IAAPA Brass Ring Awards
Pictured above: 2019 IAAPA Brass Ring Award Winners
2020 IAAPA Brass Rings Awards Postponed to 2021
As we move forward with IAAPA Expo, we have made the difficult decision to postpone the 2020 IAAPA Brass Rings Awards to next year.
We understand members like you have had to push or postpone capital investment projects, new ride openings, and marketing campaigns this year, and for this reason, the Excellence Awards for Games and Merchandise; Family Entertainment Center (FEC); Human Resources; Marketing; Food and Beverage; and Live Entertainment have all been postponed. The eligibility period to qualify for a 2021 Brass Ring Excellence Award has been extended to September 2019 - August 2021.
Excellence from the trade show floor will still be highlighted as the Exhibitor Awards for Best New Product and Best Exhibit will still take place. Applications can be submitted beginning June 1 for IAAPA Brass Ring Best New Product Award and IAAPA Brass Ring Best Exhibit Award.
2019 Award Winners
- Game & Merchandise Excellence
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Best Apparel Item
- “Children's Shaun the Sheep Hooded Sweat” – Paradise Country - Gold Coast Australia
Best Hard Good Item
- “Savi’s Workshop – Handbuilt Lightsabers” – Disney Parks
Best Midway Games Operations
- “Morey's Piers Game Operation” – Morey's Piers and Beachfront Water Parks
Best Plush Item
- “Porg” – Disney Parks
Best Visual Merchandising
- “Droid Depot: Custom Astromech Units” – Disney Parks
- Food & Beverage Excellence
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Best New Menu Item for Amusement Parks and Attractions, Including Water Parks and FEC’s with Annual Attendance Less than a Million
- “Unicorn Cotton Candy Tacos” – Jake's Unlimited
Best New Menu Item for Amusement Parks and Attractions, Including Water Parks and FEC’s with Annual Attendance More than a Million
- “BLT Panzzanella Bowl” – San Diego Zoo
- Human Resource Excellence
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Best Employee Engagement Initiative – Amusement Parks and Attractions, Including Water Parks, With Annual Attendance Less Than 1 Million.
- “Ferrari World Abu Dhabi”
Best Employee Engagement Initiative – Amusement Parks and Attractions, Including Water Parks, With Annual Attendance More Than 1 Million.
- “Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk”
Best Employee Reward and Recognition Program – Amusement Parks and Attractions, Including Water Parks, With Annual Attendance More Than 1 Million.
- “Europa-Park”
Best Innovation in a Training Program – Amusement Parks and Attractions, Including Water Parks, With Annual Attendance Less Than 1 Million.
- “Pacific National Exhibition”
Best Innovation in a Training Program – Amusement Parks and Attractions, Including Water Parks, With Annual Attendance More Than 1 Million.
- “Whiting's Foods on the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk”
- Live Entertainment Excellence
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Best Atmosphere/Street Show Performance Act
- “Green Army Drum Corps” – Walt Disney World - Disney's Hollywood Studios
Best Live Edutainment Show
- “Hershey's Unwrapped” – Hershey's Chocolate World
Best Performer
- “Annie Huckaba” – Dollywood Theme Park
Best Theatrical Production – Amusement Parks and Attractions, Including Water Parks, With Annual Attendance More Than 1 Million.
- “Legend of Camel Bells” – Huaxia Cultural Tourism Resort - Xi’an, Shanxi Province, China
Most Creative Christmas Show
- “Up on the Rooftop” – Hersheypark
Most Creative Halloween Haunt, Show, or Experience
- “Below” – Walibi
Most Creative Multimedia Spectacular
- “Dancing Islands” – Fantawild Asian Legend, Nanning, China
Most Creative Show Featuring Animals
- “Sea Lions Tonite” – SeaWorld Orlando
Most Creative Sports/Stunt Show
- “Paddington on Ice - the Grande Voyage” – EUROPA-PARK
Spirit Award
- “Katja Mack” – EUROPA-PARK
Most Creative Property-Wide Event – Amusement Parks and Attractions, “Including Water Parks, With Annual Attendance Less Than 1 Million
- “Winterfest, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi” – Ferrari World Abu Dhabi
Most Creative Property-Wide Event – Amusement Parks and Attractions, Including Water Parks, With Annual Attendance More Than 1 Million
- “SeaWorld Christmas Celebration” – SeaWorld Orlando
- Marketing Excellence
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Best Digital Marketing Campaign
- “Snake” – Gröna Lund
Best Integrated Marketing Campaign
- “Skin Exhibit Integrate Campaign” – California Academy of Sciences
Best Outdoor Advertisement
- “2018 San Diego Zoo Jungle Bells Campaign” – San Diego Zoo Global
Best Public Relations Campaign
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“Coffin Challenge” – Six Flags St. Louis
Eureka
Best Radio or Streaming Audio Commercial
- “Dino Roar Valley” – Dino Roar Valley
Best Social Media Campaign
- “You Can't Do This At Home Campaign” – Silver Dollar City
Best Television or Digital Video Commercial – Amusement Parks and Attractions, Including Water Parks, With Annual Attendance More Than 1 Million
- “Skin Exhibit Advertising Campaign” – California Academy of Sciences
Best Television or Digital Video Commercial – Amusement Parks and Attractions, Including Water Parks, With Annual Attendance of 250,000 - 1 Million
- “Be A Kid With Your Kid” – Silverwood Theme Park
Best Television or Digital Video Commercial – Attractions With Annual Attendance Less Than 250,000
- “Stupet - where heroes are born” – Rogaland Fritidspark AS - Kongeparken
- Top FEC of The World
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- Cinergy Entertainment Amarillo – Dallas, Texas
- Best Exhibit Awards
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Image Award Winner
- Bob's Space Racers, Inc., Booth 2615, 2815
Booth Size 100 – 199 Square Feet
- First Place: Party Cannon, Booth 4683
- Second Place: People VisionFX, Booth 2166
Booth Size 200 – 399 Square Feet
- First Place: Imagination Corporation, Booth 671
- Second Place: HB Leisure Ltd., Booth 3418
Booth Size 400 – 499 Square Feet
- First Place: Backyard X-Scapes Commercial, Booth 3462
- Second Place: Laserblast, Booth 4269
Booth Size 500 – 899 Square Feet
- First Place: Arihant Water Park Equipment, Booth 1844
- Second Place: Splashtacular, LLC, Booth 3254
Booth Size 900 – 1,200 Square Feet
- First Place: Tree-Mendous Aerial Adventures, Booth 1354
- Second Place: Sandy Creek Mining Company, Booth 3487
Booth Size 1,201 and Larger Square Feet
- First Place: Bob's Space Racers, Inc., Booth 2615, 2815
- Second Place: Polin Waterparks, Booth 847
- Best New Product Exhibitor Awards
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Major Ride/Attraction (Product cost of US$5 million or more)
- First Place: Intamin Ltd., Booth 3424, Dueling LSM Triple Launch Coaster - Dueling Dragons
- Second Place: Dynamic Attractions, Booth 1358, Batman: Knight Flight - Robotic Arm Ride with updated Track Switches
Major Ride/Attraction (Product cost of US$2 to US$5 million)
- First Place: WhiteWater Attractions, Booth 2254, Spinning Rapids Ride
- Second Place: Zamperla, Booth 2024 and 2031, Super Air Race
Major Ride/Attraction (Product cost less than US$2 million)
- First Place: Zamperla, Booth 2024 and 2031, Nebulaz
- Second Place: Ride Engineers Switzerland, Booth 3472, Rollerball M
Kiddie Ride/Attraction
- First Place: Treetop Trekking, Booth E7421, TreeWalk Village
- Second Place: Eurogames SRL, Booth 3869, BIG CAR OUTLANDER
Water Park Ride/Attraction (Product cost of less than US$1 million)
- First Place: WhiteWater, Booth 2250, Tailspin
Water Park Ride/Attraction (Product cost of US $1 million or more)
- First Place: ProSlide Technology, Inc., Booth 1838 and 2035, Dueling PIPElineBLAST / FlyingSAUCER
- Second Place: WhiteWater, Booth 2250, Over/Under
Patron Participation Ride/Attraction
- First Place: VR Coaster GmbH & Co. KG, Booth 2669, VR Bumper Cars
- Second Place: Ice-World International, Booth 2772, IceByk®
Technology Applied to Amusements (Product or Service used by Consumers)
- First Place: Pool Safe Inc., Booth 3236, PoolSafe
- Second Place: Convergence, LLC, Booth 2684, Automatic Itinerary Planner for Handling Timed-ticket Packages in Web/POS/Kiosk
Technology Applied to Amusements (Product or Service used by Facilities)
- First Place: Dynamic Attractions, Booth 1358, Loading / Unloading system
- Second Place: Valo Motion, Booth E7141, Super Stomp
Food Services
- First Place: VITO Fryfilter, Booth 3956, VITO 80 oil filter system - connect
- Second Place: VITO Fryfilter, Booth 3956, VITO FT 440 - Frying oil tester
Merchandising & Retail Products
- First Place: NXT Capture, Booth 3311, NXT Spinning Video
- Second Place: Apple Industries, Inc., Booth 1600, MARVEL ADVENTURE LAB by FACE PLACE
Games & Devices (Arcade & Video Games and Equipment)
- First Place: Bay Tek Entertainment, Booth 1015, Connect 4 Hoops
- Second Place: Betson Enterprises, Booth 415, 515, 615, and 815, SuperBikes 3
Games & Devices (Midway Games and Equipment)
- First Place: Bob's Space Racers, Inc., Booth 2615 and 2815, Hang Time
Services, Equipment & Supplies
- First Place: Redemption Plus, Booth 224, Redemption Plus Service Packages
- Second Place: Bouncy Castle Network, Booth 5475, Bouncy Castle Network Booking System
Best New Product Concept Award: Major Ride Attraction
- First Place: Wiegand Josef GMBH & Co. KG, Booth 3486, SlideCoaster
- Second Place: Delta Strike International Ltd, Booth 3815, Genesis Laser Tag Equipment
Best New Product Concept Award: Major Ride/Attraction
- First Place: Holovis, Booth 1378, Li-Fly
- Second Place: Polin Waterparks, Booth 847, Time Rider
Best New Product Concept Award: Other Product/Service
- First Place: Gatemaster Technology Corporation, Booth 3165, ParkTrainer
- Second Place: Holovis, Booth 1378, HoloTrac
Impact Award Winner
- ProSlide Technology Inc., Booth 1838, 2035
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