2020 in amusement parks

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This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2020. These various lists are not exhaustive. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the things that happened here were either canceled or moved to the following years.

Contents

Amusement parks

Opening

Dream Island Moscow opened in February. Dream Island amusement park43.jpg
Dream Island Moscow opened in February.

Change of name

Change of ownership

Birthday

Cedar Point celebrated its 150th anniversary. Cedar Point-entrance.jpg
Cedar Point celebrated its 150th anniversary.
Knott's Berry Farm celebrated its centenary year in 2020. Knott's Merry Farm Entrance.jpg
Knott's Berry Farm celebrated its centenary year in 2020.

Closed

All parks that are not listed here closed beginning in march due to the COVID pandemic and not reopening until later.

Additions

Roller coasters

New

NameParkTypeManufacturerOpenedRef(s)
AchterbahnTicilandFamily roller coaster Zierer October 10
Canavar Dalga Wonderland Eurasia Family Launched roller coaster Intamin 2020
Candymonium Hersheypark Steel roller coaster Bolliger & Mabillard July 3
Çelik Kartal Wonderland Eurasia Suspended Junior roller Coaster Zamperla 2020
Cinderella Coaster Storybook Land Spinning roller coaster SBF Visa Group 2020
Draken Furuviksparken Family roller coaster Zierer May 16
DUPLO Dino Coaster Legoland Windsor Junior roller Coaster Mack Rides March 14
Eleventh Roller CoasterGreat Xingdong Tourist World Steel roller coaster Hebei Zhongye2020
Erdbeer RaupenbahnKarls Erlebnis-Dorf KoserowFamily roller coaster SBF Visa Group May 30
Erdbeer RaupenbahnKarls Erlebnis-Dorf ZirkowFamily roller coaster SBF Visa Group May 29
Eagle WarriorsVinWonders, Kiên Giang Suspended Family Coaster Vekoma 2020
Euro Coaster Wiener Prater Gliding Coaster Reverchon May 29
F.L.Y. Phantasialand Flying roller coaster Vekoma September 17
Frank' N CoasterHouse of Frankenstein Niagara Falls Steel Family roller coasterWisdom RidesJuly 13
GP Racers Suzuka Circuit Dueling roller coaster Hoei Sangyo Co., Ltd.March 1
Girdap Sörfçüler Wonderland Eurasia Steel roller coasterInterpark2020
Hals-über-Kopf Erlebnispark Tripsdrill Suspended Thrill Coaster Vekoma June 26
Hummel BrummelSchwaben ParkWie-FlyerWiegandAugust 15
Launch CoasterSun Tzu Cultural Park Steel Launched roller coaster S&S - Sansei Technologies August 23
Max & Moritz Efteling Steel Powered roller coaster Mack Rides June 20
Miğfer Wonderland Eurasia Steel roller coaster SBF Visa Group 2020
Mine Roller CoasterGreat Xingdong Tourist World Mine train roller coaster Golden Horse2020
Mouse Coaster Wonderland Eurasia Spinning Wild Mouse roller coaster Levent Lunapark2020
Noisette Express Nigloland Junior roller CoasterART Engineering GmbHJuly 11
Objectif Mars Futuroscope Spinning Launched roller coaster Intamin June 13
Orion Kings Island Steel roller coaster Bolliger & Mabillard July 12
Öksökö Öfkesi Wonderland Eurasia Steel roller coasterBeijing Shibaolai Amusement Equipment2020
Power Mouse Coaster Wonderland Eurasia Spinning Wild Mouse roller coaster Fabbri Group 2020
Race of the FutureDream Island Moscow Spinning Wild Mouse roller coaster Fabbri Group 2020
Roller Ball Wiener Prater Roller BallRide Engineers SwitzerlandJune 13
Sandy's Blasting Bronco Nickelodeon Universe In American Dream Meadowlands Steel Launched roller coaster Intamin October 1
Saven Fårup Summer Park Family Boomerang Vekoma 2020
Smurfberry Roller CoasterSmurfs Theme ParkJunior Spinning roller coaster Beijing North Rongda Amusement Equipment Co., Ltd2020
Texas Stingray SeaWorld San Antonio Wooden roller coaster Great Coasters International February 22
TsunamiScene75 Entertainment Center - Dayton Spinning roller coaster SBF Visa Group October 2020
Shred The SewersDream Island Moscow Launched roller coaster Intamin July 18
Uzaya Yolculuk Wonderland Eurasia Steel roller coasterBeijing Shibaolai Amusement Equipment2020
Volldampf Erlebnispark Tripsdrill Family Boomerang Vekoma June 26
VertikaLa Récré des 3 Curés Euro-Fighter roller coaster Gerstlauer June 6
Wakala Bellewaerde Family roller coaster Gerstlauer July 1
West Coast Racers Six Flags Magic Mountain Steel Launched roller coaster Premier Rides January 9
Whirlwind Waldameer Park Spinning roller coaster SBF Visa Group July 3
Gesengte Sau Wiener Prater Steel roller coaster Gerstlauer 2020
Wrath Of ZeusVinWonders, Kiên Giang Launched roller coaster Vekoma 2020
Ipanema Skate RideVinWonders, Kiên GiangSurfrider Roller Coaster Intamin 2020
Eagle WingspanVinWonders, Kiên GiangCloud CoasterExtreme Engineering2020
Light Of Revenge Happy Valley Nanjing Launched roller coaster Intamin November 12
FamilyBoomerang RollerCoaster Happy Valley Nanjing Family Boomerang Vekoma November 11
Forest Predator Happy Valley Nanjing Wing Coaster Bolliger & Mabillard November 11
Mine Escape Happy Valley Nanjing Mine train roller coaster Golden HorseNovember 11
Suspended Family Coaster Happy Valley Nanjing Suspended Family Coaster Vekoma November 11
Pitts Special PowerLand Infinity Coaster Gerstlauer June 24
Kuhddel MuuuhddelTaunus Wunderland Spinning roller coaster SBF Visa Group 2020
Formula Rossa Junior Ferrari World Abu Dhabi Junior roller Coaster Zamperla March 1
Pearly Whirly CoasterCraig's Cruisers Family Fun Center, MearsBig Air Coaster SBF Visa Group 2020
Osprey Mine TrainChongqing Sunac Land Mine train roller coaster Golden HorseAugust 2020
Circus Carnival Oriental Heritage Jiangyou Inverted roller coaster Beijing Shibaolai Amusement EquipmentJuly 18
Flying Over Gou Xiong Ling Oriental Heritage Jiangyou Junior Coaster Vekoma July 18
Puppy Coaster Oriental Heritage Jiangyou Steel Family roller coasterunknownJuly 18
unknown Oriental Heritage Jiangyou Water coaster unknownJuly 18
unknownXuzhou Paradise Steel Family roller coasterunknownApril 18
unknownXuzhou Paradise Steel roller coaster unknownApril 18
unknownXuzhou Paradise Inverted roller coaster Golden Horse April 18
unknownXuzhou Paradise Spinning roller coaster Golden Horse April 18
Buffalo HuntFort Hays ChuckwagonMystical HexWiegandOctober 3

Relocated

NameParkTypeManufacturerOpenedFormerlyRef(s)
Crazy Mouse SpeedZone Los Angeles Spinning Wild Mouse roller coaster Zamperla In StorageCrazy Mouse at Niagara Amusement Park & Splash World
Family CoasterFamily Park, MontsFamily roller coaster SBF Visa Group July 1Family Coaster at Family Park, Saint-Martin-le-Beau
Gold RushFamily Park, Monts Steel roller coaster Zierer July 1Gold Rush at Loudoun Castle
Gold RushKingolandFamily roller coaster Pinfari June 20Python at Gulliver's Milton Keynes
Bayou ExpressLe FleuryFamily roller coaster Zierer 2020Karavanen at Tivoli Gardens
Max's Doggy Dog Coaster SpeedZone Los AngelesFamily roller coaster SBF Visa Group In StorageMax's Doggy Dog Coaster at Niagara Amusement Park & Splash World
unknownLuna Park Sincan Steel roller coaster Pinfari 2020unknown at Lunapark Mersin
unknownBaghdad Island Steel roller coaster Pinfari 2020Orkanens Øje at Tivoli Friheden

Refurbished

NameParkTypeManufacturerOpenedFormerlyRef(s)
Spartan RaceVinWonders, Kiên GiangFamily Boomerang Vekoma April 2020Flying Dolphin Coaster
The Gold Coaster Dreamworld Steel roller coaster Arrow Dynamics December 2020Hot Wheels Sidewinder
Monkey Mayhem West Midland Safari Park Spinning roller coaster Reverchon 2020Walls' Twister Ride

Other attractions

New

NameParkTypeOpenedRef(s)
Area 72 Kings Island Themed Area2020
Awesome Planet Epcot ShowJanuary 17
Banzai Pipeline Six Flags Hurricane Harbor (Six Flags Over Texas) Multi-slide complex2020
Boogie Board Racer Carowinds multi lane mat racer2020
Beagle Brigade Airfield* Canada's Wonderland Zamperla Flying Tigers2020
The Bourne Stuntacular Universal Studios Florida Stunt showJune 30
Catwoman Whip Six Flags Over Georgia Zamperla Endeavour2020
Cheetah Chase Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Launched Water coaster 2020
CraZanity Six Flags Mexico Zamperla Giga Discovery Frisbee 2020
Drawn to Life Disney Springs Cirque du Soleil show2020
Emmet's Flying Adventure Legoland California Flying Theater Simulator ride 2020
Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast Tokyo Disneyland Trackless dark ride October 1
HarmonioUS Epcot Nighttime spectacular2020
Legoland Water park Gardaland Gardaland Water parkMay 29
The LEGO Movie World Legoland California Themed area2020
Magic Happens Disneyland Parade February 28
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway Disney's Hollywood Studios Trackless dark ride March 4
Mountain Bay Cliffs* Splash Works (Canada's Wonderland)Cliff-Jumping Attraction2020
Mystic River Falls Silver Dollar City River rapids July 21
Paradise Island Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Phoenix Water play areaSummer 2020
Poison Ivy Toxic Twister Six Flags Over Georgia Scrambler 2020
Python Plunge Six Flags White Water Water coaster 2020
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Disneyland Trackless dark ride January 17
Studio CruiserMalang Night Paradise Trackless dark ride May 20
Tidal Wave Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford Water slide 2020
Wahoo Racer Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Oklahoma City Racing Water slide 2020
  • *Announced for 2020, opening delayed for 2021

Refurbished

NameParkTypeOpenedFormerlyRef(s)
Canada: Far and Wide Epcot ShowJanuary 17 O Canada!
Impressions de France and Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along Epcot Alternating showsJanuary 17Impressions de France
Old Mill Kennywood Old Mill (ride) 2020Garfield's Nightmare

Closed attractions & roller coasters

NameParkTypeClosedRefs
Racing Dyrehavsbakken Steel roller coaster September 13
Big Red Car Ride Dreamworld Dark ride August 12
FlowRider Dreamworld FlowRider August 12
Wild Arctic SeaWorld San Diego Simulator ride January 10
Goliath Six Flags New England Giant Inverted Boomerang 2020
Polka Marina Efteling Merry-go-round November 30
Primeval Whirl Disney's Animal Kingdom Spinning Wild Mouse roller coasterMarch 15
Rocky Hollow Log Ride Dreamworld Log flume February 8
Studio Tram Tour: Behind the Magic Walt Disney Studios Park Tram TourJanuary 5
Superman: Tower of Power Six Flags St. Louis Drop Tower2020
Sylvester's Bounce 'n' Pounce Warner Bros. Movie World Frog Hopper2020
Ariel's Grotto Tokyo DisneySea Meet and greet areaJanuary 31
Cheetah Wild Adventures Wooden roller coaster March 15
Fantasmic! Tokyo DisneySea Live showFebruary 28
Frozen – Live at the Hyperion Disney California Adventure Live showOctober 9
Lights, Motors, Action!: Extreme Stunt Show Walt Disney Studios Park Stunt showMarch 13
Madame Tussauds Delhi Regal Theatre, New Delhi Wax Museum December 30
Rivers of Light Disney's Animal Kingdom Live hydrotechnic showMarch 12
Snoopy's Great Race Universal Studios Japan Family roller coaster2020
Madame Tussauds Washington D.C. Penn Quarter Wax MuseumMarch 17
Star Wars Launch Bay Disney's Hollywood Studios Walk-throughMarch 13
The Muppets Present...Great Moments in American History Magic Kingdom Puppet showFebruary 17
The Lion King: Rhythms of the Pride Lands Disneyland Paris ShowSeptember 13
Voyage to the Iron Reef Knott's Berry Farm Interactive dark ride January 5
Bayern Kurve Kennywood Bayern KurveSeptember 7
Kangaroo Kennywood Bartlett Flying CoasterSeptember 7
Paratrooper Kennywood ParatrooperSeptember 7
Volcano Kennywood Enterprise September 7

Notes

  1. M&D's later reopened

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