Applause Award
Applause Award | |
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Awarded for | The finest in amusement parks |
Country | Worldwide |
Presented by | Liseberg |
First awarded | 1980 |
Website | Official website ![]() |
The Applause Award is an international award given out by Liseberg, a theme park in Gothenburg, Sweden. It is given out every two years to the amusement park whose "management, operations and creative accomplishments have inspired the industry with their foresight, originality and sound business development."[1] The award is a bronze statue of two clapping hands. It was designed by Astri Taube, a Swedish sculptor.[2] The winner is chosen by a board of governors with Liseberg's CEO, Andreas Andersen, being the chairman.[3]
It is considered by many to be the Academy Award of the amusement park industry.[4] In summer of 2020, it was announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming award ceremony would be postponed until 2021. However, a year later it was again announced that the award had been postponed again, and would resume normally in 2022.
The Applause Award Board of Governors 2018 | |
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Chairman | |
Andreas Andersen | Liseberg |
Members | |
Chris Herschend | Herschend Family Entertainment |
Sascha N. Czibulka | Intamin |
Tim O´Brien | Author & Journalist |
Jim Pattison Jr | Ripley Entertainment |
Amanda Thompson O.B.E. | Blackpool Pleasure Beach |
Steven C Rhys | FORREC Ltd. |
John Wood | Sally Corp. |
Michael Mack | Europa Park |
Tina Resch | Liseberg |
Recipients
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Year | Park | Award Finalists | Ref(s) |
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1980 | ![]() | [4] | |
1982 | ![]() | ||
1986 | ![]() | [4] | |
1988 | ![]() | ||
1990 | ![]() | • Busch Gardens Williamsburg | [5] |
1992 | ![]() | [6] | |
1994 | ![]() | [4] | |
1996 | ![]() | • Busch Gardens Williamsburg | [7] |
1998 | ![]() | [8] | |
2000 | ![]() | [9] | |
2002 | ![]() | ||
2004 | ![]() | ||
2006 | ![]() | [4] | |
2008 | ![]() | ||
2010 | ![]() | [3] | |
2012 | ![]() | [10] | |
2014 | ![]() | [11] | |
2016 | ![]() | [12][13] | |
2018 | ![]() | [14][15] | |
2022 | ![]() | [16] |
References
- ^ "Ocean Park Hong Kong wins Applause Award". Liseberg. November 13, 2012. Archived from the original on April 5, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
- ^ "The Applause Award 2008". Liseberg. November 2008. Archived from the original on April 5, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
- ^ a b "Dollywood wins Applause award for theme parks". Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Associated Press. November 16, 2010. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Big contract still in reach for Lockheed". Orlando Sentinel. November 16, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
- ^ Amusement Business. Nov 26, 1990, Vol. 102 Issue 47, p1, 3 p.
- ^ "Go Dutch For Flight of Fantasy". The Mirror. July 15, 1998. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ^ Runice, Jacky (May 25, 1997). "Ohio's Cedar Point Lures Amusement Park Fans". Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, Illinois. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ^ Rogers, John (August 22, 1999). "Proud to be corny Branson finds gold in families". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ^ "Harrisburg, Pa.-Area Park Named Top Attraction Worldwide". Knight Ridder. November 21, 2000. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ^ "IAAPA Attractions Expo Sees Growth in All Areas Iaapa Attractions Expo 2012 Big Winner Show Sees Growth in All Areas". States News Service. November 17, 2012. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ^ Debaecker, Anne-Laure (19 November 2014). "Un Applause Award pour le Puy du Fou" – via Le Figaro.
- ^ "BUSCH GARDENS TAMPA BAY WINS PRESTIGIOUS GLOBAL INDUSTRY AWARD". seaworldparks.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "Show Daily". Archived from the original on 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
- ^ "XCARET HONORED WITH THE 2018 APPLAUSE AWARD". iaapa.org. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "This year's Liseberg Applause Award for inspiration went to Xcaret, Quintana Roo". The Riviera Maya Times.
- ^ "Tokyo DisneySea Wins Applause Award". iaapa.org. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
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- 1980 Magic Kingdom (US)
- 1982 Opryland USA (US)
- 1986 Epcot (US)
- 1988 Knott's Berry Farm (US)
- 1990 Europa-Park (DE)
- 1992 Efteling (NL)
- 1994 Universal Studios Florida (US)
- 1996 Cedar Point (US)
- 1998 Silver Dollar City (US)
- 2000 Hersheypark (US)
- 2002 Busch Gardens Williamsburg (US)
- 2004 Holiday World & Splashin' Safari (US)
- 2006 Islands of Adventure (US)
- 2008 Xetulul Theme Park (GT)
- 2010 Dollywood (US)
- 2012 Ocean Park Hong Kong (HK)
- 2014 Puy du Fou (FR)
- 2016 Busch Gardens Tampa (US)
- 2018 Xcaret Park (MX)
- 2022 Tokyo DisneySea (JP)