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By Tracy Kahaner, Kahaner Research
Here you will find an overview of the rides that are new in 2010 at major theme parks and amusement parks around the world. The listing includes rides that have already opened and some that are planned to open during the next few months or the course of the year.
As a general framework to identify the major theme parks and amusement parks, we consult the annual TEA/AECOM Attraction Attendance Report (aka Theme Index – download your free copy here), referring to that report’s listings for top worldwide parks, top theme park chains and top regional parks.
Excluding a few instances, typically those rides that were relocated from one park to another but are not strictly “new” have been excluded from this analysis. Also excluded, for the most part, are rides renovated and/or re-themed within a park. “Kiddie” rides (geared toward very young children) are also largely excluded, along with aquatic attractions. And due to the high level of confidentiality surrounding the attractions at the yet-to-open Wizarding World of Harry Potter, that property has also been excluded from the inventory.
Kahaner Research obtains the figures used to create this report through a variety of sources, primarily from ride manufacturers and park operators.
RIDES OPENING AT THEME THEME PARKS DURING 2010
|
Name of Ride
|
Park
|
Location
|
Ride Description
|
Manufacturer
|
Opening Date
|
Estimated Cost
|
Ride Capacity (persons per hour)
|
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Thirteen
|
AltonTowers
|
Alton, Staffordshire, UK
|
Free fall drop coaster
|
Intamin AG
|
March 20, 2010
|
£15 million pound
|
n/a
|
|
Air Grover |
Busch Gardens Tampa
|
Tampa, Florida
|
Family Roller Coaster
|
Zierer Rides
|
March 27, 2010
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
Europe in the Air
|
Busch Gardens Williamsburg
|
Williamsburg, Virginia
|
3-D Motion Simulator Ride
|
n/a
|
March 26, 2010
|
Re-themed from Corkscrew Hill
|
n/a
|
|
Intimidator |
Carowinds
|
Charlotte, North Carolina
|
NASCAR Themed Roller Coaster
|
Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) |
Spring, 2010
|
$23 Million USD
|
1, 600
|
|
Shoot-the-Rapids
|
Cedar Point |
Sandusky, Ohio
|
Simulator Water Ride
|
IntaRide LLC (intamin)
|
May 29, 2010
|
$10.5 Million USD
|
1, 200
|
|
Kobra
|
Chessington World of Adventures |
Surrey, UK
|
Family Spinning Disk Ride
|
Antonio Zamperla SpA
|
March 27, 2010
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
Demon Drop |
Dorney Park
|
Allengton, Pennsylvania
|
Free Fall Drop Coaster
|
Intamin AG
|
May 29, 2010
|
Relocated from Cedar Point
|
n/a
|
|
Joris en de Draak |
Efteling
|
Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands,
|
Wooden Coaster
|
Great Coaster International
|
July 1, 2010
|
n/a
|
1, 700
|
|
Wildebeest
|
Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari
|
Santa Claus, Indiana
|
Touted as the world’s longest water coaster. |
Designer: ProSlide Technology Inc. |
May 14, 2010
|
$5.5 Million USD
|
N/A
|
|
Sky Rocket |
Kennywood
|
West Miffen, Pennsylvania
|
Linear Synchronous Motor (LSM) Roller Coaster |
Premier Rides, Inc.
|
June, 2010
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
Intimidator 305 |
Kings Dominion |
Doswell, Virginia
|
Steel Coaster / Giga-coaster
|
Intamin AG
|
April, 2010
|
$25 Million USD
|
1, 350
|
|
Boo Blasters |
Kings Island
|
Mason, Ohio
|
Interactive Dark Family Ride
|
Sally Corporation
|
May 21, 2010
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
Ednör – L’attaque |
La Ronde |
Montréal, Canada
|
Half Suspended Looping Coaster
|
Vekoma Rides Manufacturing B.V.
|
May, 2010
|
n/a
|
1, 040
|
|
Tom & Huck’s RiverBlast |
Silver Dollar City
|
Branson, Missouri
|
Interactive Boat Ride
|
Mack Rides GmbH & Co KG |
March 18, 2010
|
$7 Million USD
|
720
|
|
Mr. Six DanceCoaster |
Six Flags Magic Mountain |
Valencia, California
|
Family Twister
|
Vekoma Rides Manufacturing BV |
May 29, 2010
|
Relocated from Six Flags New Orleans as Road Runner’s Express |
780
|
|
‘Space Fantasy, the Ride’ |
Universal Studios Japan |
Osaka, Japan
|
Spinning Coaster
|
Designer: Universal Creative / Ride system supplied by Mack Rides GmbH & Co KG |
March 19, 2010
|
4 Bil Yen
|
n/a
|
|
Battlestar Galactica |
Universal Studios Singapore |
Sentosa, Singapore
|
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