2011 in amusement parks

This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that have occurred, or are scheduled to occur, in 2011. These various lists are not exhaustive.

Contents

Theme Parks

Opening

Change of name

Birthday

Additions

Roller coasters

New

Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened
Ben 10 - Ultimate Mission Drayton Manor Theme Park Junior Boomerang Vekoma April 21 [5][6]
BuzzSaw Dreamworld SkyLoop Maurer Söhne September 17 [7][8]
Cheetah Hunt Busch Gardens Tampa Bay LSM Launch Intamin May 27 [9][10]
Dare Devil Dive Six Flags Over Georgia Euro-Fighter Gerstlauer May 28 [11]
Green Lantern Coaster Warner Bros. Movie World El Loco S&S Worldwide December 15 [12]
Green Lantern: First Flight Six Flags Magic Mountain Zacspin Intamin July 1 [13][14]
Mountain Peak Jinjiang Action Park Giant Inverted Boomerang Vekoma September 30 [15]
Raptor Gardaland Wing Rider Bolliger & Mabillard April 1 [16][17]
RC Racer Hong Kong Disneyland Half Pipe roller coaster Intamin November 17 [18]
Takabisha Fuji-Q Highland Euro-Fighter Gerstlauer July 16 [19][20]
Timber Drop Fraispertuis City El Loco S&S Worldwide July 2 [21]
Untamed Canobie Lake Park Euro-Fighter Gerstlauer June 11 [22]

Relocated

Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened Formerly
Gotham City Gauntlet: Escape from Arkham Asylum Six Flags New England Wild Mouse Maurer Söhne April 16 Road Runner Express at Kentucky Kingdom [23][24]
Green Lantern Six Flags Great Adventure Stand-up Bolliger & Mabillard May 25 Chang at Kentucky Kingdom [25][26]
Road Runner Express Six Flags Magic Mountain Junior Vekoma May 28 Road Runner Express at Six Flags New Orleans [27][28]
Soarin' Eagle Scream Zone Flying Zamperla April Flying Coaster at Elitch Gardens [29][30]

Other attractions

Name Park Type Opened
Cheetah Run Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Cheetah exhibit May 27 [9]
Dinosaurs Alive! Kings Island Animatronic dinosaur exhibit May 26 [31]
Dreamworld Cinema Dreamworld Movie theatre January 6 [32]
Fantasmic! Tokyo DisneySea Nighttime show April 28 [33]
Jasmine's Flying Carpet Tokyo DisneySea Aerial carousel July 18 [34]
Kid's World Dreamworld Themed area June 25 [35]
KIDZOPOLIS The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom
Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Six Flags Great America
Six Flags New England		 Themed area Unknown
The Lair Dreamworld Exotic animal exhibit April 9 [36]
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure Disney California Adventure Park Dark ride June 3 [37]
Madagascar: A Crate Adventure Universal Studios Singapore Water ride May 16 [38]
Marvin the Martian in the Third Dimension Drayton Manor Theme Park 3-D film March 19 [39]
Mäch Tower Busch Gardens Williamsburg Drop tower August 18 [40]
Nickelodeon Land Pleasure Beach Blackpool Themed area May 4 [41]
Shockwave Dreamworld Disk'O June 25 [42]
SkyCoaster Wet'n'Wild Water World Skycoaster March 9 [43][44]
SkyScreamer Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Six Flags St. Louis		 Tower swing ride May 25
May 14		 [45][46]
Slinky Dog Zig Zag Spin Hong Kong Disneyland Caterpillar ride November 17 [47]
Storm Surge Thorpe Park Water ride March 17 [48]
Terminator X: A Laser Battle for Salvation Six Flags México Laser tag Unknown
Toy Soldier Parachute Drop Hong Kong Disneyland Parachute tower November 17 [47]
Transformers: The Ride Universal Studios Singapore Dark ride December 3 [49]
Whistlestop Park Six Flags America
Six Flags Magic Mountain
Six Flags Over Georgia		 Themed area April 16
March 19
March 19		 [50]
WindSeeker Canada's Wonderland
Cedar Point
Kings Island
Knott's Berry Farm		 Tower swing ride May 24
June 14
June 21
August 18		 [51][52][53][54]

Closed attractions

Roller coasters

Name Park Type Manufacturer Closed
Déjà Vu Six Flags Magic Mountain Giant Inverted Boomerang Vekoma October 16 [55]
Iron Wolf Six Flags Great America Stand-up roller coaster Bolliger & Mabillard September 5 [56]

Other attractions

Name Park Type Closed
Batman Adventure – The Ride 2 Warner Bros. Movie World Motion simulator October 15 [57]
Happy Feet 4-D Experience Moody Gardens 4D film January 1 [58]
Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast Universal Studios Florida Motion simulator August 18 [59]
Log Jammer Six Flags Magic Mountain Log flume October 31 [60]
Looney Tunes River Ride Warner Bros. Movie World Water ride February 1 [61]
Pitt Fall Kennywood Gyro Drop September
Shipwreck Falls Six Flags New England Water ride September 5 [62]

Poll rankings

Golden Ticket Awards

See also: Amusement Today - Golden Ticket Awards

The 2011 Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards were held at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana.[63]

Category 2011 Recipient Location Vote
Best New Ride (Amusement Park) New Texas Giant Six Flags Over Texas 45%
Best New Ride (Water park) The Falls Schlitterbahn 45%
Best Park Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio 23%
Best Water park Schlitterbahn New Braunfels, Texas 66%
Best Children's Park Idlewild and Soak Zone Ligonier, Pennsylvania 30%
Best Marine Life Park SeaWorld Orlando Orlando, Florida 55%
Best Seaside Park Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Santa Cruz, California 29%
Best Indoor Water park Schlitterbahn Galvestron Island Galveston, Texas 31%
Friendliest Park Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana 32%
Cleanest Park Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana 35%
Best Shows Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 30%
Best Food Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania 29%
Best Water Ride (Park) Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls Islands of Adventure 26%
Best Water Park Ride Wildebeest Holiday World & Splashin' Safari 34%
Best Kids' Area Kings Island Kings Mills, Ohio 30%
Best Dark Ride Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey Islands of Adventure 26%
Best Outdoor Show Production Epcot Orlando, Florida 34%
Best Landscaping Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia 33%
Best Halloween Event Universal Orlando Resort Orlando, Florida 32%
Best Christmas Event Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 38%
Best Carousel Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania 55%
Best Indoor Coaster Revenge of the Mummy Universal Studios Orlando 31%
Best Funhouse/Walk-Through Attraction Noah's Ark Kennywood 24%
Top 10 Steel Roller Coasters
Rank Roller Coaster Park Manufacturer Points
1 Millennium Force Cedar Point Intamin 1540
2 Bizarro Six Flags New England Intamin 1201
3 Nitro Six Flags Great Adventure B&M 864
4 Goliath Six Flags Over Georgia B&M 794
5 Phantom's Revenge Kennywood B&M 756
6 New Texas Giant Six Flags Over Texas Rocky Mountain 743
7 Apollo's Chariot Busch Gardens Europe B&M 643
Expedition GeForce Holiday Park Intamin
9 Top Thrill Dragster Cedar Point Intamin 627
10 Magnum XL-200 Cedar Point Arrow 510
Top 10 Wooden Roller Coasters
Rank Roller Coaster Park Manufacturer Points
1 The Voyage Holiday World & Splashin' Safari The Gravity Group 1631
2 Phoenix Knoebels Amusement Resort PTC/Schmeck 1375
3 El Toro Six Flags Great Adventure Intamin 1359
4 Boulder Dash Lake Compounce CCI 1267
5 Thunderhead Dollywood GCI 1065
6 Ravine Flyer II Waldameer Park The Gravity Group 969
7 The Beast Kings Island KECO 591
8 Hades Mount Olympus Water & Theme Park The Gravity Group 494
9 Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure CCI 484
10 Prowler Worlds of Fun GCI 452

Best Roller Coaster Poll

Mitch Hawker's Best Roller Coaster Poll is yet to be held for 2011.[64]

Records broken

Record name Record attribute Ride Amusement Park Date broken
Steepest Steel Roller Coaster Drop 113.1° drop Timber Drop Fraispertuis City July 2 [21]
Steepest Steel Roller Coaster Drop 121° drop Takabisha Fuji-Q Highland July 16 [20]
Amusement park with the most number of roller coasters 18 roller coasters Green Lantern: First Flight Six Flags Magic Mountain July 1 [note 1][65]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Six Flags Magic Mountain has since removed Déjà Vu resulting in the record now being a tie between Six Flags Magic Mountain and Cedar Point with 17 roller coasters each.

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