ProPark-2026
Sponsors of the Award - 2026:
Eligible entrants are urban parks located in cities with a population of over 300,000.
2. Best urban park (in a city with a population under 300,000)
Eligible entrants are urban parks located in cities with a population less than 300,000.
3. Best outdoor amusement park (attraction park)
Eligible entrants include outdoor private amusement parks or attraction parks (grounds).
4. Best indoor entertainment complex (over 2,500 square meters)
Eligible entrants include indoor entertainment complexes (parks, activity parks, family centers, venue, etc.) of any format with an area of over 2,500 square meters.
5. Best indoor entertainment complex (with an area from 1,000 to 2,500 square meters)
Eligible entrants include indoor entertainment complexes (parks, activity parks, family centers, venues, etc.) of any format with an area ranging from 1,000 to 2,500 square meters
6. Best Indoor Entertainment Complex (with an area under 1,000 square meters)
Eligible entrants include indoor entertainment complexes (parks, activity parks, family centers, venues, etc.) of any format with an area of less than 1,000 square meters.
7. Best water entertainment complex
Eligible entrants include indoor/outdoor water parks, water amusement parks, thermal complexes, beaches, etc.
8. Best Cultural & Leisure Event in a Park
This nomination accepts any event (festival, celebration, contest, event, quest, etc.) held in a park.
9. Best Event in an Entertainment Center
This nomination accepts any event (celebration, contest, birthday party, event, quest, etc.) held in an entertainment complex.
10. Best manufacturer in the amusement industry
Eligible entrants are equipment or service manufacturers/suppliers for the amusement industry.
11. Best project, technology or solution for the entertainment business
This nomination is open to implemented projects, innovative products, creative concepts, technologies, attraction developments, and other solutions for the entertainment business.
12. Professional of the year
This nomination is open to company executives or specialists from companies related to the amusement industry.
13. For the development of the amusement industry
This nomination is open to companies (parks, entertainment centers, manufacturers, etc.) or a individual specialists who has contributed to the development of the amusement industry in their city, region, or the industry as a whole.
14. Jury’s special choice
Participation in this nomination is determined by the members of the Jury from among the candidates who have applied for other categories.
Applications are accepted upon request
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Applications can be submitted until January 1, 2026
If you want to become one of the participants of the ProPark Award, you need to:
1. Fill out and send the Application by e-mail to the Russian Association of Parks and Attraction Attractions (RAAPA) >>>
2. Provide photos and/or video materials illustrating your activities. You can attach additional materials that, in your opinion, will determine your advantage over other candidates in the selected Nomination.
3. Submit a short essay about why your company deserves recognition and the ProPark award this year. We recommend that you briefly reflect the following information in your essay:
For amusement parks, family entertainment centers, water parks: history of the creation of the park, format (concept), area of the park, number of attractions and entertainment, related services, zoning, theming, infrastructure, park attendance per year, events held, organization of staff work, the role of the complex in cultural -leisure activities of the city/region and other distinctive facts about your park.
For manufacturers: history of the company, date of foundation, direction of work, production base, original developments/innovations, number of projects/equipment being implemented, company team, customer reviews.
For events: goals and objectives of the event, theme and plot, originality, target audience, results (attendance, guest reviews, etc.)
For industry experts: personal data, work experience in the amusement industry, areas of activity, geography of work, merits and results, personal developments, projects and achievements that have made a significant contribution to the development of the company, influence on the development of the industry, reviews from colleagues and partners.
Project in the amusement industry: description of the project/product, what is its novelty, technological effectiveness, uniqueness, significance for the park and/or city/region, information about the developers.
4. Sign the Participation Agreement and pay the Registration fee in the amount of 190Euro/200USD for participation in 1 (one) Nomination. If a candidate participates in more than one nomination, an additional fee will be charged for each subsequent nomination. fee – 95Euro/100USD.
Please note:
Select the category in which you want to take part. More details about the nomination can be found in the Regulations on the Prize (link to documents is embedded in the text) and in the “About the event” section on the website www.raapa.ru
Technical requirements:
Materials must be placed in a cloud resource (Yandex drive, Google drive, etc.) on the Internet and a download link must be sent.
All videos should be up to 10 minutes long.
The winners of the Award will be determined by a competition committee consisting of industry experts.
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Igor Rodionov Russian Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions |
Sergey Dobrotvorsky Factory of Attractions «Skazka» |
Zhanna Drozdetskaya
RIF Group of Companies |
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Elena Borovikova Attraplast company |
Marina Gorbacheva RAAPA EXPO Exhibition |
Vitaly Nevorotov Panda Park |
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Anna Sergeevna Dolzhanskaya "BOLID" Group of companies |
Mikhail Starshov
AO «VDNKH» |
Bela Pisarevskaya
City Park "Grad" |
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Anton Kovalev
Consulting company "Service" |
Sergey Butorin Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, "Parks of Russia" |
Alessandro Zocca Italpark company |
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Archive
The regular ceremony of Professional Award in the sphere of amusement industry «ProPark-2024»
The regular ceremony of International Award in the sphere of amusement industry «Golden Pony Moscow-2022» was held within the frames of 24th International exhibition «Amusement rides and entertainment equipment RAAPA EXPO-2022» which took place in Moscow, March 16-18, 2022. The Award was established in 2002 by the publishing house FACTO EDIZIONI (Italy) which publishes the world famous magazine GAMES & PARKS INDUSTRY (www.factoedizioni.it). The annual Award «Golden Pony» is given to the best amusement parks, family entertainment centers, as well as to manufacturers of amusement rides.
The regular ceremony of International Award in the sphere of amusement industry «Golden Pony Moscow-2021» was held within the frames of 23d International exhibition «Amusement rides and entertainment equipment RAAPA EXPO-2021» which took place in Moscow, March 30-April 1, 2021. The Award was established in 2002 by the publishing house FACTO EDIZIONI (Italy) which publishes the world famous magazine GAMES & PARKS INDUSTRY (www.factoedizioni.it). The annual Award «Golden Pony» is given to the best amusement parks, family entertainment centers, as well as to manufacturers of amusement rides.
The regular ceremony of International Award in the sphere of amusement industry «Golden Pony Moscow-2020» was held within the frames of 22d International exhibition «Amusement rides and entertainment equipment RAAPA EXPO-2020» which took place in Moscow, March 12-14, 2020. The Award was established in 2002 by the publishing house FACTO EDIZIONI (Italy) which publishes the world famous magazine GAMES & PARKS INDUSTRY (www.factoedizioni.it). The annual Award «Golden Pony» is given to the best amusement parks, family entertainment centers, as well as to manufacturers of amusement rides.
The regular ceremony of International Award in the sphere of amusement industry «Golden Pony Moscow-2019» was held within the frames of 21st International exhibition «Amusement rides and entertainment equipment RAAPA EXPO-2019» which took place in Moscow, March 13-15, 2019. The Award was established in 2002 by the publishing house FACTO EDIZIONI (Italy) which publishes the world famous magazine GAMES & PARKS INDUSTRY (www.factoedizioni.it). The annual Award «Golden Pony» is given to the best amusement parks, family entertainment centers, as well as to manufacturers of amusement rides.
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Sponsor of ProPark Awards
- Placement of the Sponsor's advertising roll-up in the banquet hall (roll-up provided by the sponsor).
- Placement of the Sponsor's logo on invitation cards to the ProPark Award ceremony.
- Placement of the Sponsor's logo on the press wall of the ProPark Award, located at the entrance to the reception hall.
- Mentioning of the Award Sponsor during the ProPark awarding ceremony.
- Participation of a representative of the Award Sponsor in the ProPark award ceremony, presenting the award to one of the nominees.
- The right to provide Prize participants with prizes and souvenirs, promoted products of the Sponsor.
- Mentioning of the Award Sponsor in the post-release of the RAAPA exhibition and the exhibition report in the “Attractions and Entertainments” magazine and on the RAAPA website.
- Posting information about the Award Sponsor on social networks and on the RAAPA website one month before the ProPark award ceremony.
- Providing two invitation tickets to the ProPark award ceremony.
- Demonstration of the Award Sponsor’s video during the ProPark award ceremony. (Video provided by the sponsor. Maximum video length is 1 minute)
- Inclusion of a representative of the Sponsor in the jury of the ProPark Award.