2014 in amusement parks
This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2014. These various lists are not exhaustive.
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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]
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
- 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
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 | [40] |
Appolo Coaster | Kingoland | Steel roller coaster | Pinfari | April | Montagnes du Grand Canyon at OK Corral | [41][42] |
Refurbished
Name | Park | Type | Manufacturer | Opened | Formerly | |
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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] | [43] |
Wilderness Run | Cedar Point | Steel roller coaster | Intamin | May 10 | Jr. Gemini | |
New
Refurbished
Name | Park | Type | Opened | Formerly | Ref(s) |
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CBeebies Land | Alton Towers | Themed Land | May 24 | Old MacDonald's Farmyard | |
Closed attractions & roller coasters
Records broken
Record name | Record attribute | Ride | Amusement Park | Date broken | |
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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 | [73] |
World's tallest swing ride | 409 feet or 125 metres | New England SkyScreamer | Six Flags New England | May 24 | [74] |
World's longest wooden roller coaster drop | 180-foot-tall (55 m) | Goliath | Six Flags Great America | June 19 | [75] |
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 | [76] |
World's Tallest Vertical Drop Ride | 415 feet | Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom | Six Flags Great Adventure | July 4 | [77] |
Themed Accommodation
New
Name | Park | Theme | Opening | ref(s) |
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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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- Marden, Duane. "Kingoland (Plumelin, Brittany, France)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
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- Marden, Duane. "Seven Dwarfs Mine Train (Magic Kingdom)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
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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
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