This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2021. These various lists are not exhaustive.

Amusement parks

Opening

*Armenia Yerevan Park – May 15 *Czech Republic Majaland Praha *China Hot Go Dreamworld *China

Universal Studios Beijing Universal Studios Beijing () is a Universal theme park in Beijing that opened on September 20, 2021 as part of Universal Beijing Resort. Invited-only test operation started on September 1, 2021. The park would become the fifth Universal Studios-b ...

– September 1 (soft opening)
September 20 (grand opening) *U.S.

Legoland New York Legoland New York Resort is a theme park in Goshen, New York owned by Merlin Entertainments. Consisting of seven Lego themed lands on a property of . The park contains numerous structures and attractions made of Lego or designed to resemble L ...

– May 29 *China Fantasy Valley *China Fenghuang Paradise - January 1 *China Fuli Ocean Happy World *Qatar Doha Oasis Quest *China Jinan Sunac Land *Italy Legoland Water Park Gardaland – June 15 *China Fuli Ocean Happy World - December 22

Reopened

*Belgium Plopsa Station Antwerp – October 2021

Change of name

*Belgium Comic Station Antwerp » Plopsa Station Antwerp *U.S.

Fantasy Island ''Fantasy Island'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Gene Levitt. It aired on ABC from 1977 to 1984. The series starred Ricardo Montalbán as the mysterious Mr. Roarke and Hervé Villechaize as his assistant, Tattoo. Gu ...

» Niagara Amusement Park & Splash World *U.S. Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Gurnee »

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago (often shortened to Hurricane Harbor Chicago) is a 20-acre (8.1 ha) water park located in Gurnee, Illinois, United States, within the Chicago metropolitan area. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the park opene ...

Change of ownership

*U.S.

Clementon Park and Splash World Clementon Park and Splash World is a mid-sized combination theme park and water park in Clementon, Camden County, New Jersey, United States. Also known as Clementon Lake Park, it is one of the world's oldest operating amusement parks and is one o ...

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Premier Parks, LLC Premier Parks, LLC (formerly Rapids Holdings, LLC and Premier Attractions Management, LLC) is a limited liability company based in the United States. The company owns and operates several amusement parks and water parks across the country and ...

» Indiana Beach Holdings, LLC (now known as IB Parks & Entertainment) *U.S.

– Apex Parks Group » Indiana Beach Holdings, LLC (now known as IB Parks & Entertainment) *U.S.

Kentucky Kingdom Kentucky Kingdom, formerly known as Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, is an amusement park in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The park includes a collection of amusement rides and the Hurricane Bay water park. Kentucky Kingdom is located at the ...

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Themeparks LLC Themeparks LLC, later known as Kentucky Kingdom LLLP, was an American company that operated two amusement parks. The company was originally formed as "227 Plus One" in the late 1980s by Ed Hart and is based in Louisville, Kentucky. Themeparks' f ...

Herschend Family Entertainment Herschend Family Entertainment (HFE) is a privately owned themed-entertainment company that operates several theme parks and tourist attractions within the United States, and as of 2021, one aquarium in Vancouver, Canada. Founded by Jack and P ...

*U.S. Adventureland – Adventure Lands of America Inc. »

Palace Entertainment Palace Entertainment is a subsidiary of Madrid, Spain based Parques Reunidos which operates various attractions including amusement parks, zoos, and water parks around the world. Palace Entertainment is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and is ...

Birthday

Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park () is a theme park located in Bajiao, Shijingshan District of Beijing, China. First opened on September 28, 1986, the park is currently owned and operated by the Shijingshan District government. The park is serv ...

- 35th birthday *

California's Great America California's Great America, often shortened to Great America, is a amusement park located in Santa Clara, California. Owned and operated by Cedar Fair, it originally opened in 1976 as one of two parks built by the Marriott Corporation. Califor ...

- 45th birthday *

Walt Disney World Resort The Walt Disney World Resort, also called Walt Disney World or Disney World, is an entertainment resort complex in Bay Lake, Florida, Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States, near the cities of Orlando ...

- 50th birthday *

Canada's Wonderland Canada's Wonderland, formerly known as Paramount Canada's Wonderland, is a amusement park located in Vaughan, Ontario, a municipality within the Greater Toronto Area. Opened in 1981 by the Taft Broadcasting Company and the Great-West Life As ...

- 40th birthday *

Chimelong Paradise Chimelong Paradise () is a major amusement park in Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Opened on April 12, 2006, Chimelong Paradise is the largest amusement park in China and boasts the 10 Inversion Roller Coaster, which prior to the o ...

- 15th birthday *

Disney California Adventure Disney California Adventure Park, commonly referred to as California Adventure or by its acronym DCA, is a theme park located at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Park ...

- 20th birthday * Dreamworld - 40th birthday *

Lagoon Amusement Park Lagoon is a privately owned amusement park in Farmington, Utah, United States, located about 18 miles north of Salt Lake City. It has ten roller coasters, five of which are unique; '' Colossus the Fire Dragon'', the last Schwarzkopf Double Lo ...

- 135th birthday *

Legoland Florida Legoland Florida Resort (stylized as LEGOLAND Florida Resort) is a vacation destination in Winter Haven, Florida. The resort features the Legoland Florida theme park itself, the Legoland Water Park, three on-site accommodations and a separatel ...

- 10th birthday *

Magic Kingdom Magic Kingdom Park, previously known as Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom (1971–1994) and The Magic Kingdom (1994–2017), is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando, Florida. Owned and operated by The W ...

- 50th birthday *

Michigan's Adventure Michigan's Adventure is a amusement park in Muskegon County, Michigan, about halfway between Muskegon and Whitehall. It is the largest amusement park in the state and has been owned and operated by Cedar Fair since 2001. As of 2022, Michigan' ...

- 65th birthday * MagicLand - 20th birthday *

Toverland Attractiepark Toverland is an amusement park located in Sevenum, the Netherlands. It first opened in 2001 as an indoor family entertainment center, operated by the Gelissen Group. In recent years, Toverland has grown into a fully-fledged theme par ...

- 20th birthday *

Trans Studio Bandung Trans Studio Bandung is a shopping mall, amusement park, and hotel in Bandung, Indonesia. Trans Studio is built on a land with size of . Trans Studio Bandung is composed of several sections including a shopping mall called Trans Studio Mall (usua ...

- 10th birthday *

Six Flags Great America Six Flags Great America is a amusement park located in Gurnee, Illinois, within the northern Chicago metropolitan area. The amusement park originally opened as Marriott's Great America on May 29, 1976, as one of two theme parks built by the Ma ...

- 45th birthday *

Six Flags Magic Mountain Six Flags Magic Mountain, formerly known and colloquially referred to as simply Magic Mountain, is a amusement park located in Valencia, California, northwest of downtown Los Angeles. It opened on May 29, 1971, as a development of the Newha ...

- 50th birthday *

Six Flags Over Texas Six Flags Over Texas is a 212-acre (86 ha) amusement park, in Arlington, Texas, east of Fort Worth, Texas, Fort Worth and west of Dallas, Texas, Dallas. It is the first amusement park in the Six Flags chain, and features themed areas and attracti ...

- 60th birthday *

Six Flags St. Louis Six Flags St. Louis, originally known as Six Flags Over Mid-America, is an amusement park featuring characters and rides from many Warner Bros. films and tv shows such as, Looney Tunes, DC Comics, and formerly Scooby-Doo. It is located in Eureka ...

- 50th birthday * Sea World - 50th birthday *

Valleyfair Valleyfair is a amusement park in Shakopee, Minnesota, United States. Owned by Cedar Fair, the park opened in 1976 and now features over 75 rides and attractions including eight roller coasters. Valleyfair also has a water park called Soak Cit ...

- 45th birthday * Warner Bros. Movie World - 30th birthday *

WhiteWater World WhiteWater World is a seasonal water park situated in the suburb of Coomera on the Gold Coast, Australia. It is owned and operated by Ardent Leisure and is the sister park to Dreamworld. After years of planning and a year of construction, Wh ...

- 15th birthday

Closed

* Fenghuang ParadiseFenghuang Paradise was closed weeks after opening due to illegal land usage *

Aquatica San Diego Sesame Place San Diego is a children's theme park and water park, located in Chula Vista, California. It opened on March 26, 2022 on the former site of Aquatica San Diego. It is the first theme park in the world to open up as a certified auti ...

– September 12 * De Valkenier – July * Barry's Amusements

Additions

Roller coasters

New

Relocated

Refurbished

Other attractions

New

Relocated

Refurbished

Closed attractions & roller coasters

Themed accommodation

New

Universal Beijing Resort The Universal Beijing Resort (), commonly known as Universal Beijing, is a theme park and entertainment resort complex based in Beijing, China. Invite-only test operation started on September 1, 2021, and the full operation started from Septemb ...

— May 18 (soft opening) June 1 (grand opening)

Incidents and accidents

Fatal

* Adventureland - On 3 July, a raft carrying 6 passengers on the Raging River

river rapids ride A river rapids ride (or river rafting ride) is an amusement ride that simulates whitewater rafting. History The river rapids ride concept was proposed by Bill Crandall (general manager of AstroWorld in Houston) and developed by Intamin. AstroW ...

overturned, killing an 11-year-old boy and seriously injuring 3 others. *

Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park is an adventure park located above Glenwood Springs, Colorado, about west of Denver. Prior to 2003, only cave tours were available until a major expansion took place. The park is unique because it sits at an alti ...

- On 5 September, a 6-year-old girl was killed after falling from the Haunted Mine Drop underground

drop tower A drop tower or big drop is a type of amusement ride incorporating a central structure or tower. Drop towers vary in height, passenger capacity, lift type, and brake type. Many are custom-made, although there are some mass-produced designs. Th ...

. The incident is currently under investigation. * Hayrola Luna Park - A 19-year-old teenager chocked to death on her own vomit when she was riding the Kamikaze

frisbee A frisbee (pronounced ), also called a flying disc or simply a disc, is a gliding toy or sporting item that is generally made of injection-molded plastic and roughly in diameter with a pronounced lip. It is used recreationally and competitive ...

ride. The ride operators reportedly refused to stop the ride. *

- A 32-year-old man fell almost to his death on the Sky Ride chair lift. He was seen clinging onto the safety bar.

Non-fatal

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool Pleasure Beach is an amusement park situated on Blackpool's South Shore, in the county of Lancashire, North West England. It operates as a secure facility, and has introduced epayments via smartphones for admission charges, replacin ...

- On 25 April, riders were forced to climb down the top of the lift hill on the Big One

roller coaster A roller coaster, or rollercoaster, is a type of amusement ride that employs a form of elevated railroad track designed with tight turns, steep slopes, and sometimes inversions. Passengers ride along the track in open cars, and the rides are o ...

at the

after it broke down. *

Cedar Point Cedar Point is a amusement park located on a Lake Erie peninsula in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. Opened in 1870, it is considered the second-oldest operating amusement park in the U.S. behind Lake Compounce. Cedar Point is owned and op ...

- On 15 August, a 44-year-old woman was seriously injured after she was struck by a L-shaped piece of metal while waiting in the queue for

Top Thrill Dragster Top Thrill Dragster is a hydraulically-launched steel roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. Manufactured by Intamin and designed by Werner Stengel, it opened in 2003 as the in the world, as well as the first ...

. The ride was closed for the remainder of the season. *

Six Flags Great Adventure Six Flags Great Adventure is an amusement park located in Jackson, New Jersey. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the park complex is situated between New York City and Philadelphia and includes a water park named Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Hu ...

- On 13 June, 2 riders were injured when the Saw Mill Log Flume tipped at an angle. *

- On 29 June, the train on

El Toro El Toro, Spanish for "the bull", may refer to: Geography * El Toro (Mallorca), a neighbourhood in the municipality of Calvià on the island of Mallorca * El Toro, Castellón, a town in Castellón, Spain * El Toro (Jujuy), a rural municipality and ...

partially derailed when the rear car's up-stop wheels, which are designed to prevent the train from lifting off the track, moved out of place and up onto the track. There were no reported injuries.

Notes

References

{{Years in amusement parks Amusement parks by year

Amusement parks An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusement park that bases its structures and attractions around a central ...