2010 in amusement parks

none 2010 This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2010. These various lists are not exhaustive. Amusement Parks Opening thumb|250px|Universal Studios Singapore opened in March. UAE Ferrari World Abu Dhabi - November 4 China Fantawild Adventure - May 1 Singapore Universal Studios Singapore - March 18 Taiwan E-DA Theme Park Birthday thumb|250px|Silver Dollar City celebrates its 50th anniversary in May. Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park - 20th Birthday Universal Studios Florida - 20th Birthday Alton Towers - 30th Birthday Busch Gardens Williamsburg - 35th Birthday Europa Park - 35th Birthday Walibi Belgium - 35th Birthday Silver Dollar City - 50th Birthday Disneyland - 55th Birthday Knott's Berry Farm - 70th Birthday Cedar Point - 140th Birthday Six Flags New England - 140th Birthday Closed Buckskin Joe Fantasy Gardens Karolinelund Loudoun Castle Terra Encantada - June 19 Additions Roller coasters New NameParkTypeManufacturerOpenedRef(s)Air GroverBusch Gardens TampaFamily roller coasterZierer03-27 March 27https://rcdb.com/8632.htm Air Grover - Busch Gardens Tampa (Tampa, Florida, USA) rcdb.com 2019-03-18Battlestar GalacticaUniversal Studios SingaporeDueling Steel roller coasterVekoma03-18 March 18https://rcdb.com/4328.htm Battlestar Galactica - Universal Studios Singapore (Sentosa, Singapore) rcdb.com 2019-03-18Big AirE-DA Theme ParkSteel roller coasterVekoma12-99 December 2010https://rcdb.com/8656.htm Big Air - E-DA Theme Park (Dashu Township, Kaohsiung, Taiwan) rcdb.com 2019-03-18BrontojetMovieland ParkSteel roller coasterAnton Schwarzkopf07-31 July 31https://rcdb.com/9051.htm Brontojet - Movieland Park (Lago di Garda, Veneto, Italy) rcdb.com 2019-03-19Canopy FlyerUniversal Studios SingaporeSuspended roller coasterSetpoint03-18 March 18https://rcdb.com/8606.htm Canopy Flyer - Universal Studios Singapore (Sentosa, Singapore) rcdb.com 2019-03-19Circus CoasterLuna ParkFamily roller coasterZamperla05-29 May 29https://rcdb.com/9254.htm Circus Coaster - Luna Park (Brooklyn, New York, USA) rcdb.com 2019-03-19CobraConny-LandSteel roller coasterPax Company07-29 July 29https://rcdb.com/4331.htm Cobra - Conny-Land (Lipperswil, Thurgau, Switzerland) rcdb.com 2019-03-19Dark RideE-DA Theme ParkJunior roller coasterVekoma06-19 June 19https://rcdb.com/8657.htm Dark Ride - E-DA Theme Park (Dashu Township, Kaohsiung, Taiwan) rcdb.com 2019-03-19Ednör - L'AttaqueLa RondeInverted roller coasterVekoma05-15 May 15https://rcdb.com/8662.htm Ednör - L'Attaque - La Ronde (Montréal, Québec, Canada) rcdb.com 2019-03-19Enchanted AirwaysUniversal Studios SingaporeFamily roller coasterVekoma03-18 March 18https://rcdb.com/4326.htm Enchanted Airways - Universal Studios Singapore (Sentosa, Singapore) rcdb.com 2019-03-20Fiorano GT ChallengeFerrari World Abu DhabiDueling Steel roller coasterMaurer Rides11-04 November 4https://rcdb.com/4245.htm Fiorano GT Challenge - Ferrari World Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) rcdb.com 2019-03-20Flare MeteorFantawild AdventureSuspended roller coasterGolden Horse05-01 May 1https://rcdb.com/9260.htm Flare Meteor - Fantawild Adventure (Taishan, Tai'an, Shandong, China) rcdb.com 2019-03-20Flume RideE-DA Theme ParkWater coasterABC Rides12-99 2010https://rcdb.com/10060.htm Flume Ride - E-DA Theme Park (Dashu Township, Kaohsiung, Taiwan) rcdb.com 2019-03-20Force OneSchwaben ParkSteel roller coasterZierer05-18 May 18https://rcdb.com/8642.htm Force One - Schwaben Park (Kaisersbach, Baden Wuerttemberg, Germany) rcdb.com 2019-03-20Formula RossaFerrari World Abu DhabiLaunched roller coasterIntamin11-04 November 4https://rcdb.com/4485.htm Formula Rossa - Ferrari World Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) rcdb.com 2019-03-20Golden WhirlwindFantawild AdventureSteel roller coasterSAMECO12-08 December 8https://rcdb.com/9361.htm Golden Whirlwind - Fantawild Dreamland (Jiujiang, Wuhu, Anhui, China) rcdb.com 2019-03-20Hanging PulleyFantawild AdventureSuspended roller coasterGolden Horse01-28 January 28https://rcdb.com/8998.htm Hanging Pulley - Fantawild Adventure (Shantou, Guangdong, China) rcdb.com 2019-03-20HuracanBelantisEuro-FighterGerstlauer06-26 June 26https://rcdb.com/9119.htm Huracan - Belantis (Leipzig, Saxony, Germany) rcdb.com 2019-03-20IntimidatorCarowindsSteel roller coasterBolliger & Mabillard03-27 March 27https://rcdb.com/8588.htm Intimidator - Carowinds (Charlotte, North Carolina, USA) rcdb.com 2019-03-20Intimidator 305Kings DominionSteel roller coasterIntamin04-02 April 2https://rcdb.com/4520.htm Intimidator 305 - Kings Dominion (Doswell, Virginia, USA) rcdb.com 2019-03-20Joris en de DraakEftelingDueling Wooden roller coasterGreat Coasters International07-01 July 1https://rcdb.com/4526.htm Joris en de Draak - Efteling (Kaatsheuvel, North Brabant, Netherlands) rcdb.com 2019-03-20King of KingsGuiyang Happy WorldInverted roller coasterGolden Horse12-99 October 1https://rcdb.com/9600.htm King of Kings - Guiyang Happy World (Baiyun, Guiyang, Guizhou, China) rcdb.com 2019-03-20Space Fantasy – The RideUniversal Studios JapanSpinning roller coasterMack Rides03-19 March 19https://rcdb.com/9034.htm Lupin The Third - Car Chase Ride - Universal Studios Japan (Konohana, Osaka, Osaka, Japan) rcdb.com 2019-03-20Max SpeedSuzhou Amusement LandShuttle Loop coasterBeijing Shibaolai Amusement Equipment12-99 2010https://rcdb.com/9264.htm Max Speed - Suzhou Amusement Land (Huqiu, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China) rcdb.com 2019-03-21Moto BalaMundo PetapaMotorbike roller coasterZamperla12-99 2010https://rcdb.com/4129.htm Moto Bala - Mundo Petapa (Guatemala City, Guatemala, Guatemala) rcdb.com 2019-03-21MotoGeeSärkänniemi Amusement ParkMotorbike roller coasterZamperla04-30 April 30https://rcdb.com/8832.htm MotoGee - Särkänniemi Amusement Park (Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland) rcdb.com 2019-03-21Outer Space Flying CarFantawild AdventureFamily roller coasterGolden Horse01-28 January 28https://rcdb.com/8999.htm Outer Space Flying Car - Fantawild Adventure (Shantou, Guangdong, China) rcdb.com 2019-03-21Rakevet HarimLuna Park, Tel AvivJunior roller coasterVekoma03-14 March 14https://rcdb.com/9027.htm Rakevet Harim - Luna Park Tel Aviv (Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel) rcdb.com 2019-03-21RC RacerDisneyland ParisHalf Pipe roller coasterIntamin08-17 August 17https://rcdb.com/1170.htm RC Racer - Disneyland Paris - Walt Disney Studios Park (Marne la Vallée, Île-de-France, France) rcdb.com 2019-03-21Revenge of the MummyUniversal Studios SingaporeSteel roller coasterPremier Rides03-18 March 18https://rcdb.com/4327.htm Revenge of the Mummy - Universal Studios Singapore (Sentosa, Singapore) rcdb.com 2019-03-21Sky RocketKennywoodLaunched roller coasterPremier Rides06-29 June 29https://rcdb.com/8612.htm Sky Rocket - Kennywood (West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA) rcdb.com 2019-03-21Spinning CoasterInfunitySpinning roller coasterGerstlauer12-99 2010https://rcdb.com/8848.htm Spinning Coaster - Infunity (Zahra, Hawalli, Kuwait) rcdb.com 2019-03-21ThirteenAlton TowersSteel roller coasterIntamin03-20 March 20https://rcdb.com/4463.htm Thirteen - Alton Towers (Alton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom) rcdb.com 2019-03-21TicklerLuna ParkWild Mouse roller coasterZamperla05-29 May 29https://rcdb.com/9251.htm Tickler - Luna Park (Brooklyn, New York, USA) rcdb.com 2019-03-21Young Star CoasterChimelong ParadiseSteel roller coasterMack Rides02-08 February 8https://rcdb.com/4339.htm Young Star Coaster - Chimelong Paradise (Panyu, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China) rcdb.com 2019-03-21 Relocated NameParkTypeManufacturerOpenedFormerlyRef(s)Holly's Wilde AutofahrtHoliday ParkWild Mouse roller coasterMaurer Rides08-10 August 10Rat at Loudoun Castlehttps://rcdb.com/9128.htm Holly's Wilde Autofahrt - Holiday Park (Hassloch, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) rcdb.com 2019-03-20https://rcdb.com/3135.htm Rat - Loudoun Castle (Galston, East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom) rcdb.com 2019-03-20Jumbo JetDreamlandSteel roller coasterAnton Schwarzkopf12-99 2010unknown at Beolandhttps://rcdb.com/6438.htm Jumbo Jet - Dreamland (Minsk, Minsk, Belarus) rcdb.com 2019-03-21https://rcdb.com/2593.htm unknown - Beoland (Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhni Novgorod, Russia) rcdb.com 2019-03-21Little DipperSix Flags Great AmericaJunior Wooden roller coasterPhiladelphia Toboggan Coasters05-27 May 27Little Dipper at Kiddielandhttps://rcdb.com/8985.htm Little Dipper - Six Flags Great America (Gurnee, Illinois, USA) rcdb.com 2019-03-21https://rcdb.com/328.htm Little Dipper - Kiddieland (Melrose Park, Illinois, USA) rcdb.com 2019-03-21Loco LocoBlue Bayou Dixie Landin'Family roller coasterE&F Miler Industries06-99 June 2010Harvest Express Coaster at Nut Tree Parkhttps://rcdb.com/8977.htm Loco Loco - Blue Bayou Dixie Landin' (Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA) rcdb.com 2019-03-21https://rcdb.com/3598.htm Harvest Express Coaster - Nut Tree Park (Vacaville, California, USA) rcdb.com 2019-03-21MonsterWalygator ParcInverted roller coasterBolliger & Mabillard07-09 July 9Orochi at Expolandhttps://rcdb.com/4478.htm Monster - Walygator Parc (Maizières-les-Metz, Grand Est, France) rcdb.com 2019-03-21https://rcdb.com/1186.htm Orochi - Expoland (Suita, Osaka, Japan) rcdb.com 2019-03-21Viking VoyageWild AdventuresSteel roller coasterE&F Miler Industries12-99 2010Jack Rabbit at Celebration Cityhttps://rcdb.com/8849.htm Viking Voyage - Wild Adventures (Valdosta, Georgia, USA) rcdb.com 2019-03-21https://rcdb.com/2206.htm Jack Rabbit - Celebration City (Branson, Missouri, USA) rcdb.com 2019-03-21 Refurbished Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened FormerlyRef(s)Dragon ChallengeIslands of AdventureDueling Inverted roller coasterBolliger & Mabillard07-09 June 18Dueling DragonsFlight of the HippogriffIslands of AdventureJunior roller coasterVekoma06-19 June 18Flying Unicorn Other Attractions New NameParkTypeOpenedRef(s)BrainSurgeNickelodeon UniverseUnicoaster03-20 March 20https://nickelodeonuniverse.com/rides/brain-surge/ Brain Surge 2014-12-09 Nickelodeon Universe 2019-03-22Bumper BoatsMichigan's AdventureBumper Boats12-99 2010Captain EODisneylandEpcotTokyo DisneylandDisneyland ParisShow02-23 February 23July 2July 1June 12https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/02/official-reopening-date-set-for-captain-eo-featuring-michael-jackson/ https://web.archive.org/web/20100222035124/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/02/official-reopening-date-set-for-captain-eo-featuring-michael-jackson/ dead February 22, 2010 Official Reopening Date Set for 'Captain EO' Featuring Michael Jackson Disney Parks Blog en-US 2019-03-22Dutchman's Deck Adventure CourseNickelodeon UniverseRope Course12-99 2010Giant Canyon SwingGlenwood Caverns Adventure ParkSceamin' Swing12-99 2010Harry Potter and the Forbidden JourneyIslands of AdventureDark Ride06-18 June 18https://orlandoinformer.com/blog/harry-potter-forbidden-journey-upgrade/ Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey's first-ever upgrade 2018-06-04 Orlando Informer en-US 2019-03-22King Kong 360 3DUniversal Studios HollywoodSimulation Ride07-01 July 1https://www.csmonitor.com/From-the-news-wires/2010/0629/King-Kong-comes-back-to-life-in-King-Kong-360-3-D-at-Universal-Studios King Kong comes back to life in 'King Kong 360 3-D' at Universal Studios 2010-06-29 Christian Science Monitor 2019-03-22 0882-7729SkyJump Las VegasStratosphere Las VegasZipline Ride04-99 April 2010https://lasvegassun.com/news/2010/apr/20/stratosphere-debuts-world-record-setting-thrill-ri/ Stratosphere debuts world record-setting thrill ride - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper Amanda Finnegan 2010-04-20 lasvegassun.com en 2019-03-22Shoot the RapidsCedar PointLog Flume06-26 June 26https://coastercritic.com/2009/09/cedar-point-holiday-world-add-water-rides-for-2010/ Cedar Point & Holiday World Add Water Rides for 2010 2009-09-04 CoasterCritic en-US 2019-03-22Thomas TownSix Flags AmericaKids Area06-05 June 5https://www.themeparktourist.com/news/20100601/1707/north-americas-largest-thomas-town-open-six-flags-america-june-5 North America's largest Thomas Town to open at Six Flags America on June 5 2010-06-01 Theme Park Tourist en 2019-03-22 Refurbished NameParkTypeOpenedFormerlyRef(s)Boo Blasters on Boo HillCanada's WonderlandCarowindsKings IslandKings DominionDark Ride12-99 May 2March 27April 2April 17Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansionhttps://www.themeparktourist.com/news/20100401/1330/boo-blasters-boo-hill-replace-scooby-doo-kings-island Boo Blasters on Boo Hill to replace Scooby Doo at Kings Island 2010-04-01 Theme Park Tourist en 2019-03-22Planet SnoopyCanada's WonderlandCalifornia's Great AmericaCarowindsKings IslandKings DominionThemed Kids Area12-99 May 1March 28March 27April 17April 2Nickelodeon Centralhttps://www.mercurynews.com/2010/01/24/snoopy-is-in-spongebob-is-out-at-great-america-theme-park/ Snoopy is in, SpongeBob is out at Great America theme park 2010-01-24 The Mercury News en-US 2019-03-22http://www.fox19.com/story/12314125/planet-snoopy-opens-at-kings-island Planet Snoopy opens at Kings Island fox19.com 15 April 2010 en-US 2019-03-22Sesame Street Safari of FunBusch Gardens TampaThemed Kids Area03-27 March 27Land of the Dragonshttps://www.themeparktourist.com/news/20100115/874/sesame-street-zone-open-march-27-busch-gardens-tampa-bay Sesame Street zone to open on March 27 at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay 2010-01-15 Theme Park Tourist en 2019-03-22SkyPoint Observation DeckQ1Observation tower15 DecemberQ1 Observation Deckhttp://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2010/12/15/276805_gold-coast-news.html Q1's SkyPoint rises over Surfers Gold Coast Bulletin 15 December 2010 1 October 2021The Wizarding World of Harry PotterIslands of AdventureThemed Area03-27 June 18Merlinwood Relocated NameParkTypeOpenedFormerlyRef(s)Demon DropDorney ParkFreefall Ride07-02 July 2Demon Drop at Cedar Pointhttps://www.themeparktourist.com/news/20100707/1902/video-demon-drop-now-open-dorney-park Video: Demon Drop now open at Dorney Park 2010-07-07 Theme Park Tourist en 2019-03-22 Closed attractions and roller coasters NameParkTypeClosedRef(s)AvalancheSix Flags AmericaAlpine Bobs12-99 2010BackdraftUniversal Studios HollywoodShow04-11 April 11https://www.themeparktourist.com/news/20100402/1332/backdraft-and-special-effects-soundstages-close-april-11-universal-studios-hollyw Backdraft and Special Effects show to close on April 11 at Universal Studios Hollywood 2010-04-02 Theme Park Tourist en 2019-03-22ChaosCedar PointChance Rides Chaos12-99 2010ChaosElitch GardensChance Rides Chaos12-99 2010Great America RacewaySix Flags Great AmericaAntique Cars12-99 2010Great American Scream MachineSix Flags Great AdventureSteel roller coaster07-18 July 18https://rcdb.com/34.htm Great American Scream Machine - Six Flags Great Adventure (Jackson, New Jersey, USA) rcdb.com 2019-03-23Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!DisneylandEpcotTokyo DisneylandDisneyland ParisShow01-04 January 4May 9May 10May 3https://www.themeparktourist.com/news/20100104/812/disneylands-honey-i-shrunk-audience-close-today Disneyland's Honey, I Shrunk the Audience to close today 2010-01-04 Theme Park Tourist en 2019-03-22Krazy KarsDorney ParkBumper Cars12-99 2010La TornadeLa RondeTop Spin12-99 2010Mild ThingValleyfairKiddie roller coaster12-99 2010https://rcdb.com/425.htm Mild Thing - Valleyfair! (Shakopee, Minnesota, USA) rcdb.com 2019-03-23The OctopusSix Flags AmericaOctopus12-99 2010RainbowElitch GardensRainbow12-99 2010RipcordDutch WonderlandParachute Ride12-99 2010Riverview RacerSix Flags St. LouisSwing Ride12-99 2010Rock WallLa RondeRock Wall12-99 2010RotorLake CompounceRotor12-99 2010Shake, Rattle & RollSix Flags Over GeorgiaScrambler12-99 2010InvertigoCalifornia's Great AmericaInvertigo11-01 October 31https://rcdb.com/473.htm Invertigo - California's Great America (Santa Clara, California, USA) rcdb.com 2019-03-23Jet ScreamCanada's WonderlandIntamin Looping Starship10-10 October 10, 2010 References Category:Amusement parks by year Category:2010-related lists