Volume 2, No. 22. November 26, 2002
IAAPA's 2002 Brass Ring Award winners are:
The Brass Ring Awards honor attractions
for outstanding promotions work in eight categories: brochure, media kit, television
commercial, website, radio commercial, outdoor advertisement, print advertisement,
and sales presentation video. Attractions compete with similar destinations
in nine classes:
Class 1 – Amusement/theme parks
w/annual attendance up to 250,000
Class 2 – Amusement/theme parks w/an. attendance 250,001 to 500,000
Class 3 – Amusement/theme parks w/an. attendance 500,001 to 750,000
Class 4 – Amusement/theme parks w/an. attendance 750,001 to 1.5 mil.
Class 5 – Amusement/theme parks w/an. attendance over 1.5 million
Class 6 – Waterparks
Class 7 – Family Entertainment Centers
Class 8 – Attractions
Class 9 – Industry Suppliers
(Note: BR denotes Brass Ring Winner, DE denotes Distinguished Excellence)
Brochure
Class 1
BR: Arnolds Park Amusement Park, Arnolds Park, IA, USA
DE: Libertyland, Memphis, TN, USA
Class 2
BR: Discovery Cove - Orlando, FL, USA
DE: Michigan's Adventure, Muskegon, MI, USA
Class 3
BR: TusenFryd, Vinterbro, Norway
DE: The Florida Aquarium, Tampa, FL, USA,
Class 4
BR: Parque Plaza Sesamo, Monterrey, Mexico
DE: LEGOLAND Deutschland, Gunzburg, Germany
Class 5
BR: LEGOLAND Windsor, Windsor, England
BR: Liseberg, Gothenburg, Sweden
DE: Cedar Point Amusement Park/Resort, Sandusky, OH, USA
Class 6
BR: Promotora Xel-Ha, Cancun, Mexico
DE: El Garrafon, Cancun, Mexico
Class 7
BR: Recreatheque, Laval, PQ, Canada
DE: Sam's Fun City, Pensacola, FL, USA
Class 8
BR: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cleveland, OH, USA
DE: Merlin Entertainments Group Ltd., Poole, Dorset, England
Class 9
BR: Harris Miniature Golf Courses, Wildwood, NJ, USA
DE: Sally Corporation, Jacksonville, FL, USA
Media Kit
Class 2
BR: Parrot Jungle & Gardens, Miami, FL, USA
DE: Bonfante Gardens, Gilroy, CA, USA
Class 3
BR: Indiana Beach, Monticello, IN, USA
DE: La Ciudad de los Ninos, Mexico City, Mexico
Class 4
BR: LEGOLAND California, Carlsbad, CA, USA
DE: Six Flags Elitch Gardens, Denver, CO, USA
DE: Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, Canada
Class 5
BR: Phantasialand, Bruehl, Germany
DE: Cedar Point Amusement Park/Resort, Sandusky, OH, USA
DE: Efteling, Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands
Class 6
BR: Waterworld Waterpark, Ayia Napa, Cyprus
DE: Noah’s Ark Family Park, Wisconsin Dells, WI, USA
Class 8
BR: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cleveland, OH, USA
DE: Ripley’s Aquarium, Myrtle Beach, SC, USA
Class 9
BR: Stageworks Worldwide Productions, Blackpool, Lancashire, England
DE: TL Creative Design, Bay Shore, NY, USA
Outdoor Advertisement
Class 2
BR: Pacific National Exhibition, Vancouver, Canada
DE: Melbourne’s Luna Park, Melbourne, Australia
Class 3
BR: Kristiansand Dyrepark (Kardemomme, Norway
DE: La Ciudad de los Ninos, Mexico City, Mexico
Class 4
BR: Sesame Place, Langhorne, PA, USA
DE: Wonderland Sydney, Eastern Creek, Australia
Class 5
BR: Liseberg, Gothenburg, Sweden
DE: : LEGOLAND Windsor, Windsor, England
Class 6
BR: Promotora Xel-Ha, Cancun, Mexico
DE: Noah's Ark Family Park, Inc., Wisconsin Dells, WI, USA
Class 7
BR: Thunder Creek Quarry, Marshalls Creek, PA, USA
DE: Sam’s Fun City, Pensacola, FL, USA
Class 8
BR: Indianapolis Zoo/White River Gardens, Indianapolis, IN, USA
BR: Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum, Kalamazoo, MI, USA
DE: San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA, USA
Print Advertisement
Class 1
BR: Libertyland, Memphis, TN, USA
DE: Cliff's Amusement Park, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Class 2
BR: Old Tucson Studios, Tucson, AZ, USA
DE: Discovery Cove - Orlando, FL, USA
Class 3
BR: La Ciudad de los Ninos, Mexico City, Mexico
DE: Parque Bosque Magico, Guadalupe, Mexico
Class 4
BR: Fort Worth Zoo, Fort Worth, TX, USA
DE: Wild Adventures, Valdosta, GA, USA
Class 5
BR: Liseberg, Gothenburg, Sweden
DE: Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Tampa, FL, USA
Class 6
BR: Noah's Ark Family Park, Wisconsin Dells, WI, USA
DE: Sun Splash Family Waterpark, Cape Coral, FL, USA
Class 7
BR: Pharaoh's Lost Kingdom, Redlands, CA, USA
DE: Sam's Fun City, Pensacola, FL, USA
Class 8
BR: The Columbus Zoological Park, Powell, OH, USA
DE: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cleveland, OH, USA
Class 9
BR: Pyrotex, Inc., Carrollton, TX, USA
DE: Wave Loch, Inc., La Jolla, CA, USA
Radio Commercial
Class 1
BR: Libertyland, Memphis, TN, USA
DE: Cliff's Amusement Park, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Class 2
BR: Fun Spot Action Park, Orlando, FL, USA
DE: Silverwood, Athol, ID, USA
Class 3
BR: San Diego Coaster Co., San Diego, CA, USA
DE: Indiana Beach, Monticello, IN, USA
Class 4
BR: Wild Adventures, Valdosta, GA, USA
DE: Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, Canada
Class 5
BR: Playcenter, Sao Paulo, Brazil
DE: SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
Class 6
BR: Waterworld Waterpark, Ayia Napa, Cyprus
DE: Noah's Ark Family Park, Wisconsin Dells, WI, USA
Class 7
BR: Pharoah's Lost Kingdom, Redlands, CA, USA
DE: Sportsworld, Paramus, NJ, USA
Class 8
BR: Delaware North Parks Services of Spaceport, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
DE: Newport Aquarium, Newport, KY, USA
Sales Presentation Video
Class 9 only
BR: NBGS International, Inc., New Braunfels, TX, USA
DE: Atlantic Miniature Golf Course Design & Construction, LLC, Norfolk, VA, USA
Television Commercial
Class 1
BR: Cliff's Amusement Park, Albuquerque, NM, USA
DE: Wonderland Amusements, Inc., Amarillo, TX, USA
Class 2
BR: Pacific National Exhibition, Vancouver, Canada
DE: Silverwood, Athol, ID, USA
DE: Lake Winnepesaukah, Chattanooga, TN, USA
Class 3
BR: Fantasilandia, Santiago, Chile
DE: Castle Amusement Park, Riverside, CA, USA
Class 4
BR: Sesame Place, Langhorne, PA, USA
DE: Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, Louisville, KY, USA
DE: Sea World, Gold Coast, Australia
Class 5
BR: Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Tampa, FL, USA
DE: Paramount's Kings Dominion, Doswell, VA, USA
DE: Liseberg, Gothenburg, Sweden, USA
Class 6
BR: Noah's Ark Family Park, Wisconsin Dells, WI, USA
DE: Knott's Soak City San Diego, Chula Vista, CA, USA
Class 7
BR: Recreatheque, Laval, Canada
DE: Pharoah's Lost Kingdom, Redlands, CA, USA
Class 8
BR: Binder Park Zoological Society, Battle Creek, MI, USA
DE: Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, MO, USA
DE: Roger Williams Park Zoo, Providence, RI, USA
Website
Class 1
BR: Enchanted Island Amusement Park, Phoenix, AZ, USA
DE: Cliff's Amusement Park, Alburquerque, NM, USA
Class 2
BR: Parrot Jungle & Gardens, Miami, FL, USA
BR: Seabreeze Park, Rochester, NY, USA
Class 3
BR:Canobie Lake Park, Salem, NH, USA
DE: Coney Island, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Class 4
BR: Sea World, Gold Coast, Australia
DE: LEGOLAND California, Carlsbad, CA, USA
Class 5
BR: Ocean Park (Aberdeen, Hong Kong
DE: Cedar Point Amusement Park/Resort, Sandusky, OH, USA
Class 6
BR: Promotoa Xel-Ha, Cancun, Mexico
DE: The Beach Waterpark, Mason, OH, USA
Class 7
BR: The Track/Recreational Management, Branson, MO, USA
DE: Sam's Fun City, Pensacola, FL, USA
Class 8
BR: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cleveland, OH, USA
DE: Grant's Farm, Affton, MO, USA
Class 9
BR: Leisure & Recreation Concepts, Inc., Dallas, TX, USA
BR: NBGS International, Inc., New Braunfels, TX, USA
DE: Mad Science Productions, Montreal, Canada
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