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This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2014. These various lists are not exhaustive.
Name | Park | Type | Manufacturer | Opened | Formerly | |
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Ragin' Cajun | Six Flags America | Spinning roller coaster | Zamperla | June 21 | Ragin' Cajun at Six Flags Great America | [41] |
Appolo Coaster | Kingoland | Steel roller coaster | Pinfari | April | Montagnes du Grand Canyon at OK Corral | [42] [43] |
Name | Park | Type | Manufacturer | Opened | Formerly | |
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The Bat | Kings Island | Steel roller coaster | Arrow Dynamics | April 18 | Flight Deck | |
Medusa Steel Coaster | Six Flags Mexico | Steel roller coaster | Rocky Mountain Construction | June 14 | Medusa [nb 1] | [44] |
Wilderness Run | Cedar Point | Steel roller coaster | Intamin | May 10 | Jr. Gemini | |
Name | Park | Type | Opened | Formerly | Ref(s) |
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CBeebies Land | Alton Towers | Themed Land | May 24 | Old MacDonald's Farmyard | |
Record name | Record attribute | Ride | Amusement Park | Date broken | |
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World's steepest drop in a log flume | 53° | Chiapas – DIE Wasserbahn | Phantasialand | April 1 | |
World's longest inverted roller coaster | 4,124 feet | Banshee | Kings Island | April 18 | [75] |
World's tallest swing ride | 409 feet or 125 metres | New England SkyScreamer | Six Flags New England | May 24 | [76] |
World's longest wooden roller coaster drop | 180-foot-tall (55 m) | Goliath | Six Flags Great America | June 19 | [77] |
World's fastest wooden roller coaster | 72 miles per hour (116 km/h) | ||||
World's steepest wooden roller coaster | 85° | ||||
Amusement park with the most number of roller coasters | 19 roller coasters | Speedy Gonzales Hot Rod Racers | Six Flags Magic Mountain | June 25 | [78] |
World's Tallest Vertical Drop Ride | 415 feet | Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom | Six Flags Great Adventure | July 4 | [79] |
Name | Park | Theme | Opening | ref(s) |
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Universal's Cabana Bay Beach Resort | Universal Orlando Resort | 50's Pop culture | March 31 | |
Azteca Hotel | Chessington World of Adventures | Aztecs | 2014 | |
Custom Coasters International (CCI) was one of the premier wooden roller coaster manufacturers in the world and produced 34 wooden coasters in eleven years — more than any other company in recent times. It was located in West Chester, Ohio.
Bolliger & Mabillard, officially Bolliger & Mabillard Consulting Engineers, Inc. and often abbreviated B&M, is a roller coaster design consultancy based in Monthey, Switzerland. The company was founded in 1988 by engineers Walter Bolliger and Claude Mabillard, both of whom had worked for Giovanola.
S&S – Sansei Technologies is an American company known for its pneumatically powered amusement rides and roller coaster designing.
A Giant Inverted Boomerang is a type of steel shuttle roller coaster manufactured by the Dutch firm Vekoma. The ride is a larger, inverted version of Vekoma's popular Boomerang sit down roller coasters. As of July 2024, four installations of the model are operating, with another one under construction.
Antonio Zamperla S.p.A. is an Italian design and manufacturing company founded in 1966. It is best known for creating family rides, thrill rides and roller coasters worldwide. The company also makes smaller coin-operated rides commonly found inside shopping malls.
The Allan Herschell Company was a company that specialized in the creation of amusement rides, particularly carousels and roller coasters. The company manufactured portable machines that could be used by traveling carnival operators. It was started in 1915 in the town of North Tonawanda, just outside Buffalo, New York, USA.
Premier Rides is an amusement ride manufacturer based in the United States. The company was the first to use Linear Induction Motors (LIMs) on their roller coasters. Jim Seay has been the sole owner and company president since 1996.
Zierer Karussell- und Spezialmaschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG is a German company located close to Deggendorf. Zierer manufactures ESC and Force line of roller coasters, as well as panoramic wheels, wave swingers, flying carpets, Hexentanz, and Kontiki rides. They have previously manufactured the Tivoli line of coasters, however these have now been discontinued. The company also has partnered with Schwarzkopf to build Lisebergbanan at Liseberg and Knightmare at Camelot Theme Park.
Maurer AG, formerly known as Maurer Söhne GmbH & Co. KG, is a steel construction company and roller coaster manufacturer. Founded in 1876 in Munich, Germany, the company has built many styles of steel buildings, ranging from bridges, industrial buildings, and even art structures. While known for building a variety of wild mouse coasters, its subsidiary Maurer Rides GmbH has branched out into spinning, looping, and launching coasters. The company also produces a free-fall tower ride. On December 15, 2014, the company changed its name to Maurer AG.
Mack Rides GmbH & Co KG, also known simply as Mack Rides, is a German company that designs and constructs amusement rides, based in Waldkirch, Baden-Württemberg. It is one of the world's oldest amusement industry suppliers, and builds many types of rides, including flat rides, dark rides, log flumes, tow boat rides and roller coasters. The family that owns Mack Rides also owns Europa-Park.
This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2011. These various lists are not exhaustive.
This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that have occurred in 2012. These various lists are not exhaustive.
Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) is a manufacturing and construction company based in Hayden, Idaho, United States. It is best known for its I-Box track and Topper Track for wooden roller coasters. Founded by Fred Grubb and Suanne Dedmon in 2001, it has built over 20 roller coasters. In 2023, amusement ride manufacturer Larson International merged with it.
This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2013. These various lists are not exhaustive.
Martin & Vleminckx is a thrill ride and roller coaster manufacturing and construction company headquartered in Montreal, Québec, Canada with an affiliated office in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, a manufacturing facility in Orlando, Florida, United States, and two subsidiaries, including a warehouse in China.
This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2015. These various lists are not exhaustive.
This article is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2016. These various lists are not exhaustive.
Skyline Attractions, LLC is an American amusement ride and roller coaster design and manufacturing company founded in 2014 and based in Orlando, Florida. The company also includes a subsidiary company, Skyline Design, LLC, which offers design services inside and outside the amusement industry.
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