2013 in amusement parks

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This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2013. These various lists are not exhaustive.

Amusement parks

Opening

Change of ownership

Birthday

Additions

Roller coasters

New

Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened
Abyss Australia Adventure World Euro-Fighter roller coaster Gerstlauer November 1 [4]
Crazy Bird People's Republic of China Happy Valley, Tianjin El Loco S&S Worldwide December 22 [5]
Coast Rider United States Knott's Berry Farm Wild Mouse roller coaster Mack Rides May 25 [6]
Eldorado Italy Etnaland Steel roller coaster S&S Worldwide April 20 [7]
Fjord Flying Dragon People's Republic of China Happy Valley, Tianjin Wooden roller coaster Martin & Vleminckx/The Gravity Group July 27 [8]
Flying Turns United States Knoebels Amusement Resort Bobsled roller coaster Knoebels Amusement Resort October 5 [9]
Freedom Flyer United States Fun Spot America Suspended Family Coaster Vekoma June 8 [10]
Full Throttle United States Six Flags Magic Mountain Launched roller coaster Premier Rides June 22 [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 May 31 [13]
Hip Hop Coaster Italy Etnaland Steel roller coaster Zamperla April 20 [14]
Juvelen Denmark Djurs Sommerland Launched roller coaster Intamin May 4 [15]
Karacho Germany Erlebnispark Tripsdrill Infinity roller coaster Gerstlauer July 10 [16]
Nitro India Adlabs Imagica Floorless roller coaster Bolliger & Mabillard October 15 [17]
Outlaw Run United States Silver Dollar City Wooden roller coaster Rocky Mountain Construction March 15 [18]
The Smiler England Alton Towers Infinity roller coaster Gerstlauer May 31 [19]
Storm Italy Etnaland Megacoaster Mack Rides April 20 [20]
Storm Coaster Australia Sea World Water Coaster Mack Rides December 2 [21]
Undertow United States Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Spinning roller coaster Maurer Söhne October 19 [22]
White Lightning United States Fun Spot America Wooden roller coaster Great Coasters International June 8 [23]

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 [24]
Boomerang United States Six Flags St. Louis Boomerang roller coaster Vekoma June 8 Flashback at Six Flags Over Texas [25]
The Joker Mexico Six Flags Mexico Spinning roller coaster Gerstlauer March 7 Pandemonium at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom [26]
Wild Kitty United States Frontier City Family roller coaster Allan Herschell Company April 7 Cactus Coaster at Elitch Gardens [27]
unknown Brazil Beto Carrero World Dual-tracked roller coaster Premier Rides In Storage Batman & Robin: The Chiller at Six Flags Great Adventure [28]

Refurbished

Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened Formerly
Hades 360 United States Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park Wooden roller coaster The Gravity Group May 25 Hades[nb 1] [29]
Iron Rattler United States Six Flags Fiesta Texas Steel roller coaster Rocky Mountain Construction May 25 The Rattler[nb 2] [30]

Other attractions

New

Name Park Type Opened
4D Cinema England Paultons Park 4D Cinema March 22
Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin United States SeaWorld Orlando Dark ride/penguin exhibit May 24 [31]
Aqua Twist Canada La Ronde Mack Rides Twist 'N' Splash June 1 [32]
Barnstormer United States Silverwood Barnstormer June 8 [33]
Battaglia Navale Italy Rainbow Magicland Splash Battle March 31
Big Wave Racer United States Six Flags Hurricane Harbor: New Jersey Multi-lane mat racer June 21 [34]
Bonzai Pipelines United States Six Flags America
United States Six Flags New England		 SplashTacular DownUnder July 13
June 12		 [35]
[36]
Cirque Dreams Splashtastic United States Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Show May 25 [37]
Demonia Italy Rainbow Magicland Horror House October 5
Dinosaurs Alive! United States Carowinds
United States Worlds of Fun
United States Valleyfair		 Animatronic dinosaur exhibit March 2
April 20
May 11		 [38]
[39]
[40]
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 [41]
IgNight — Grand Finale United States Six Flags Great America Nighttime show June 15 [42]
Kitty's Tea Party United States Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Teacups May 10 [43]
Lakeside Gliders United States Michigan's Adventure Flying Scooters May 22 [44]
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
Mystic Manor Hong Kong Hong Kong Disneyland Dark ride May 17 [1]
Pacific Scrambler United States Knott's Berry Farm Scrambler May 29 [45]
Planet Snoopy (expansion) United States Kings Dominion Themed area March 29 [46]
Safari Off Road Adventure United States Six Flags Great Adventure Safari ride May 25 [47]
Screamin' Eagles United States Great Escape Flying Scooters June 6 [48]
Seal Harbour Australia Sea World Seal and Sea Lion exhibit January 25 [49]
Shoreline Sprayground United States HersheyPark Water Play Area May 25 [50]
SkyScreamer United States Six Flags Over Georgia Tower swinger May 24 [51]
SpinCycle United States Silverwood SBF Visa inverted swing May 25 [33]
Star Tours–The Adventures Continue Japan Tokyo Disneyland Motion simulator May 7 [52]
Surfside Glider United States Knott's Berry Farm Flying Scooters May 29 [45]
Tail Spin United States Wild Adventures Disk'O March 16
Texas SkyScreamer United States Six Flags Over Texas Tower swinger May 25 [53]
Thor's Hammer Norway Tusenfryd Motion-based 3D dark ride June 22 [54]
Tsunami Surge United States Six Flags Hurricane Harbor: Arlington ProSlide Tornado Wave June 22 [55]
Transformers: The Ride United States Universal Studios Florida Dark ride June 20 [56]
Typhoon Twister United States Six Flags Hurricane Harbor: Arlington
United States Six Flags White Water		 ProSlide Cannonbowl
ProSlide Behemothbowl		 June 22
May 24		 [55]
[51]
Wacky Wheels United States Wild Adventures Teacups March 16
Wallace & Gromit's Thrill-O-Matic England Blackpool Pleasure Beach Dark ride April 25 [57]
Whistlestop Park United States Six Flags New England Themed area April 13
Zombie Evilution Australia Dreamworld Laser skirmish September 13 [58]

Closed attractions & roller coasters

Name Park Type Manufacturer Closed
AVPX Australia Dreamworld Laser Tag Sudden Impact! Entertainment Company March 31
Galaxi United States Indiana Beach Steel roller coaster S.D.C. September 2 [59]
Giraffica United States Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Shoot-the-Chutes ride Intamin October 27
Medusa Mexico Six Flags México Wooden roller coaster Custom Coasters International August 18 [60]
Rim Runner United States Adventuredome Shoot-the-Chutes ride Arrow Dynamics February 3
Rolling Thunder United States Six Flags Great Adventure Dual-tracked wooden roller coaster William Cobb & Associates September 8 [61]
Sandstorm United States Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Orbiter June 2

Amusement parks in terms of attendance

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See also: List of amusement park attendance figures

Worldwide

This section list the top 25 largest amusement parks worldwide in order of annual attendance in 2013.

Rank Amusement park Location 2013 Attendance[62]
1 Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort Lake Buena Vista, Florida, US 18,588,000
2 Tokyo Disneyland Tokyo, Japan 17,214,000
3 Disneyland at Disneyland Resort Anaheim, California, US 16,202,000
4 Tokyo DisneySea Tokyo, Japan 14,084,000
5 Epcot at Walt Disney World Resort Lake Buena Vista, Florida, US 11,229,000
6 Disneyland Park at Disneyland Paris Marne-la-Vallée, France 10,430,000
7 Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort Lake Buena Vista, Florida, US 10,198,000
8 Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort Lake Buena Vista, Florida, US 10,110,000
9 Universal Studios Japan Osaka, Japan 10,100,000
10 Disney California Adventure at Disneyland Resort Anaheim, California, US 8,514,000
11 Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando Resort Orlando, Florida, US 8,141,000
12 Ocean Park Hong Kong Hong Kong, China 7,475,000
13 Hong Kong Disneyland Hong Kong, China 7,400,000
14 Lotte World Seoul, South Korea 7,400,000
13 Everland Yongin, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea 7,303,000
16 Universal Studios Florida at Universal Orlando Resort Orlando, Florida, US 7,062,000
17 Universal Studios Hollywood Universal City, California, US 6,148,000
18 Nagashima Spa Land Kuwana, Japan 5,840,000
19 SeaWorld Orlando Orlando, Florida, US 5,090,000
20 Europa-Park Rust, Germany 4,900,000
21 Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris Marne-la-Vallée, France 4,470,000
22 SeaWorld San Diego San Diego, California, US 4,311,000
23 Tivoli Gardens Copenhagen, Germany 4,200,000
24 Efteling Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands 4,150,000
25 Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise Yokohama, Japan 4,149,000

Poll rankings

Golden Ticket Awards

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See also: Amusement Today - Golden Ticket Awards

The Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards were held at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in Santa Cruz, California.

Category 2013 Recipient Location
Best New Ride (Amusement Park) Outlaw Run Silver Dollar City
Best New Ride (Waterpark) RiverRush Dollywood's Splash Country
Best Amusement Park Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio
Best Waterpark Schlitterbahn New Braunfels, Texas
Best Children's Park Idlewild and Soak Zone Ligonier, Pennsylvania
Best Marine Life Park SeaWorld Orlando Orlando, Florida
Best Seaside Park Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Santa Cruz, California
Best Indoor Waterpark Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Galveston, Texas
Friendliest Park Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
Cleanest Park Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana
Best Shows Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
Best Food Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
Best Water Ride (Park) Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls Islands of Adventure
Best Waterpark Ride Wildebeest Holiday World & Splashin' Safari
Best Kids' Area Kings Island Mason, Ohio
Best Dark Ride Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey Islands of Adventure
Best Outdoor Show Production Epcot Orlando, Florida
Best Landscaping Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia
Best Halloween Event Universal Orlando Resort Orlando, Florida
Best Christmas Event Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
Best Carousel Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania
Best Indoor Coaster Revenge of the Mummy Universal Studios Orlando
Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction Noah's Ark Kennywood
Top 10 Steel Roller Coasters
Rank 2013 Recipient Park Supplier Points Last Year
1 Millennium Force Cedar Point Intamin 1204 1
2 Bizarro Six Flags New England Intamin 1011 2
3 Expedition GeForce Holiday Park Intamin 598 6
4 Nitro Six Flags Great Adventure B&M 596 3
5 Apollo's Chariot Busch Gardens Williamsburg B&M 542 4
6 New Texas Giant Six Flags Over Texas Rocky Mountain Construction 512 5
7 Goliath Six Flags Over Georgia B&M 494 9
8 Intimidator Carowinds B&M 478 7
9 Magnum XL-200 Cedar Point Arrow 416 8
10 Intimidator 305 Kings Dominion Intamin 412 12
Top 10 Wooden Roller Coasters
Rank 2013 Recipient Park Supplier Points Last Year
1 Boulder Dash Lake Compounce CCI 1333 5
2 El Toro Six Flags Great Adventure Intamin 1302 1
3 Phoenix Knoebels Amusement Resort PTC/Schmeck 1088 3
4 The Voyage Holiday World & Splashin' Safari The Gravity Group 1086 2
5 Thunderhead Dollywood GCI 923 4
6 Ravine Flyer II Waldameer Park The Gravity Group 712 6
7 Outlaw Run Silver Dollar City Rocky Mountain Construction 599 -
8 The Beast Kings Island KECO 555 7
9 Lightning Racer Hersheypark Great Coasters International 364 11
10 Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure CCI 304 9

Best Roller Coaster Poll

Mitch Hawker's Best Roller Coaster Poll were held in early 2014 for the previous year.[63][64]

Top 10 Steel Roller Coasters
Rank 2013 Recipient Park Supplier
1 Expedition GeForce Holiday Park Intamin
2 New Texas Giant Six Flags Over Texas Rocky Mountain Construction
3 Intimidator 305 Kings Dominion Intamin
4 Bizarro Six Flags New England Intamin
5 Skyrush Hersheypark Intamin
6 Maverick Cedar Point Intamin
7 Kawasemi Tobu Zoo Park Intamin
8 Shambhala: Expedición al Himalaya PortAventura B&M
9 Nemesis Alton Towers B&M
10 Iron Rattler Six Flags Fiesta Texas Rocky Mountain Construction
Top 10 Wooden Roller Coasters
Rank 2013 Recipient Park Supplier
1 El Toro Six Flags Great Adventure Intamin
2 T Express Everland Intamin
3 Outlaw Run Silver Dollar City Rocky Mountain Construction
4 Boulder Dash Lake Compounce CCI
5 Phoenix Knoebels Amusement Resort PTC/Schmeck
6 Ravine Flyer II Waldameer Park The Gravity Group
7 The Voyage Holiday World & Splashin' Safari The Gravity Group
8 Balder Liseberg Intamin
9/10 Dauling Dragon Happy Valley Wuhan The Gravity Group

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 [65]
World's tallest roller coaster inversion 170-foot-tall (52 m) dive drop GateKeeper Cedar Point May 11 [66]
World's tallest swing ride 400 feet or 120 metres Texas SkyScreamer Six Flags Over Texas May 25 [53]
World's tallest vertical loop 160 feet or 49 metres Full Throttle Six Flags Magic Mountain June 22 [66]
Most inversions 14 The Smiler Alton Towers May 31

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

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