This article is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2016. These various lists are not exhaustive.
Amusement parks Opening
China Nanchang Wanda Park – May 27 China Shanghai Disneyland – June 16 UAE IMG Worlds of Adventure – August 31 UAE Legoland Dubai – October 31 UAE Bollywood Parks Dubai – November 15 UAE Motiongate Dubai – December 16 United States Ark Encounter – July 7
Reopened Italy LunEur – 2016
Birthday
Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park 30th birthday Blackpool Pleasure Beach 120th birthday California's Great America 40th birthday Canada's Wonderland 35th birthday Chimelong Paradise 10th birthday Dreamworld 35th birthday Disney California Adventure 15th birthday Downtown Disney 15th birthday Gilroy Gardens 15th birthday Happy Valley Beijing 10th anniversary Lagoon Amusement Park 130th birthday Toverland 15th birthday Magic Kingdom 45th birthday Michigan's Adventure 60th birthday Sea World (Australia) 45th birthday Six Flags Great America 40th birthday Six Flags Magic Mountain 45th birthday Six Flags Over Texas 55th birthday Six Flags St. Louis 45th birthday Valleyfair 40th birthday Waldameer & Water World 120th birthday Warner Bros Movie World 25th birthday WhiteWater World 10th birthday
Closed Dickens World – October 12 Wet 'n Wild Orlando – December 31 Wildwater Kingdom – September 5 Pleasure Island Family Theme Park – October 29
Additions
Roller coasters New Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened Ref(s) Ba-a-a Express Europa Park Family roller coaster Mack Rides Cobra's Curse Busch Gardens Tampa Spinning roller coaster Mack Rides Coaster through the Clouds Nanchang Wanda Park Mega Coaster Intamin The Dragon Legoland Dubai Steel roller coaster Zierer Dragon's Apprentice Legoland Dubai Junior roller coaster Zamperla Flight of the Pterosaur Paultons Park Suspended Family Coaster Vekoma The Flying Dinosaur Universal Studios Japan Flying Coaster Bolliger & Mabillard Flight of the Hippogriff Universal Studios Hollywood Steel roller coaster Mack Rides Formuła Energylandia Launched roller coaster Vekoma Flying Aces Ferrari World Mega Coaster Intamin The Green Hornet: High Speed Chase Motiongate Dubai Steel roller coaster Gerstlauer Jungle Trailblazer Oriental Heritage, Fujian Wooden roller coaster Martin & Vleminckx The Joker Six Flags Great Adventure 4th Dimension roller coaster S&S Worldwide Jungle Trailblazer Fantawild Dreamland, Zhuzhou Wooden roller coaster Martin & Vleminckx Kung Fu Panda Master Gardaland Spinning roller coaster Fabbri Group Lightning Rod Dollywood Launched Wooden roller coaster Rocky Mountain Construction Lost GravityWalibi HollandSteel roller coasterMack RidesMarch 24 Mako SeaWorld Orlando Hypercoaster Bolliger & Mabillard The Monster Adventureland Infinity Coaster Gerstlauer Velociraptor Paultons Park Family Boomerang roller coaster Vekoma Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Shanghai Disneyland Park Steel roller coaster Vekoma Timber Walibi Rhône-Alpes Wooden roller coaster Gravitykraft Corporation PulsarWalibi BelgiumPowered SplashMack Rides2016 TRON Lightcycle Power Run Shanghai Disneyland Park Motorbike roller coaster Vekoma Valravn Cedar Point Dive coaster Bolliger & Mabillard Python in Bamboo Forest Nanchang Wanda Park Wooden roller coaster Great Coasters International Whirlwind Playland's Castaway Cove Spinning roller coaster SBF Visa Group Soaring with Dragon Hefei Wanda Cultural Tourism City Launched roller coaster Intamin Caterpillar Southport Pleasureland Steel roller coaster DAL Amusement Rides Company Taron Phantasialand Launched roller coaster Intamin June 30 Raik Phantasialand Family Boomerang roller coaster Vekoma June 30 Predator IMG Worlds of Adventure Euro-Fighter roller coaster Gerstlauer Spider-Man Doc Ock's Revenge IMG Worlds of Adventure Spinning roller coaster Mack Rides Velociraptor IMG Worlds of Adventure Launched roller coaster Mack Rides Wildfire Kolmården Wildlife Park Wooden roller coaster Rocky Mountain Construction Phobia Phear Coaster Lake Compounce Launched roller coaster Premier Rides
Relocated Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened Formerly Ref(s) Galaxy 500 Hydro Adventures Steel roller coaster S.D.C. July 7 1970 Galaxy Rip Tide Coaster at Miracle Strip at Pier Park Rampage Big Sheep Steel roller coaster Zierer 2016 New Roller Coaster at New MetroLand Recoil Wonderla, Hyderabad Boomerang roller coaster Vekoma 2016 Zoomerang at Alabama Splash Adventure Recoil Wonderla, Bangalore Boomerang roller coaster Vekoma 2016 Thunderbolt at Aladdin's Kingdom
Refurbished Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened FormerlyRef(s) The Joker Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Steel roller coaster Rocky Mountain Construction Roar The New Revolution Six Flags Magic Mountain Steel roller coaster Anton Schwarzkopf Revolution Storm Chaser Kentucky Kingdom Steel roller coaster Rocky Mountain Construction Twisted Twins Superman: The Ride Six Flags New England Steel roller coaster Intamin Bizarro Galactica Alton Towers VR Flying roller coaster Bolliger & Mabillard March 24 Air GhostRider Knott's Berry Farm Wooden roller coaster Great Coasters International June 11 The Incredible Hulk Universal's Islands of Adventure Launched roller coaster Bolliger & Mabillard August 4 Blue Hawk Six Flags Over Georgia Steel roller coaster Vekoma June 9 Ninja The Joker Funhouse Coaster Six Flags Over Georgia Junior roller coaster Chance Rides 2016 Wile E. Coyote Canyon Blaster Flashback Great Escape Boomerang roller coaster Vekoma 2016 Boomerang: Coast to Coaster
Other attractions New Name Park Type Opened Ref(s) Bugs Bunny BoomTown Six Flags Over Georgia Themed land DC Super Friends Themed land Fireball Six Flags Fiesta Texas Six Flags New England Six Flags St. Louis Giant Loop Flying Eagles Canada's Wonderland Flying Scooters May 1 Frozen Ever After Epcot Boat voyage Frozen – Live at the Hyperion Disney California Adventure Musical show Ghostbusters: Battle for New York Motiongate Dubai Interactive dark ride Kidz ZoneWaldameer & Water WorldProSlide Technology children's water slides and playgroundJuly 23 The Haunted Hotel IMG Worlds of Adventure Haunted attraction Hotel Transylvania Motiongate Dubai Dark ride Iron Man Experience Hong Kong Disneyland 3D Motion simulator Greezed Lightnin' Great Escape Giant Loop Plants Vs. Zombies Garden Warfare Carowinds 3D interactive game Carolina Harbor Water Park Black Beards Revenge Multi slide complex Surf Club Harbor Wave pool Kitty Hawk Cove Children's play area Myrtle Turtle Beach Children's play area Sea Side Splash Works Multi Level Play Structure Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey Universal Studios Hollywood 3D Dark ride Hurricane Force 5 Six Flags Fiesta Texas Disk'O Justice League: Battle for Metropolis Six Flags Great America Six Flags Mexico 3D Interactive Dark Ride Buzz Lightyear Planet Rescue Shanghai Disneyland Dark ride Dumbo the Flying Elephant Aerial Carousel Explorer Canoes Canoes Fantasia Carousel Carousel Hunny Pot Spin Tea Cups Ride Jet Packs Aerial Carousel Peter Pan's Flight Dark ride Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure Aquatic Dark ride Roaring Rapids Rapids ride Soaring Over the Horizon Motion Simulator The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Dark ride Voyage to the Crystal Grotto Boat ride The Riddler Revenge Catwoman's Whip
Harley Quinn's Spinsanity Six Flags Over Texas Giant Discovery ride
Endeavor
Troika Smurfs Studio Tours Motiongate Dubai Dark ride Underworld 4D Motiongate Dubai 4-D attraction The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Universal Studios Hollywood Themed land Zombieland: Blast Off! Motiongate Dubai Drop tower Derren Brown's Ghost Train Thorpe Park 3D Dark ride 2016 Skyhawk Canada's Wonderland Sky-Roller May 1 Skull Island: Reign of Kong Universal's Islands of Adventure 3D Dark ride 2016 Hulk Epsilon Base 3D IMG Worlds of Adventure 3D Show Thor Thunder Spin Top Spin Avengers Flight of the Quinjets Aerial Carousel Avengers Battle of Ultron Motion simulator Forbidden Territory Dark ride Dino Carousel Carousel Adventure Fortress Indoor Playground The Powerpuff Girls – Mojo Jojo’s Robot Rampage! Air Race Ben 10 5D Hero Time 5D Show Adventure Time - The Ride of OOO with Finn & Jake Suspended monorail The Amazing Ride of Gumball Interactive dark ride LazyTown Themed land Tropical Plunge Soak City at Kings Island Multi-slide complex Unknown Splashwater Falls Six Flags America Multi-slide complex Unknown
Refurbished
Name Park Type Opened Formerly Ref(s) Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters Disney California Adventure Trackless ride March 7 Luigi's Flying Tires Mr. Ping’s Noodle surprise Gardaland Tea Cups May 23 Kaffetasen Soarin' Around the World Epcot Motion Simulator 2016 Soarin' Soarin' Around the World Disney California Adventure Motion Simulator 2016 Soarin' Over California Dinosaur Disney's Animal Kingdom EMV dark ride November 22
Closed attractions & roller coasters Name Park Type ClosedRef(s) Animagique Walt Disney Studios Park Live show Autopia Hong Kong Disneyland Car ride ← Boomerang Pleasure Island Family Theme Park Vekoma Boomerang Roller Coaster Back to the Future: The Ride Universal Studios Japan Motion simulator Beetlejuice's Rock and Roll Graveyard Revue Universal Studios Florida Live show Big Thunder Ranch Disneyland Exhibit Crazy Cobra Discoveryland, Dalian Launched roller coaster Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular Disney California Adventure Live show Disney Drawing Class Tokyo Disneyland Exhibit Earffel Tower Disney's Hollywood Studios Water tower Europe in the Air Busch Gardens Williamsburg Simulator ride Firefall California's Great America Top Spin Flying Falcon Hersheypark Huss Condor Habit Heroes Epcot Exhibit Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: Movie Set Adventure Disney's Hollywood Studios Playground Kanonen Liseberg Launched roller coaster Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show Disney's Hollywood Studios Live show Mean Streak Cedar Point Wooden Roller Coaster Splashwater Falls Six Flags New England Spinning Rapids Star Tours Disneyland Paris Motion simulator Southern sidewinder Carowinds Water slide October Stitch Encounter Hong Kong Disneyland Live show StormRider Tokyo DisneySea Simulator ride Tanganyika Tidal Wave Busch Gardens Tampa Shoot-the-Chutes The Jester's Wild Ride Six Flags Great America Zamperla Rockin' Tug The Orbit Six Flags Great America Enterprise The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights Disney's Hollywood Studios Exhibit Thunder Loop Attractiepark Slagharen Steel roller coaster Thunder River Rapids Dreamworld River rapids ride October 25 Vortex California's Great America Bolliger & Mabillard Stand-up Coaster Wet 'n Wild Orlando Universal Orlando Resort Water park December 31 White water falls Carowinds Shoot the Chute October Wildwater Kingdom Cedar Fair Water park Zombie Evilution Dreamworld laser tag / scare maze
Themed Accommodation
New Name Park Theme Opening Ref(s) Gardaland Adventure Hotel Gardaland Various June 1 Lapita Hotel Dubai Parks and Resorts Polynesian October 31 Loews Sapphire Falls Resort Universal Orlando Resort Caribbean 2016 Shanghai Disneyland Hotel Shanghai Disneyland Art Nouveau June 16 Toy Story Hotel Shanghai Disneyland Toy Story June 16 Explorer Glamping Chessington World of Adventures Campsite May 27
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