Cedar Point Wins Best Amusement Park Award
Thrill-seekers, get ready to have your stomach turned inside out. The 2009 Golden Ticket Award winners were recently named by Amusement Today newspaper, with the powerhouse Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, snagging the "Best Amusement Park in the World" title for the 12th consecutive year.
As the best amusement park ever, Cedar Point of course has to have the sickest rides. Three placed in the top-ten "Best Steel Roller Coaster" category, with the 310-foot-tall Millennium Force at No. 2, the 20-year-old Magnum XL-200 at No. 9 and the 42-story-tall Top Thrill Dragster at No. 10. But Cedar Point's awards aren't the only thing that lend it coaster cred. Built in 1870, it's the second-oldest amusement park in North America—behind only Lake Compounce in Bristol, Conn. Plus, it has more rides and roller coasters than any park in the world, with 75 rides, including 17 coasters.
Golden Ticket winners were chosen based on surveys from experienced and well-traveled amusement park fans around the world, Amusement Today said. Once you conquer CP, try out the other Golden Ticket winners:
Best Waterpark
Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort, New Braunfels, Texas
Best Children’s Park
LEGOLAND California, Carlsbad, Calif.
Best Marine Life Park
SeaWorld Orlando, Orlando, Fla.
Best Shows
Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
Best New Ride of 2009 - Amusement Park
Prowler at Worlds of Fun, Kansas City, Mo.
Best New Ride of 2009 - Waterpark
Congo River Expedition at Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort, New Braunfels, Texas
Related Stories:
· Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Awards [Official Site]
· Theme Park Travel [Jaunted]
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