The awards, presented annually by ThemeParkInsider.com, are based on votes over the previous 12 months by the site's more than 12,000 registered members, in all 50 states and more than 80 countries.
The win by the former Busch Gardens Williamsburg marks the first for a Busch theme park in the top award, which in the contest's first four years was captured by theme parks from Universal and Disney.
The Williamsburg park's 3D dark ride Curse of DarKastle won last year's Theme Park Insider Award for "World's Best New Theme Park Attraction."
This year, that honor goes to Expedition Everest at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Everest is a highly-themed roller coaster attraction that has won praise for its mix of thrills and story-telling.
Two repeat winners round out this year's honors.
ThemeParkInsider.com readers for the fourth consecutive year picked Mythos Restaurant at Universal's Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida as the "World's Best Theme Park Restaurant."
Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida won the honor for "World's Best Theme Park Hotel" for the second consecutive year.
This is a great honor.
Fred Jacobs
Communications Director
Anheuser-Busch Adventure Parks
I really need to check that Mythos out!
What happened to some of the categories this year (like best kids park)
Can I get a press pass Robert, lol
But it is my hope that the category will be back next year. Look for some news in the next week about how we will be handling kids' votes on Theme Park Insider.
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