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Golden Ticket Awards

The Golden Ticket Awards are one the most prestigous awards within the amusement park industry; they are compiled by the Amusement Today magazine. Several categories are awarded.

2000 Park Awards
Best Park: 1. Cedar Point

Rank	Roller Coaster	Amusement Park	Year
Top 25 Steel Roller Coasters
1	Magnum XL-200	Cedar Point Sandusky, United States	1989
2	Millennium Force	Cedar Point Sandusky, United States	2000
3	Montu	Busch Gardens Tampa Tampa, United States	1996
4	Steel Force	Dorney Park Allentown, United States	1997
5	Raptor	Cedar Point Sandusky, United States	1994
6	Ride of Steel	Darien Lake Darien Center, United States	1999
7	Kumba	Busch Gardens Tampa Tampa, United States	1993
8	Alpengeist	Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, United States	1997
9	Apollo's Chariot	Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, United States	1999
10	Bizarro	Six Flags New England Agawam, United States	2000
11	Incredible Hulk	Islands of Adventure Orlando, United States	1999
12	Raging Bull	Six Flags Great America Gurnee, United States	1999
13	Dragon Challenge (Chinese Fireball)	Islands of Adventure Orlando, United States	1999
14	Nemesis	Alton Towers Alton, United Kingdom	1994
15	Desperado	Buffalo Bill's Resort and Casino Primm, United States	1996
16	Mind Bender	Six Flags Over Georgia Austell, United States	1978
17	Bizarro	Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, United States	1999
18	Goliath	Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, United States	2000
19	Steel Phantom	Kennywood West Mifflin, United States	1991
20	Mamba	Worlds of Fun Kansas City, United States	1998
* tie

Rank	Roller Coaster	Amusement Park	Year
Top 25 Wooden Roller Coasters
1	Raven	Holiday World Santa Claus, United States	1995
2	Shivering Timbers	Michigan's Adventure Muskegon, United States	1998
3	Texas Giant	Six Flags Over Texas Arlington, United States	1990
4	Rampage	Alabama Adventure Bessemer, United States	1998
5	Phoenix	Knoebels Elysburg, United States	1985
6	Beast	Kings Island Kings Mill, United States	1979
7	Legend	Holiday World Santa Claus, United States	2000
8	GhostRider	Knott's Berry Farm Buena Park, United States	1999
9	Megafobia	Oakwood Leisure Park Narberth, United Kingdom	1996
10	Comet	Great Escape Lake George, United States	1994
11	Cyclone	Coney Island's Luna Park Brooklyn, United States	1927
12	Boulder Dash	Lake Compounce Bristol, United States	2000
13	Georgia Cyclone	Six Flags Over Georgia Austell, United States	1990
14	Thunderbolt	Kennywood West Mifflin, United States	1968
15	Twister	Knoebels Elysburg, United States	1999
16	Mean Streak	Cedar Point Sandusky, United States	1991
17	Wildcat	Hersheypark Hershey, United States	1996
18	Giant Dipper	Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Santa Cruz, United States	1924
19	Timber Wolf	Worlds of Fun Kansas City, United States	1989
20	Tonnerre de Zeus	Parc Asterix Plailly, France	1999
* tie