Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Awards 2024

The Golden Ticket Awards are basically the Grammys for amusement parks. They award titles to the best amusement parks in the entire world. Here are the 2024 winners.

Best Amusement Park - Europa-Park, Rust, Germany

Best Water Park - Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort, New Braunfels, Texas

Best Family Park of 2024 - Dutch Wonderland, Lancaster, Pa.

Best Family Coaster of 2024 - Big Bear Mountain at Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

Best Water Park Ride - Wildebeest at Splashin’ Safari, Santa Claus, Ind.

Best Wooden Coaster - Phoenix at Knoebels Amusement Resort, Elysburg, Pa.

Best Steel Coaster - Fury 325, Carowinds, Charlotte, N.C.

Best Kids’ Area - Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

Best Guest Experience - Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

Breakout Family Entertainment Center of 2024 - Adventure Park U.S.A., Monrovia, Md.

Best New Theme of 2024 - Good Gravy!, Holiday World

Most Beautiful Park - Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

Best Food of 2024 - Knoebels Amusement Resort, Elysburg, Pa.

Best New Show of 2024 - “From The Heart” at Dollywood

Best Water Ride - Chiapas at Phantasialand

Best Dark Ride - Star Wars: Rise Of The Resistance at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Best New Attraction Installation of 2024 - Fire In The Hole at Silver Dollar City

Best New Roller Coaster of 2024 - Voltron Nevera at Europa-Park

Best New Family Attraction of 2024 - Fire In The Hole at Silver Dollar City

Best New Water Park Ride of 2024 - Rise of Icarus at Mount Olympus Water & Theme Park

Best Innovation of 2024 - Audience participation drone show at Holiday World

Leadership Award - Morgan’s Wonderland

Top 10 Steel Coasters of 2024:

#1: Fury 325 at Carowinds, Charlotte, N.C.

#2: Jurassic World VelociCoaster at Universal Islands of Adventure, Orlando, FL.

#3: Steel Vengeance at Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH.

#4: Millueniem Force at Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH.

#5: Iron Gwazi at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Tampa, FL.

#6: Taron at Phantasialand, Brühl, Germany

#7: The Ride to Happiness at Plopsaland De Panne, Adinkerke-De Panne, Belgium

#8: Zadra at Energylandia, Zator, Poland

#9: Expedition GeForce at Holiday Park, Hassloch, Germany

#10: Maverick at Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH.

Top 10 Wooden Coasters of 2024:

#1: Phoenix at Kneobels, Elysburg, PA.

#2: The Voyage at Holiday World, Santa Claus, Ind.

#3: The Beast at Kings Island, Mason, OH.

#4: Thunderhead at Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

#5: Mystic Timbers at Kings Island, Mason, OH.

#6: El Toro at Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, N.J.

#7: BoulderDash at Lake Compounce, Bristol, Conn.

#8: GhostRider at Knott’s Berry Farm, Buena Park, Calif.

#9: Wodan at Europa-Park, Rust, Germany

#10: Ravine Flyer II at Waldameer, Erie, PA.