Applause Award

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Applause Award
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Awarded forThe finest in amusement parks
CountryWorldwide
Presented byLiseberg
First award1980
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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
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
Jakob Wahl IAAPA

Recipients

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File:Dolly Parton accepting Liseberg Applause Award 2010 portrait.jpg
Entertainer and entrepreneur Dolly Parton accepting the Applause Award that she won for Dollywood in 2010.
Year Park Award Finalists Ref(s)
1980
 United States Magic Kingdom
[4]
1982
 United States Opryland USA
1986
 United States Epcot
[4]
1988
 United States Knott's Berry Farm
1990
 Germany Europa Park

 • Busch Gardens Williamsburg
 • De Efteling
 • Opryland USA
 • SeaWorld San Diego
 • Universal Studios Hollywood

[5]
1992
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 • Universal Studios Florida

[6]
1994
 United States Universal Studios Florida
[4]
1996
 United States Cedar Point

 • Busch Gardens Williamsburg
 • Six Flags Magic Mountain
 • Universal Studios Hollywood

[7]
1998
 United States Silver Dollar City

 • Kennywood
 • Parc Astérix

[8]
2000
 United States Hersheypark

 • Pleasure Beach Blackpool
 • Parc Astérix

[9]
2002
 United States Busch Gardens Williamsburg

 • Gardaland
 • Pleasure Beach Blackpool

2004
 United States Holiday World & Splashin' Safari

 • Gardaland
 • Tivoli

2006
 United States Islands of Adventure

 • Dollywood
 • Legoland Billund

[4]
2008
 Guatemala Xetutul Theme Park

 • SeaWorld San Diego

2010
 United States Dollywood

 • Alton Towers
 • Phantasialand

[3]
2012
 Hong Kong Ocean Park Hong Kong

 • Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
 • Puy du Fou

[10]
2014
 France Puy du Fou

 • Chimelong Paradise
 • PortAventura Park

[11]
2016
 United States Busch Gardens Tampa

 • Legoland Billund
 • Siam Park

[12][13]
2018
 Mexico Xcaret Park

 • PortAventura Park
 • Universal Studios Japan

[14][15]
2022
 Japan Tokyo DisneySea
[16]
2025
 Japan Universal Studios Japan
[17]

References

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