2009 in amusement parks

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This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2009. These various lists are not exhaustive.

Contents

Amusement Parks

Opening

Birthday

Closed

Additions

Roller Coasters

New

NameParkTypeManufacturerOpenedRef(s)
Anubis: The Ride Plopsaland Launched roller coaster Gerstlauer April 5 [1]
Terminator Salvation: The Ride Six Flags Magic Mountain Wooden roller coaster Great Coasters International May 23 [2]
blue fire Megacoaster Europa Park Launched roller coaster Mack Rides April 4 [3]
Correcaminos Bip, Bip Parque Warner Madrid Family roller coaster Mack Rides May 16 [4]
Diamondback Kings Island Steel roller coaster Bolliger & Mabillard April 18 [5]
Diving Coaster Happy Valley Shanghai Dive Coaster Bolliger & Mabillard August 16 [6]
Dragon in Clouds Happy Valley Chengdu Inverted roller coaster Vekoma January 16 [7]
Dragon in Snowfield Happy Valley Chengdu Mine Train roller coaster Vekoma January 17 [8]
Spin GearSEGA Republic Spinning roller coaster Gerstlauer 2009 [9]
El Toro Freizeitpark Plohn Wooden roller coaster Great Coasters International April 10 [10]
Falcon Duinrell Euro-Fighter Gerstlauer May 14 [11]
Fluch von Novgorod Hansa Park Launched Euro-Fighter Gerstlauer April 9 [12]
Fly Over Mediterranean Happy Valley Chengdu Steel roller coaster Intamin January 17 [13]
Grover's Alpine Express Busch Gardens Williamsburg Family roller coaster Zierer April 3 [14]
Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit Universal Studios Florida Steel roller coaster Maurer Rides 2009 [15]
Insane Gröna Lund Steel roller coaster Intamin April 25 [16]
iSpeed Mirabilandia Launched roller coaster Intamin May 20 [17]
Kozmo's Kurves Knoebels Amusement Resort Family roller coaster E&F Miler Industries August 1 [18]
Magic Carpet Happy Valley Chengdu Wild Mouse roller coaster Golden HorseJanuary 17 [19]
Manta SeaWorld Orlando Flying roller coaster Bolliger & Mabillard May 22 [20]
Mega-Lite Happy Valley Shanghai Steel roller coaster Intamin August 16 [21]
Mine Train Coaster Happy Valley Shanghai Family roller coaster Intamin October 2009 [22]
Montaña Rusa Parque Bicentenario Steel roller coaster Beijing Shibaolai Amusement EquipmentMarch 21 [23]
Moto Coaster Jin Jiang Action Park Motorbike roller coaster Zamperla 2009 [24]
Mumbo Jumbo Flamingo Land Steel roller coaster S&S Sansei Technologies July 4 [25]
Prowler World of Fun Wooden roller coaster Great Coasters International May 2 [26]
Saw - The Ride Thorpe Park Euro-Fighter Gerstlauer March 14 [27]
StingrayGiant Wheel of Suzhou Flying roller coaster Vekoma July 18 [28]
Tornado Dyrehavsbakken Spinning roller coaster Intamin 2009
Wooden Coaster - FireballHappy Valley ShanghaiWooden roller coaster Martin & Vleminckx August 16 [29]

Relocated

NameParkTypeManufacturerOpenedFormerlyRef(s)
The Dark Knight Six Flags Mexico Indoor Wild Mouse roller coaster Mack Rides March 19The Dark Knight at Six Flags New England [30] [31]
Carolina Cobra Carowinds Boomerang roller coaster Vekoma March 28Head Spin at Geauga Lake [32] [33]
Hornet Wonderland Amusement Park Steel roller coaster Vekoma June 3Mayan Mindbender at Six Flags AstroWorld [34] [35]

Refurbished

NameParkTypeManufacturerOpenedFormerlyRef(s)
Bizarro Six Flags Great Adventure Floorless roller coaster Bolliger & Mabillard May 23Medusa [36]
Bizarro Six Flags New England Steel roller coaster Intamin May 23Superman - Ride of Steel [36]

Other Attractions

New

NameParkTypeOpenedRef(s)
4D Motion Theater Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park 4D TheaterMay 2009 [37]
All Wheels Extreme Stunt Show California's Great America ShowJune 2009 [38]
Americana Kings Dominion Ferris Wheel 2009
AVPX Dreamworld Indoor laser skirmish April 10 [39]
Bayern Kurve Kennywood Bayern Kurve 2009
Buccaneer Battle Six Flags Great America Boat RideMay 12 [40]
Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical Universal Studios Hollywood ShowJune 30 [41]
Extreme Log Ride! Adventuredome Log Flume 2009
Giraffica Holiday World Shoot the Chute 2009 [42]
Jolly Jester Lake Compounce Pirate Ship May 9 [43]
Laser Raiders Legoland Windsor Resort Interactive Dark Ride March 20
Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek Tokyo Disneyland Dark Ride April 15 [44]
Nightwing Six Flags New England Slingshot 2009
Sea Dragon Beech Bend Park Pirate Ship 2009 [45]
The Good Time Theatre Dorney Park TheaterMay 23 [46]
The Universal Music Plaza Stage Universal Studios Florida Show AreaJune 13 [47]
Wipeout Lake Compounce Wipeout 2009

Refurbished

NameParkOpenedFormerlyRef(s)
Monster MansionSix Flags Over GeorgiaMay 2009The Monster Plantation [48]

Relocated

NameParkOpenedFormerlyRef(s)
Sasquatch Six Flags Great Escape 2009Bayou Blaster and Sonic Slam at Six Flags New Orleans [49]

Closed attractions & roller coasters

NameParkTypeClosedRef(s)
Astropax 18VVC Wheel Park Steel roller coaster 2009 [50]
Big Bad Wolf Busch Gardens Williamsburg Suspended roller coaster September 7 [51]
Bumper Boats Valleyfair Bumper Boats 2009
Chang Kentucky Kingdom Stand-Up roller coaster 2009 [52]
Crazy Mouse South Pier Wild Mouse roller coaster 2009 [53]
Dreamworld Helicopters Dreamworld Helicopter joy flightsJune 10 [54]
Eagle Fortress Everland Suspended roller coaster January 2009 [55]
Gold Rush Wild Adventures Family roller coaster2009 [56]
Greezed Lightnin' Kentucky Kingdom Shuttle loop 2009 [57]
Hang Ten Freestyle Music Park Family roller coaster2009 [58]
Iron Horse Freestyle Music Park Steel roller coaster 2009 [59]
King Kahuna Kennywood Top Spin2009 [60]
Korkkiruuvi Särkänniemi Amusement Park Steel roller coaster 2009 [61]
Looping Star Beech Bend Park Steel roller coaster September 2009 [62]
Looping StarHolnemvolt Park Steel roller coaster 2009 [63]
Montana Rusa Tibidabo Amusement Park Steel roller coaster January 5 [64]
Odin ExpressKurashiki Tivoli Park Steel roller coaster January 1 [65]
Pegasus Efteling Wooden roller coaster June 19 [66]
Rakevet Harim Luna Park Tel Aviv Steel roller coaster 2009 [67]
Rat Loudoun Castle Wild Mouse roller coaster 2009 [68]
Road Runner Express Kentucky Kingdom Wild Mouse roller coaster 2009 [69]
Round About Freestyle Music Park Steel roller coaster 2009 [70]
Soak'd Freestyle Music Park Suspended roller coaster 2009 [71]
Son Of Beast Kings Island Wooden roller coaster June 2009 [72]
Tasses Magique La Ronde Teacups 2009
Texas Giant Six Flags Over Texas Wooden roller coaster November 1 [73]
Time Machine Freestyle Music Park Steel roller coaster 2009 [74]
Toboggan Trimper's Rides Steel roller coaster 2009 [75]
Turbo Mountain Adventure World Steel roller coaster 2009 [76]
Turnpike Kennywood Antique Cars2009 [60]
Viper Barry Island Pleasure Park Steel roller coaster 2009 [77]
Vortex Dreamworld Gravitron February [78]
WindstormFun Forest Amusement Park Steel roller coaster 2009 [79]

References

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  2. ↑ "Apocalypse the Ride - Six Flags Magic Mountain (Valencia, California, USA)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  3. ↑ "blue fire Megacoaster - Europa Park (Rust, Baden Wuerttemberg, Germany)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  4. ↑ "Correcaminos Bip, Bip - Parque Warner Madrid (San Martín de la Vega, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  5. ↑ "Diamondback - Kings Island (Mason, Ohio, USA)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  6. ↑ "Diving Coaster - Happy Valley (Songjiang, Shanghai, China)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  7. ↑ "Dragon in Clouds - Happy Valley (Jinniu, Chengdu, Sichuan, China)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  8. ↑ "Dragon in Snowfield - Happy Valley (Jinniu, Chengdu, Sichuan, China)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  9. ↑ "Dubai Drone - VR Park Dubai (Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  10. ↑ "El Toro - Freizeitpark Plohn (Lengenfeld, Saxony, Germany)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  11. ↑ "Falcon - Duinrell (Wassenaar, South Holland, Netherlands)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  12. ↑ "Fluch von Novgorod - Hansa Park (Sierksdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  13. ↑ "Fly Over Mediterranean - Happy Valley (Jinniu, Chengdu, Sichuan, China)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  14. ↑ "Grover's Alpine Express - Busch Gardens Williamsburg (Williamsburg, Virginia, USA)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  15. ↑ "Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit - Universal Studios Florida (Orlando, Florida, USA)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  16. ↑ "Insane - Gröna Lund (Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  17. ↑ "iSpeed - Mirabilandia (Savio, Emilia-Romagna, Italy)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  18. ↑ "Kozmo's Kurves - Knoebels Amusement Park & Resort (Elysburg, Pennsylvania, USA)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  19. ↑ "Magic Carpet - Happy Valley (Jinniu, Chengdu, Sichuan, China)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  20. ↑ "Manta - SeaWorld Orlando (Orlando, Florida, USA)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  21. ↑ "Mega-Lite - Happy Valley (Songjiang, Shanghai, China)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  22. ↑ "Mine Train Coaster - Happy Valley (Songjiang, Shanghai, China)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  23. ↑ "Montaña Rusa - Parque Bicentenario (Santa Rosa Jaureguí, Querétaro, Mexico)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  24. ↑ "Moto Coaster - Jin Jiang Action Park (Minhang, Shanghai, China)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  25. ↑ "Mumbo Jumbo - Flamingo Land (Malton, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  26. ↑ "Prowler - Worlds of Fun (Kansas City, Missouri, USA)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  27. ↑ "Saw - The Ride - Thorpe Park (Chertsey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  28. ↑ "Stingray - Giant Wheel Park of Suzhou (Wuzhong, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  29. ↑ "Wooden Coaster - Fireball - Happy Valley (Songjiang, Shanghai, China)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
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  33. ↑ "Head Spin - Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom (Aurora, Ohio, USA)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
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  51. ↑ "Big Bad Wolf - Busch Gardens Williamsburg (Williamsburg, Virginia, USA)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  52. ↑ "Chang - Kentucky Kingdom (Louisville, Kentucky, USA)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  53. ↑ "Crazy Mouse - South Pier (Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
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  56. ↑ "Gold Rush - Wild Adventures (Valdosta, Georgia, USA)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  57. ↑ "Greezed Lightnin' - Kentucky Kingdom (Louisville, Kentucky, USA)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
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  62. ↑ "Looping Star - Beech Bend (Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  63. ↑ "Looping Star - Holnemvolt Park (Budapest, Hungary)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
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  65. ↑ "Odin Express - Kurashiki Tivoli Park (Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  66. ↑ "Pegasus - Efteling (Kaatsheuvel, North Brabant, Netherlands)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  67. ↑ "Rakevet Harim - Luna Park Tel Aviv (Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  68. ↑ "Rat - Loudoun Castle (Galston, East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  69. ↑ "Road Runner Express - Kentucky Kingdom (Louisville, Kentucky, USA)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  70. ↑ "Round About - Freestyle Music Park (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  71. ↑ "Soak'd - Freestyle Music Park (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  72. ↑ "Son Of Beast - Kings Island (Mason, Ohio, USA)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  73. ↑ "Texas Giant - Six Flags Over Texas (Arlington, Texas, USA)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  74. ↑ "Time Machine - Freestyle Music Park (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  75. ↑ "Toboggan - Trimper's Rides (Ocean City, Maryland, USA)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  76. ↑ "Turbo Mountain - Adventure World (Bibra Lake, Western Australia, Australia)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  77. ↑ "Viper - Barry Island Pleasure Park (Barry Island, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
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  79. ↑ "Windstorm - Fun Forest Amusement Park (Seattle, Washington, USA)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
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