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This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that have occurred or will occur in 2013. These various lists are not exhaustive.
Amusement parks
Opening
- Adlabs Imagica - April 18
- Aquatica San Diego - Spring, to replace the former Knott's Soak City water park[1][2]
- Cowabunga Bay Las Vegas
- Dream Park[3]
- Fantawild Adventure[3]
- Floraland Continent Park[3]
- Hainan Wenchang Space Theme Park[3]
- Happy Kingdom[3]
- Happy Valley, Tianjin[3]
- IMG Theme Park[3]
- JungLeLand[3]
- Jurassic Dream[1]
- Lanzhou Hengda Chinese Ecological Park[3]
- Nantong Adventure Land[3]
- Ocean Kingdom[1]
- Romon World[3]
- Sino Wonderland[3]
- Sochi Park Adventureland[3]
- Vialand[3]
- Wet'n'Wild Las Vegas - May
- Wet'n'Wild Sydney - December
- Yas Waterworld[1]
Birthday
- Aquatica Florida - 5th birthday
- Attractiepark Slagharen - 50th birthday
- Carowinds - 40th birthday
- Disney's Animal Kingdom - 15th birthday
- Frontier City - 55th birthday
- Gröna Lund - 130th birthday
- Heide Park - 35th birthday
- Legoland Billund - 45th birthday
- SeaWorld San Antonio - 25th birthday
- SeaWorld Orlando - 40th birthday
- Six Flags America - 40th birthday
- Six Flags Discovery Kingdom - 45th birthday
- Soak City (Sandusky, Ohio) - 25th birthday
- Soak City (Valleyfair) - 30th birthday
- Tokyo Disneyland - 30th birthday
- Worlds of Fun - 40th birthday
Additions
Roller coasters
New
Relocated
Name | Park | Type | Manufacturer | Opened | Formerly | |
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Blazin' Buckaroo | Elitch Gardens | Family roller coaster | E&F Miler Industries | May 4 | Marvel Mania at Splash Adventure | [25] |
Boomerang | Six Flags St. Louis | Boomerang roller coaster | Vekoma | June 1 | Flashback at Six Flags Over Texas | [26] |
The Joker | Six Flags Mexico | Spinning roller coaster | Gerstlauer | March 7 | Pandemonium at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom | [27] |
Wild Kitty | Frontier City | Family roller coaster | Allan Herschell Company | April 7 | Cactus Coaster at Elitch Gardens | [28] |
unknown | Beto Carrero World | Dual-tracked roller coaster | Premier Rides | Unknown | Batman & Robin: The Chiller at Six Flags Great Adventure | [29] |
Rethemed or refurbished
Name | Park | Type | Manufacturer | Opened | Formerly | |
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Hades 360 | Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park | Wooden roller coaster | The Gravity Group | Unknown | Hades[nb 1] | [30] |
Iron Rattler | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | Steel roller coaster | Rocky Mountain Construction | Unknown | The Rattler[nb 2] | [31] |
Other attractions
Closed attractions
Other attractions
Name | Park | Type | Closed | |
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AVPX | Dreamworld | Laser Tag | March 31 | |
Dinosaur Island | Sea World | Dinosaur exhibit | June/July | [56] |
Rim Runner | Adventuredome | Shoot-the-Chutes ride | February 3 | |
SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D | Gardaland | 4-D Film | January 6 |
Poll rankings
Golden Ticket Awards
The Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards are yet to be held for 2013. They will be held at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
Best Roller Coaster Poll
Mitch Hawker's Best Roller Coaster Poll is yet to be held for 2013.[57]
Records broken
Record name | Record attribute | Ride | Amusement Park | Date broken | |
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World's steepest wooden roller coaster | 81° | Outlaw Run | Silver Dollar City | March 15 | [58] |
World's tallest roller coaster inversion | 170-foot-tall (52 m) dive drop | GateKeeper | Cedar Point | May 11 | [59] |
World's tallest swing ride | 400 feet or 120 metres | Texas SkyScreamer | Six Flags Over Texas | TBA | [51] |
World's tallest vertical loop | 160 feet or 49 metres | Full Throttle | Six Flags Magic Mountain | Summer | [59] |
Most inversions | 14 | The Smiler | Alton Towers | 23rd May |
See also
Notes
- ^ Hades received new Timberliner trains as well as a barrel roll as part of its transformation into Hades 360.
- ^ The Rattler was a wooden roller coaster by the Roller Coaster Corporation of America which opened in 1992.
References
- ^ a b c d e f MacDonald, Brady (December 26, 2012). "32 best new theme park additions for 2013". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
- ^ MacDonald, Brady (November 21, 2012). "SeaWorld bringing Aquatica water park to San Diego". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Marden, Duane. "Amusement Park Search Results (Opened = 2013)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Angry Birds (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Coast Rider (Knott's Berry Farm)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "El Loco (Adventuredome)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Eldorado (Etnaland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Fjord Dragon (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Flying Over the Rainforest (Ocean Kingdom)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Flying Turns (Knoebels Amusement Park & Resort)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Full Throttle (Six Flags Magic Mountain)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "GateKeeper (Cedar Point)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Gold Striker (California's Great America)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Hip Hop Coaster (Etnaland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Juvelen (Djurs Sommerland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "unknown (Tripsdrill)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Nitro (Adlabs Imagica)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Outlaw Run (Silver Dollar City)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "ring°racer (Nürburgring)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "unknown (Alton Towers)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Storm (Etnaland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "unknown (Sea World)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Undertow (Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Unknown (Hopi Hari)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 06 December 2012.
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(help) - ^ Marden, Duane. "Blazin' Buckaroo (Elitch Gardens)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Boomerang (Six Flags St. Louis)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Joker (Six Flags Mexico)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Wild Kitty (Frontier City)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "unknown (Beto Carrero World)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "Mt. Olympus' Hades wooden coaster will feature inversion in 2013". Amusement Today. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Iron Rattler (Six Flags Fiesta Texas)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ Bevil, Dewayne (13 November 2012). "SeaWorld Orlando reveals ride details for Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ "New Refreshing Ride Coming to La Ronde in 2013" (PDF). SixFlags.com. August 30, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ "Six Flags Great Adventure to Become the World's Largest Theme Park in 2013". SixFlags.com. August 30, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ "Six Flags America Introducing World's First Six-Story Six-Tube Body Slide in 2013". SixFlags.com. August 30, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ "Going Big in 2013 — Bonzai Pipelines Coming to Hurricane Harbor". SixFlags.com. August 30, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ "New Dolphin Show Featuring Cirque Dreams to Open at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in 2013". SixFlags.com. August 30, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ a b "Cedar Fair announces coasters, expansions". Toledo Blade. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "Dinosaur Alive! Worlds of Fun to add a Jurassic park for 2013". 41 Action News. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- ^ "Hyena Falls". Holiday World. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- ^ "Nighttime Spectacular to Dazzle Great America Guests in 2013" (PDF). SixFlags.com. February 5, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
- ^ "Kitty's Tea Party". Holiday World. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- ^ "Michigan's Adventure gets new Lakeside Gliders flying scooter ride for summer of 2013". Michigan Live. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ "Mini Cars Driving School". Warner Bros. Movie World. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ a b MacDonald, Brady (2 November 2012). "Knott's Berry Farm will add a trio of family rides in 2013". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ Perry, Wayne (31 August 2012). "Hold on tight! Tourists to zipline over wild animals". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "Screamin' Eagles Soar into The Great Escape in 2013". SixFlags.com. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ^ Pierce, Jeremy (22 August 2012). "Sea World to open new seal exhibit". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Six Flags Over Georgia and Six Flags White Water Announce New Thrills for 2013". Six Flags Over Georgia. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "'Star Tours: The Adventures Continue' at Tokyo Disneyland to Open May 2013". Stitch Kingdom. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Six Flags Over Texas Building World's Tallest Swing Ride for 2013 Season". Six Flags Over Texas. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Announces Two New Slides for 2013". SixFlags.com. February 5, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ Bevil, Dewayne (1 November 2012). "Universal Studios Orlando set to open Transformers ride next summer". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ McMullen, Marion (15 August 2012). "Wallace And Gromit Head To The Beach". Country Telegraph. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ Central PA. "Hersheypark will replace Roller Soaker with sprayground". PennLive.com. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- ^ Ravn, Mackenzie (14 June 2012). "Dinosaurs roaming Sea World". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ Hawker, Mitch. "Best Roller Coaster Poll". Best Roller Coaster Poll. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "Silver Dollar City Announces World's Most Daring Wood Coaster". Silver Dollar City. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ a b MacDonald, Brady (30 August 2012). "Six Flags Magic Mountain adding Full Throttle coaster in 2013". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
External links
- Listing of 2013 roller coaster openings at the Roller Coaster DataBase
- Listing of 2013 roller coaster closures at the Roller Coaster DataBase