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Darkbeer
06-24-2005, 10:41 PM
http://orlando.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2005/06/20/daily49.html

QuikQuote: Forbes (http://www.bizjournals.com/search/bin/search?q=%22Forbes%22&t=orlando)' "world's best amusement park" rankings for 2005 are out, and Walt Disney Co. (http://www.bizjournals.com/search/bin/search?q=%22Walt%20Disney%20Co%22&t=orlando)'s Florida theme parks are noticeably absent from the list, although California-based Disneyland ranked third, behind Tampa's Busch Gardens.
The top 10 best amusement parks for 2005 included:

Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England
Busch Gardens in Tampa
Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif.
Europa Park in Rust, Germany
Gardaland in Castelnuovo, Italy
Liseberg in Gothenburg, Sweden
Lotte World in Seoul, South Korea
Port Aventura in Salou, Spain
Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, N.J.
Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark

Mark Goldhaber
06-25-2005, 05:25 AM
You know, am I the only one who sees that they're not ranked, but in alphabetical order? There is no ranking within the top ten. Geez....

Oh, and also notice that WDW is not in the list at all....

infinite
06-25-2005, 06:38 AM
2005 isn’t over yet.


http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/travel/2005/05/26/cx_sb_0526feat_2.html

Mark Goldhaber
06-25-2005, 06:48 AM
2005 isn’t over yet.


http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/travel/2005/05/26/cx_sb_0526feat_2.html
That's the ERA list, not the Forbes list. ERA tracks most-attended. Forbes is a more subjective list of "most fun."

infinite
06-25-2005, 06:52 AM
That's the ERA list, not the Forbes list. ERA tracks most-attended. Forbes is a more subjective list of "most fun."

Ahh. Okay, thanks. :)

infinite
06-25-2005, 06:54 AM
Is this what we are looking for, then?

http://www.forbes.com/lists/2002/03/21/0321feat.html

No, I don't think that is current, sorry.

Family5LovesDisney
06-25-2005, 06:56 AM
I'm glad Disneyland made number three but who are these people to judge?? I mean COME ON............... SIX FLAGS Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ?????!!! We "tolerate" one trip there each summer for the kids. And I mean TOLERATE! Awful clientele of people that frequent that park. They are always finding knives on the kids when they to through the metal detectors (and they had them well before 9/11) Food is AWFUL, Park is DIRTY, Bathrooms are gross.

ANY Disney park is always tops in our books, forget Forbes!

infinite
06-25-2005, 07:04 AM
Well, it is just an opinion (or opinions). I am not sure I would agree (can’t say as I haven’t been to MOST of those places). But I think I would like to be the people whose job it is to find out. :)

cstephens
06-25-2005, 08:34 PM
You know, am I the only one who sees that they're not ranked, but in alphabetical order? There is no ranking within the top ten. Geez....

Oh, and also notice that WDW is not in the list at all....

So if Walt had had the foresight to name the park Adisneyland, it would have come in ranked first? :p

Mark Goldhaber
06-26-2005, 07:36 PM
So if Walt had had the foresight to name the park Adisneyland, it would have come in ranked first? :p
Apparently... :p

infinite
06-26-2005, 07:49 PM
Even better AAAAAADisneyland.

Just to be extra-super sure! ;)

Disney Vault
06-27-2005, 08:14 PM
I never agree with these lists. If it was done by me all of the top parks would be Disney :D

blondiemouse
06-28-2005, 07:03 AM
Anyone who puts Alton Towers on a list such as this does not deserve to be taken seriously.I live 45 minutes away from this place and wouldn't bother going.Actually we have far worse parks in the UK, Alton Towers is about the best-but I'd say a day at Knotts is twice that of Alton Towers.The thing about these such polls is it's only personal opinion-but being trendy and different does seem to get in the way of the truth :D

fjhuerta
06-28-2005, 07:23 AM
I can't take seriously anyone who ranks Great Adventure over, say, EPCOT. I've been to Great Adventure. Once.