Kings Island named Amusement Park of the Year by Amusement Today

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Kings Island named Park of the Year by Amusement Today.

Don Helbig Photo Don Helbig |
September 11, 2022

Kings Island was named Park of the Year by the international trade journal Amusement Today at the 2022 Golden Ticket Awards Sept. 10 in San Antonio, TX.

Personally chosen by Gary Slade, publisher and editor-in-chief of Amusement Today, this year’s Publisher’s Pick Award for Park of the Year was presented to Kings Island because of its important history and celebration of it with its 50th anniversary event this summer, its excellence in providing record-breaking rides, and its ongoing commitment to quality, maintenance and extreme safety in the amusement and theme park industry.

Kings Island earned a top finalist position in four categories:

  • Best New Show of 2022, second place (Fun, Fireworks and Fifty – A Kings Island Nighttime Spectacular) and fourth place (Phantom Theater Encore)
  • Best Kids’ Area of 2022, second place (Planet Snoopy)
  • Best Guest Experience of 2022, fourth place
  • Best Wooden Roller Coaster of 2022, fifth place (The Beast), sixth place (Mystic Timbers)
  • Best Park of 2022, eighth

The Beast is one of only two wooden roller coasters to have placed in the Top 10 every year in the more than two decades of the Golden Ticket Awards.

Started in 1998, the Golden Ticket Awards were established by Amusement Today to shine a spotlight on the amusement park industry by recognizing the “Best of the Best.” Today, they are among the most sought-after awards among theme parks, amusement parks, family entertainment centers and water parks. The awards are handed out based on surveys given to experienced and well-traveled amusement park enthusiasts from around the world.