This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that have occurred in 2012. These various lists are not exhaustive.

Amusement parks

Opening

Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier opened in May.
Legoland Malaysia opened in September.

Change of name

Change of ownership

Birthday

Luna Park Melbourne celebrated its centenary in December.

Closed

Additions

Roller coasters

New

Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened
Arctic Blast China Ocean Park Powered roller coaster Mack Rides July 13 [1]
Big Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mine Cars China Hong Kong Disneyland Mine train roller coaster Vekoma July 13 [2]
Bullet Coaster China Happy Valley, Shenzhen Launched roller coaster S&S Worldwide July 28 [3]
Dauling Dragon China Happy Valley, Wuhan Wooden roller coaster Martin & Vleminckx April 29 [4]
Dinoconda China China Dinosaurs Park 4th Dimension roller coaster S&S Worldwide April 29 [5]
Divertical Italy Mirabilandia Water Coaster Intamin June 16 [6]
Dragon Fly Netherlands Duinrell Family roller coaster Gerstlauer March 31 [7]
Iron Shark United States Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter Gerstlauer June 1 [8]
Lego Technic Test Track Malaysia Legoland Malaysia Wild Mouse roller coaster Mack Rides September 15 [9]
Leviathan Canada Canada's Wonderland Giga coaster Bolliger & Mabillard May 6 [10]
Manta United States SeaWorld San Diego Launched roller coaster Mack Rides May 26 [11]
OzIris France Parc Astérix Inverted roller coaster Bolliger & Mabillard April 7 [12]
Polar X-plorer Denmark Legoland Billund Family roller coaster Zierer April 29 [13]
Shambhala: Expedición al Himalaya Spain PortAventura Park Hyper coaster Bolliger & Mabillard May 12 [14]
Skyrush United States Hersheypark Hyper coaster Intamin May 26 [15]
Superman: Ultimate Flight United States Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Launched roller coaster Premier Rides June 30 [16]
The Swarm Thorpe Park Wing Coaster Bolliger & Mabillard March 15 [17]
Tren de la mina Spain Parque de Atracciones Madrid Family roller coaster Gerstlauer March 30 [18]
Verbolten United States Busch Gardens Williamsburg Launched roller coaster Zierer May 18 [19]
Wild Eagle United States Dollywood Wing Coaster Bolliger & Mabillard March 24 [20]
Wodan Timbur Coaster Germany Europa-Park Wooden roller coaster Great Coasters International March 31 [21]
X-Flight United States Six Flags Great America Wing Coaster Bolliger & Mabillard May 16 [22]

Relocated

Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened Formerly
Apocalypse United States Six Flags America Stand-up roller coaster Bolliger & Mabillard June 7 Iron Wolf at Six Flags Great America [23]
Cliffhanger United States Glenwood Caverns Steel roller coaster S&MC June 15 Thunderbolt at Celebration City [24]
Goliath United States Six Flags New England Giant Inverted Boomerang Vekoma May 25 Déjà Vu at Six Flags Magic Mountain [25]
Stinger United States Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom Invertigo Vekoma April 28 Invertigo at California's Great America [26]
Triops France Bagatelle Invertigo Vekoma June 10 Tornado at Sommerland Syd [27]
Wild West Express Coaster United States Glenwood Caverns Steel roller coaster Zierer May 25 Endicott Emerald Mine at Wild Zone Adventures [24]
Western-Expressen Norway TusenFryd Sit Down roller coaster Vekoma April 28 Family Adventure at Mirabilandia [28]

Refurbished

Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened Formerly
Arkham Asylum – Shock Therapy Australia Warner Bros. Movie World Suspended Looping Coaster Vekoma April 7 Lethal Weapon – The Ride [29]
Cosmic Coaster United States Worlds of Fun Junior roller coaster Preston & Barbieri April 14 Wacky Worm
The Barnstormer United States Magic Kingdom Junior roller coaster Vekoma March 12 The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm [30]
Escape from Madagascar Australia Dreamworld Suspended Family Coaster Vekoma March 31 Sky Rocket
Hoot N Holler United States Darien Lake Junior roller coaster Zierer May 12 Brain Teaser [31]
Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast United States Six Flags Over Texas
United States Six Flags St. Louis		 Launched roller coaster Premier Rides May 12
May 5		 Mr. Freeze [32][33]
Twisted Typhoon United States Wild Adventures Inverted roller coaster Vekoma 2012 Hangman [34]

Other attractions

New

Name Park Type Opened
Adventure Alley United States Six Flags Great Adventure Themed area April 5 [35]
Air Jumbo United States Six Flags Great Adventure Aerial carousel May 23 [35]
Alpine Freefalls United States Great Escape ProSlide water slide complex June 2 [36]
Angry Birds Land Finland Särkänniemi Themed area June 8 [37]
Aquanura Netherlands Efteling Dancing fountain show May 31
Big Red Boat Australia Dreamworld Rockin' Tug December 14 [38]
Black Widow United States Kennywood Zamperla pendulum ride June 8 [39]
Bonzai Pipeline United States Six Flags St. Louis ProSlide SuperLoop May 26 [40]
Buena Vista Street United States Disney California Adventure Themed area June 15
Burnout Australia Funfields Chance Rides Trabant November 23 [41][42]
Cars Land United States Disney California Adventure Themed area June 15 [43]
Celebrate the Magic United States Magic Kingdom Nighttime spectacular November 13 [44]
Celebration Plaza United States Cedar Point Themed area June 8
Constrictor Australia Wet'n'Wild Water World WhiteWater West Family Constrictor water slide September 28 [45]
Das verrückte Hotel Tartüff Germany Phantasialand Funhouse June 23
Déjà Vu United States Six Flags Great Adventure Scrambler May 23
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem United States Universal Studios Florida Infitec 3D simulator ride July 2 [46]
Dinosaur Island Australia Sea World Dinosaur exhibit June 16 [47]
Dinosaurs Alive! Canada Canada's Wonderland
United States Cedar Point
United States Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
United States Kings Dominion		 Dinosaur exhibit May 6
May 12
April 28
April 6		 [48][49][50][51]
Disney Dreams! France Disneyland Park (Paris) Nighttime spectacular April 1 [52]
Dragster H2O United States Soak City: Cedar Point Multi-lane racer May 27 [53]
DreamWorks Experience Australia Dreamworld Themed area March 31 [54]
Fender Benders United States Six Flags Great Adventure Bumper Cars August 7
Geyser Gulch China Hong Kong Disneyland Water play area July 13
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs England Alton Towers
Italy Gardaland
Australia Warner Bros. Movie World
Germany Movie Park Germany		 4D film March 24
March 31
June 23
March 31
Justice League: Alien Invasion 3D Australia Warner Bros. Movie World Sally Corporation 3D Shooting Dark ride September 22 [55]
King Cobra United States Six Flags Hurricane Harbor: New Jersey Polin King Cobra July 24 [56]
Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom United States Six Flags Magic Mountain Intamin Drop tower July 7 [57]
Luigi's Flying Tires United States Disney California Adventure Flying Saucers attraction June 15 [43]
Luminosity — Ignite the Night! United States Cedar Point Nighttime show June 8
Mad T Party United States Disney California Adventure Nighttime Show June 15
Madagascar Live! Prepare to Party England Chessington World of Adventures Live Show March 31
Mammoth United States Holiday World & Splashin' Safari ProSlide water coaster May 11 [58]
Mater's Junkyard Jamboree United States Disney California Adventure Unknown June 15 [43]
Nemesis: Sub-Terra England Alton Towers ABC Drop Tower March 24 [59]
New Fantasyland United States Magic Kingdom Themed area December 6
New Test Track United States Epcot High speed simulated test track December 6
Pandamonium Australia Dreamworld Air Race December 21 [38][60]
Pirate Reef United States Legoland California Hopkins Shoot-the-Chutes May 24 [61]
Quadzilla United States Noah's Ark Water Park Mat Slides Unknown [62]
Radiator Springs Racers United States Disney California Adventure Racing dark ride June 15 [43][63]
Red Car Trolley United States Disney California Adventure Tram ride June 15 [43][64]
RipTide United States Morey's Piers Pirate Ship Summer 2012
SkyPoint Climb Australia Q1 External building walk January 14 [65]
SkyScreamer United States Six Flags Fiesta Texas
United States Six Flags Great Adventure		 Tower swinger May 27
May 23		 [66][67]
Sling Shot United States Six Flags Magic Mountain Funtime Sling Shot December 15
Sparkler United States Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Tower swinger May 11 [68]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shell Shock United States Nickelodeon Universe Gerstlauer Sky Fly March 17 [69]
Texas Star Flyer United States Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier Tower swinger July 27 [8]
Tidal Wave Bay United States Soak City: Kings Island Wave pool May 27
Toy Story Midway Mania! Japan Tokyo DisneySea Interactive 4D ride July 9 [70]
Transformers: The Ride 3D United States Universal Studios Hollywood Dark ride May 24 [71]
Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid United States Magic Kingdom Omnimover dark ride December 6 [72]
Universal's Cinematic Spectacular: 100 Years of Movie Memories United States Universal Studios Florida Nighttime spectacular May 8 [73]
Universal's Superstar Parade United States Universal Studios Florida Parade May 8 [73]
Vol Ultime Canada La Ronde Tower swinger May 19 [74]
WindSeeker United States Carowinds
United States Kings Dominion		 Tower swinger March 31
April 6		 [75][76]

Closed attractions & roller coasters

Name Park Type Manufacturer Closed
Cactus Coaster United States Elitch Gardens Family roller coaster Allan Herschell Company October 28 [77]
Disaster Transport United States Cedar Point Bobsled roller coaster Intamin July 29 [78]
Flashback United States Six Flags Over Texas Boomerang Vekoma September 3 [79]
Hurricane United States Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Hurricane S.D.C. September 3 [80]
Pandemonium United States Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Spinning roller coaster Gerstlauer January 1 [81]
Adventure Golf United States Valleyfair Mini Golf Unknown Unknown
Avalanche Australia Dreamworld Matterhorn Bertazzon Rides July 15
Catapult United States Six Flags New England Sky Swatter S&S Worldwide October 28
Congo River United States Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Lazy River Unknown Unknown
DreamWorks Holiday Shrektacular Australia Dreamworld Live show Unknown January 27
ElecTRONica United States Disney California Adventure Nighttime show Walt Disney Imagineering April 15 [82]
Glow in the Park Parade United States Six Flags Great America Parade — Unknown
Inferis Italy Gardaland Horror House Unknown January 6
Jaws United States Universal Studios Florida Water ride MCA Planning and Development January 2 [83]
Journey to the Center of the Earth 4-D Adventure Australia Warner Bros. Movie World 4D film Iwerks Entertainment June 4
KidZville United States Kings Dominion Themed area — October [84]
Perilous Plunge United States Knott's Berry Farm Shoot the Chute Intamin September 3 [85]
Raging Seas United States Darien Lake Seesturmbahn Mack Rides Unknown
Roller Soaker United States Hersheypark Suspended roller coaster Setpoint September 3 [86]
Rowdys Ridge United States Darien Lake 3 rides
Snow White's Scary Adventures United States Magic Kingdom Dark ride Walt Disney Imagineering May 31 [87]
Space Spiral United States Cedar Point Gyro tower Von Roll August 14 [88]
Star Jet United States Casino Pier Steel roller coaster E&F Miler Industries October 29 [89]
Star Tours Japan Tokyo Disneyland Motion simulator Walt Disney Imagineering April 2 [90]
Stingray Australia Dreamworld Trabant Chance Rides May
T2-3D: Battle Across Time United States Universal Studios Hollywood 4-D film Universal Creative December 31
Texas Chute Out United States Six Flags Over Texas Parachute Drop Intamin September 3 [79]
Thunder Alley United States Kings Island Go-karts R.E. Enterprises Unknown
Timber Tower United States Dollywood Topple Tower HUSS Unknown
Tree Top Racers United States Adventure City Wild Mouse Miler Manufacturing Unknown [91]
Wheelie United States Six Flags Over Georgia Enterprise Schwarzkopf October 28
WindSeeker United States Knott's Berry Farm Wind Seeker Mondial September 19 [92]

Themed Accommodation

New

Name Park Theme Opening ref(s)
Disney's Art of Animation Resort Walt Disney World Disney Animated Films May 31
Hotel Bell Rock Europa-Park New England June 27

Amusement parks in terms of attendance

Worldwide

This section list the top 25 largest amusement parks worldwide in order of annual attendance in 2012.

RankAmusement parkLocation2012 Attendance[93]
1Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World ResortLake Buena Vista, Florida, US17,536,000
2Disneyland at Disneyland ResortAnaheim, California, US15,963,000
3Tokyo DisneylandTokyo, Japan14,847,000
4Tokyo DisneySeaTokyo, Japan12,656,000
5Disneyland Park at Disneyland ParisMarne-la-Vallée, France11,200,000
6Epcot at Walt Disney World ResortLake Buena Vista, Florida, US11,063,000
7Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World ResortLake Buena Vista, Florida, US9,998,000
8Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World ResortLake Buena Vista, Florida, US9,912,000
9Universal Studios JapanOsaka, Japan8,700,000
10Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando ResortOrlando, Florida, US7,981,000
11Disney California Adventure at Disneyland ResortAnaheim, California, US7,775,000
12Ocean Park Hong KongHong Kong, China7,436,000
13EverlandYongin, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea6,853,000
14Hong Kong DisneylandHong Kong, China6,700,000
15Lotte WorldSeoul, South Korea6,383,000
16Universal Studios Florida at Universal Orlando ResortOrlando, Florida, US6,195,000
17Universal Studios HollywoodUniversal City, California, US5,912,000
18Nagashima Spa LandKuwana, Japan5,850,000
19SeaWorld OrlandoOrlando, Florida, US5,358,000
20Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland ParisMarne-la-Vallée, France4,800,000
21Europa-ParkRust, Germany4,600,000
22SeaWorld San DiegoSan Diego, California, US4,444,000
23Busch Gardens Tampa BayTampa, Florida, US4,348,000
24EftelingKaatsheuvel, Netherlands4,200,000
25OCT EastShenzhen, China4,196,000

Poll rankings

Golden Ticket Awards

The 2012 Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards were held at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

Category2012 RecipientLocationVote
Best New Ride (Amusement Park)Wild EagleDollywood
Best New Ride (Waterpark)MammothHoliday World & Splashin' Safari
Best Amusement ParkCedar PointSandusky, Ohio
Best WaterparkSchlitterbahnNew Braunfels, Texas
Best Children's ParkIdlewild and Soak ZoneLigonier, Pennsylvania
Best Marine Life ParkSeaWorld OrlandoOrlando, Florida
Best Seaside ParkSanta Cruz Beach BoardwalkSanta Cruz, California
Best Indoor WaterparkSchlitterbahn Galveston IslandGalveston, Texas
Friendliest ParkDollywoodPigeon Forge, Tennessee
Cleanest ParkHoliday World & Splashin' SafariSanta Claus, Indiana
Best ShowsDollywoodPigeon Forge, Tennessee
Best FoodDollywoodPigeon Forge, Tennessee
Best Water Ride (Park)Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw FallsIslands of Adventure
Best Waterpark RideWildebeestHoliday World & Splashin' Safari
Best Kids' AreaKings IslandMason, Ohio
Best Dark RideHarry Potter and the Forbidden JourneyIslands of Adventure
Best Outdoor Show ProductionEpcotBay Lake, Florida
Best LandscapingBusch Gardens WilliamsburgWilliamsburg, Virginia
Best Halloween EventUniversal Orlando ResortOrlando, Florida
Best Christmas EventDollywoodPigeon Forge, Tennessee
Best CarouselKnoebels Amusement ResortElysburg, Pennsylvania
Best Indoor CoasterRevenge of the MummyUniversal Studios Orlando
Best Funhouse/Walk-Through AttractionNoah's ArkKennywood
Top 10 Steel Roller Coasters
Rank2012 RecipientParkSupplierPoints
1Millennium ForceCedar PointIntamin1272
2BizarroSix Flags New EnglandIntamin946
3NitroSix Flags Great AdventureB&M650
4Apollo's ChariotBusch Gardens WilliamsburgB&M597
5New Texas GiantSix Flags Over TexasRocky Mountain Construction564
6Expedition GeForceHoliday ParkIntamin537
7IntimidatorCarowindsB&M520
8Magnum XL-200Cedar PointArrow480
9GoliathSix Flags Over GeorgiaB&M444
10DiamondbackKings IslandB&M395
Top 10 Wooden Roller Coasters
Rank2012 RecipientParkSupplierPoints
1El ToroSix Flags Great AdventureIntamin1279
2The VoyageHoliday World & Splashin' SafariThe Gravity Group1190
3PhoenixKnoebels Amusement ResortPTC/Schmeck1091
4ThunderheadDollywoodGCI1018
5Boulder DashLake CompounceCCI1009
6Ravine Flyer IIWaldameer ParkThe Gravity Group762
7The BeastKings IslandKECO677
8The RavenHoliday World & Splashin' SafariCCI385
9Shivering TimbersMichigan's AdventureCCI378
10BalderLisebergIntamin364

Best Roller Coaster Poll

Mitch Hawker's Best Roller Coaster Poll is yet to be held for 2012.[94]

Top 10 Steel Roller Coasters
RankNameParkLocationManufacturerDebut Year
1Expedition GeForceHoliday ParkGermanyIntamin2001
2BizarroSix Flags New EnglandUnited States2000
3New Texas GiantSix Flags Over TexasUnited StatesRocky Mountain Construction1990
4Intimidator 305Kings DominionUnited StatesIntamin2010
5KawasemiTobu Zoo ParkJapan2008
6Shambhala: Expedición al HimalayaPortAventura ParkSpainBolliger & Mabillard2012
7SkyrushHersheyparkUnited StatesIntamin2012
8iSpeedMirabilandiaItaly2009
9KatunBolliger & Mabillard2000
MaverickCedar PointUnited StatesIntamin2007
Mega-LiteHappy Valley ShanghaiChina2009

Records broken

Record nameRecord attributeRideAmusement ParkDate broken
Amusement park with the most number of roller coasters17 roller coastersUnited States Six Flags Magic MountainMay 2[note 1][95]
World's Longest Water Coaster 1,763 feet (537 m) Mammoth United States Holiday World & Splashin' Safari May 11 [58]
World's Tallest Vertical Drop Ride 400 feet (120 m) Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom United States Six Flags Magic Mountain July 7 [57]

See also

  • List of roller coaster rankings
  • Category:Amusement rides introduced in 2012
  • Category:Roller coasters introduced in 2012
  • Category:Amusement rides that closed in 2012

Notes

  1. ↑ Cedar Point has since removed WildCat resulting in their coaster count to drop to 16 and now Six Flags Magic Mountain has the lead with 17 coasters.

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