Brass Ring, Broadway-Style

Attendees were treated to a Broadway-caliber event, complete with performances by The Broadway Dolls dancers, during Wednesday’s Brass Ring Awards in the IAAPA Theatre Presented by the Wanda Group.

This prestigious awards program honors attractions from around the world for their achievements in the areas of marketing, retail, human resources, live entertainment, F&B, and family entertainment center operations. The winners are:

RETAIL EXCELLENCE

Soft Good – Over 1 million

Morey’s Piers, Wildwood, New Jersey, USA; www.moreyspiers.com

Soft Good – Under 1 million

XPlor, Cancun, Mexico; en.xcaretexperiencias.com/Xplor

Hard Good – Over 1 million

MoviePark Germany, Bottrop, Germany; moviepark.de

Hard Good – Under 1 million

Walibi – Campagnie Des Alpes, Boulogne-Billan Court, France; www.compagniedesalpes.com

Visual – Over 1 million

Ocean Park Hong Kong, Aberdeen, Hong Kong, SAR; www.oceanpark.com.hk

Visual – Under 1 million

Dolphin Quest, Waikola, Hawaii, USA; www.dolphinquest.com

Judges’ Choice Award

Disneyland Hat, Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, California, USA; www.disneyland.disney.go.com

HUMAN RESOURCES EXCELLENCE

Best Innovation in a Training Program – Over 1 million

Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, California, USA; www.disneyland.disney.go.com

Best Innovation in a Training Program – Under 1 million

Rainbow’s End Theme Park, Auckland, New Zealand; www.rainbowsend.co.nz

Best Employee Reward and Recognition Program – Over 1 million

Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA; www.dollywood.com

Best Employee Reward and Recognition Program – Under 1 million

Rainbow’s End Theme Park, Auckland, New Zealand; www.rainbowsend.co.nz

FOOD AND BEVERAGE EXCELLENCE

Best Innovation in Food and Beverage

Europa-Park, Rust, Germany; www.europapark.de

Efteling, Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands; www.efteling.com

Best New Menu Item

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, California, USA; www.beachboardwalk.com/

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT EXCELLENCE

Best Atmosphere/Street Show Performance/Act

Best Atmosphere/Street Show Performance/Act

“The Longshoremen in Bubble Trouble,” SeaWorld Orlando, Orlando, Florida, USA; seaworldparks.com/
seaworld-orlando

Best Live “Edutainment” Show

“Dollywood’s Imagination Playhouse ­Featuring the Penguin Players,” Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee;
www.dollywood.com

Best Sports Show

“Iceploration,” Busch Gardens Tampa, Tampa, Florida, USA;

seaworldparks.com/buschgardens-tampa

Best Overall Production: Budget of $25,000 or Less

“Skulls Eye - The Search for the Enchanted Crown,” Legoland California, Carlsbad, California;

Best Overall Production: Budget of $25,001 – $50,000

“Carnevil,” Six Flags Over Georgia, Austell, Georgia, USA;Cached - Similar

Best Overall Production: Budget of $25,000 or Less

“Skulls Eye—The Search for the Enchanted Crown,” Legoland California, Carlsbad, California, USA; california.legoland.com

Best Overall Production: Budget of $25,001 – $50,000

“Carnevil,” Six Flags Over Georgia, Austell, Georgia, USA; www.sixflags.com/overGeorgia

Best Overall Production: Budget of $50,001 – $100,000

“Scaremonies,” Ocean Park Hong Kong, Aberdeen, Hong Kong, SAR; www.oceanpark.com.hk

Best Overall Production: Budget of $100,001 – $200,000

“Liseberg Isshow,” Liseberg, Goteborg, Sweden; www.liseberg.com

Best Overall Production: Budget of $200,001 – $400,000

“Imperio Show,” Europa-Park, Rust, Germany; www.europapark.de

Best Overall Production: Budget of $400,001 – $700,000

“Pop City,” Pacific National Exhibition, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; www.pne.ca

Best Overall Production of $700,001- $1,000,000

“Mysteria,” Europa-Park, Rust, Germany; www.europapark.de

Best Overall Production: Budget of $1,000,001 or More

“Disney Dreams!,” Disneyland Paris, Marne la Vallee Cedex 4, France; www.disneylandparis.com

The Heart Beat Award 

“Iceploration,” Busch Gardens Tampa, Tampa, Florida, USA;

seaworldparks.com/buschgardens-tampa

Spirit Award 

Meghan Hakey, Santa’s Village, New York, New York, USA

Best Female Performer

Chandler Nicole Sherrill, Hersheypark, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA; www.hersheypark.com

Best Male Performer

Peter Vawter, Universal Studios Japan, Konohana-ku, Osaka, Japan; www.usj.co.jp

MARKETING EXCELLENCE

*Some marketing awards are divided into the following class distinctions:

Class 1: Family entertainment centers (FECs) and attractions with annual attendance less than 250,000

Class 2: Zoos and aquariums

Class 3: Amusement parks and attractions—including water parks—with annual attendance of 250,001-1 million

Class 4: Amusement parks and attractions—including water parks—with annual attendance of more than 1 million

Television Commercial

Class 1: Triple Play Family Fun Park, Hayden, Idaho, USA; www.3play.com

Class 2: St. Louis Zoo, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; www.stlzoo.org

Class 3: Calgary Stampede, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; www.calgarystampede.com

Class 4: Grona Lund Tivoli, Stockholm, Sweden;  www.gronalund.com/en/

Radio Commercial

Class 1: Triple Play Family Fun Park, Hayden, Idaho, USA; www.3play.com

Class 2: The Florida Aquarium, Tampa, Florida, USA; www.flaquarium.org

Class 3: Elitch Gardens, Denver, Colorado, USA; elitchgardens.com

Class 4: Legoland California, Carlsbad, California, USA; Carlsbad, California; california.legoland.com

Public Relations Programming

Class 1: Adventure Landing, Jacksonville Beach, Florida, USA; www.adventurelanding.com

Class 2: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cleveland, Ohio, USA; clemetzoo.com

Class 3: Six Flags America, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, USA; www.sixflags.com/america 

Class 4: Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA; www.dollywood.com

Outdoor Advertising

Hopi Hari, São Paulo, Brazil; www.hopihari.com.br/home/Default.aspx

Integrated Marketing

Detroit Zoological Society, Detroit, Michigan, USA; www.detroitzoo.org

Digital Marketing

Ocean Park Corporation, Hong Kong, SAR; www.oceanpark.com.hk

TOP FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT CENTER (FEC)

North America

Funspot, USA; www.funspotattractions.com

International

Skemmtigardur Smaralind, Iceland; www.skemmtigardur.is