Tokyo DisneySea theme park secures Applause Award

November 18, 2022

Attractions / Marketing / Tourism /

After a four-year COVID hiatus, the Liseberg-given Applause Award is again celebrating the best theme parks and attractions around the world with Tokyo DisneySea announced the winner of the 2022 Applause Award at IAAPA Expo.

Awarded biannually since 1980, the prestigious Liseberg Applause Award honours an attraction whose management, operations, and creative accomplishments inspire the industry with foresight, originality, and sound business development. In 2020, the award halted in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Andreas Veilstrup Andersen, President and Chief Executive, Liseberg Group and Chairman of The Applause Award Board of Governors notes “with a mix of world-class attractions, exceptional shows, outstanding theming, and flawless operation, this park is by many regarded as almost perfect. When it was built in 2001, it was one of the most ambitious park developments ever. And Tokyo DisneySea still is one of the most beautiful theme parks in the world.”

Tokyo DisneySea joins the ranks of highly-regarded attractions who have secured the accolade.

Previous winners of The Applause Award:

1980 Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, USA
1982 Opryland, USA
1986 Epcot Center, USA
1988 Knott's Berry Farm, USA
1990 EuropaPark, Germany
1992 Efteling, the Netherlands
1994 Universal Studios, USA
1996 Cedar Point, USA
1998 Silver Dollar City, USA
2000 Hershey Park, USA
2002 Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, USA
2004 Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, USA
2006 Universal's Islands of Adventure, USA
2008 Xetulul, Guatemala
2010 Dollywood, USA
2012 Ocean Park, Hong Kong
2014 Puy du Fou, France
2016 Busch Gardens Tampa, USA
2018 Xcaret, Mexico
2022 Tokyo DisneySea, Japan

21st June 2018 - Massive expansion plans for Tokyo DisneySea

1st November 2022 - Shanghai Disney shuts as visitors unable to leave without negative COVID test

10th October 2022 - Sydney’s Fox Studios renamed as Disney Studios Australia

22nd September 2022 - Hong Kong Disneyland announces new ticketing options and ‘Frozen’ themed rides

12th September 2022 - Disney Cruise Line sets sail in Australia and New Zealand for the first time

20th June 2022 - Over 300 students participate in Disney Imaginations Hong Kong Design Competition

11th June 2022 - Shanghai Disney Resort announces partial resumption of operations

21st April 2022 - Hong Kong Disneyland celebrates its reopening

11th April 2022 - Lotte World Busan theme park cost less to design and build than a single large attraction at Disney or Universal Studios

30th March 2022 - Hong Kong Disneyland looks to 21st April reopening with easing of Covid rules

20th September 2020 - Tokyo Disneyland expansion to open on 28th September

9th December 2019 - Tokyo Disneyland reveals details of its largest expansion

4th October 2019 - Tokyo Disney announces record 15.7 million visitation

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