Who has the best amusement park food? What about the friendliest staff or how about the best kids’ area in an amusement park? The ballots have been tallied, and in an awards’ show hosted this evening by LEGOLAND California, Carlsbad, Calif., Amusement Today announced the winners of its prestigious 2009 Golden Ticket Awards.

Best Amusement Park - Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio

Best Waterpark - Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort, New Braunfels, Texas

Best Children’s Park - LEGOLAND California, Carlsbad, Calif.

Best Marine Life Park - SeaWorld Orlando, Orlando, Fla.

Best Seaside Park- Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, Calif.

Best Wooden Coaster - The Voyage at Holiday World, Santa Claus, Ind.

Best Steel Coaster - Bizarro at Six Flags New England, Agawam, Mass.

Best Kids’ Area - Kings Island, Kings Mills, Ohio

Friendliest Staff - Silver Dollar City, Branson, Mo.

Cleanest Park - Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari, Santa Claus, Ind.

Best Halloween Event - Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando, Orlando, Fla.

Best Landscaping - Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Va.

Best Christmas Event - Smoky Mountain Christmas at Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

Best Food - Knoebels Amusement Resort, Elysburg, Pa.

Best Shows - Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

Best Outdoor Night Show Production - IllumiNations: Reflections of the Earth at Walt Disney World’s Epcot Center, Orlando, Fla.

Best Water Ride - Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls at Universal’s Islands of Adventure, Orlando, Fla.

Best Waterpark Ride - Master Blaster at Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort,

New Braunfels, Texas

Best Dark Ride - Amazing Adventures of Spiderman at Universal’s Islands of Adventure, Orlando, Fla.

Best New Ride of 2009 (Amusement Park) - Prowler at Worlds of Fun, Kansas City, Mo.

Best New Ride of 2009 (Waterpark) - Congo River Expedition at Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort, New Braunfels, Texas

Best Carousel - Grand Carousel at Knoebels Amusement Resort, Elysburg, Pa.

Best Indoor Roller Coaster - Revenge of the Mummy at Universal Orlando, Orlando, Fla.

Best Indoor Waterpark - Schlitterbahn Galveston Island, Galveston, Texas

Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction - Frankenstein’s Castle at Indiana Beach, Monticello, Ind.