The Major New Theme Park Rides and Attractions for 2017
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The Major New Theme Park Rides and Attractions for 2017 BY TRACY KAHANER THIS IS THE NINTH ANNUAL STUDY BLOOLOOP HAS CONDUCTED REGARDING NEW RIDES AND ATTRACTIONS AT THEME PARKS AND AMUSEMENT PARKS AROUND THE WORLD. BY TRACY KAHANER (LEFT), PRESIDENT KAHANER RESEARCH AND NEWS EDITOR, BLOOLOOP While this listing provides an in-depth overview of the rides opening during 2017, it is not exhaustive. Except for a few instances those rides that have relocated from one park to another have been omitted from this analysis; along with those rides that have been renovated, restored or re-themed. In addition, the vast majority of rides geared towards the very young child (i.e. Alton Towers CBeebies Land) along with aquatic attractions have been omitted. The material used to create this report has been obtained through a variety of reliable sources including the ride manufacturers, park operators, architects and designers. Per usual, no rumours or speculation of rides has been included. All information reported below has been well researched and is believed to be accurate at press time. www.blooloop.com Name of Theme Park Theme Type Brief Description Manu- 2017 Est. Ride Press Ride/ Name Park facturer Opening Cost Capacity Release Attraction/ Location Date (persons / Facts Park per hour) / Other Dawson Duel Bellewaerde leper, Dueling Bellewaerde to open Dueling Alpine Wiegand* Spring 2017 €4m 800 goo.gl/wo Belgium Alpine Coaster in Europe, this spring. XUlq Coaster Before the visitors start the duel, a walk through awaits. InvadR™ Busch Williams- Wooden This Viking-themed ride will be the Great Spring 2017 Unknown 2 trains, 16 http://bit.l Gardens burg, Coaster park's first wooden coaster. Riders Coasters seats per y/2fifqRi Williamsburg Virginia, choose their ride, in a battle Internation train USA between a band of invading Vikings al, Inc. and the villagers. Drop: 74 ft., Airtime Hills: 9, Top Speed: 48 mph, Track Length: 2,118 ft., Ride Duration: 1:30 Patriot California's Santa Transition Vortex stand-up roller coaster will be Bolliger & 2017 Unknown 1,200* http://bit.l Great Clara, from Stand converted to floorless coaster called Mabillard y/2dQ1tW America California, up to Patriot. Height: 91 ft., Max Speed: F USA Floorless 45 mph Coaster Muskoka Canada's Vaughan, Water Slide Muskoka Plunge, a 60 ft. (18 m) tall Unknown 2017 Unknown Unknown http://bit.l Plunge Wonderland Ontario, Complex waterslide complex featuring four y/2bMzyJl Canada enclosed launch chambers. Soaring Timbers Canada's Vaughan, Swing Ride Two rotating gondolas Unknown 2017 Unknown Unknown http://bit.l Wonderland Ontario, y/2bMzyJl Canada Electro-Spin, Carowinds Charlotte, Flat Rides (4) Country Fair moves from the Mondial, 2017 Unknown Unknown http://bit.l Zephyr, Rock North previous location adding four new Zierer, y/2eh5TEy 'N'Roller, and Carolina, rides, new food offerings and more. Mack Do-Si-Do USA Rides GmbH & Co KG and Huss Park Attractions GmbH Name of Theme Park Theme Type Brief Description Manu- 2017 Est. Ride Press Ride/ Name Park facturer Opening Cost Capacity Release Attraction/ Location Date (persons / Facts Park per hour) / Other Sports Force Cedar Point Sandusky, Sports Park Sports Force Parks will host a myriad Sports 2017 $23.5 Unknown http://bit.l Parks at Cedar Ohio, USA of youth sports tournaments and Force million y/2kdFRbn Point Sports includes: (9) multi-purpose synthetic Parks USD Center turf fields, (4) NCAA regulation (Ropes baseball fields, (8) NCAA regulation Courses soccer and lacrosse fields, (1) Inc. to championship baseball and softball Supply Sky stadium, (1) ADA-accessible Trail® to community use field, and Sport- park) specific training areas Cedar Point Cedar Point Sandusky, Waterpark Transformation of existing Soak City Various May 2017 Unknown Unknown http://prn. Shores Water Ohio, USA Transformati to a new 18 acres of Cedar Point to/2e0ZVLz Park on Shores Water Park. New park will feature three new water attractions -- including a six-story-tall, four- person aqua-drop body slide -- upgrades to food and merchandise locations, new cabanas and more. Pandora - The Disney's Orlando, Themed 12-acre "Avatar"- inspired land will Walt Disney Summer Unknown Unknown goo.gl/juZ World of Avatar Animal Florida, Area include a flight simulator based Imagineer- 2017 h4w Kingdom at USA banshee attraction and boat ride ing - Walt Disney through the landscape of Pandora, "exclusive agreement World Resort as shown below. …Disney, Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertain- ment and Fox." AVATAR - Flight Disney's Orlando, Flight Included in the newest land (noted Walt Summer Unknown Unknown goo.gl/juZ of Passage Animal Florida, Simulator above) is Avatar Flight of Passage. Disney 2017 h4w Kingdom at USA This ride simulates the film's flying Imagineer- Walt Disney creatures along with a canoe river ing World Resort ride through the forest called "The Na'Vi River Journey." Na'Vi River Disney's Orlando, Boat Ride River ride through Pandora's Walt Summer Unknown Unknown http://bit.l Journey Animal Florida, bioluminescent rainforest. Disney 2017 y/2dz5Y6r Kingdom at USA Imagineer- Walt Disney ing World Name of Theme Park Theme Type Brief Description Manu- 2017 Est. Ride Press Ride/ Name Park facturer Opening Cost Capacity Release Attraction/ Location Date (persons / Facts Park per hour) / Other Guardians of Disney Anaheim, Drop Tower This accelerated drop tower dark Designed Summer Unknown Unknown http://bit.l the Galaxy: California California, ride attraction will transform the by Walt 2017 y/2e8zlBT Mission Adventure USA structure currently housing The Disney Breakout Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™. Imagineer- The new attraction is the first time ing Disney includes characters from its Marvel universe at the theme park. Star Tours: The Disneyland Marne la 3D Motion 3-D motion-simulated ride with many Designed March, 26, Unknown Unknown http://bit.l Adventures Paris Vallée, Île- Simulated story combinations. by Walt 2017 y/2dIDjMi Continue de- Space Flight Disney France, Imagineer- France ing Drop Line Dollywood Pigeon Drop Tower 200-foot tall free-fall experience. Unknown Summer Unknown Unknown http://bit.l Forge, 2017 y/2escLiS Tennesse USA TailSpin Racer Dollywood Pigeon Water Ride Six-lane racing slide that is five stories Unknown 2017 $2.0 Unknown http://bit.l at Dollywood's Forge, high million y/2dfhcfE Splash Country Tennessee USD USA Whistle Punk Dollywood Pigeon Junior Whistle Punk Chaser is Junior coaster. Unknown Summer Unknown Unknown http://bit.l Chaser Forge, Coaster 2017 y/2escLiS Tennessee USA Kaleidoscope Dorney Park Allentown, Spin Ride Circular ride featuring three arms of Huss Park Spring 2017 Unknown Unknown http://bit.l Pennsylva seven gondolas. Attractions y/2e3CTl9 nia, USA GmbH Drage Kongen Djurs Nimtofte, Suspended "Europe's fastest and longest Intamin May 2017 90 750 http://bit.l aka Dragon Sommerland Jylland, Family Suspended Family Coaster" Length: Amuseme million y/2f3Mnfa King Denmark Coaster 825 meters; Height: 30 meters; nt Rides kroner Speed: 85 km / t Merlin's Dutch Lancaster, Inverted Riders help the wizard Merlind find S&S Summer $7.5 Unknown http://bit.l Mayhem Wonderland Pennsylva Coaster his lost dragon., while traveling on a Worldwide 2017 million y/2exDEC nia, USA hanging coaster. Track Length: , Inc. USD 5 1,300 ft. Name of Theme Park Theme Type Brief Description 1/ Manu- 2017 Est. Ride Press Ride/ Name Park facturer Opening Cost Capacity Release Attraction/ Location Date (persons / Facts Park per hour) / Other Symbolica: Efteling Kaatsheuv Dark Ride This dark ride revolves around the Designed Summer €35m Six persons http://bit.l Palace of el, North interacting elements of reality, by 2017 per y/28TYwVo Fantasy Brabant, dreams and fantasy. The carts glide Imagineer- carriage. Netherlan across the floor through various ing ds scenes. Visitors choose one of three Efteling different interactive routes. Star Flyer Elitch Gardens Denver, Swing Ride 17-story extreme swing ride; Max Funtime 2017 Unknown 48 guests sit http://bit.l Colorado, Speed: 50 mph Group two across y/2dvF9zq USA Project V Europa-Park Rust, Simulator Europe's largest 'Flying Theater' Two Brogent 2017 Largest 1,400 http://bit.l Baden Flying Ride theatre halls with 70 seats each. Technol- investmen y/2dumDI t in a Wuerttem Seven gondolas spread over three ogies in u collabora- single berg, floors per theatre; Flight time per tion with attraction Germany show: 4.5 minutes. Building area: Kraftwerk. in the 4800s sq. m Base of the main Production history of Europa- building: 63 x 39 m by MackMedia Park Turbo Track aka Ferrari World Abu Shuttle Based on a modern Ferrari driver Intamin March 1, Incl in Unknown goo.gl/lDx Vortex Abu Dhabi Dhabi, Coaster training facility, comprises a 18m Amuse- 2017 Dh700 Hnc UAE track stretching from inside the ment million building and out through a glass Rides new rides and roof, reaching 62m above the park. attractio Max speed of approximately 102 ns. km/h. Turbo track also includes a zero gravity hill and gravity valley. Fireball Furuvik Gävle, Roller A 23 m high roller coaster ride Vekoma 2017 30 750 http://bit.l Gävleborg Coaster where passengers go both forward Rides million y/2999cw s, Sweden and backward in 60 km per hour. Manufact kronor g Top speed: 60 km per hour; Line uring height: 23 m; Line length: 210 m; G- force: 3 Bonzai Pipelines The Great Lake Dueling Splashwater Kingdom to expand Unknown Spring 2017 Unknown Unknown http://bit.l Escape George, Waterslide with dueling body slides. y/2emxfsT New York, USA Ikaros Gröna Lund Stockholm Sky Jump Total height: 95 meters; Fall angle: 90 Intamin April 2017 Unknown Unknown http://bit.l Sweden degrees; Fall speed: 90 km / h; G- Worldwide y/2e08zX3 force: 3.5 G Name of Theme Park Theme Type Brief Description Manu- 2017 Est.