2001 in rides

Events by year

2000	2001 in coasters	2002
2000	2001 in rides	2002
2000	2001 in water slides	2002

This page is for everything related to amusement rides that occurred during the year 2001.

Opened

Name	Park	Country	Type	Manufacturer	Opened
1001 Nights	Loudoun Castle	UK		Weber	2001
4x4 Adventure	Walibi Belgium	Belgium	Track Ride	Zamperla	2001
Abekatten	Djurs Sommerland	Denmark		Technical Park	2001
Abyss	Ocean Park	China		S&S Worldwide	2001
Acrophobia	Six Flags Over Georgia	USA		Intamin	May 12, 2001
Adventure Falls	Adventureland	USA	Log Flume	BEAR	2001
Airwolf Helicopters	De Valkenier	Netherlands		Zierer	2001
Artichoke Dip	Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park	USA		Morgan	June 15, 2001
Balloon Flight	Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park	USA		Morgan	June 15, 2001
Balloon Race	Chakazoolu Indoor Theme Park	Bahrain		Zamperla	May 2001
Balloon Race	Plopsaland De Panne	Belgium		Zamperla	2001
Banana Split	Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park	USA	Pirate Ship	Chance Rides	June 15, 2001
Big River Ride	Watermouth Family Theme Park and Castle	UK	Scenic Boat Ride	W.G.H. Transportation Engineering	2001
Billy Bob's Bi-Planes	Gulliver's World	UK	Junior Jets	SBF Visa Group	2001
Blå Ballon	Tivoli Friheden	Denmark		SBF Visa Group	2001
Black Widow's Web	Lightwater Valley	UK		HUSS	2001
Blast Off	Canada's Wonderland	Canada		S&S Worldwide	2001
Boji Falls Log Ride	Arnolds Park	USA	Log Flume	Arrow Dynamics	2001
Bonfante Railroad Train Ride	Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park	USA		Chance Rides	June 15, 2001
Botsauto’s	Speelpark Oud Valkeveen	Netherlands	Dodgems	Soli	2001
Bubble Swirl	Walibi Belgium	Belgium		Zamperla	2001
Bubu Car	Window on China Theme Park	Taiwan			2001
Bugs Bunny Cloud Bouncer	Six Flags Over Texas	USA		SBF Visa Group	2001
Buzzsaw	Walibi Belgium	Belgium	Top Spin	HUSS	2001
Camp Bus	Worlds of Fun	USA		Zamperla	2001
Carrousel 1900	Parc Saint Paul	France		Concept 1900	2001
Caterpillar	Adventureland	USA	Junior Railway	SBF Visa Group	2001
Caterpillar	Folly Farm	UK		R.J. Lakin	2001
Caterpillar	Folly Farm	UK		R.J. Lakin	2001
Celebration Swings	California's Great America	USA		Zierer	2001
Chaos	Adventuredome	USA		Chance Rides	March 2001
Chaos	Adventuredome	USA		Chance Rides	March 2001
Chaos	Rieger (Austria)	Austria	Frisbee	KMG	2001
Charlie Brown's Rushing River Log Ride	Kings Island	USA	Log Flume	Arrow Development	2001
Charlie Brown's Windup	Worlds of Fun	USA		Zamperla	2001
Claudi's Carousel	Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park	USA		W.F. Mangels	June 15, 2001
The Claw	Strates Shows	USA	Frisbee	KMG	June 3, 2001
Cliffhanger	Lagoon	USA		Mondial	2001
Coaster	Gary Walker (UK)	UK		Aero-Affiliates	February 2001
Cobratårnet	BonBon-Land	Denmark		Fabbri	2001
Cornwall Eye	Flambards Theme Park	UK	Junior Ferris Wheel	S&W Amusement Sales	2001
Crazy Bus	Beech Bend	USA	Junior Flying Carpet	Zamperla	2001
Crazy Cars	Peter Burnett Jnr. (UK)	UK		Supercar	2001
Crazy Trolley	Kennywood	USA		Zamperla	2001
Crazy Washhouse	Fort Fun Abenteuerland	Germany		Self-built	2001
Cyclone Twist	Paul Hart (UK)	UK		Eli Bridge Company	2001
Dare Devil Dive	Six Flags Great Escape	USA		Sky Fun 1 Inc.	August 24, 2001
Dare Devil Dive	Six Flags America	USA		Sky Fun 1 Inc.	2001
Dark Gate	Tokyo Joypolis	Japan	Walk-Through		July 20, 2001
Detonator: Bombs Away	Thorpe Park	UK		Fabbri	April 6, 2001
Dodgems	Billing Aquadrome	UK		I.E. Park	2001
Dodgems	Dizzyland Funfairs (UK)	UK		Kenny Gray	2001
Dodgems	Rayner Fletcher & Thomas Wilmot (UK)	UK		Reverchon	June 2001
Dolphin Leap	Harbour Park	UK		Moser's Rides	2001
Doremifarm	Gardaland	Italy		SBF Visa Group	2001
Double Deck Carousel	Pleasurewood Hills	UK		Concept 1900	2001
Dr. Dean's Rocket Machine	Magic Springs & Crystal Falls	USA		S&S Worldwide	2001
Drachenschaukel	Freizeitpark Plohn	Germany		Uhlmann	2001
Dragon Roundabout	Paultons Park	UK		Zierer	2001
Dragon's Claw	Adventure Island	UK		Tivoli Manufacturing	2001
Dragon's Descent	Funtown Splashtown USA	USA	Drop Tower	S&S Sansei Technologies	2001
Drakenslangen	Attractiepark Toverland	Netherlands	Dinghy Waterslides	Van Egdom	May 19, 2001
Droid Destroyer Dodgems	Milky Way Adventure Park	UK		R.J. Lakin	2001
Speedway	Warren Kirkby (UK)	UK		Lang Wheels	2001
El Desafío	Isla Mágica	Spain		Maurer Söhne	2001
Eselreitbahn	Bayern Park	Germany		Metallbau Emmeln	2001
Evolution	Beto Carrero World	Brazil		Fabbri	2001
Evolution	Tokyo Joypolis	Japan	Walk-Through		July 20, 2001
Farm Train	Pettitts Animal Adventure Park	UK		Supercar	2001
Flume Ride	Magic Park	Greece		L&T Systems	June 2001
Flying Ace	Speelpark Oud Valkeveen	Netherlands	Junior Pirate Ship	Moser's Rides	2001
Fossilvaskeren	Djurs Sommerland	Denmark			2001
Frog Hopper	Oaks Amusement Park	USA		S&S Worldwide	2001
Fun Dance	Pirat' Parc	France		Fabbri	2001
Fun Recorder	Walibi Belgium	Belgium	Junior Jets	Zamperla	2001
Fun Slide	Reithoffer Shows (USA)	USA		Frederiksen Industries	2001
Fun Slide	Reithoffer Shows (USA)	USA		Frederiksen Industries	2001
Gallopers	Harvey Green (UK)	UK		Howcroft Carriage Works	2001
Garlic Twirl	Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park	USA		Morgan	June 15, 2001
Ghost Blasters	Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk	USA		Barbisan	2001
Ghost Train	Funland	UK	Tracked Dark Ride		2001
Go Karts	Pleasurewood Hills	UK		Formula K	2001
Go-Karts	Funland	UK			2001
Graffiti Shuttle	Walibi Belgium	Belgium	Junior Flying Carpet	Zamperla	2001
Grizzly River Run	Disney California Adventure Park	USA	River Rapids	Intamin	February 8, 2001
Gyro Swing	Lotte World	South Korea		Intamin	December 15, 2001
Heiðrún	Reykjavik Park and Zoo	Iceland	Carousel	Park Rides Lamborghini	2001
Indian River	Hansa-Park	Germany		SBF Visa Group	2001
Inkie's Scrambler	Pacific Park	USA	Scrambler	Eli Bridge Company	2001
Jessie's Critter Carousel	Disney California Adventure Park	USA		Morgan	2001
Le Joli Jumper	Fraispertuis City	France		Zamperla	2001
Jump n' Bean	Playland Park	USA	Junior Drop Tower	Moser's Rides	2001
Jumpin'	Anderton & Rowland (UK)	UK		Comdefer	August 2001
Jumpin' Jellyfish	Disney California Adventure Park	USA	Paratower	Intamin	February 8, 2001
Jumpin' Jellyfish	Tokyo DisneySea	Japan	Paratower	Intamin	September 4, 2001
Jumpin' Jet	Canada's Wonderland	Canada	Junior Flying Carpet	Zamperla	2001
Jungle Bus	Chessington World of Adventures	UK		Zamperla	2001
Kaninresan	Liseberg	Sweden		Mack Rides	2001
Karussell	Attractiepark Toverland	Netherlands		Preston & Barbieri	May 19, 2001
Kænguru	Tivoli Friheden	Denmark		SBF Visa Group	2001
Kite Eating Tree	Worlds of Fun	USA		S&S Worldwide	2001
Klokhuis	Attractiepark Toverland	Netherlands		SBF Visa Group	May 19, 2001
Kongeraften	Kongeparken	Norway		Metallbau Emmeln	2001
Krazy Kups	Six Flags New England	USA		Zamperla	2001
La Rana Saltarina	Isla Mágica	Spain		Zamperla	2001
Love Express	Tokyo Summerland	Japan		Mack Rides	2001
Mad Mill	Duinrell	Netherlands		HUSS	2001
Magic House	Gardaland	Italy	Madhouse (ride type)	Vekoma	2001
Maison Foldingue	Parc Saint Paul	France	Barnyard	Preston & Barbieri	2001
Maliboomer	Disney California Adventure Park	USA		S&S Worldwide	February 8, 2001
Mega Dance	Robert Perks (Ireland)	Ireland		Nottingham UK	August 2001
Merry-Go-Round	Playland's Castaway Cove	USA		Chance Rides	2001
Mexican Wave	Brinley Gore (UK)	UK		Safeco	December 2001
Mini Rapide	Mirabilandia	Italy		L&T Systems	2001
Mini Tour	Walibi Belgium	Belgium	Junior Railway	Zamperla	2001
Ministry of Sound	Michael Thompson (UK)	UK		H.P. Jackson	2001
Mischief Mansion	Flamingo Land	UK		W.G.H. Transportation Engineering	2001
Monster's Revenge	Ocean Beach Fun Fair (loan)	UK		Maxwell & Tivoli Manufacturing	2001
Monsters, Inc Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!	Disney California Adventure Park	USA		Ride and Show Engineering	February 8, 2001
Monsters, Inc Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!	Disney California Adventure Park	USA		Ride and Show Engineering	February 8, 2001
Monsunen	Tivoli Gardens	Denmark		Zierer	2001
Murder Lodge	Club Sega Canal City	Japan	Walk-Through		November 2001
Mushroom Swing	Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park	USA		Zierer	June 15, 2001
Octopus	Tom McCormick (Ireland)	Ireland		Hayes Fabrication	2001
Octopus	Walibi Belgium	Belgium		Chance Rides	2001
Odins Luftreise	Hansa-Park	Germany		Zamperla	2001
Ooigevaar	Speelpark Oud Valkeveen	Netherlands	Junior Drop Tower	Moser's Rides	2001
Over the Rainbow	Canobie Lake Park	USA		Zamperla	2001
Panoramic Wheel	Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park	USA		Zierer	July 2001
Para Glider	Johnny Fry (Ireland)	Ireland		Sheffield Gear Company	2001
Pegasus	Tivoli Friheden	Denmark		Technical Park	2001
Pirate Ship	Freizeitpark Familienland	Austria		Zamperla	2001
Pirate Ship	Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach	UK		Zamperla	2001
Pirate Ship	Gulliver's Kingdom	UK		Zamperla	2001
Pirate Ship	Paultons Park	UK		Metallbau Emmeln	2001
Piratskibet	Tivoli Friheden	Denmark		SBF Visa Group	2001
Pixar Pal-A-Round	Disney California Adventure Park	USA	Ferris Wheel	Intamin	2001
The Plunge	Playland Park	USA	Shoot The Chute	Hopkins	2001
Pony Post	Hansa-Park	Germany		Metallbau Emmeln	2001
Power Dancer	Martin Witte (Netherlands)	Netherlands		HUSS	2001
Power Wave	Marcel van der Veen (Netherlands)	Netherlands		Schwarzkopf	2001
Quipse Paddle Boats	Europa-Park	Germany		Klarer Freizeitanlagen	2001
Le Raft	Bagatelle	France		HAFEMA Water Rides	2001
Raging Rivers	Camel Creek Adventure Park	UK		Van Egdom	2001
Rainbow Garden Round Boat Ride	Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park	USA		Hopkins Rides	June 15, 2001
Rapid River	Soukra Parc	Tunisia		Interlink	2001
Riesenrad	Kernie's Familienpark	Germany	Ferris Wheel	Zamperla	2001
Rio Grande	Fraispertuis City	France		Zamperla	2001
La Riviere Enchantée	Soukra Parc	Tunisia		Interlink	2001
Rock & Roll	Morey's Piers	USA		Bertazzon	2001
Rock & Roll	Oaks Amusement Park	USA		Bertazzon	2001
Rock-O-Plane	Kurt Hill (UK)	UK		Eyerly Aircraft Company	November 2001
Rollerball Skid	Ralph Richardson (UK)	UK		R.J. Lakin	2001
La Ronde des Tortues	Bagatelle	France		Zamperla	2001
Rotor	Billy Freeman (UK)	UK		Leslie Vernon	July 2001
Rotor	Tommy Matthews (UK)	UK		Tommy Matthews Snr.	September 2001
Round-Up	Trevor Cullen (Ireland)	Ireland		Hrubetz	2001
Round-Up	Trevor Cullen (Ireland)	Ireland		Hrubetz	2001
Toad of Toad Hall Ride	Pettitts Animal Adventure Park	UK		Supercar	2001
Salsa y Fiesta	Walibi Belgium	Belgium		Chance Rides	2001
Samba Tower	Clementon Park	USA		Zamperla	2001
Schmetterlingstanz	Bayern Park	Germany		HUSS	2001
Schmetterlingstanz	Bayern Park	Germany		HUSS	2001
Schneckenbahn	Fantasiana	Austria		Metallbau Emmeln	2001
Scream'n Eagle	Oaks Amusement Park	USA		KMG	2001
Shockwave	Canada's Wonderland	Canada		Mondial	May 6, 2001
Silly Symphony Swings	Disney California Adventure Park	USA	Waveswinger	Zierer	February 8, 2001
Silver Mine	Gulliver's Land	UK		I.E. Park	2001
Sizzler	Arthur Silcock (UK)	UK		K.T. Enterprises	March 2001
Sizzler	Coney Beach Pleasure Park	UK		Sonacase	2001
Sizzler	Guy & John Evans (UK)	UK		PWS Rides	2001
Sizzler	Philip Green (UK)	UK		PWS Rides	March 2001
Sky Lab	Billy Burnett (UK)	UK		J. Bakker Denies	2001
Sky Shot	Skyline Park	Germany		Funtime	2001
Sky Shuttle	Suzhou Amusement Land	China	Flying Island	Vekoma	2001
Skycoaster	Kentucky Kingdom	USA		Sky Fun 1 Inc.	April 7, 2001
Skycoaster	Six Flags Discovery Kingdom	USA		Sky Fun 1 Inc.	2001
Skymaster	Dreamland	Belarus		A.R.M.	2001
South County Backroads	Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park	USA		Morgan	June 15, 2001
Space Shot	Genting Theme Park	Malaysia		S&S Worldwide	2001
Spinning Vibe	Walibi Belgium	Belgium		HUSS	2001
Splinter	Blue Bayou Dixie Landin'	USA		Interlink	2001
Sputnik	Zoosafari Fasanolandia	Italy		Fabbri	2001
Stock Cars	Bozec & Haut (France)	France		Adesko	2001
Storm op Zee	Plopsaland De Panne	Belgium		Mack Rides	March 31, 2001
Strawberry Sundae	Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park	USA		Morgan	June 15, 2001
Submission	Alton Towers	UK		Chance UK	March 31, 2001
Sylvester and Tweety's State Fair-is Wheel	Six Flags Over Texas	USA	Junior Ferris Wheel	Zamperla	2001
Tea Cup	Kernie's Familienpark	Germany		Zamperla	2001
Tempest	Coney Island	USA	Tempest	Grover Watkins	2001
Terminator	Trevor Cullen	Ireland		K.T. Enterprises	2001
Theekopjes	Attractiepark Toverland	Netherlands		Zamperla	May 19, 2001
Thrill Shot	Six Flags Magic Mountain	USA		S&S Worldwide	2001
Thunder Raceway	California's Great America	USA		J&J Amusements	2001
Time Ride	Jorvic Viking Centre	UK		W.G.H. Transportation Engineering	April 2001
Top Flip	Grupo Garcia (Mexico)	Mexico		Fabbri	2001
Top Gun	Bates Amusement (USA)	USA		A.R.M.	2001
Top Spin no.2	Hartmut Langhoff (Germany)	Germany		HUSS	2001
Tornado	Land Of Make Believe	USA		Wisdom Rides	2001
Tractor Ride	Sundown Adventureland	UK		Garmendale Engineering	2001
Treetop Hoppers	Chessington World of Adventures	UK	Junior Drop Tower	Zamperla	2001
Truukjes	Attractiepark Toverland	Netherlands		SBF Visa Group	May 19, 2001
Tuf Tuf Club	Walibi Belgium	Belgium		Reverchon	2001
Twist	Ken Street (UK)	UK		Edwin Hall	2001
Twist	Stardust Amusements	UK	Scrambler	Bennett	2001
Twister	Clacton Pier	UK		Sonacase	2001
Twister	Michael Gallagher (UK)	UK		Protech	April 2001
Twister	Robert Wilkinson (UK)	UK		Protech	March 2001
VertiGo	Cedar Point	USA		S&S Worldwide	August 2001
VertiGo	Knott's Berry Farm	USA		S&S Worldwide	2001
Vértigo Xtremo	Parque de la Costa	Argentina		Sky Fun 1 Inc.	2001
Vesiliukumäki	Tykkimäki	Finland		Interlink	2001
Vieux Tacots	Holly Park	France		Soquet	July 2001
Viking Boats	Paultons Park	UK		Zierer	2001
Vliegend Tapijt	Attractiepark Toverland	Netherlands		SBF Visa Group	May 19, 2001
Vortex	Thorpe Park	UK		KMG	2001
Wacky Wagons	Six Flags New England	USA		SBF Visa Group	2001
Waltzer	Glyn Robinson	France		R.J. Lakin	2001
Wave Swinger	Walibi Belgium	Belgium		Zierer	2001
Whirlybirdz	Six Flags New England	USA		SBF Visa Group	2001
Wild Water	Brean Theme Park	UK		Reverchon	April 2001
Wirbelnde Pilze	Bayern Park	Germany		Technical Park	2001
Yosemite Sam's Texas Tea Cups	Six Flags Over Texas	USA		SBF Visa Group	2001
Zinger Swings	Six Flags New England	USA		SBF Visa Group	2001

Closed

Name	Park	Country	Type	Manufacturer	Closed
1001 Nights	Loudoun Castle	UK		Weber	2001
Aqua Nova	Fukuoka Joypolis	Japan	Simulator		September 24, 2001
AS-1	Fukuoka Joypolis	Japan	Simulator		2001
AS-1	Magic City @ Niigata Joypolis	Japan	Simulator		January 16, 2001
Bonanza-Reitbahn	Spreepark	Germany		Ihle	2001
Chaos	Michigan's Adventure	USA		Chance Rides	July 30, 2001
Condor	Glücks Königreich	Japan		HUSS	2001
The Crypt	Drayton Manor Theme Park	UK			2001
Disco Jump	Vennedey (Germany)	Germany		Mack Rides	2001
Dodgems	Marvels Amusement Park	UK		A.P.E.	2001
Drift Cart	Fukuoka Joypolis	Japan			September 24, 2001
Drift King	Neo Geo World Tsukuba	Japan			2001
El Sombrero	Six Flags Great Adventure	USA		Mack Rides	2001
Evolution	Beto Carrero World	Brazil		Fabbri	2001
Fortune Museum	Fukuoka Joypolis	Japan	Walk-Through		September 24, 2001
Fortune Museum	Joypolis H. Factory	Japan	Walk-Through		February 28, 2001
Ghost Hunters	Neo Geo World Tsukuba	Japan		Sega AM5	May 31, 2001
Ghost Hunters II	Fukuoka Joypolis	Japan	Tracked Dark Ride	Sega AM5	September 24, 2001
Ghost Hunters II	Magic City @ Niigata Joypolis	Japan	Tracked Dark Ride		January 16, 2001
Go-Karts	Oakwood Theme Park	UK		Formula K	2001
Helter Skelter	Bettystown Amusement Park	Ireland	Helter Skelter	Supercar	2001
Hurricane Jets	Charlie Wright (UK)	UK		Maxwell	November 2001
Hyperglide	Flambards Theme Park	UK		Harry Steer Engineering	2001
Jet Planes	Bettystown Amusement Park	Ireland		Lang Wheels	2001
Jurassic 3001	Clarence Pier	UK			2001
Lost Cemetery	Kyoto Joypolis	Japan	Tracked Dark Ride		September 2001
Metro	Six Flags Magic Mountain	USA		Universal Mobility	2001
Mr. Rabbit's Tropical Travels	Thorpe Park	UK		Mack Rides	2001
Murder Lodge	Joypolis H. Factory	Japan	Walk-Through		February 28, 2001
Murder Lodge	Kyoto Joypolis	Japan	Walk-Through		September 2001
Music Express	Rainbow Park	UK		Modern Products	2001
Mystical Mine Ride	Ocean Beach Fun Fair	UK			2001
North Bay Chairlift	Marvels Amusement Park	UK		McKenna & Sons / Bennett	2001
Omegatron	Worlds of Fun	USA		Vekoma	2001
Omegatron	Worlds of Fun	USA		Vekoma	2001
Palais d'Ali Baba	Six Flags Belgium	Belgium		Mack Rides	2001
Power Dive	Six Flags Great America	USA	Ranger	Intamin	2001
Quik Cup	Spreepark	Germany		Mack Rides	2001
Rory's Jungle Cruise	Drayton Manor Theme Park	UK		Alan Hawes	2001
Super Trooper	Pleasurewood Hills	UK		A.R.M.	2001
Swinging Gyms	Len Kendall (UK)	UK		Sam Ward	2001
The Blair Witch Project	Tokyo Joypolis	Japan	Walk-Through		2001
The Blair Witch Project	Umeda Joypolis	Japan	Walk-Through		2001
Time Warp	Six Flags Great Adventure	USA		Chance Rides	2001
VertiGo	Cedar Point	USA		S&S Worldwide	October 2001
Veteran Cars	Marvels Amusement Park	UK		Supercar	2001
Vintage Cars	Blackpool Pleasure Beach	UK	Track Ride		2001
VR-1	Fukuoka Joypolis	Japan	Simulator		September 24, 2001
VR-1: Planet Adventure	Joypolis H. Factory	Japan	Simulator		February 28, 2001
Waltzer	Billy Butlin Snr. (UK)	UK		R.J. Lakin	2001
Waltzer	Bettystown Amusement Park	Ireland		H.P. Jackson	2001
Western Round-Up	Elitch Gardens	USA		Vekoma	2001
Wild River	Fukuoka Joypolis	Japan	Simulator		September 24, 2001