STAFF at West Midlands Safari Park is celebrating after scooping four accolades at this year’s UK Theme Park Awards.
The Bewdley attraction won one gold, one silver and two bronze awards across four different categories at the national ceremony on Thursday.
The awards ceremony, held this year at Wicksteed Park, celebrated excellence across the UK’s theme park industry, recognising outstanding contributions across 22 categories.
The Safari Park won gold for ‘Best New Entertainment’, for its Tumbling Tigers Trampoline show, as part of the park’s Tiger Takeover celebrations during May.
The UK Theme Park Awards were held at Wicksteed Park, celebrating the best in the amusement and attractions industry.
For the second year in a row, the attraction also won silver for ‘Best Theme Park with Animals’ and took two bronze awards for ‘Best New Accessibility Initiative’ for its Accessible Minibus Guided Tours and ‘Best New Food Outlet’ for Nuii Hippo Creek.
West Midlands Safari Park’s managing director, Joanne Hammick, said: “Winning four UK Theme Park Awards is an incredible honour and a true testament to the passion, dedication and hard work of our entire team.
“Every day they go above and beyond to deliver unforgettable experiences for our guests, and this recognition is a reflection of their commitment.”
The awards are organised by ThemeParks-UK.com and invite the public to nominate their favourite tourist attractions for the 22 different categories.
A shortlist is then created for public votes (of which there were 334,371). These votes are combined with others from a panel of expert judges and finalists are chosen for bronze, silver and gold awards.
Of the 35 theme parks which received nominations, 24 won awards, including the park’s sister attractions, Drayton Manor Resort and Pleasurewood Hills.
Visit: wmsp.co.uk for more on West Midlands Safari Park.
