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IAAPA announces 2022 Brass Ring Award Finalists

ORLANDO, FLORIDA (November 4, 2022) – IAAPA, the global association for the attractions industry, has announced the finalists for the 2022 IAAPA Brass Ring Awards. Winners will be announced during IAAPA Expo 2022 in Orlando, Florida. This year’s ceremony will mark the return of the in-person celebration for the first time since 2019.

The annual awards recognize amusement parks, water parks, zoos, aquariums, museums, family entertainment centers (FECs), and suppliers from around the world for excellence in food and beverage, games and retail, human resources, live entertainment, marketing, new products, and exhibits.

The tradition of the brass ring, a term now synonymous with spectacular achievement, dates back to the 1800s when rings were hung on carousels to pose a fun challenge for riders. Successfully grabbing a ring while riding the carousel often earned riders prizes, often including an additional free ride. Most rings were made of iron, but a few were made of brass, so grabbing the brass ring was a coveted and celebrated treat.

The IAAPA Brass Ring Awards honor this tradition by celebrating achievements of excellence throughout the global attractions industry. The IAAPA Brass Ring Awards are considered one of the global attractions industry’s most prestigious honors.

 

The finalists are:

Top Family Entertainment Center of the World

 

Live Entertainment Excellence

 

Most Creative Property-Wide Event, Amusement Parks and Attractions, Including Water Parks, Annual Attendance More Than 1 million

 

Most Creative Sports/Stunt Show

 

Most Creative Multimedia Spectacular

 

Most Creative Halloween Haunt, Show, or Experience

 

Most Creative Christmas/Holiday Show

 

Best Theatrical Production, Amusement Parks and Attractions, Including Water Parks, With Annual Attendance Less Than 1 Million

 

Best Theatrical Production, Amusement Parks and Attractions, Including Water Parks, With Annual Attendance More Than 1 Million

 

Best Live Edutainment Performance Act

 

Best Atmosphere/Street Show Performance Act

 

Human Resources Excellence

 

Best Employee Engagement Initiative

 

Best Employee Reward and Recognition Program

 

Best Innovation in a Training Program

 

Marketing Excellence

 

Best Digital Marketing Campaign

 

Best Integrated Marketing Campaign

 

Best Outdoor Advertisement

 

Best Public Relations Campaign

  • Typhoon Texas Waterpark, Answer For Beating Triple-Digit Heat in Texas! Cool Down!, www.typhoontexas.com
  • Liseberg, House of Cards, www.liseberg.se
  • Ripley's Believe It or Not!, Ripley’s Assists in Making History with Kim Kardashian at Met Gala, www.ripleys.com

 

 

Best Social Media Campaign

 

Best Television or Digital Video Commercial, Annual Attendance More Than 1 Million

 

Best Television or Digital Video Commercial, Annual Attendance 250,000-1 Million

 

Best Television or Digital Video Commercial, Annual Attendance Less Than 250,000

 

Games and Merchandise Excellence

 

Best Apparel Item

  • Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, The Walk - "Original Boardwalk Apparel",
  • Luna Park Sydney, Luna Park Sydney Denim Jacket Collection
  • Disney Global Product Creation, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Cassette Player Shoulder Bag

 

Best Hard Good Item

  • Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, Holiday World & Splashin' Safari: 75 Years of America's First Theme Park (75th Anniversary Book)
  • Disney Global Product Creation, Halcyon Starcruiser Training Lightsaber Hilt
  • Meow Wolf, Omega Mart Milk Carton Mug

 

Best Plush Item

  • Morey's Piers and Water Parks, Sunny the Seagull
  • Meow Wolf, Convergence Station Pizza Pals Za Plush
  • Disney Global Product Creation, Groot Scented Plush

 

Best Visual Merchandising

  • Skånes Djurpark, The Dig Site Retail Store
  • Dollywood Parks & Resorts, Dollywood Emporium Remodel
  • Meow Wolf, Convergence Station Transit Gift Shop

 

Food & Beverage Excellence 

Best New Menu Item, Annual Attendance Less Than 1 Million

 

Best New Menu Item, Annual Attendance More Than 1 Million

 

Best New Product

 

Major Ride/Attraction, Product cost of more than US$5 million

  • Premier Rides, Epiq Coaster
  • Sally Dark Rides, VOLKANU -- Quest for the Golden Idol
  • Intamin, LSM Vertical Launch Coaster "Storm Coaster"
  • Dynamic Attractions, Dynamic Motion Theater

 

Major Ride/Attraction, Product cost of US$2 to US$5 million

  • Triotech, Double Walkthrough "Hive Break"
  • DOF Robotics, Digital Park: Mission Space

 

Major Ride/Attraction, Product cost of less than US$2 million

  • WhiteWater West, Boomerango Squeeze
  • ABC Rides Switzerland, C3
  • Great Coasters International, Inc., Titan Track
  • Josef Wiegand Gmbh & Co. KG, U-Drop Dry Slide

 

Family Ride/Attraction

  • Intamin, Flume Ride / Biberburg
  • ALTITUDE RIDES And ATTRACTIONS LLC, Get Hammered Tower Ride
  • Sela Group S.r.l., Jumbo
  • Zamperla Group, Big WaveZ

 

Water Park Ride/Attraction, Product cost of more than US$2 million

  • WhiteWater West, Blasterango Battle
  • Polin Group, Extraventure
  • Wiegand.Waterrides GmbH, 4-passenger Fusion Slide of "BigBang" and "Lotus"
  • Polin Waterparks, D-Trac Racer

 

Water Park Ride/Attraction, Product cost of US$2 million or less

  • ProSlide Technology, Inc., SwitchBACK
  • Polin Group, Naja
  • Vortex Aquatic Structures International, Dream Tunnel
  • Polin Waterparks, Rift

 

Patron Participation Ride/Attraction

  • Eldorado Climbing, Kinetix Action Towers
  • The Trekking Group, UPLA
  • Game of 1000 Boxes, Game of 1000 Boxes
  • Ka'ana Wave Co, CM7 Series - Deep Water Surf Machines

 

Product or Service used by Consumers

  • Smarte Carte Inc., Dual Sided Locker
  • ROLLER, Guest Experience Score
  • VAR LIVE International Limited, VAR BOX Esports Mobile App
  • Vantage, Virtual Pass Processing

 

Product or Service used by Facilities

  • Amusement Products LLC, VirTech™ Virtual Technician
  • Embed, Embed KIOSK+
  • VideoSlick, Inc., AI-Powered Professional Automatic Video/Photo Service&Systems
  • Avius, Optimus Artificial Intelligence Powered Agent Assist

 

Prizes, Plush, and Retail and Food Products

  • A&A Global, Dubble Bubble® Motion Lamp 13in
  • Penny Press Factory LLC, Gem Penny Press
  • NXT Capture, NXT PicturePass
  • Fiesta, Sammy the Seagull

 

Games and Devices

  • Team Play Inc., Photomotion
  • Elaut Group USA, Prize-O-Matic
  • UNIS Technology Ltd., Wicked Tuna 4P
  • Coastal Amusements, Inc., Break the Plate

 

Virtual and Augmented Reality

  • Creative Works, Limitless VR            
  • Exploring Digital, Megaverse VR Theater
  • Valo Motion, ValoArena
  • Sega Amusements International Ltd, VR Agent

 

Exhibitions, Shows/Productions, Theatrical Equipment & Supplies, Displays & Sets

  • Billings Productions, Triceratops
  • Zigong Lantern Group, Ancient Egyptian Illumination & Sphinx Tunnel of Hieroglyphics of Light / Example of a Themed Masterpiece, handcrafted illuminating lantern art, custom designed toward any theme imaginable
  • LightUpToys.com, LLC, LightUp Disco Display Cart

 

Services, Equipment, and Supplies

  • Semnox Solutions, LuminOS - Next Generation LinuxOS based Debit Card Readers
  • Semnox Solutions, Kinetick – Self-service Wristband Dispensing Ticketing Kiosks
  • Aquify Systems, Aquify Fiberglass Regenerative Media Filter
  • Extreme Engineering, Flex Shade System

Best New Product Concept Award, Attraction

  • EUROGAMES, OVERLANDER
  • Extreme Engineering, Parkour Around
  • Inowize, QBIX
  • Triotech, Qube

 

Best New Product Concept Award, Major Ride or Water Park Ride

  • Wibit Sports GmbH, Wibit Peakz
  • Zamperla Group, Double Heart Coaster
  • Polin Group, Cosmos
  • Simworx, Pegasus Flying Theatre

 

Other Product/Service

  • HAWE Micro Fluid GmbH, Hydraulic Locking Unit (HLU) for passenger restraint systems in amusement rides
  • VITO Fryfilter, VITO VL oil filter system
  • VGS, XPI Cross Platforms Integration
  • ZED Digital, ZIG

 

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About IAAPA 

IAAPA is a diverse and dynamic community of global attractions professionals. As the largest international trade association for permanently located attractions, IAAPA unifies the attractions community, connects people to learn and grow together, and strives to promote the highest professional standards for excellence and safety around the world.

Founded in 1918, IAAPA represents leading industry attractions and supplier companies, consultants, and individual members from more than 100 countries. Members include professionals from amusement parks, theme parks, attractions, water parks, resorts, family entertainment centers, zoos, aquariums, science centers, museums, cruise lines, manufacturers, and suppliers.

The association’s global headquarters and North America office are in Orlando, Florida, U.S. IAAPA also maintains offices in Brussels, Belgium; Hong Kong, China; Shanghai, China; and, Mexico City, Mexico. Visit IAAPA.org or connect through IAAPA’s social media channels: @IAAPAHQ #IAAPA

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