Awards and Accolades

blooloop
World’s Top 100 Best Theme Parks (2024) – Includes All Disney Parks

blooloop Innovation Awards (2025): 
Immersive Attraction (2^nd Place)  – “Walt Disney – A Magical Life” Audio Animatronic at Disneyland Resort 
Immersive Experience (3^rd Place)  – Pixar Adventurous Journey at Shanghai Disney Resort 
Retail & Dining (1st Place)  – Haunted Mansion Parlor on Disney Treasure 
Storytelling (2^nd Place)  – Tale of Moana on the Disney Treasure 
Sustainability (3^rd Place)  – Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point  

blooloop Innovation Awards (2024):
Experiential Technology (1st Place), Best in Show – BDX Droids
Immersive Attraction (1st Place) – Zootopia: Hot Pursuit at Shanghai Disney Resort
Immersive Attraction (2nd Place) – Peter Pan’s Never Land Adventure at Tokyo Disney Resort
Innovation Spectacular (3rd Place) – “Disney Electrical Sky Parade” at Disneyland Paris

Emmy Awards
Outstanding Children’s or Family Viewing Series (2023) – The Muppets Mayhem
Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design (2022) – Muppets Haunted Mansion

Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) 
Illumination Award of Merit (2025) – Haunted Mansion Parlor on Disney Treasure 

International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA)
Brass Ring Awards:
Most Creative Theatrical Production, Year-Round (2025) – “Disney The Tale of Moana” on Disney Treasure 
Most Creative Spectacle (2025) – “Disney Tales of Magic” at Disneyland Paris 
Most Creative Winter Holiday Production (2025) – “‘What’s This?’” Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Sing-A-Long” at Walt Disney World
Most Creative Spectacle (2023) – Believe! Sea of Dreams at Tokyo Disney Resort

Shorty Awards (2025) 
Brand Awareness Campaign – Muppets 70^th Celebration 
Audience Honor Shorty Award – Travel & Tourism and Brand Partnership – “Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce: My Disney Spectacular” from Walt Disney World  
 
The Telly Awards (2026) 
11 Telly Awards including:  
Gold – Best Video Podcast: Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce, “My Disney Spectacular” from Walt Disney World 
Silver – General, Travel & Tourism: Disney Cruise Line – Disney Believe Name 
Gold – Craft, Best Sound and Sound Design; Gold – Craft, Best Use of Archival Footage; Silver – Best Documentary, Long Form: Disneyland Handcrafted
Silver – Best Science and Technology Video: We Call It Imagineering: NEW Robotic Olaf Revealed! Inside Disney Imagineering R&D
 
Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) 
Thea Awards: 
Outstanding Achievement in Themed Food and Beverage Experience (2025) – Haunted Mansion Parlor on Disney Treasure 
Outstanding Achievement – Theme Park Land (2025) – Zootopia at Shanghai Disney Resort, Fantasy Springs at Tokyo Disney Resort 
Outstanding Achievement – Technological Innovation (2025) – BDX Droids at Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge 
Outstanding Achievement – Attraction (2024) – Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at Walt Disney World 
 
Travel Weekly 
Readers Choice Awards (2025) 
Best Theme Park – Walt Disney World  

TripAdvisor
Travelers’ Choice Awards (2024) – Ranked Disneyland Park and Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris, Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World and Hong Kong Disneyland among the top amusement & water parks globally

Webby Awards
People’s Voice Webby Award in Podcasts – Best Partnership or Collaboration (2026) – “Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce: My Disney Spectacular” at Walt Disney World
People’s Voice Webby Award in Video & Film – Technology (2026) – We Call It Imagineering, “Inside Disney Imagineering R&D”

10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards (2025-2026) 
Best Theme Park Entertainment – Fantasmic! (Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort), Happily Ever After (Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort)
 

AAA
Five Diamond Award – Has been held by Victoria & Albert’s Restaurant at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa since 2000

Forbes Travel Guide
Five Star – Recognized since 2018

MICHELIN Guide
Florida Service Award for Maître d’Hôtel Israel Perez (2024) – Victoria & Albert’s Restaurant at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
After first being recognized in 2024, Victoria & Albert’s remains the first and only restaurant owned and operated by a U.S. theme park destination to hold a MICHELIN Star

USA Today
10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards 
Best Theme Park Restaurant (2026) – Be Our Guest Restaurant (Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort), Yak & Yeti (Disney’s Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort)
Best Theme Park Restaurant – Le Cellier Steakhouse (EPCOT), Space 220 (EPCOT), Yak & Yeti (Disney’s Animal Kingdom)
 

The Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence (2024)
Gold Award – Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel
Bronze Award – Disney’s Hollywood Hotel
Certificate of Merit – Disney Explorers Lodge

USA Today
10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards (2019-2026)
Best Theme Park Hotel – Disney’s Wilderness Lodge, Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge

U.S. News & World Report
Top 25% of Best Hotels in the USA (2025):
Walt Disney World – Disney’s Wilderness Lodge, Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Kidani Village, Boulder Ridge Villas At Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
Disneyland Resort – Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa
Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort

TravelAge West
WAVE Awards (2024) – Best Resort for Cultural Immersion, Hawaii: Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa
 
Travel + Leisure
Best for Families by Readers (2023) – Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa

U.S. News & World Report
Top 25% of Best Hotels in the USA (2023) – Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa

Condé Nast Traveler 
Reader’s Choice Awards (2025): 
No. 1 Large Cruise Ship Line — Disney Cruise Line 
 
Consumer Report 
Best Cruise Lines for Accessibility (2026) – Disney Cruise Line 
 
Cruise Critic 
Best in Cruise Awards (Mainstream) 
Best Cabins (2025) — Disney Cruise Line 
Best for Families (2024) — Disney Cruise Line 
 
Forbes  
Best Brands for Value (2026) – Disney Cruise Line 
Best Brands for Social Impact (2026) – Disney Cruise Line  
 
Newsweek  
America’s Best Customer Service List (2026)  
Best Cruise Operator — Disney Cruise Line 
 
Recommend Magazine 
Readers’ Choice Awards (2025) 
Best Cruise Line for Families (Two Gold Badges) – Disney Cruise Line  
 
TIME 
World’s Greatest Places of 2026 
Caribbean Category – Disney Destiny 
 
Travel + Leisure 
World’s Best Awards (2025-2026): 
Best Large-ship Ocean Cruise Line — Disney Cruise Line 
It List (2026) 
#1 Best New Cruise Ship –Disney Destiny 
 
TravelPulse 
Travvy Awards (2025): 
Travvy Awards – Best Cruise Line – Family (Gold) – Disney Cruise Line  
 
Travel Weekly 
Readers Choice Awards (2025) 
Best in Cruise Lines – Family – Disney Cruise Line  
 
USA Today 
10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards (2026) 
Best Caribbean Cruise – Disney Cruise Line 
10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards (2024-2026) 
Best Cruise Line for Families – Disney Cruise Line 
 
U.S. News & World Report 
Best Cruise Line (2020-2026): 
Best Cruise Lines for Families — Disney Cruise Line 
Best Cruise Lines in the Caribbean — Disney Cruise Line 

American Resort Development Association (ARDA)
ACE Project of Excellence Award (2021): Disney’s Riviera Resort
 

Cruise Critic 
Best in Cruise Awards 
Best Expedition Cruise Line (Expedition, 2025) – National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions 
Best for Education and Enrichment (Expedition, 2025) – National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions 
Best for Families (River, 2025) – Adventures by Disney 
Best in the Galapagos (Expedition, 2025) – National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions 
Best Expedition Cruise Line (Expedition, 2024) – National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions 
Best in Antarctica (Expedition, 2024) – National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions 
Best in the Galapagos (Expedition, 2024) – National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions 
Best for Families (River, 2024) – Adventures by Disney 
Top-Rated Expedition Cruise Lines (2024) – National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions 
 
Travel Weekly 
Readers Choice Awards (2025) 
Best in Tour Operators – Adventure – Adventures by Disney 
Best in Cruise Lines – Antarctica – National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions 
 
Please visit this website for a list of awards and honors given to National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions 

License Global 
#1 on Top Global Licensor Report for over 15 years 
  
Licensing International 
Licensing Awards (2026) 
Best Toys, Games, Novelties, or Role Play (ages 8+) Product (2026) – LEGO – Star Wars Death Star  
Best Apparel Collaboration (2026) – Star Wars x Columbia   
Best Children’s or Tween Licensed Property (5-12, 2025) – Lilo & Stitch 
Best Licensed Giftware, Home Décor, Tableware or Housewares Range (2025) – Disney Home and Sanderson Collection from H&M Home 
 
Licensing International Excellence Awards (2025): 
Best Food or Beverage Product for Entertainment Brands (2025) – OREO – Star Wars 
Best Sustainability Initiative (2025) – Primark & Disney – The Liong King Campaign & Repair Workshop  
Best Toys, Games, Novelties, or Role Play Product (2024) – Fun.com’s Disney and Pixar Toy Story Slinky Dog Costume 
 
The Toy Foundation 
*Disney Consumer Products has won 45 Toy of the Year Awards to date 
Toy of the Year Awards
Doll of the Year (2025) – American Girl Disney Moana Collection 
Plush Toy of the Year (2025) – Disney Stitch Ultimate Stitch Interactive Feature Plush 
Toy of the Year (2024) – RealFX Stitch Puppetronic 
Tech Toy of the Year (2024) – RealFX Stitch Puppetronic 
Education Toy of the Year (2024) – National Geographic’s Epic Circuits Science Kit 

American Library Association
Coretta Scott King / John Steptoe New Talent Author Award (2024) – There Goes the Neighborhood by Jade Adia

Association for Library Service to Children
Newberry Medal Honoree (2024) – Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow
KidScreen Awards
Best Podcast (2024) – Disney Frozen: Forces of Nature

Webby Awards
People’s Voice Award (2024) – National Geographic Kids’ “Greeking Out”