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This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2018. These various lists are not exhaustive.
Name | Park | Type | Manufacturer | Opened | Ref(s) |
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Achterbahn | Ferienzentrum Schloss Dankern | Family roller Coaster | ABC Rides | March 17 | [3] |
Adrenaline Peak | Oaks Amusement Park | Euro-Fighter roller coaster | Gerstlauer | March 24 | [4] |
BoBoiBoy Cattus Coaster | Movie Animation Park Studios | Steel roller coaster | unknown | December 7 | [5] |
Broken Rail Coaster | Great Xingdong Tourist World | Broken Rail Coaster | Golden Horse | 2018 | [6] |
Bûche Dansante | Babyland-Amiland | Spinning roller coaster | SBF Visa Group | October 6 | [7] |
Chu-Chu | Kataplum | Family roller Coaster | SBF Visa Group | November 1 | [8] |
Cobra | Freizeit-Land Geiselwind | Steel roller coaster | Interpark | March 24 | [9] |
Cruiser Coaster | Craig's Cruisers Family Fun Center, Wyoming | Indoor Spinning roller coaster | SBF Visa Group | February 2 | [10] |
Dax the Ride | Imagic Park | Indoor Suspended roller coaster | Wiegand | November 23 | [11] |
Dolle Pier | DippieDoe Attractiepark | Junior roller Coaster | SBF Visa Group | March 30 | [12] |
Electric Eel | SeaWorld San Diego | Launched roller coaster | Premier Rides | May 10 | [13] |
En avant Seccotine | Parc Spirou | Junior roller coaster | Zierer | June 16 | [14] |
Family Coaster | Land of Legends Theme Park | Family roller coaster | Gerstlauer | 2018 | [15] |
Family Inverted Coaster | Happy Valley Beijing | Inverted roller coaster | Bolliger & Mabillard | March | [16] |
Fast and Furry-ous | Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi | Inverted roller coaster | Intamin | July 25 | [17] |
Flyvende Ørn | Legoland Billund Resort | Family roller Coaster | Zierer | March 24 | [18] |
Fēnix | Toverland | Wing coaster | Bolliger & Mabillard | July 7 | [19] |
HangTime | Knott's Berry Farm | Infinity Coaster | Gerstlauer | May 18 | [20] |
Harley Quinn Crazy Coaster | Six Flags Discovery Kingdom | Skywarp Dual Loop coaster | Skyline Attractions | August 3 | [21] |
Heaven's Wing | Huayi Brothers Movie World | Wing Coaster | Bolliger & Mabillard | 2018 | [22] |
Hyper Coaster | Land of Legends Theme Park | Hypercoaster | Mack Rides | 2018 | [23] |
Hyperion | Energylandia | Mega Coaster | Intamin | July 14 | [24] |
Icon | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Launched roller coaster | Mack Rides | May 25 | [25] |
Inflaming Beatles | Huayi Brothers Movie World | Steel roller coaster | Beijing Jiuhua Amusement Rides Manufacturing Co. | 2018 | [26] |
Jungle Rally | Djurs Sommerland | Junior roller Coaster | Zierer | April 27 | [27] |
Jungle Trailblazer | Fantawild Asian Legends, Nanning | Wooden roller coaster | The Gravity Group | August 18 | [28] |
Junior Red Force | Ferrari Land | Family roller Coaster | SBF Visa Group | May 22 | [29] |
K2 | Karls Erlebnis-Dorf | Family roller Coaster | ABC Rides | April 21 | [30] |
King Kong - The Giant Ape Adventure | Carthageland | Spinning roller coaster | Eos Rides | March 19 | [31] |
Laoshan Flying Dragon | Qingdao Wanda Theme Park | Inverted roller coaster | unknown | 2018 | [32] |
Launch Coaster | Colourful Yunnan Paradise | Launched roller coaster | Mack Rides | July 5 | [33] |
Merlin's Mayhem | Dutch Wonderland | Inverted roller coaster | S&S Worldwide | April 28 | [34] |
Oscar's Wacky Taxi | Sesame Place | Wooden roller coaster | The Gravity Group | May 26 | [35] |
Paradise Fall | Sun World Danang Wonders | Launched roller coaster | Intamin | April 9 | [36] |
Pinball X | Dreamland | Wild Mouse roller coaster | Zamperla | 2018 | [37] |
Pioneer | OK Corral | Steel roller coaster | Zierer | June 2 | [38] |
RailBlazer | California's Great America | Steel roller coaster | Rocky Mountain Construction | June 14 | [39] |
Rex's Racer | Shanghai Disneyland | Launched Shuttle roller coaster | Intamin | April 26 | [40] |
Roller Coaster | Three Gorges Happy World | Steel roller coaster | Qin Long | January 19 | [41] |
Rollercoaster Wikingów | Majaland Kownaty | Indoor Family roller Coaster | Zierer | September 29 | [42] |
Speed Rockets | Jardin d'Acclimatation | Steel roller coaster | Gerstlauer | June 1 | [43] |
Sea Viper | Palace Playland | Steel roller coaster | Preston & Barbieri | June 9 | [44] |
Slinky Dog Dash | Disney's Hollywood Studios | Launched roller coaster | Mack Rides | June 30 | [45] |
Speed | Energylandia | Water Coaster | Intamin | April 2 | [46] |
Spinner | Luneur Park | Spinning roller coaster | Eos Rides | 2018 | [47] |
Spirou Racing | Parc Spirou | Steel roller coaster | Zierer | June 16 | [48] |
Steel Dolphin | Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park | Blitz roller coaster | Intamin | November 17 | [49] |
Stress Express | Fantawild Asian Legends, Nanning | Boomerang roller coaster | Vekoma | August 8 | [50] |
Tantrum | Six Flags Darien Lake | Euro-Fighter roller coaster | Gerstlauer | May 25 | [51] |
Thunderchariot | Discoveryland, Dalian | Steel roller coaster | Zamperla | March 24 | [52] |
Tiki-Waka | Walibi Belgium | Steel roller coaster | Gerstlauer | April 7 | [53] |
Time Traveler | Silver Dollar City | Spinning roller coaster | Mack Rides | March 14 | [54] |
Tom and Jerry Swiss Cheese Spin | Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi | Spinning roller coaster | Zamperla | July 25 | [55] |
Trampolino-Coaster | Trampolino Familien-und Freizeitpark | Cyclon Coaster | SBF Visa Group | May 5 | [56] |
Tweestryd | Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen | Dueling Family Boomerang | Vekoma | March 28 | [57] |
Twist-N-Shout | Fun Land of Fredericksburg | Spinning roller coaster | SBF Visa Group | June 9 | [58] |
Valkyria | Liseberg | Dive Coaster | Bolliger & Mabillard | August 10 | [59] |
Wanted by Lucky Luke | Parc Spirou Provence | Junior roller Coaster | Zierer | June 16 | [60] |
Western Regions Heaven | Happy Valley Chengdu | Dive Coaster | Bolliger & Mabillard | February 10 | [61] |
Wicker Man | Alton Towers | Wooden roller coaster | Great Coasters International | March 20 | [62] |
Boat Workshop | Nanjing Wanda Theme Park | Motorbike roller coaster | Golden Horse | June 1 | [63] |
Wild Whizzer | Morey's Piers | Spinning roller coaster | SBF Visa Group | June 2 | [64] |
Insomnio | Kataplum | Suspended roller coaster | Vekoma | November 1 | [65] |
Carros Locos | Kataplum | Spinning roller coaster | SBF Visa Group | November 1 | [66] |
Wipeout | Palace Playland | Spinning roller coaster | SBF Visa Group | July 19 | [67] |
Wonder Woman Coaster | Six Flags Mexico | 4th Dimension roller coaster | S&S Worldwide | June 1 | [68] |
Wonder Woman Golden Lasso Coaster | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | Steel roller coaster | Rocky Mountain Construction | May 12 | [69] |
Wood Express | Parc Saint Paul | Wooden roller coaster | The Gravity Group | July 1 | [70] |
Yukon Quad | Le Pal | Launched roller coaster | Intamin | April 7 | [71] |
Mine 1771 | Dreamwood | Mine train roller coaster | Maurer Rides | June 2018 | [72] |
Tabalugas Achterbahn | Holiday Park | Family roller Coaster | Zierer | July 21 | [73] |
Wilde Hilde | Schwaben Park | Roller Ball | Ride Engineers Switzerland | October 13 | [74] |
Wing Coaster | Colourful Yunnan Paradise | Wing Coaster | Bolliger & Mabillard | July 5 | [75] |
Name | Park | Type | Manufacturer | Opened | Formerly | Ref(s) |
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Circuit Bobsleigh | Parc de la Vallée | Steel roller coaster | Anton Schwarzkopf | 2018 | Bobsleigh at Nigloland | [76] [77] |
Crazy Coaster | South Pier, Blackpool | Spinning roller coaster | Reverchon | 2018 | Crazy Coaster at Arcadia City | [78] [79] |
Emerald Coaster | Sam's Fun City | Steel roller coaster | Pinfari | March 16 | Cat & Mouse at Ocean Beach Pleasure Park | [80] [81] |
Dragon Challenge | Barry Island Pleasure Park | Junior roller coaster | Pinfari | 2018 | Beastie at Alton Towers | [82] [83] |
Looping Star | Parko Paliatso Luna Park | Steel roller coaster | Anton Schwarzkopf | April 1 | Thunder Loop at Attractiepark Slagharen | [84] [85] |
Dragon Coaster | Castle Fun Center | Family roller Coaster | E&F Miler Industries | 2018 | Python Roller Coaster at Party Zone USA | [86] [87] |
Name | Park | Type | Opened | Ref(s) |
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Adventure Bay | Nickelodeon Universe | Open-Play area | Oct 25 | |
Battle For Eire | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | VR motion simulator | 2018 | |
Crazanity | Six Flags Magic Mountain | Giant Discovery Frisbee | 2018 | |
Cyborg Cyber Spin | Six Flags Great Adventure | Gyroscopic Thrill Ride | 2018 | |
Delirious | Valleyfair | Super Loop | 2018 | |
DreamWorks Theatre | Universal Studios Hollywood | 4D film | June 15 | |
Fast & Furious: Supercharged | Universal Studios Florida | 3D dark ride | April 23 | |
Flying Canoes | Canada's Wonderland | Interactive Family Ride | May 2018 | |
Harley Quinn Spinsanity | Six Flags New England Six Flags Over Texas | Giant Discovery Frisbee Gyroscopic Thrill Ride | 2018 | |
Infinity Falls | SeaWorld Orlando | River rapids ride | 2018 | |
Lakeside Lagoon | Splash Works (Canada's Wonderland) | Children's pool & slides | May 2018 | |
Lumberjack | Canada's Wonderland | Hawk | May 2018 | |
Mardi Gras Hangover | Six Flags Great America | Giant Loop | 2018 | |
Nordic Chaser | Worlds of Fun | SeaStorm | 2018 | |
Pandemonium | Great Escape | Freestyle | 2018 | |
Peppa Pig Land | Gardaland | Themed area | March 29 | |
Peppa Pig Land | Heide Park | Themed area | March 24 | |
Rock 'n' Roller | Kentucky Kingdom | Mini Himalaya | 2018 | |
San Andreas | Gardaland | 4D film | March 29 | |
Scream Xtreme | Kentucky Kingdom | Endeavour | 2018 | |
Splashwater Island | Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Concord | Water play area | 2018 | |
Tik Tak | Tivoli Gardens | Mondial Shake R5 | August 15 | [89] |
Toy Story Land | Shanghai Disneyland Park Disney's Hollywood Studios | Themed area | April 26 June 30 | |
Tourbillon | La Ronde | Tilt-A-Whirl | 2018 | |
Typhoon Twister | Six Flags St. Louis | Waterslide | 2018 | |
Wahoo River | Six Flags America | Lazy river | 2018 |
Name | Park | Type | Opened | Formerly | Ref(s) |
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Camp Snoopy | Carowinds | Themed area | March 24 | Planet Snoopy | |
I Corsari : La Vendetta Del Fantasma | Gardaland | Dark Ride | March 29 | I Corsari | |
Pemburu Badai | Trans Studio Bandung | Drop Tower | August 31 | Trans Broadcast Museum | |
Pixar Pier | Disney California Adventure | Themed area | June 23 | Paradise Pier |
A steel roller coaster is a roller coaster that is defined by having a track made of steel. Steel coasters have earned immense popularity in the past 50 years throughout the world. Incorporating tubular steel track and polyurethane-coated wheels, the steel roller coasters can provide a taller, smoother, and faster ride with more inversions than a traditional wooden roller coaster.
A flying roller coaster is a type of roller coaster meant to simulate the sensations of flight by harnessing riders in a prone position during the duration of the ride. The roller coaster cars are suspended below the track, with riders secured such that their backs are parallel to the track.
Playland Amusement Park is an amusement park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The amusement park is located at Hastings Park and is operated by the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE), an organization that hosts an annual summer fair and exhibition adjacent to Playland. Playland opened at its current location in 1958, although its predecessor, Happyland, operated at Hastings Park from 1929 to 1957. Playland was formally made a division of the PNE in 1993.
A wild mouse is a type of roller coaster consisting of single or spinning cars traversing a tight-winding track with an emphasis on sharp, unbanked turns. The upper portion of the track usually features multiple 180-degree turns, known as flat turns, that produce high lateral G-forces even at modest speeds. Cars are often designed to be wider than the track to enhance the illusion of hanging over the edge. Lower portions of the track typically feature small hills and bunny hops. Wild mouse coasters first appeared in the 1950s, and following a period of decline in the 1980s, new innovations and layout designs in the late 1990s led to a resurgence in demand.
The launched roller coaster is a modern form of roller coaster. A launched coaster initiates a ride with high amounts of acceleration via one or a series of linear induction motors (LIM), linear synchronous motors (LSM), catapults, tires, chains, or other mechanisms employing hydraulic or pneumatic power, along a launch track. This mode of acceleration powers many of the fastest roller coasters in the world.
La Ronde is an amusement park located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was originally built as the entertainment complex for Expo 67, the 1967 World Fair. Today, it is operated by Six Flags, under an emphyteutic lease with the City of Montreal until 2065. In-addition to being the Six Flags chain's northernmost location, La Ronde is the largest amusement park in Quebec and the second-largest in Canada.
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 Bocaraca is a steel roller coaster which is located at Parque de Diversiones Dr. Roberto Ortiz Brenes in San José, Costa Rica.
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.
Palace Playland is a seasonal amusement park located in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. It has operated on the same site since 1902.
This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that have occurred in 2012. These various lists are not exhaustive.
Toboggan is a portable roller coaster that was built by Chance Industries from 1969 to the mid-1970s. The coaster features a small vehicle, holding two people, that climbs vertically inside a hollow steel tower then spirals back down around the same tower. There is a small section of track at the base of the tower with a few small dips and two turns to bring the ride vehicle back to the station. Each vehicle has a single rubber tire with a hydraulic clutch braking system that governs the speed of the vehicle as it descends the tower. The rubber tire engages a center rail that begins halfway through the first spiral. The ride stands 45 feet tall with a track length of 450 feet. A typical ride lasts approximately 70 seconds.
This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2014. These various lists are not exhaustive.
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Playland Park was an amusement park located in Houston, Texas operating between 1940 and 1967. Louis Slusky opened Playland Park circa 1940 at 9200 South Main. It is popularly remembered for its wooden roller coaster, The Skyrocket. Texas' first elevated monorail train (1956) briefly operated near the park. Next to the park was an adjoining stock-car race track known as Playland Speedway. Slusky also facilitated the miniature children’s train located in Houston’s Hermann Park. This train may have originated from Playland Park. Playland Park closed in 1967.
This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2017. 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.
This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2010. These various lists are not exhaustive.
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