Golden Ticket Awards
Every year, Amusement Today – a leading trade publication in the amusement industry – announces the most sought-after awards to the best of the best in the amusement park industry, known as the Golden Ticket Awards. Look back with us at Intamin’s greatest achievements at the Golden Ticket Awards throughout the years.
2026
Best New Roller Coaster &
Best New Attraction Installation
#1
Falcons Flight
Six Flags Qiddiya City, Saudi Arabia
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Best New Roller Coaster | #1 | Falcons Flight – Six Flags Qiddiya City, Saudi Arabia Quantum Accelerator – Six Flags New England, USA |
| Best New Attraction Installation | #1 | Falcons Flight – Six Flags Qiddiya City, Saudi Arabia |
| Best Dark Ride | #4 | Danse Macabre – Efteling, The Netherlands |
| Best Family Coaster | #2 | Hiccup’s Wing Gliders – Universal Epic Universe, USA |
| Best Water Ride | #1 #4 |
Chiapas – Phantasialand, Germany Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK |
| Best Steel Coaster | #2 #6 #8 #10 |
Velocicoaster – Universal IOA, USA Millennium Force – Cedar Point, USA Taron – Phantasialand – Germany Expedition Geforce – Holiday Park, Germany |
| Best Wooden Coaster | #3 | El Toro – Six Flags Great Adventure, USA |
2025
Best New Family Attraction
#1
Danse Macabre
Efteling, The Netherlands
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Best New Family Attraction | #1 | Danse Macabre – Efteling, The Netherlands |
| Best New Attraction Installation | #3 | Danse Macabre – Efteling, The Netherlands |
| Best Family Coaster | #2 | Hiccup’s Wing Gliders – Universal Epic Universe, USA |
| Best Water Ride | #1 #2 |
Chiapas – Phantasialand, Germany Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK |
| Best Steel Coaster | #2 #6 #8 #10 |
Velocicoaster – Universal IOA, USA Millennium Force – Cedar Point, USA Taron – Phantasialand – Germany Expedition Geforce – Holiday Park, Germany |
| Best Wooden Coaster | #3 | El Toro – Six Flags Great Adventure, USA |
2024
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Best Water Ride | #1 #2 |
Chiapas – Phantasialand, Germany Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK |
| Best Steel Coaster | #2 #4 #6 #9 #10 |
Velocicoaster – Universal IOA, USA Millennium Force – Cedar Point, USA Taron – Phantasialand – Germany Expedition Geforce – Holiday Park, Germany Maverick – Cedar Point, USA |
| Best Wooden Coaster | #6 | El Toro – Six Flags Great Adventure, USA |
2023
Best Steel Coaster
7 out of the top 10
worldwide
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Best New Attraction Installation | #3 | Toutatis – Parc Astérix, France |
| Best New Coaster | #4 | Toutatis – Parc Astérix, France |
| Best Water Ride | #1 #2 |
Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK Chiapas – Phantasialand, Germany |
| Best Steel Coaster | #2 #3 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 |
Millennium Force – Cedar Point, USA Velocicoaster – Universal IOA, USA Expedition Geforce – Holiday Park, Germany Superman The Ride – Six Flags New England, USA Taron – Phantasialand – Germany Intimidator 305 – Kings Dominion, USA Maverick – Cedar Point, USA |
| Best Wooden Coaster | #3 | El Toro – Six Flags Great Adventure, USA |
2022
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Best Steel Coaster | #3 #5 |
Millennium Force – Cedar Point, USA Velocicoaster – Universal Orlando Resort, USA |
| Best Wooden Coaster | #3 | El Toro – Six Flags Great Adventure, USA |
2021
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Best New Roller Coaster | #1 | Velocicoaster – Universal Orlando Resort, USA |
| Best Steel Coaster | #2 | Millennium Force – Cedar Point, USA |
| Best Wooden Coaster | #3 | El Toro – Six Flags Great Adventure, USA |
| Best Water Ride | #1 | Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK |
2019
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Best New Attraction Installation | #1 | Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure – Universal Orlando Resort, USA |
| Best New Roller Coaster | #2 | Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure – Universal Orlando Resort, USA |
| Best Steel Coaster | #2 | Millennium Force – Cedar Point, USA |
| Best Water Ride | #1 | Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK |
2018
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Best Steel Coaster | #1 | Millennium Force – Cedar Point, USA |
| Best Wooden Coaster | #1 | El Toro – Six Flags Great Adventure, USA |
| Best Water Ride | #1 | Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK |
2017
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Best Steel Coaster | #1 #3 |
Millennium Force – Cedar Point, USA Bizarro (Superman Ride of Steel) – Six Flags New England, USA |
| Best Wooden Coaster | #1 | El Toro – Six Flags Great Adventure, USA |
| Best Water Ride | #1 #3 |
Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK Chiapas – Phantasialand, Germany |
2016
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Best Steel Coaster | #2 #3 |
Millennium Force – Cedar Point, USA Bizarro (Superman Ride of Steel) – Six Flags New England, USA |
| Best Wooden Coaster | #3 | El Toro – Six Flags Great Adventure, USA |
| Best Water Ride | #1 #3 |
Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK Chiapas – Phantasialand, Germany |
| Best Dark Ride | #3 | Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts – Universal Studios Orlando, USA |
2015
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Best Steel Coaster | #1 #2 #3 |
Millennium Force – Cedar Point, USA Bizarro (Superman Ride of Steel) – Six Flags New England, USA Expedition GeForce – Holiday Park, Germany |
| Best Wooden Coaster | #2 | El Toro – Six Flags Great Adventure, USA |
| Best Water Ride | #1 |
Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK |
| Best Dark Ride | #3 | Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts – Universal Studios Orlando, USA |
2014
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Best Steel Coaster | #1 #2 #3 |
Millennium Force – Cedar Point, USA Bizarro (Superman Ride of Steel) – Six Flags New England, USA Expedition GeForce – Holiday Park, Germany |
| Best Wooden Coaster | #2 | El Toro – Six Flags Great Adventure, USA |
| Best Water Ride | #1 |
Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK |
2013
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Best Steel Coaster | #1 #2 #3 |
Millennium Force – Cedar Point, USA Bizarro (Superman Ride of Steel) – Six Flags New England, USA Expedition GeForce – Holiday Park, Germany |
| Best Wooden Coaster | #2 | El Toro – Six Flags Great Adventure, USA |
2012
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Best Steel Coaster | #1 #2 |
Millennium Force – Cedar Point, USA Bizarro (Superman Ride of Steel) – Six Flags New England, USA |
| Best Wooden Coaster | #1 | El Toro – Six Flags Great Adventure, USA |
| Best Water Ride | #2 |
Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK |
2011
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Best New Ride | #2 | Cheetah Hunt – Busch Gardens Tampa, USA |
| Best Steel Coaster | #1 #2 |
Millennium Force – Cedar Point, USA Bizarro (Superman Ride of Steel) – Six Flags New England, USA |
| Best Wooden Coaster | #3 | El Toro – Six Flags Great Adventure, USA |
| Best Water Ride | #2 |
Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK |
2010
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Best New Ride | #2 | Intimidator 305 – Kings Dominion, USA |
| Best Steel Coaster | #1 #2 |
Millennium Force – Cedar Point, USA Bizarro (Superman Ride of Steel) – Six Flags New England, USA |
| Best Wooden Coaster | #2 | El Toro – Six Flags Great Adventure, USA |
| Best Water Ride | #2 |
Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK |
2009
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Best Steel Coaster | #1 #2 |
Bizarro (Superman Ride of Steel) – Six Flags New England, USA Millennium Force – Cedar Point, USA |
| Best Wooden Coaster | #3 | El Toro – Six Flags Great Adventure, USA |
| Best Water Ride | #2 |
Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK |
2008
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Best Steel Coaster | #1 #2 |
Superman Ride of Steel (Bizarro) – Six Flags New England, USA Millennium Force – Cedar Point, USA |
| Best Water Ride | #2 |
Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK |
2007
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Best New Ride | #1 | Maverick – Cedar Point, USA |
| Best Steel Coaster | #1 #2 |
Superman Ride of Steel (Bizarro) – Six Flags New England, USA Millennium Force – Cedar Point, USA |
| Best Water Ride | #2 |
Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK |
2006
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Best New Ride | #3 | El Toro – Six Flags Great Adventure, USA |
| Best Steel Coaster | #1 #2 |
Superman Ride of Steel (Bizarro) – Six Flags New England, USA Millennium Force – Cedar Point, USA |
| Best Water Ride | #2 |
Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK |
2005
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Best New Ride | #2 | Kingda Ka – Six Flags Great Adventure, USA |
| Best Steel Coaster | #1 #2 |
Superman Ride of Steel (Bizarro) – Six Flags New England, USA Millennium Force – Cedar Point, USA |
| Best Water Ride | #1 |
Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK |
2004
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Best Steel Coaster | #1 #2 |
Superman Ride of Steel (Bizarro) – Six Flags New England, USA Millennium Force – Cedar Point, USA |
| Best Water Ride | #1 |
Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK |
2003
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Best Non-Coaster | #1 | Giant Drop |
| Best Steel Coaster | #1 #2 #3 |
Superman Ride of Steel (Bizarro) – Six Flags New England, USA Millennium Force – Cedar Point, USA Expedition GeForce – Holiday Park, Germany |
| Best Water Ride | #1 |
Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK |
2002
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Best Steel Coaster | #1 #2 |
Superman Ride of Steel (Bizarro) – Six Flags New England, USA Millennium Force – Cedar Point, USA |
| Best Water Ride | #2 |
Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK |
2001
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Best Steel Coaster | #1 #2 |
Superman Ride of Steel (Bizarro) – Six Flags New England, USA Millennium Force – Cedar Point, USA |
2000
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Best Non-Coaster | #3 | Giant Drop |
| Best Steel Coaster | #2 |
Millennium Force – Cedar Point, USA |
1999 & 1998
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Best Non-Coaster | #1 | Giant Drop |
Source: July 2020 Golden Tickets Awards