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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

Birthday

Additions

Roller coasters

New

Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened
Angry Birds China Happy Valley, Tianjin El Loco S&S Worldwide Unknown [4]
Coast Rider United States Knott's Berry Farm Wild Mouse roller coaster Mack Rides May 25 [5]
El Loco United States Adventuredome El Loco S&S Worldwide December [6]
Eldorado Italy Etnaland Steel roller coaster S&S Worldwide Unknown [7]
Fjord Dragon China Happy Valley, Tianjin Wooden roller coaster Martin & Vleminckx/The Gravity Group Unknown [8]
Flying Over the Rainforest China Ocean Kingdom Wing Coaster Bolliger & Mabillard Unknown [9]
Flying Turns United States Knoebels Amusement Resort Bobsled roller coaster Knoebels Amusement Resort Unknown [10]
Full Throttle United States Six Flags Magic Mountain Launched roller coaster Premier Rides Summer [11]
GateKeeper United States Cedar Point Wing Coaster Bolliger & Mabillard May 11 [12]
Gold Striker United States California's Great America Wooden roller coaster Great Coasters International Unknown [13]
Hip Hop Coaster Italy Etnaland Steel roller coaster Zamperla Unknown [14]
Juvelen Denmark Djurs Sommerland Launched roller coaster Intamin May 4 [15]
Karacho Germany Tripsdrill Launched roller coaster Gerstlauer Unknown [16]
Nitro India Adlabs Imagica Floorless roller coaster Bolliger & Mabillard Unknown [17]
Outlaw Run United States Silver Dollar City Wooden roller coaster Rocky Mountain Construction March 15 [18]
ring°racer Germany Nürburgring Launched roller coaster S&S Worldwide Unknown [19]
The Smiler England Alton Towers Steel roller coaster Gerstlauer May 23 [20]
Storm Italy Etnaland Megacoaster Mack Rides Unknown [21]
Storm Coaster Australia Sea World Water Coaster Mack Rides September [22]
Undertow United States Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Spinning roller coaster Maurer Söhne Unknown [23]
unknown Brazil Hopi Hari Multi Inversion roller coaster Intamin Unknown [24]

Relocated

Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened Formerly
Blazin' Buckaroo United States Elitch Gardens Family roller coaster E&F Miler Industries May 4 Marvel Mania at Splash Adventure [25]
Boomerang United States Six Flags St. Louis Boomerang roller coaster Vekoma June 1 Flashback at Six Flags Over Texas [26]
The Joker Mexico Six Flags Mexico Spinning roller coaster Gerstlauer March 7 Pandemonium at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom [27]
Wild Kitty United States Frontier City Family roller coaster Allan Herschell Company April 7 Cactus Coaster at Elitch Gardens [28]
unknown Brazil 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
Hades 360 United States Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park Wooden roller coaster The Gravity Group Unknown Hades[nb 1] [30]
Iron Rattler United States Six Flags Fiesta Texas Steel roller coaster Rocky Mountain Construction Unknown The Rattler[nb 2] [31]

Other attractions

Name Park Type Opened
Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin United States SeaWorld Orlando Dark ride/penguin exhibit May 24 [32]
Aqua Twist Canada La Ronde Mack Rides Twist 'N' Splash Unknown [33]
Battaglia Navale Italy Rainbow Magicland Splash Battle Unknown
Big Wave Racer United States Six Flags Hurricane Harbor: New Jersey Multi-lane mat racer Unknown [34]
Bonzai Pipelines United States Six Flags America
United States Six Flags New England		 SplashTacular DownUnder Unknown [35][36]
Cirque Dreams Splashtastic United States Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Show Unknown [37]
Demonia Italy Rainbow Magicland Horror House Unknown
Dinosaurs Alive! United States Carowinds
United States Worlds of Fun
United States Valleyfair		 Animatronic dinosaur exhibit March 2 [38][39]
Garden of Wonders Hong Kong Hong Kong Disneyland Walkthrough May 17
Gunslinger United States Six Flags Fiesta Texas Funtime Sling Shot March 2
Hyena Falls United States Holiday World & Splashin' Safari 4 inline tube slides May 10 [40]
IgNight — Grand Finale United States Six Flags Great America Nighttime show Unknown [41]
Kitty's Tea Party United States Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Teacups Unknown [42]
Lakeside Gliders United States Michigan's Adventure Flying Scooters May [43]
Legoland Hotel United States Legoland California Hotel April 5
Madagascar Live! It's Circus Time Germany Heide Park
Italy Gardaland		 Live Show March 23
March 28
Madagascar Live! Operation: Vacation United States Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
United States SeaWorld San Diego		 Live Show May 18
June 15
Märchenwald (expansion) Germany Europa-Park Themed area March 23
Mini Cars Driving School Australia Warner Bros. Movie World Children's car ride September [44]
Mystic Manor Hong Kong Hong Kong Disneyland Dark ride May 17 [1]
Pacific Scrambler United States Knott's Berry Farm Scrambler Unknown [45]
Planet Snoopy (expansion) United States Kings Dominion Themed area Unknown [38]
Safari Off Road Adventure United States Six Flags Great Adventure Safari ride Memorial Day Weekend 2013 [46]
Screamin' Eagles United States Great Escape Flying Scooters Unknown [47]
Seal Harbour Australia Sea World Seal and Sea Lion exhibit January 25 [48]
SkyScreamer United States Six Flags Over Georgia Tower swinger Unknown [49]
Star Tours: The Adventures Continue Japan Tokyo Disneyland Motion simulator May 7 [1][50]
Surfside Glider United States Knott's Berry Farm Flying Scooters Unknown [45]
Texas SkyScreamer United States Six Flags Over Texas Tower swinger Unknown [51]
Tsunami Surge United States Six Flags Hurricane Harbor: Arlington ProSlide Tornado Wave Unknown [52]
Transformers: The Ride United States Universal Studios Florida Dark ride June 20 [53]
Typhoon Twister United States Six Flags Hurricane Harbor: Arlington
United States Six Flags White Water		 ProSlide Cannonbowl
ProSlide Behemothbowl		 Unknown [49][52]
Wallace & Gromit: The Thrill-O-Matic England Blackpool Pleasure Beach Dark ride April [54]
Whistlestop Park United States Six Flags New England Themed area April 13
Shoreline Sprayground United States HersheyPark Water Play Area May 25 [55]

Closed attractions

Other attractions

Name Park Type Closed
AVPX Australia Dreamworld Laser Tag March 31
Dinosaur Island Australia Sea World Dinosaur exhibit June/July [56]
Rim Runner United States Adventuredome Shoot-the-Chutes ride February 3
SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D Italy Gardaland 4-D Film January 6

Poll rankings

Golden Ticket Awards

See also: Amusement Today - 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
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

  1. ^ Hades received new Timberliner trains as well as a barrel roll as part of its transformation into Hades 360.
  2. ^ The Rattler was a wooden roller coaster by the Roller Coaster Corporation of America which opened in 1992.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ MacDonald, Brady (November 21, 2012). "SeaWorld bringing Aquatica water park to San Diego". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Marden, Duane. "Angry Birds  (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  5. ^ Marden, Duane. "Coast Rider  (Knott's Berry Farm)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  6. ^ Marden, Duane. "El Loco  (Adventuredome)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  7. ^ Marden, Duane. "Eldorado  (Etnaland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  8. ^ Marden, Duane. "Fjord Dragon  (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  9. ^ Marden, Duane. "Flying Over the Rainforest  (Ocean Kingdom)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  10. ^ Marden, Duane. "Flying Turns  (Knoebels Amusement Park & Resort)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  11. ^ Marden, Duane. "Full Throttle  (Six Flags Magic Mountain)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  12. ^ Marden, Duane. "GateKeeper  (Cedar Point)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  13. ^ Marden, Duane. "Gold Striker  (California's Great America)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  14. ^ Marden, Duane. "Hip Hop Coaster  (Etnaland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  15. ^ Marden, Duane. "Juvelen  (Djurs Sommerland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  16. ^ Marden, Duane. "unknown  (Tripsdrill)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  17. ^ Marden, Duane. "Nitro  (Adlabs Imagica)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  18. ^ Marden, Duane. "Outlaw Run  (Silver Dollar City)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  19. ^ Marden, Duane. "ring°racer  (Nürburgring)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  20. ^ Marden, Duane. "unknown  (Alton Towers)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  21. ^ Marden, Duane. "Storm  (Etnaland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  22. ^ Marden, Duane. "unknown  (Sea World)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  23. ^ Marden, Duane. "Undertow  (Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  24. ^ Marden, Duane. "Unknown  (Hopi Hari)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 06 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  25. ^ Marden, Duane. "Blazin' Buckaroo  (Elitch Gardens)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  26. ^ Marden, Duane. "Boomerang  (Six Flags St. Louis)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  27. ^ Marden, Duane. "Joker  (Six Flags Mexico)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  28. ^ Marden, Duane. "Wild Kitty  (Frontier City)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  29. ^ Marden, Duane. "unknown  (Beto Carrero World)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  30. ^ "Mt. Olympus' Hades wooden coaster will feature inversion in 2013". Amusement Today. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  31. ^ Marden, Duane. "Iron Rattler  (Six Flags Fiesta Texas)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  32. ^ Bevil, Dewayne (13 November 2012). "SeaWorld Orlando reveals ride details for Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  33. ^ "New Refreshing Ride Coming to La Ronde in 2013" (PDF). SixFlags.com. August 30, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  34. ^ "Six Flags Great Adventure to Become the World's Largest Theme Park in 2013". SixFlags.com. August 30, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  35. ^ "Six Flags America Introducing World's First Six-Story Six-Tube Body Slide in 2013". SixFlags.com. August 30, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  36. ^ "Going Big in 2013 — Bonzai Pipelines Coming to Hurricane Harbor". SixFlags.com. August 30, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  37. ^ "New Dolphin Show Featuring Cirque Dreams to Open at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in 2013". SixFlags.com. August 30, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  38. ^ a b "Cedar Fair announces coasters, expansions". Toledo Blade. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  39. ^ "Dinosaur Alive! Worlds of Fun to add a Jurassic park for 2013". 41 Action News. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  40. ^ "Hyena Falls". Holiday World. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  41. ^ "Nighttime Spectacular to Dazzle Great America Guests in 2013" (PDF). SixFlags.com. February 5, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
  42. ^ "Kitty's Tea Party". Holiday World. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  43. ^ "Michigan's Adventure gets new Lakeside Gliders flying scooter ride for summer of 2013". Michigan Live. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  44. ^ "Mini Cars Driving School". Warner Bros. Movie World. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  45. ^ 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.
  46. ^ 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.
  47. ^ "Screamin' Eagles Soar into The Great Escape in 2013". SixFlags.com. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  48. ^ Pierce, Jeremy (22 August 2012). "Sea World to open new seal exhibit". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  49. ^ 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.
  50. ^ "'Star Tours: The Adventures Continue' at Tokyo Disneyland to Open May 2013". Stitch Kingdom. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  51. ^ 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.
  52. ^ a b "Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Announces Two New Slides for 2013". SixFlags.com. February 5, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  53. ^ Bevil, Dewayne (1 November 2012). "Universal Studios Orlando set to open Transformers ride next summer". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  54. ^ McMullen, Marion (15 August 2012). "Wallace And Gromit Head To The Beach". Country Telegraph. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  55. ^ Central PA. "Hersheypark will replace Roller Soaker with sprayground". PennLive.com. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  56. ^ Ravn, Mackenzie (14 June 2012). "Dinosaurs roaming Sea World". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  57. ^ Hawker, Mitch. "Best Roller Coaster Poll". Best Roller Coaster Poll. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  58. ^ "Silver Dollar City Announces World's Most Daring Wood Coaster". Silver Dollar City. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  59. ^ a b MacDonald, Brady (30 August 2012). "Six Flags Magic Mountain adding Full Throttle coaster in 2013". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 November 2012.

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