This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2020. These various lists are not exhaustive. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the things that happened here were either canceled or moved to the following years.
Amusement parks
Opening
Switzerland Ticiland - October 10 China Smurfs Theme Park China Ocean Paradise China World Fairytale Land Indonesia Transmart Jambi Qatar Doha Oasis (Wonder Dome) Russia Dream Island Moscow – February 29 U.S. DreamWorks Water Park in American Dream Meadowlands – October 1 U.S. Legoland Discovery Centre in American Dream Meadowlands – March 2020 China Suzhou Paradise Forest World China Ocean Paradise China Hot Go Dreamworld China Daqingshan Wildlife Park - January 1 China Visionland Dingcheng - January 18 Indonesia Banyuwangi Park - May 2020
Change of name Canada Galaxyland » Galaxyland powered by Hasbro U.S. White Water Bay (Oklahoma) » Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Oklahoma City U.S. Magic Waters » Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford Vietnam Vinpearl Land, Kiên Giang » VinWonders, Kiên Giang Vietnam Vinpearl Land, Khánh Hòa » VinWonders, Khánh Hòa Vietnam Vinpearl Land, Quảng Nam » VinWonders, Quảng Nam
Change of ownership U.S. Indiana Beach – Apex Parks Group » Indiana Beach Holdings, LLC (now known as IB Parks & Entertainment) England Drayton Manor Theme Park – The Bryan Family » Looping Group
Birthday
Alton Towers - 40th birthday Busch Gardens Williamsburg - 45th birthday Cedar Point - 150th anniversary Disneyland - 65th birthday Drayton Manor - 70th birthday Europa Park - 45th birthday Gardaland - 45th birthday Knott's Berry Farm - 100th anniversary Luna Park Sydney - 85th birthday Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park - 30th birthday PortAventura World - 25th anniversary Sesame Place - 40th birthday Silver Dollar City - 60th anniversary Six Flags New England - 150th birthday Universal Studios Florida - 30th birthday Walibi Belgium - 45th birthday
Closed All parks that are not listed here closed beginning in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic and did not reopen. Tokyo One Piece Tower – July 31 Misaki Park – March 31 Toshimaen – August 31 Boomers! Houston – February 2020 Boomers! El Cajon – June 8 Boomers! San Diego – June 8 Boomers! Fountain Valley – June 8 Boomers! Upland – June 8 Holy Land Experience – March 14 Wild River Country – planned to open for 2020 but could not and never reopened afterwards
Additions
Roller coasters
New Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened Ref(s) Achterbahn Ticiland Family roller coaster Zierer Canavar Dalga Wonderland Eurasia Family Launched roller coaster Intamin Candymonium Hersheypark Steel roller coaster Bolliger & Mabillard July 3 Çelik Kartal Wonderland Eurasia Suspended Junior roller Coaster Zamperla Cinderella Coaster Storybook Land Spinning roller coaster SBF Visa Group Draken Furuviksparken Family roller coaster Zierer DUPLO Dino Coaster Legoland Windsor Junior roller Coaster Mack Rides Eleventh Roller Coaster Great Xingdong Tourist World Steel roller coaster Hebei Zhongye Erdbeer Raupenbahn Karls Erlebnis-Dorf Koserow Family roller coaster SBF Visa Group Erdbeer Raupenbahn Karls Erlebnis-Dorf Zirkow Family roller coaster SBF Visa Group Eagle Warriors VinWonders, Kiên Giang Suspended Family Coaster Vekoma 2020 Euro Coaster Wiener Prater Gliding Coaster Reverchon F.L.Y. Phantasialand Flying roller coaster Vekoma September 17 Frank' N Coaster House of Frankenstein Niagara Falls Steel Family roller coaster Wisdom Rides July 13 GP Racers Suzuka Circuit Dueling roller coaster Hoei Sangyo Co., Ltd. Girdap Sörfçüler Wonderland Eurasia Steel roller coaster Interpark Hals-über-Kopf Erlebnispark Tripsdrill Suspended Thrill Coaster Vekoma Hummel Brummel Schwaben Park Wie-Flyer Wiegand Launch Coaster Sun Tzu Cultural Park Steel Launched roller coaster S&S - Sansei Technologies Max & Moritz Efteling Steel Powered roller coaster Mack Rides June 20 Miğfer Wonderland Eurasia Steel roller coaster SBF Visa Group Mine Roller Coaster Great Xingdong Tourist World Mine train roller coaster Golden Horse Mouse Coaster Wonderland Eurasia Spinning Wild Mouse roller coaster Levent Lunapark Noisette Express Nigloland Junior roller Coaster ART Engineering GmbH Objectif Mars Futuroscope Spinning Launched roller coaster Intamin June 13 Orion Kings Island Steel roller coaster Bolliger & Mabillard July 12 Öksökö Öfkesi Wonderland Eurasia Steel roller coaster Beijing Shibaolai Amusement Equipment Power Mouse Coaster Wonderland Eurasia Spinning Wild Mouse roller coaster Fabbri Group Race of the Future Dream Island Moscow Spinning Wild Mouse roller coaster Fabbri Group Roller Ball Wiener Prater Roller Ball Ride Engineers Switzerland Sandy's Blasting Bronco Nickelodeon Universe In American Dream Meadowlands Steel Launched roller coaster Intamin Saven Fårup Summer Park Family Boomerang Vekoma 2020 Smurfberry Roller Coaster Smurfs Theme Park Junior Spinning roller coaster Beijing North Rongda Amusement Equipment Co., Ltd Texas Stingray SeaWorld San Antonio Wooden roller coaster Great Coasters International Tsunami Scene75 Entertainment Center - Dayton Spinning roller coaster SBF Visa Group Shred The Sewers Dream Island Moscow Launched roller coaster Intamin Uzaya Yolculuk Wonderland Eurasia Steel roller coaster Beijing Shibaolai Amusement Equipment Volldampf Erlebnispark Tripsdrill Family Boomerang Vekoma Vertika La Récré des 3 Curés Euro-Fighter roller coaster Gerstlauer Wakala Bellewaerde Family roller coaster Gerstlauer West Coast Racers Six Flags Magic Mountain Steel Launched roller coaster Premier Rides January 9 Whirlwind Waldameer & Water World Spinning roller coaster SBF Visa Group Gesengte Sau Wiener Prater Steel roller coaster Gerstlauer Wrath Of Zeus VinWonders, Kiên Giang Launched roller coaster Vekoma 2020 Ipanema Skate Ride VinWonders, Kiên Giang Surfrider Roller Coaster Intamin Eagle Wingspan VinWonders, Kiên Giang Cloud Coaster Extreme Engineering Light Of Revenge Happy Valley Nanjing Launched roller coaster Intamin FamilyBoomerang RollerCoaster Happy Valley Nanjing Family Boomerang Vekoma Forest Predator Happy Valley Nanjing Wing Coaster Bolliger & Mabillard Mine Escape Happy Valley Nanjing Mine train roller coaster Golden Horse Suspended Family Coaster Happy Valley Nanjing Suspended Family Coaster Vekoma Pitts Special PowerLand Infinity Coaster Gerstlauer Kuhddel Muuuhddel Taunus Wunderland Spinning roller coaster SBF Visa Group Formula Rossa Junior Ferrari World Abu Dhabi Junior roller Coaster Zamperla Pearly Whirly Coaster Craig's Cruisers Family Fun Center, Mears Big Air Coaster SBF Visa Group Osprey Mine Train Chongqing Sunac Land Mine train roller coaster Golden Horse Circus Carnival Oriental Heritage Jiangyou Inverted roller coaster Beijing Shibaolai Amusement Equipment Flying Over Gou Xiong Ling Oriental Heritage Jiangyou Junior Coaster Vekoma Puppy Coaster Oriental Heritage Jiangyou Steel Family roller coaster unknown unknown Oriental Heritage Jiangyou Water coaster unknown unknown Xuzhou Paradise Steel Family roller coaster unknown unknown Xuzhou Paradise Steel roller coaster unknown unknown Xuzhou Paradise Inverted roller coaster Golden Horse unknown Xuzhou Paradise Spinning roller coaster Golden Horse Buffalo Hunt Fort Hays Chuckwagon Mystical Hex Wiegand
Relocated Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened Formerly Ref(s) Crazy Mouse SpeedZone Los Angeles Spinning Wild Mouse roller coaster Zamperla In Storage Crazy Mouse at Niagara Amusement Park & Splash World Family Coaster Family Park, Monts Family roller coaster SBF Visa Group Family Coaster at Family Park, Saint-Martin-le-Beau Gold Rush Family Park, Monts Steel roller coaster Zierer Gold Rush at Loudoun Castle Gold Rush Kingoland Family roller coaster Pinfari Python at Gulliver's Milton Keynes Bayou Express Le Fleury Family roller coaster Zierer Karavanen at Tivoli Gardens Max's Doggy Dog Coaster SpeedZone Los Angeles Family roller coaster SBF Visa Group In Storage Max's Doggy Dog Coaster at Niagara Amusement Park & Splash World unknown Luna Park Sincan Steel roller coaster Pinfari unknown at Lunapark Mersin unknown Baghdad Island Steel roller coaster Pinfari Orkanens Øje at Tivoli Friheden
Refurbished Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened FormerlyRef(s) Spartan Race VinWonders, Kiên Giang Family Boomerang Vekoma Flying Dolphin Coaster The Gold Coaster Dreamworld Steel roller coaster Arrow Dynamics December 2020 Hot Wheels Sidewinder Monkey Mayhem West Midland Safari Park Spinning roller coaster Reverchon 2020 Walls' Twister Ride
Other attractions
New Name Park Type Opened Ref(s) Area 72 Kings Island Themed Area 2020 Awesome Planet Epcot Show Banzai Pipeline Six Flags Hurricane Harbor (Six Flags Over Texas) Multi-slide complex 2020 Boogie Board RacerCarowinds multi lane mat racer 2020 Beagle Brigade Airfield* Canada's Wonderland Zamperla Flying Tigers 2020 The Bourne Stuntacular Universal Studios Florida Stunt show June 30 Catwoman Whip Six Flags Over Georgia Zamperla Endeavour 2020 Cheetah Chase Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Launched Water coaster 2020 CraZanity Six Flags Mexico Zamperla Giga Discovery Frisbee 2020 Drawn to Life Disney Springs Cirque du Soleil show 2020 Emmet's Flying Adventure Legoland California Flying Theater Simulator ride 2020 Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast Tokyo Disneyland Trackless dark ride October 1 HarmonioUS Epcot Nighttime spectacular 2020 Legoland Water park Gardaland Gardaland Water park May 29 The LEGO Movie World Legoland California Themed area 2020 Magic Happens Disneyland Parade February 28 Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway Disney's Hollywood Studios Trackless dark ride March 4 Mountain Bay Cliffs* Splash Works (Canada's Wonderland) Cliff-Jumping Attraction 2020 Mystic River Falls Silver Dollar City River rapids July 21 Paradise Island Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Phoenix Water play area Summer 2020 Poison Ivy Toxic Twister Six Flags Over Georgia Scrambler 2020 Python Plunge Six Flags White Water Water coaster 2020 Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Disneyland Trackless dark ride January 17 Studio Cruiser Malang Night Paradise Trackless dark ride May 20 Tidal Wave Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford Water slide 2020 Wahoo Racer Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Oklahoma City Racing Water slide 2020
*Announced for 2020, opening delayed for 2021
Refurbished
Name Park Type Opened Formerly Ref(s) Canada: Far and Wide Epcot Show O Canada! Impressions de France and Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along Epcot Alternating shows Impressions de FranceOld Mill Kennywood Old Mill (ride) 2020 Garfield's Nightmare
Closed attractions & roller coasters