2020 in amusement parks

This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2020. These various lists are not exhaustive. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the things that happened here were either canceled or moved to the following years.

Amusement parks

Opening

Dream Island Moscow opened in February.

• Switzerland Ticiland - October 10
• China Smurfs Theme Park
• China Ocean Paradise
• China World Fairytale Land
• Indonesia Transmart Jambi
• Qatar Doha Oasis (Wonder Dome)
• Russia Dream Island Moscow – February 29
• U.S. DreamWorks Water Park in American Dream Meadowlands – October 1
• U.S. Legoland Discovery Centre in American Dream Meadowlands – March 2020^[1]
• China Suzhou Paradise Forest World
• China Ocean Paradise
• China Hot Go Dreamworld
• China Daqingshan Wildlife Park - January 1
• China Visionland Dingcheng - January 18
• Indonesia Banyuwangi Park - May 2020

Change of name

• Canada Galaxyland » Galaxyland powered by Hasbro
• U.S. White Water Bay (Oklahoma) » Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Oklahoma City
• U.S. Magic Waters » Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford
• Vietnam Vinpearl Land, Kiên Giang » VinWonders, Kiên Giang
• Vietnam Vinpearl Land, Khánh Hòa » VinWonders, Khánh Hòa
• Vietnam Vinpearl Land, Quảng Nam » VinWonders, Quảng Nam

Change of ownership

• U.S. Indiana Beach – Apex Parks Group » Indiana Beach Holdings, LLC (now known as IB Parks & Entertainment)
• England Drayton Manor Theme Park – The Bryan Family » Looping Group

Birthday

Cedar Point celebrated its 150th anniversary.

Knott's Berry Farm celebrated its centenary year in 2020.

• Alton Towers - 40th birthday
• Busch Gardens Williamsburg - 45th birthday
• Cedar Point - 150th anniversary
• Disneyland - 65th birthday (canceled to the pandemic)
• Europa Park - 45th birthday
• Gardaland - 45th birthday
• Knott's Berry Farm - 100th anniversary (limited to the pandemic restrictions)
• Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park - 30th birthday
• PortAventura World - 25th anniversary
• Sesame Place - 40th birthday
• Silver Dollar City - 60th anniversary
• Six Flags New England - 150th birthday
• Universal Studios Florida - 30th birthday
• Walibi Belgium - 45th birthday
• Drayton Manor - 70th birthday

Closed

All parks that are not listed here closed beginning in march due to the COVID pandemic and not reopening until later.

• Tokyo One Piece Tower – July 31
• Misaki Park – March 31
• Toshimaen – August 31
• Boomers! Houston – February 2020
• Boomers! El Cajon – June 8
• Boomers! San Diego – June 8
• Boomers! Fountain Valley – June 8
• Boomers! Upland – June 8
• M&D's – April 23^{[note 1]}
• Holy Land Experience – March 14
• Wild River Country

Additions

Roller coasters

New

Name	Park	Type	Manufacturer	Opened	Ref(s)
Achterbahn	Ticiland	Family roller coaster	Zierer	October 10
Canavar Dalga	Wonderland Eurasia	Family Launched roller coaster	Intamin	2020
Candymonium	Hersheypark	Steel roller coaster	Bolliger & Mabillard	July 3
Çelik Kartal	Wonderland Eurasia	Suspended Junior roller Coaster	Zamperla	2020
Cinderella Coaster	Storybook Land	Spinning roller coaster	SBF Visa Group	2020
Draken	Furuviksparken	Family roller coaster	Zierer	May 16
DUPLO Dino Coaster	Legoland Windsor	Junior roller Coaster	Mack Rides	March 14
Eleventh Roller Coaster	Great Xingdong Tourist World	Steel roller coaster	Hebei Zhongye	2020
Erdbeer Raupenbahn	Karls Erlebnis-Dorf Koserow	Family roller coaster	SBF Visa Group	May 30
Erdbeer Raupenbahn	Karls Erlebnis-Dorf Zirkow	Family roller coaster	SBF Visa Group	May 29
Eagle Warriors	VinWonders, Kiên Giang	Suspended Family Coaster	Vekoma	2020
Euro Coaster	Wiener Prater	Gliding Coaster	Reverchon	May 29
F.L.Y.	Phantasialand	Flying roller coaster	Vekoma	September 17
Frank' N Coaster	House of Frankenstein Niagara Falls	Steel Family roller coaster	Wisdom Rides	July 13
GP Racers	Suzuka Circuit	Dueling roller coaster	Hoei Sangyo Co., Ltd.	March 1
Girdap Sörfçüler	Wonderland Eurasia	Steel roller coaster	Interpark	2020
Hals-über-Kopf	Erlebnispark Tripsdrill	Suspended Thrill Coaster	Vekoma	June 26
Hummel Brummel	Schwaben Park	Wie-Flyer	Wiegand	August 15
Launch Coaster	Sun Tzu Cultural Park	Steel Launched roller coaster	S&S - Sansei Technologies	August 23
Max & Moritz	Efteling	Steel Powered roller coaster	Mack Rides	June 20
Miğfer	Wonderland Eurasia	Steel roller coaster	SBF Visa Group	2020
Mine Roller Coaster	Great Xingdong Tourist World	Mine train roller coaster	Golden Horse	2020
Mouse Coaster	Wonderland Eurasia	Spinning Wild Mouse roller coaster	Levent Lunapark	2020
Noisette Express	Nigloland	Junior roller Coaster	ART Engineering GmbH	July 11
Objectif Mars	Futuroscope	Spinning Launched roller coaster	Intamin	June 13
Orion	Kings Island	Steel roller coaster	Bolliger & Mabillard	July 12
Öksökö Öfkesi	Wonderland Eurasia	Steel roller coaster	Beijing Shibaolai Amusement Equipment	2020
Power Mouse Coaster	Wonderland Eurasia	Spinning Wild Mouse roller coaster	Fabbri Group	2020
Race of the Future	Dream Island Moscow	Spinning Wild Mouse roller coaster	Fabbri Group	2020
Roller Ball	Wiener Prater	Roller Ball	Ride Engineers Switzerland	June 13
Sandy's Blasting Bronco	Nickelodeon Universe In American Dream Meadowlands	Steel Launched roller coaster	Intamin	October 1
Saven	Fårup Summer Park	Family Boomerang	Vekoma	2020
Smurfberry Roller Coaster	Smurfs Theme Park	Junior Spinning roller coaster	Beijing North Rongda Amusement Equipment Co., Ltd	2020
Texas Stingray	SeaWorld San Antonio	Wooden roller coaster	Great Coasters International	February 22
Tsunami	Scene75 Entertainment Center - Dayton	Spinning roller coaster	SBF Visa Group	October 2020
Shred The Sewers	Dream Island Moscow	Launched roller coaster	Intamin	July 18
Uzaya Yolculuk	Wonderland Eurasia	Steel roller coaster	Beijing Shibaolai Amusement Equipment	2020
Volldampf	Erlebnispark Tripsdrill	Family Boomerang	Vekoma	June 26
Vertika	La Récré des 3 Curés	Euro-Fighter roller coaster	Gerstlauer	June 6
Wakala	Bellewaerde	Family roller coaster	Gerstlauer	July 1
West Coast Racers	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Steel Launched roller coaster	Premier Rides	January 9
Whirlwind	Waldameer Park	Spinning roller coaster	SBF Visa Group	July 3
Gesengte Sau	Wiener Prater	Steel roller coaster	Gerstlauer	2020
Wrath Of Zeus	VinWonders, Kiên Giang	Launched roller coaster	Vekoma	2020
Ipanema Skate Ride	VinWonders, Kiên Giang	Surfrider Roller Coaster	Intamin	2020
Eagle Wingspan	VinWonders, Kiên Giang	Cloud Coaster	Extreme Engineering	2020
Light Of Revenge	Happy Valley Nanjing	Launched roller coaster	Intamin	November 12
FamilyBoomerang RollerCoaster	Happy Valley Nanjing	Family Boomerang	Vekoma	November 11
Forest Predator	Happy Valley Nanjing	Wing Coaster	Bolliger & Mabillard	November 11
Mine Escape	Happy Valley Nanjing	Mine train roller coaster	Golden Horse	November 11
Suspended Family Coaster	Happy Valley Nanjing	Suspended Family Coaster	Vekoma	November 11
Pitts Special	PowerLand	Infinity Coaster	Gerstlauer	June 24
Kuhddel Muuuhddel	Taunus Wunderland	Spinning roller coaster	SBF Visa Group	2020
Formula Rossa Junior	Ferrari World Abu Dhabi	Junior roller Coaster	Zamperla	March 1
Pearly Whirly Coaster	Craig's Cruisers Family Fun Center, Mears	Big Air Coaster	SBF Visa Group	2020
Osprey Mine Train	Chongqing Sunac Land	Mine train roller coaster	Golden Horse	August 2020
Circus Carnival	Oriental Heritage Jiangyou	Inverted roller coaster	Beijing Shibaolai Amusement Equipment	July 18
Flying Over Gou Xiong Ling	Oriental Heritage Jiangyou	Junior Coaster	Vekoma	July 18
Puppy Coaster	Oriental Heritage Jiangyou	Steel Family roller coaster	unknown	July 18
unknown	Oriental Heritage Jiangyou	Water coaster	unknown	July 18
unknown	Xuzhou Paradise	Steel Family roller coaster	unknown	April 18
unknown	Xuzhou Paradise	Steel roller coaster	unknown	April 18
unknown	Xuzhou Paradise	Inverted roller coaster	Golden Horse	April 18
unknown	Xuzhou Paradise	Spinning roller coaster	Golden Horse	April 18
Buffalo Hunt	Fort Hays Chuckwagon	Mystical Hex	Wiegand	October 3

Relocated

Name	Park	Type	Manufacturer	Opened	Formerly	Ref(s)
Crazy Mouse	SpeedZone Los Angeles	Spinning Wild Mouse roller coaster	Zamperla	In Storage	Crazy Mouse at Niagara Amusement Park & Splash World
Family Coaster	Family Park, Monts	Family roller coaster	SBF Visa Group	July 1	Family Coaster at Family Park, Saint-Martin-le-Beau
Gold Rush	Family Park, Monts	Steel roller coaster	Zierer	July 1	Gold Rush at Loudoun Castle
Gold Rush	Kingoland	Family roller coaster	Pinfari	June 20	Python at Gulliver's Milton Keynes
Bayou Express	Le Fleury	Family roller coaster	Zierer	2020	Karavanen at Tivoli Gardens
Max's Doggy Dog Coaster	SpeedZone Los Angeles	Family roller coaster	SBF Visa Group	In Storage	Max's Doggy Dog Coaster at Niagara Amusement Park & Splash World
unknown	Luna Park Sincan	Steel roller coaster	Pinfari	2020	unknown at Lunapark Mersin
unknown	Baghdad Island	Steel roller coaster	Pinfari	2020	Orkanens Øje at Tivoli Friheden

Refurbished

Name	Park	Type	Manufacturer	Opened	Formerly	Ref(s)
Spartan Race	VinWonders, Kiên Giang	Family Boomerang	Vekoma	April 2020	Flying Dolphin Coaster
The Gold Coaster	Dreamworld	Steel roller coaster	Arrow Dynamics	December 2020	Hot Wheels Sidewinder
Monkey Mayhem	West Midland Safari Park	Spinning roller coaster	Reverchon	2020	Walls' Twister Ride

Other attractions

New

Name	Park	Type	Opened	Ref(s)
Area 72	Kings Island	Themed Area	2020
Awesome Planet	Epcot	Show	January 17
Banzai Pipeline	Six Flags Hurricane Harbor (Six Flags Over Texas)	Multi-slide complex	2020
Boogie Board Racer	Carowinds	multi lane mat racer	2020
Beagle Brigade Airfield*	Canada's Wonderland	Zamperla Flying Tigers	2020
The Bourne Stuntacular	Universal Studios Florida	Stunt show	June 30
Catwoman Whip	Six Flags Over Georgia	Zamperla Endeavour	2020
Cheetah Chase	Holiday World & Splashin' Safari	Launched Water coaster	2020
CraZanity	Six Flags Mexico	Zamperla Giga Discovery Frisbee	2020
Drawn to Life	Disney Springs	Cirque du Soleil show	2020
Emmet's Flying Adventure	Legoland California	Flying Theater Simulator ride	2020
Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast	Tokyo Disneyland	Trackless dark ride	October 1
HarmonioUS	Epcot	Nighttime spectacular	2020
Legoland Water park Gardaland	Gardaland	Water park	May 29
The LEGO Movie World	Legoland California	Themed area	2020
Magic Happens	Disneyland	Parade	February 28
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway	Disney's Hollywood Studios	Trackless dark ride	March 4
Mountain Bay Cliffs*	Splash Works (Canada's Wonderland)	Cliff-Jumping Attraction	2020
Mystic River Falls	Silver Dollar City	River rapids	July 21
Paradise Island	Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Phoenix	Water play area	Summer 2020
Poison Ivy Toxic Twister	Six Flags Over Georgia	Scrambler	2020
Python Plunge	Six Flags White Water	Water coaster	2020
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance	Disneyland	Trackless dark ride	January 17
Studio Cruiser	Malang Night Paradise	Trackless dark ride	May 20
Tidal Wave	Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford	Water slide	2020
Wahoo Racer	Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Oklahoma City	Racing Water slide	2020

• *Announced for 2020, opening delayed for 2021

Refurbished

Name	Park	Type	Opened	Formerly	Ref(s)
Canada: Far and Wide	Epcot	Show	January 17	O Canada!
Impressions de France and Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along	Epcot	Alternating shows	January 17	Impressions de France
Old Mill	Kennywood	Old Mill (ride)	2020	Garfield's Nightmare

Closed attractions & roller coasters

Name	Park	Type	Closed	Refs
Racing	Dyrehavsbakken	Steel roller coaster	September 13
Big Red Car Ride	Dreamworld	Dark ride	August 12
FlowRider	Dreamworld	FlowRider	August 12
Wild Arctic	SeaWorld San Diego	Simulator ride	January 10
Goliath	Six Flags New England	Giant Inverted Boomerang	2020
Polka Marina	Efteling	Merry-go-round	November 30
Primeval Whirl	Disney's Animal Kingdom	Spinning Wild Mouse roller coaster	March 15
Rocky Hollow Log Ride	Dreamworld	Log flume	February 8
Studio Tram Tour: Behind the Magic	Walt Disney Studios Park	Tram Tour	January 5
Superman: Tower of Power	Six Flags St. Louis	Drop Tower	2020
Sylvester's Bounce 'n' Pounce	Warner Bros. Movie World	Frog Hopper	2020
Ariel's Grotto	Tokyo DisneySea	Meet and greet area	January 31
Cheetah	Wild Adventures	Wooden roller coaster	March 15
Fantasmic!	Tokyo DisneySea	Live show	February 28
Frozen – Live at the Hyperion	Disney California Adventure	Live show	October 9
Lights, Motors, Action!: Extreme Stunt Show	Walt Disney Studios Park	Stunt show	March 13
Madame Tussauds Delhi	Regal Theatre, New Delhi	Wax Museum	December 30
Rivers of Light	Disney's Animal Kingdom	Live hydrotechnic show	March 12
Snoopy's Great Race	Universal Studios Japan	Family roller coaster	2020
Madame Tussauds Washington D.C.	Penn Quarter	Wax Museum	March 17
Star Wars Launch Bay	Disney's Hollywood Studios	Walk-through	March 13
The Muppets Present...Great Moments in American History	Magic Kingdom	Puppet show	February 17
The Lion King: Rhythms of the Pride Lands	Disneyland Paris	Show	September 13
Voyage to the Iron Reef	Knott's Berry Farm	Interactive dark ride	January 5
Bayern Kurve	Kennywood	Bayern Kurve	September 7
Kangaroo	Kennywood	Bartlett Flying Coaster	September 7
Paratrooper	Kennywood	Paratrooper	September 7
Volcano	Kennywood	Enterprise	September 7

Notes

1. M&D's later reopened