ProPark-2025 — RAAPA
Russian association of amusement
parks and attractions

Russian association of amusement
parks and attractions

ProPark-2025

19 March 2025

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"ProPark" – a professional Award in the field of recreation and entertainment

The award was established by the Russian Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions and is awarded to enterprises and specialists working in the entertainment industry for their contribution to the development of the industry, innovative developments, unique projects and achievements aimed at popularizing, increasing authority and setting high professional standards in the industry.

Sponsors of the Award - 2025:

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Award nominations:

1.  Best urban park (in a city with the population of over 300 thousand people)
An urban park located in in a city with a population of over 300 thousand people can be a participant.

2. Best urban park (in a city with the population of up to 300 thousand people)
An urban park located in in a city with a population of up to 300 thousand people can be a participant.

3. Best outdoor amusement park (theme park)
An outdoor private amusement park or theme park (playground) can be a participant.

4. Best indoor entertainment complex (over 2500 square meters)
An indoor entertainment complex (park, activity park, family center, playground, etc.) of any format with an area of over 2500 square meters can be a participant.

5. Best indoor entertainment complex (up to 2500 square meters)
An indoor entertainment complex (park, activity park, family center, playground, etc.) of any format with an area of up to 2500 square meters can be a participant.

6. Best water park
An out-door or in-door water park or water amusement park can be a participant.

7. Best event in a park/ entertainment center
Any event (festival, competition, event, etc.) held in a park or entertainment complex can be nominated.

8. Best manufacturer in the entertainment industry
A manufacturer/supplier of equipment or services for the entertainment industry can be a participant.

9. Best project or solution for the entertainment business
The nomination can include completed projects, innovative products, technologies, attraction developments and other effective solutions for the entertainment business.

10. Expert of the year
The nomination can include a leader or specialist from any company related to the entertainment industry.

11. For the contribution to the development of the entertainment industry
In this nomination, a company (park, entertainment center, production company, etc.) or a particular specialist who has contributed to the development of the entertainment industry in their city, region, or the industry as a whole can participate.

12. Special opinion of the Jury
Participation in this nomination is determined by the members of the Jury from the pool the candidates who submitted applications in other nominations.

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Applications can be submitted until February 01, 2025

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.

Archive

ProPark-2024
ProPark-2024

The regular ceremony of Professional Award in the sphere of amusement industry «ProPark-2024»

GOLDEN PONY MOSCOW-2022
GOLDEN PONY MOSCOW-2022

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.

16 March 2022
GOLDEN PONY MOSCOW-2021
GOLDEN PONY MOSCOW-2021

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.

30 March 2021
GOLDEN PONY MOSCOW-2020
GOLDEN PONY MOSCOW-2020

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.

12 March 2020
GOLDEN PONY MOSCOW-2019
GOLDEN PONY MOSCOW-2019

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.

13 March 2019
GOLDEN PONY MOSCOW-2018
GOLDEN PONY MOSCOW-2018

The regular ceremony of International Award in the sphere of amusement industry «Golden Pony Moscow-2018» was held within the frames of 20 th International exhibition «Amusement rides and entertainment equipment RAAPA EXPO-2018» which took place in Moscow, March 01-03, 2018. 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).

1 March 2018

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