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This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2020. These various lists are not exhaustive. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the things that happened here were either canceled or moved to the following years.

## Amusement parks

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### Opening

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Dream Island Moscow opened in February.

* Switzerland Ticiland - October 10
* China Smurfs Theme Park
* China Ocean Paradise
* China World Fairytale Land
* Indonesia Transmart Jambi
* Qatar Doha Oasis (Wonder Dome)
* Russia Dream Island Moscow – February 29
* U.S. DreamWorks Water Park in American Dream Meadowlands – October 1
* U.S. Legoland Discovery Centre in American Dream Meadowlands – March 2020[1]
* China Suzhou Paradise Forest World
* China Ocean Paradise
* China Hot Go Dreamworld
* China Daqingshan Wildlife Park - January 1
* China Visionland Dingcheng - January 18
* Indonesia Banyuwangi Park - May 2020

### Change of name

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* Canada Galaxyland » Galaxyland powered by Hasbro
* U.S. White Water Bay (Oklahoma) » Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Oklahoma City
* U.S. Magic Waters » Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford
* Vietnam Vinpearl Land, Kiên Giang » VinWonders, Kiên Giang
* Vietnam Vinpearl Land, Khánh Hòa » VinWonders, Khánh Hòa
* Vietnam Vinpearl Land, Quảng Nam » VinWonders, Quảng Nam

### Change of ownership

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* U.S. Indiana Beach – Apex Parks Group » Indiana Beach Holdings, LLC (now known as IB Parks & Entertainment)
* England Drayton Manor Theme Park – The Bryan Family » Looping Group

### Birthday

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Cedar Point celebrated its 150th anniversary. Knott's Berry Farm celebrated its centenary year in 2020.

* Alton Towers \- 40th birthday
* Busch Gardens Williamsburg \- 45th birthday
* Cedar Point \- 150th anniversary
* Disneyland \- 65th birthday (canceled to the pandemic)
* Europa Park \- 45th birthday
* Gardaland \- 45th birthday
* Knott's Berry Farm \- 100th anniversary (limited to the pandemic restrictions)
* Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park \- 30th birthday
* PortAventura World \- 25th anniversary
* Sesame Place \- 40th birthday
* Silver Dollar City \- 60th anniversary
* Six Flags New England \- 150th birthday
* Universal Studios Florida \- 30th birthday
* Walibi Belgium \- 45th birthday
* Drayton Manor \- 70th birthday

### Closed

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All parks that are not listed here closed beginning in march due to the COVID pandemic and not reopening until later.

* Tokyo One Piece Tower – July 31
* Misaki Park – March 31
* Toshimaen – August 31
* Boomers! Houston – February 2020
* Boomers! El Cajon – June 8
* Boomers! San Diego – June 8
* Boomers! Fountain Valley – June 8
* Boomers! Upland – June 8
* M&D's – April 23[note 1]
* Holy Land Experience – March 14
* Wild River Country

## Additions

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### Roller coasters

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#### New

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Name  | Park  | Type  | Manufacturer  | Opened  | Ref(s)

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Achterbahn  | Ticiland  | Family roller coaster  | Zierer | October 10 |
Canavar Dalga  | Wonderland Eurasia | Family Launched roller coaster  | Intamin | 2020 |
Candymonium | Hersheypark | Steel roller coaster | Bolliger & Mabillard | July 3  |
Çelik Kartal  | Wonderland Eurasia | Suspended Junior roller Coaster  | Zamperla | 2020 |
Cinderella Coaster  | Storybook Land | Spinning roller coaster | SBF Visa Group | 2020 |
Draken  | Furuviksparken | Family roller coaster  | Zierer | May 16 |
DUPLO Dino Coaster  | Legoland Windsor | Junior roller Coaster  | Mack Rides | March 14 |
Eleventh Roller Coaster  | Great Xingdong Tourist World  | Steel roller coaster | Hebei Zhongye  | 2020 |
Erdbeer Raupenbahn  | Karls Erlebnis-Dorf Koserow  | Family roller coaster  | SBF Visa Group | May 30 |
Erdbeer Raupenbahn  | Karls Erlebnis-Dorf Zirkow  | Family roller coaster  | SBF Visa Group | May 29 |
Eagle Warriors  | VinWonders, Kiên Giang  | Suspended Family Coaster | Vekoma | 2020  |
Euro Coaster  | Wiener Prater | Gliding Coaster  | Reverchon | May 29 |
F.L.Y.  | Phantasialand | Flying roller coaster | Vekoma | September 17  |
Frank' N Coaster  | House of Frankenstein Niagara Falls | Steel Family roller coaster  | Wisdom Rides  | July 13  |
GP Racers  | Suzuka Circuit | Dueling roller coaster | Hoei Sangyo Co., Ltd.  | March 1 |
Girdap Sörfçüler  | Wonderland Eurasia | Steel roller coaster  | Interpark  | 2020 |
Hals-über-Kopf  | Erlebnispark Tripsdrill | Suspended Thrill Coaster  | Vekoma | June 26 |
Hummel Brummel  | Schwaben Park  | Wie-Flyer  | Wiegand  | August 15 |
Launch Coaster  | Sun Tzu Cultural Park  | Steel Launched roller coaster  | S&S - Sansei Technologies | August 23 |
Max & Moritz | Efteling | Steel Powered roller coaster | Mack Rides | June 20  |
Miğfer  | Wonderland Eurasia | Steel roller coaster  | SBF Visa Group | 2020 |
Mine Roller Coaster  | Great Xingdong Tourist World  | Mine train roller coaster | Golden Horse  | 2020 |
Mouse Coaster  | Wonderland Eurasia | Spinning Wild Mouse roller coaster | Levent Lunapark  | 2020 |
Noisette Express  | Nigloland | Junior roller Coaster  | ART Engineering GmbH  | July 11 |
Objectif Mars | Futuroscope | Spinning Launched roller coaster  | Intamin | June 13  |
Orion | Kings Island | Steel roller coaster | Bolliger & Mabillard | July 12  |
Öksökö Öfkesi  | Wonderland Eurasia | Steel roller coaster  | Beijing Shibaolai Amusement Equipment  | 2020 |
Power Mouse Coaster  | Wonderland Eurasia | Spinning Wild Mouse roller coaster | Fabbri Group | 2020 |
Race of the Future  | Dream Island Moscow  | Spinning Wild Mouse roller coaster | Fabbri Group | 2020 |
Roller Ball  | Wiener Prater | Roller Ball  | Ride Engineers Switzerland  | June 13 |
Sandy's Blasting Bronco | Nickelodeon Universe In American Dream Meadowlands | Steel Launched roller coaster  | Intamin | October 1 |
Saven  | Fårup Summer Park | Family Boomerang  | Vekoma | 2020  |
Smurfberry Roller Coaster  | Smurfs Theme Park  | Junior Spinning roller coaster | Beijing North Rongda Amusement Equipment Co., Ltd  | 2020 |
Texas Stingray | SeaWorld San Antonio | Wooden roller coaster | Great Coasters International | February 22 |
Tsunami  | Scene75 Entertainment Center - Dayton  | Spinning roller coaster | SBF Visa Group | October 2020 |
Shred The Sewers  | Dream Island Moscow  | Launched roller coaster  | Intamin | July 18 |
Uzaya Yolculuk  | Wonderland Eurasia | Steel roller coaster  | Beijing Shibaolai Amusement Equipment  | 2020 |
Volldampf  | Erlebnispark Tripsdrill | Family Boomerang  | Vekoma | June 26 |
Vertika  | La Récré des 3 Curés  | Euro-Fighter roller coaster | Gerstlauer | June 6 |
Wakala | Bellewaerde | Family roller coaster  | Gerstlauer | July 1 |
West Coast Racers | Six Flags Magic Mountain | Steel Launched roller coaster  | Premier Rides | January 9  |
Whirlwind  | Waldameer Park | Spinning roller coaster | SBF Visa Group | July 3 |
Gesengte Sau  | Wiener Prater | Steel roller coaster | Gerstlauer | 2020 |
Wrath Of Zeus  | VinWonders, Kiên Giang  | Launched roller coaster  | Vekoma | 2020  |
Ipanema Skate Ride  | VinWonders, Kiên Giang  | Surfrider Roller Coaster  | Intamin | 2020 |
Eagle Wingspan  | VinWonders, Kiên Giang  | Cloud Coaster  | Extreme Engineering  | 2020 |
Light Of Revenge  | Happy Valley Nanjing | Launched roller coaster  | Intamin | November 12 |
FamilyBoomerang RollerCoaster  | Happy Valley Nanjing | Family Boomerang  | Vekoma | November 11 |
Forest Predator  | Happy Valley Nanjing | Wing Coaster | Bolliger & Mabillard | November 11 |
Mine Escape  | Happy Valley Nanjing | Mine train roller coaster | Golden Horse  | November 11 |
Suspended Family Coaster  | Happy Valley Nanjing | Suspended Family Coaster | Vekoma | November 11 |
Pitts Special  | PowerLand | Infinity Coaster | Gerstlauer | June 24 |
Kuhddel Muuuhddel  | Taunus Wunderland  | Spinning roller coaster | SBF Visa Group | 2020 |
Formula Rossa Junior  | Ferrari World Abu Dhabi | Junior roller Coaster  | Zamperla | March 1 |
Pearly Whirly Coaster  | Craig's Cruisers Family Fun Center, Mears  | Big Air Coaster  | SBF Visa Group | 2020 |
Osprey Mine Train  | Chongqing Sunac Land  | Mine train roller coaster | Golden Horse  | August 2020 |
Circus Carnival  | Oriental Heritage Jiangyou | Inverted roller coaster | Beijing Shibaolai Amusement Equipment  | July 18 |
Flying Over Gou Xiong Ling  | Oriental Heritage Jiangyou | Junior Coaster | Vekoma | July 18 |
Puppy Coaster  | Oriental Heritage Jiangyou | Steel Family roller coaster  | unknown | July 18 |
unknown | Oriental Heritage Jiangyou | Water coaster | unknown | July 18 |
unknown | Xuzhou Paradise  | Steel Family roller coaster  | unknown | April 18 |
unknown | Xuzhou Paradise  | Steel roller coaster | unknown | April 18 |
unknown | Xuzhou Paradise  | Inverted roller coaster | Golden Horse | April 18 |
unknown | Xuzhou Paradise  | Spinning roller coaster | Golden Horse | April 18 |
Buffalo Hunt  | Fort Hays Chuckwagon  | Mystical Hex  | Wiegand  | October 3 |

#### Relocated

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Crazy Mouse  | SpeedZone Los Angeles  | Spinning Wild Mouse roller coaster | Zamperla | In Storage  | Crazy Mouse at Niagara Amusement Park & Splash World |
Family Coaster  | Family Park, Monts  | Family roller coaster  | SBF Visa Group | July 1 | Family Coaster at Family Park, Saint-Martin-le-Beau  |
Gold Rush  | Family Park, Monts  | Steel roller coaster  | Zierer | July 1 | Gold Rush at Loudoun Castle |
Gold Rush  | Kingoland  | Family roller coaster  | Pinfari | June 20 | Python at Gulliver's Milton Keynes |
Bayou Express  | Le Fleury  | Family roller coaster  | Zierer | 2020 | Karavanen at Tivoli Gardens |
Max's Doggy Dog Coaster  | SpeedZone Los Angeles  | Family roller coaster  | SBF Visa Group | In Storage  | Max's Doggy Dog Coaster at Niagara Amusement Park & Splash World |
unknown | Luna Park Sincan  | Steel roller coaster  | Pinfari | 2020 | unknown at Lunapark Mersin  |
unknown | Baghdad Island  | Steel roller coaster  | Pinfari | 2020 | Orkanens Øje at Tivoli Friheden |

#### Refurbished

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Spartan Race  | VinWonders, Kiên Giang  | Family Boomerang  | Vekoma | April 2020 | Flying Dolphin Coaster  |
The Gold Coaster | Dreamworld | Steel roller coaster | Arrow Dynamics | December 2020  | Hot Wheels Sidewinder  |
Monkey Mayhem  | West Midland Safari Park | Spinning roller coaster | Reverchon | 2020  | Walls' Twister Ride  |

### Other attractions

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#### New

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Name  | Park  | Type  | Opened  | Ref(s)

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Area 72  | Kings Island | Themed Area  | 2020  |
Awesome Planet  | Epcot | Show  | January 17 |
Banzai Pipeline  | Six Flags Hurricane Harbor (Six Flags Over Texas) | Multi-slide complex  | 2020  |
Boogie Board Racer  | Carowinds | multi lane mat racer  | 2020  |
Beagle Brigade Airfield*  | Canada's Wonderland | Zamperla Flying Tigers  | 2020  |
The Bourne Stuntacular  | Universal Studios Florida | Stunt show  | June 30  |
Catwoman Whip  | Six Flags Over Georgia | Zamperla Endeavour  | 2020  |
Cheetah Chase  | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Launched Water coaster | 2020  |
CraZanity  | Six Flags Mexico | Zamperla Giga Discovery Frisbee | 2020  |
Drawn to Life  | Disney Springs | Cirque du Soleil show  | 2020  |
Emmet's Flying Adventure  | Legoland California | Flying Theater Simulator ride | 2020  |
Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast  | Tokyo Disneyland | Trackless dark ride | October 1  |
HarmonioUS  | Epcot | Nighttime spectacular  | 2020  |
Legoland Water park Gardaland  | Gardaland | Water park  | May 29  |
The LEGO Movie World  | Legoland California | Themed area  | 2020  |
Magic Happens  | Disneyland | Parade | February 28  |
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway | Disney's Hollywood Studios | Trackless dark ride | March 4  |
Mountain Bay Cliffs*  | Splash Works (Canada's Wonderland)  | Cliff-Jumping Attraction  | 2020  |
Mystic River Falls | Silver Dollar City | River rapids | July 21  |
Paradise Island  | Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Phoenix | Water play area  | Summer 2020  |
Poison Ivy Toxic Twister  | Six Flags Over Georgia | Scrambler | 2020  |
Python Plunge  | Six Flags White Water | Water coaster | 2020  |
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland | Trackless dark ride | January 17  |
Studio Cruiser  | Malang Night Paradise  | Trackless dark ride | May 20  |
Tidal Wave  | Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford | Water slide | 2020  |
Wahoo Racer  | Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Oklahoma City | Racing Water slide | 2020  |

* *Announced for 2020, opening delayed for 2021

#### Refurbished

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Name  | Park  | Type  | Opened  | Formerly  | Ref(s)

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Canada: Far and Wide | Epcot | Show  | January 17 | O Canada! |
Impressions de France and Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along  | Epcot | Alternating shows  | January 17 | Impressions de France  |
Old Mill  | Kennywood | Old Mill (ride) | 2020  | Garfield's Nightmare  |

## Closed attractions & roller coasters

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Name  | Park  | Type  | Closed  | Refs

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Racing  | Dyrehavsbakken | Steel roller coaster | September 13  |
Big Red Car Ride | Dreamworld | Dark ride | August 12  |
FlowRider | Dreamworld | FlowRider | August 12  |
Wild Arctic | SeaWorld San Diego | Simulator ride | January 10  |
Goliath | Six Flags New England | Giant Inverted Boomerang | 2020  |
Polka Marina | Efteling | Merry-go-round | November 30  |
Primeval Whirl | Disney's Animal Kingdom | Spinning Wild Mouse roller coaster  | March 15  |
Rocky Hollow Log Ride | Dreamworld | Log flume | February 8  |
Studio Tram Tour: Behind the Magic | Walt Disney Studios Park | Tram Tour  | January 5  |
Superman: Tower of Power | Six Flags St. Louis | Drop Tower  | 2020  |
Sylvester's Bounce 'n' Pounce  | Warner Bros. Movie World | Frog Hopper  | 2020  |
Ariel's Grotto | Tokyo DisneySea | Meet and greet area  | January 31  |
Cheetah | Wild Adventures | Wooden roller coaster | March 15  |
Fantasmic! | Tokyo DisneySea | Live show  | February 28  |
Frozen – Live at the Hyperion | Disney California Adventure | Live show  | October 9  |
Lights, Motors, Action!: Extreme Stunt Show | Walt Disney Studios Park | Stunt show  | March 13  |
Madame Tussauds Delhi | Regal Theatre, New Delhi | Wax Museum | December 30  |
Rivers of Light | Disney's Animal Kingdom | Live hydrotechnic show  | March 12  |
Snoopy's Great Race  | Universal Studios Japan | Family roller coaster  | 2020  |
Madame Tussauds Washington D.C. | Penn Quarter | Wax Museum  | March 17  |
Star Wars Launch Bay | Disney's Hollywood Studios | Walk-through  | March 13  |
The Muppets Present...Great Moments in American History | Magic Kingdom | Puppet show  | February 17  |
The Lion King: Rhythms of the Pride Lands | Disneyland Paris | Show  | September 13  |
Voyage to the Iron Reef | Knott's Berry Farm | Interactive dark ride | January 5  |
Bayern Kurve | Kennywood | Bayern Kurve  | September 7  |
Kangaroo  | Kennywood | Bartlett Flying Coaster  | September 7  |
Paratrooper | Kennywood | Paratrooper  | September 7  |
Volcano  | Kennywood | Enterprise | September 7  |

## Notes

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1. ^ M&D's later reopened

## References

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1. ^ "U.S.'s Biggest Legoland Just Miles From NJ Opening In Spring 2020". Mahwah, NJ Patch. 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2019-04-14.

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