2022 Brass Ring Awardees introduced throughout IAAPA Expo

IAAPA has introduced the winners for the 2022 IAAPA Brass Ring Awards. Winners had been introduced tonight throughout a ceremony throughout IAAPA Expo 2022 in Orlando, Florida. This 12 months’s ceremony marked the return of the in-person celebration for the primary time since 2019.

The annual awards acknowledge amusement parks, water parks, zoos, aquariums, museums, household leisure facilities (FECs), and suppliers from world wide for excellence in meals and beverage, video games and retail, human assets, reside leisure, advertising, new merchandise, and displays.

“There’s one thing particular about coming collectively as an {industry} and cheering one another on when this 12 months’s finalists had been so sturdy in every class,” mentioned Jim Pattison, President of Ripley Leisure, and IAAPA’s 2023 Chairman of the Board. “Celebrating industry-wide improvements and successes is a win for all of us.”

The custom of the brass ring, a time period now synonymous with spectacular achievement, dates again to the 1800s when rings had been held on carousels to pose a enjoyable problem for riders. Efficiently grabbing a hoop whereas driving the carousel usually earned riders prizes, usually together with a further free experience. Most rings had been made from iron, however a couple of had been made from brass, so grabbing the brass ring was a coveted and celebrated deal with.

The IAAPA Brass Ring Awards honor this custom by celebrating achievements of excellence all through the worldwide points of interest {industry}. The IAAPA Brass Ring Awards are thought-about one of many world points of interest {industry}’s most prestigious honors.

The winners had been:

High Household Leisure Middle of the World

• Wild Island Coconut Bowl, Sparks, Nevada, U.S.A. 

Reside Leisure Excellence

Most Inventive Property-Huge Occasion, Amusement Parks and Points of interest, Together with Water Parks, Annual Attendance Extra Than 1 million

• Disneyland Paris, Disneyland Paris thirtieth Anniversary Celebration

Most Inventive Sports activities/Stunt Present

• SeaWorld San Antonio, Hydro Energy Xtreme FX

Most Inventive Multimedia Spectacular

• Walt Disney World Resort, Harmonious

Most Inventive Halloween Hang-out, Present, or Expertise

• Hong Kong Disneyland, Let’s Get Depraved

Most Inventive Christmas/Vacation Present

• Disneyland Paris, Mickey’s Dazzling Christmas Parade

Greatest Theatrical Manufacturing, Amusement Parks and Points of interest, Together with Water Parks, With Annual Attendance Much less Than 1 Million

• Puy du Fou España, El Sueño de Toledo

Greatest Theatrical Manufacturing, Amusement Parks and Points of interest, Together with Water Parks, With Annual Attendance Extra Than 1 Million

• Disneyland Resort, Story of the Lion King

Greatest Reside Edutainment Efficiency Act

• SeaWorld Orlando, Rescue Tails

Greatest Ambiance/Avenue Present Efficiency Act

• Common Studios Japan, Good day Kitty Happiness Brass Band

Human Sources Excellence

Greatest Worker Engagement Initiative

• Hershey’s Chocolate World, SHCWeet Program

Greatest Worker Reward and Recognition Program

• Doha Quest, The ‘MORE’ Awards

Greatest Innovation in a Coaching Program

• Common Beijing Resort, Common Means 2.0

Advertising

Greatest Digital Advertising Marketing campaign

• Fantasy Valley, Fantasy Valley Digital Advertising

Greatest Built-in Advertising Marketing campaign

• California Academy of Sciences, Bugs Exhibit Promoting Marketing campaign

Greatest Out of doors Commercial

• Morey’s Piers and Resorts, Summer time Jobs @ Morey’s

Greatest Public Relations Marketing campaign

• Ripley’s Imagine It or Not!, Ripley’s Assists in Making Historical past with Kim Kardashian at Met Gala

Greatest Social Media Marketing campaign

• Dolphin Discovery, Sharing Dolphin DNA

Greatest Tv or Digital Video Industrial, Annual Attendance Extra Than 1 Million

• Morey’s Piers & Beachfront Water Parks, That is The place We Summer time

Greatest Tv or Digital Video Industrial, Annual Attendance 250,000-1 Million

• Liseberg, The place pleasure lives

Greatest Tv or Digital Video Industrial, Annual Attendance Much less Than 250,000

• Quassy Amusement & Waterpark, Water Coaster opens at Quassy Amusement & Waterpark

Video games and Merchandise Excellence

Greatest Attire Merchandise

• Disney World Product Creation, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Cassette Participant Shoulder Bag

Greatest Onerous Good Merchandise

• Disney World Product Creation, Halcyon Starcruiser Coaching Lightsaber Hilt

Greatest Plush Merchandise

• Disney World Product Creation, Groot Scented Plush

Greatest Visible Merchandising

• Dollywood Parks & Resorts, Dollywood Emporium Rework

Meals & Beverage

Greatest New Menu Merchandise, Annual Attendance Much less Than 1 Million

• TELUS Spark Science Centre, The James Webb

Greatest New Menu Merchandise, Annual Attendance Extra Than 1 Million

• The Ganachey at Disney Springs, Chocolate Mighty Thor’s Hammer

Product

Main Experience/Attraction, Product value of greater than US$5 million

1^st Place, Sally Darkish Rides, VOLKANU — Quest for the Golden Idol

2^nd Place, Premier Rides, Epiq Coaster

Main Experience/Attraction, Product value of US$2 to US$5 million

1^st Place, DOF Robotics, Digital Park: Mission Area

2^nd Place, Triotech, Double Walkthrough “Hive Break”

Main Experience/Attraction, Product value of lower than US$2 million

1^st Place, ABC Rides Switzerland, C3

2^nd Place, Josef Wiegand Gmbh & Co. KG, U-Drop Dry Slide

Household Experience/Attraction

1^st Place, Zamperla Group, Huge WaveZ

2^nd Place, ALTITUDE RIDES And ATTRACTIONS LLC, Get Hammered Tower Experience

Water Park Experience/Attraction, Product value of greater than US$2 million

1^st Place, WhiteWater Blasterango Battle

2^nd Place, Wiegand.Waterrides GmbH, 4-passenger Fusion Slide of “BigBang” and “Lotus”

Water Park Experience/Attraction, Product value of US$2 million or much less

1^st Place, Vortex Aquatic Constructions Worldwide, Dream Tunnel

2^nd Place, ProSlide Know-how, Inc., SwitchBACK

Patron Participation Experience/Attraction

1^st Place, Sport of 1000 Containers, Sport of 1000 Containers

2^nd Place, Eldorado Climbing, Kinetix Motion Towers

Product or Service utilized by Customers

1^st Place, Vantage, Digital Go Processing

2^nd Place, Smarte Carte Inc., Twin Sided Locker

Product or Service utilized by Amenities

1^st Place, Amusement Merchandise LLC, VirTech™ Digital Technician

2^nd Place, Avius, Optimus Synthetic Intelligence Powered Agent Help

Prizes, Plush, and Retail and Meals Merchandise

1^st Place, NXT Seize, NXT PicturePass

2^nd Place, Penny Press Manufacturing unit LLC, Gem Penny Press

Video games and Gadgets

1^st Place, Coastal Amusements, Inc., Break the Plate

2^nd Place, UNIS Know-how Ltd., Depraved Tuna 4P

Digital and Augmented Actuality

1^st Place, Valo Movement, ValoArena

2^nd Place, Inventive Works, Limitless VR       

Exhibitions, Exhibits/Productions, Theatrical Tools & Provides, Shows & Units

1^st Place, Zigong Lantern Group, Historical Egyptian Illumination & Sphinx Tunnel of Hieroglyphics of Mild / Instance of a Themed Masterpiece, handcrafted illuminating lantern artwork, customized towards any theme conceivable

2^nd Place, LightUpToys.com, LLC, LightUp Disco Show Cart

Companies, Tools, and Provides

1^st Place, Excessive Engineering, Flex Shade System

2^nd Place, Semnox Options, LuminOS – Subsequent Technology LinuxOS based mostly Debit Card Readers

Greatest New Product Idea Award, Main Experience or Water Park Experience

1^st Place, Wibit Sports activities GmbH, Wibit Peakz

2^nd Place, Polin Group, Cosmos

Greatest New Product Idea Award, Attraction

1^st Place, Excessive Engineering, Parkour Round

2^nd Place, EUROGAMES, OVERLANDER

Greatest New Product, Different Product/Service

1^st Place, ZED Digital, ZIG

2^nd Place, VITO Fryfilter, VITO VL oil filter system

IMPACT Award Winner

Vantage, Digital Go Processing

Greatest Exhibit Awards

100-399 Sq. Toes, 1st Place, 3DXScenic

100-399 Sq. Toes, 2nd Place, Wonderful Magnets

400 – 499 Sq. Toes, 1st Place, Themics Philippines Inc.

400 – 499 Sq. Toes, 2nd Place, Ellis & Associates

500 – 899 Sq. Toes, 1st Place, Vlocker North America LLC

500 – 899 Sq. Toes, 2nd Place, Daniels Wooden Land, Inc.

900 – 1,200 Sq. Toes, 1st Place, Wibit Sports activities GmgH

900 – 1,200 Sq. Toes, 2nd Place, Sandy Creek Mining Firm

1,201 and Bigger Sq. Toes, 1st Place, Apple Industries

1,201 and Bigger Sq. Toes, 2nd Place, Coastal Amusements

IMAGE Award Winner

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