The Golden Ticket Awards

[FeelTheFORCEWhy do I still have a donkey title???]

2011 Results

[larrygatorObsessive Overlord of the TPR Park Index]

^I think you are forgetting that the respondents are skewed towards those living in the Midwest.

They really shouldn't call this farce "International" with it skewed so heavily towards US based attractions and respondents.

[texcoasterBonafide Donkey Expert]

^ The ballots are evenly distributed to four quadrants of the US, plus international ballots.

Just because the winners are commonly in the midwest doesn't mean the voters are.

Oh, and 20% of the top 50 woodies are outside the US. I seriously doubt that 20% of the world's woodies are outside the US, so it seems that the votes are skewed away from the US in that category.

I am honestly getting really tired of the same things winning year after year. What did they do, just cut and paste last year's winners?

[robbalveySite Admin]

^ The ballots are evenly distributed to four quadrants of the US, plus international ballots.

Just because the winners are commonly in the midwest doesn't mean the voters are.

Oh, and 20% of the top 50 woodies are outside the US. I seriously doubt that 20% of the world's woodies are outside the US, so it seems that the votes are skewed away from the US in that category.

I think what Larry is saying that if you look at the top 20 woodies in the Golden Tickets versus another poll like Mitch Hawker's the results are very different. I see why both polls are important, and they are done for different audiences. But I wouldn't over look the fact that the results are very different, and I know a lot of people who submit ballots equally for both.

--Robb

[redfoot12"Excuse me, miss, may I pound my large rooster into your donkey?"]

Let the bitching and moaning commence...

[robbalveySite Admin]

Let the bitching and moaning commence...

Yup. For those of you who get sick of the same winners ever year, do you also get sick of the same bitching every year?

[The_Mad_HatterWhat would donkeys be like on the moon?]

No surprises there, however I'm surprised World of Color didn't take Illuminations for Best Outdoor Night Show Production, and the same for Forbidden Journey with Spiderman.

[larrygatorObsessive Overlord of the TPR Park Index]

^ The ballots are evenly distributed to four quadrants of the US, plus international ballots.

Just because the winners are commonly in the midwest doesn't mean the voters are.

Oh, and 20% of the top 50 woodies are outside the US. I seriously doubt that 20% of the world's woodies are outside the US, so it seems that the votes are skewed away from the US in that category.

I hadn't seen the Top 50 list yet, that does seem a little high as Mitch pools has only 15 woodies in their Top 50.

My bad, I phrased my stance incorrectly. The voting options are skewed to US based attractions, at least 80% of the voting options were in the US, sure you can write-ins candidates, but a write-in is unlikely to ever win. So even with international ballots those internationals are not concentrated in any one area where a consensus of the international voters can get behind their home coaster.

[redfoot12"Excuse me, miss, may I pound my large rooster into your donkey?"]

^ The ballots are evenly distributed to four quadrants of the US, plus international ballots.

Just because the winners are commonly in the midwest doesn't mean the voters are.

Oh, and 20% of the top 50 woodies are outside the US. I seriously doubt that 20% of the world's woodies are outside the US, so it seems that the votes are skewed away from the US in that category.

I hadn't seen the Top 50 list yet, that does seem a little high as Mitch pools has only 15 woodies in their Top 50.

My bad, I phrased my stance incorrectly. The voting options are skewed to US based attractions, at least 80% of the voting options were in the US, sure you can write-ins candidates, but a write-in is unlikely to ever win. So even with international ballots those internationals are not concentrated in any one area where a consensus of the international voters can get behind their home coaster.

Since there's already a huge slant towards the US I wonder if they should just make the results "Best in the US". Rides like the Intamin Mega-Lites, Blue Fire and iSpeed didn't even crack the top 50 (which I know some folks on here would take to task).