2016 in amusement parks
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This article is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2016. These various lists are not exhaustive.
Amusement parks
= Opening =
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- China Nanchang Wanda Park – May 27
- China Shanghai Disneyland – June 16
- UAE IMG Worlds of Adventure – August 31
- UAE Legoland Dubai – October 31
- UAE Bollywood Parks Dubai – November 15
- UAE Motiongate Dubai – December 16
- United States Ark Encounter – July 7
= Reopened =
- Italy LunEur – 2016
= Birthday =
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| footer = California's Great America and Six Flags Great America celebrated their 40th anniversaries in March and May, respectively.
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- Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park 30th birthday
- Blackpool Pleasure Beach 120th birthday
- California's Great America 40th birthday
- Canada's Wonderland 35th birthday
- Chimelong Paradise 10th birthday
- Dreamworld 35th birthday
- Disney California Adventure 15th birthday
- Downtown Disney 15th birthday
- Gilroy Gardens 15th birthday
- Happy Valley Beijing 10th anniversary
- Lagoon Amusement Park 130th birthday
- Toverland 15th birthday
- Magic Kingdom 45th birthday
- Michigan's Adventure 60th birthday
- Sea World (Australia) 45th birthday
- Six Flags Great America 40th birthday
- Six Flags Magic Mountain 45th birthday
- Six Flags Over Texas 55th birthday
- Six Flags St. Louis 45th birthday
- Valleyfair 40th birthday
- Warner Bros Movie World 25th birthday
- WhiteWater World 10th birthday
= Closed =
- Dickens World – October 12
- Wet 'n Wild Orlando – December 31
- Wildwater Kingdom – September 5
- Pleasure Island Family Theme Park – October 29
Additions
= Roller coasters =
== New ==
== Relocated ==
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Name
! Park ! Type ! Manufacturer ! Opened ! Formerly ! class="unsortable" | Ref(s) |
|---|
| Galaxy 500
| S.D.C. | July 7 | 1970 Galaxy Rip Tide Coaster at Miracle Strip at Pier Park | |
| Rampage
| Big Sheep | Zierer | 2016 | New Roller Coaster at New MetroLand | |
| Recoil
| Wonderla, Hyderabad | Vekoma | 2016 | Zoomerang at Alabama Splash Adventure | |
| Recoil
| Wonderla, Bangalore | Vekoma | 2016 | Thunderbolt at Aladdin's Kingdom | |
== Refurbished ==
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Name
! Park ! Type ! Manufacturer ! Opened ! Formerly ! class="unsortable" |Ref(s) |
|---|
| The Joker
| {{Sort|05-30|May 30}} | Roar | |
| The New Revolution
| {{Sort|03-26|March 26}} | |
| Storm Chaser
| {{Sort|04-30|April 30}} | |
| Superman: The Ride
| Intamin | {{Sort|12-99|2016}} | Bizarro | |
| Galactica
| March 24 | Air | |
| GhostRider
| Great Coasters International | June 11 | {{N/A}} | |
| The Incredible Hulk
| Universal's Islands of Adventure | August 4 | {{N/A}} | |
| Blue Hawk
| Vekoma | June 9 | Ninja | |
| The Joker Funhouse Coaster
| Junior roller coaster | 2016 | Wile E. Coyote Canyon Blaster | |
| Flashback
| Vekoma | 2016 | Boomerang: Coast to Coaster | |
= Other attractions =
== New ==
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Name
! Park ! Type ! Opened ! class="unsortable" | Ref(s) |
|---|
| Bugs Bunny BoomTown
| rowspan="2"| Six Flags Over Georgia | Themed land | rowspan="2"| {{Sort|12-99|2016}} | |
| DC Super Friends
| Themed land | |
| Fireball
| Six Flags Fiesta Texas | Giant Loop | {{Sort|12-99|2016}} | |
| Flying Eagles
| May 1 | |
| Frozen Ever After
| Epcot | Boat voyage | {{Sort|06-21|June 21}} | |
| Frozen – Live at the Hyperion
| Musical show | {{Sort|05-27|May 27}} | |
| Ghostbusters: Battle for New York
| Motiongate Dubai | {{Sort|10-99|December}} | |
| The Haunted Hotel
| Haunted attraction | {{Sort|10-99|August 31}} | |
| Hotel Transylvania
| Motiongate Dubai | Dark ride | {{Sort|10-99|December}} | |
| Iron Man Experience
| {{Sort|12-99|2016}} | |
| Greezed Lightnin'
| Giant Loop | {{Sort|12-99|2016}} | |
| Plants Vs. Zombies Garden Warfare
| rowspan="7"| Carowinds | 3D interactive game | rowspan="7" | {{Sort|10-99|March 2016}} | |
| Carolina Harbor
| Water Park | |
| Black Beards Revenge
| Multi slide complex | |
| Surf Club Harbor
| Wave pool | |
| Kitty Hawk Cove
| Children's play area | |
| Myrtle Turtle Beach
| Children's play area | |
| Sea Side Splash Works
| Multi Level Play Structure | |
| Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
| {{Sort|04-07|April 7}} | |
| Hurricane Force 5
| Disk'O | {{Sort|12-99|2016}} | |
| Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
| Six Flags Great America | {{Sort|03-04|March 4}} | |
| Buzz Lightyear Planet Rescue
| rowspan="12" | Shanghai Disneyland | rowspan="12" | {{Sort|06-16|June 16}} | |
| Dumbo the Flying Elephant
| |
| Explorer Canoes
| Canoes | |
| Fantasia Carousel
| Carousel | |
| Hunny Pot Spin
| |
| Jet Packs
| |
| Peter Pan's Flight
| |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure
| |
| Roaring Rapids
| |
| Soaring Over the Horizon
| |
| The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
| |
| Voyage to the Crystal Grotto
| |
| The Riddler Revenge
Catwoman's Whip Harley Quinn's Spinsanity | Giant Discovery ride Endeavor Troika | {{Sort|2016}} | |
| Smurfs Studio Tours
| Motiongate Dubai | {{Sort|10-99|December}} | |
| Underworld 4D
| Motiongate Dubai | 4-D attraction | {{Sort|10-99|December}} | |
| The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
| Themed land | {{Sort|04-07|April 7}} | |
| Zombieland: Blast Off!
| Motiongate Dubai | Drop tower | {{Sort|10-99|December}} | |
| Derren Brown's Ghost Train
| 2016 | |
| Skyhawk
| Sky-Roller | May 1 | |
| Skull Island: Reign of Kong
| Universal's Islands of Adventure | 2016 | |
| Hulk Epsilon Base 3D
| rowspan="12"| IMG Worlds of Adventure | 3D Show | rowspan="12"| {{Sort|10-99|August 31}} | |
| Thor Thunder Spin
| Top Spin | |
| Avengers Flight of the Quinjets
| |
| Avengers Battle of Ultron
| |
| Forbidden Territory
| |
| Dino Carousel
| Carousel | |
| Adventure Fortress
| Indoor Playground | |
| The Powerpuff Girls – Mojo Jojo’s Robot Rampage!
| Air Race | |
| Ben 10 5D Hero Time
| 5D Show | |
| Adventure Time - The Ride of OOO with Finn & Jake
| |
| The Amazing Ride of Gumball
| |
| LazyTown
| Themed land | |
| Tropical Plunge
| Multi-slide complex | Unknown | |
| Splashwater Falls
| Multi-slide complex | Unknown | |
== Refurbished ==
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Name
! Park ! Type ! Opened ! Formerly ! class="unsortable" | Ref(s) |
|---|
| Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters
| Trackless ride | March 7 | |
| Mr. Ping’s Noodle surprise
| Tea Cups | May 23 | |
| Soarin' Around the World
| Epcot | 2016 | Soarin' | |
| Soarin' Around the World
| 2016 | |
| Dinosaur
| November 22 | {{N/A}} | |
Closed attractions & roller coasters
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Name
! Park ! Type ! Closed !Ref(s) |
|---|
| Animagique
| Live show | {{Sort|2017|January 31}} | |
| Autopia
| Car ride | {{Sort|06-11|June 11}} |← |
| Boomerang
| Pleasure Island Family Theme Park | Vekoma Boomerang Roller Coaster | {{Sort|October 29}} | |
| Back to the Future: The Ride
| Motion simulator | {{Sort|05-31|May 31}} | |
| Beetlejuice's Rock and Roll Graveyard Revue
| Live show | {{Sort|01-05|January 5}} | |
| Big Thunder Ranch
| Exhibit | {{Sort|01-11|January 11}} | |
| Crazy Cobra
| Discoveryland, Dalian | {{Sort|01-11|October 31}} | |
| Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular
| Live show | {{Sort|01-10|January 10}} |
| Disney Drawing Class
| Exhibit | {{Sort|2017|September 30}} | |
| Earffel Tower
| Water tower | {{Sort|2016|April 29}} | |
| Europe in the Air
| Simulator ride | {{Sort|08-17|August}} | |
| Firefall
| Top Spin | {{Sort|2016|October 30}} | |
| Flying Falcon
| Huss Condor | {{Sort|09-05|September 5}} | |
| Habit Heroes
| Epcot | Exhibit | {{Sort|01-17|January 17}} | |
| Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: Movie Set Adventure
| Playground | {{Sort|04-02|April 2}} |
| Kanonen
| Liseberg | {{Sort|2016|December 30}} | |
| Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show
| Live show | {{Sort|04-02|April 2}} | |
| Mean Streak
| Wooden Roller Coaster | {{Sort|09-16|September 16}} |
| Splashwater Falls
| Spinning Rapids | {{Sort|09-05|September 5}} | |
| Star Tours
| Motion simulator | {{Sort|03-27|March 17}} | |
| Southern sidewinder
| Water slide | October | |
| Stitch Encounter
| Live show | {{Sort|05-02|May 2}} | |
| StormRider
| Simulator ride | {{Sort|05-16|May 16}} | |
| Tanganyika Tidal Wave
| {{Sort|04-10|April 10}} | |
| The Jester's Wild Ride
| Zamperla Rockin' Tug | {{Sort|08-07|August 7}} | |
| The Orbit
| Enterprise | {{Sort|08-07|August 7}} | |
| The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights
| Exhibit | {{Sort|01-06|January 6}} | |
| Thunder Loop
| {{Sort|01-06|October 2}} | |
| Thunder River Rapids
| October 25 | |
| Vortex
| Bolliger & Mabillard Stand-up Coaster | {{Sort|09-05|September 5}} | |
| Wet 'n Wild Orlando
| December 31 | |
| White water falls
| October | |
| Wildwater Kingdom
| {{Sort|09-05|September 5}} | |
| Zombie Evilution
| laser tag / scare maze | {{Sort|01-27|January 27}} | |
Themed Accommodation
= New =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Name
! Park ! Theme ! Opening ! Ref(s) |
|---|
| Gardaland Adventure Hotel
| Various | June 1 | |
| Lapita Hotel
| October 31 | |
| Loews Sapphire Falls Resort
| 2016 | |
| Shanghai Disneyland Hotel
| June 16 | |
| Toy Story Hotel
| June 16 | |
| Explorer Glamping
| Chessington World of Adventures | Campsite | May 27 | |