Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the first annual Hoo-Yah and Booyah Awards! This event celebrates the best, worst, and weirdest of the theme park industry in 2024. A massive thank you to everyone who voted and nominated in this year's awards. The results are intriguing and sure to spark some debate. Let's dive into the winners and nominees across various categories.
Best New Coaster for 2024
The nominees for Best New Coaster were:
- Fina Force at Emerald Park (built by Voma)
- F Explorer at Leal (built by Mark Rides)
- Hala Madrid at Real Madrid World (built by Great Coasters International)
- Hyperia at Thor Park (built by Mark Rides)
- Iron Menace at Dorney Park (built by Boler and Mard)
- Mahuka at Wab Ron Alps (built by Inman)
- Penguin Track at SeaWorld Orlando (built by Mard)
- Phoenix Rising at Busch Gardens Tampa (built by Bager and Mard)
- Thunderbolt at Playland (built by Zan Pea)
- Voltron at Europa Park (built by Mark Rides)
Winner: Voltron at Europa Park with 54.5% of the vote.
Worst New Coaster for 2024
The nominees for Worst New Coaster included:
- All American Triple Loop at Indiana Beach (built by Schwarzkopf)
- Happy Bee at Dana Brook Greenhouse (built by Hanan Beston)
- Jungle Roller Coaster at Pangzu Garden (built by Chang Long)
- Jurassic Roller Coaster at Chan Lord Holiday Manor (built by Beijing Shalai Amusements)
- Looping Star at Super Park (built by Pinfari)
- Mont Rousa Franchini at Europa Park Milano Idroscalo (manufacturer unknown)
- Rocket Roller Coaster at Lightwater Valley (built by Inter Park)
- Spinning Coaster at Play Center Family (built by Zamperla)
- Top Thrill Two at Cedar Point (built by Zamperla)
- Wooden Coaster at Central Park (manufacturer unknown)
Winner: All American Triple Loop at Indiana Beach with 53.3% of the vote.
Best New Family Coaster for 2024
The nominees for Best New Family Coaster were:
- Alpen Express Enzan at Europa Park (built by Mark Rides)
- Bobcat at Six Flags Great Escape (built by The Gravity Group)
- Choco Chip Creek at Energylandia (built by Voma)
- Fire in the Hole at Silver Dollar City (built by Rocky Mountain Construction)
- Gold Rush at Drayton Manor (built by Inman)
- Good Gravy at Holiday World (built by Voma)
- Minifigure Speedway at Legoland Windsor (built by Zer)
- Penguin Track at SeaWorld Orlando (built by Bager and Mard)
- Phoenix Rising at Busch Gardens Tampa (built by Boler and Mard)
- Snoopy Soapbox Races at Kings Island (built by Voma)
Winner: Bobcat at Six Flags Great Escape with 34.4% of the vote.
Best New Non-Coaster Attraction for 2024
The nominees for Best New Non-Coaster Attraction were:
- Amazonia at Bada in Belgium
- Anna and Elsa's Frozen Journey at Tokyo Disney Sea in Japan
- Cadbury Chocolate Quest at Cadbury World in the United Kingdom
- Castello de Medici at Europa Park in Germany
- Catapult Falls at SeaWorld San Antonio in Texas, USA
- Sky Striker at Six Flags Great America in Illinois, USA
- SpongeBob's Crazy Carnival Ride at Circus Circus Las Vegas in Nevada, USA
- Swingy at Linen Mary in Finland
- Tiana's Bayou Adventure at Disney's Magic Kingdom in Florida, USA
- Wolf Legend at Gand in Italy
Winner: Amazonia at Bada with 33.3% of the vote.
Best Non-Coaster Attraction
This award was open for any non-coaster attraction. Here are the top 10:
- Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Florida, USA
- Piratin in Bavia at Europa Park in Germany
- Valhalla at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in the United Kingdom
- Chapas at Fantasia Land in Germany
- Talokan at Fantasia Land in Germany
- The Giant Drop at Dreamworld in Australia
- Curse at Alton Manor at Alton Towers in the United Kingdom
- Dro looked at Eing in the Netherlands
- Nemesis Sub-Terror at Alton Towers in the United Kingdom
- Falcon Fury at Busch Gardens Tampa in Florida, USA
Winner: Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
Weirdest or Most Unusual Ride or Attraction
Some of the nominees included:
- Sequoia Mag Mag Loop at Gand in Italy
- Mine Train at Foreigner Street in China
- Crazy Mouse at Sand in South Korea
- The Revolving Jungle Mouse at Expoland in Japan
Winner: Mammoth Tree at Cony Land in Switzerland.
In Memoriam: Saddest Ride Closure of 2024
The rides we lost this year included:
- Doona at Fuji Highland
- The Hornet at Flambards Village Theme Park
- Top Thrill Two at Cedar Point
- Wild Train at Fantana
Winner: Scorpion at Busch Gardens Tampa.
Overall Awards: Best and Worst Theme Parks
Worst Theme Parks
- Elitch Gardens in Colorado, USA
- Rainbows End
- Dron Manor
- Lon
- Six Flags St. Louis
- Flamingoland
- Magic Mountain Marimbula
- Alton Towers
- Wabby Holland
- South Pier Blackpool
Best Theme Parks
- Europa Park in Germany
- Fantasia Land
- Universal's Islands of Adventure
- Cedar Point
- Alton Towers
- TH Park
- Tokyo Disney Sea
- Eing
- Energylandia
- Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Rankings of Wooden Coasters
Worst Wooden Coasters
- Bandit at Movie Park Germany
- The Boss at Six Flags St. Louis
- Mammut at Olbis Park
- Stampa at Port Aventura Park
- Anaconda at Wagr Grand EST
- Grand National at Blackpool Pleasure Beach
- Scenic Routeway at Luna Park Melbourne
- Big Dipper at Blackpool Pleasure Beach
- Grizzly at California's Great America
- Coaster Express at Park Warner Madrid
Best Wooden Coasters
- Leviathan at SeaWorld
- Wodan Timber Coaster at Europa Park
- El Toro at Six Flags Great Adventure
- The Voyage at Holiday World
- Wicker Man at Alton Towers
- T Duus at Park Asterix
- Wildfire at Colmarden
- Megaphobia at Oakwood Theme Park
- Troy at Toverland
- Ghost Rider at Knott's Berry Farm
Rankings of Steel Coasters
Worst Steel Coasters
- Motor Coaster at Dreamworld
- Hero at Flamingoland
- Garix at Park Asterix
- Blue Tornado at Gand
- Viking Roller Coaster at Energylandia
- Go Gator at Flamingoland
- Firebird at Six Flags America
- Rita at Alton Towers
- Edor Laack at Lond
- Arashi at Nagashima Spa Land
Best Steel Coasters
- Voltron at Europa Park
- Hyperia at TH Park
- VelociCoaster at Universal's Islands of Adventure
- Ride to Happiness at Plopsaland De Panne
- DC Rivals Hyper Coaster at Warner Brothers Movie World
- Steel Vengeance at Cedar Point
- Ion Guazi at Busch Gardens Tampa
- Taran at Fantasia Land
- Maverick at Cedar Point
- Nemesis Reborn at Alton Towers
Thank you for watching and participating in the voting process. We look forward to seeing you next year for the second annual Hoo-Yah Awards in 2025. Let us know your thoughts on the winners in the comments below!
