2014 in amusement parks
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This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2014. These various lists are not exhaustive.
Amusement parks
Opening
- China Chimelong Ocean Kingdom – 4 March 2014[1]
- Italy Cinecittà World[2]
- France Kingoland[3]
- China Quancheng Euro Park - 27 April 2014[4]
- Jordan Red Sea Astratrium[5]
- China Romon World[6]
- Russia Sochi Park Adventureland[7]
- China Yancheng Happy Valley – 1 January 2014[8]
Reopened
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- USA Kentucky Kingdom – 24 May
Change of name
- USA Knott's Soak City (Palm Springs) » Wet'n'Wild Palm Springs
- USA Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom » Kentucky Kingdom
- USA Splashtown » Wet'n'Wild SplashTown
- USA Splash Adventure » Alabama Splash Adventure
Birthday
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- USA Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park – 10th birthday
- Netherlands Walibi Holland – 20th birthday
- Australia Aussie World – 25th birthday
- USA Disney's Hollywood Studios – 25th birthday
- France Parc Astérix – 25th birthday
- France Puy du Fou – 25th birthday
- France Walygator Parc – 25th birthday
- Sweden Skara Sommarland – 30th birthday
- UK Thorpe Park – 35th birthday
- USA Six Flags Great Adventure – 40th birthday
- USA Morey's Piers – 45th birthday
- USA SeaWorld San Diego – 50th birthday
- USA Universal Studios Hollywood – 50th birthday
- Japan Yomiuriland – 50th birthday
- UK Flamingoland – 55th birthday
- Belgium Bellewaerde – 60th birthday
- USA Story Land – 60th birthday
- USA The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom – 60th birthday
- USA Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom – 130th birthday
- USA Kings Dominion – 40th birthday
Closed
- USA HoffMan PlayLand – 2014
- South Korea Daejanggeum Theme Park – January 1
Additions
Roller coasters
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New
Relocated
Name | Park | Type | Manufacturer | Opened | Formerly | |
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Ragin' Cajun | Six Flags America | Spinning roller coaster | Zamperla | June 21 | Ragin' Cajun at Six Flags Great America | [41] |
Appolo Coaster | Kingoland | Steel roller coaster | Pinfari | April | Montagnes du Grand Canyon at OK Corral | [42][43] |
Refurbished
Name | Park | Type | Manufacturer | Opened | Formerly | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Bat | Kings Island | Steel roller coaster | Arrow Dynamics | April 18 | Flight Deck | |
Medusa Steel Coaster | Six Flags Mexico | Steel roller coaster | Rocky Mountain Construction | June 14 | Medusa[nb 1] | [44] |
Wilderness Run | Cedar Point | Steel roller coaster | Intamin | May 10 | Jr. Gemini |
Other attractions
New
Name | Park | Type | Opened | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bahama Blaster | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | Water slide complex | June 7 | [45] |
Bonzai Pipeline | Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, California | Water slide complex | May 26 | [45] |
Brain Drain | Elitch Gardens | Larson International 22 Meter Loop | May 3 | [46] |
Chiapas – DIE Wasserbahn | Germany Phantasialand | Intamin Log flume | April 1 | |
Colossal Curl | Water Country USA | ProSlide WorldALLEY | May 23 | [47] |
Cornpoppy | Europa Park | Zierer family drop tower | April 5 | [5][14] |
Cookie's Monster Land | Sesame Place | Themed area | June 2 | |
Demon | La Ronde | Roll Over | May 17 | [45] |
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem | Universal Studios Hollywood | Simulator ride | April 12 | [48] |
Dinoland | Mirabilandia | Themed area | June 20 | [45] |
Dorsal Fin Drop | Carolina Harbor | ProSlide Behemoth Bowl | June 21 | [49] |
Extreme Supernova | Great Escape | Frisbee | May 22 | [45] |
Falcon's Fury | Busch Gardens Tampa | Drop tower | September 2 | |
French Quarter Flyers | Six Flags America | Larson Flying Scooters | April 5 | [45] |
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey | Universal Studios Japan | Dark ride | July 15 | [50] |
Hogwarts Express | Universal Orlando Resort | Funicular attraction | July 8 | |
Hurricane Harbor | Six Flags Over Georgia | Water Park | May 29 | [51] |
Ihu Breakaway Falls | Aquatica Orlando | ProSlide multi-drop tower slide | May 9 | [52] |
Kapau Plummet | White Water Branson | Water Slide | May 17 | [53] |
Lake Erie Eagles | Cedar Point | Larson Flying Scooters | May 10 | [54] |
Mayflower | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Chance Rides pirate ship | May 3 | [55] |
Mul-Mul | Europa Park | Zamperla Jump Around | April 5 | [5][14] |
New England SkyScreamer | Six Flags New England | Tower swinger | May 24 | [45] |
Northern Lights | Valleyfair | Zamperla Skater Coaster | May 16 | [56] |
Paint the Night Parade | Hong Kong Disneyland | Parade | October 1 | |
Pipe Scream | Cedar Point | Zamperla Skater Coaster | May 10 | [54] |
Prezzemolo Land | Gardaland | Play Ground | April 1 | |
Ratatouille: L’Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy | Walt Disney Studios Park | Trackless dark ride | July 10 | [57] |
Snake Pit | Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom | Water slide complex | May 24 | [58] |
SteelHawk | Worlds of Fun | Mondial Wind Seeker | May 24 | [59] |
Storm Chaser | Adventureland | Mondial Wind Seeker | June 7 | [60] |
Super Silly Fun Land | Universal Studios Hollywood | Themed area | April 12 | [61] |
Surfer's Swell | Carolina Harbor | ProSlide Tornado Wave | June 21 | [49] |
Tail Spin | Dreamworld | Gerstlauer Sky Fly | September 20 | |
Tsunami Soaker | Six Flags Discovery Kingdom | Mack Rides Twist 'n' Splash | May 31 | [45] |
Tsunami Soaker | Six Flags St. Louis | Mack Rides Twist 'n' Splash | May 24 | [45] |
The Lost Temple | Germany Movie Park Germany | Simulator ride | July 24 | |
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter | Universal Studios Japan | Themed area | July 15 | [50] |
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley | Universal Studios Florida | Themed area | July 8 | [62][63] |
Triple Vortex | WhiteWater World (Dreamworld) | Water slide | September 20 | |
Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom | Six Flags Great Adventure | Intamin drop tower | July 4 | [64] |
unknown | Cinecittà World | Intamin drop tower | Unknown | |
unknown | Cinecittà World | Mack Super Splash | Unknown |
Refurbished
Name | Park | Type | Opened | Formerly | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CBeebies Land | Alton Towers | Themed Land | May 24 | Old MacDonald's Farmyard |
Closed attractions & roller coasters
Name | Park | Type | Closed | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Camp Minnie-Mickey | Disney's Animal Kingdom | Themed area | January 6 | [65] |
Captain EO | Tokyo Disneyland | Show | June 30 | |
Colossus | Six Flags Magic Mountain | Racing wooden roller coaster | August 16 | [66] |
Cyclone | Six Flags New England | Wooden roller coaster | July 20 | [67] |
Geyser Gulch | Silver Dollar City | Interactive Play House | August 3 | |
Maelstrom | Epcot | Boat voyage | October 5 | [68] |
Mantis | Cedar Point | Stand-up roller coaster | October 19 | [69] |
Monster Rock! | Universal Studios Singapore | Show | August 31 | |
Motorama | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | Morgan Sports Car Ride | August 10 | |
Opa! | Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park | Wild Mouse | March 6 | [70] |
Pixie Hollow | Magic Kingdom | Meet and greet | May 20 | |
Reef Diver | Dreamworld | Enterprise | April 28 | |
Remember... Dreams Come True | Disneyland | Fireworks show | November 2 | |
Rhino Rally | Busch Gardens Tampa Bay | Safari Ride | September 1 | |
Scooby-Doo! Ghostblasters: The Mystery of the Scary Swamp | Six Flags St. Louis | Interactive dark ride | September 14 | [71] |
Sea Viper | Sea World | Arrow Dynamics steel roller coaster | July 16 | |
Silbermine | Germany Phantasialand | Schwarzkopf Dark ride | January | |
Skyrider | Canada's Wonderland | Stand-up roller coaster | September 1 | |
Solar Flare | Galaxyland | Hoppla | March 14 | |
Studio Backlot Tour | Disney's Hollywood Studios | Tram tour | September 27 | [72] |
The American Idol Experience | Disney's Hollywood Studios | Live singing auditions | August 30 | [73] |
The Legend Of Mythica | Tokyo Disney Sea | Daytime Show | Unknown | |
The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow | Disney's Hollywood Studios | Interactive special effects experience | November 7 | |
Universal's House of Horrors | Universal Studios Hollywood | Haunted attraction | September 1 | [74] |
Records broken
Record name | Record attribute | Ride | Amusement Park | Date broken | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
World's steepest drop in a log flume | 53° | Chiapas – DIE Wasserbahn | Phantasialand | April 1 | |
World's longest inverted roller coaster | 4,124 feet | Banshee | Kings Island | April 18 | [75] |
World's tallest swing ride | 409 feet or 125 metres | New England SkyScreamer | Six Flags New England | May 24 | [76] |
World's longest wooden roller coaster drop | 180-foot-tall (55 m) | Goliath | Six Flags Great America | June 19 | [77] |
World's fastest wooden roller coaster | 72 miles per hour (116 km/h) | ||||
World's steepest wooden roller coaster | 85° | ||||
Amusement park with the most number of roller coasters | 19 roller coasters | Speedy Gonzales Hot Rod Racers | Six Flags Magic Mountain | June 25 | [78] |
World's Tallest Vertical Drop Ride | 415 feet | Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom | Six Flags Great Adventure | July 4 | [79] |
Themed Accommodation
New
Name | Park | Theme | Opening | ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Universal's Cabana Bay Beach Resort | Universal Orlando Resort | 50's Pop culture | March 31 | |
Azteca Hotel | Chessington World of Adventures | Aztecs | 2014 |
See also
Notes
- ^ Medusa was a wooden roller coaster manufactured by Custom Coasters International that opened in 2000.
References
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External links
- Listing of 2014 roller coaster openings at the Roller Coaster DataBase
- Listing of 2014 roller coaster closures at the Roller Coaster DataBase