Theme park awards 2023

[GaryH]

Cant see a topic yet for this but please delete if one exists. Alton have won a few awards in this years theme park awards:

THEME PARK OF THE YEAR

GOLD: Chessington World of Adventures
SILVER: Alton Towers
BRONZE: Paultons Park

BEST NEW ATTRACTION

GOLD: World of Jumanji (Chessington World of Adventures)
SILVER: Thomas & Percy’s Submarine Splash (Drayton Manor)
BRONZE: LEGO Ferrari Build & Race (LEGOLAND Windsor)

BEST REIMAGINED ATTRACTION

GOLD: The Curse at Alton Manor (Alton Towers)
SILVER: Valhalla (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
BRONZE: Nemesis Sub-Terra (Alton Towers)

BEST LARGE THEME PARK FOR FAMILIES

GOLD: Alton Towers
SILVER: Paultons Park
BRONZE: Chessington World of Adventures

BEST SMALL THEME PARK FOR FAMILIES

GOLD: Gulliver’s Theme Parks
SILVER: Adventure Island
BRONZE: ROARR! Dinosaur Adventure

BEST LARGE THEME PARK FOR TODDLERS

GOLD: Paultons Park
SILVER: Drayton Manor
BRONZE: LEGOLAND Windsor

BEST SMALL THEME PARK FOR TODDLERS

GOLD: Sundown Adventureland
SILVER: Blackgang Chine
BRONZE: Crealy

BEST THEME PARK FOR THRILLS

GOLD: Thorpe Park
SILVER: Alton Towers
BRONZE: Blackpool Pleasure Beach

BEST THEME PARK WITH ANIMALS

GOLD: Chessington World of Adventures
SILVER: Flamingo Land
BRONZE: West Midland Safari Park

BEST SEASIDE PARK - NORTH

GOLD: Blackpool Pleasure Beach
SILVER: Fantasy Island
BRONZE: Ocean Beach Pleasure Park

BEST SEASIDE PARK - SOUTH

GOLD: Adventure Island
SILVER: Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach
BRONZE: Dreamland Margate

BEST THEMED COASTER

GOLD: Wicker Man (Alton Towers)
SILVER: Mandrill Mayhem (Chessington World of Adventures)
BRONZE: The Swarm (Thorpe Park)

BEST THRILL RIDE

GOLD: Maelstrom (Drayton Manor)
SILVER: Samurai (Thorpe Park)
BRONZE: Red Arrows Skyforce (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)

BEST WATER RIDE

GOLD: Valhalla (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
SILVER: Stormforce 10 (Drayton Manor)
BRONZE: Tidal Wave (Thorpe Park)

BEST NEW EVENT - LARGE

GOLD: Night at the Manor (Drayton Manor)
SILVER: Eggsplorers (Chessington World of Adventures)
BRONZE: Springfest (LEGOLAND Windsor)

BEST NEW EVENT - SMALL

GOLD: Festival of the Dead (Robin Hill)
SILVER: BeWILDerwood Presents Christmas (BeWILDerwood)
BRONZE: Jurassic June (Pleasurewood Hills)

BEST LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

GOLD: Hot Ice (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
SILVER: Return to Skeleton Bay (LEGOLAND Windsor)
BRONZE: Sooty's Big Top Showtime (Crealy)

BEST LIVE ENTERTAINMENT - SEASONAL

GOLD: Amity High vs LycanThorpe (Thorpe Park)
SILVER: Banyan - The Circle of 8 (Chessington World of Adventures)

BEST ADVENTURE GOLF

GOLD: Extraordinary Golf (Alton Towers)
SILVER: Lava Creek Adventure Golf (Fantasy Island)
BRONZE: Adventure Golf (Adventure Island)

BEST THEME PARK FOOD

GOLD: Route 83 Diner (Paultons Park)
SILVER: Rollercoaster Restaurant (Alton Towers)
BRONZE: Loki's Après Ski Bar (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)

BEST THEME PARK HOTEL

GOLD: Boulevard Hotel (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
SILVER: LEGOLAND Castle Hotel (LEGOLAND Windsor)
BRONZE: Chessington Safari Hotel (Chessington World of Adventures)

BEST THEME PARK MUSIC

GOLD: The Curse at Alton Manor (Alton Towers)
SILVER: World of Jumanji (Chessington World of Adventures)
BRONZE: Haunted House Monster Party (LEGOLAND Windsor)

BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE

GOLD: Paultons Park
SILVER: Adventure Island
BRONZE: Drayton Manor

BEST VALUE THEME PARK

GOLD: Drayton Manor
SILVER: Paultons Park
BRONZE: Crealy

BEST MARKETING CAMPAIGN

GOLD: World of Jumanji (Chessington World of Adventures)
SILVER: The Curse at Alton Manor (Alton Towers)
BRONZE: Rebuilding Nemesis (Alton Towers)

BEST SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT

GOLD: Drayton Manor
SILVER: Thorpe Park
BRONZE: Chessington World of Adventures

CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR

GOLD: DigitalDan
SILVER: Theme Park Worldwide
BRONZE: Diary of a RollerCoaster Girl

 

[AT86]

Tis here:

UK Theme Park Awards 2023- Results announced

The results are in, and some are quite controversial in my opinion; Winners Theme Park of the Year presented by ADIPS GOLD: Chessington World of Adventures SILVER: Alton Towers BRONZE: Paultons Park Best New Attraction presented by LEAPS GOLD: World of Jumanji (Chessington World of...

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[Alastair]

As already posted, there is a topic already in place for this. I will lock this though rather than delete just so that there is a reference here too!