Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s Valhalla wins Golden Ticket award despite being closed for the entire 2021 season.
For the sixth year running the ride has won the Golden Ticket Awards but many assumed it would be out of the running due to being closed this year for refurbishments for its ongoing reimagining and reopening in 2022.
Voted Best Water Ride in the World whilst the ride has not been operating in 2021 is quite the achievement!
The Golden Ticket Awards were announced via Amusement Today’s social media channels on Thursday 9th September. The National Roller Coaster Museum & Archives in Plainview, Texas, served as the backdrop for this year’s winning ticket announcements, showcasing to the industry the progress that has been made on the facility.
The Golden Ticket Awards are presented by Amusement Today, an international publication that covers the amusement park industry.
The Golden Ticket Awards were set up in 1998 and have since recognised top parks and attractions each year.
Valhalla was opened in 2000 and has been thrilling visitors to the park ever since with its mix of amazing special effects, including fire and snow, exciting drops and gallons and gallons of water. On opening, the ride represented a £15 million investment and was Britain’s biggest privately funded millennium investment.
Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s Managing Director, Amanda Thompson OBE said:
I am thrilled that Valhalla has been named the world’s best water ride six times in a row at the Golden Ticket awards. It’s extremely pleasing to see that the ride still regarded as the world’s best and is yet another example of the world class line up of rides we have here at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
We are currently reimagining Valhalla for the 2022 season and look forward to having everyone ride it next year
Congratulations to all the team at Blackpool Pleasure Beach and to the wonderful Valhalla ride that must be chuckling to itself behind those construction fences as it picks up its 6th straight award.
We’ll have to start calling it Ant and Dec the ride at this point if it keeps winning back to back awards!
