2024 Global Theme Park New Park Area Inventory
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Editor | Jing Xiangyuan
Source | Amusement World
Summer is a crucial operating season for theme parks around the globe. Many parks rush to open new attractions and projects before the summer vacation begins, from drone shows and float parades to roller coasters... What new theme parks have opened or are about to open this summer? What innovative recreational projects have been launched?
New Parks/Theme Parks
Peppa Pig Theme Park, Germany
The first independent Peppa Pig theme park on the European continent
Opening Date: May 19
On May 19, Merlin Entertainments opened the 30 million euro Peppa Pig Theme Park, adjacent to Legoland Germany.
The Peppa Pig Theme Park in Germany features 5 accessible children's play facilities and 7 playgrounds, along with live animation character performances and interactive sessions. It is also the first park to feature Peppa Pig in Lego Duplo form and a Lego Duplo Peppa Pig play area.
Tír na nÓg Park
Emerald Park, Ireland
Opening Date: May 22
Emerald Park's new Tír Na nÓg Park, built over 7 years at a cost of €22 million, boasts Europe's longest family and thrill roller coasters. The park covers 6.5 acres and includes three new attractions: Na Fianna Force, The Quest, and The Celtic Dreamer, as well as a Zierer Wave Swinger, and new food and retail spaces.
Camp Snoopy Expansion Project
Kings Island
Opening Date: May 24
Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, officially opened a new children's area called "Camp Snoopy" on May 24. The area features Snoopy's Soap Box Racers roller coaster, Beagle Scout Acres play area, and a restaurant called Pigpen's Mess Hall.
Shanghai Pude Fu Guangming City
Opening Date: May 28
With a total investment exceeding 650 million RMB and a total area of 46,000 square meters, this project aims to provide a brand-new "offline real-scene movie" experience. Each visitor feels as if they are immersed in a real-scene performance, embarking on a new immersive entertainment experience, and is expected to become another model of Shanghai's urban renewal. In addition to the large "immersive viewing" theater, there are also cultural and creative retail, restaurants, cafes and other cultural and entertainment facilities. The expected annual number of visitors will reach 1.2 million.
Fantasy Springs
Tokyo DisneySea
Opening Date: June 6
Fantasy Springs, built at a cost of 250 billion yen, is Tokyo DisneySea's eighth park and its largest expansion project since its opening. The park centers around a "magical spring leading to a Disney dream world," showcasing classic scenes from Disney animated films such as Frozen, Peter Pan, and Tangled.
It also features four unique new attractions: the water-based Anna and Elsa’s Frozen Journey, Rapunzel’s Lantern Festival, the ride-based Peter Pan’s Never Land Adventure, and Fairy Tinker Bell’s Busy Buggies for visitors to experience.
DreamWorks Theme Park
Universal Studios Florida
Opening Date: June 14
Huangshi OCT Dinosaur Wonder
Opening Date: June
New "Steam Town" Park
Six Flags America
Opening Date: June
Snoopy's Camp
Knott's Berry Farm
Opening Time: This Summer
Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California, is upgrading its Camp Snoopy area, which will reopen in summer 2024. It is reported that the camp will add four new rides, including a new theater (Camp Snoopy Theater), "Snoopy's Tenderpaw Twister Coaster", "Camp Snoopy's Off-Road Rally", and "Sally's Swing Along".
Yichun Fantasi Theme Park
Opening Time: July 6
New Rides/Facilities
Snow Monster's Fury
Xiang OCT Fairy Tale Valley, Huizhou
Opening Time: May 1
Jungle Adventure Family Coaster
Shenzhen Happy Valley
Opening Time: May 1
Little Yellow Duck Big Drift
Tianjin Happy Valley
Opening Time: May 1
Iron Menace Dive Coaster
Dorney Park
Opening Time: May 10
Dorney Park's Iron Menace dive coaster is manufactured by B&M. The coaster suspends riders nearly 50 meters in the air before a near-vertical 95-degree drop. Four unexpected inversions and speeds up to 103 kilometers per hour captivate riders.
Good Gravy! Family Coaster
Holiday World
Opening Time: May 11
Good Gravy is located in the Thanksgiving section of the theme park and is manufactured by Vekoma. The coaster is 1500 feet long and reaches speeds up to 37 mph. Riders board a train shaped like a giant gravy boat and enjoy a thrilling ride along a cranberry-colored track—they'll also pass through a giant cranberry jelly jar and oversized kitchen utensils, including a 20-foot-tall mixer and an 18-foot-tall rolling pin. The cranberry jar tunnel is 17 feet long and 13 feet wide.
Na Fianna Force Suspended Coaster
Emerald Park, Ireland
Opening Date: May 22
The Quest Family Spinning Coaster
Emerald Park, Ireland
Opening Date: May 22
Celtic Dreamer Wave Swinger
Emerald Park, Ireland
Opening Date: May 22
Dolly Parton's Experience
Dollywood
Opening Date: May 24
The Dolly Parton Experience is a museum-like attraction consisting of four sections. Songteller is the most striking part of the experience, with a reflective butterfly exterior. As visitors walk through this exhibit, they will learn about Parton's journey from her youth to the present day. Highlights of the exhibit include Parton's mother's "Coat of Many Colors" that she made for her as a child, along with several guitar displays, museum signage, and photo opportunities.
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers Roller Coaster
Kings Island
Opening Date: May 24
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers roller coaster was built by Vekoma Rides. The coaster will move back and forth along the track, reaching speeds of up to 36 miles per hour. Riders board the themed coaster, which is lifted 70 feet up a hill to the starting line. As Snoopy waves a flag, riders are released, rushing forward along the twisting and winding track before experiencing the same track in reverse.
Potato Smash Bumper Cars
Kennywood Park
Opening Date: May 25
The Flash: Speed Force
Warner Bros. Movie World
Opening Date: May
Warner Bros. Movie World theme park opens its new roller coaster, The Flash: Speed Force. This 30-meter-high ride will take visitors on a thrilling journey, reaching speeds of up to 70 km/h. Get ready to twist, turn, and accelerate along the 67-meter-long half-pipe track as the Flash battles his greatest nemesis, Reverse Flash.
Bobcat Roller Coaster
Six Flags Great Escape Theme Park
Six Flags Great Escape
Opening Date: June 1
4D Theater: "Boonie Bears: Return to Jurassic"
Zhuzhou Fantasi Theme Park
Opening Date: June 1
"Boonie Bears Theater: Return to Jurassic" is another new high-tech 4D theater project launched by Zhuzhou Fantasi Theme Park. The "Boonie Bears Theater" project integrates a rotating platform, live scenes, and panoramic 4D special effects images, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in a fun-filled Jurassic adventure.
Stage Show: "Rhythm of the Adventure"
Shanghai Disneyland
Opening Date: June 3 to October 7
"Rhythm of the Adventure" brings together five different musical styles: local folk music, big band, hip-hop, Latin jazz, and pop. The special feature of the entire show is that visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy different versions of the performance. The five musical styles each correspond to two different musical pieces and adventure stories, and each story will be interpreted by different Disney friends. Their random combinations will give visitors different surprises each time they watch the show.
Tiana's Bayou Adventure
Disney's Magic Kingdom
Disney's Magic Kingdom
Opening Date: June 28
Disney announced that it will open the Tiana's Bayou Adventure attraction on June 28. According to the introduction, Tiana's Bayou Adventure is Disney's reimagining of the previous "Splash Mountain" ride. The Disney design team has redesigned the attraction and created new music and storylines inspired by the animated film "The Princess and the Frog". The attraction is not a retelling of the Disney animated film, but an original story based on events from the film.
Wolf Legend Drop Tower
Gardaland
Opening Date: June
SteamWhirler
Six Flags America
Opening Date: June
Georgia Surfer
Six Flags Over Georgia
Six Flags Over Georgia
Opening Time: This Summer
The Georgia Surfer will debut this summer at Six Flags Over Georgia, combining roller coaster thrills with a unique water ride experience.
This roller coaster may look simple, but appearances can be deceiving. Riders will travel back and forth along a nearly 590-foot U-shaped track, reaching speeds up to 60 mph and a 144-foot peak before splashing down onto a scenic splash pad. Instead of traditional roller coaster cars, the ride uses circular platforms that rotate independently, situated atop surfboard-shaped structures that travel along the track.
Phoenix Rising
Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Opening Time: This Summer
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