Dollywood Claims SECOND CONSECUTIVE Best SHOWS TROPHY at AMUSEMENT TODAY’S 2010 Golden Ticket Awards
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.—For the second year in a row, Dollywood won the trophy for Best Shows and also claimed a third consecutive win for Best Christmas Event at the 2010 Golden Ticket Awards ceremony on Sept. 11, 2010, at Busch Gardens Williamsburg.
Dollywood was a finalist in five additional categories:
· Best Park—fifth place (tie with Holiday World and Toyko DisneySea)
· Cleanest Park—third place
· Friendliest Park—second place
· Best Food—fourth place
· Top 50 Wooden Roller Coasters in the World—Thunderhead—fifth place
“I’m absolutely thrilled and humbled that my Dollywood theme park was honored with so many Golden Ticket Awards,” Dolly Parton said. “The Best Shows Award is really special for me because Dollywood’s entertainment is a reflection of my Smoky Mountain roots and the music I love so much. And to know that my Smoky Mountain Christmas festival won, well, that just makes it feel like Christmas came a little early for me this year! My Dollywood family really makes me proud!”
The Golden Ticket Awards are presented to the “best of the best” in the amusement industry and calculated from an international poll conducted by Amusement Today magazine. Surveys were sent to a database of experienced and well-traveled amusement park fans around the world–in balanced geographical regions–asking them to rate the “bests” in 25 categories such as amusement parks, roller coasters, shows, friendliest staff and water rides.
Amusement Today newspaper covers international amusement and water park news and trends and in its 14-year history is a five-time winner of various awards from the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions.
Dollywood is a 150-acre family adventure park in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Open nine months a year (late March through Jan. 1, 2011), Dollywood offers more than 40 rides and attractions; award-winning live entertainment featuring country, bluegrass, gospel and mountain music; and a dozen crafters authentic to the East Tennessee region. For more information, call 1-800-DOLLYWOOD or visit dollywood.com. Operating days and hours vary.
