The winners of the UK Theme Park Awards 2023 are set to be announced on 21 September.
This year’s event will be hosted by Chessington World of Adventures Resort and a live stream of the awards ceremony will be available at ukthemeparkawards.com
The awards are organized by ThemeParks-UK.com, an independent consumer guide to UK theme parks. Once again, the awards are presented in association with AttractionTickets.com
For the fourth year, the public was able to vote for their favorite UK theme parks. The public votes will be combined with those of the Expert Judges to generate the final results.
There are 22 categories this year, including Theme Park of the Year, Best Customer Service and Best Value. New categories include Best Reimagined Attraction, Best Theme Park with Animals and Best Themed Coaster.
Expected to be acknowledged with awards include Alton Towers and Drayton Manor in Staffordshire, Blackpool Pleasure Beach in Lancashire, Thorpe Park and Chessington World of Adventures in Surrey, LEGOLAND Windsor in Berkshire and Paultons Park in Hampshire.
In advance of the public vote, a shortlist was compiled using public nominations and with the help of a panel of judges including Paul Kelly (Chief Executive of the British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions) and Andy Hine MBE (Chairman – Roller Coaster Club of Great Britain).
25,278 nominations were received, with a total of 35 theme parks nominated for awards in 2023.
Image: UK Theme Park Awards 2023
