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1978 in rides

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This page is for everything related to amusement rides that occurred during the year 1978.

Opened

Name Park Country Type Manufacturer Opened
Action Horst Ohlrogge & Son (Germany)
Germany 		Cosmont 1978
Antique Cars Adventureland
USA 		Arrow Development 1978
Astroliner Dutch Wonderland
USA 		Wisdom Rides 1978
Barnstormer Old Chicago
USA 		Bradley & Kaye 1978
Barnstormer Old Chicago
USA 		Bradley & Kaye 1978
Barnstormer Old Chicago
USA 		Bradley & Kaye 1978
Barnstormer Opryland USA
USA 		Bradley & Kaye 1978
Barnstormer Worlds of Fun
USA 		Bradley & Kaye 1978
Bumper Cars Playland Park
USA 		Dodgems 1978
Casa Del Terror Fantasilandia
Chile 		Robles Bouso Atracciones January 1978
Chair-O-Plane Charlotte Whitelegg (UK)
UK 		July 1978
Chair-O-Plane George Arthur Manders (UK)
UK 		August 1978
Diablo La Ronde
Canada 		HUSS 1978
Dodgems Golden Mile Centre
UK 		A.P.E. 1978
Einschienenhochbahn Rasti-Land
Germany 		Mack Rides 1978
Enterprise Boardwalk and Baseball
USA 		HUSS 1978
Enterprise Roie (Germany)
Germany 		Schwarzkopf 1978
Fender Bender Hersheypark
USA 		Lusse Bros. 1978
Flooded Mine Dollywood
USA 		Boat Ride 1978
Flooded Mine Dollywood
USA 		Boat Ride 1978
Flooded Mine Dollywood
USA 		Boat Ride 1978
Floßfahrt Heide Park Resort
Germany 		Scenic Boat Ride Mack Rides August 19, 1978
Flume Valleyfair
USA 		Log Flume Barr Engineering 1978
Flying Bobs Hersheypark
USA 		Matterhorn Chance Rides 1978
Ford T Fantasilandia
Chile 		Robles Bouso Atracciones January 1978
Ghost Safari Clacton Pier
UK 		Pinfari / Self-built 1978
Ghost Train Botton's Pleasure Beach
UK 		Chapman / PBA May 1978
Gold River Adventure Walibi Belgium
Belgium 		Scenic Boat Ride Mack Rides 1978
Gotham City Crime Wave Six Flags New England
USA 		Zierer 1978
Greatest Show On Earth Blackpool Pleasure Beach
UK 		Blackpool Pleasure Beach 1978
Haunted Hotel Myrtle Beach Pavilion
USA 		Funni Frite 1978
Haunted Silver Mine Frontierland Western Theme Park
UK 		1978
Heide Park Express Heide Park Resort
Germany 		Miniature Railway Chance Rides August 19, 1978
Josefinas Kaiserliche Zauberreise Europa-Park
Germany 		Scenic Boat Ride Mack Rides 1978
Jumping Ships Clacton Pier
UK 		Allan Herschell Company 1978
Jungle Mission Bellewaerde Park
Belgium 		Scenic Boat Ride Intamin 1978
Lewis & Clark Trail Holiday World & Splashin' Safari
USA 		Gould Manufacturing 1978
Meteorite Joe White (UK)
UK 		Sam Ward December 1978
Mondlift Petra Zehle (Germany)
Germany 		HUSS 1978
Monster Spin Six Flags Great Adventure
USA 		Schwarzkopf 1978
Monza-Piste Heide Park Resort
Germany 		Ihle / Mack Rides 1978
Old No.2 Logging Company Magic Springs
USA 		Log Flume Bradley & Kaye July 22, 1978
Old Timers Bobbejaanland
Belgium 		Track Ride Ihle 1978
Oldtimer Heide Park Resort
Germany 		Mack Rides 1978
Orlochlessin Torni Särkänniemi
Finland 		Modern Products 1978
Panoramabahn Heide Park Resort
Germany 		Mack Rides August 19, 1978
Paul Revere's Midnight Ride Holiday World & Splashin' Safari
USA 		Eyerly Aircraft Company 1978
Peanuts Turnpike Kings Dominion
USA 		Arrow Dynamics 1978
Peanuts Turnpike Kings Dominion
USA 		Arrow Dynamics 1978
Peanuts Turnpike Kings Dominion
USA 		Arrow Dynamics 1978
Pirate Lone Star Entertainment (USA)
USA 		HUSS 1978
Piratenboot Plopsaland De Panne
Belgium 		HUSS 1978
Pony-Express Parc Merveilleux
Luxembourg 		Pony Trek Schwingel 1978
Red Barons Adventureland
USA 		Chance Rides 1978
Sky Flower Tokyo Dome City
Japan 		Paratower Intamin July 1, 1978
Sky Ride Waldameer & Water World
USA 		Ropeway Hopkins 1978
Sky Hook Magic Springs
USA 		Parachute tower variant Von Roll 1978
Snoopy's Yacht Club Worlds of Fun
USA 		Goforth Industries 1978
Splinter Elitch Gardens
USA 		Log Flume Arrow Development 1978
Spookslot Efteling
Netherlands 		Walkthrough Efteling May 10, 1978
Star Jets Manning's Amusement Park
UK 		Lang Wheels 1978
Tiroler Wildwasserbahn Europa-Park
Germany 		Log Flume Mack Rides 1978
Vintage Train Schloß Beck Freizeitpark
Germany 		Ihle 1978
Volcano Kennywood
USA 		HUSS 1978
Waltzer Peter Pan's Playground
UK 		Orton & Spooner May 1978
Waltzer William Percival (UK)
UK 		Maxwell January 1978
Wichtelhausenbahn Heide Park Resort
Germany 		Mack Rides August 19, 1978

Closed

Name Park Country Type Manufacturer Closed
Barrel of Fun Six Flags AstroWorld
USA 		Rotor Chance Rides 1978
Barrel of Fun Six Flags AstroWorld
USA 		Rotor Chance Rides 1978
Barrel of Fun Six Flags AstroWorld
USA 		Rotor Chance Rides 1978
Bug Chippewa Lake Park
USA 		Traver Engineering Company 1978
Cobra Marvels Amusement Park
UK 		Fairplace 1978
Ferris Wheel Chippewa Lake Park
USA 		Ferris Wheel 1978
Flying Coaster Clacton Pier
UK 		Aero-Affiliates 1978
Safari Worlds of Fun
USA 		Arrow Development 1978
Safari Worlds of Fun
USA 		Arrow Development 1978
Safari Worlds of Fun
USA 		Arrow Development 1978
Twister Dudley Bowers (UK)
UK 		Dudley Bowers November 1978
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