1961 in rides

This page is for everything related to amusement rides that occurred during the year 1961.

Opened

Name	Park	Country	Type	Manufacturer	Opened
Alpine Rallye	Pleasure Beach Resort	UK	Junior Track Ride	Ihle	1961
Astrolift	Six Flags Over Texas	USA		Von Roll	August 5, 1961
Astrolift	Six Flags Over Texas	USA		Von Roll	August 5, 1961
Autorama	Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk	USA		Arrow Dynamics	June 1961
Cablecars	Butlin's Filey	UK		British Ropeway Engineering	1961
Cave Train	Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk	USA	Tracked Dark Ride	Arrow Dynamics	June 1961
Dive Bomber	James Arthur Pullen (UK)	UK		Lusse	1961
Dive Bomber	Morecambe Pleasure Park	UK		Eyerly Aircraft Company	1961
Dizzy Drums	Hersheypark	USA		Hampton Rides	1961
Dry Gulch Railroad	Hersheypark	USA		Crown Metal Products	1961
Flying Saucers	Pleasureland Southport	UK		Lang Wheels	1961
Happy Motoring Freeway	Six Flags Over Texas	USA		Arrow Dynamics	1961
Hawnted House	Camden Park	USA		Pretzel Company / Bill Tracy	1961
Kristallsalongen	Liseberg	Sweden		Self-built	1961
Minty Bees	Hersheypark	USA		Hampton Rides	1961
Radiobilarna	Liseberg	Sweden		Ihle	1961
Snails & Fairytales	Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach	UK	Track Ride	Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach	1961
Space Scrambler	Lagoon	USA		Eli Bridge Company	April 25, 1961
Star Voyager	Cedar Point	USA		Kaspar Klaus	1961
Vintage Cars	Children's Corner	UK		Supercar	1961
Waltzer	Mablethorpe Amusement Park	UK		Orton & Spooner	1961

Name	Park	Country	Type	Manufacturer	Closed
Dive Bomber	James Arthur Pullen (UK)	UK		Lusse	1961
Rocket	Clarence Pier	UK		R.J. Lakin & Maxwell	1961
Scenic Whales	North Parade Amusement Park	UK	Gondola Switchback/Scenic Railway		1961