2024 in amusement parks
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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.
Amusement parks
Openings
- Mexico Aztlán Parque Urbano[1]
- Poland Hossoland
- Saudi Arabia Six Flags Qiddiya[2]
- United Arab Emirates Loco Bear[3]
- United States Mattel Adventure Park
Birthdays
- Six Flags Great Adventure - 50th anniversary[4]
- Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor - 70th anniversary[5]
- Stricker's Grove - 100th anniversary[6]
Reopened
Closed
- Gillian's Wonderland Pier – Fall 2024[7]
Additions
Roller coasters
New
Name | Park | Type | Manufacturer | Opened | Ref(s) |
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Alghazal | Meryal | Spinning roller coaster | Intamin | 2024 | [8] |
Alpenexpress Enzian | Europa-Park | Powered roller coaster | Mack Rides | 2024 | [9] |
Alpine Coaster | Thredbo Alpine Resort | Alpine coaster | Wiegand | 2024 | [10] |
Andromeda Base | Genting SkyWorlds | SFX Coaster | Dynamic Attractions | 2024 | [11] |
Antares | Conny-Land | Roller Ball | Ride Engineers Switzerland | 2024 | [12] |
Antimatter Move / 反物质行动 | Senbo Interstellar Place | Shuttle roller coaster | Beijing Shibaolai Amusement Equipment | 2024 | [13] |
Attack of the Aswang | Pradera Islands Park | Steel roller coaster | Preston & Barbieri | 2024 | |
Berg- und Tal Hetz | Skyline Park | Launched roller coaster | SBF Visa | 2024 | |
Big Air Coaster | Animalia | Spining roller coaster | SBF Visa | 2024 | |
Bobcat | Six Flags Great Escape | Wooden roller coaster | The Gravity Group | 2024 | [14] |
Bockwurstschleuder | Karls Erlebnis-Dorf Döbeln | Shuttle roller coaster | Sunkid | 2024 | |
Bolt | Skytropolis Indoor Theme Park | Powered roller coaster | Beijing Shibaolai Amusement Equipment | 2024 | |
Brazilian Buggies | Bellewaerde Park | Family roller coaster | Zamperla | 2024 | |
Caldwell's Krazy Coaster | Lake George Expedition Park | Spinning roller coaster | SBF Visa | 2024 | |
Caterpillar | Funland | Powered roller coaster | Unknown | 2024 | |
Chenille | Loos Parc | Kiddie roller coaster | Kılıç Lunapark | 2024 | |
CHI Dragon Chases The Sun | Long Rainbow Park | Family roller coaster | Unknown | 2024 | |
Choco Chip Creek | Energylandia | Mine train roller coaster | Vekoma | 2024 | |
Cinder Roller Coaster | Storybook Land | Spinning roller coaster | SBF Visa | 2024 | |
Coaster Adventures | Happy Valley | Spinning roller coaster | Jinma Rides | 2024 | |
Cyclon | Park of Culture and Rest | Galaxi | Unknown | 2024 | |
Daddy Pig's Roller Coaster | Peppa Pig Theme Park | Kiddie roller coaster | Zamperla | 2024 | |
Dino Rong | Kadrioru Karussell | Kiddie roller coaster | Unknown | 2024 | |
Drachenblitz | ErlebnisBocksBerg | Alpine coaster | Wiegand | 2024 | |
Dragon | Playcenter Family | Powered roller coaster | Zamperla | 2024 | |
Dragon Coaster | Kiddie Park | Kiddie roller coaster | Wisdom Rides | 2024 | |
Erdbeer Raupenbahn | Karls Erlebnis-Dorf Döbeln | Kiddie roller coaster | SBF Visa | 2024 | |
Family Launch Coaster | Churpfalzpark | Launched roller coaster | SBF Visa | 2024 | |
Fast Speed | Beijing Shijinshan Park | Steel roller coaster | Hebei Tianhong Amusement Equipment Company | 2024 | |
Fianna Force | Emerald Park | Suspended roller coaster | Vekoma | 2024 | |
Fighter Jet | Fantawild Oriental Dawn | Launched roller coaster | Vekoma | 2024 | |
Fire in the Hole | Silver Dollar City | Steel roller coaster | Rocky Mountain Construction | 2024 | |
Fjord Explorer | Le Pal | Water coaster | Mack Rides | 2024 | |
Flight of the Wicked Witch | Warner Bros. Movie World | Suspended roller coaster | Vekoma | 2024 | |
Flying Dragon | Discovery Land | Spinning roller coaster | Beijing Shibaoli Amusement Equipment | 2024 | |
Frontline Charge | Fantawild Oriental Dawn | Steel roller coaster | Vekoma | 2024 | |
Hyperia | Thorpe Park | Hypercoaster | Mack Rides | May 24 | [15] |
Iron Menace | Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom | Dive Coaster | Bolliger & Mabillard | May 10 | [16] |
Penguin Trek | SeaWorld Orlando | Family launched roller coaster | Bolliger & Mabillard | 2024 | |
Phoenix Rising | Busch Gardens Tampa Bay | Family inverted roller coaster | Bolliger & Mabillard | 2024 | |
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers | Kings Island | Family Boomerang | Vekoma | 2024 | [17] |
The Flash: Vertical Velocity | Six Flags Great Adventure | Vekoma | Super Boomerang | 2024 | [18] |
The Quest | Emerald Park | Family Boomerang | Vekoma | May 22 | [19] |
Voltron Nevera | Europa-Park | Launched roller coaster | Mack Rides | April 26 | [20] |
Wiener Looping | Wurstelprater | Steel roller coaster | Mack Rides | September 2024 | [21] |
Relocated
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] |
Refurbished
Name | Park | Type | Manufacturer | Opened | Formerly | Ref(s) |
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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] |
Other new attractions
New
Name | Park | Type | Opened | Ref(s) |
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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] |
Relocated
Refurbished
Name | Park | Type | Opened | Formerly | Ref(s) |
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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] |
Closed attractions & roller coasters
Name | Park | Type | Closed | Ref(s) |
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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] |
It's a Small World | Tokyo Disneyland | Old Mill | Fall 2024 | [41] |
Scorpion | Busch Gardens Tampa Bay | Roller coaster | September 2 | [42] |
Snake River Falls | Cedar Point | Shoot the chute water ride | September 2 | [43] |
Space Mountain | Tokyo Disneyland | Enclosed roller coaster | July 31 | [44] |
Sky Flower | Tokyo Dome City Attractions | Intamin Parachute Tower | January 31 | [45] |
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- ^ "Voltron Nevera, 'Phantom of the Opera' now open at Europa-Park". 26 April 2024.
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