# 2017 in amusement parks

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This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2017. These various lists are not exhaustive.

## Amusement parks
### Opening

* Malaysia Movie Animation Park Studios – June 26
* Spain Ferrari Land – April 7
* United States Volcano Bay – May 25
* United States Park at OWA – July 21
* Japan Legoland Japan – April 1
* Indonesia Jawa Timur Park 3 – December 11
* Belgium Comic Station Antwerp

### Change of ownership

* Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Concord – Premier Parks » Six Flags

### Birthday

* United States Adventureland (New York) - 55th birthday
* Germany Phantasialand – 50th birthday
* United States Epcot – 35th birthday
* France Disneyland Paris – 25th birthday
* England Chessington World of Adventures – 30th birthday
* United States Kentucky Kingdom - 30th birthday
* United States Kings Island – 45th birthday
* New Zealand Rainbow's End - 35th birthday
* United States Six Flags Fiesta Texas – 25th birthday
* United States Six Flags Over Georgia – 50th birthday
* France Walt Disney Studios Park – 15th birthday
* Canada La Ronde – 50th birthday
* Australia Luna Park Melbourne – 105th birthday
* Italy Mirabilandia – 25th birthday
* France Futuroscope – 30th birthday
* Netherlands Efteling – 65th birthday
* Hong Kong, China Ocean Park Hong Kong – 40th birthday
* United States Wild Waves Theme Park - 40th birthday

### Closed

* Space World – December 31
* Sega Republic – June 1
* Boomers! Fresno – September 4

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

| Name | Park | Type | Manufacturer | Opened |
| Alien | Fun Park Biograd | Wild Mouse roller coaster | Beijing Jiuhua Amusement Rides Manufacturing Co. | July 15 |
| Arashi | Nagashima Spa Land | 4th Dimension roller coaster | S&S Worldwide | March 10 |
| Boomerang | Energylandia | Boomerang roller coaster | Vekoma | April 29 |
| Boomerang Roller Coaster | Wuhan Zhongshan Park | Steel roller coaster | Hebei Zhongye Metallurgical Equipment Manufacturing | May 23 |
| Capitol Bullet Train | Motiongate Dubai | Launched roller coaster | Mack Rides | October 20 |
| Children Walker Car | Visionland | Steel roller coaster | Golden Horse | July 6 |
| Circus Coaster | Energylandia | Junior roller coaster | SBF Visa Group | April 17 |
| Crazy Mouse | Park at OWA | Spinning roller coaster | Zamperla | July 21 |
| Crazy Skateboard | Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park | Steel roller coaster | Beijing Jiuhua Amusement Rides Manufacturing Co. | 2017 |
| Crazy Skaters | Shengming Universal City | Steel roller coaster | Beijing Jiuhua Amusement Rides Manufacturing Co. | September 27 |
| Dawson Duel | Bellewaerde | Summer toboggan | Wiegand | May 5 |
| DC Rivals HyperCoaster | Warner Bros. Movie World | Hypercoaster | Mack Rides | September 22 |
| Drachenwirbel | Freizeitpark Plohn | Spinning roller coaster | SBF Visa Group | April 14 |
| DrageKongen | Djurs Sommerland | Suspended roller coaster | Intamin | May 6 |
| Dragon Coaster | Legoland Japan | Steel roller coaster | Zierer | April 1 |
| Dragon Gliders | Motiongate Dubai | Inverted roller coaster | Mack Rides | April 25 |
| Dragon's Apprentice | Legoland Japan | Junior roller coaster | Zamperla | April 1 |
| Drean Hunters Society | Legendia Śląskie Wesołe Miasteczko | Steel roller coaster | unknown | 2017 |
| Family Coaster | Happy Valley Chongqing | Boomerang roller coaster | Vekoma | 2017 |
| Fireball | Furuvik | Boomerang roller coaster | Vekoma | May 20 |
| Flame Dragon | Visionland | Steel roller coaster | unknown | July 6 |
| Flying Wing Coaster | Happy Valley Chongqing | Wing Coaster | Bolliger & Mabilliard | July 8 |
| Galaxy Express | Oriental Heritage | Suspended roller coaster | Vekoma | April 16 |
| GaleForce | Playland's Castaway Cove | Launched roller coaster | S&S Worldwide | May 26 |
| Gold Rush | Attractiepark Slagharen | Infinity Coaster | Gerstlauer | April 13 |
| Great Desert-Rally | Happy Valley Chengdu | Wooden roller coaster | Great Coasters International | August 8 |
| Heidi: The Ride | Plopsaland | Wooden roller coaster | Great Coasters International | April 2 |
| Hydrus | Casino Pier | Euro-Fighter roller coaster | Gerstlauer | May 6 |
| Hype | Särkänniemi Amusement Park | Launched roller coaster | Premier Rides | June 18 |
| InvadR | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Wooden roller coaster | Great Coasters International | April 7 |
| The Joker | Six Flags Great America Six Flags New England Six Flags Over Texas | 4th Dimension roller coaster | S&S Worldwide | May 27 May 20 May 27 |
| Jungle Trailblazer | Oriental Heritage, Xiamen | Wooden roller coaster | Martin & Vleminckx | April 16 |
| Lech Coaster | Legendia | Steel roller coaster | Vekoma | July 1 |
| Light Speed | Visionland | Steel roller coaster | Intamin | July 6 |
| Little Dragon's Flight | Dragon Park | Suspended Family Coaster | Vekoma | January 25 |
| Madagascar Mad Pursuit | Motiongate Dubai | Infinity Coaster | Gerstlauer | 2017 |
| Mine Blower | Fun Spot America, Kissimmee | Wooden roller coaster | The Gravity Group | June 23 |
| Mine Train Coaster | Dragon Park | Junior roller coaster | Vekoma | January 25 |
| Mine Train Coaster | Fun Park Biograd | Family roller coaster | SBF Visa Group | July 15 |
| Mine Train Coaster | Happy Valley Chongqing | Family roller coaster | Golden Horse | 2017 |
| Mystic Timbers | Kings Island | Wooden roller coaster | Great Coasters International | April 15 |
| Pégase Express | Parc Astérix | Family Launch Coaster | Gerstlauer | June 11 |
| Queen Cobra | Sun World Danang Wonders | Inverted roller coaster | Vekoma | January 27 |
| Red Force | Ferrari Land | Launched roller coaster | Intamin | April 7 |
| Rollin' Thunder | Park at OWA | Steel roller coaster | Zamperla | July 21 |
| Scary Toys Factory | Legendia | Steel roller coaster | unknown | 2017 |
| Serpent | Parc du Petit Prince | Family roller coaster | Zierer | April 8 |
| Sky Dragster | Skyline Park | Powered motorbike coaster | Maurer Rides | June 6 |
| Sky Rocket | Chimelong Paradise | Sky Rocket II | Premier Rides | September 26 |
| Smurf Village Express | Motiongate Dubai | Junior roller coaster | Gerstlauer | January 9 |
| Southern Express | Park at OWA | Junior roller coaster | Zamperla | July 21 |
| Star Trek: Operation Enterprise | Movie Park Germany | Launched roller coaster | Mack Rides | June 14 |
| Stunning Roller Coaster | Shengming Universal City | Spinning roller coaster | Golden Horse | September 27 |
| Super Cyclone | Santa's Village AZoosment Park | Steel roller coaster | Interpark | May 13 |
| Suspended Coaster | Window of the World | Suspended roller coaster | Beijing Jiuhua Amusement Rides Manufacturing Co. | December 24 |
| Turbo Track | Ferrari World | Shuttle roller coaster | Intamin | March 29 |
| Velikoluksky Miasokombinat-2 | Wonder Island | Steel roller coaster | Intamin | 2017 |
| Wave Breaker: The Rescue Coaster | Sea World San Antonio | Family Launch Coaster | Intamin | June 16 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser | Dollywood | Family roller Coaster | Zamperla | May 21 |
| Wild Waves | Playland's Castaway Cove | Steel roller coaster | E&F Miler Industries | September 7 |
| Zugo’s Crystal Quest | Movie Animation Park Studios | Spinning roller coaster | SBF Visa Group | June 26 |
| The Branson Coaster | The Branson Coaster | Mountain coaster | Wiegand | July 18 |

#### Relocated

| Name | Park | Type | Manufacturer | Opened | Formerly |
| Big Blue | Fun Park Biograd | Steel roller coaster | Schwarzkopf | July 15 | Twist and Shout at Loudoun Castle |
| Dragon's Run | Dragon Park | Steel roller coaster | Bolliger & Mabillard | January 25 | Time Machine at Freestyle Music Park |
| Creepy Crawler | Oakwood Theme Park | Steel roller coaster | Pinfari | August 1 | Space Coaster at M&Ds Scotland's Theme Park |
| Käpt'n Jack's Wilde Maus | Eifelpark | Wild Mouse roller coaster | Maurer Rides | April 8 | Holly's Wilde Autofahrt at Holiday Park |
| Looping | Southport Pleasureland | Steel roller coaster | Pinfari | August 10 | Grizzly at Kongeparken |

#### Refurbished

| Name | Park | Type | Manufacturer | Opened | Formerly |
| Do-Dodonpa | Fuji-Q Highland | Air compressed launch | S&S Worldwide | 2017 | Dodonpa |
| The Flying Cobras | Carowinds | Boomerang roller coaster | Vekoma | 2017 | Carolina Cobra |
| Patriot | California's Great America | Floorless roller coaster | Bolliger & Mabillard | April 1 | Vortex |
| Shaman | Gardaland | VR Steel roller coaster | Vekoma | April 8 | Magic Mountain |
| Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain | Disneyland Paris | Launched roller coaster | Vekoma | May 7 | Space Mountain: Mission 2 |

### Other attractions
#### New

| Name | Park | Type | Opened |
| Electro-Spin | Carowinds | Mondial Top Scan | March 2017 |
| Do-Si-Do | Carowinds | HUSS Troika | March 2017 |
| Zephyr | Carowinds | Zierer Wave Swinger | March 2017 |
| Rock 'N' Roller | Carowinds | Mack Music Express | March 2017 |
| Soaring Timbers | Canada's Wonderland | Mondial Inferno | May 2017 |
| Muskoka Plunge | Splash Works (Canada's Wonderland) | Trap-door body slides | June 2017 |
| Kung Fu Panda: Unstoppable Awesomeness | Motiongate Dubai | 3D motion simulator | March 11 |
| Panem Aerial Tour | Motiongate Dubai | 3D motion simulator | 2017 |
| Shrek's Fairy Tale Journey | Motiongate Dubai | Dark ride | 2017 |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: River Expedition | Motiongate Dubai | River rapids ride | February 17 |
| Iron Man Experience | Hong Kong Disneyland | 3D Motion simulator | January 11 |
| Justice League: Battle for Metropolis | Six Flags Great Adventure Six Flags Magic Mountain Six Flags Over Georgia | 3D Interactive Dark Ride | June 17 June 12 May 26 |
| Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon | Universal Studios Florida | 3D simulator ride | April 6 |
| Pandora - The World of Avatar | Disney's Animal Kingdom | Themed area | May 27 |
| Avatar Flight of Passage | Disney's Animal Kingdom | 3D augmented reality flight simulator | May 27 |
| Na'vi River Journey | Disney's Animal Kingdom | Dark boat ride | May 27 |
| Eye of the Storm | Kentucky Kingdom | Larson Super Loop | spring-summer |
| Hershey Triple Tower | Hersheypark | Droptower | April 8 |
| Ferrari Land | Ferrari Land at PortAventura World | Ferrari themed amusement park | April 7 |
| Loki | Liseberg | Gyro Swing | April 29 |
| Symbolica | Efteling | Trackless dark ride | July 1 |
| Voletarium | Europapark | Flying theater | June 3 |
| Ghostbusters 5D | Heide Park | 3D Interactive Dark Ride | 2017 |
| LEGO Ninjago World | Legoland Florida and Legoland California | Themed area | January 12 |
| Star Tours - The Adventures Continue | Disneyland Paris | Motion simulator | March 18 |
| Rivers of Light | Disney's Animal Kingdom | Nighttime show | February 17 |
| Wet'n'Wild Buggy | Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast | Tomcar buggies/dune buggy cars | January 4 |
| Wonder Women: Lasso of Truth | Six Flags America | Funtime Starflyer | March 15 |

#### Refurbished

| Name | Park | Type | Opened | Formerly |
| Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout! | Disney California Adventure | Drop tower | May 27 | The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror |
| Despicable Me Minion Mayhem | Universal Studios Japan | Motion simulator | April 21 | Back to the Future: The Ride |
| The Gruffalo River Ride Adventure | Chessington World of Adventures | Dark ride | March 18 | Bubbleworks |
| Nemo & Friends SeaRider | Tokyo Disneysea | Motion Simulator | May 12 | StormRider |
| Vintage Car Adventure | Dreamworld | Vintage car | September 16 | Avis Vintage Cars |
| Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade DreamLights | Tokyo Disneyland | Electrical Parade | July | None (The Frozen unit replace Snow White unit and the Beauty and the Beast unit replaced the Finding Nemo unit) |

## Closed attractions & roller coasters

| Name | Park | Type | Closed |
| Avalanche | Timber Falls Adventure Park | Wooden roller coaster | 2017 |
| Big Ohhhh! | Fun Plex | Steel roller coaster | 2017 |
| Boomerang | Knott's Berry Farm | Boomerang roller coaster | April 23 |
| Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters | Hong Kong Disneyland | Shooting dark ride | August 31 |
| CinéMagique | Walt Disney Studios Park | Cinema | March 29 |
| Curse of DarKastle | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Dark ride | September 4 |
| Dinosaurs Alive! | Kings Island | Walk-through exhibit | October 29 |
| Dragon Challenge | Islands of Adventure | Dual Inverted roller coasters | September 4 |
| Finnish Fling | Worlds of Fun | Rotor | October 29 |
| Galaxi | Palace Playland | Steel roller coaster | September 4 |
| Georgia Cyclone | Six Flags Over Georgia | Wooden roller coaster | July 30 |
| Grand Circuit Raceway | Tokyo Disneyland | Futuristic Car Ride | January 11 |
| Grand Canyon | Bugok Hawaii | Steel roller coaster | May 28 |
| The Great Movie Ride | Disney's Hollywood Studios | Dark ride | August 13 |
| Green Lantern: First Flight | Six Flags Magic Mountain | 4th Dimension roller coaster | July 2017 |
| H.M.B. Endeavor | California's Great America | Looping Starship | October 29 |
| King Chaos | Six Flags Great America | Top Spin | August 27 |
| Launch Pad | Canada's Wonderland | Trampoline Pad (Up-charge attraction) | October 30 |
| Log Jammer | Kennywood | Log flume | September 17 |
| Logger’s Run | California’s Great America | Log flume | October 29 |
| Looping Thunder | Oaks Amusement Park | Steel roller coaster | September 24 |
| Max Speed | Suzhou Amusement Land | Shuttle Loop roller coaster | October 31 |
| Power Surge | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | Shoot the Chute | July 23 |
| River Battle | Dollywood | Interactive boat ride | September 4 |
| Shrek 4-D | Universal Studios Hollywood | 4-D attraction | August 13 |
| Slammer | Thorpe Park Resort | Sky Swatter | May 2 |
| Sand Dune Lagoon | Carolina Harbor | Relaxation Area | 2017 |
| Silver Mine | Freizeitpark Plohn | Steel roller coaster | October 31 |
| Stinger | Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom | Inverted boomerang roller coaster | October 29 |
| Star Jets | Tokyo Disneyland | Spinning Spaceship | October 10 |
| Submarine Quest | SeaWorld San Diego | Kids Submarine ride | 2017 |
| Suspended Looping Coaster | Suzhou Amusement Land | Suspended Looping Coaster | October 31 |
| T2-3D: Battle Across Time | Universal Studios Florida | 3-D and live-action show | October 8 |
| The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror | Disney California Adventure | Dark ride | January 2 |
| Thunder Coaster | Nasu Highland Park | Steel roller coaster | November 26 |
| Universe of Energy | Epcot | Traveling theater dark ride | August 13 |
| Wild Mouse | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Wooden Wild Mouse | August 6 |
| Xtreme | Blue Bayou Dixie Landing | Spinning roller coaster | 2017 |