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 People's Republic of China Euro Park – August 11 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 Knott's Soak City (Palm Springs) – Cedar Fair Entertainment Company » CNL Lifestyle Properties
Birthday
United States Aquatica Florida – 5th birthday Netherlands Attractiepark Slagharen – 50th birthday United States Carowinds – 40th birthday United States Disney's Animal Kingdom – 15th birthday United States Frontier City – 55th birthday Sweden Gröna Lund – 130th birthday Germany Heide Park – 35th birthday Denmark Legoland Billund – 45th birthday England Paultons Park – 30th birthday United States SeaWorld San Antonio – 25th birthday United States SeaWorld Orlando – 40th birthday United States Six Flags America – 40th birthday United States Six Flags Discovery Kingdom – 45th birthday United States Soak City (Sandusky, Ohio) – 25th birthday United States Soak City (Valleyfair) – 30th birthday United States Splash Adventure – 15th birthday Japan Tokyo Disneyland – 30th birthday United States Worlds of Fun – 40th birthday
Closed King Richard's Park – April 14 Genting Outdoor Theme Park – August 31
Additions
Roller coasters
New Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened Abyss Australia Adventure World Euro-Fighter roller coaster Gerstlauer Crazy Bird People's Republic of China Happy Valley, Tianjin El Loco S&S Worldwide Coast Rider United States Knott's Berry Farm Wild Mouse roller coaster Mack Rides Eldorado Italy Etnaland Steel roller coaster S&S Worldwide Fjord Flying Dragon People's Republic of China Happy Valley, Tianjin Wooden roller coaster Martin & Vleminckx Flying Turns United States Knoebels Amusement Resort Bobsled roller coaster Knoebels Amusement Resort Freedom Flyer United States Fun Spot America Suspended Family Coaster Vekoma Full Throttle United States Six Flags Magic Mountain Launched roller coaster Premier Rides GateKeeper United States Cedar Point Wing Coaster Bolliger & Mabillard Gold Striker United States California's Great America Wooden roller coaster Great Coasters International HeroUnited Kingdom Flamingo Land ResortFlying roller coasterZamperlaJuly 16 Hip Hop Coaster Italy Etnaland Steel roller coaster Zamperla HuracanBelgium BellewaerdeEuro-FighterZiererMarch 30 Juvelen Denmark Djurs Sommerland Launched roller coaster Intamin Karacho Germany Erlebnispark Tripsdrill Infinity roller coaster Gerstlauer Loco MotionUnited States Steel PierSteel roller coasterSBF Visa GroupUnknown Nitro India Adlabs Imagica Floorless roller coaster Bolliger & Mabillard OrkanenDenmark Fårup SommerlandInverted roller coasterVekomaJune 15 Outlaw Run United States Silver Dollar City Wooden roller coaster Rocky Mountain Construction Rattenmühle Austria Familypark Neusiedlersee Steel roller coaster Gerstlauer June 15 The Smiler England Alton Towers Infinity roller coaster Gerstlauer StampbananSweden LisebergSteel roller coasterPreston & BarbieriApril 27 Storm Italy Etnaland Megacoaster Mack Rides Storm Coaster Australia Sea World Water Coaster Mack Rides Undertow United States Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Spinning roller coaster Maurer Söhne White Lightning United States Fun Spot America Wooden roller coaster Great Coasters International
Relocated Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened Formerly Blazin' Buckaroo United States Elitch Gardens Family roller coaster E&F Miler Industries Marvel Mania at Splash Adventure Boomerang United States Six Flags St. Louis Boomerang roller coaster Vekoma Flashback at Six Flags Over Texas InsiderAustria PraterSpinning roller coasterMaurer SöhneAugust 25Spinning Coaster Maihime at Tokyo Dome City The Joker Mexico Six Flags Mexico Spinning roller coaster Gerstlauer Pandemonium at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Sky SpinGermany Skyline ParkSpinning roller coasterMaurer SöhneJuly 6Whirlwind at Camelot Theme Park Wild Kitty United States Frontier City Family roller coaster Allan Herschell Company Cactus Coaster at Elitch Gardens Brazil Beto Carrero World Dual-tracked roller coaster Premier Rides In Storage Batman & Robin: The Chiller at Six Flags Great Adventure
Refurbished Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened Formerly Hades 360 United States Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park Wooden roller coaster The Gravity Group May 25 HadesHades received new Timberliner trains as well as a barrel roll as part of its transformation into Hades 360. Iron Rattler United States Six Flags Fiesta Texas Steel roller coaster Rocky Mountain Construction May 25 The Rattler was a wooden roller coaster by the Roller Coaster Corporation of America which opened in 1992.
Other attractions
New Name Park Type Opened 4D Cinema England Paultons Park 4D Cinema Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin United States SeaWorld Orlando Dark ride/penguin exhibit Aqua Twist Canada La Ronde Mack Rides Twist 'N' Splash Barnstormer United States Silverwood Barnstormer Battaglia Navale Italy Rainbow Magicland Splash Battle Big Wave Racer United States Six Flags Hurricane Harbor: New Jersey Multi-lane mat racer Bonzai Pipelines United States Six Flags AmericaUnited States Six Flags New England SplashTacular DownUnder Cirque Dreams Splashtastic United States Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Show De Magische ValleiNetherlands ToverlandThemed areaApril 26 Demonia Italy Rainbow Magicland Horror House Dinosaurs Alive! United States CarowindsUnited States Worlds of FunUnited States Valleyfair Animatronic dinosaur exhibit Garden of Wonders People's Republic of China Hong Kong Disneyland Walkthrough Gaudi-ViertelGermany Erlebnispark TripsdrillIndoor playgroundMarch 23 Gunslinger United States Six Flags Fiesta Texas Funtime Sling Shot Hyena Falls United States Holiday World & Splashin' Safari 4 inline tube slides IgNight — Grand Finale United States Six Flags Great America Nighttime show Kitty's Tea Party United States Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Teacups Lakeside Gliders United States Michigan's Adventure Flying Scooters Legoland Hotel United States Legoland California Hotel Madagascar Live! It's Circus Time Germany Heide ParkItaly Gardaland Live Show Madagascar Live! Operation: Vacation United States Busch Gardens Tampa BayUnited States SeaWorld San Diego Live Show Märchenwald (expansion) Germany Europa-Park Themed area MurmelturmGermany Erlebnispark TripsdrillMini drop towerMarch 23Music ExpressUnited States Waldameer & Water WorldMusic ExpressMay 11 Mystic Manor People's Republic of China Hong Kong Disneyland Dark ride Pacific Scrambler United States Knott's Berry Farm Scrambler Planet Snoopy (expansion) United States Kings Dominion Themed area Reich der PharaonenGermany Legoland Deutschland ResortThemed areaMarch 23 Safari Off Road Adventure United States Six Flags Great Adventure Safari ride Screamin' Eagles United States Great Escape Flying Scooters Seal Harbour Australia Sea World Seal and Sea Lion exhibit Shoreline SpraygroundUnited States HersheyPark Water Play Area SkyScreamer United States Six Flags Over Georgia Tower swinger SpinCycle United States Silverwood SBF Visa inverted swing Star Tours–The Adventures Continue Japan Tokyo Disneyland Motion simulator Surfing Safari United States Noah's Ark Water Park FlowRider Unknown Surfside Glider United States Knott's Berry Farm Flying Scooters Tail Spin United States Wild Adventures Disk'O Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: License to DriveGermany Movie Park GermanyJunior driving schoolJuly 4Tempel X-peditionGermany Legoland Deutschland ResortInteractive Dark RideMarch 23 Texas SkyScreamer United States Six Flags Over Texas Tower swinger Thor's Hammer Norway Tusenfryd Motion-based 3D dark ride Tsunami Surge United States Six Flags Hurricane Harbor: Arlington ProSlide Tornado Wave Transformers: The Ride 3D United States Universal Studios Florida Dark ride Typhoon Twister United States Six Flags Hurricane Harbor: ArlingtonUnited States Six Flags White Water ProSlide Cannonbowl ProSlide Behemothbowl Wacky Wheels United States Wild Adventures Teacups Wallace & Gromit's Thrill-O-Matic England Blackpool Pleasure Beach Dark ride Whistlestop Park United States Six Flags New England Themed area Wickie The BattleBelgium Plopsaland De PanneSplash BattleJuly Zombie Evilution Australia Dreamworld Laser skirmish
Closed attractions and roller coasters Name Park Type Manufacturer Closed AVPX Australia Dreamworld Laser Tag Sudden Impact! Entertainment Company Crazy CoasterAustralia Luna Park, MelbourneSpinning roller coasterReverchon IndustriesUnknown Galaxi United States Indiana Beach Steel roller coaster S.D.C. Giraffica United States Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Shoot-the-Chutes ride Intamin Medusa Mexico Six Flags México Wooden roller coaster Custom Coasters International Ragin' CajunUnited States Six Flags Great AmericaSteel roller coasterReverchon IndustriesOctober 27 Rim Runner United States Adventuredome Shoot-the-Chutes ride Arrow Dynamics Rolling Thunder United States Six Flags Great Adventure Dual-tracked wooden roller coaster William Cobb & Associates Ronde de RondinsFrance Parc AstérixSteel roller coasterZiererSeptember Sandstorm United States Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Orbiter — Super WirbelGermany Holiday ParkCorkscrew with BayerncurveVekomaOctober 31Timber RideDenmark Legoland Billund ResortSteel roller coasterZiererAugust 19Wilde MausGermany Freizeit-Land GeiselwindWild mouseMack RidesOctober 16
Amusement parks in terms of attendance
Worldwide This section list the top 25 largest amusement parks worldwide in order of annual attendance in 2013. RankAmusement parkLocation2013 Attendance1Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World ResortLake Buena Vista, Florida, US 18,588,0002Tokyo DisneylandTokyo, Japan 17,214,0003Disneyland at Disneyland ResortAnaheim, California, US 16,202,0004Tokyo DisneySeaTokyo, Japan 14,084,0005Epcot at Walt Disney World ResortLake Buena Vista, Florida, US 11,229,0006Disneyland Park at Disneyland Paris Marne-la-Vallée, France 10,430,0007Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World ResortLake Buena Vista, Florida, US 10,198,0008Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World ResortLake Buena Vista, Florida, US 10,110,0009Universal Studios JapanOsaka, Japan 10,100,00010Disney California Adventure at Disneyland ResortAnaheim, California, US 8,514,00011Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando ResortOrlando, Florida, US 8,141,00012Ocean Park Hong KongHong Kong, China 7,475,00013Hong Kong DisneylandHong Kong, China 7,400,00014Lotte WorldSeoul, South Korea 7,400,00013EverlandYongin, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea 7,303,00016Universal Studios Florida at Universal Orlando ResortOrlando, Florida, US 7,062,00017Universal Studios HollywoodUniversal City, California, US 6,148,00018 Nagashima Spa Land Kuwana, Japan 5,840,00019SeaWorld OrlandoOrlando, Florida, US 5,090,00020Europa-ParkRust, Germany 4,900,00021Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland ParisMarne-la-Vallée, France 4,470,00022SeaWorld San DiegoSan Diego, California, US 4,311,00023Tivoli GardensCopenhagen, Denmark 4,200,00024Efteling Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands 4,150,00025Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea ParadiseYokohama, Japan 4,149,000
Poll rankings
Golden Ticket Awards