10Best Readers' Choice: Vote for your theme park favorites!
Nothing says 'summer vacation' quite like a day at an amusement park. From Orlando to Anaheim and everywhere in between, Paste BN 10Best is on a quest to find the best of the best at America's theme parks. We've teamed up with a panel of theme park gurus to chose 20 nominees in the categories of Best Roller Coaster, Best New Amusement Park Attraction, Best Non-Roller Coaster Ride, Best Amusement Park Restaurant and Best Amusement Park Entertainment. Now it's your turn to vote your theme park favorites to the top of the list. You can vote once per day in each category until voting ends on Monday, July 6 at noon ET. Click on each category below to vote, or visit 10Best.com.
The nominees in each category are as follows:
Apollo's Chariot - Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Banshee - Kings Island
Bizarro - Six Flags New England
Boulder Dash - Lake Compounce
Diamondback - Kings Island
El Toro - Six Flags Great Adventure
Fury 325 - Carowinds
Goliath - Six Flags Over Georgia
Intimidator - Carowinds
Iron Rattler - Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Manta - SeaWorld Orlando
Maverick - Cedar Point
Montu - Busch Gardens Tampa
Outlaw Run - Silver Dollar City
Ride of Steel - Darien Lake
Texas Giant - Six Flags Over Texas
The Incredible Hulk - Universal's Islands of Adventure
The Voyage - Holiday World
Thunderhead - Dollywood
Twisted Colossus - Six Flags Magic Mountain
Best New Amusement Park Attraction
BATMAN: The Ride - Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Cannibal - Lagoon
Fast & Furious – Supercharged - Universal Studios Hollywood
Fireman's Landing - Silver Dollar City
Fury 325 - Carowinds
Impulse - Knoebels
JUSTICE LEAGUE: Battle for Metropolis - Six Flags Over Texas and Six Flags St. Louis
Laff Trakk - Hersheypark
Maison Rouge - La Ronde
Rougarou - Cedar Point
SpongeBob SubPants Adventure - Moody Gardens
Springfield - Universal Studios Hollywood
Switchback - ZDT's Amusement Park
T3 - Kentucky Kingdom
Tempesto - Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Thomas Land - Edaville
Thunderbird - Holiday World
Twisted Colossus - Six Flags Magic Mountain
Voyage to the Iron Reef - Knott's Berry Farm
Wicked Cyclone - Six Flags New England
Best Amusement Park Entertainment
Beauty and the Beast-Live on Stage - Disney's Hollywood Studios
Celtic Fyre - Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Disney's Aladdin - A Musical Spectacular - Disney California Adventure
Disneyland Forever - Disneyland Park
Fantasmic! - Disneyland Park and Disney's Hollywood Studios
Festival of the Lion King - Disney's Animal Kingdom
Finding Nemo - The Musical - Disney's Animal Kingdom
Horror Make-Up Show - Universal Studios Florida
Iceploration - Busch Gardens Tampa
IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth - Epcot
Lone Star Nights - Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Main Street Electrical Parade - Magic Kingdom
Mickey's PhilharMagic - Magic Kingdom
Muppet*Vision 3D - Disney's Hollywood Studios
Mystery Lodge - Knott's Berry Farm
Paint the Night - Disneyland Park
Special Effects Stage - Universal Studios Hollywood
WaterWorld - Universal Studios Hollywood
Wishes Nighttime Spectacular - Magic Kingdom
World of Color - Disney California Adventure
Best Amusement Park Restaurant
Aunt Granny's All-You-Care-to-Eat Buffet - Dollywood
Be Our Guest Restaurant - Magic Kingdom
Blue Bayou Restaurant - Disneyland Park
Boma – Flavors of Africa - Disney's Animal Kingdom
California Grill - Walt Disney World Resort
Carthay Circle Restaurant - Disney California Adventure
Das Festhaus - Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Hollywood Brown Derby - Disney's Hollywood Studios
Hungry Dutchman Café - Nelis' Dutch Village
Jiko – The Cooking Place - Disney's Animal Kingdom
La Hacienda de San Angel - Epcot
Leaky Cauldron - Universal Studios Florida
Monsieur Paul - Epcot
Mrs. Knott's Chicken Dinner Restaurant - Knott's Berry Farm
Mythos Restaurant - Universal's Islands of Adventure
Napa Rose - Disneyland Resort
Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs - Coney Island
Sanaa - Disney's Animal Kingdom
The Cowfish - Universal CityWalk
Vivo Italian Kitchen - Universal CityWalk
Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man - Universal's Islands of Adventure
Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls - Universal's Islands of Adventure
Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts - Universal Studios Florida
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey - Universal's Islands of Adventure
Haunted Mansion - Disneyland Park and Magic Kingdom
Hogwarts Express - Universal Orlando Resort
Indiana Jones Adventure - Disneyland Park
Jurassic Park: The Ride & River Adventure - Universal Studios Hollywood and Islands of Adventure
MEN IN BLACK Alien Attack - Universal Studios Florida
Mission: SPACE - Epcot
Pirates of the Caribbean - Disneyland Park and Magic Kingdom
Radiator Springs Racers - Disney California Adventure
Revenge of the Mummy - Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Florida
Soarin' - Disney California Adventure and Epcot
Splash Mountain - Disneyland Park and Magic Kingdom
Star Tours: The Adventures Continue - Disneyland Park and Disney's Hollywood Studios
The Simpsons Ride - Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Florida
Timber Mountain Log Ride - Knott's Berry Farm
Transformers: The Ride 3D - Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Florida
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror - Disney's Hollywood Studios
Best of luck to all our nominated parks and attractions!