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You can now vote on the Britain’s best theme parks for 2023 following the opening of the public vote for this year’s UK Theme Park Awards
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 26 Jul 2023
The UK Theme Park Awards has officially launched its public vote, with anyone now able to have their say to determine the top theme parks in the country.
Entering its fourth year, the UK Theme Park Awards represent the leading public facing awards for the UK theme park industry, recognising the best rides and attractions, shows and events, as well as the theme parks offering the best customer service and value.
Featuring 22 voting categories, a shortlist of finalists was compiled using public nominations and whittled down by an expert panel of judges including Planet Attractions’ Editor-in-Chief, Tom Anstey. In total 25,278 nominations were received, with a total of 35 theme parks nominated for awards in 2023.
In addition to major contendenders such as Alton Towers and Drayton Manor, a number of other parks have also received multiple nominations across a number of categories, including Adventure Island in Essex, Blackgang Chine on the Isle of Wight, Crealy in Devon, Fantasy Island in Lincolnshire and Flamingo Land in Yorkshire.
The awards also feature a category for Content Creator of the Year, which recognises user-generated content via blogs and platforms such as YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. Nominees include the likes of ParkSpill, TheJackSilkstone and Digital Dan.
Members of the public are now able to cast their votes and will be able to do so until September 2. These votes will be combined with the judging panel to generate the final results, which will be announced at this year’s awards event on 21 September, hosted at Chessington World of Adventures Resort.
The judging panel includes:
• Tom Anstey (Editor In Chief - Planet Attractions)
• Chris Belvin-Bailey (Founder - Attraction Source)
• Dawn Foote (Co-Founder & CEO - Katapult)
• Marcus Gaines (Owner - Ride and Park Media)
• Andy Hine MBE (Chairman - Roller Coaster Club of Great Britain)
• Paul Kelly (Chief Executive - British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions)
• Mark Locker (Founder & CEO - Attractions.io)
• Lawrence Roots (Founder - ThemeParks-UK.com)
• Beth Whitaker (Editor - InterPark)
Organised by ThemeParks-UK and presented in association with AttractionTickets.com Planet Attractions is the key media partner for this year’s event. Not only is Planet Attractions part of the judging panel, but it is also providing new and exclusive content in the build up to the big event.
To vote, click here
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