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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 edit

Openings edit

Birthdays edit

Reopened edit

Closed edit

Additions edit

Roller coasters edit

New edit

Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened Ref(s)
Bobcat Six Flags Great Escape Wooden roller coaster The Gravity Group 2024 [4]
Georgia Surfer Six Flags Over Georgia Ultra Surf Launched roller coaster Intamin 2024
Hyperia Thorpe Park Hypercoaster Mack Rides May 24 [5]
Iron Menace Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom Dive Coaster Bolliger & Mabillard May 10 [6]
Phoenix Rising Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Family inverted roller coaster Bolliger & Mabillard 2024
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers Kings Island Family Boomerang Vekoma 2024 [7]
The Flash: Vertical Velocity Six Flags Great Adventure Vekoma Super Boomerang 2024 [8]
Voltron Nevera Europa-Park Launched roller coaster Mack Rides April 26 [9]
Wiener Looping Wurstelprater Steel roller coaster Mack Rides September 2024 [10]

Relocated edit

Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened Formerly Ref(s)
All American Triple Loop Indiana Beach Looping coaster Anton Schwarzkopf May 11 Quimera at La Feria de Chapultepec [11][12]
The Flash: Speed Force Warner Bros. Movie World Shuttle roller coaster Intamin April 2024 Surfrider at Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast [13]

Refurbished edit

Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened Formerly Ref(s)
Nemesis Reborn Alton Towers Inverted roller coaster Bolliger & Mabillard March 16 Nemesis [14]
Thunder Striker Carowinds Hypercoaster Bolliger & Mabillard 2024 Intimidator [15]
Top Thrill 2 Cedar Point Launched roller coaster Zamperla May 4 Top Thrill Dragster [16]

Other new attractions edit

New edit

Name Park Type Opened Ref(s)
Animation Academy Epcot Animation class 2024
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem Universal Studios Singapore Motion simulator 2024 [17]
Fantasy Springs Tokyo DisneySea Themed area June 6 [18]
Fly with Appa Nickelodeon Universe Aerial carousel March 23 [19]
Frozen Ever After Tokyo DisneySea Reversing Shoot the Chute/Dark ride June 6 [18]
Mega Mayhem Rapids Water Park Water coaster April 4 [20]
Splash Lagoon Paultons Park ABC Rides Log flume May 2024 [21]
SpongeBob's Crazy Carnival Ride Circus Circus Las Vegas Interactive dark ride March 1 [22]

Relocated edit

Refurbished edit

Name Park Type Opened Formerly Ref(s)
Cadbury Chocolate Quest Cadbury World Trackless dark ride March 29 Cadabra [23]
Dino Valley Legoland California Themed area March 22 Explorer Island [24]
Tiana's Bayou Adventure
Magic Kingdom
Disneyland		 Log flume June 28 Splash Mountain [25]

Closed attractions & roller coasters edit

Name Park Type Closed Ref(s)
The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man Universal Studios Japan Motion-based 3D dark ride January 22 [26]
It's a Small World Tokyo Disneyland Old Mill Fall 2024 [27]
Space Mountain Tokyo Disneyland Enclosed roller coaster July 31 [28]
Sky Flower Tokyo Dome City Attractions Intamin Parachute Tower January 31 [29]
Top Thrill 2 Cedar Point Launched roller coaster May 11 [30]

References edit

  1. ^ "Aztlán, Mexico's newest amusement park, opens in the capital". 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Six Flags In Saudi: The Renowned Park Is Set To Open Next Year". Harper\'S Bazaar Arabia. November 23, 2023.
  3. ^ https://wnyt.com/capital-region-news/six-flags-great-escape-in-queensbury-opening-for-70th-season/
  4. ^ "The Great Escape getting first new coaster since 2003". August 30, 2023.
  5. ^ "Thorpe Park introduces Hyperia, the UK's tallest and fastest rollercoaster ride – Lichfields reaches new heights to land planning permission". 22 April 2024.
  6. ^ Monroe, Howard (April 23, 2024). "Iron Menace roller coaster at Dorney Park is a 64 mph thrill. Here's what it's like to ride - CBS Philadelphia". www.cbsnews.com.
  7. ^ "Six Flags Over Georgia announces name of newest roller coaster". FOX 5 Atlanta. February 8, 2024.
  8. ^ "THE FLASH™: Vertical Velocity - Six Flags Great Adventure".
  9. ^ "Voltron Nevera, 'Phantom of the Opera' now open at Europa-Park". 26 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Details about "Wiener Looping" Announced - EuroAmusement Professional". www.eap-magazin.de.
  11. ^ Entertainment, IB Parks &. "Unleashing Thrills: Indiana Beach Debuts The All American Triple Loop Roller Coaster". www.prnewswire.com (Press release).
  12. ^ "Indiana Beach Planning Triple-Loop Coaster and Spinning Flat Ride for 2021 - Coaster101". November 24, 2020.
  13. ^ "The Flash: Speed Force at Warner Bros. Movie World". www.movieworld.com.au.
  14. ^ "Nemesis Reborn to open from 16th March at Alton Towers Resort". 21 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Carowinds renames iconic 'Intimidator' coaster". wcnc.com. February 28, 2024.
  16. ^ Zach Mentz, cleveland com (March 21, 2024). "Cedar Point resumes testing Top Thrill 2 roller coaster opening in May (video)". cleveland.
  17. ^ Correspondent, Anjali RaguramanConsumer (May 26, 2022). "Work begins on new Minion Land attraction at Universal Studios Singapore, set to open in 2024". The Straits Times.
  18. ^ a b https://www.olc.co.jp/en/news/news_olc/20240227_1e/main/0/link/20240227_1e.pdf
  19. ^ Mitchell, Bea (March 25, 2024). "Nickelodeon Universe at Mall of America opens new Fly with Appa ride". Blooloop.
  20. ^ Dorsainvil, Aja (March 27, 2024). "Mega Mayhem to open at Rapids Water Park in Riviera Beach". wflx.com.
  21. ^ "New for 2024 Splash Lagoon at Paultons Park | Theme Park Guide".
  22. ^ "New SpongeBob-themed ride opens on Las Vegas Strip". March 1, 2024.
  23. ^ https://www.birminghamworld.uk/whats-on/cadbury-world-new-ride-chocolate-quest-bournville-4572893#
  24. ^ "Legoland debuts new Dino Valley land with revamp of two 20-year-old rides". San Diego Union-Tribune. March 23, 2024.
  25. ^ Taylor, Blake (May 12, 2024). "Tiana's Bayou Adventure opening June 28 at Magic Kingdom". Attractions Magazine.
  26. ^ Glenn, Brian (May 16, 2023). "The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man to permanently close at Universal Studios Japan".
  27. ^ ""it's a small world with Groot" Marvel Overlay Coming to Tokyo Disneyland - WDW News Today". wdwnt.com. March 27, 2024.
  28. ^ "BREAKING: Closing Date and Farewell Event Announced for Space Mountain at Tokyo Disneyland - WDW News Today". wdwnt.com. December 11, 2023.
  29. ^ "スカイフラワー営業終了のお知らせ". at-raku.com.
  30. ^ "Cedar Point shuts down Top Thrill 2 just 8 days after opening". 13 May 2024.
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