IAAPA nennt Brass Ring Award 2022 Gewinner

Die International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) hat die Gewinner des Brass Ring Award 2022 bekannt gegeben. Dabei handelt es sich um einen jährlich vergebenen Preis für die besten Freizeitparks, Wasserparks, Zoos, Aquarien, Museen, Family Entertainment Centren und Herstellern. Diese Auszeichnung wird bereits seit dem 18. Jahrhundert verliehen und genießt seither einen großen Stellenwert innerhalb der Industrie.

Gewinner Brass Ring Award 2022

Folgende Awards wurden in diesem Jahr vergeben:

Top Family Entertainment Center of the World
Wild Island Coconut Bowl, USA

Most Creative Property-Wide Event, Amusement Parks and Attractions, Including Water Parks, Annual Attendance More Than 1 million
Disneyland Paris, Disneyland Paris 30th Anniversary Celebration, Frankreich

Most Creative Sports/Stunt Show
SeaWorld San Antonio, Hydro Power Xtreme FX, USA

Most Creative Multimedia Spectacular
Walt Disney World Resort, Harmonious, USA

Most Creative Halloween Haunt, Show, or Experience
Hong Kong Disneyland, Let’s Get Wicked, Hong-Kong

Most Creative Christmas/Holiday Show
Disneyland Paris, Mickey’s Dazzling Christmas Parade, Frankreich

Best Theatrical Production, Amusement Parks and Attractions, Including Water Parks, With Annual Attendance Less Than 1 Million
Puy du Fou España, El Sueño de Toledo, Spanien

Best Theatrical Production, Amusement Parks and Attractions, Including Water Parks, With Annual Attendance More Than 1 Million
Disneyland Resort, Tale of the Lion King, Frankreich

Best Live Edutainment Performance Act
SeaWorld Orlando, Rescue Tails, USA

Best Atmosphere/Street Show Performance Act
Universal Studios Japan, Hello Kitty Happiness Brass Band, Japan

Best Employee Engagement Initiative
Hershey’s Chocolate World, SHCWeet Program, USA

Best Employee Reward and Recognition Program
Doha Quest, The ‘MORE’ Awards, Katar

Best Innovation in a Training Program
Universal Beijing Resort, Universal Way 2.0, China

Best Digital Marketing Campaign
Fantasy Valley, Fantasy Valley Digital Marketing, China

Best Integrated Marketing Campaign
California Academy of Sciences, Bugs Exhibit Advertising Campaign, USA

Best Outdoor Advertisement
Morey’s Piers and Resorts, Summer Jobs @ Morey’s, USA

Best Public Relations Campaign
Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, Ripley’s Assists in Making History with Kim Kardashian at Met Gala, USA

Best Social Media Campaign
Dolphin Discovery, Sharing Dolphin DNA, USA

Best Television or Digital Video Commercial, Annual Attendance More Than 1 Million
Morey’s Piers & Beachfront Water Parks, This is Where We Summer, USA

Best Television or Digital Video Commercial, Annual Attendance 250,000-1 Million
Liseberg, Where joy lives, Schweden

Best Television or Digital Video Commercial, Annual Attendance Less Than 250,000
Quassy Amusement & Waterpark, Water Coaster opens at Quassy Amusement & Waterpark, USA

Best Apparel Item
Disney Global Product Creation, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Cassette Player Shoulder Bag, USA

Best Hard Good Item
Disney Global Product Creation, Halcyon Starcruiser Training Lightsaber Hilt, USA

Best Plush Item
Disney Global Product Creation, Groot Scented Plush, USA

Best Visual Merchandising
Dollywood Parks & Resorts, Dollywood Emporium Remodel, USA

Best New Menu Item, Annual Attendance Less Than 1 Million
TELUS Spark Science Centre, The James Webb, Kanada

Best New Menu Item, Annual Attendance More Than 1 Million
The Ganachey at Disney Springs, Chocolate Mighty Thor’s Hammer, USA

Major Ride/Attraction, Product cost of more than US$5 million
Platz 1: Sally Dark Rides, VOLKANU – Quest for the Golden Idol, USA
Platz 2: Premier Rides, Epiq Coaster, USA

Major Ride/Attraction, Product cost of US$2 to US$5 million
Platz 1: DOF Robotics, Digital Park: Mission Space, Türkei
Platz 2: Triotech, Double Walkthrough “Hive Break”, Kanada

Major Ride/Attraction, Product cost of less than US$2 million
Platz 1: abc rides, Schweiz
Platz 2: Josef Wiegand Gmbh & Co. KG, U-Drop Dry Slide, Deutschland

Family Ride/Attraction
Platz 1: Zamperla, Big WaveZ, Italien
Platz 2: ALTITUDE RIDES And ATTRACTIONS LLC, Get Hammered Tower Ride, USA

Water Park Ride/Attraction, Product cost of more than US$2 million
Platz 1: WhiteWater West, Blasterango Battle, Kanada
Platz 2: Wiegand.Waterrides GmbH, 4-passenger Fusion Slide of “BigBang” and “Lotus”, Deutschland

Water Park Ride/Attraction, Product cost of US$2 million or less
Platz 1: Vortex Aquatic Structures International, Dream Tunnel, Kanada
Platz 2: ProSlide Technology, Inc., SwitchBACK, Kanada

Patron Participation Ride/Attraction
Platz 1: Game of 1000 Boxes, Game of 1000 Boxes, USA
Platz 2: Eldorado Climbing, Kinetix Action Towers, USA

Product or Service used by Consumers
Platz 1: Vantage, Virtual Pass Processing, USA
Platz 2: Smarte Carte Inc., Dual Sided Locker, USA

Product or Service used by Facilities
Platz 1: Amusement Products LLC, VirTech™ Virtual Technician, USA
Platz 2: Avius, Optimus Artificial Intelligence Powered Agent Assist, Großbritannien

Prizes, Plush, and Retail and Food Products
Platz 1: NXT Capture, NXT PicturePass, USA
Platz 2: Penny Press Factory LLC, Gem Penny Press, Großbritannien

Games and Devices
Platz 1: Coastal Amusements, Inc., Break the Plate, USA
Platz 2: UNIS Technology Ltd., Wicked Tuna 4P, USA

Virtual and Augmented Reality
Platz 1: Valo Motion, ValoArena, Finnland
Platz 2: Creative Works, Limitless VR, USA

Exhibitions, Shows/Productions, Theatrical Equipment & Supplies, Displays & Sets
Platz 1: Zigong Lantern Group, Ancient Egyptian Illumination & Sphinx Tunnel of Hieroglyphics of Light / Example of a Themed Masterpiece, handcrafted illuminating lantern art, custom designed toward any theme imaginable, USA
Platz 2: LightUpToys.com, LLC, LightUp Disco Display Cart, USA

Services, Equipment, and Supplies
Platz 1: Extreme Engineering, Flex Shade System, USA
Platz 2: Semnox Solutions, LuminOS – Next Generation LinuxOS based Debit Card Readers, Indien

Best New Product Concept Award, Major Ride or Water Park Ride
Platz 1: Wibit Sports GmbH, Wibit Peakz, Deutschland
Platz 2: Polin Group, Cosmos, Türkei

Best New Product Concept Award, Attraction
Platz 1: Extreme Engineering, Parkour Around, USA
Platz 2: EUROGAMES, OVERLANDER, Italien

Best New Product, Other Product/Service
Platz 1: ZED Digital, ZIG, USA
Platz 2: VITO Fryfilter, VITO VL oil filter system, Deutschland

IMPACT Award Winner
Vantage, Virtual Pass Processing, USA

IMAGE Award Winner
accesso, Großbritannien

Quelle: Pressemitteilung IAAPA, 16. November 2022