Applause Award

Applause Award
Awarded for The award at Europa-Park
Country Worldwide
Presented by Liseberg
First awarded 1980
Official website liseberg.com/en/home/Entertainment/Awards1/

The Applause Award is an international award given out by Liseberg, a world famous 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 Bergman 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]

The Applause Award Board of Governors 2014

Chairman :

Andreas Andersen, Liseberg

Members :

Bob Masterson, Golden Planet Leisure

Peter Herschend, Herschend Family Entertainment

John Wood, Sally Corporation

Sascha N. Czibulka, Intamin Worldwide

Tim O´Brien, Ripley Entertainment

Amanda Thompson, Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Michael Mack, Europa Park

Pelle Johannisson, Liseberg

Ira West, Ira West Inc.

Recipients

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
1992 Netherlands Efteling
1994 United States Universal Studios Florida [4]
1996 United States Cedar Point
1998 United States Silver Dollar City
2000 United States Hersheypark
2002 United States Busch Gardens Williamsburg
2004 United States Holiday World & Splashin' Safari
2006 United States Islands of Adventure [4]
2008 Guatemala Xetulul Theme Park
2010 United States Dollywood [3]
2012 Hong Kong Ocean Park Hong Kong
2014 France Puy du Fou [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Ocean Park Hong Kong wins Applause Award". Liseberg. November 13, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  2. ↑ "The Applause Award 2008". Liseberg. November 2008. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Dollywood wins Applause award for theme parks". Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Associated Press. November 16, 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Big contract still in reach for Lockheed". Orlando Sentinel. November 16, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  5. ↑ Amusement Business. Nov 26, 1990, Vol. 102 Issue 47, p1, 3 p.
  6. ↑ Un Applause Award pour le Puy du Fou