Awards & Recognition International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Brass Ring and Best new Product Awards
2019 2011 IAAPA Brass Ring Best New Product - Spinning Rapids Ride IAAPA Image Award IAAPA Brass Ring Best New Product - Tailspin IAAPA Best New Product - World’s First Ropes Course on a Cruise Ship IAAPA Brass Ring Best New Product - Over/Under
2010 2018 IAAPA Best New Product - Abyss™ IAAPA Brass Ring Best New Product - FusionFortress 17 IAAPA Best Exhibit IAAPA Brass Ring Best New Product - Orbiter IAAPA Brass Ring Best New Product - Vantage 2009 IAAPA Best Exhibit IAAPA Best New Product - AquaLoop™ IAAPA Must See Waterpark - West Edmonton Mall World Waterpark IAAPA Best Exhibit 2017 2008 IAAPA Brass Ring Best New Product - Water Transportation System IAAPA Best New Product - Family Boomerango™ (6-person) IAAPA Brass Ring Best New Product - Manta 71 IAAPA Must See Waterpark - Samsung Everland Caribbean Bay
2016 2007 IAAPA Brass Ring Best New Product - Smart Blast IAAPA Best New Product - Family Boomerango™ (4-person) IAAPA Brass Ring Best New Product - Mat Blaster IAAPA Best New Family Entertainment Center Attraction - Comfy Entertainment Centers: The Comfyland Experience IAAPA Must See Waterpark - Chimelong Waterpark 2015
IAAPA Best New Product - Technology Applied to Amusements - 2006 Slideboarding IAAPA Best New Product - Whizzard™ IAAPA Best New Product - Water Park Ride/Attraction - APX IAAPA Must See Waterpark - Wild Wadi Water Park, Dubai, UAE IAAPA Best Exhibit (900 - 1200 sq.ft)
2005 2014 IAAPA Best New Product - ZipCoaster™ IAAPA Brass Ring Best New Product - Custom Themed AquaPlay RainFortress™ - Zoombezi Bay, Columbus Zoo, Ohio 2004 2012 IAAPA Best Equipment and Supplies - SilkTek™ IAAPA Brass Ring Best New Product - AquaCourse™ IAAPA Brass Ring Best New Product - SilkGel™ IAAPA Best Exhibit - Hopkins Rides 2 International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Brass Ring and Best new Product Awards
2003 IAAPA Best Waterpark Ride & Attraction – AquaPlay™ Rain Fortress™
1999 IAAPA Best New Product Waterpark Ride Attraction - FlowRider®
1995 IAAPA Best New Product - Master Blaster® IAAPA Best New Product - FlowRider®
1994 IAAPA Best New Product Award in three categories - Master Blaster®
1991 IAAPA Most Outstanding Exhibit of New Major Ride - FlowRider®
3 World Waterpark Association Leading Edge Awards
2019 2012 WWA Leading Edge Award - Royal Caribbean’s Perfect Day at CocoCay WWA Leading Edge Award - AquaCourse™ WWA Leading Edge Award - Island H20 Live! WWA Leading Edge Award - Master planning and the development of “Pearlmasters” (SplashQuest™) and “Slither’s Slides” 2018 WWA Leading Edge Award - “Bubble’s Barrel” (FlowRider®) WWA Leading Edge Award - Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark 2011 2017 WWA Industry Innovation Award - Acrylic Master Blaster® WWA Leading Edge Award - Changbaishan Water Park WWA Leading Edge Award - Morgan’s Inspiration Island Splash Park 2010 2016 WWA Industry Innovation Award - Scorpion’s Tail (AquaLoop™) WWA Best of Show Booth at Noah’s Ark Waterpark WWA Leading Edge Award - MASSIV, Schlitterbahn, Galveston Island WWA Best New Technology - SplashQuest™
2015 2006 WWA Hall of Fame - Andrew Wray WWA Industry Leadership Award for Suppliers, Manufacturer WWA Best of Show Booth WWA Best of Show Booth WWA Leading Edge Award - Camelback Lodge & Aquatopia Indoor Waterpark 2005 WWA Leading Edge Award - Vana Nava Water Jungle WWA Best of Show Booth WWA Leading Edge Award - Slideboarding at Wet‘n’Wild Las Vegas 2003 2014 WWA Best of Show Booth WWA Leading Edge Award - Tower of Poseidon at WWA Best of Show Booth - FlowRider®/ Wave Loch Atlantis the Palm, Dubai WWA Leading Edge Award - Whizzard™ Twist, Dueling AquaLoops™, 2000 Four Master Blasters® and Rattler™ at Wet‘n’Wild Sydney WWA Hall of Fame Award - Geoff Chutter WWA Best of Show Booth WWA Hall of Fame Award - Rick Briggs WWA Industry Leadership Award for Suppliers - SCS Interactive 2013 WWA Leading Edge Award - Fusion Family Boomerango™ + 1993 Manta™ at Nagashima Resort WWA Industry Innovation Award - SpaceBowl® WWA Best of Show Booth 1991 WWA Industry Leadership Award
4 Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards
2018 Golden Ticket Award Best Waterpark - Schlitterbahn Golden Ticket Award Best New Waterpark Ride - Ray Rush at Golden Ticket Award Best Waterpark - Noah’s Ark Aquatica Orlando Golden Ticket Award Best Waterpark - Typhoon Lagoon
2016 2009 Golden Ticket Award Best Waterpark Ride - Master Blaster® Golden Ticket Award Best New Waterpark Ride - MASSIV, at Schlitterbahn Schlitterbahn, Galveston Island Golden Ticket Award Best Waterpark - Schlitterbahn Golden Ticket Award Best New Waterpark Ride - Blackbeard’s Golden Ticket Award Best Waterpark - Noah’s Ark Waterpark Revenge, Carowinds Golden Ticket Award Best Waterpark - Aquatica Golden Ticket Award Best New Waterpark Ride - Tropical Plunge Golden Ticket Award Best Indoor Waterpark - West Edmonton Kings Island Mall World Waterpark 2014 2008 Golden Ticket Award Best New Waterpark Ride - Dorney Park/ Golden Ticket Award Best Waterpark Ride - Master Blaster® Wildwater Kingdom at Schlitterbahn Golden Ticket Award Best Waterpark - Blizzard Beach Golden Ticket Award Best Waterpark - Schlitterbahn Golden Ticket Award Best Waterpark - Typhoon Lagoon Golden Ticket Award Best Waterpark - Noah’s Ark Golden Ticket Award Best Waterpark Ride - Master Blaster® Golden Ticket Award Best Waterpark - Typhoon Lagoon at Schlitterbahn Golden Ticket Award Best Indoor Waterpark - West Edmonton Golden Ticket Award Best Indoor Waterpark - Schlitterbahn, Mall World Waterpark Galveston Island Golden Ticket Award Best Indoor Waterpark - Kalahari Resort, OH 2007 Golden Ticket Award Best Indoor Waterpark - Kalahari Resort, WI Golden Ticket Award Best Waterpark Ride - Master Blaster® 2011 Golden Ticket Award Best New Ride (Waterpark) - Poseidon’s Rage (Surf Waves) at Mt.Olympus Golden Ticket Award Best Waterpark Ride - Master Blaster® Golden Ticket Award Best Waterpark - Schlitterbahn at Schlitterbahn Golden Ticket Award Best Waterpark - Noah’s Ark Golden Ticket Award Best Waterpark - Schlitterbahn Golden Ticket Award Best Waterpark - Typhoon Lagoon Golden Ticket Award Best Indoor Waterpark - West Edmonton Mall World Waterpark 2006 Golden Ticket Award Best Waterpark - Typhoon Lagoon ® Golden Ticket Award Best Waterpark - Noah’s Ark Waterpark Golden Ticket Awards Best Waterpark Ride - Master Blaster at Schlitterbahn 2010 Golden Ticket Award Best Waterpark - Schlitterbahn Golden Ticket Award Best Waterpark - Noah’s Ark Golden Ticket Awards Best New Ride (Waterpark) - Scorpion’s Golden Ticket Award Best Waterpark - Typhoon Lagoon Tail (AquaLoop™) at Noah’s Ark Waterpark
5 Media Awards and Honours
2017 2014 Asia Attractions Golden Crown Award - Outstanding Big Water Park Canada’s Best Managed Companies 2014 – Attractions Award China - Guangzhou Dalang Water Park WhiteWater West Industries Ltd. European Star Award Europe’s Best Waterslide - Houla Hoop, Telly Award - Wet’n’Wild Las Vegas Video Aquaparc Le Bouveret, Switzerland European Star Award Europe’s Best Waterslide - Family Rattler™ Aqua Lazika 2016 Aquatics International Most Valuable Product - SilkGel™ European Star Award Europe’s Best Waterslide - Houla Hoop, TripAdvisor Top 10 Waterparks Aquaparc Le Bouveret, Switzerland CNN.com The World’s Scariest and Best Waterslides - Anaconda at Aquatics International Most Valuable Product - Slideboarding Atlantis the Palm, Dubai Canada’s Best Managed Companies 2016 – Entertainment Designer Best New Products Summer 2014 - WhiteWater West Industries Ltd. Anaconda Atlantis the Palm, Dubai Aquatics International Dream Design -Tower of Poseidon at 2015 Atlantis the Palm, Dubai Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) British Columbia & Business in Vancouver - BC Export Award 2013 Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) British Columbia & BC Export Award - Manufactured Products Business in Vancouver - BC Export Leadership Award European Star Award, Europe’s Best Waterslide - Family Rattler™ Richmond Chamber of Commerce – Business Excellence at Aqua-Lazika The Learning Partnership - Canada’s Outstanding Employer World Travel Awards, Middle East Leading Tourist Attraction - European Star Award 2015 for Europe’s Best Waterslides – Yas Waterworld, Abu Dhabi Fusion Constrictor + Rattler, Aquaparc Le Bouveret Buzzfeed.com “The coolest waterslides from around the world” - Canada’s Best Managed Companies 2015 – Proud Supplier of 9 waterslides WhiteWater West Industries Ltd. CNN.com “12 of the world’s best water parks” - Proud supplier of Aquatics International Dream Design 2015 – Camelback Lodge 9 of 12 waterparks & Aquatopia Indoor Waterpark Aquatics International Dream Design 2015 – Vana Nava Water Jungle 2012 Aquatics International Dream Design 2015 – Renaissance Orlando Aquatics International Most Valuable Product - AquaSplash™ at SeaWorld Richmond Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence - Aquatics International Most Valuable Product 2015 – Slideboarding “Innovation of the Year” Supplier to TripAdvisors 2015 Top 25 Waterparks Canada’s 50 Best Managed Private Companies - Finalist USA Today Best Indoor Water Park 2015 – Camelback Lodge & Aquatopia Indoor Waterpark
6 MEDIA AWARDS AND HONOURS
2011 Chosen as “World’s Greatest!...” creator, builder and designer of waterparks/“World’s Greatest!...” on ION TV MSN Travel World’s Top Waterpark - Calypso Waterpark Aquatics International Top Waterpark Resort - Key Lime Cove Holiday With Kids Magazine Best Family Resort - Sea World Gold Coast
2010 About.com Best New Water Park Ride of 2010 - Scorpion’s Tail (AquaLoop™) at Noah’s Ark Waterpark Aquatics International Most Valuable Products - SilkTek™
2009 Green Building of America Excellence in Green Building Green Building of America LEED Platinum Certification - East Portland Aquatic Center
2007 Wisconsin Builder construction trade magazine Top Construction Projects in Wisconsin - Poseidon’s Rage (Surf Waves) at Mt. Olympus Men’s Journal America’s Coolest Man-Made Thrill - FlowRider®
2005 Parksmania European Award Best Idea - ZipCoaster™ Richmond Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards of Excellence
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