Best Carousel | 4 | Caro-Seuss-El | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 5% |
| Best Carousel | 5 | Columbia Carousel | Six Flags Great America | 4% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 1 | Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith | Disney's Hollywood Studios | 17% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 2 | Revenge of the Mummy | Universal Studios Florida | 16% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 2 | Space Mountain | Disneyland | 16% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 4 | Space Mountain | Magic Kingdom | 13% |
| Best Indoor Coaster | 5 | Exterminator | Kennywood | 8% |
2006 winners
| Category | Rank | 2006 Recipient | Location/Park | Vote |
| Best Amusement Park | 1 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 37% |
| Best Amusement Park | 2 | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Blackpool, England | 10% |
| Best Amusement Park | 3 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 8% |
| Best Amusement Park | 4 | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | 7% |
| Best Amusement Park | 5 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 6% |
| Best Amusement Park | 6 | Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania | 6% |
| Best Amusement Park | 6 | Europa Park | Rust, Germany | 6% |
| Best Amusement Park | 8 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 5% |
| Best Amusement Park | 8 | Busch Gardens Europe | Williamsburg, Virginia | 5% |
| Best Amusement Park | 10 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 3% |
| Best Waterpark | 1 | Schlitterbahn | New Baunfels, Texas | 52% |
| Best Waterpark | 2 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 22% |
| Best Waterpark | 3 | Disney's Blizzard Beach | Orlando, Florida | 6% |
| Best Waterpark | 4 | Noah's Ark | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin | 5% |
| Best Waterpark | 5 | Disney's Typhoon Lagoon | Orlando, Florida | 4% |
| Best Children's Park | 1 | Legoland California | Carlsbad, California | 43% |
| Best Children's Park | 2 | Idlewild | Ligonier, Pennsylvania | 15% |
| Best Children's Park | 3 | Memphis Kiddie Park | Cleveland, Ohio | 8% |
| Best Children's Park | 3 | Sesame Place | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | 8% |
| Best Children's Park | 5 | Kiddieland Amusement Park | Melrose Park, Illinois | 6% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 1 | SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Florida | 65% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 2 | SeaWorld San Antonio | San Antonio, Texas | 15% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 3 | SeaWorld San Diego | San Diego, California | 8% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 4 | Marineland | Niagara Falls, Ontario | 6% |
| Best Marine Life Park | 4 | Six Flags Marine World | Vallejo, California | 6% |
| Best Kids' Area | 1 | Paramount's Kings Island | Kings Mills, Ohio | 53% |
| Best Kids' Area | 2 | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | 11% |
| Best Kids' Area | 3 | Paramount's Carowinds | Charlotte, North Carolina | 6% |
| Best Kids' Area | 4 | Paramount's Kings Dominion | Doswell, Virginia | 5% |
| Best Kids' Area | 5 | Idlewild | Ligonier, Pennsylvania | 4% |
| Friendliest Park | 1 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 44% |
| Friendliest Park | 2 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 20% |
| Friendliest Park | 3 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 11% |
| Friendliest Park | 4 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 5% |
| Friendliest Park | 4 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 5% |
| Cleanest Park | 1 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 46% |
| Cleanest Park | 2 | Busch Gardens Europe | Williamsburg, Virginia | 10% |
| Cleanest Park | 3 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 9% |
| Cleanest Park | 4 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 7% |
| Cleanest Park | 5 | Epcot | Orlando, Florida | 5% |
| Best Halloween Event | 1 | Universal Orlando Resort | Orlando, Florida | 23% |
| Best Halloween Event | 2 | Knott's Berry Farm | Buena Park, California | 22% |
| Best Halloween Event | 3 | Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania | 13% |
| Best Halloween Event | 4 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 11% |
| Best Halloween Event | 5 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 9% |
| Best Landscaping — Amusement Park | 1 | Busch Gardens Europe | Williamsburg, Virginia | 44% |
| Best Landscaping — Amusement Park | 2 | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands | 14% |
| Best Landscaping — Amusement Park | 3 | Bonfante Gardens | Gilroy, California | 8% |
| Best Landscaping — Amusement Park | 4 | Busch Gardens Africa | Tampa, Florida | 6% |
| Best Landscaping — Amusement Park | 5 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 4% |
| Best Landscaping — Waterpark | 1 | Schlitterbahn | New Braunfels, Texas | 29% |
| Best Landscaping — Waterpark | 2 | Disney's Blizzard Beach | Orlando, Florida | 20% |
| Best Landscaping — Waterpark | 3 | Disney's Typhoon Lagoon | Orlando, Florida | 17% |
| Best Landscaping — Waterpark | 4 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 8% |
| Best Landscaping — Waterpark | 5 | Boomerang Bay | Kings Mills, Ohio | 4% |
| Best Food | 1 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 24% |
| Best Food | 2 | Epcot | Orlando, Florida | 17% |
| Best Food | 3 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 10% |
| Best Food | 4 | Busch Gardens Europe | Williamsburg, Virginia | 9% |
| Best Food | 4 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 9% |
| Best Shows | 1 | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 28% |
| Best Shows | 2 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 21% |
| Best Shows | 3 | Busch Gardens Europe | Williamsburg, Virginia | 10% |
| Best Shows | 4 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 6% |
| Best Shows | 5 | Disney-MGM Studios | Orlando, Florida | 5% |
| Best Outdoor Night Show Production | 1 | Epcot | Orlando, Florida | 31% |
| Best Outdoor Night Show Production | 2 | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 22% |
| Best Outdoor Night Show Production | 3 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 14% |
| Best Outdoor Night Show Production | 4 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 10% |
| Best Outdoor Night Show Production | 4 | Disney-MGM Studios | Orlando, Florida | 10% |
| Best Water Ride | 1 | Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 25% |
| Best Water Ride | 2 | Valhalla | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | 18% |
| Best Water Ride | 3 | Mountain Slidewinder | Dollywood | 9% |
| Best Water Ride | 4 | Splash Mountain | Magic Kingdom | 8% |
| Best Water Ride | 5 | Journey to Atlantis | SeaWorld Orlando | 8% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 1 | Master Blaster | Schlitterbahn | 34% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 2 | Zinga | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 13% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 3 | Zoombabwe | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 7% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 4 | Typhoon | Six Flags New England | 6% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 5 | Black Anaconda | Noah's Ark | 4% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 5 | Summit Plummet | Disney's Blizzard Beach | 4% |
| Best Dark Ride | 1 | The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 35% |
| Best Dark Ride | 2 | Haunted Mansion | Knoebels Amusement Resort | 15% |
| Best Dark Ride | 3 | Twilight Zone Tower of Terror | Disney-MGM Studios | 7% |
| Best Dark Ride | 4 | Disneyland | 6% | |
| Best Dark Ride | 5 | The Haunted Mansion | Magic Kingdom | 5% |
| Best New Ride of 2006 — Amusement Park | 1 | The Voyage | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 50% |
| Best New Ride of 2006 — Amusement Park | 2 | Expedition Everest | Disney's Animal Kingdom | 16% |
| Best New Ride of 2006 — Amusement Park | 3 | El Toro | Six Flags Great Adventure | 8% |
| Best New Ride of 2006 — Amusement Park | 4 | Goliath | Six Flags Over Georgia | 7% |
| Best New Ride of 2006 — Amusement Park | 5 | Kentucky Rumbler | Beech Bend Park | 4% |
| Best New Ride of 2006 — Waterpark | 1 | Bahari River | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 32% |
| Best New Ride of 2006 — Waterpark | 2 | Time Warp | Noah's Ark | 15% |
| Best New Ride of 2006 — Waterpark | 2 | Tornado | Six Flags Great America | 15% |
| Best New Ride of 2006 — Waterpark | 4 | Fire Tower Falls | Dolly's Splash Country | 9% |
| Best Capacity | 1 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 42% |
| Best Capacity | 2 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 14% |
| Best Capacity | 3 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 9% |
| Best Capacity | 4 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 4% |
| Best Capacity | 4 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 4% |
| Best Theming of an Attraction | 1 | Dueling Dragons | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 22% |
| Best Theming of an Attraction | 2 | Expedition Everest | Disney's Animal Kingdom | 18% |
| Best Theming of an Attraction | 3 | Twilight Zone Tower of Terror | Disney-MGM Studios | 11% |
| Best Theming of an Attraction | 4 | Disneyland | 7% | |
| Best Theming of an Attraction | 5 | Revenge of the Mummy | Universal Studios Florida | 6% |
| Best Concert Venue | 1 | Paramount's Kings Island | Kings Mills, Ohio | 13% |
| Best Concert Venue | 2 | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 12% |
| Best Concert Venue | 3 | Hersheypark | Hershey, Pennsylvania | 11% |
| Best Concert Venue | 4 | Six Flags Darien Lake | Darien Center, New York | 10% |
| Best Concert Venue | 5 | Universal Orlando Resort | Orlando, Florida | 6% |
2005 winners
| Category | Rank | 2005 Recipient | Location/Park | Vote |
| Best Amusement Park | 1 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 37% |
| Best Amusement Park | 2 | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | 14% |
| Best Amusement Park | 3 | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Blackpool England | 9% |
| Best Amusement Park | 4 | Europa Park | Rust, Germany | 7% |
| Best Amusement Park | 4 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 7% |
| Best Waterpark | 1 | Schlitterbahn | New Braunfels, Texas | 52% |
| Best Waterpark | 2 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 17% |
| Best Waterpark | 3 | Disney's Blizzard Beach | Orlando, Florida | 7% |
| Best Waterpark | 4 | Noah's Ark | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin | 5% |
| Best Waterpark | 5 | Disney's Typhoon Lagoon | Orlando, Florida | 3% |
| Best Children's Park | 1 | Legoland California | Carlsbad, California | 44% |
| Best Children's Park | 2 | Idlewild | Ligonier, Pennsylvania | 12% |
| Best Children's Park | 3 | Kiddieland Amusement Park | Melrose Park, Illinois | 9% |
| Best Children's Park | 4 | Sesame Place | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | 8% |
| Best Children's Park | 5 | Dutch Wonderland | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | 6% |
| Best Kids' Area | 1 | Paramount's Kings Island | Kings Mills, Ohio | 50% |
| Best Kids' Area | 2 | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | 10% |
| Best Kids' Area | 3 | Paramount's Carowinds | Charlotte, North Carolina | 8% |
| Best Kids' Area | 4 | Paramount's Kings Dominion | Doswell, Virginia | 4% |
| Best Kids' Area | 5 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 3% |
| Best Kids' Area | 5 | Knott's Berry Farm | Buena Park, California | 3% |
| Friendliest Park | 1 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 47% |
| Friendliest Park | 2 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 17% |
| Friendliest Park | 3 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 7% |
| Friendliest Park | 3 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 7% |
| Friendliest Park | 5 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 4% |
| Cleanest Park | 1 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 37% |
| Cleanest Park | 2 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 10% |
| Cleanest Park | 3 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 9% |
| Cleanest Park | 4 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 7% |
| Cleanest Park | 5 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 6% |
| Best Halloween Event | 1 | Knott's Berry Farm | Buena Park, California | 25% |
| Best Halloween Event | 2 | Universal Studios Florida | Orlando, Florida | 24% |
| Best Halloween Event | 3 | Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania | 10% |
| Best Halloween Event | 4 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 9% |
| Best Halloween Event | 5 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 6% |
| Best Landscaping — Amusement Park | 1 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 43% |
| Best Landscaping — Amusement Park | 2 | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands | 18% |
| Best Landscaping — Amusement Park | 3 | Bonfante Gardens | Gilroy, California | 7% |
| Best Landscaping — Amusement Park | 4 | Europa Park | Rust, Germany | 4% |
| Best Landscaping — Amusement Park | 5 | Busch Gardens Tampa Bay | Tampa, Florida | 3% |
| Best Landscaping — Waterpark | 1 | Schlitterbahn | New Braunfels, Texas | 30% |
| Best Landscaping — Waterpark | 2 | Disney's Typhoon Lagoon | Orlando, Florida | 20% |
| Best Landscaping — Waterpark | 3 | Disney's Blizzard Beach | Orlando, Florida | 14% |
| Best Landscaping — Waterpark | 4 | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana | 10% |
| Best Landscaping — Waterpark | 5 | Dolly's Splash Country | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 6% |
| Best Food | 1 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 26% |
| Best Food | 2 | Epcot | Orlando, Florida | 13% |
| Best Food | 3 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 12% |
| Best Food | 4 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 11% |
| Best Food | 5 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 9% |
| Best Shows | 1 | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 30% |
| Best Shows | 2 | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 19% |
| Best Shows | 3 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia | 10% |
| Best Shows | 4 | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri | 6% |
| Best Shows | 5 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 5% |
| Best Shows | 5 | Disney-MGM Studios | Orlando, Florida | 5% |
| Best Outdoor Night Show Production | 1 | Epcot | Orlando, Florida | 27% |
| Best Outdoor Night Show Production | 2 | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 21% |
| Best Outdoor Night Show Production | 3 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 13% |
| Best Outdoor Night Show Production | 4 | Disney-MGM Studios | Orlando, Florida | 12% |
| Best Outdoor Night Show Production | 5 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 9% |
| Best Water Ride | 1 | Valhalla | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | 24% |
| Best Water Ride | 2 | Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 20% |
| Best Water Ride | 3 | Popeye and Bluto's Bilge-rat Barges | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 9% |
| Best Water Ride | 4 | Splash Mountain | Magic Kingdom | 7% |
| Best Water Ride | 5 | Mountain Slidewinder | Dollywood | 6% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 1 | Master Blaster | Schlitterbahn | 29% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 2 | Zinga | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 12% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 3 | Zoombabwe | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 10% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 4 | Summit Plummet | Disney's Blizzard Beach | 6% |
| Best Waterpark Ride | 5 | Crush 'N Gusher | Disney's Typhoon Lagoon | 5% |
| Best Dark Ride | 1 | The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 38% |
| Best Dark Ride | 2 | Haunted Mansion | Knoebels Amusement Resort | 16% |
| Best Dark Ride | 3 | Twilight Zone Tower of Terror | Disney-MGM Studios | 5% |
| Best Dark Ride | 3 | Disneyland | 5% | |
| Best Dark Ride | 5 | Droomvlucht | Efteling | 4% |
| Best Dark Ride | 5 | Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland | 4% |
| Best New Ride of 2005 — Amusement Park | 1 | Hades | Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park | 45% |
| Best New Ride of 2005 — Amusement Park | 2 | Kingda Ka | Six Flags Great Adventure | 16% |
| Best New Ride of 2005 — Amusement Park | 3 | Paramount's Kings Island | 8% | |
| Best New Ride of 2005 — Amusement Park | 4 | maXair | Cedar Point | 6% |
| Best New Ride of 2005 — Amusement Park | 4 | Silver Dollar City | 6% | |
| Best New Ride of 2005 — Amusement Park | 4 | SheiKra | Busch Gardens Tampa Bay | 6% |
| Best New Ride of 2005 — Waterpark | 1 | Black Anaconda | Noah's Ark Water Park | 21% |
| Best New Ride of 2005 — Waterpark | 2 | Crush 'N Gusher | Disney's Typhoon Lagoon | 17% |
| Best New Ride of 2005 — Waterpark | 3 | Typhoon | Six Flags New England | 14% |
| Best New Ride of 2005 — Waterpark | 4 | Bahari | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | 9% |
| Best New Ride of 2005 — Waterpark | 4 | Funnel of Fear | Michigan's Adventure | 9% |
| Best Place to Ride Go-Karts | 1 | Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin | 86% |
| Best Place to Ride Go-Karts | 2 | NASCAR Speedpark | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 4% |
| Best Place to Ride Go-Karts | 3 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 3% |
| Best Souvenirs | 1 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 19% |
| Best Souvenirs | 2 | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania | 12% |
| Best Souvenirs | 3 | Magic Kingdom | Orlando, Florida | 11% |
| Best Souvenirs | 4 | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | 10% |
| Best Souvenirs | 5 | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | 8% |
| Best Games Area | 1 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 37% |
| Best Games Area | 2 | Paramount's Kings Island | Kings Mills, Ohio | 13% |
| Best Games Area | 3 | Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania | 9% |
| Best Games Area | 4 | Six Flags Great Adventure | Jackson, New Jersey | 7% |
| Best Games Area | 5 | Six Flags Great America | Gurnee, Illinois | 5% |