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And the award goes to… Enjoy all of the highlights from the
2026 Park World Excellence Awards in London S
ince its inception in 2018, the Park World Excellence Awards has firmly established itself as the
leading industry awards for the EMEA region, garnering huge respect for its identification and celebration of best-in- class entertainment destinations, projects, products and people. Organised by Datateam Media, the awards took
place at the stunning Grand Connaught Rooms in the heart of London on Wednesday September 23rd, recognising the outstanding work of global manufacturers and suppliers working on projects across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Our glorious evening of awards kicked off
with Best Roller Coaster of the year, won by Falcons Flight – Six Flags Qiddiya City – Intamin Amusement Rides. Next up was Best Roller Coaster (Limited Budget) of the year, which went to Fireline Redwood – Fraispertuis-City – Universal Rocks, Vekoma. Best Ride(s) of the year went to both Skywatch –
Six Flags Qiddiya City – Intamin Amusement Rides and joint winners Aviktas – Blackpool Pleasure Beach Resort – Intamin Amusement Rides. Next up was Best Ride(s) (Limited Budget) of
the year. This was taken home by Seesaw Swing – Bellewaerde – Art Engineering and joint winners, Rush Water Canyon and Gold Rush – O’Fun Park – DCA Piscine – Poly 3D. The Best Dark Ride or Media-based Experience
of the year award was up next, taken from the stage by Rally Flåklypa – Hunderfossen Eventyrpark –
Best Waterpark of the year was awarded to
Aquarabia Qiddiya City, while the hotly contested Best FEC of the year award went to Querion Hypermedia Entertainment Park. Next was the Best Live Entertainment awards, which this year went to Astérix et la Potion d’Étoiles – Parc Astérix. We then celebrated some of the remarkable
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individuals in our industry, with the Industry Icon (Operator) award going to Brian Machamer of Six Flags Qiddiya City, while the Industry Icon (Supplier) award went to Markus Beyr at Attraktion!. The Best Green Initiative of the year went to
BoldMove Nation, Qvisten Animation and Kabuki. Best Water Park Experience went to Aquaticar®
– Legend of the Glowing Guardians – Aquarabia Qiddiya City – Sub Sea Systems. FEC Project of the year went to Funfairgames by
Koezio, followed by the Best use of Theming award, which went to Idefix’ Adventure Land – Belantis Adventure Kingdom – Zamperla, Reverchon. It was then time for Best Supplier, which was
awarded to Intamin Amusement Rides, followed by Best food or retail development, which went to O’Ranch Restaurant – O’Fun Park. Some of the heavy-hitter awards were next,
the first of which being Best Large Park of the year, which went to Europa-Park. Best Regional Park of the Year went jointly to Bellewaerde and Nigloland.
Canadian Burger, Bellewaerde, while Best Product Innovation (Rides/Games/Shows) of the year was awarded to Aquaticar® – Legend of the Glowing Guardians, Sub Sea Systems. As we homed in on the end of the evening, it
was time to recognise the Best Product Innovation (Guest Experience/Park Operations) of the year. This was won by Vantage – Aquaventure World – Vantage. Best Marketing Initiative of the Year was our
penultimate award of the night, going to Puy du Fou España – La Llamada Which left only one award: Best of the Best. And the winner was... Blackpool Pleasure Beach. And with that, we were done! It was an
amazing night of food, drink, entertainment and networking. We hope you enjoyed it if you attended, and if you missed it, fear not – we’ll be back again in September of 2027, this time in Vienna. I hope to see you there. Cheers!
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