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Cedar Point no longer has bragging rights as the world's best amusement park -- but Millennium Force is still the world's top steel roller coaster, according to an annual survey conducted by Amusement Today magazine.

(The Plain Dealer)

SANDUSKY, Ohio – Cedar Point is no longer the world's best amusement park, at least not according to voters in an annual Amusement Today survey.

The Sandusky park – which won the title for 16 straight years – was deemed second best this year, behind Europa-Park in Germany.

World's top 10 amusement parks

Park name is followed by the percentage of votes they received in annual Amusement Today survey:

1. Europa-Park, Rust, Germany, 25 percent

2. Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio, 16 percent

3. Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, 9 percent

4. Knoebels Amusement Resort, Elysburg, Pennsylvania, 8 percent

5. Disneyland, Anaheim, California, 8 percent

6. Universal's Islands of Adventure, Orlando, Florida, 5 percent

7. Magic Kingdom, Orlando, Florida, 4 percent

8. Tokyo DisneySea, Tokyo, Japan, 4 percent

9. Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia, 3.5 percent

10. Holiday World, Santa Claus, Indiana, 3 percent

Source: Amusement Today annual survey

Cedar Point's Millennium Force, however, continued its run as the world's best steel roller coaster.

The Golden Ticket Awards – the industry magazine calls them the Academy Awards of the amusement-park industry – were announced late Saturday during a meeting at SeaWorld San Diego.

Reaction to the news on social media this morning was mixed.

"A park is more than just about the coasters. It's quality rides, food, employees, cleanliness, capacity, theming, landscaping, shows and etc.," wrote one fan from Lakewood on Facebook. "I do love CP but I have a bunch of parks I like better."

"Sixteen years in row as the best and they lost it because they haven't done anything surprising like they did with Millennium and Top Thrill Dragster," wrote another, referring to two record-breaking coasters that were new at the park in 2000 and 2003. "They don't need a coaster but they need to do something to differentiate themselves from other parks! Take a risk other than moving rides or painting them different colors, renaming them, or removing them all together."

The writer was referring to the announcement last week that Cedar Point would shut down Mantis, a stand-up coaster. The park hasn't revealed whether the ride will be removed or revamped into another kind of roller coaster.

Jeff Putz, co-founder of PointBuzz.com, an online Cedar Point fan site, said he doesn't think too highly of the survey itself.

"The Amusement Today poll is suspect at best, in part because the sample size is small, and because they accept advertising dollars from the winners," he wrote in an email this morning. "I don't put a lot of stock in the results."

Cedar Point spokesman Bryan Edwards released this statement Sunday morning: "To be named as one of the best amusement parks in the world is truly an honor and we congratulate Europa Park on winning the 'Best Park' award. We are thrilled that Millennium Force was once again named as Best Steel Roller Coaster in the World."

In other award categories, Idlewild & Soak Zone in Ligonier, Pennsylvania, was voted the best children's park; Kings Island's Planet Snoopy was dubbed the best kids area.

Also at Kings Island, the new Banshee roller coaster came in second for best new ride (behind Flying Turns at Knoebels Amusement Resort in eastern Pennsylvania), Diamondback was named fourth-best steel coaster and the Beast was named eighth-best wooden roller coaster.

The Ravine Flyer II at Waldameer in Erie, Pennsylvania, was judged the sixth-best wooden coaster; Noah's Ark at Kennywood in Pittsburgh was awarded top prize for best fun house/walk-through attraction.

Finally, Kalahari Resort in Sandusky was named the second-best indoor water park, behind Schilitterbahn Galveston Island in Texas.

For complete results: goldenticketawards.com