In advance of the public vote taking place later this year, we've put together a shortlist with the help of our Expert Judges.

Categories

• Theme Park of the Year
• Best Theme Park for Families
• Best Theme Park for Thrills
• Best Roller Coaster
• Best Thrill Ride
• Best Water Ride
• Best Family Area  
• Best Indoor Attraction
• Best Show
• Best Restaurant
• Best Accommodation
• Best Halloween Event
• Best Christmas Event
• Best Social Media Engagement
• Best Customer Service
• Best Value
• Best Accessibility
• Best Lockdown Activity
• Blogger of the Year
• Vlogger of the Year

Expert Judges

• Paul Kelly (Chief Executive - British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions)
• Andy Hine MBE (Chairman - Roller Coaster Club of Great Britain)
• Paul Burton (Chairman - European Coaster Club)
• Charles Read (Managing Director - Blooloop)
• Lawrence Roots (Editor - ThemeParks-UK)

Nominations

Theme Park of the Year

• Alton Towers
• Blackpool Pleasure Beach
• Chessington World of Adventures
• Drayton Manor
• Dreamland Margate
• Fantasy Island
• Flamingo Land
• LEGOLAND Windsor
• Paultons Park
• Thorpe Park

Best Theme Park for Families

• Alton Towers
• Blackpool Pleasure Beach
• Chessington World of Adventures
• Drayton Manor
• Dreamland Margate
• Fantasy Island
• Gulliver's Theme Parks
• LEGOLAND Windsor
• Paultons Park
• Pleasurewood Hills

Best Theme Park for Thrills

• Adventure Island
• Alton Towers
• Blackpool Pleasure Beach
• Drayton Manor
• Fantasy Island
• Flamingo Land
• Hyde Park Winter Wonderland
• Lightwater Valley
• Oakwood Theme Park
• Thorpe Park

Best Roller Coaster

• ICON (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
• Megafobia (Oakwood Theme Park)
• Nemesis (Alton Towers)
• Stealth (Thorpe Park)
• The Big One (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
• The Millennium (Fantasy Island)
• The Smiler (Alton Towers)
• The Swarm (Thorpe Park)
• The Ultimate (Lightwater Valley)
• Wicker Man (Alton Towers)

Best Thrill Ride

• Air Race (Drayton Manor)
• Apocalypse (Drayton Manor)
• Axis (Adventure Island)
• Detonator (Thorpe Park)
• Eagle's Claw (Lightwater Valley)
• Maelstrom (Drayton Manor)
• Red Arrows Skyforce (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
• Rush (Thorpe Park)
• Samurai (Thorpe Park)
• Time Machine (Adventure Island)

Best Water Ride

• Congo River Rapids (Alton Towers)
• Drenched (Oakwood Theme Park)
• Lost River Ride (Flamingo Land)
• Pirate Falls: Treasure Quest (LEGOLAND Windsor)
• River Caves (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
• Stormforce 10 (Drayton Manor)
• The Gruffalo River Ride Adventure (Chessington World of Adventures)
• Tidal Wave (Thorpe Park)
• Tiger Rock (Chessington World of Adventures)
• Valhalla (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)

Best Family Area

• Cbeebies Land (Alton Towers)
• Hello Kitty Secret Garden (Drusillas Park)
• LEGO City (LEGOLAND Windsor)
• Lost Kingdom (Paultons Park)
• Neverland (Oakwood Theme Park)
• Nickelodeon Land (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
• Peppa Pig World (Paultons Park)
• The Pyramid (Fantasy Island)
• Thomas Land (Drayton Manor)
• Wild Asia (Chessington World of Adventures)

Best Indoor Attraction

• Derren Brown's Ghost Train (Thorpe Park)
• Duel (Alton Towers)
• Haunted House Monster Party (LEGOLAND Windsor)
• Hex (Alton Towers)
• LEGO City Deep Sea Adventure (LEGOLAND Windsor)
• LEGO NINJAGO The Ride (LEGOLAND Windsor)
• The Haunting (Drayton Manor)
• The Walking Dead: The Ride (Thorpe Park)
• Tomb Blaster (Chessington World of Adventures)
• Wallace & Gromit's Thrill-O-Matic (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)

Best Show

• After Dark (Oakwood Theme Park)
• Alton Towers Fireworks
• Haunted Howl'o'ween Live (Chessington World of Adventures)
• Hot Ice (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
• Pirates of Skeleton Bay (LEGOLAND Windsor)
• Pirates of Zanzibar (Flamingo Land)
• Sea Lion Show (Pleasurewood Hills)
• Terror at Amity High (Thorpe Park)
• The Gruffalo Groove (Chessington World of Adventures)
• The Legend of Paultons Manor (Paultons Park)

Best Restaurant

• Burger Co. (West Midland Safari & Leisure Park)
• Coasters (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
• Explorers Pizza & Pasta Buffet (Alton Towers)
• Fin's Bar & Grill (Thorpe Park)
• Rollercoaster Restaurant (Alton Towers)
• Smokehouse BBQ (Chessington World of Adventures)
• The Crooked Spoon (Alton Towers)
• The Grill Inn (Drayton Manor)
• White Tower Restaurant (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
• Zafari Bar & Grill (Chessington World of Adventures)

Best Accommodation

• Alton Towers Enchanted Village
• Alton Towers Hotel / Splash Landings Hotel
• Alton Towers Stargazing Pods
• Big Blue Hotel / Boulevard Hotel (Pleasure Beach)
• Cbeebies Land Hotel (Alton Towers)
• Chessington Explorer Glamping
• Chessington Safari Hotel / Azteca Hotel
• Drayton Manor Hotel
• LEGOLAND Resort Hotel / Castle Hotel
• Thorpe Shark Cabins (Thorpe Park)

Best Halloween Event

• Alton Towers Scarefest
• Brick or Treat (LEGOLAND Windsor)
• Chessington Howl'o'ween (Chessington World of Adventures)
• Fear Island (Fantasy Island)
• Fright Nights (Thorpe Park)
• Happy Halloween (Paultons Park)
• Journey To Hell Freak Nights (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
• Oakwood's Spooktacular (Oakwood Theme Park)
• Screamland (Dreamland Margate)
• Xtreme Scream Park (Twinlakes Park)

Best Christmas Event

• Christmas at Paultons
• Christmas Spectacular (Sundown Adventureland)
• Christmas Experience (Flamingo Land)
• Drayton's Magical Christmas
• Hyde Park Winter Wonderland
• LEGOLAND at Christmas
• Santa's Sleepover (Alton Towers)
• The Crealy Christmas Spectacular
• Winter's Tail (Chessington World of Adventures)
• Winterland Margate (Dreamland Margate)

Best Social Media Engagement

• Alton Towers
• Chessington World of Adventures
• Drayton Manor
• Dreamland Margate
• Fantasy Island
• Flamingo Land
• LEGOLAND Windsor
• Paultons Park
• Pleasurewood Hills
• Thorpe Park

Best Customer Service

• Adventure Island
• Alton Towers
• Chessington World of Adventures
• Diggerland
• Dreamland Margate
• Fantasy Island
• Flamingo Land
• Paultons Park
• Pleasurewood Hills
• Thorpe Park

Best Value

• Alton Towers
• Blackpool Pleasure Beach
• Chessington World of Adventures
• Diggerland
• Drayton Manor
• Dreamland Margate
• Fantasy Island
• Paultons Park
• Pleasurewood Hills
• Thorpe Park

Best Accessibility

• Alton Towers
• Blackpool Pleasure Beach
• Chessington World of Adventures
• Drayton Manor
• Dreamland Margate
• Flamingo Land
• LEGOLAND Windsor
• Oakwood Theme Park
• Paultons Park
• Thorpe Park

Best Lockdown Activity

• Alton Towers Together (Alton Towers)
• Chessington Broadcasting LIVE! (Chessington World of Adventures)
• Egg-citing Easter Challenge (Drayton Manor)
• Funtime with Funshine (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
• Month of Awesomeness (LEGOLAND Windsor)
• Online Easter Egg Hunt (Oakwood Theme Park)
• Paultons Puzzler (Paultons Park)
• Thrills Workshop @ Home (Thorpe Park)
• View from the Zoo (Flamingo Land)
• Woody & Friends Dance Party (Pleasurewood Hills)

Blogger of the Year

• Coaster Bot
• Coasters on the Coast
• Cupcakes & Coasters
• Diary of a RollerCoaster Girl
• Ginger Freckled Girl
• Kip Hakes
• Lottie Travels
• Parks, Scares & Glitter
• Theme Park Guide
• Thrill Nation

Vlogger of the Year

• Coaster Bot
• Coaster Crazy
• Coastersaurus
• Pleasure Beach Experience
• ScrewyLoops
• SpringyTales
• TheJackSilkstone
• Theme Park TV
• Theme Park World Tour
• Theme Park Worldwide

Voting

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