2016 in amusement parks

This article is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2016. These various lists are not exhaustive.

Amusement parks

Opening

Shanghai Disneyland opened in June.

• China Nanchang Wanda Park – May 27
• China Shanghai Disneyland – June 16
• UAE IMG Worlds of Adventure – August 31
• UAE Legoland Dubai – October 31
• UAE Bollywood Parks Dubai – November 15
• UAE Motiongate Dubai – December 16
• United States Ark Encounter – July 7

Reopened

• Italy LunEur – 2016

Birthday

California's Great America and Six Flags Great America celebrated their 40th anniversaries in March and May, respectively.

WhiteWater World celebrated its 10th anniversary in December.

• Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park 30th birthday
• Blackpool Pleasure Beach 120th birthday
• California's Great America 40th birthday
• Canada's Wonderland 35th birthday
• Chimelong Paradise 10th birthday
• Dreamworld 35th birthday
• Disney California Adventure 15th birthday
• Downtown Disney 15th birthday
• Gilroy Gardens 15th birthday
• Happy Valley Beijing 10th anniversary
• Lagoon Amusement Park 130th birthday
• Toverland 15th 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 55th birthday
• Six Flags St. Louis 45th birthday
• Valleyfair 40th birthday
• Warner Bros Movie World 25th birthday
• WhiteWater World 10th birthday

Closed

• Dickens World – October 12
• Wet 'n Wild Orlando – December 31
• Wildwater Kingdom – September 5
• Pleasure Island Family Theme Park – October 29

Additions

Roller coasters

New

Name	Park	Type	Manufacturer	Opened	Ref(s)
Ba-a-a Express	Europa Park	Family roller coaster	Mack Rides	July 13
Cobra's Curse	Busch Gardens Tampa	Spinning roller coaster	Mack Rides	June 17	[1][2]
Coaster through the Clouds	Nanchang Wanda Park	Mega Coaster	Intamin	May 28
The Dragon	Legoland Dubai	Steel roller coaster	Zierer	November
Dragon's Apprentice	Legoland Dubai	Junior roller coaster	Zamperla	October
Flight of the Pterosaur	Paultons Park	Suspended Family Coaster	Vekoma	May 17
The Flying Dinosaur	Universal Studios Japan	Flying Coaster	Bolliger & Mabillard	March 18
Flight of the Hippogriff	Universal Studios Hollywood	Steel roller coaster	Mack Rides	April 7
Formuła	Energylandia	Launched roller coaster	Vekoma	June 25
Flying Aces	Ferrari World	Mega Coaster	Intamin	2016
The Green Hornet: High Speed Chase	Motiongate Dubai	Steel roller coaster	Gerstlauer	December 16
Jungle Trailblazer	Oriental Heritage, Fujian	Wooden roller coaster	Martin & Vleminckx	2016
The Joker	Six Flags Great Adventure	4th Dimension roller coaster	S&S Worldwide	May 28
Jungle Trailblazer	Fantawild Dreamland, Zhuzhou	Wooden roller coaster	Martin & Vleminckx	2016	[3]
Kung Fu Panda Master	Gardaland	Spinning roller coaster	Fabbri Group	may 23	[4]
Lightning Rod	Dollywood	Launched Wooden roller coaster	Rocky Mountain Construction	June 13
Lost Gravity	Walibi Holland	Steel roller coaster	Mack Rides	March 24	[5]
Mako	SeaWorld Orlando	Hypercoaster	Bolliger & Mabillard	June 10	[6][7]
The Monster	Adventureland	Infinity Coaster	Gerstlauer	June 4	[8]
Velociraptor	Paultons Park	Family Boomerang roller coaster	Vekoma	May 17
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train	Shanghai Disneyland Park	Steel roller coaster	Vekoma	June 16
Timber	Walibi Rhône-Alpes	Wooden roller coaster	Gravitykraft Corporation	April 9
Pulsar	Walibi Belgium	Powered Splash	Mack Rides	2016
TRON Lightcycle Power Run	Shanghai Disneyland Park	Motorbike roller coaster	Vekoma	June 16
Valravn	Cedar Point	Dive coaster	Bolliger & Mabillard	May 7
Python in Bamboo Forest	Nanchang Wanda Park	Wooden roller coaster	Great Coasters International	2016	[9]
Whirlwind	Playland's Castaway Cove	Spinning roller coaster	SBF Visa Group	2016
Soaring with Dragon	Hefei Wanda Cultural Tourism City	Launched roller coaster	Intamin	2016
Caterpillar	Southport Pleasureland	Steel roller coaster	DAL Amusement Rides Company	2016
Taron	Phantasialand	Launched roller coaster	Intamin	June 30
Raik	Phantasialand	Family Boomerang roller coaster	Vekoma	June 30
Predator	IMG Worlds of Adventure	Euro-Fighter roller coaster	Gerstlauer	August 31
Spider-Man Doc Ock's Revenge	IMG Worlds of Adventure	Spinning roller coaster	Mack Rides	August 31
Velociraptor	IMG Worlds of Adventure	Launched roller coaster	Mack Rides	August 31
Wildfire	Kolmården Wildlife Park	Wooden roller coaster	Rocky Mountain Construction	June 28	[10]
Phobia Phear Coaster	Lake Compounce	Launched roller coaster	Premier Rides	May 7

Relocated

Name	Park	Type	Manufacturer	Opened	Formerly	Ref(s)
Galaxy 500	Hydro Adventures	Steel roller coaster	S.D.C.	July 7	1970 Galaxy Rip Tide Coaster at Miracle Strip at Pier Park
Rampage	Big Sheep	Steel roller coaster	Zierer	2016	New Roller Coaster at New MetroLand
Recoil	Wonderla, Hyderabad	Boomerang roller coaster	Vekoma	2016	Zoomerang at Alabama Splash Adventure
Recoil	Wonderla, Bangalore	Boomerang roller coaster	Vekoma	2016	Thunderbolt at Aladdin's Kingdom

Refurbished

Name	Park	Type	Manufacturer	Opened	Formerly	Ref(s)
The Joker	Six Flags Discovery Kingdom	Steel roller coaster	Rocky Mountain Construction	May 30	Roar
The New Revolution	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Steel roller coaster	Anton Schwarzkopf	March 26	Revolution
Storm Chaser	Kentucky Kingdom	Steel roller coaster	Rocky Mountain Construction	April 30	Twisted Twins
Superman: The Ride	Six Flags New England	Steel roller coaster	Intamin	2016	Bizarro
Galactica	Alton Towers	VR Flying roller coaster	Bolliger & Mabillard	March 24	Air
GhostRider	Knott's Berry Farm	Wooden roller coaster	Great Coasters International	June 11	—
The Incredible Hulk	Universal's Islands of Adventure	Launched roller coaster	Bolliger & Mabillard	August 4	—
Blue Hawk	Six Flags Over Georgia	Steel roller coaster	Vekoma	June 9	Ninja
The Joker Funhouse Coaster	Six Flags Over Georgia	Junior roller coaster	Chance Rides	2016	Wile E. Coyote Canyon Blaster
Flashback	Great Escape	Boomerang roller coaster	Vekoma	2016	Boomerang: Coast to Coaster

Other attractions

New

Name	Park	Type	Opened	Ref(s)
Bugs Bunny BoomTown	Six Flags Over Georgia	Themed land	2016
DC Super Friends		Themed land
Fireball	Six Flags Fiesta Texas Six Flags New England Six Flags St. Louis	Giant Loop	2016
Flying Eagles	Canada's Wonderland	Flying Scooters	May 1
Frozen Ever After	Epcot	Boat voyage	June 21
Frozen – Live at the Hyperion	Disney California Adventure	Musical show	May 27
Ghostbusters: Battle for New York	Motiongate Dubai	Interactive dark ride	December
The Haunted Hotel	IMG Worlds of Adventure	Haunted attraction	August 31
Hotel Transylvania	Motiongate Dubai	Dark ride	December
Iron Man Experience	Hong Kong Disneyland	3D Motion simulator	2016
Greezed Lightnin'	Great Escape	Giant Loop	2016
Plants Vs. Zombies Garden Warfare	Carowinds	3D interactive game	March 2016
Carolina Harbor		Water Park
Black Beards Revenge		Multi slide complex
Surf Club Harbor		Wave pool
Kitty Hawk Cove		Children's play area
Myrtle Turtle Beach		Children's play area
Sea Side Splash Works		Multi Level Play Structure
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	March 4
Buzz Lightyear Planet Rescue	Shanghai Disneyland	Dark ride	June 16
Dumbo the Flying Elephant		Aerial Carousel
Explorer Canoes		Canoes
Fantasia Carousel		Carousel
Hunny Pot Spin		Tea Cups Ride
Jet Packs		Aerial Carousel
Peter Pan's Flight		Dark ride
Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure		Aquatic Dark ride
Roaring Rapids		Rapids ride
Soaring Over the Horizon		Motion Simulator
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh		Dark ride
Voyage to the Crystal Grotto		Boat ride
The Riddler Revenge Catwoman's Whip Harley Quinn's Spinsanity	Six Flags Over Texas	Giant Discovery ride Endeavor Troika	2016
Smurfs Studio Tours	Motiongate Dubai	Dark ride	December
Underworld 4D	Motiongate Dubai	4-D attraction	December
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter	Universal Studios Hollywood	Themed land	April 7
Zombieland: Blast Off!	Motiongate Dubai	Drop tower	December
Derren Brown's Ghost Train	Thorpe Park	3D Dark ride	2016
Skyhawk	Canada's Wonderland	Sky-Roller	May 1
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 31
Thor Thunder Spin		Top Spin
Avengers Flight of the Quinjets		Aerial Carousel
Avengers Battle of Ultron		Motion simulator
Forbidden Territory		Dark ride
Dino Carousel		Carousel
Adventure Fortress		Indoor Playground
The Powerpuff Girls – Mojo Jojo’s Robot Rampage!		Air Race
Ben 10 5D Hero Time		5D Show
Adventure Time - The Ride of OOO with Finn & Jake		Suspended monorail
The Amazing Ride of Gumball		Interactive dark ride
LazyTown		Themed land
Tropical Plunge	Soak City at Kings Island	Multi-slide complex	Unknown
Splashwater Falls	Six Flags America	Multi-slide complex	Unknown

Refurbished

Name	Park	Type	Opened	Formerly	Ref(s)
Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters	Disney California Adventure	Trackless ride	March 7	Luigi's Flying Tires
Mr. Ping’s Noodle surprise	Gardaland	Tea Cups	May 23	Kaffetasen
Soarin' Around the World	Epcot	Motion Simulator	2016	Soarin'
Soarin' Around the World	Disney California Adventure	Motion Simulator	2016	Soarin' Over California
Dinosaur	Disney's Animal Kingdom	EMV dark ride	November 22	—

Closed attractions & roller coasters

Name	Park	Type	Closed	Ref(s)
Animagique	Walt Disney Studios Park	Live show	January 31
Autopia	Hong Kong Disneyland	Car ride	June 11	←
Boomerang	Pleasure Island Family Theme Park	Vekoma Boomerang Roller Coaster	October 29
Back to the Future: The Ride	Universal Studios Japan	Motion simulator	May 31
Beetlejuice's Rock and Roll Graveyard Revue	Universal Studios Florida	Live show	January 5
Big Thunder Ranch	Disneyland	Exhibit	January 11
Crazy Cobra	Discoveryland, Dalian	Launched roller coaster	October 31
Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular	Disney California Adventure	Live show	January 10	[11]
Disney Drawing Class	Tokyo Disneyland	Exhibit	September 30
Earffel Tower	Disney's Hollywood Studios	Water tower	April 29
Europe in the Air	Busch Gardens Williamsburg	Simulator ride	August
Firefall	California's Great America	Top Spin	October 30
Flying Falcon	Hersheypark	Huss Condor	September 5
Habit Heroes	Epcot	Exhibit	January 17
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: Movie Set Adventure	Disney's Hollywood Studios	Playground	April 2	[12]
Kanonen	Liseberg	Launched roller coaster	December 30
Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show	Disney's Hollywood Studios	Live show	April 2
Mean Streak	Cedar Point	Wooden Roller Coaster	September 16	[13]
Splashwater Falls	Six Flags New England	Spinning Rapids	September 5
Star Tours	Disneyland Paris	Motion simulator	March 17
Southern sidewinder	Carowinds	Water slide	October
Stitch Encounter	Hong Kong Disneyland	Live show	May 2
StormRider	Tokyo DisneySea	Simulator ride	May 16
Tanganyika Tidal Wave	Busch Gardens Tampa	Shoot-the-Chutes	April 10
The Jester's Wild Ride	Six Flags Great America	Zamperla Rockin' Tug	August 7
The Orbit	Six Flags Great America	Enterprise	August 7
The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights	Disney's Hollywood Studios	Exhibit	January 6
Thunder Loop	Attractiepark Slagharen	Steel roller coaster	October 2
Thunder River Rapids	Dreamworld	River rapids ride	October 25
Vortex	California's Great America	Bolliger & Mabillard Stand-up Coaster	September 5
Wet 'n Wild Orlando	Universal Orlando Resort	Water park	December 31
White water falls	Carowinds	Shoot the Chute	October
Wildwater Kingdom	Cedar Fair	Water park	September 5
Zombie Evilution	Dreamworld	laser tag / scare maze	January 27

Themed Accommodation

New

Name	Park	Theme	Opening	Ref(s)
Gardaland Adventure Hotel	Gardaland	Various	June 1
Lapita Hotel	Dubai Parks and Resorts	Polynesian	October 31
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