European Star Awards
The European Star Award by Kirmes Park & Revue – Europe’s amusement and theme park magazine with the strongest monthly circulation – honors entrepreneurship and innovation within the European theme park industry. Take a look at Intamin’s biggest achievements at the European Star Awards throughout the years.
2023
Europe’s Best New Coaster
#1
Toutatis
Parc Astérix
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Europe’s Best New Coaster | #1 #2 #4 |
Toutatis – Parc Astérix, France Uncharted – PortAventura World, Spain Batman Cotham City Escape – Parque Warner, Spain |
| Europe’s Best Steel Coaster | #5 #7 #8 |
Kondaa – Walibi Belgium, Belgium Taron – Phantasialand, Germany Hyperion – Energylandia, Poland |
| Europe’s Best Wooden Coaster | #2 #3 |
Colossos – Kampf der Giganten – Heide Park, Germany Balder – Liseberg, Sweden |
| Europe’s Best Family Ride | #5 | Movie Park Studio Tour – Movie Park Germany, Germany |
| Europe’s Best Water Ride | #1 #4 #7 |
Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK Chiapas – Phantasialand, Germany Biberburg – Familypark, Austria |
| Europe’s Best Thrill Ride | #2 #3 #6 #8 |
Tigeren – Djurs Sommerland, Denmark Golden Driller – Fraispertuis City, France Ikaros – Gröna Lund, Sweden Scream – Heide Park Resort, Germany |
| Europe’s Best Dark Ride | #7 | Pirates of the Caribbean – Disneyland Paris, France |
2022
Europe’s Best New Coaster
#2
Sik
Flamingoland, UK
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Europe’s Best New Coaster | #2 |
Sik – Flamingoland, UK |
| Europe’s Best New Ride | #3 | Biberburg – Familypark, Austria |
| Europe’s Best Wooden Coaster | #1
#5 |
Colossos – Kampf der Giganten – Heide Park, Germany Balder – Liseberg, Sweden |
| Europe’s Best Family Ride | #5 | Movie Park Studio Tour – Movie Park Germany, Germany |
| Europe’s Best Water Ride | #2 | Chiapas – Phantasialand, Germany |
| Europe’s Best Thrill Ride | #2 #4 |
Ikaros – Gröna Lund, Sweden Golden Driller – Fraispertuis City, France |
| Europe’s Best Dark Ride | #4 | Pirates of the Caribbean – Disneyland Paris, France |
2021
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Europe’s Best New Coaster | #3 #5 |
Kondaa – Walibi Belgium, Belgium Movie Park Studio Tour – Movie Park Germany, Germany |
| Europe’s Best Steel Coaster | #2 | Taron – Phantasialand, Germany |
| Europe’s Best Wooden Coaster | #1 #4 |
Colossos – Kampf der Giganten – Heide Park, Germany Balder – Liseberg, Sweden |
| Europe’s Best Water Ride | #1 #2 |
Chiapas – Phantasialand, Germany Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK |
| Europe’s Best Thrill Ride | #3 #4 |
Golden Driller – Fraispertuis City, France Ikaros – Gröna Lund, Sweden |
| Europe’s Best Dark Ride | #2 | Pirates of the Caribbean – Disneyland Paris, France |
2020
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Europe’s Best New Coaster | #3 | Objectif Mars – Futuroscope, France |
| Europe’s Best Steel Coaster | #2 | Taron – Phantasialand, Germany |
| Europe’s Best Wooden Coaster | #1 |
Colossos – Kampf der Giganten – Heide Park, Germany |
| Europe’s Best Water Ride | #1 #4 |
Chiapas – Phantasialand, Germany Typhoon Coaster – Land of Legends, Turkey |
| Europe’s Best Thrill Ride | #2 #3 #4 |
Apocalypse – Drayton Manor Park, UK Tigeren – Djurs Sommerland Golden Driller – Fraispertuis City, France |
| Europe’s Best Dark Ride | #1 | Pirates of the Caribbean – Disneyland Paris, France |
2019
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Europe’s Best New Coaster | #2 | Taiga – Linnanmäki, Finland |
| Europe’s Best Steel Coaster | #3 | Hyperion – Energylandia, Poland |
| Europe’s Best Wooden Coaster | #1 #3 |
Colossos – Kampf der Giganten – Heide Park, Germany Balder – Liseberg, Sweden |
| Europe’s Best Water Ride | #1 #2 |
Chiapas – Phantasialand, Germany Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK |
| Europe’s Best Thrill Ride | #2 | Loke – Liseberg, Sweden |
2018
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Europe’s Best New Coaster | #1 | Hyperion – Energylandia, Poland |
| Europe’s Best Wooden Coaster | #1 | Balder – Liseberg, Sweden |
| Europe’s Best Water Ride | #1 #2 #3 |
Chiapas – Phantasialand, Germany Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK Excalibur – Secrets of the Dark Forest – Movie Park Germany, Germany |
| Europe’s Best Thrill Ride | #1 | Loke – Liseberg, Sweden |
2017
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Europe’s Best New Coaster | #1 | Red Force – Ferrari Land, Spain |
| Europe’s Best Steel Coaster | #2 | Taron – Phantasialand, Germany |
| Europe’s Best Wooden Coaster | #1 | Balder – Liseberg, Sweden |
| Europe’s Best Water Ride | #1 #3 |
Chiapas – Phantasialand, Germany DiVertical – Mirabilandia, Italy |
| Europe’s Best Dark Ride | #1 | Pirates of the Caribbean – Disneyland Paris, France |
2016
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Europe’s Best New Coaster | #2 | Taron – Phantasialand, Germany |
| Europe’s Best Wooden Coaster | #1 #2 |
Colossos – Kampf der Giganten – Heide Park, Germany Balder – Liseberg, Sweden |
| Europe’s Best Water Ride | #1 #2 |
Chiapas – Phantasialand, Germany Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK |
2015
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Europe’s Best Wooden Coaster | #1 #2 |
Colossos – Kampf der Giganten – Heide Park, Germany Balder – Liseberg, Sweden |
| Europe’s Best Water Ride | #1 #2 |
Chiapas – Phantasialand, Germany Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK |
2014
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Europe’s Best Steel Coaster | #2 | Expedition GeForce – Holiday Park, Germany |
| Europe’s Best Wooden Coaster | #1 #2 |
Colossos – Kampf der Giganten – Heide Park, Germany Balder – Liseberg, Sweden |
| Europe’s Best Water Ride | #1 | Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK |
2013
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Europe’s Best New Ride | #3 | Juvelen – Djurs Sommerland, Denmark |
| Europe’s Best Steel Coaster | #3 | Expedition GeForce – Holiday Park, Germany |
| Europe’s Best Wooden Coaster | #1 #2 |
Balder – Liseberg, Sweden Colossos – Kampf der Giganten – Heide Park, Germany |
| Europe’s Best Water Ride | #3 | DiVertical – Mirabilandia, Italy |
2012
| CATEGORY | No | RIDE |
| Europe’s Best Steel Coaster | #1 | Expedition GeForce – Holiday Park, Germany |
| Europe’s Best Wooden Coaster | #1 | Balder – Liseberg, Sweden |
| Europe’s Best Water Ride | #2 #3 |
DiVertical – Mirabilandia, Italy Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK |
Source: July 2020 Golden Tickets Awards