Amusement Today has just released the results of their 2006 Golden Ticket Awards. I know Disney does not usually fare well here, since the awards are run and voted on by serious coaster enthusiasts and Disney is not a coaster haven, but there were some real positives for Disney anyway, which proves that even though Disney does not have 300 foot tall coasters or anything like that Disney still attracts coaster lovers. The nicest surprise was that EE ranked 2nd on the list of Top New Coasters, which is Disney's only coaster related award. Disappointingly, as parks, DL was voted 5th best while the MK was voted 10th best, but they were the only parks on that list that did not have any major or really intense roller coasters, so I guess that showing is pretty good. In addition, Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon were voted the 3rd and 5th best water parks, respectively, and BB and TL were voted the 2nd and 3rd best landscaped waterparks, respectively. In addition, Summit Plummet was tied for 5th in best waterpark ride. DL, MK, and Epcot were voted the 3rd, 4th, and 5th cleanest parks, respectively, and the MK was tied for 4th in the friendlyest park staff category. MGM was 5th in the best shows category, while Epcot was 2nd in best food. Splash Mountain was tied for 4th as the best amusement park water ride. The ToT, IJ at DL, and MK's HM were voted the 3rd, 4th, and 5th best dark rides, respectively. EE, ToT, and IJ were 2nd, 3rd, and 4th in the best theming category, respectively. In the only category Disney won, Illuminations was voted best outdoor night production, and Fantasmic was tied for 4th in that category. I thought some of you might be interested, and I wanted to congratulate Disney on at least getting a little recognition for all of the good that it does.
EDIT: Here is the link to the lists - http://amusementtoday.com/2006gtaParkAndRide.html
EDIT: Here is the link to the lists - http://amusementtoday.com/2006gtaParkAndRide.html