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 Italy Cinecittà World France Kingoland China Quancheng Euro Park - 27 April 2014 Jordan Red Sea Astratrium China Romon World Russia Sochi Park Adventureland China Yancheng Happy Valley – 1 January 2014
Reopened
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
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 Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened 1970 Galaxy Rip Tide Coaster Miracle Strip at Pier Park Steel roller coaster S.D.C. 4 Ring Roller Coaster Carde Happy World Steel roller coaster Hebei Zhongye Aérotrain Parc Saint Paul Junior roller coaster Vekoma Alpina Blitz Nigloland Steel roller coaster Mack Rides Altair CCW-0204 Cinecitta World Steel roller coaster Intamin Arthur – The Ride Europa Park Suspended roller coaster Mack Rides Banshee Kings Island Inverted roller coaster Bolliger & Mabillard Bowl Flyer Sochi Park Adventureland Wild Mouse roller coaster Mack Rides Cyclon Coaster Didi'Land Steel roller coaster SBF Visa Group Darkmare Cinecitta World Enclosed roller coaster Intamin Dragon Sochi Park Adventureland Launched roller coaster Mack Rides El Loco Adventuredome El Loco S&S Worldwide Family Inverted Coaster Happy Valley Shanghai Inverted roller coaster Bolliger & Mabillard Family Roller Coaster Carde Happy World Steel roller coaster Golden Horse FireChaser Express Dollywood Launched roller coaster Gerstlauer Flug der Dämonen Heide Park Wing Coaster Bolliger & Mabillard Goliath Six Flags Great America Wooden roller coaster Rocky Mountain Construction Hanging Roller Coaster Carde Happy World Inverted roller coaster Golden Horse Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts Universal Studios Florida Enclosed roller coaster Intamin Helix Liseberg Launched roller coaster Mack Rides Krater Colombian National Coffee Park Euro-Fighter roller coaster Gerstlauer Lightning Run Kentucky Kingdom Steel roller coaster Chance Rides Parrot Coaster Chime-Long Ocean Kingdom Wing Coaster Bolliger & Mabillard Quantum Leap Sochi Park Adventureland Giant Inverted Boomerang Vekoma Roar-O-Saurus Story Land Wooden roller coaster The Gravity Group Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Magic Kingdom Steel roller coaster Vekoma Sky Scream Holiday Park Launched roller coaster Premier Rides Speed Chenille Kingoland Steel roller coaster Soquet Speedy Gonzales Hot Rod Racers Six Flags Magic Mountain Steel roller coaster Zamperla Thunderbolt Luna Park, Coney Island Steel roller coaster Zamperla Twist Coaster Robin Yomiuriland El Loco S&S Worldwide Viktor's Race Plopsaland Steel roller coaster Zierer Wonder Mountain's Guardian Canada's Wonderland 4D interactive dark ride/roller coaster Triotech
Relocated Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened Formerly Ragin' Cajun Six Flags America Spinning roller coaster Zamperla Ragin' Cajun at Six Flags Great America Appolo Coaster Kingoland Steel roller coaster Pinfari Montagnes du Grand Canyon at OK Corral
Refurbished Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened Formerly The Bat Kings Island Steel roller coaster Arrow Dynamics Flight Deck Medusa Steel Coaster Six Flags Mexico Steel roller coaster Rocky Mountain Construction MedusaMedusa was a wooden roller coaster manufactured by Custom Coasters International that opened in 2000. Wilderness Run Cedar Point Steel roller coaster Intamin Jr. Gemini
Other attractions
New Name Park Type Opened Bahama Blaster Six Flags Fiesta Texas Water slide complex Bonzai Pipeline Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, California Water slide complex Brain Drain Elitch Gardens Larson International 22 Meter Loop Chiapas – DIE WasserbahnGermany PhantasialandIntamin Log flumeApril 1 Colossal Curl Water Country USA ProSlide WorldALLEY Cornpoppy Europa Park Zierer family drop tower Cookie's Monster Land Sesame Place Themed area Demon La Ronde Roll Over Despicable Me Minion Mayhem Universal Studios Hollywood Simulator ride Dinoland Mirabilandia Themed area Dorsal Fin Drop Carolina Harbor ProSlide Behemoth Bowl Extreme Supernova Great Escape Frisbee Falcon's Fury Busch Gardens Tampa Drop tower French Quarter Flyers Six Flags America Larson Flying Scooters Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey Universal Studios Japan Dark ride Hogwarts Express Universal Orlando Resort Funicular attraction Hurricane Harbor Six Flags Over Georgia Water Park Ihu Breakaway Falls Aquatica Orlando ProSlide multi-drop tower slide Kapau Plummet White Water Branson Water Slide Lake Erie Eagles Cedar Point Larson Flying Scooters Mayflower Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Chance Rides pirate ship Mul-Mul Europa Park Zamperla Jump Around New England SkyScreamer Six Flags New England Tower swinger Northern Lights Valleyfair Zamperla Skater Coaster Paint the Night Parade Hong Kong Disneyland Parade Pipe Scream Cedar Point Zamperla Skater Coaster Prezzemolo Land Gardaland Play Ground Ratatouille: L’Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy Walt Disney Studios Park Trackless dark ride Snake Pit Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom Water slide complex SteelHawk Worlds of Fun Mondial Wind Seeker Storm Chaser Adventureland Mondial Wind Seeker Super Silly Fun Land Universal Studios Hollywood Themed area Surfer's Swell Carolina Harbor ProSlide Tornado Wave Tail Spin Dreamworld Gerstlauer Sky Fly September 20 Tsunami Soaker Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Mack Rides Twist 'n' Splash Tsunami Soaker Six Flags St. Louis Mack Rides Twist 'n' Splash The Lost TempleGermany Movie Park GermanySimulator rideJuly 24 Universal Studios Japan Themed area Universal Studios Florida Themed area Triple Vortex WhiteWater World (Dreamworld) Water slide Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom Six Flags Great Adventure Intamin drop tower unknown Cinecittà World Intamin drop tower unknown Cinecittà World Mack Super Splash
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 Captain EO Tokyo Disneyland Show Colossus Six Flags Magic Mountain Racing wooden roller coaster /photo/1 Cyclone Six Flags New England Wooden roller coaster Geyser Gulch Silver Dollar City Interactive Play House Maelstrom Epcot Boat voyage Mantis Cedar PointStand-up roller coaster Monster Rock! Universal Studios Singapore Show Motorama Six Flags Fiesta Texas Morgan Sports Car Ride Opa!Mt. Olympus Water & Theme ParkWild Mouse Pixie Hollow Magic Kingdom Meet and greet Reef Diver Dreamworld Enterprise Remember... Dreams Come True Disneyland Fireworks show Rhino Rally Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Safari Ride Scooby-Doo! Ghostblasters: The Mystery of the Scary Swamp Six Flags St. Louis Interactive dark ride Sea Viper Sea World Arrow Dynamics steel roller coaster SilbermineGermany PhantasialandSchwarzkopf Dark rideJanuary Skyrider Canada's WonderlandStand-up roller coaster Solar Flare Galaxyland Hoppla Studio Backlot Tour Disney's Hollywood Studios Tram tour The American Idol Experience Disney's Hollywood Studios Live singing auditions The Legend Of Mythica Tokyo Disney Sea Daytime Show The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow Disney's Hollywood Studios Interactive special effects experience Universal's House of Horrors Universal Studios Hollywood Haunted attraction
Records broken Record name Record attribute Ride Amusement Park Date broken World's steepest drop in a log flume53°Chiapas – DIE WasserbahnPhantasialandApril 1 World's longest inverted roller coaster 4,124 feet Banshee Kings Island World's tallest swing ride New England SkyScreamer Six Flags New England World's longest wooden roller coaster drop Goliath Six Flags Great America World's fastest wooden roller coaster 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 World's Tallest Vertical Drop Ride 415 feet Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom Six Flags Great Adventure
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 List of roller coaster rankings
Notes
References
External links Listing of 2014 roller coaster openings at the Roller Coaster DataBase Listing of 2014 roller coaster closures at the Roller Coaster DataBase