Tokyo DisneySea theme park secures Applause Award

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