For amusement parks, the winner is ...

Chicago Tribune (MCT) - The Amusement Today newspaper has issued its Golden Ticket Awards, based on a poll of amusement-park enthusiasts. And here's how it all shook out:

Best amusement park _ Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio

Best water park _ Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort in New Braunfels, Texas

Best indoor water park _ Schlitterbahn Galveston Island, Galveston, Texas

Best wooden roller coaster _ The Voyage at Holiday World, Santa Claus, Ind.

Best steel coaster _ Superman Ride of Steel at Six Flags New England in Agawam, Mass.

Best indoor coaster _ Revenge of the Mummy at Universal Orlando

Best water ride _ Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls at Universal's Island of Adventure in Orlando

Best water-park ride _ Master Blaster at Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort, New Braunfels, Texas

Best funhouse/walk-through attraction _ Frankenstein's Castle at Indiana Beach, Monticello, Ind.

Best children's park _ Legoland California in Carlsbad

Best marine life park _ SeaWorld Orlando

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