The WINNERS

We are delighted to reveal the Park World Excellence Awards 2025 winners.

Best Roller Coaster of the year

 Yoy at Walibi Holland – Rocky Mountain Construction

Best rollercoaster – limited budget of the Year

Helios at Fantasiana – MACK Rides & Universal Rocks

Highly Commended:
Aquila at Mandoria – Vekoma

Highly Commended:
Wild Buffalo at Mer de Sable – Great Coasters International Inc

Best Ride(s) of the Year

Winner: Mission Bermudes at Futuroscope – Mack Rides.

Winner: Rapids Ride “Amazonia” at Bellewaerde

Best Ride(s) – Limited Budget of the Year

Kraftverket at Liseberg – Huss Park Attractions

Best Dark Ride or Media-Based Experience of the Year

Danse Macabre at Efteling – Intamin Amusement Rides

Highly Commended:
Ghostly Manor at Paultons Park – Leisure Expert Group – Lagotronics Projects, Themics Philippines and Mack Rides

SpongeBob’s Crazy Carnival Ride at Land of Legends – Sally Dark Rides, ETF Rides Systems, Alterface

Best Water Park Experience

Winner: Bahamut Rage at Yas Waterworld – WhiteWater

Winner: Tornado King, Europe’s First Double TornadoWAVE 60 at Water World – ProSlide

FEC Project of the Year

Helios Experience at Portlantis Rotterdam – Simworx Ltd

Highly Commended:
Karting 1055 at 1055 Chalon sur Saone – 360 Karting

Best Use of Theming of the Year

Dock World at Walibi Belgium

Highly Commended:
Nickelodeon Land at The Land of Legends – Paramount Global

Best Supplier

ProSlide Technology

Highly Commended:
Simworx

BEST FOOD OR RETAIL DEVELOPMENT

Les Fastes du Nil at Parc Asterix

Highly Commended:
Cadbury World Project Sparkle Big Shop – by Chambers Design and Merlin Magic Making for Merlin Entertainments

Best Large Park of the Year

Europa-Park

Highly Commended:
Ferrari World, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi

Best Regional Park of the Year

WALIBI RHONE ALPES

Highly Commended:
FANTASIANA

Best Waterpark of the Year

YAS WATER WORLD YAS ISLAND, ABU DHABI

Highly Commended:
Rulantica

Best FEC of the Year

Seven Squares Grenoble

Highly Commended:
JUMA

Best Live Entertainment

50 years of emotion. 23 hours of magic. One Europa-Park

Highly Commended:
Justice League – Rise of the Penguin – Warner Brothers Madrid

Industry Icon (Operator)

Richard Pawley – Drayton Manor and VTP Global

Industry Icon (Supplier)

Laurence Beckers – Alterface

Best Green Initiative of the Year

Paultons Solar – Paultons Park

Best Product Innovation (rides/games/shows) of the Year

Mission Bermudes – The Rocking Boat at Futuroscope – Mack Rides

Highly Commended:
SeaSub at SeaWorld Yas Island, Abu Dhabi – Miral Experiences

Best Product Innovation (guest experience/park operations) of the Year

Entrance at Fårup Sommerland – P+P Arkitekter & Alex Korting Themed Entertainment Design

Highly Commended:
Certified Autism Center at Dubai Holding Entertainment – IBCCES

Best Marketing Initiative of the Year

Warner Bros. World Yas Island Abu Dhabi X Fatafet-85th anniversary of Tom and Jerry

Highly Commended:
Discover Your Quest Self – Doha Quest

Best of the Best

EUROPA PARK