2016 in amusement parks
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This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2016. These various lists are not exhaustive.
Amusement parks
Opening
- China Great Mall of China[1]
- China Shanghai Disneyland – June 16
- Malaysia Movie Animation Park Studios
- UAE IMG Worlds of Adventure – August 15
- UAE Motiongate Dubai – October
- UAE Bollywood Parks Dubai – October
- UAE Legoland Dubai – October
Birthday
- Blackpool Pleasure Beach 120th birthday
- California's Great America 40th birthday
- Canada's Wonderland 35th birthday
- Dreamworld 35th birthday
- Disney California Adventure 15th bithday
- Downtown Disney 15th birthday
- Gilroy Gardens 15th birthday
- Lagoon Amusement Park 130th birthday
- Magic Kingdom 45th birthday
- Michigan's Adventure 60th birthday
- Sea World(Australia) 45th birthday
- Six Flags Great America 40th birthday
- Six Flags Magic Mountain 45th birthday
- Six Flags Over Texas 45th birthday
- Six Flags St. Louis35th birthday
- Valleyfair 40th birthday
- Warner Bros Movie World 25th birthday
- Whitewater World 10th birthday
Additions
Roller coasters
New
Relocated
| Name | Park | Type | Manufacturer | Opened | Formerly | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Asia Park | Suspended roller coaster | Premier Rides | 2016 | Soak'd at Freestyle Music Park | [9] |
| Kersplash | Edaville USA | Water Coaster | E&F Miler Industries | 2016 | Kersplash at Washington State Fair | |
| Big One | Big Sheep | Steel roller coaster | Zierer | 2016 | New Roller Coaster at New MetroLand | |
| unknown | Asia Park | Steel roller coaster | Premier Rides | 2016 | Round About at Freestyle Music Park | [10] |
| unknown | Ocean Park | Steel roller coaster | Bolliger & Mabillard | 2016 | Time Machine at Freestyle Music Park |
Refurbished
Other attractions
New
| Name | Park | Type | Opened | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bugs Bunny BoomTown | Six Flags Over Georgia | Themed land | 2016 | |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: River Expedition | Motiongate Dubai | River rapids ride | October | |
| DC Super Friends | Six Flags Over Georgia | Themed land | 2016 | |
| Fireball | Six Flags Fiesta Texas Six Flags New England Six Flags St. Louis |
Giant Loop | 2016 | |
| Frozen Ever After | Epcot | Boat voyage | 2016 | |
| Ghostbusters: Battle for New York | Motiongate Dubai | Interactive dark ride | October | |
| Hotel Transylvania | Motiongate Dubai | Dark ride | October | |
| Iron Man Experience | Hong Kong Disneyland | 3D Motion simulator | 2016 | |
| Rivers of Light | Disney's Animal Kingdom | Nighttime show | April 22 | |
| Greezed Lightnin' | Great Escape | Giant Loop | 2016 | |
| Plants Vs. Zombies Garden Warfare | Carowinds | 3D interactive game | March 2016 | |
| Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey | Universal Studios Hollywood | 3D Dark ride | April 7 | |
| Hurricane Force 5 | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | Disk'O | 2016 | |
| Justice League: Battle for Metropolis | Six Flags Great America Six Flags Mexico |
3D Interactive Dark Ride | 2016 March 4 | |
| Kung Fu Panda: Unstoppable Awesomeness | Motiongate Dubai | 3-D motion simulator ride | October | |
| Panem Aerial Tour | Motiongate Dubai | 3D motion simulator | October | |
| Riddler's Revenge
Catwoman's Whip Harley Quinn's Spinsanity |
Six Flags Over Texas | ???
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2016 | |
| Shrek's Fairy Tale Journey | Motiongate Dubai | Interactive dark ride | October | |
| Underworld 4D | Motiongate Dubai | 4-D attraction | October | |
| The Wizarding World of Harry Potter | Universal Studios Hollywood | Themed land | April 7 | |
| Zombieland: Blast Off! | Motiongate Dubai | Drop tower | October | |
| Derren Brown's Ghost Train | Thorpe Park | 3D Dark ride | 2016 | |
| Skull Island: Reign of Kong | Universal's Islands of Adventure | 3D Dark ride | 2016 | |
| Hulk Epsilon Base 3D | IMG Worlds of Adventure | 3D Show | August 15 | |
| Thor Thunder Spin | IMG Worlds of Adventure | Top Spin | August 15 | |
| Avengers Flight of the Quinjets | IMG Worlds of Adventure | ??? | August 15 | |
| Avengers Battle of Ultron | IMG Worlds of Adventure | ??? | August 15 | |
| Forbidden Territory | IMG Worlds of Adventure | ??? | August 15 | |
| Dino Carousel | IMG Worlds of Adventure | Carousel | August 15 | |
| Adventure Fortress | IMG Worlds of Adventure | ??? | August 15 | |
| The Powerpuff Girls – Mojo Jojo’s Robot Rampage! | IMG Worlds of Adventure | ??? | August 15 | |
| Ben 10 5D Hero Time | IMG Worlds of Adventure | 5D Show | August 15 | |
| Adventure Time - The Ride of OOO with Finn & Jake | IMG Worlds of Adventure | Suspended monorail | August 15 | |
| The Amazing Ride of Gumball | IMG Worlds of Adventure | Interactive dark ride | August 15 | |
| LazyTown | IMG Worlds of Adventure | Themed land | August 15 | |
Refurbished
| Name | Park | Type | Opened | Formerly | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters | Disney California Adventure | Trackless ride | March 7 | Luigi's Flying Tires | |
| Soarin' Around the World | Epcot | Motion Simulator | 2016 | Soarin' | |
| Soarin' Around the World | Disney California Adventure | Motion Simulator | 2016 | Soarin' Over California | |
Closed attractions & roller coasters
| Name | Park | Type | Closed | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zombie Evilution | Dreamworld | laser tag / scare maze | January 27 | |
| Beetlejuice's Rock and Roll Graveyard Revue | Universal Studios Florida | Live show | January 5 | |
| Big Thunder Ranch | Disneyland | Exhbit | January 11 | |
| Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular | Disney California Adventure | Live show | January 10 | [11] |
| Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: Movie Set Adventure | Disney's Hollywood Studios | Playground | April 2 | |
| Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show | Disney's Hollywood Studios | Live show | April 2 | |
| Star Tours | Disneyland Paris | Motion simulator | March 17 | |
| Tanganyika Tidal Wave | Busch Gardens Tampa | Shoot-the-Chutes | April 10 | |
| The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights | Disney's Hollywood Studios | Exhibit | January 6 | |
| Wet 'n Wild Orlando | Universal Orlando Resort | Water park | December 31 | |
| The Flume | Alton Towers | Log Flume | 2016 | |
Themed Accommodation
New
| Name | park | Theme | Opening | ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardaland Adventure Hotel | Gardaland | Varius Themed | june 1 | |
| Loews Sapphire Falls Resort | Universal Orlando Resort | Caribbean | 2016 | |
| Shanghai Disneyland Hotel | Shanghai Disneyland | Art Nouveau | June 16 | |
| Toy Story Hotel | Shanghai Disneyland | Toy Story | June 16 | |
| Explorer Glamping | Chessington World of Adventures | Campsite | May 27 |
References
- ↑ Jaya, Petaling (December 17, 2015). "BLand to sell Great Mall project for RM1.39 billion". The Sun Daily. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ↑ http://gulfnews.com/leisure/movies/features/love-theme-parks-here-s-what-s-coming-to-dubai-soon-1.1695318
- ↑ Marden, Duane. "Unknown (Fantawild Dreamland, Zhuzhou)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ↑ Jonker, Walter (March 25, 2016). "Walibi attractie Lost Gravity ‘op de groei’ geopend". Pretwerk.nl (in Dutch). Levend Land. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ↑ Marden, Duane. "Viper (Wanda City Theme Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ↑ Marden, Duane. "unknown (Great Mall of China)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ↑ Marden, Duane. "unknown (Great Mall of China)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ↑ Marden, Duane. "unknown (Great Mall of China)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ↑ Marden, Duane. "Unknown (Asia Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ↑ Marden, Duane. "Unknown (Asia Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ↑ "All New 'Frozen'-Inspired Stage Musical Coming to Disney California Adventure". disneyparks.disney.go.com. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
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