2013 in amusement parks
Additions -- Roller coasters
Table:
Name

Park

Type

Manufacturer

Opened

Abyss
Australia Adventure World
Euro-Fighter roller coaster
Gerstlauer
November 1
[4]

Crazy Bird
People's Republic of China Happy Valley, Tianjin
El Loco
S&S Worldwide
December 22
[5]

Coast Rider
United States Knott's Berry Farm
Wild Mouse roller coaster
Mack Rides
May 25
[6]

Eldorado
Italy Etnaland
Steel roller coaster
S&S Worldwide
April 20
[7]

Fjord Flying Dragon
People's Republic of China Happy Valley, Tianjin
Wooden roller coaster
Martin & Vleminckx
July 27
[8]

Flying Turns
United States Knoebels Amusement Resort
Bobsled roller coaster
Knoebels Amusement Resort
October 5
[9]

Freedom Flyer
United States Fun Spot America
Suspended Family Coaster
Vekoma
June 8
[10]

Full Throttle
United States Six Flags Magic Mountain
Launched roller coaster
Premier Rides
June 22
[11]

GateKeeper
United States Cedar Point
Wing Coaster
Bolliger & Mabillard
May 11
[12]

Gold Striker
United States California's Great America
Wooden roller coaster
Great Coasters International
May 31
[13]

Hip Hop Coaster
Italy Etnaland
Steel roller coaster
Zamperla
April 20
[14]

Juvelen
Denmark Djurs Sommerland
Launched roller coaster
Intamin
May 4
[15]

Karacho
Germany Erlebnispark Tripsdrill
Infinity roller coaster
Gerstlauer
July 10
[16]

Nitro
India Adlabs Imagica
Floorless roller coaster
Bolliger & Mabillard
October 15
[17]

Outlaw Run
United States Silver Dollar City
Wooden roller coaster
Rocky Mountain Construction
March 15
[18]

Rattenmühle
Austria Familypark Neusiedlersee
Steel roller coaster
Gerstlauer
June 7

The Smiler
England Alton Towers
Infinity roller coaster
Gerstlauer
May 31
[19]

Storm
Italy Etnaland
Megacoaster
Mack Rides
April 20
[20]

Storm Coaster
Australia Sea World
Water Coaster
Mack Rides
December 2
[21]

Undertow
United States Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Spinning roller coaster
Maurer Söhne
October 19
[22]

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Abyss is a steel roller coaster located at the Adventure World amusement park in Perth , Western Australia . The $ 12-million attraction was announced in April 2013 , and construction began the following month . Six months later , the ride opened to the general public on 1 November 2013 . The Abyss is a Euro-Fighter , a roller coaster model from Gerstlauer that features a beyond-vertical first drop which exceeds 90 degrees . In addition to several inversions , the Abyss reaches a top speed of 85 kilometres per hour ( 53 mph ) along the two-minute , 630-metre-long ( 2,070 ft ) ride . The roller coaster has been well received by the public .
Adventure World is a theme park in Perth , Western Australia . It is located in Bibra Lake , 20 km from the CBD . The park opened on 11 November 1982 as Adventureworld at Bibra Lakes and undergoes a winter closure each year . Adventure World was built on an old limestone quarry at Bibra Lake . 380,000 tonnes of sand were used to reshape the land for the initial landscape of the park before it opened on 11th November 1982 . The theme park has 25 different attractions , including the Goliath launched in 2017 , the $ 12 million roller coaster Abyss launched in 2013 , the $ 7 million dollar Kraken , which is the longest , tallest and steepest Funnel water slide of its kind , the Dragons Kingdom children area and Hawaiian themed water playground Kahuna Falls . Adventure World is a seasonal business open for 7 months a year to take advantage of Western Australia 's summer climate .
The Euro-Fighter is a type of steel roller coaster developed by Gerstlauer . First launched in 2003 , the trademark feature of the roller coaster is its beyond-vertical drop , which reaches an angle greater than 90 degrees . Although the majority of Euro-Fighters are custom designed for each installation , every design so far has included the trademark drop . A number of different track elements are possible , including vertical loops , diving loops and barrel rolls . Almost all Euro-Fighter models have a vertical chain-driven lift hill , although LSM launch systems are also available . Riders are transported in individual cars around the track , which feature two rows of four seats . Two exceptions are Huracan at the Belantis amusement park in Germany and Dare Devil Dive at Six Flags Over Georgia , which both feature cars similar to those used on Gerstlauer 's launched roller coasters . The cars have over-the-shoulder restraints and may be themed ( to an extent ) according to the customer 's requirements . Dare Devil Dive 's cars were the first to use a new lap-bar only restraint system . Fluch von Novgorod , located at Hansa Park in Germany , was the first Euro-Fighter to incorporate both a vertical lift and an LSM launch in the same circuit .
Gerstlauer Amusement Rides GmbH is a German manufacturer of stationary and transportable amusement rides and roller coasters , located in Münsterhausen , Germany .
Crazy Bird ( Chinese : 愤怒的小鸟 ) is an indoor steel roller coaster at Happy Valley Tianjin , an amusement park in Dongli District , Tianjin , China . The coaster has one of the steepest drops of any roller coaster in the world .
Happy Valley ( simplified Chinese : 欢乐谷 ; traditional Chinese : 歡樂谷 ; pinyin : Huānlè Gǔ ) is a chain of amusement parks located in various cities of China . The first park opened in 1998 in Shenzhen , Guangdong province . Since then six more amusement parks have opened in Beijing , Chengdu , Shanghai , Wuhan , Tianjin and Chongqing and one is under construction in Nanjing .
El Loco is a model of steel roller coaster manufactured by S & S Worldwide . The rides are characterised by a vertical or beyond-vertical drop , tight corners and abnormal banking . As of November 2013 , there are six El Locos operating around the world .
S & S - Sansei Technologies , formerly S & S Worldwide , is an American company known for its pneumatically powered amusement rides and roller coaster designing .
Coast Rider is a steel wild mouse roller coaster at Knott 's Berry Farm in Buena Park , California .
Knott 's Berry Farm is a 160-acre ( 65 ha ) theme park located in Buena Park , California , owned and operated by Cedar Fair . In 2018 , it was the twelfth-most-visited theme park in North America and averages approximately 4 million visitors per year . The park features 40 rides including roller coasters , family rides , dark rides and water rides . The theme park began in the 1920s as a road-side berry stand run by Walter Knott along State Route 39 in California . By the 1940s , a restaurant , several shops , and other attractions had been constructed on the property to entertain a growing number of visitors , including a replica ghost town . The site continued its transformation into a modern amusement park over the next two decades , and an admission charge was added in 1968 . In 1997 the park was sold to Cedar Fair for $ 300 million , just two years after the Knott 's food business was acquired by Conagra , Inc. in 1995 .
A Wild Mouse roller coaster ( also Mad Mouse or Crazy Mouse ) is a type of roller coaster characterized by small cars that seat four people or fewer and ride on top of the track , taking tight , flat turns ( without banking ) at modest speeds , yet producing high lateral G-forces . The track work is characterized by many turns and bunny hops , the latter producing abrupt negative vertical G forces . When approaching a turn from a straight section , the intended impression is that one will simply continue straight , and thus plunge off of the device , this since there are no transition sections as are in a conventional high speed roller coaster track and the turn itself is obscured upon close approach . Almost all Wild Mice feature switchback sections , consisting of several of these unbanked turns , separated by straight sections . Usually the turns on the switchback section are 180° , but some coasters feature 90° turns as well as more rarely steep runs with loops ( for example Crazy Mouse at Tobu Zoo in Japan , which is no longer operating ) . Some riders , usually among taller people , report sustaining whiplash after being subjected to these turns . [ citation needed ] The feeling of a Wild Mouse coaster is amplified by using cars that are wider than the track itself , giving the impression that the riders are hanging off the side or that they might fly out , thus giving it the name wild . Some may include trick-track - a straight piece of track banked slightly side to side designed to throw the rider left to right . Some wild mouse coasters , such as Primeval Whirl , also have spinning cars . The modern Wild Mouse was invented by German designer Franz Mack . In the original wooden Wild Mouse coasters of the 1960s and 1970s , the cars were so small that they could only fit two adults in close contact . While the low capacity of these rides led to long lines , the cars were small by design .
Mack Rides GmbH & Co KG , also known simply as Mack Rides , is a German company that designs and constructs amusement rides , based in Waldkirch , Baden-Württemberg , Germany . It is one of the world 's oldest amusement industry suppliers , and builds many types of rides , including flat rides , dark rides , log flumes , tow boat rides and roller coasters . The family that owns Mack Rides also owns Europa-Park .
A steel roller coaster is a roller coaster that is defined by having a track made of steel . Steel coasters have earned immense popularity in the past 50 years throughout the world . Incorporating tubular steel track and polyurethane-coated wheels , the steel roller coasters can provide a taller , smoother , and faster ride with more inversions than a traditional wooden roller coaster . Arrow Dynamics first introduced the steel roller coaster to feature tubular track to the thrill industry with their creations of the Matterhorn Bobsleds ( Disneyland ) in 1959 and the Runaway Mine Train ( Six Flags Over Texas ) in 1966 . As of 2006 , the oldest operating steel roller coaster in North America is Little Dipper at Memphis Kiddie Park in Brooklyn , Ohio and has been operating since April 1952 . The oldest operating steel rollercoaster in the world is Montaña Suiza at Parque de Atracciones Monte Igueldo ( Spain ) . It has been operating since 1928 .
A wooden roller coaster is most often classified as a roller coaster with running rails made of flattened steel strips mounted on laminated wooden track . Occasionally , the support structure may be made out of a steel lattice or truss , but the ride remains classified as a wooden roller coaster due to the track design . The type of wood typically used in the construction of wooden coasters is Southern Yellow Pine , usually grown in the US and the rest of North America . Because of the limits of wood , wooden roller coasters , in general , do not have inversions ( when the coaster goes upside down ) , steep drops , or extremely banked turns ( overbanked turns ) . However , there are exceptions , such as the original loop on Son of Beast at Kings Island ; a corkscrew and 90-degree banked turn at Hades 360 at Mount Olympus Water and Theme Park in Wisconsin Dells , Wisconsin ; a steel structure at The Voyage at Holiday World ; and banked turns at Ravine Flyer II at Waldameer Park and Outlaw Run at Silver Dollar City .
Martin & Vleminckx is a roller coaster manufacturing and construction company headquartered in Montreal , Quebec , Canada with an affiliated office and manufacturing facility in Haines City , Florida , United States , and two subsidiaries , including a warehouse , in China .
The Flying Turns is a wooden bobsled roller coaster at the Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg , Pennsylvania . It is modeled after a similar ride designed by John Norman Bartlett and John Miller in the 1920s . The ride concept is similar to a modern steel bobsled roller coaster ; however the Flying Turns is made of wood , like the original rides . The layout of the ride is most similar to the original one that was at Riverview Park in Chicago , Illinois .
Knoebels Amusement Resort ( /kəˈnoʊbəlz/ ) is a family-owned and operated amusement park , picnic grove , and campground in Elysburg , Pennsylvania . Opened in 1926 , it is America 's largest free-admission park . The park has more than 60 rides including three wooden roller coasters , one steel roller coaster , a 1913 carousel , and a haunted house dark ride . The amusement park is owned and operated by the Knoebel ( pronounced kuh-NO-bel ) family , who also operate a lumber yard next to the park . The park 's name has traditionally been spelled Knoebels without the apostrophe , and appears that way on all official park advertising and correspondence . The park straddles the line between Northumberland and Columbia Counties . The complex is mainly in the Columbia County townships of Cleveland and Franklin and is in Ralpho Township on the Northumberland County side of the South Branch Roaring Creek . The park and its rides have won awards from organizations such as Amusement Today , American Coaster Enthusiasts , and the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions . In 2014 , Travel Channel rated Knoebels one of their Top 10 Family Friendly Amusement Parks in the United States . America 's Number One Amusement Park In 2008 , the parks dark ride was the subject of a one-hour documentary , Laff In The Darks Behind The Scenes At Knoebels Haunted House .
A bobsled roller coaster is a roller coaster that uses a track design that is essentially a pipe with the top half removed and has cars that are sent down this pipe in a freewheeling mode . The name derives from the great similarity to the track design used for the winter sport of bobsleigh . Most modern bobsled roller coasters are made of steel ; however , the first bobsled coasters , known as Flying Turns , were made of wood . On Oct 4 , 2013 , after seven years of construction , Knoebels in Pennsylvania opened the world 's only modern wooden flying turns coaster , Flying Turns . The ride was scheduled to open in 2007 , but had been delayed due to dysfunctional wheels and other issues . As there were no historic plans available , the new coaster was designed entirely from scratch . Both the bobsled coaster and the flying turns coaster are buildable in the RollerCoaster Tycoon and Thrillville series of video games .
A Suspended Family Coaster is a steel inverted roller coaster built by Vekoma designed for families with no inversions . Just like all inverted roller coasters the train runs under the track with the seats directly attached to the wheel carriage . This latter attribute is what sets it apart from the older suspended swinging coaster , which runs under the track , but swings via a pivoting bar attached to the wheel carriage .
Fun Spot America Theme Parks is a group of amusement parks located in Orlando , Florida , Kissimmee , Florida and Fayetteville , Georgia . Since 1979 , the group has owned and operated a number of small amusement parks over the years and currently has three locations , Fun Spot America - Orlando , Fun Spot America - Kissimmee , and Fun Spot America - Atlanta .
Vekoma Rides Manufacturing is a Dutch amusement ride manufacturer . Vekoma is an abbreviation of Veld Koning Machinefabriek ( Veld Koning Machine Factory ) and was established in 1926 by Hendrik op het Veld . They originally manufactured farm equipment and later made steel constructions for the coal mining industry in the 1950s , After the closure of Dutch mines in 1965 , they manufactured steel pipes for the petrochemical industry . Since the 1970s , they have manufactured amusement rides . In 2018 , Vekoma was acquired by Sansei Technologies , the parent company of American ride manufacturer S & S Sansei .
Full Throttle is a steel launched roller coaster located in Six Flags Plaza at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia , California.It was designed and manufactured by Premier Rides , and opened on June 22 , 2013 . The ride featured the world 's tallest vertical loop at 160 feet ( 49 m ) when it opened , a record surpassed on January 1 , 2016 when Flash opened at Lewa Adventure in Xianyang , China . It is also the first roller coaster to feature a top-hat element on top of a vertical loop .
Six Flags Magic Mountain , originally Magic Mountain , is a 262-acre ( 106 ha ) theme park located in the Valencia neighborhood of Santa Clarita , California , 35 miles ( 56 km ) northwest of downtown Los Angeles . It opened on May 30 , 1971 , as a development of the Newhall Land and Farming Company . In 1979 , Six Flags purchased the park and added the name Six Flags to the park 's name . With 19 roller coasters , Six Flags Magic Mountain holds the world record for most roller coasters in an amusement park . In 2017 , the park had an estimated 3.3 million visitors , ranking it sixteenth in attendance in North America .
The launched roller coaster is a modern form of roller coaster which has increased in use in the last two decades . In place of a traditional chain lift , the launched coaster initiates a ride with high amounts of acceleration via one or a series of linear induction motors ( LIM ) , linear synchronous motors ( LSM ) , catapults , or other mechanisms employing hydraulic or pneumatic power . This mode of acceleration powers many of the fastest rollercoasters in the world .
Premier Rides is an amusement ride manufacturer based in the United States . The company was the first to use Linear Induction Motors ( LIMs ) on their roller coasters . Jim Seay has been the sole owner and company president since 1996 .
GateKeeper is a steel roller coaster located at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky , Ohio . Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard ( B & M ) , it was the fifth Wing Coaster installation in the world . The ride opened on May 11 , 2013 , on the most successful opening weekend to date in the park 's history . GateKeeper featured the highest inversion in the world when it opened , with its 170-foot ( 52 m ) Wing Over drop . It also broke several Wing Coaster records , including those for height , speed , track length , drop height and number of inversions . The coaster has a 170 ft ( 52 m ) , 40-degree inclined lift hill with a 164 ft ( 50 m ) drop and features two support towers with keyhole elements that the trains travel through . Its maximum speed is approximately 67 mph ( 108 km/h ) . Construction began in September 2012 and took roughly eight months to complete . Cedar Point built a new entrance plaza featuring the keyhole towers as the centerpiece . The roller coaster replaced Disaster Transport and Space Spiral , both demolished during mid-2012 . It was Cedar Point 's first new roller coaster since Maverick debuted in 2007 , and the third B & M coaster in the park following Raptor ( 1994 ) and Mantis ( 1996 ) . In 2013 , GateKeeper was the most frequently-ridden roller coaster at Cedar Point , and it ranked 28th among steel roller coasters in the annual Golden Ticket Awards poll from Amusement Today .
Cedar Point is a 364-acre ( 147 ha ) amusement park located on a Lake Erie peninsula in Sandusky , Ohio . Opened in the late-1800s , it is reported to be the second-oldest operating amusement park in the United States behind Lake Compounce . Cedar Point is owned and operated by Cedar Fair and is considered the flagship of the amusement park chain . Known as America 's Roller Coast , the park features a world-record 72 rides , including 17 roller coasters - the second-most in the world behind Six Flags Magic Mountain . Its newest roller coaster , Steel Vengeance , opened to the public on May 5 , 2018 . Cedar Point 's normal operating season runs from early May until Labor Day in September . The park then reopens only on weekends until the end of October or early November for a Halloween-themed event known as HalloWeekends . Other attractions near the park include a one-mile-long ( 1.6 km ) white-sand beach , an outdoor water park called Cedar Point Shores , an indoor water park called Castaway Bay , two marinas , an outdoor sports complex called Cedar Point Sports Center , and several nearby resorts . The park has reached several milestones . It is the only amusement park in the world with six roller coasters that are at least 200 feet ( 61 m ) in height - Magnum XL-200 , Millennium Force , Wicked Twister , Top Thrill Dragster , Valravn , and Steel Vengeance - as well as the only one with roller coasters in all four height classifications . Cedar Point also received the Golden Ticket Award for Best Amusement Park in the World from Amusement Today for 16 consecutive years from 1997-2013 . The park is the most visited seasonal amusement park in the United States with an estimated 3.6 million visitors in 2017 .
A wing coaster is a type of steel roller coaster with a seat configuration that places riders in open air outside the edges of the track , in which nothing sits above or below the rider . Bolliger & Mabillard ( B & M ) manufacturers the most common form that places all riders to the side of the track , with rows of four that seat two on each side of the track . Their model , called Wing Coaster , made its debut in 2011 when Raptor opened at Gardaland amusement park . There are 13 installations around the world . Another manufacturer , Intamin , has two model variants of wing coasters and has three installations of them in operation . Their most recent model , also titled Wing Coaster , uses a different seat layout that places only the two outer seats of every four-person row in a wing configuration .
Bolliger & Mabillard , officially Bolliger & Mabillard Consulting Engineers , Inc. and often abbreviated B & M , is a roller coaster design consultancy based in Monthey , Switzerland . The company was founded in 1988 by Walter Bolliger and Claude Mabillard , both of whom had worked for Giovanola . B & M has pioneered several new ride technologies , most notably the inverted roller coaster and the box-section track . In 2016 , the company completed its 100th roller coaster . B & M produces nine types of coaster models : Stand-Up Coaster , Inverted Coaster , Floorless Coaster , Flying Coaster , Hyper Coaster , Dive Coaster , Sitting Coaster , Wing Coaster and Family Coaster .
Gold Striker is a wooden roller coaster located at California 's Great America amusement park . Built by Great Coasters International and designed by Jeff Pike , Gold Striker was the park 's eighth roller coaster which opened to the public on May 31 , 2013 . Its 174-foot-long ( 53 m ) tunnel is the longest in the world to be featured on the first drop , and it was marketed as the tallest and fastest wooden coaster in Northern California . The roller coaster takes on the theme of the Old West and references the California Gold Rush of the 19th century .
California 's Great America ( formerly known as Marriott 's Great America and Paramount 's Great America ) is a 100-acre ( 40 ha ) amusement park located in Santa Clara , California . Owned and operated by Cedar Fair , it originally opened in 1976 as one of two parks built by the Marriott Corporation . The park has appeared in 1994 films Beverly Hills Cop III and Getting Even with Dad and features over 40 rides and attractions . One of its most notable attractions , Gold Striker , has been featured as a top-ranked wooden roller coaster in Amusement Today 's annual Golden Ticket Awards publication . Also featured is Railblazer , one of the first Raptor Track roller coasters in the World , and Flight Deck , a B & M invert coaster .
Great Coasters International , Inc. ( GCI or GCII ) is a Sunbury , Pennsylvania-based roller coaster manufacturer which has created several award-winning rides since its formation in 1994 . Starting in 2006 with Thunderbird at PowerPark in Finland , the company expanded beyond the United States and began building coasters in Europe and Asia . Günter Engelhardt GmbH handles the company 's marketing rights in Europe . In addition to designing and building new roller coasters , GCI also refurbishes and re-tracks existing roller coasters , regardless of manufacturer . GCI designed roller coasters are known for their often curved drops , twisted layouts , and perception of high speed . Exciting elements such as the station fly-by and station fly-through have been incorporated in many of their layouts . Many GCI designed roller coasters also contain an on-ride camera midway through or towards the end of the ride .
Antonio Zamperla S.p.A. is an Italian design and manufacturing company founded in 1966 . It is best known for creating family rides , thrill rides and roller coasters worldwide . The company also makes smaller coin-operated rides commonly found inside shopping malls . Zamperla builds roller coasters , like the powered Dragon Coaster , Mini Mouse , Zig Zag , and Volare . In 2006 , Zamperla announced Motocoaster , a motorcycle-themed roller coaster . Rights to some of S.D.C . 's rides were handed to Zamperla ( along with S & C and S & MC ) after the company went bankrupt in 1993 . In 2005 the founder of the company , Mr. Antonio Zamperla , became the first Italian to be inducted into the IAAPA Hall of Fame by virtue of his significant contribution to the entire industry , joining other pioneers such as Walt Disney , George Ferris and Walter Knott . Unlike companies such as Intamin , Vekoma , or Bolliger & Mabillard that concentrate on larger and faster roller coasters , Zamperla focuses on more family-friendly roller coasters that can be easily mass-produced , taken down , and transported to different locations . They are also a major manufacturer of flat rides with such names as : Balloon Race , Bumper cars , Disk ' O , Ferris wheel , Water Flume Ride , Galleon/Swinging Ship , Sky Drop , Discovery , Windshear , Tornado , Energy Storm , Z-Force , Mixer , Rotoshake , Turbo Force , Power Surge , and Mini Jet .
Djurs Sommerland ( English : Djurs Summer Land ) is an amusement park located in Djursland , Denmark , just north of the village of Nimtofte , 23 kilometers west of Grenaa , and 36 kilometers east of Randers . The park opened in 1981 , and it has progressively expanded every year since then . The park is , as suggested in the name , predominantly open in the summer , with the recent addition of special Halloween opening days in October . The season begins around May and lasts until mid-October . Djurs Sommerland has had around 800,000 annual visitors in recent years , making the park the fifth largest tourist attraction in Denmark .
Intamin Worldwide is a designing and manufacturing company in Wollerau , Switzerland . It is best known for creating thrill rides and roller coasters worldwide . The Intamin brand name is an abbreviation for international amusement installations . The company has offices throughout the world including three in Europe , three in Asia and two in the United States . Intamin is a major player in the amusement park attractions industry , supplying 17 different styles of roller coasters , 7 different vertical rides , 8 different water rides , 5 different immersive rides , 7 different swing rides and 5 different observation attractions . The company has installed a total of 163 coasters in several countries around the globe . Intamin designed and built the first river rapids ride known as Thunder River based on the idea supplied by Bill Crandall , a past General Manager at the now defunct AstroWorld . Intamin also marketed the first Freefall ( developed by Giovanola ) experience and the first drop tower .
Erlebnispark Tripsdrill is a wildlife and theme park near Cleebronn in Southern Germany . Covering 77 hectares ( 190 acres ) in total , the park offers 29 attractions , including museums , animal petting and feeding , roller coasters , playgrounds , and a theatre . Opened in 1929 , it is Germany 's oldest amusement park and is still owned and managed by the same family .
Gerstlauer Amusement Rides GmbH is a German manufacturer of stationary and transportable amusement rides and roller coasters , located in Münsterhausen , Germany .
Nitro is a steel Floorless Coaster at the Adlabs Imagica amusement park located in Khopoli , Maharashtra , India . Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard , the roller coaster reaches a maximum height of 132 feet ( 40 m ) and a maximum speed of 65.2 miles per hour ( 104.9 km/h ) . The coaster also features five inversions . Nitro opened to the public in October 2013 .
Adlabs Imagica is a 130-acre theme park in Khopoli , India . It is owned by Adlabs Entertainment Ltd . The park has an estimated daily capacity of 15,000 visitors . To date , the park has hosted over 5.2 million visitors . [ citation needed ] They have three parks : Theme Park , Water Park and Snow Park .
A floorless roller coaster is a type of steel roller coaster manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard where riders sit with no floor underneath them , allowing their feet to swing freely just above the track . Development of the floorless coaster model began between 1995 and 1996 with Medusa ( now known as Bizarro ) at Six Flags Great Adventure opening on April 2 , 1999 , making it the world 's first floorless coaster . Floorless coasters also tend to have 3 to 7 inversions incorporated in the layout of the coaster . Recently , Bolliger & Mabillard have used floorless trains on their dive coasters , such as Griffon and SheiKra . Though they contain floorless trains , the coasters are still not considered floorless coasters as B & M classifies them as another model . Maurer Söhne has designed their own version of the floorless coaster , a variant of their X-Car called X-Car Floorless , but currently do not have any installations .
Outlaw Run is a wooden roller coaster located at the Silver Dollar City amusement park in Branson , Missouri . The ride was the first wooden roller coaster manufactured by Rocky Mountain Construction and the first wooden roller coaster with multiple inversions , in which riders are turned upside-down and then back upright . The 2,937-foot-long ( 895 m ) ride features three inversions and a top speed of 68 miles per hour ( 109 km/h ) , making Outlaw Run the sixth-fastest wooden roller coaster in the world . The 162-foot-tall ( 49 m ) first drop of the ride is the fourth steepest in the world among wooden roller coasters , at 81° . Planning for Outlaw Run began in 2009 , three years before its official announcement in August 2012 . Rocky Mountain Construction were contracted to manufacture the ride as their proposal best suited Silver Dollar City 's available space and budget . The ride 's track layout was designed by Alan Schilke . Outlaw Run opened to the public on March 15 , 2013 , to generally positive reviews .
Silver Dollar City is a theme park in the US state of Missouri . Opened on May 1 , 1960 , the park is located between Branson and Branson West off of Missouri Route 76 on the Indian Point peninsula of Table Rock Lake . The park is an 1880s-themed experience that fits Branson 's vision as a family-friendly vacation destination with down-home charm . Silver Dollar City 's operating season runs from mid-March until late December , with the park closed during the months of January and February . Silver Dollar City is owned by Herschend Family Entertainment .
Rocky Mountain Construction ( also abbreviated as RMC ) is a manufacturing and construction company based in Hayden , Idaho , United States . The company is best known for its I-Box track and Topper Track for wooden roller coasters .
The Smiler is a steel roller coaster located at Alton Towers in Staffordshire , United Kingdom . Manufactured by Gerstlauer , it opened in 2013 as the world 's first Gerstlauer Infinity Coaster . With 14 inversions , The Smiler holds the world record for most inversions on a roller coaster . However , it has suffered a series of setbacks and ride incidents . A malfunction at a press preview event delayed the official opening date by two months , and in 2015 , a major collision left five riders seriously injured . An investigation by the UK government 's Health and Safety Executive was initiated , and the ride eventually reopened the following season with revamped safety standards .
Alton Towers Resort ( /ˈɒltən/ ) ( often referred to as Alton Towers ) is an amusement park in Staffordshire , England , near the village of Alton , which is operated by Merlin Entertainments Group and incorporates a theme park , water park , spa , mini golf and hotel complex . Originally a private estate , Alton Towers grounds opened to the public in 1860 to raise funds . In the late 20th century , it was transformed into a theme park and opened a number of new rides from 1980 onwards . In 2017 , it was the second most visited theme park in the UK after Legoland Windsor . The park has many attractions such as Congo River Rapids , Runaway Mine Train , Nemesis , Oblivion , Galactica , The Smiler , and Wicker Man . It operates a total of ten roller coasters and offers a range of accommodation and lodging options alongside the theme park . Facilities include Alton Towers Waterpark , conference facilities , a crazy golf course , and a high ropes course . The theme park is usually open from mid-March to early November , whilst many of its hotels and amenities are open year-round . The theme park is occasionally closed midweek in the quieter months . Special events are hosted throughout the year , including Alton Towers Scarefest ( the park 's Halloween event ) , and a season-ending fireworks display held on the last three days of the season .
A hypercoaster is any complete circuit roller coaster with a height measuring greater than 200 feet ( 61 m ) . The term was first coined by Arrow Dynamics and Cedar Point in 1989 with the release of the first full-circuit hypercoaster in the world , Magnum XL-200 . Other roller coaster manufacturers developed their own models with custom names , including Mega Coasters from Intamin , Hyper Coasters from Bolliger & Mabillard , and Hyper-Hybrid Coasters from Rocky Mountain Construction . The competition between amusement parks to build increasingly taller roller coasters eventually led to giga coasters which exceed 300 feet ( 91 m ) and strata coasters which exceed 400 feet ( 120 m ) .
Storm Coaster is a Water Coaster located at the Sea World theme park on the Gold Coast , Australia . The ride is designed by Mack Rides of Germany and combines the flume and splashdown elements of a log flume , with the chain lift hill and drops of a steel roller coaster . Original plans for a Water Coaster at Sea World were released by the local council in 2008 ; however , they were put on hold . In 2010 , the Bermuda Triangle ride closed , sitting dormant until mid-2012 when construction for the Storm Coaster began . After demolition works were completed , track for the Storm Coaster arrived at Sea World , taking five months to erect . Storm Coaster officially opened to the public on 6 December 2013 . Storm Coaster is themed to the effects of a Category 5 Tropical Cyclone at a coastal shipping port . The 470-metre-long ( 1,540 ft ) ride stands 28 metres ( 92 ft ) tall and features a top speed of 70 kilometres per hour ( 43 mph ) . The ride has been well received , with praise for it being both fun and thrilling .
Sea World is a marine mammal park , oceanarium , and theme park located on the Gold Coast , Queensland , Australia . It includes rides , animal exhibits and other attractions , and it promotes conservation through education and the rescue and rehabilitation of sick , injured or orphaned wildlife . The park is commercially linked to Warner Bros. Movie World and Wet ' n'Wild Gold Coast as part of the theme park division of Village Roadshow .
A Water Coaster is a roller coaster that combine roller coaster elements , such as chain lift hills and steep drops , with boat-based attraction elements , such as splash-down landings . The boat is pulled up on the tracks and then start a trip . The finale of the water coaster contains of a steep drop that ends in a wave . This roller coaster is characterised by gentle layout with drops and splash . Some water coasters turn into log flume style trains once they hit the water , with the traditional coaster rails ending leaving the train floating in a trough . Other types of water coasters have fixed rails all the way around the coaster .
Undertow is a steel spinning roller coaster at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk . , The ride was built by Maurer Söhne and is the only spinning roller coaster in Northern California .
The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is an oceanfront amusement park in Santa Cruz , California . Founded in 1907 , it is California 's oldest surviving amusement park and one of the few seaside parks on the West Coast of the United States .
A spinning roller coaster is a roller coaster with cars that rotate on a vertical axis .
Maurer AG , formerly known as Maurer Söhne GmbH & Co. KG , is a steel construction company and roller coaster manufacturer . Founded in 1876 in Munich , Germany , the company has built many styles of steel buildings , ranging from bridges , industrial buildings , and even art structures . While known for building a variety of wild mouse coasters , its subsidiary Maurer Rides GmbH has branched out into spinning , looping , and launching coasters . The company also produces a free-fall tower ride . On December 15 , 2014 , the company changed its name to Maurer AG .