Golden Ticket Award for Best New Roller Coaster

Golden Ticket Award for
Best New Roller Coaster
Awarded forBest new roller coaster in Amusement parks
CountryUnited States
Presented byAmusement Today
First awarded2019
Currently held byVoltron Nevera
Websitegoldenticketawards.com

The Golden Ticket Award for Best New Roller Coaster is presented by Amusement Today to the best new roller coaster 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 Roller Coaster award was introduced in 2019 and the first award was presented to Steel Curtain at Kennywood.[1][2] From 2005 to 2018, new roller coasters were eligible for the Best New Ride (amusement park) category. In 2019, that category was divided up to showcase more new rides in the industry.[3][4] The Best New Roller Coaster category honors the best roller coaster regardless of structural material.

Roller coaster recipients

Year Winner Park Other candidates
2019 Steel Curtain Kennywood [5]
2021 VelociCoaster Universal's Islands of Adventure [6]
2022 Iron Gwazi Busch Gardens Tampa Bay [7]
2023 Wildcat's Revenge Hersheypark [8]
2024 Voltron Nevera Europa-Park [9]

References

  1. ^ Carnevale, Frank (8 September 2019). "Kennywood's Steel Curtain wins best new roller coaster award". Trib-Live. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "Kennywood's Steel Curtain Voted Best New Roller Coaster Of 2019". KDKA-2. 8 September 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Amusement Today – The refreshed Golden Ticket Awards for 2019 — What's new?" (PDF). Amusement Today. 23 (6.2): 22. September 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "GTA Categories — The Golden Ticket Awards". Amusement Today. 3 July 2019. Archived from the original on September 15, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "Amusement Today – Golden Ticket Awards 2019" (PDF). Amusement Today. 23 (6.2): 12. September 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  6. ^ "Amusement Today – Golden Ticket Awards 2021" (PDF). Amusement Today. 25 (6.2): 60. September 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  7. ^ "Amusement Today – Golden Ticket Awards 2022". Amusement Today. 26 (6.2): 18. September 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  8. ^ "Amusement Today – Golden Ticket Awards 2023". Amusement Today. 27 (6.2): 74. September 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  9. ^ "Amusement Today – Golden Ticket Awards 2024". Amusement Today. 28 (6.2): 92. September 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024.