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This is a list of events, openings, and closings that occurred in amusement parks in 2024. These various lists are not exhaustive.
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This is a list of events, openings, and closings that occurred in amusement parks in 2024. These various lists are not exhaustive.
| Name | Park | Type | Manufacturer | Opened | Formerly | Ref(s) |
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| All American Triple Loop | Indiana Beach | Looping coaster | Anton Schwarzkopf | May 11 | Quimera at La Feria de Chapultepec | [22] [23] |
| Black Widow | Cedar Valley's Wild Frontier Fun Park | Kiddie roller coaster | Allan Herschell Company | 2024 | Roller Coaster at Funland Amusement Park | |
| Cyclone | Animalia | Galaxi | SBF Visa | December 2024 | Montanha Russa at Parc Magique | |
| The Flash: Speed Force | Warner Bros. Movie World | Shuttle roller coaster | Intamin | April 2024 | Surfrider at Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast | [24] |
| Name | Park | Type | Manufacturer | Opened | Formerly | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nemesis Reborn | Alton Towers | Inverted roller coaster | Bolliger & Mabillard | March 16 | Nemesis | [25] |
| Thunder Striker | Carowinds | Hypercoaster | Bolliger & Mabillard | 2024 | Intimidator | [26] |
| Top Thrill 2 | Cedar Point | Launched roller coaster | Zamperla | May 4 | Top Thrill Dragster | [27] |
| Name | Park | Type | Opened | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animation Academy | Epcot | Animation class | 2024 | |
| Despicable Me Minion Mayhem | Universal Studios Singapore | Motion simulator | 2024 | [28] |
| Fantasy Springs | Tokyo DisneySea | Themed area | June 6 | [29] |
| Fly with Appa | Nickelodeon Universe | Aerial carousel | March 23 | [30] |
| Frozen Ever After | Tokyo DisneySea | Reversing Shoot the Chute/Dark ride | June 6 | [29] |
| Mega Mayhem | Rapids Water Park | Water coaster | April 4 | [31] |
| Sky Striker | Six Flags Great America | Zamperla Giga Discovery | June 22 | [32] |
| Splash Lagoon | Paultons Park | ABC Rides Log flume | May 2024 | [33] |
| SpongeBob's Crazy Carnival Ride | Circus Circus Las Vegas | Interactive dark ride | March 1 | [34] |
| The Celtic Dreamer | Emerald Park | Zierer Wave Swinger | May 22 | [19] |
| The Rise of Icarus | Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park | Water slide complex | May 25 | [35] |
| Tír na nÓg | Emerald Park | Themed area | May 22 | [19] |
| Name | Park | Type | Opened | Formerly | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadbury Chocolate Quest | Cadbury World | Trackless dark ride | March 29 | Cadabra | [36] |
| Dino Valley | Legoland California | Themed area | March 22 | Explorer Island | [37] |
| Tiana's Bayou Adventure | Magic Kingdom Disneyland | Log flume | June 28 | Splash Mountain | [38] |
| Name | Park | Type | Closed | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man | Universal Studios Japan | Motion-based 3D dark ride | January 22 | [39] |
| Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin | Tokyo Disneyland | Shooting dark ride | October 31 | [40] |
| Green Lantern | Six Flags Great Adventure | Stand-up roller coaster | November 13 | |
| It's a Small World | Tokyo Disneyland | Old Mill | Fall 2024 | [41] |
| Kingda Ka | Six Flags New Orleans | Steel launched roller coaster | November 14 | [42] |
| Scorpion | Busch Gardens Tampa Bay | Roller coaster | September 2 | [43] |
| Snake River Falls | Cedar Point | Shoot the chute water ride | September 2 | [44] |
| Space Mountain | Tokyo Disneyland | Enclosed roller coaster | July 31 | [45] |
| Sky Flower | Tokyo Dome City Attractions | Intamin Parachute Tower | January 31 | [46] |
An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusement park that bases its structures and attractions around a central theme, often featuring multiple areas with different themes. Unlike temporary and mobile funfairs and carnivals, amusement parks are stationary and built for long-lasting operation. They are more elaborate than city parks and playgrounds, usually providing attractions that cater to a variety of age groups. While amusement parks often contain themed areas, theme parks place a heavier focus with more intricately-designed themes that revolve around a particular subject or group of subjects.
Six Flags Great Adventure is an amusement park located approximately 20 miles southeast of Trenton in Jackson, New Jersey. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the park complex is situated between New York City and Philadelphia and includes a water park named Hurricane Harbor. It first opened to the public as simply Great Adventure in 1974 under the direction of restaurateur Warner LeRoy. Six Flags acquired the park in 1977. The park is located right off of Interstate 195 and is along Monmouth Road.
A steel roller coaster is a type of roller coaster classified by its steel track, which consists of long steel tubes that are run in pairs, supported by larger steel columns or beams. Trains running along the track typically rely on wheels made of polyurethane or nylon to keep each train car anchored to the track. The introduction of tubular steel drastically changed roller coaster innovation, allowing for greater speeds, higher drops, and more intense elements such as inversions.
Nitro is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, the Hyper Coaster model opened to the public on April 7, 2001. Since its debut, Nitro has consistently ranked high among steel coasters in the annual Golden Ticket Awards from Amusement Today, peaking in third place during its tenure.
Six Flags Magic Mountain, formerly known and colloquially referred to as simply Magic Mountain, is a 209-acre (85 ha) amusement park located in Valencia, California, 35 miles (56 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles. It opened on May 29, 1971, as a development of the Newhall Land and Farming Company and Sea World Inc. In 1979, Six Flags purchased the park and added "Six Flags" to the park's name.
Kingda Ka is a decommissioned hydraulically launched steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, United States. Manufactured by Intamin and designed by Werner Stengel, Kingda Ka opened as the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world on May 21, 2005, surpassing Top Thrill Dragster. It was the second strata coaster ever built, exceeding 400 feet (120 m) in height. Both were made with similar designs, although Kingda Ka's layout added an airtime hill on the return portion of the track.
Arrow Dynamics was an American manufacturing and engineering company that specialized in designing and building amusement park rides, especially roller coasters. Based in Clearfield, Utah, the company was the successor to Arrow Development (1946–1981) and Arrow Huss (1981–1986), which were responsible for several influential advancements in the amusement and theme park industries. Among the most significant was tubular steel track, which provided a smoother ride than the railroad style rails commonly used prior to the 1960s on wooden roller coasters. The Matterhorn Bobsleds at Disneyland, built in 1959, was Arrow's first roller coaster project.
The launched roller coaster is a type of roller coaster that 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.
Batman: The Ride is an inverted roller coaster based on the DC Comics character Batman and found at seven Six Flags theme parks in the United States and at least one outside the US. Built by consulting engineers Bolliger & Mabillard, it rises to a height of between 100 and 105 feet and reaches top speeds of 50 mph (80 km/h). The original roller coaster at Six Flags Great America was partially devised by the park's general manager Jim Wintrode. Batman: The Ride was the world's first inverted roller coaster when it opened in 1992, and has since been awarded Coaster Landmark status by the American Coaster Enthusiasts. Clones of the ride exist at amusement parks around the world.
Green Lantern, formerly known as Chang, is a decommissioned stand-up roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey. Green Lantern stood 155 feet (47 m) tall and featured a top speed of 63 miles per hour (101 km/h). The 4,155-foot-long (1,266 m) ride featured five inversions and had a duration of approximately 21⁄2 minutes. The steel coaster was designed and built by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard.
El Toro is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey. Designed by Werner Stengel and manufactured by Intamin, the ride opened to the public on June 11, 2006. Intamin subcontracted Rocky Mountain Construction to build the ride, and the coaster's track was prefabricated, allowing for quicker installation and lower construction costs. El Toro is the main attraction of the Mexican-themed section of the park, Plaza Del Carnaval. It replaced another roller coaster, Viper, which closed following the 2004 season.
Superman: Ultimate Flight is the name of three flying roller coasters currently operating at three Six Flags amusement parks in the United States, those being Six Flags Over Georgia, Six Flags Great Adventure and Six Flags Great America. Each of these steel coasters were designed and built by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard and opened in 2002 and 2003. Since 2003, Six Flags has installed Superman: Ultimate Flight in three of their parks. Themed to the popular comic book character, Superman: Ultimate Flight simulates flying by positioning its passengers parallel to the track, supported by harnesses and facing the ground through most of the ride. In the station, riders board the train sitting down. After the train is locked and checked, the trains are raised into the flying position. After the ride, the seats are lowered back into the sitting position for the next round of riders.
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