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This is a list of events, openings, and closings that occurred in amusement parks in 2023.

Amusement parks

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Opening

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Reopened

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Renamed

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Birthdays

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Closed

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Additions

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Roller coasters

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New

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Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened Ref(s)
Arctic Rescue SeaWorld San Diego Motorbike launched roller coaster Intamin June 2
Aquaman: Power Wave Six Flags Over Texas Steel launched shuttle roller coaster Mack Rides March 11 [9]
ArieForce One Fun Spot America Atlanta Steel roller coaster Rocky Mountain Construction March 31 [10]
Big Bear Mountain Dollywood Launched roller coaster Vekoma May 12 [11]
DarKoaster: Escape The Storm Busch Gardens Williamsburg Indoor motorbike launched roller coaster Intamin May 19
Kid Flash Cosmic Coaster
Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Six Flags Over Georgia		 Single rail dual-tracked roller coaster Skyline Attractions November 4 [12][13]
Mandrill Mayhem Chessington World of Adventures Shuttle Wing Coaster Bolliger & Mabillard May 15 [14]
Mission Ferrari Ferrari World Abu Dhabi Enclosed launched roller coaster Dynamic Attractions January 12
Pipeline: The Surf Coaster SeaWorld Orlando Launched stand-up roller coaster Bolliger & Mabillard May 27 [15]
Primordial Lagoon Amusement Park 4D Dark ride roller coaster ART Engineering September 15
Snoopy's Racing Railway Canada's Wonderland Family launched roller coaster ART Engineering June [16]
Toutatis Parc Astérix Launched roller coaster Intamin April 8
TRON Lightcycle / Run Magic Kingdom Motorbike launched roller coaster Vekoma April 4 [17]
Wandering Oaken's Sliding Sleighs Hong Kong Disneyland Junior roller coaster Vekoma November 20
Zambezi Zinger Worlds of Fun Wooden roller coaster Great Coasters International June 19

Relocated

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Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened Formerly Ref(s)
Matugani Lost Island Theme Park Accelerator Coaster Intamin May 20 Kanonen at Liseberg [18]

Refurbished

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Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened Formerly Ref(s)
Wildcat's Revenge Hersheypark Hybrid steel roller coaster Rocky Mountain Construction June 2 Wildcat [19]

Other new attractions

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New

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Name Park Type Opened Ref(s)
Air Racers Carowinds Zamperla Air Race April 7 [20]
Airwalker Carowinds Zamperla Disk'O April 7 [20]
Bombs Away Raging Waters Los Angeles WhiteWater West trapdoor water slide May [21]
Cargo Loco Kings Island Zamperla Spinning Tea Cup June 10 [22]
Frozen Ever After Hong Kong Disneyland Reversing Shoot the Chute/Dark ride November 20
Gear Spin Carowinds Zamperla NebulaZ April 7 [20]
Happily Ever After Magic Kingdom Multimedia and pyrotechnic show April 3 [23]
Journey of Water Epcot Interactive water garden October 16
Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge Universal Studios Hollywood Augmented Reality Dark Ride February 17
Serengeti Flyer Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Screamin' Swing February 27 [24]
Super Nintendo World Universal Studios Hollywood Themed area February 17 [25]
Sol Spin Kings Island Zamperla Endeavour June 10 [22]
Tundra Twister Canada's Wonderland Mondial Avalanche June [16]
Wind Star Carowinds Zamperla WindstarZ April 7 [20]
World of Jumanji Chessington World of Adventures Themed area May 15 [14]
Yuta Falls Lost Island Theme Park Interlink Log flume May 20 [18]

Refurbished

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Name Park Type Opened Formerly Ref(s)
Gyro Force Carowinds Chance Rides Trabant Spring 2023 Wagon Wheel [20]
Hover and Dodge Carowinds Bumper cars April 7 Dodg'ems [20]
Kenny and Belinda's Dreamland Dreamworld Themed area March 31 DreamWorks Experience [26]

Closed attractions & roller coasters

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Name Park Type Closed Refs
Alpine Bobsled Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor Bobsled roller coaster September 4 [27]
Camp Bus Knott's Berry Farm Zamperla Flying Carpet August [28]
Fire in the Hole Silver Dollar City Enclosed roller coaster December 30 [29]
Mardi Gras Hangover Six Flags Great America Fire Ball October [30]
Mindbender Galaxyland Indoor twister looping coaster January 30 [31]
Poseidon's Fury Universal Islands of Adventure Special effects show May 10
Raging Rapids in Boulder Canyon Holiday World & Splashin' Safari River rapids ride June 14
Revolution Six Flags Great America HUSS frisbee October [30]
Rock & Roll Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Matterhorn 2023
Timberline Twister Knott's Berry Farm Kiddie roller coaster August [28]
Sand Serpent Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Wild mouse roller coaster July 9 [32]
Splash Mountain Magic Kingdom Log flume January 23
Vikings' River Splash Legoland Windsor Resort River rapids ride September 25 [33]

References

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  1. ^ "Country's first-ever premium water park opens in Gazaria". September 2023.
  2. ^ "Vidanta Announces Theme Park Preview Visits Starting Aug 1, 2023". June 28, 2023.
  3. ^ Writer, Staff; Times, Khaleej. "UAE: Mega theme park with world's largest aquarium announces opening date". www.zawya.com.
  4. ^ a b Smith, Mark (2023-05-03). "Area water parks announce new name, other big changes". Cross Timbers Gazette | Southern Denton County | Flower Mound | News. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  5. ^ "Carowinds theme park celebrates 50th year of operation". spectrumlocalnews.com.
  6. ^ "SeaWorld Orlando celebrates 50th anniversary". 15 December 2023.
  7. ^ https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzAwOTEzNzY3OQ==&mid=2651440661&idx=1&sn=faa2910a42230ace8aa329580303d56d&chksm=80995d75b7eed463736669c1d58fcc070baded4e9325dbd34da4c27bab642937551f56dc13f7#rd
  8. ^ Devine, Matthew. "Closing Coney Island might make owner rich, but city is poorer for it | Opinion". The Enquirer.
  9. ^ "90-degree drops, 63 mph and a splashdown: Six Flags Over Texas has a new roller coaster". wfaa.com. February 15, 2023.
  10. ^ Stevenson, John (April 1, 2023). "Blasting Off: ArieForce One Opens at Fun Spot America Atlanta - Coaster101".
  11. ^ "Big Bear Mountain Roller Coaster set to open at Dollywood in Spring 2023". The Greenville News.
  12. ^ "Six Flags Fiesta Texas to open KID FLASH, the only racing roller coaster in Texas". March 2023.
  13. ^ https://skylineattractions.com/kid-flash-cosmic-coaster-opens-at-six-flags-over-georgia-on-saturday-november-4/
  14. ^ a b "World of Jumanji opens at Chessington World of Adventures".
  15. ^ Zizo, Christie (April 30, 2023). "SeaWorld surf coaster gets May 27 open date, passholder period". WKMG.
  16. ^ a b Reporter, Marissa Birnie Staff (June 5, 2023). "New one-of-a-kind, 360-degree thrill ride and Snoopy coaster now open at Canada's Wonderland". Toronto Star.
  17. ^ "The long-awaited TRON Lightcycle / Run will open at Disney World on April 4". USA Today.
  18. ^ a b "Lost Island Theme Park in Waterloo opens with new rides, including a roller coaster". The Des Moines Register.
  19. ^ "140-foot hill, 3,510 feet of track and 62 mph speeds, new roller coaster opens". WGAL. June 2, 2023.
  20. ^ a b c d e f "Aeronatica Landing opening day is Friday, April 7 at Carowinds". wcnc.com. April 6, 2023.
  21. ^ "Raging Waters LA reopening for 40th season". FOX 11. May 19, 2023.
  22. ^ a b "New themed area opens at Kings Island with 2 new rides". WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio. June 10, 2023.
  23. ^ "Disney confirms opening date for the return of 'Happily Ever After' at Walt Disney World". www.wdwmagic.com.
  24. ^ "We rode the new Serengeti Flyer opening Monday at Busch Gardens". Tampa Bay Times.
  25. ^ "Universal Studios Hollywood Announces Opening Date for Super Nintendo World".
  26. ^ "Dreamworld | The Future of Dreamworld". www.dreamworld.com.au.
  27. ^ Schneider, H. Rose. "One last ride on Six Flags Great Escape's Alpine Bobsled".
  28. ^ a b "Camp Snoopy poised to get an extensive makeover". 21 August 2023.
  29. ^ "After More Than 50 Years, 'Fire in the Hole' Takes Final Ride". 29 December 2023.
  30. ^ a b "Six Flags Great America closing two attractions, preparing for 'future expansion'". October 24, 2023.
  31. ^ "Mindbender roller coaster closed after 37 years at West Edmonton Mall". Edmonton. January 30, 2023.
  32. ^ "Busch Gardens Tampa Bay getting rid of roller coaster". June 16, 2023.
  33. ^ "Iconic Water Ride To Close Permanently At LEGOLAND Windsor, What Will Replace It?". www.themeparktourist.com. August 31, 2023.
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