1998 in rides

Events by year
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1997 1998 in rides 1999
1997 1998 in water slides 1999

This page is for everything related to amusement rides that occurred during the year 1998.

Opened

Name Park Country Type Manufacturer Opened
1001 Nacht Knoebels Amusement Park
USA
Weber 1998
Alpine House Neil Renton (UK)
UK
Neil Renton July 1998
Animation Department Six Flags New England
USA
Zamperla 1998
The Ark Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
USA
Zamperla 1998
Asteroid Martin Slater (UK)
UK
Sam Ward October 1998
Aviator Wild Adventures
USA
Chance Rides/Larson International July 1998
Bangers Ratanga Junction
South Africa
Bertazzon December 16, 1998
Barracuda Slide Hansa-Park
Germany
Van Egdom 1998
Bæver Rafting BonBon-Land
Denmark
Intamin 1998
Big Flush Cliff's Amusement Park
USA
Dinghy Waterslides WhiteWater West 1998
Big Flush Indiana Beach
USA
Dinghy Waterslides WhiteWater West 1998
Big Monster Raoul Krameyer (Germany)
Germany
Schwarzkopf 1998
Big Raging God Leofoo Village Theme Park
Taiwan
Intamin 1998
Blue Fall Sea Paradise
Japan
Intamin April 23, 1998
Boardwalk Bumper Buggies Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
USA
Dodgems C&S 1998
Booming Window on China Theme Park
Taiwan
Hopkins August 22, 1998
Boston Tea Party Canobie Lake Park
USA
Hopkins 1998
Botes del Pantano Parque de la Costa
Argentina
HUSS 1998
Break Dancer No.1 Camillo Franzelius (Germany)
Germany
HUSS 1998
Buggy's Largs Amusements
UK
Junior Track Ride Bertazzon 1998
Bugs' White Water Rapids Six Flags Fiesta Texas
USA
Hopkins 1998
Carousel Mirabilandia
Italy
Preston & Barbieri 1998
Carousel Ratanga Junction
South Africa
Peter Petz December 16, 1998
Carreta Desbocada Parque de la Costa
Argentina
HUSS 1998
Caterpillar Pleasurewood Hills
UK
I.E. Park 1998
Century Wheel Wild Adventures
USA
Ferris Wheel Chance Rides 1998
Chair-O-Plane Folly Farm
UK
Fritz Bothmann 1998
Chaos Clementon Park
USA
Chance Rides 1998
Chaos Kentucky Kingdom
USA
Chance Rides 1998
Chaos KMG 1998
Chaos Wild Adventures
USA
Chance Rides 1998
La Chevauchée de Guillaume Festyland
France
Soquet 1998
Columbus Adventure Everland
South Korea
HUSS 1998
Crazy Bus Six Flags Great America
USA
Zamperla 1998
Crazy Horse OK Corral
France
HUSS / Zierer 1998
Crazy Surf Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
USA
Sartori 1998
Crocodile Gorge Ratanga Junction
South Africa
Intamin December 16, 1998
Cyclone Steven Amer (UK)
UK
Church Engineering 1998
Daffy Duck Hollywood Tours Six Flags New England
USA
Zamperla 1998
Dalton Terror Walibi Belgium
Belgium
Intamin 1998
Daredevil Falls Dollywood
USA
Hopkins April 18, 1998
Desorbitados Parque de la Costa
Argentina
Fabbri 1998
Ditz Sorter Ratanga Junction
South Africa
Zamperla December 16, 1998
Dodgems Gordon Pearson (UK)
UK
Reverchon 1998
Dodgems John Drake (UK)
UK
Supercar April 1998
Double Shot Playland's Castaway Cove
USA
Drop Tower S&S-Sansei Technologies 1998
Draaikolk Drievliet Family Park
Netherlands
Nauta Bussink 1998
Dragonwing Elitch Gardens
USA
Chance Rides/Larson International 1998
Drop Zone Playland
Canada
Sky Fun 1 Inc. 1998
Eagle Attractiepark Slagharen
Netherlands
HUSS 1998
El Vuelo del Halcón Isla Mágica
Spain
Zamperla 1998
Les Espions de César Parc Astérix
France
Caripro 1998
Fårup Rafting Fårup Sommerland
Denmark
BEAR May 1998
Los Fiordos Parque de Atracciones de Madrid
Spain
Shoot The Chute Intamin May 26, 1998
Flipper Ingolf Splitt (Germany)
Germany
HUSS 1998
Flying Elephants Pleasurewood Hills
UK
Modern Products 1998
Flying Island American Adventure World
UK
Flying Island Vekoma 1998
Flying Orcas Hansa-Park
Germany
HUSS 1998
Flying Raft Gulliver's Kingdom
UK
Zamperla 1998
Frisbee Six Flags Fiesta Texas
USA
HUSS 1998
Fritt Fall Gröna Lund
Sweden
Intamin 1998
G-Force Walibi Holland
Netherlands
HUSS 1998
Gallopers Bob Wilson Funfairs (UK)
UK
Mardi Gras July 1998
Gallopers Clarence Pier
UK
John H. Rundle April 1998
Ghost Train Folly Farm
UK
Tracked Dark Ride Hayes Fabrication 1998
Giant Sea Monster Leofoo Village Theme Park
Taiwan
BEAR 1998
Go Karts Pleasurewood Hills
UK
Go-Karts 1998
Grand Canyon Superland
Israel
Mondial 1998
Granny Bugs Bay Beach Amusement Park
USA
Roundabout Venture Rides 1998
Gravity George Lock Jnr. (UK)
UK
Robert Bentley April 1998
Gyro Drop Lotte World
South Korea
Drop Tower Intamin April 11, 1998
Hammerhead Shark Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
USA
Zamperla 1998
Hang Time Dorney Park
USA
HUSS 1998
Hawk Rockin' Raceway
USA
Ranger Zamperla 1998
Hoppin' Gators Wild Adventures
USA
S&S Worldwide 1998
Horror Ride Okayama Joypolis
Japan
Sega AM5 July 18, 1998
Horror Ride Tokyo Joypolis
Japan
Sega AM5 April 25, 1998
Hurjakuru Linnanmäki
Finland
Intamin 1998
Invader Jets Billy Lee (UK)
UK
Lang Wheels 1998
Kreisellkarusell Schwaben Park
Germany
Gerstlauer 1998
Kwal Drievliet Family Park
Netherlands
HUSS 1998
La Lanzadera Parque de Atracciones de Madrid
Spain
Intamin 1998
Log Flume Keansburg Amusement Park
USA
L&T Systems 1998
Lohikäärme Linnanmäki
Finland
Sea Storm Zierer 1998
Merry Derry Dip Fun Slide Hersheypark
USA
Frederiksen Industries September 1998
Merry Derry Dip Fun Slide Hersheypark
USA
Frederiksen Industries December 1998
Mission To Mars Billy Hill (UK)
UK
Robin G. Mitchell 1998
Monkey Business Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
USA
Zamperla 1998
Monkey Falls Ratanga Junction
South Africa
Hopkins December 16, 1998
Music Express Rainbow Park
UK
Modern Products 1998
Mystery Castle Phantasialand
Germany
Intamin 1998
Octopus Brendan McCormack (Ireland)
Ireland
Hayes Fabrication 1998
Octopus Launceston Steam Railway
UK
Octopus Lusse 1998
Octopus Tashkentland
Uzbekistan
C.A.H. 1998
Old McDonalds Tractorrit Drievliet Family Park
Netherlands
Track Ride Metallbau Emmeln 1998
Orcas Voladoras Parque de la Costa
Argentina
HUSS 1998
PaniClock Fuji-Q Highland
Japan
Vekoma 1998
Paratrooper Jimmy Rimmer (UK)
UK
Franklin 1998
Pferdekarussell Phantasialand
Germany
Barbieri 1998
Pharaoh's Fury Adventure Island (UK)
UK
Sonacase 1998
Pharaoh's Fury Wild Adventures
USA
Chance Rides 1998
Power Tower Cedar Point
USA
S&S Worldwide May 9, 1998
R.A.C. Ratanga Junction
South Africa
Zamperla December 16, 1998
Race Cars Bay Beach Amusement Park
USA
Roundabout Eyerly Aircraft Company 1998
Ricky's Racers Idlewild & SoakZone
USA
Arrow Dynamics 1998
Rio Grande Rafting Djurs Sommerland
Denmark
Interlink 1998
Round-Up Bernd Böseler (Germany)
Germany
De Boer 1998
Royal Coronation Speedway Folly Farm
UK
R.J. Lakin February 1998
Rutschenparadies Panorama Park
Germany
Wiegand 1998
Das Sägewerk Schwaben Park
Germany
Log Flume L&T Systems 1998
Sally's Sea Plane Kings Island
USA
Zamperla 1998
Satellite Frontierland Family Theme Park
UK
Chance Rides 1998
Schlittenfahrt Schneeflöckchen Europa-Park
Germany
Mack Rides 1998
Scream Six Flags New England
USA
S&S Worldwide April 25, 1998
Scream Machine Mahon's Amusements (New Zealand)
New Zealand
Nottingham UK December 1998
Screamer Rae Armstrong-Wilson (UK)
UK
Reverchon 1998
Screamin' Eagle Seabreeze Amusement Park
USA
Zamperla 1998
Sizzler Andrew Holmes (UK)
UK
Sonacase May 1998
Ski Jump Michael McKean (UK)
UK
Aero-Affiliates October 1998
Sky Diver Gary Bradley (UK)
UK
AMECO 1998
Sky Fighters Bay Beach Amusement Park
USA
Junior Jets Allan Herschell Company 1998
Skycoaster Lake Compounce
USA
Sky Fun 1 Inc. 1998
Snow Dream Remo Buchser (Switzerland)
Switzerland
Mack Rides 1998
Snow Storm Darren DeKoning (UK)
UK
Sobema April 1998
Sombrero Drayton Manor Theme Park
UK
Soriani & Moser March 1998
Sound Machine Hoefnagels (Netherlands)
Netherlands
Hoefnagels 1998
Space Shoot Walygator Grand Est
France
S&S Worldwide 1998
Space Shot Happy Valley
China
S&S Worldwide October 1, 1998
Space Shot Walibi Holland
Netherlands
S&S Worldwide 1998
Space Vertigo Gardaland
Italy
Intamin 1998
SpaceShot TusenFryd
Norway
S&S Worldwide 1998
Speed Rodel (Switzerland)
Switzerland
Protech 1998
Sugar Shack Canada's Wonderland
Canada
Zamperla 1998
Super Skid Cars Jimmy Bowry (UK)
UK
R.J. Lakin March 1998
Super Star Joe White (UK)
UK
Northern Amusements September 1998
Super Trooper Braden Holland (UK)
UK
AMECO 1998
Super Trooper Pleasurewood Hills
UK
A.R.M. 1998
Superbob Sheldon Johnstone (UK)
UK
Barbieri June 1998
Supreme Scream Knott's Berry Farm
USA
S&S Worldwide July 3, 1998
Supreme Waltzer Oasis Luna Park
Cyprus
Orton & Spooner 1998
Swing Bob Mobron (Netherlands)
Netherlands
Sobema 1998
Swing Time Canada's Wonderland
Canada
Zamperla 1998
Swingin' Safari Wild Adventures
USA
Chance Rides 1998
T-Rex Land Of Make Believe
USA
Sellner Manufacturing 1998
Tak Attack Nickelodeon Universe Mall of America
USA
Rotoshake Zamperla March 20, 1998
Taz Prop Delivery Company Six Flags New England
USA
Zamperla 1998
Tazmanian Devil Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
USA
HUSS 1998
Temperance Flyer Ratanga Junction
South Africa
Chance Rides December 16, 1998
Thrilla Gorilla Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
USA
Zamperla 1998
Thunder Alley Speedway Geauga Lake
USA
J&J Amusements 1998
Tomahawk Frontier City
USA
Vekoma 1998
Top Spin 2 Parc Aventura
Moldova
HUSS 1998
Totem Walibi Rhône-Alpes
France
S&S Worldwide 1998
Treetop Adventure Canada's Wonderland
Canada
Caripro 1998
TriceraTop Spin Disney's Animal Kingdom
USA
Jets Zamperla April 22, 1998
Troika Selva Mágica
Mexico
HUSS 1998
Turmgucker Familypark
Austria
Sunkid Heege 1998
Turtle Twirl Storybook Land
USA
Tilt-A-Whirl Sellner Manufacturing 1998
Turtle Twist Wild Adventures
USA
Tilt-A-Whirl Sellner Manufacturing 1998
Twist Cliff Dorman (UK)
UK
Church Engineering 1998
Twist Douglas Codona
UK
PWS Rides / A.R.M. 1998
Twister Botton's Pleasure Beach
UK
Sonacase 1998
Twister Farrow Shows (USA)
USA
K.T. Enterprises 1998
Twister Six Flags Fiesta Texas
USA
HUSS 1998
Village Carousel Dollywood
USA
Chance Rides 1998
Volcano Fantasy Island
UK
S&S Worldwide 1998
VooDoo Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
USA
HUSS 1998
Water Force Blackgang Chine
UK
Dinghy Waterslides Van Egdom 1998
Watertoren Superglijbaan Drievliet Family Park
Netherlands
Giant Slide Metallbau Emmeln 1998
Wave Swinger Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
USA
Waveswinger Zamperla 1998
Wellenfliegerkarussell Churpfalzpark
Germany
Zierer 1998
Whirling Waltzer New MetroLand
UK
H.P. Jackson 1998
Wildlife Express Train Disney's Animal Kingdom
USA
Miniature Railway Severn Lamb April 22, 1998
Wile E. Coyote Speed Trap Six Flags New England
USA
Zamperla 1998
Wipeout Chris Burnett (UK)
UK
Cadoxton Engineering 1998
WipeOut Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
USA
Breakdance HUSS 1998
Woodstock Whirlybirds Kings Island
USA
Caripro 1998
Woodstock's Airmail Cedar Point
USA
S&S Worldwide 1998
Woodstock's Airmail Knott's Berry Farm
USA
S&S Worldwide 1998
Xtreme Machine Knightly's Fun Park
UK
Nottingham UK August 1998
Yo-Yo Wild Adventures
USA
Chance Rides 1998

Closed

Name Park Country Type Manufacturer Closed
African Rivers Six Flags Great Adventure
USA
New Wave Rides 1998
Alice In Wonderland Starcoast World
UK
Modern Products 1998
Amor Express Parque de Atracciones de Montjuic
Spain
Robles Bouso Atracciones September 1998
Asian Rivers Six Flags Great Adventure
USA
New Wave Rides 1998
Big Wheel Starcoast World
UK
Lusse 1998
Big Yoyo Walibi Wavre
Belgium
Vekoma 1998
Cablecars Wonderwest World
UK
British Ropeway Engineering 1998
Cablecars Starcoast World
UK
British Ropeway Engineering 1998
Caterpillar Pleasurewood Hills
UK
I.E. Park 1998
Crazy Quilt Darien Lake
USA
Mack Rides 1998
Dodgems Hemsby Fun Park
UK
Lang Wheels 1998
Enterprise Roie (Germany)
Germany
Schwarzkopf 1998
Eye In The Sky Pleasurewood Hills
UK
Schwarzkopf 1998
Go Karts Pleasurewood Hills
UK
Go-Karts 1998
Haunted Silver Mine Frontierland Family Theme Park
UK
1998
Hot Wheels Jimmy Dobson (UK)
UK
Lang Wheels 1998
Hula Hoop Parque de Atracciones de Montjuic
Spain
Kaspar Klaus 1998
Le Cachot Kennywood
USA
Pretzel Company 1998
Log Flume Drayton Manor Theme Park
UK
Reverchon 1998
Mad Bazooka Niigata Joypolis
Japan
Sega AM4 January 16, 1998
Mad Bazooka SegaWorld London
UK
Sega AM4 1998
Magic Carpet Chessington World of Adventures
UK
Zierer 1998
Mine Shaft Elitch Gardens
USA
Chance Rides 1998
Mutley's Putt Putts Michigan's Adventure
USA
Gould Manufacturing 1998
North American Rivers Six Flags Great Adventure
USA
New Wave Rides 1998
Percolator Frontierland Family Theme Park
UK
1998
Quasar Starcoast World
UK
A.R.M. 1998
Santa-Fe Trains Wonderwest World
UK
Supercar 1998
Santa-Fe Trains Starcoast World
UK
Supercar 1998
Sea Dragon Busch Gardens Williamsburg
USA
Sea Storm Mack Rides 1998
Sky Pilot Kings Dominion
USA
Intamin 1998
Sky Pilot Six Flags Great Adventure
USA
Schwarzkopf November 1, 1998
Skyway Tokyo Disneyland
Japan
Von Roll November 3, 1998
Super Trooper Marvels Amusement Park
UK
Hrubetz 1998
Trabant Toshimaen
Japan
Chance Rides 1998
Tren Fantasma Parque de Atracciones de Madrid
Spain
Tracked Dark Ride Robles Bouso Atracciones 1998
Tren Fantasma Parque de Atracciones de Montjuic
Spain
Ihle / Robles Bouso Atracciones September 1998
Twister Parque de Atracciones de Montjuic
Spain
Robles Bouso Atracciones September 1998
Video Storm Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
USA
1998
Voyage to the Moon Story Land
USA
Bradley & Kaye 1998
Yankee Clipper California's Great America
USA
Log Flume Arrow Dynamics 1998
Super-Zeppelin Attractiepark Slagharen
Netherlands
Schwarzkopf 1998