Awarded 'Best Family Park'

Santa’s Village is New England’s top theme park for families!

And the park was recently named Best Family Park from a world-wide field of candidates in Amusement Today Magazine’s annual Golden Ticket Awards!

Established in 1998 by Amusement Today, the Golden Ticket Awards spotlight achievements and accomplishments within the field of amusements and attractions. Celebrating the “Best of the Best,” the awards are among the most-recognized within the industry. Best Family Park spotlights amusement parks that don’t cater to thrill seekers. Instead, the attractions are geared towards children, and most can be ridden with their parents.  No rides go upside down or have extreme speed.

Winner for Best Family Park was Santa’s Village in New Hampshire. The Christmas-themed park brings “pure joy” from spring to the end of the year each season.

On September 12, 2026, Amusement Today presented awards in 22 categories determined by results from an international poll consisting of more than 500 ballots sent to knowledgeable people within the industry. Approximately 300 industry professionals gathered at host park COTALand on the campus of Circuit of the Americas for the ceremony.  Dubbed by AT as the Networking Event of the Year, winners and companies from around the world came to connect, as well as accept awards.