2009 in amusement parks

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This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2009. These various lists are not exhaustive.

Amusement Parks[]

Opening[]

Birthday[]

Closed[]

Additions[]

Roller Coasters[]

New[]

Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened Ref(s)
Anubis: The Ride Plopsaland Launched roller coaster Gerstlauer April 5 [1]
Terminator Salvation: The Ride Six Flags Magic Mountain Wooden roller coaster Great Coasters International May 23 [2]
blue fire Megacoaster Europa Park Launched roller coaster Mack Rides April 4 [3]
Correcaminos Bip, Bip Parque Warner Madrid Family roller coaster Mack Rides May 16 [4]
Diamondback Kings Island Steel roller coaster Bolliger & Mabillard April 18 [5]
Diving Coaster Happy Valley Shanghai Dive Coaster Bolliger & Mabillard August 16 [6]
Dragon in Clouds Happy Valley Chengdu Inverted roller coaster Vekoma January 16 [7]
Dragon in Snowfield Happy Valley Chengdu Mine Train roller coaster Vekoma January 17 [8]
Spin Gear SEGA Republic Spinning roller coaster Gerstlauer 2009 [9]
El Toro Freizeitpark Plohn Wooden roller coaster Great Coasters International April 10 [10]
Falcon Duinrell Euro-Fighter Gerstlauer May 14 [11]
Fluch von Novgorod Hansa Park Launched Euro-Fighter Gerstlauer April 9 [12]
Fly Over Mediterranean Happy Valley Chengdu Steel roller coaster Intamin January 17 [13]
Grover's Alpine Express Busch Gardens Williamsburg Family roller coaster Zierer April 3 [14]
Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit Universal Studios Florida Steel roller coaster Maurer Rides 2009 [15]
Insane Gröna Lund Steel roller coaster Intamin April 25 [16]
iSpeed Mirabilandia Launched roller coaster Intamin May 20 [17]
Kozmo's Kurves Knoebels Amusement Resort Family roller coaster E&F Miler Industries August 1 [18]
Magic Carpet Happy Valley Chengdu Wild Mouse roller coaster Golden Horse January 17 [19]
Manta SeaWorld Orlando Flying roller coaster Bolliger & Mabillard May 22 [20]
Mega-Lite Happy Valley Shanghai Steel roller coaster Intamin August 16 [21]
Mine Train Coaster Happy Valley Shanghai Family roller coaster Intamin October 2009 [22]
Parque Bicentenario Steel roller coaster Beijing Shibaolai Amusement Equipment March 21 [23]
Moto Coaster Jin Jiang Action Park Motorbike roller coaster Zamperla 2009 [24]
Mumbo Jumbo Flamingo Land Steel roller coaster S&S Sansei Technologies July 4 [25]
Prowler World of Fun Wooden roller coaster Great Coasters International May 2 [26]
Saw - The Ride Thorpe Park Euro-Fighter Gerstlauer March 14 [27]
Stingray Giant Wheel of Suzhou Flying roller coaster Vekoma July 18 [28]
Tornado Dyrehavsbakken Spinning roller coaster Intamin 2009
Wooden Coaster - Fireball Happy Valley Shanghai Wooden roller coaster Martin & Vleminckx August 16 [29]

Relocated[]

Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened Formerly Ref(s)
The Dark Knight Six Flags Mexico Indoor Wild Mouse roller coaster Mack Rides March 19 The Dark Knight at Six Flags New England [30][31]
Carolina Cobra Carowinds Boomerang roller coaster Vekoma March 28 Head Spin at Geauga Lake [32][33]
Hornet Wonderland Amusement Park Steel roller coaster Vekoma June 3 Mayan Mindbender at Six Flags Astroworld [34][35]

Refurbished[]

Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened Formerly Ref(s)
Bizarro Six Flags Great Adventure Floorless roller coaster Bolliger & Mabillard May 23 Medusa [36]
Bizarro Six Flags New England Steel roller coaster Intamin May 23 Superman - Ride of Steel [36]

Other Attractions[]

New[]

Name Park Type Opened Ref(s)
4D Motion Theater Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park 4D Theater May 2009 [37]
All Wheels Extreme Stunt Show California's Great America Show June 2009 [38]
Americana Kings Dominion Ferris Wheel 2009
AVPX Dreamworld Indoor laser skirmish April 10 [39]
Bayern Kurve Kennywood Bayern Kurve 2009
Buccaneer Battle Six Flags Great America Boat Ride May 12 [40]
Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical Universal Studios Hollywood Show June 30 [41]
Extreme Log Ride! Adventuredome Log Flume 2009
Giraffica Holiday World Shoot the Chute 2009 [42]
Jolly Jester Lake Compounce Pirate Ship May 9 [43]
Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek Tokyo Disneyland Dark Ride April 15 [44]
Nightwing Six Flags New England Slingshot 2009
Sea Dragon Beech Bend Park Pirate Ship 2009 [45]
The Good Time Theatre Dorney Park Theater May 23 [46]
The Universal Music Plaza Stage Universal Studios Florida Show Area June 13 [47]
Wipeout Lake Compounce Wipeout 2009

Refurbished[]

Name Park Opened Formerly Ref(s)
Monster Mansion Six Flags Over Georgia May 2009 The Monster Plantation [48]

Relocated[]

Name Park Opened Formerly Ref(s)
Sasquatch Six Flags Great Escape 2009 Bayou Blaster and Sonic Slam at Six Flags New Orleans [49]

Closed attractions & roller coasters[]

Name Park Type Closed Ref(s)
Astropax 18 VVC Wheel Park Steel roller coaster 2009 [50]
Big Bad Wolf Busch Gardens Williamsburg Suspended roller coaster September 7 [51]
Bumper Boats Valleyfair Bumper Boats 2009
Chang Kentucky Kingdom Stand-Up roller coaster 2009 [52]
Crazy Mouse South Pier Wild Mouse roller coaster 2009 [53]
Dreamworld Helicopters Dreamworld Helicopter joy flights June 10 [54]
Eagle Fortress Everland Suspended roller coaster January 2009 [55]
Gold Rush Wild Adventures Family roller coaster 2009 [56]
Greezed Lightnin' Kentucky Kingdom Shuttle loop 2009 [57]
Hang Ten Freestyle Music Park Family roller coaster 2009 [58]
Iron Horse Freestyle Music Park Steel roller coaster 2009 [59]
King Kahuna Kennywood Top Spin 2009 [60]
Korkkiruuvi Särkänniemi Amusement Park Steel roller coaster 2009 [61]
Looping Star Beech Bend Park Steel roller coaster September 2009 [62]
Looping Star Holnemvolt Park Steel roller coaster 2009 [63]
Montana Rusa Tibidabo Amusement Park Steel roller coaster January 5 [64]
Odin Express Kurashiki Tivoli Park Steel roller coaster January 1 [65]
Pegasus Efteling Wooden roller coaster June 19 [66]
Rakevet Harim Luna Park Tel Aviv Steel roller coaster 2009 [67]
Rat Loudoun Castle Wild Mouse roller coaster 2009 [68]
Road Runner Express Kentucky Kingdom Wild Mouse roller coaster 2009 [69]
Round About Freestyle Music Park Steel roller coaster 2009 [70]
Soak'd Freestyle Music Park Suspended roller coaster 2009 [71]
Son Of Beast Kings Island Wooden roller coaster June 2009 [72]
Tasses Magique La Ronde Teacups 2009
Texas Giant Six Flags Over Texas Wooden roller coaster November 1 [73]
Time Machine Freestyle Music Park Steel roller coaster 2009 [74]
Toboggan Trimper's Rides Steel roller coaster 2009 [75]
Turbo Mountain Adventure World Steel roller coaster 2009 [76]
Turnpike Kennywood Antique Cars 2009 [60]
Viper Barry Island Pleasure Park Steel roller coaster 2009 [77]
Vortex Dreamworld Gravitron February [78]
Windstorm Fun Forest Amusement Park Steel roller coaster 2009 [79]

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