Golden Ticket Award for Best New Family Attraction explained

Golden Ticket Award for Best New Family Attraction
Awarded For:	Best new family attraction in Amusement parks
Presenter:	Amusement Today
Country:	United States
Year:	2019
Website:	goldenticketawards.com

The Golden Ticket Award for Best New Family Attraction is presented by Amusement Today to the best new family attraction in the amusement park industry.

History

The Golden Ticket Awards have been presenting awards since 1998 acknowledging the amusement industry achievement in different categories. The Best New Family Attraction award was introduced in 2019 and the first award was presented to at Disneyland.^[1] Before 2019, there was one award recognizing new attractions, which then was divided up to showcase more rides in the industry.^{[2] [3]}

The award is based on the attraction's that are catered to families with a signature ride experience that goes beyond a production model ride installation.^[3]

Family Attraction recipients

Year	Winner	Park		Other candidates
2019		Disneyland		Meow Wolf's Kaleidoscape at Elitch Gardens Kings Mills Antique Autos at Kings Island Tidal Twister at SeaWorld San Diego Masters of Flight at Legoland Florida	^[4]
2021		Disney's Hollywood Studios		at Knott's Berry Farm Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway at Disney's Hollywood Studios Mystic River Falls at Silver Dollar City Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disneyland	^[5]
2022		Lost Island Theme Park		Remy's Ratatouille Adventure at Epcot Pirates of Speelunker Cave at Six Flags Over Texas Jumanji - The Adventure at Gardaland Chasseurs de Tornades at Futuroscope	^[6] ^[7]
2023		Universal Studios Hollywood		Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway at Disneyland Draken Falls at Adventureland Yuta Falls at Lost Island Theme Park Treasure Hunt: The Ride at Monterey, California	^[8] ^[9]

External links

• Current Golden Ticket Awards at Amusement Today's Golden Ticket website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2019 Golden Ticket Awards.... September 9, 2019. Blooloop. August 12, 2024.
2. Amusement Today – The refreshed Golden Ticket Awards for 2019 — What's new?. Amusement Today. September 2019. 23. 6.2. 22. August 12, 2024. PDF.
3. Web site: GTA Categories — The Golden Ticket Awards. https://web.archive.org/web/20190915234539/http://goldenticketawards.com/gta-categories/. September 15, 2019. July 3, 2019 . Amusement Today. August 12, 2024.
4. Amusement Today – Golden Ticket Awards 2019. Amusement Today. September 2019. 23. 6.2. 64. August 12, 2024. PDF.
5. Amusement Today – Golden Ticket Awards 2021. Amusement Today. September 2021. 25. 6.2. 60. August 12, 2024. PDF.
6. Amusement Today – Golden Ticket Awards 2022. Amusement Today. September 2022. 26. 6.2. 68. August 11, 2024.
7. Web site: Iowa Theme Park Beats Disney’s EPCOT in Winning International Award. September 13, 2022. KHAK. Bob. James. August 12, 2024.
8. Amusement Today – Golden Ticket Awards 2023. Amusement Today. September 2023. 27. 6.2. 74. August 11, 2024.
9. Web site: Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge Wins Golden Ticket Award for Best New Family Attraction. September 19, 2023. WDW News Today. Shannen. Ace. August 12, 2024.