2013 in amusement parks explained
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
- India Adlabs Imagica – April 18
- United States Aquatica San Diego – Spring, to replace the former Knott's Soak City water park[1] [2]
- People's Republic of China Euro Park – August 11[3]
- People's Republic of China Fantawild Dream Park – April 28
- Floraland Continent Park
- Hainan Wenchang Space Theme Park
- Happy Kingdom
- People's Republic of China Happy Valley, Tianjin – July 27
- United Arab Emirates IMG Theme Park
- Indonesia JungLeLand
- Jurassic Dream
- Lanzhou Hengda Chinese Ecological Park
- Nantong Adventure Land
- People's Republic of China Ocean Kingdom
- People's Republic of China Qihe Happy World
- People's Republic of China Sino Wonderland
- Philippines Sky Fun Amusement Park – March 2
- Turkey Vialand
- United States Wet'n'Wild Las Vegas – May
- Australia Wet'n'Wild Sydney – December 12
- United Arab Emirates Yas Waterworld – January 24
Change of ownership
Birthday
Closed
- King Richard's Park – April 14
- Genting Outdoor Theme Park – August 31
Additions
Roller coasters
New
Relocated
Refurbished
Other attractions
New
Name | Park | Type | Opened | |
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4D Cinema | | 4D Cinema | | |
| | Dark ride/penguin exhibit | | [33] |
| | Mack Rides Twist 'N' Splash | | [34] |
Barnstormer | | Barnstormer | | |
Battaglia Navale | Italy Rainbow Magicland | Splash Battle | | |
Big Wave Racer | | Multi-lane mat racer | | [35] |
Bonzai Pipelines | | SplashTacular DownUnder |
| [36] [37] |
Cirque Dreams Splashtastic | | Show | | [38] |
Demonia | Italy Rainbow Magicland | Horror House | | |
| | Animatronic dinosaur exhibit |
| [39] [40] [41] |
Garden of Wonders | | Walkthrough | | |
Gunslinger | | | | |
Hyena Falls | | 4 inline tube slides | | [42] |
| | Nighttime show | | [43] |
Kitty's Tea Party | | | | [44] |
Lakeside Gliders | | | | [45] |
Legoland Hotel | | Hotel | | |
Madagascar Live! It's Circus Time | | Live Show | | |
Madagascar Live! Operation: Vacation | | Live Show | | |
Märchenwald (expansion) | | Themed area | | |
| | | | |
Pacific Scrambler | | | | [46] |
Planet Snoopy (expansion) | | Themed area | | [47] |
| | Safari ride | | [48] |
Screamin' Eagles | | | | [49] |
| | Seal and Sea Lion exhibit | | [50] |
Shoreline Sprayground | | Water Play Area | | | [51] |
| | Tower swinger | | [52] |
SpinCycle | | SBF Visa inverted swing | | [53] |
| | | | [54] |
Surfing Safari | | | Unknown | |
Surfside Glider | | | | |
Tail Spin | | | | |
| | Tower swinger | | [55] |
| | | | [56] |
Tsunami Surge | | ProSlide Tornado Wave | | [57] |
| | | | [58] |
Typhoon Twister | | ProSlide Cannonbowl ProSlide Behemothbowl | |
|
Wacky Wheels | | | | |
| | | | [59] |
| | Themed area | | |
| | Laser skirmish | | [60] | |
Closed attractions & roller coasters
Amusement parks in terms of attendance
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[64] |
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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 | | 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, Denmark | 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
The Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards were held at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in Santa Cruz, California.
Category | 2013 Recipient | Location |
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Best New Ride (Amusement Park) | | Silver Dollar City |
Best New Ride (Waterpark) | RiverRush | Dollywood's Splash Country |
Best Amusement Park | | Sandusky, Ohio |
Best Waterpark | | New Braunfels, Texas |
Best Children's Park | | Ligonier, Pennsylvania |
Best Marine Life Park | | Orlando, Florida |
Best Seaside Park | | Santa Cruz, California |
Best Indoor Waterpark | | Galveston, Texas |
Friendliest Park | | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
Cleanest Park | | Santa Claus, Indiana |
Best Shows | | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
Best Food | | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
Best Water Ride (Park) | | Islands of Adventure |
Best Waterpark Ride | | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
Best Kids' Area | | Mason, Ohio |
Best Dark Ride | | Islands of Adventure |
Best Outdoor Show Production | | Orlando, Florida |
Best Landscaping | | Williamsburg, Virginia |
Best Halloween Event | | Orlando, Florida |
Best Christmas Event | | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
Best Carousel | | Elysburg, Pennsylvania |
Best Indoor Coaster | | Universal Studios Orlando |
Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction | Noah's Ark | Kennywood | |
Top 10 Steel Roller Coasters |
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Rank | 2013 Recipient | Park | Supplier | Points | Last Year |
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1 | | | | 1204 | 1 |
2 | | | | 1011 | 2 |
3 | | | | 598 | 6 |
4 | | | | 596 | 3 |
5 | | | | 542 | 4 |
6 | | | | 512 | 5 |
7 | | | | 494 | 9 |
8 | | | | 478 | 7 |
9 | | | | 416 | 8 |
10 | | | | 412 | 12 | |
Top 10 Wooden Roller Coasters |
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Rank | 2013 Recipient | Park | Supplier | Points | Last Year |
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1 | | | | 1333 | 5 |
2 | | | | 1302 | 1 |
3 | | | | 1088 | 3 |
4 | | | | 1086 | 2 |
5 | | | | 923 | 4 |
6 | | | | 712 | 6 |
7 | | | | 599 | - |
8 | | | | 555 | 7 |
9 | | | | 364 | 11 |
10 | | | | 304 | 9 | |
Best Roller Coaster Poll
Mitch Hawker's Best Roller Coaster Poll were held in early 2014 for the previous year.[65] [66]
Records broken
Record name | Record attribute | Ride | Amusement Park | Date broken | |
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| 81° | | | | [67] |
| | | | | [68] |
| 400feet | | | | |
| 160feet | | | | |
| 14 | | | | | |
See also
External links
Notes and References
- News: MacDonald. Brady. 32 best new theme park additions for 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20121231162901/http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/themeparks/la-trb-theme-parks-2013-preview-12201226,0,2156667,full.story. dead. December 31, 2012. January 11, 2013. Los Angeles Times. December 26, 2012.
- News: MacDonald. Brady. SeaWorld bringing Aquatica water park to San Diego. January 12, 2013. Los Angeles Times. November 21, 2012.
- Amusement Park Search Results. Opened = 2013. 12 January 2012. http://rcdb.com/r.htm?nm=na&op=2013&ar=3168000&ot=3.
- Web site: Wilson. Richard. Adventure World coaster named Abyss. Parkz. 12 September 2013. 12 September 2013.
- Angry Birds. Happy Valley. 10745. 28 December 2012.
- Coast Rider. Knott's Berry Farm. 11074. 11 November 2012.
- Eldorado. Etnaland. 10682. 11 November 2012.
- Fjord Dragon. Happy Valley. 10353. 23 October 2013.
- Flying Turns. Knoebels Amusement Park & Resort. 3458. 11 November 2012.
- Freedom Flyer. Fun Spot America. 10347. 15 May 2013.
- Full Throttle. Six Flags Magic Mountain. 10948. 11 November 2012.
- GateKeeper. Cedar Point. 10891. 11 November 2012.
- Gold Striker. California's Great America. 10857. 11 November 2012.
- Hip Hop Coaster. Etnaland. 11060. 11 November 2012.
- Juvelen. Djurs Sommerland. 11058. 2 December 2012.
- Karacho. Tripsdrill. 11057. 11 November 2012.
- Nitro. Adlabs Imagica. 6817. 10 April 2013.
- Outlaw Run. Silver Dollar City. 10582. 11 November 2012.
- The Smiler. Alton Towers. 11062. 11 November 2012.
- Storm. Etnaland. 9549. 11 November 2012.
- Storm Coaster. Sea World. 11059. 3 December 2013.
- Undertow. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. 10930. 22 October 2013.
- White Lightning. Fun Spot America. 10348. 20 July 2013.
- Blazin' Buckaroo. Elitch Gardens. 6794. 12 April 2013.
- Boomerang. Six Flags St. Louis. 10947. 11 November 2012.
- Joker. Six Flags Mexico. 10972. 11 November 2012.
- Wild Kitty. Frontier City. 9344. 21 April 2013.
- unknown. Beto Carrero World. 10797. 11 November 2012.
- Hades received new Timberliner trains as well as a barrel roll as part of its transformation into Hades 360.
- News: Mt. Olympus' Hades wooden coaster will feature inversion in 2013. 17 November 2012. Amusement Today. 15 November 2012.
- The Rattler was a wooden roller coaster by the Roller Coaster Corporation of America which opened in 1992.
- Iron Rattler. Six Flags Fiesta Texas. 56. 11 November 2012.
- News: Bevil. Dewayne. SeaWorld Orlando reveals ride details for Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin. 17 November 2012. Orlando Sentinel. 13 November 2012.
- Web site: New Refreshing Ride Coming to La Ronde in 2013. SixFlags.com. February 10, 2013. August 30, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130513034243/http://www.laronde.com/global/assets/pdf/communique_nouveautes_2013_en.pdf. May 13, 2013. dead.
- Web site: Six Flags Great Adventure to Become the World's Largest Theme Park in 2013. SixFlags.com. February 10, 2013. August 30, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130323055403/http://www.sixflags.com/hurricaneHarborNJ/info/news_2013NewCapAnnouncementNJHH.aspx. March 23, 2013. dead.
- Web site: Six Flags America Introducing World's First Six-Story Six-Tube Body Slide in 2013. SixFlags.com. February 10, 2013. August 30, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121231172900/http://www.sixflags.com/america/info/news_BonzaiPipelinesAnnouncement.aspx. December 31, 2012. dead.
- Web site: Going Big in 2013 — Bonzai Pipelines Coming to Hurricane Harbor . SixFlags.com . February 10, 2013 . August 30, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130201215536/http://www.sixflags.com/newEngland/info/News_BonzaiPipelines2013.aspx . February 1, 2013 .
- Web site: New Dolphin Show Featuring Cirque Dreams to Open at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in 2013. SixFlags.com. February 10, 2013. August 30, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130324003422/http://www.sixflags.com/discoveryKingdom/info/news_CirqueDreams.aspx. March 24, 2013. dead.
- News: Carowinds opens for the year . March 30, 2013 . Seattle PI . March 29, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130330070103/http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Carowinds-opens-for-the-year-4394908.php . March 30, 2013 .
- News: Dinosaur Alive! Worlds of Fun to add a Jurassic park for 2013. 15 November 2012. 41 Action News. 15 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121117191214/http://www.kshb.com/dpp/lifestyle/dinosaur-alive-worlds-of-fun-to-add-a-jurassic-park-for-2013. 17 November 2012. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: Dinosaur exhibit new Valleyfair attraction in 2013. Shakopee Valley News. September 6, 2012. September 6, 2012.
- Web site: Hyena Falls . Holiday World . 2013-03-10.
- Web site: Nighttime Spectacular to Dazzle Great America Guests in 2013 . SixFlags.com . August 30, 2012 . February 5, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130626113348/http://www.sixflags.com/greatAmerica/assets/pdf/2013Announcement.pdf . June 26, 2013 .
- Web site: Kitty's Tea Party . Holiday World . 2013-03-10.
- News: Michigan's Adventure gets new Lakeside Gliders flying scooter ride for summer of 2013. 10 February 2013. Michigan Live. 10 January 2013.
- News: MacDonald. Brady. Knott's Berry Farm will add a trio of family rides in 2013. 11 November 2012. Los Angeles Times. 2 November 2012.
- Web site: Kings Dominion announces expansion of Planet Snoopy . Richmond Times-Dispatch . September 12, 2012 . September 12, 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20130102081106/http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2012/sep/12/kings-dominion-announces-major-expansion-childrens-ar-2199274/ . January 2, 2013 .
- News: Perry . Wayne . Hold on tight! Tourists to zipline over wild animals . 11 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160309025149/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/travel/news/hold-on-tight-tourists-to-zip-line-over-wild-animals/story-fn32891l-1226462241524 . 9 March 2016 . Herald Sun . 31 August 2012 . live .
- Web site: Screamin' Eagles Soar into The Great Escape in 2013. SixFlags.com. August 30, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130530102022/http://www.sixflags.com/greatEscape/info/news_ScreaminEaglesAnnouncement.aspx. May 30, 2013. dead.
- News: Pierce. Jeremy. Sea World to open new seal exhibit. 14 September 2012. Gold Coast Bulletin. 22 August 2012.
- Web site: Central PA . Hersheypark will replace Roller Soaker with sprayground . PennLive.com . 20 December 2012. 2013-03-10.
- Web site: Six Flags Over Georgia and Six Flags White Water Announce New Thrills for 2013. Six Flags Over Georgia. 11 November 2012. 30 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120903032250/http://www.sixflags.com/overGeorgia/info/News_2013NewCapAnnouncement.aspx. 3 September 2012. dead.
- Web site: No Sasquatch? No problem. The Spokesman. June 5, 2013. May 23, 2013.
- News: 'Star Tours: The Adventures Continue' at Tokyo Disneyland to Open May 2013. 11 November 2012. Stitch Kingdom. 2 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121105014218/http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disney-star-tours-adventures-continue-tokyo-58227/. 5 November 2012. dead.
- Web site: Six Flags Over Texas Building World's Tallest Swing Ride for 2013 Season. Six Flags Over Texas. 30 August 2012. 11 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121012002153/http://www.sixflags.com/overtexas/info/news_2013newcaprelease.aspx. 12 October 2012. dead.
- Web site: Thor's Hammer – Storyline . Tusenfryd . 11 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131023060238/http://thorshammer.no/en/ . 23 October 2013 . dead .
- Web site: Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Announces Two New Slides for 2013. SixFlags.com. February 10, 2013. February 5, 2013.
- News: Bevil. Dewayne. Universal Studios Orlando set to open Transformers ride next summer. 11 November 2012. Orlando Sentinel. 1 November 2012.
- News: McMullen. Marion. Wallace And Gromit Head To The Beach. 11 November 2012. Country Telegraph. 15 August 2012.
- News: Theme park rivals clash for holidays. 22 October 2013. Gold Coast Bulletin. 28 August 2013. Elder, Jessica. Westthorp, Tanya.
- Web site: Indiana Beach Announces Four New Rides For 2014 Season. WBIW.com. 2 February 2014. 24 January 2014.
- Web site: Medusa leaving. ParquePlaza. June 30, 2013. July 1, 2013.
- Web site: Six Flags Great Adventure Announces World Record-Breaking Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom, 2014 . Broadwayworld.com . 2013-05-08 . 2013-09-02.
- Web site: TEA/AECOM 2013 Global Attractions Report . https://web.archive.org/web/20151030020018/http://www.aecom.com/deployedfiles/Internet/Capabilities/Economics/_documents/ThemeMuseumIndex_2013.pdf . dead . 2015-10-30 . 28 June 2014 . 2013 .
- Web site: Hawker. Mitch. Best Roller Steel Coaster Poll. 2 March 2014 . Theme Park Review. 28 June 2014.
- Web site: Hawker. Mitch. Best Roller Wood Coaster Poll. 23 December 2013 . Theme Park Review. 28 June 2014.
- Web site: Silver Dollar City Announces World's Most Daring Wood Coaster. Silver Dollar City. 11 November 2012. 9 August 2012.
- News: MacDonald. Brady. Six Flags Magic Mountain adding Full Throttle coaster in 2013. 11 November 2012. Los Angeles Times. 30 August 2012.