# 2021 in amusement parks

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This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2021. These various lists are not exhaustive.

## Amusement parks
### Opening

* Armenia Yerevan Park – May 15
* Czech Republic Majaland Praha
* China Hot Go Dreamworld
* China Universal Studios Beijing – September 1 (soft opening) September 20 (grand opening)
* U.S. Legoland New York – May 29
* China Fantasy Valley
* China Fenghuang Paradise - January 1
* China Fuli Ocean Happy World
* Qatar Doha Oasis Quest
* China Jinan Sunac Land
* Italy Legoland Water Park Gardaland – June 15
* China Fuli Ocean Happy World - December 22

### Reopened

* Belgium Plopsa Station Antwerp – October 2021

### Change of name

* Belgium Comic Station Antwerp » Plopsa Station Antwerp
* U.S. Fantasy Island » Niagara Amusement Park & Splash World
* U.S. Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Gurnee » Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago

### Change of ownership

* U.S. Clementon Park and Splash World – Premier Parks, LLC » Indiana Beach Holdings, LLC (now known as IB Parks & Entertainment)
* U.S. Fantasy Island – Apex Parks Group » Indiana Beach Holdings, LLC (now known as IB Parks & Entertainment)
* U.S. Kentucky Kingdom – Themeparks LLC » Herschend Family Entertainment
* U.S. Adventureland – Adventure Lands of America Inc. » Palace Entertainment

### Birthday

* Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park - 35th birthday
* California's Great America - 45th birthday
* Walt Disney World Resort - 50th birthday
* Canada's Wonderland - 40th birthday
* Chimelong Paradise - 15th birthday
* Disney California Adventure - 20th birthday
* Dreamworld - 40th birthday
* Lagoon Amusement Park - 135th birthday
* Legoland Florida - 10th birthday
* Magic Kingdom - 50th birthday
* Michigan's Adventure - 65th birthday
* MagicLand - 20th birthday
* Toverland - 20th birthday
* Trans Studio Bandung - 10th birthday
* Six Flags Great America - 45th birthday
* Six Flags Magic Mountain - 50th birthday
* Six Flags Over Texas - 60th birthday
* Six Flags St. Louis - 50th birthday
* Sea World - 50th birthday
* Valleyfair - 45th birthday
* Warner Bros. Movie World - 30th birthday
* WhiteWater World - 15th birthday

### Closed

* Fenghuang Paradise
* Aquatica San Diego – September 12
* De Valkenier – July
* Barry's Amusements

## Additions
### Roller coasters
#### New

| Name | Park | Type | Manufacturer | Opened |
| Abyssus | Energylandia | Steel Launched roller coaster | Vekoma | July 14 |
| All Speeds | Sunac Land Chengdu | Launched roller coaster | Intamin | December 31 |
| Barreling Rapids | Austin's Park | Spinning roller coaster | SBF Visa Group | April 16 |
| Big Dipper | Luna Park Sydney | Hot Racer Coaster | Intamin | December 26 |
| Blue Fire | Xuzhou Paradise | Launched roller coaster | Mack Rides | December 30 |
| Bolt | Skytropolis Funland | Powered roller coaster | Beijing Shibaolai Amusement Equipment | 2021 |
| Bolt | Mardi Gras | Spike Dragster | Maurer Rides | July 31 |
| Boomerang | Luna Park Sydney | Shuttle Family Coaster | Gerstlauer | October 23 |
| Boomerang | Yerevan Park | Family Boomerang roller coaster | Vekoma | May 15 |
| Crazy Coaster | Funland Theme Park | Spinning roller coaster | SBF Visa Group | 2021 |
| Cross Magic Ring | Dragon Valley Theme Park | Steel roller coaster | Beijing Shibaolai Amusement Equipment | 2021 |
| The Decepticoaster | Universal Studios Beijing | Steel Launched roller coaster | Bolliger & Mabillard | September 20 |
| Dingo Racer | Aussie World | Spinning roller coaster | Reverchon | 2021 |
| Dragon Coaster | Legoland New York | Steel Family roller coaster | Zierer | July 9 |
| Dragon in the Jungle | Dragon Valley Theme Park | Launched roller coaster | Vekoma | 2021 |
| Dragon Slayer | Adventureland | 4th Dimension roller coaster | S&S – Sansei Technologies | May 29 |
| Dragon Train | Jinan Sunac Land | Family roller coaster | Golden Horse | 2021 |
| Dragon's Apprentice | Legoland New York | Family Gravity Coaster | Zamperla | July 9 |
| EpiQ Coaster | Doha Quest | Steel Launched roller coaster | Premier Rides | 2021 |
| €uro Coaster | Funland Theme Park | Steel roller coaster | SBF Visa Group | 2021 |
| Family Roller Coaster | Fantasy Island | Junior roller Coaster | Güven Amusement Rides Factory | 2021 |
| Farm Roller Coaster | Fenghuang Paradise | Wild mouse | Guohui Machinery | January 1 |
| Fighter Jet | Fanta Park Glorious Orient Ganzhou | Launched roller coaster | Vekoma | May 28 |
| Fighter Jet | Fanta Park Glorious Orient Ningbo | Launched roller coaster | Vekoma | September 7 |
| Flash Coaster | Yerevan Park | Steel roller coaster | Zierer | May 15 |
| Flight of the Hippogriff | Universal Studios Beijing | YoungStar Coaster | Mack Rides | September 20 |
| Fly with Flap | Doha Quest | Cloud Coaster | Extreme Engineering | 2021 |
| Fridolin's verrückter Zauberexpress | Fantasiana | Family Launched roller coaster | ART Engineering GmbH | July 17 |
| Frontline Charge | Fanta Park Glorious Orient Ganzhou | Family Boomerang | Vekoma | May 28 |
| Frontline Charge | Fanta Park Glorious Orient Ningbo | Family Boomerang | Vekoma | September 7 |
| Fun in the Sun | Funplex, Myrtle Beach | Big Air Coaster | SBF Visa Group | May 21 |
| Grand Prix Racers | Gulliver's Valley Resort | Family roller coaster | SBF Visa Group | May 28 |
| GraviTrax | Ravensburger Spieleland | Big Air Coaster | SBF Visa Group | June 22 |
| Happy Coaster | Yerevan Park | Spinning roller coaster | SBF Visa Group | May 15 |
| Jersey Devil Coaster | Six Flags Great Adventure | Steel roller coaster | Rocky Mountain Construction | June 13 |
| Jurassic Flyers | Universal Studios Beijing | Inverted Powered Coaster | Mack Rides | September 30 |
| Kondaa | Walibi Belgium | Steel Megacoaster | Intamin | May 8 |
| Krampus Expédition | Nigloland | Water coaster | Mack Rides | June 12 |
| Legendary Twin Dragon | Chongqing Sunac Land | Impulse roller coaster | Intamin | February 3 |
| Light Explorers | Energylandia | Family Boomerang roller coaster | Vekoma | July 14 |
| Lipovitan Rocket☆Luna | Yomiuriland | Inverted roller coaster | Gerstlauer | November 12 |
| Little Nipper | Luna Park Sydney | Kiddy Coaster | Preston & Barbieri | October 23 |
| Loop-Dee Doop-Dee | Universal Studios Beijing | Steel Family roller coaster | Golden Horse | September 20 |
| Merkant | Mandoria | Bob Coaster | Gerstlauer | July 8 |
| Monster | Gröna Lund | Inverted roller coaster | Bolliger & Mabillard | June 2 |
| Movie Park Studios | Movie Park Germany | Multidimensional Coaster | Intamin | 2021 |
| Mroczny Dwór | Mandoria | Spinning roller coaster | SBF Visa Group | July 8 |
| Oryx Express | Doha Quest | Indoor Junior Coaster | Vekoma | 2021 |
| Phoenix | Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park | Suspended Family Coaster | Vekoma | July 2 |
| Power Coaster | Rowdy Bear Ridge Adventure Park | CoasterKart | Wiegand | March 13 |
| Roller Coaster | Jinan Sunac Land | Spinning roller coaster | Nanfang Amusement Rides Co. | 2021 |
| Royal Knight | Jinan Sunac Land | Kiddy Coaster | Golden Horse | 2021 |
| Runaway Train | Funland Theme Park | Junior roller Coaster | unknown | 2021 |
| Skyflyer | Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park | Kiddy Coaster | SBF Visa Group | 2021 |
| Sky Track | Fanta Park Glorious Orient Ganzhou | Family roller coaster | unknown | May 28 |
| Space Twister | Doha Quest | Indoor Spinning roller coaster | SBF Visa Group | 2021 |
| Spinning Racer | Fantasy Island | Steel Spinning roller coaster | Maurer Rides | April 12 |
| Steel Taipan | Dreamworld | Steel Launched roller coaster | Mack Rides | December 15 |
| Storm Chaser | Paultons Park | Steel Spinning roller coaster | Mack Rides | April 12 |
| Stunt Pilot | Silverwood Theme Park | Steel roller coaster | Rocky Mountain Construction | May 29 |
| Taxi #1 | Bollywood Parks Dubai | Steel Family roller coaster | Zamperla | January 21 |
| The Ride to Happiness | Plopsaland De Panne | Xtreme Spinning Coaster | Mack Rides | July 21 |
| Tower Coaster | Zip World Tower | CoasterKart | Wiegand | July 3 |
| Treasure Minecar | Jinan Sunac Land | Family roller coaster | unknown | 2021 |
| Twin Dragon | Dragon Valley Theme Park | Dueling roller coaster | Golden Horse | 2021 |
| Twin Spin | Enchanted Kingdom | Spinning roller coaster | Mack Rides | June 5 |
| VelociCoaster | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Steel Blitz Coaster | Intamin | June 10 |
| Vic's Roller Coaster | Majaland Praha | Steel Family roller coaster | Zierer | December 27 |
| Wacky Worm | Coney Beach Pleasure Park | Junior roller Coaster | Güven Amusement Rides Factory | 2021 |
| Wooden Dragons Roller Coaster | Jinan Sunac Land | Wooden roller coaster | Martin & Vleminckx The Gravity Group | May 29 |
| Xolo Loca | Casino Pier | Big Air Coaster | SBF Visa Group | August 18 |
| Yan Coaster | Yerevan Park | Junior Coaster | Vekoma | May 15 |
| unknown | Golden City, Russia | Powered roller coaster | unknown | 2021 |
| unknown | Window of the World | Steel Launched roller coaster | S&S - Sansei Technologies | 2021 |

#### Relocated

| Name | Park | Type | Manufacturer | Opened | Formerly |
| Boomerang Hyper Coaster | Trans Studio Cibubur | Boomerang roller coaster | Vekoma | May 14 | Boomerang at Knott's Berry Farm |
| Looping Star | Clacton Pier | Steel roller coaster | Pinfari | October 23 | Looping Star at Codona's Amusement Park |
| Rocket | Southport Pleasureland | Steel Family roller coaster | Pinfari | June 5 | Crazy Train at Gulliver's Warrington |
| Silver Mountain | Mer de Sable | Junior roller Coaster | Vekoma | June 12 | Bushwacker at Ratanga Junction |
| Super Glider | Skytropolis Funland | Flying roller coaster | Zamperla | 2021 | Flying Coaster at Genting Theme Park |
| unknown | Golden City, Russia | Accelerator Coaster | Intamin | 2021 | Zaturn at Space World |

#### Refurbished

| Name | Park | Type | Manufacturer | Opened | Formerly |
| Flucht von Novgorod | Hansa-Park | Launched Euro-Fighter | Gerstlauer | 2021 | — |
| Lightning Rod | Dollywood | Hybrid Launched roller coaster | Rocky Mountain Construction | March | — |
| Lil' Devil Coaster | Six Flags Great Adventure | Kiddie roller coaster | Zamperla | 2021 | Road Runner Railway |
| The Riddler Mindbender | Six Flags Over Georgia | Steel roller coaster | Anton Schwarzkopf | September 18 | Mind Bender |
| Road Runner Rollercoaster | Warner Bros. Movie World | Steel Junior coaster | Vekoma | September 14 | — |
| Woodstock Express | Michigan's Adventure | Junior roller Coaster | Chance Rides | May 29 | Big Dipper |

### Other attractions
#### New

| Name | Park | Type | Opened |
| Adirondack Outlaw | The Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor | Funtime Vomatron | July |
| Bay Glory | Qianhai | Ferris wheel | April 18 |
| Beagle Brigade Airfield | Canada's Wonderland | Zamperla Flying Tigers | July 7 |
| The Blue Barnacle | Chessington World of Adventures | Pirate Ship | April 16 |
| Bug | Luna Park Sydney | Mini ferris wheel | October 23 |
| Cloud Nine | Luna Park Sydney | Samba Balloons | October 23 |
| Croc Drop | Chessington World of Adventures | Drop tower | April 12 |
| Count Kenny's Mystery Mansion | Dreamworld | Seasonal walk-through attraction | October 16 |
| Dare Devil Dive Flying Machines | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | Zamperla Super Air Race | March 6 |
| Despicable Me Minion Mayhem | Universal Studios Beijing | Motion Simulator | July 5 |
| Disney Enchantment | Magic Kingdom | Fireworks show | October 1 |
| Doctor Strange: Journey into the Mystic Arts | Disney California Adventure | Stage show | June 4 |
| Double Barrel | Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast | Inline tube slides | December 10 |
| Emmet's Flying Adventure | Legoland California | Flying Theater Simulator ride | 2021 |
| FlyOver Las Vegas | Las Vegas | Flying theater | 2021 |
| Freaky Frogs | Luna Park Sydney | Jump Around | October 23 |
| The Harvest Eatery/Winterville | Dreamworld | Food precinct | June 25 |
| H20asis | Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast | Splash pad | December 10 |
| Harley Quinn Spinsanity | Six Flags America | Zamperla Giant Discovery Frisbee | 2021 |
| Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey | Universal Studios Beijing | RoboCoaster G2 Dark ride | July 5 |
| KABOOM! | Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast | Water coaster | December 10 |
| The LEGO Movie World | Legoland California Legoland Billund | Themed area | May 27 |
| Lights Camera Action! | Universal Studios Beijing | Special Effects Show | July 5 |
| Loopy Lighthouse | Luna Park Sydney | Jumpin' Tower | October 23 |
| Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge | Universal Studios Japan | Augmented Reality Dark Ride | March 18 |
| Mountain Bay Cliff's | Canada's Wonderland (Splash Works) | Cliff-Jumping Attraction | July 7 |
| Remy's Ratatouille Adventure | Epcot | Trackless dark ride | October 1 |
| Silly Sub | Luna Park Sydney | Crazy Bus | October 23 |
| Sledgehammer | Luna Park Sydney | Discovery Revolution | 2021 |
| Snake River Expedition | Cedar Point | Riverboat | May 28 |
| Spring County Fair | Dreamworld | Annual spring event | September 17 |
| Super Ripper | Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast | Body slides | December 10 |
| Supergirl Sky Flyer | Six Flags New England | Zamperla Endeavour | 2021 |
| Super Nintendo World | Universal Studios Japan | Themed area | March 18 |
| SX360 | Aussie World | Typhoon 360 | June 18 |
| The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash! | Universal Studios Hollywood | Dark ride | April 8 |
| Top Scan | Coney Beach Pleasure Park | Top Scan | 2021 |
| Transformers: Battle for the AllSparks | Universal Studios Beijing | 3-D Special Effects Dark ride | July 5 |
| Tsunami Surge | Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago | Water coaster | May 29 |
| WaterWorld Stunt Show | Universal Studios Beijing | Water Stunt Show | July 5 |
| Web Slingers: A Spider-Man Adventure | Disney California Adventure | Interactive Dark ride | June 4 |

#### Relocated

| Name | Park | Type | Opened | Formerly | Ref(s) |
| Sea Warrior | Indiana Beach | Kasper Klaus (SDC) Polyp | 2021 | unknown at Lake Winnepesaukah | |

#### Refurbished

| Name | Park | Type | Opened | Formerly |
| Cave of Waves | WhiteWater World (Dreamworld) | Wave pool | September 17 | — |
| DreamWorks Destination | Universal Studios Florida | Theatre in the round | 2021 | A Day in the Park with Barney |
| Knott’s Bear-y Tales: Return to the Fair | Knott's Berry Farm | Interactive dark ride | May 21 | Voyage to the Iron Reef |
| Snow White's Enchanted Wish | Disneyland | Dark ride | April 30 | Snow White's Scary Adventures |
| The Hall of Presidents | Magic Kingdom | Multimedia and Audio-Animatronic show | 2021 | — |
| Wiggles Bay | WhiteWater World (Dreamworld) | Kids Play area and body slides | September 17 | — |

## Closed attractions & roller coasters

| Name | Park | Type | Closed |
| Blue Man Group Theatre | Universal Orlando | Theater | February 1 |
| BuzzSaw | Dreamworld | SkyLoop X-Coaster | August 31 |
| Canobie Corkscrew | Canobie Lake Park | Steel roller coaster | 2021 |
| The Dragon | Ocean Park Hong Kong | Steel roller coaster | 2021 |
| Epcot Forever | Epcot | Fireworks show | September 28 |
| Farm Roller Coaster | Fenghuang Paradise | Wild mouse | January |
| Happily Ever After | Magic Kingdom | Fireworks show | September 29 |
| Ignite the Dream, A Nighttime Spectacular of Magic and Light | Shanghai Disneyland Park | Multimedia, water, and pyrotechnic show | April 7 |
| Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple | Hong Kong Disneyland | Live show | May 31 |
| Melbourne Star | Melbourne Docklands | Ferris wheel | September 6 |
| Momonga Standing and Loop Coaster | Yomiuriland | TOGO Stand-up roller coaster | September 20 |
| Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom | Magic Kingdom | Interactive Game Attraction | January 24 |
| Top Thrill Dragster | Cedar Point | Launched roller coaster | August 15 |
| Wahoo Run | Adventure Island | Water slide | March |
| Wicked Twister | Cedar Point | Twisted Impulse Coaster | September 6 |
| Wild West Mine Train | Ocean Park Hong Kong | Mine train roller coaster | August 31 |

## Themed accommodation
### New

* Universal Beijing Resort — May 18 (soft opening) June 1 (grand opening)

## Incidents and accidents
### Fatal

* Adventureland - On 3 July, a raft carrying 6 passengers on the Raging River river rapids ride overturned, killing an 11-year-old boy and seriously injuring 3 others.
* Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park - On 5 September, a 6-year-old girl was killed after falling from the Haunted Mine Drop underground drop tower. The incident is currently under investigation.
* Hayrola Luna Park - A 19-year-old teenager chocked to death on her own vomit when she was riding the Kamikaze frisbee ride. The ride operators reportedly refused to stop the ride.
* Lagoon Amusement Park - A 32-year-old man fell almost 50 feet (15 m) to his death on the Sky Ride chair lift. He was seen clinging onto the safety bar.

### Non-fatal

* Blackpool Pleasure Beach - On 25 April, riders were forced to climb down the top of the lift hill on the Big One roller coaster at the Blackpool Pleasure Beach after it broke down.
* Cedar Point - On 15 August, a 44-year-old woman was seriously injured after she was struck by a L-shaped piece of metal while waiting in the queue for Top Thrill Dragster. The ride was closed for the remainder of the season.
* Six Flags Great Adventure - On 13 June, 2 riders were injured when the Saw Mill Log Flume tipped at an angle.
* Six Flags Great Adventure - On 29 June, the train on El Toro partially derailed when the rear car's up-stop wheels, which are designed to prevent the train from lifting off the track, moved out of place and up onto the track. There were no reported injuries.