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This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2009. These various lists are not exhaustive.

Amusement Parks

Opening

Birthday

Closed

Additions

Roller Coasters

New

Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened Ref(s)
Anubis: The Ride Plopsaland Launched roller coaster Gerstlauer April 5
Terminator Salvation: The Ride Six Flags Magic Mountain Wooden roller coaster Great Coasters International May 23
blue fire Megacoaster Europa Park Launched roller coaster Mack Rides April 4
Correcaminos Bip, Bip Parque Warner Madrid Family roller coaster Mack Rides May 16
Diamondback Kings Island Steel roller coaster Bolliger & Mabillard April 18
Diving Coaster Happy Valley Shanghai Dive Coaster Bolliger & Mabillard August 16
Dragon in Clouds Happy Valley Chengdu Inverted roller coaster Vekoma January 16
Dragon in Snowfield Happy Valley Chengdu Mine Train roller coaster Vekoma January 17
Spin Gear SEGA Republic Spinning roller coaster Gerstlauer 2009
El Toro Freizeitpark Plohn Wooden roller coaster Great Coasters International April 10
Falcon Duinrell Euro-Fighter Gerstlauer May 14
Fluch von Novgorod Hansa Park Launched Euro-Fighter Gerstlauer April 9
Fly Over Mediterranean Happy Valley Chengdu Steel roller coaster Intamin January 17
Grover's Alpine Express Busch Gardens Williamsburg Family roller coaster Zierer April 3
Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit Universal Studios Florida Steel roller coaster Maurer Rides 2009
Insane Gröna Lund Steel roller coaster Intamin April 25
iSpeed Mirabilandia Launched roller coaster Intamin May 20
Kozmo's Kurves Knoebels Amusement Resort Family roller coaster E&F Miler Industries August 1
Magic Carpet Happy Valley Chengdu Wild Mouse roller coaster Golden Horse January 17
Manta SeaWorld Orlando Flying roller coaster Bolliger & Mabillard May 22
Mega-Lite Happy Valley Shanghai Steel roller coaster Intamin August 16
Mine Train Coaster Happy Valley Shanghai Family roller coaster Intamin October 2009
Montaña Rusa Parque Bicentenario Steel roller coaster Beijing Shibaolai Amusement Equipment March 21
Moto Coaster Jin Jiang Action Park Motorbike roller coaster Zamperla 2009
Mumbo Jumbo Flamingo Land Steel roller coaster S&S Sansei Technologies July 4
Prowler World of Fun Wooden roller coaster Great Coasters International May 2
Saw - The Ride Thorpe Park Euro-Fighter Gerstlauer March 14
Stingray Giant Wheel of Suzhou Flying roller coaster Vekoma July 18
Tornado Dyrehavsbakken Spinning roller coaster Intamin 2009
Wooden Coaster - Fireball Happy Valley Shanghai Wooden roller coaster Martin & Vleminckx August 16

Relocated

Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened Formerly Ref(s)
The Dark Knight Six Flags Mexico Indoor Wild Mouse roller coaster Mack Rides March 19 The Dark Knight at Six Flags New England
Carolina Cobra Carowinds Boomerang roller coaster Vekoma March 28 Head Spin at Geauga Lake
Hornet Wonderland Amusement Park Steel roller coaster Vekoma June 3 Mayan Mindbender at Six Flags AstroWorld

Refurbished

Name Park Type Manufacturer Opened Formerly Ref(s)
Bizarro Six Flags Great Adventure Floorless roller coaster Bolliger & Mabillard May 23 Medusa
Bizarro Six Flags New England Steel roller coaster Intamin May 23 Superman - Ride of Steel

Other Attractions

New

Name Park Type Opened Ref(s)
4D Motion Theater Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park 4D Theater May 2009
All Wheels Extreme Stunt Show California's Great America Show June 2009
Americana Kings Dominion Ferris Wheel 2009
AVPX Dreamworld Indoor laser skirmish April 10
Bayern Kurve Kennywood Bayern Kurve 2009
Buccaneer Battle Six Flags Great America Boat Ride May 12
Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical Universal Studios Hollywood Show June 30
Extreme Log Ride! Adventuredome Log Flume 2009
Giraffica Holiday World Shoot the Chute 2009
Jolly Jester Lake Compounce Pirate Ship May 9
Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek Tokyo Disneyland Dark Ride April 15
Nightwing Six Flags New England Slingshot 2009
Sea Dragon Beech Bend Park Pirate Ship 2009
The Good Time Theatre Dorney Park Theater May 23
The Universal Music Plaza Stage Universal Studios Florida Show Area June 13
Wipeout Lake Compounce Wipeout 2009

Refurbished

Name Park Opened Formerly Ref(s)
Monster Mansion Six Flags Over Georgia May 2009 The Monster Plantation

Relocated

Name Park Opened Formerly Ref(s)
Sasquatch Six Flags Great Escape 2009 Bayou Blaster and Sonic Slam at Six Flags New Orleans

Closed attractions & roller coasters

Name Park Type Closed Ref(s)
Astropax 18 VVC Wheel Park Steel roller coaster 2009
Big Bad Wolf Busch Gardens Williamsburg Suspended roller coaster September 7
Bumper Boats Valleyfair Bumper Boats 2009
Chang Kentucky Kingdom Stand-Up roller coaster 2009
Crazy Mouse South Pier Wild Mouse roller coaster 2009
Dreamworld Helicopters Dreamworld Helicopter joy flights June 10
Eagle Fortress Everland Suspended roller coaster January 2009
Gold Rush Wild Adventures Family roller coaster 2009
Greezed Lightnin' Kentucky Kingdom Shuttle loop 2009
Hang Ten Freestyle Music Park Family roller coaster 2009
Iron Horse Freestyle Music Park Steel roller coaster 2009
King Kahuna Kennywood Top Spin 2009
Korkkiruuvi Särkänniemi Amusement Park Steel roller coaster 2009
Looping Star Beech Bend Park Steel roller coaster September 2009
Looping Star Holnemvolt Park Steel roller coaster 2009
Montana Rusa Tibidabo Amusement Park Steel roller coaster January 5
Odin Express Kurashiki Tivoli Park Steel roller coaster January 1
Pegasus Efteling Wooden roller coaster June 19
Rakevet Harim Luna Park Tel Aviv Steel roller coaster 2009
Rat Loudoun Castle Wild Mouse roller coaster 2009
Road Runner Express Kentucky Kingdom Wild Mouse roller coaster 2009
Round About Freestyle Music Park Steel roller coaster 2009
Soak'd Freestyle Music Park Suspended roller coaster 2009
Son Of Beast Kings Island Wooden roller coaster June 2009
Tasses Magique La Ronde Teacups 2009
Texas Giant Six Flags Over Texas Wooden roller coaster November 1
Time Machine Freestyle Music Park Steel roller coaster 2009
Toboggan Trimper's Rides Steel roller coaster 2009
Turbo Mountain Adventure World Steel roller coaster 2009
Turnpike Kennywood Antique Cars 2009
Viper Barry Island Pleasure Park Steel roller coaster 2009
Vortex Dreamworld Gravitron February
Windstorm Fun Forest Amusement Park Steel roller coaster 2009

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