2005 in rides

Events by year
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This page is for everything related to amusement rides that occurred during the year 2005.

Opened

Name Park Country Type Manufacturer Opened
007 Licensed to Thrill Keith Turner (UK)
UK
Safeco February 2005
007 Licensed to Thrill Keith Turner (UK)
UK
Safeco February 2005
Air Papillon La Ronde
Canada
Zamperla 2005
Ali Baba Burton Brothers Amusements (USA)
USA
A.R.M 2005
The Amazing Flying Elephants Dollywood
USA
Zamperla 2005
Amazon Al-Shallal Theme Park
Saudi Arabia
BEAR June 28, 2005
AtmosFear Morey's Piers
USA
A.R.M. (USA) / Larson International 2005
Avalanche Woodlands Family Theme Park
UK
Van Egdom 2005
La Aventura de Scooby Doo Parque Warner Madrid
Spain
Trackless Dark Ride ETF Ride Systems June 2005
Ballongferden TusenFryd
Norway
Zamperla 2005
Belanitus Rache Belantis
Germany
Frisbee HUSS 2005
Bestefars Biler TusenFryd
Norway
Metallbau Emmeln 2005
Blue River Zoomarine
Italy
L&T Systems 2005
Breakdance Playland
Canada
HUSS 2005
Bucky's Shore Patrol Great Escape
USA
Theel Brothers Manufacturing 2005
Bumper Cars Al-Shallal Theme Park
Saudi Arabia
C&S June 28, 2005
Busy Bees Dollywood
USA
I.E. Park 2005
Cakewalk Stephen Holland (UK)
UK
Savage 2005
Captain Hook's Clockwork Wheel Twinlakes Park
UK
Junior Ferris Wheel SBF Visa Group 2005
Carosello Zoomarine
Italy
Carousel Preston & Barbieri September 2005
Carousel Knowsley Safari Park
UK
John H. Rundle 2005
La Cavalerie Fraispertuis City
France
Zamperla 2005
Chair-O-Plane Billy & Mary Nash (UK)
UK
2005
Chair-O-Plane John Matthews Snr. (UK)
UK
October 2005
Chaises Aériennes Parc Saint Paul
France
Preston & Barbieri 2005
Chevaux Galopants Papéa Parc
France
Soquet 2005
Circus Robert Bailey Snr. (UK)
UK
Neil Renton May 2005
Circus Circus Ronald Bishton (UK)
UK
Walter Murphy June 2005
Cliff Hanger Cliff's Amusement Park
USA
A.R.M. (USA) / Larson International 2005
Cooking Pot Ride Watermouth Castle
UK
Junior Teacups 2H Design June 2005
Crazy Beach Party Leonard Derry (UK)
UK
Baron Hart 2005
Crazy Submarine Al-Shallal Theme Park
Saudi Arabia
Zamperla June 28, 2005
Crocodile Rapids Etnaland
Italy
HAFEMA Water Rides 2005
The Crypt Kings Dominion
USA
HUSS March 19, 2005
Curse of DarKastle Busch Gardens Williamsburg
USA
Oceaneering Entertainment Systems May 1, 2005
Dance & Smile Tom Wilson (UK)
UK
Safeco May 2005
Dancing Queen De Valkenier
Netherlands
De Boer 2005
Danse des Bestioles La Ronde
Canada
Zamperla 2005
Dino Safari Legoland Windsor
UK
Metallbau Emmeln March 2005
Disco Fever Brean Theme Park
UK
PWS Rides 2005
Disko Fantasilandia
Chile
Zamperla 2005
Dizzy Disk Dollywood
USA
Zamperla 2005
DJ Jump Robert Wilkinson (UK)
UK
Safeco March 2005
Dodgems Mark Pearson (UK)
UK
Supercar March 2005
Dodgems Primrose Valley Holiday Park
UK
Dodgems Reverchon 2005
Dodgems Taylor's Amusements (UK)
UK
Supercar September 2005
Double Shot Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
USA
S&S Worldwide March 19, 2005
Dr. Livingstone's Safari-Flug Hansa-Park
Germany
Technical Park 2005
Dschungeltrip Jaderpark
Germany
Technical Park 2005
Egerntårnet Fårup Sommerland
Denmark
Zierer 2005
El Volador Bellewaerde
Belgium
HUSS Park Attractions 2005
Enterprise Casino Pier
USA
HUSS 2005
Eureka Zoomarine
Italy
Junior Jets Preston & Barbieri September 2005
Extreme Energy Waltzer Owen Curry (Ireland)
Ireland
Maxwell 2005
Falling Star Cliff's Amusement Park
USA
Rainbow Chance Rides 2005
Fandango Knoebels Amusement Resort
USA
Moser's Rides 2005
Ferris Wheel Harvey Green (UK)
UK
Hayes Fabrication April 2005
Ferris Wheel Robert Mallyon (UK)
UK
Eli Bridge Company November 2005
Fire Academy Legoland Windsor
UK
Fire Academy Metallbau Emmeln 2005
Flashdance Tagada Freij Entertainment (UAE)
UAE
Fabbri December 2005
Flying Carousel Al-Shallal Theme Park
Saudi Arabia
Zamperla June 28, 2005
Flying Coaster Mark Wilkins (UK)
UK
Bennett October 2005
Freak Out Campbell Amusements (Canada)
Canada
KMG 2005
Freak Out Trimper's Rides
USA
KMG 2005
Free Style Albert Cassely (UK)
UK
Frisbee Technical Park 2005
Le Galion des Pirates La Récré des 3 Curés
France
Pirate Ship Metallbau Emmeln 2005
Gallopers Ian & Gary Howard (UK)
UK
Savage 2005
Ghost Train Gareth Smith (UK)
UK
Dale Wesseldine 2005
Ghost Train Jamie Whiting (UK)
UK
Jamie Whiting February 2005
Giant Octopus Raymond Stabb (UK)
UK
Octopus Lusse 2005
Gladiator Playland
Canada
HUSS 2005
Grampian Eye Codona's Amusement Park
UK
Technical Park 2005
Hammerhead Wonderland
UAE
Rotoshake Zamperla 2005
Harakiri Zoomarine
Italy
Dinghy Waterslides Preston & Barbieri September 2005
Helter Skelter Robert Edwards (UK)
UK
Supercar December 2005
Hoeve de Kleine Ruiter Sprookjeswonderland
Netherlands
Pony Trek SBF Visa Group 2005
Hootie's Treehouse Six Flags Great Escape
USA
Zamperla 2005
Hully Gully Volmer (Germany)
Germany
Mack Rides 2005
Hurakan Condor PortAventura Park
Spain
Intamin 2005
Ibiza Robert Wilkinson (UK)
UK
Nottingham UK September 2005
Ignition Dorinda Holland (UK)
UK
Adesko February 2005
Insania Stuart Danter (UK)
UK
Nottingham UK January 2005
Jesters Revenge Twinlakes Park
UK
Mack Rides 2005
Jets Folly Farm
UK
Maxwell 2005
Jolly Joker Dahlgårds Tivoli (Denmark)
Denmark
C.A.H. 2005
Jumpin Jaks John Searle Jnr. (UK)
UK
PWS Rides May 2005
Jumpin' Star Window on China Theme Park
Taiwan
Zamperla June 2005
Jungle Thriller Carter's Steam Fair (UK)
UK
Orton & Spooner October 2005
Kamikaze Josef Kamienicky (Czech Republic)
Czech Republic
Fabbri November 2005
Kontiki Paultons Park
UK
Zierer 2005
Kosmic Walygator Sud-Ouest
France
Chance Rides 2005
La Bamba Sheldon Evans (UK)
UK
Fairmatt June 2005
La Paloma PowerPark
Finland
Zierer 2005
Lambada Commisaris (Belgium)
Belgium
Kolmax-Plus 2005
Lemon Twist Dollywood
USA
Technical Park 2005
Little Pilot Window on China Theme Park
Taiwan
Zamperla June 2005
Marais Enchanté La Ronde
Canada
Zamperla 2005
Master Jim Murray (Ireland)
Ireland
Comdefer April 2005
MaXair Cedar Point
USA
HUSS Park Attractions May 7, 2005
Maxi Kanguro Atracciones Mancheño (Spain)
Spain
Sartori 2005
Mega Drop Dreamland Margate
UK
Fabbri 2005
Mega Shaker Vermeylen & De Laet (Belgium)
Belgium
Kolmax-Plus 2005
Merlin's Challenge Legoland Windsor
UK
Sea Storm Mack Rides 2005
Merry-Go-Round Al-Shallal Theme Park
Saudi Arabia
Zamperla June 28, 2005
Miami Fever Carousel Park
UK
Nottingham UK June 2005
Miami Madness Coney Beach Pleasure Park
UK
Nottingham UK April 2005
Miami Trip 3 Steven Hill (UK)
UK
Nottingham UK February 2005
Mini Polpo Zoomarine
Italy
Roundabout Preston & Barbieri September 2005
Moby Dick Gillian's Wonderland Pier
USA
Miami Wisdom Rides 2005
Monsieur L'Arbre La Ronde
Canada
Zamperla 2005
Mountain Gliders Carowinds
USA
Flying Scooters Bisch Rocco 2005
Musik Express Cliff's Amusement Park
USA
Mack Rides 2005
Navigator Flamingo Land
UK
Zamperla 2005
Noria Gigante Tivoli World
Spain
Technical Park 2005
Oakley's Honey Swings Great Escape
USA
Zamperla 2005
Ourson Fripon La Ronde
Canada
Zamperla 2005
Paratrooper Harris Bros. (UK)
UK
Bennett November 2005
Paul Bunyan's Loggin' Toboggan Idlewild & SoakZone
USA
Log Flume Arrow Dynamics May 26, 2005
Peanuts Pirates Carowinds
USA
Mack Rides 2005
Peeking Heights Chessington World of Adventures
UK
Fabbri 2005
Pharaoh's Fury Lotte World
South Korea
Intamin December 16, 2005
Piggy Parade Dollywood
USA
Zamperla 2005
Pirate Al-Shallal Theme Park
Saudi Arabia
Zamperla June 28, 2005
Pirate's Revenge Sunway Lagoon
Malaysia
Ranger Intamin 2005
Plough Loudoun Castle
UK
Schwarzkopf 2005
Plummet Summit Magic Springs
USA
SkyTrans Manufacturing 2005
Polpo Zoomarine
Italy
Jump & Smile Preston & Barbieri September 2005
Pommes d'Api La Ronde
Canada
Zamperla 2005
Pony Ekspressen Djurs Sommerland
Denmark
Metallbau Emmeln 2005
Pony Express Camel Creek Adventure Park
UK
Metallbau Emmeln 2005
Power Surge Al-Shallal Theme Park
Saudi Arabia
Zamperla June 28, 2005
Pulsion Thierry Bakouche (France)
France
KMG 2005
Ramba Zamba Vikings Tivoli (Sweden)
Sweden
Glen Gray April 2005
Ranger Randy's Scenic Railway Great Escape
USA
Zamperla 2005
Rapido Le Pal
France
Metallbau Emmeln 2005
Rave Cage Mark Hercher (UK)
UK
Hrubetz July 2005
Revolution Holiday World
USA
Dartron Industries 2005
Le Rio Grande Dennlys Parc
France
Zamperla 2005
RipTide Valleyfair
USA
HUSS 2005
Robin Hood's Merry Adventure Sundown Adventureland
UK
Garmendale Engineering 2005
Rock and Roll Steel Pier
USA
Bertazzon 2005
Rock-O-Plane Michael Mullins (Ireland)
Ireland
Rock-O-Plane Eyerly Aircraft Company 2005
Rockin' Tug Butlin's Bognor Regis
UK
Zamperla 2005
Rockin' Tug Dennlys Parc
France
Zamperla 2005
Rockin' Tug Storybook Land
USA
Zamperla 2005
Rocky’s Ranger Planes Great Escape
USA
Chance Rides 2005
Rotataur Flamingo Land
UK
Ferris Wheel Zamperla 2005
Round-Up Peter Rhigini (Switzerland)
Switzerland
Heinz Fahtz 2005
Rush Thorpe Park
UK
S&S Worldwide May 27, 2005
Safari Trip Parc Saint Paul
France
Mack Rides 2005
Samba Tower Al-Shallal Theme Park
Saudi Arabia
Zamperla June 28, 2005
Screamin' Swing Dorney Park
USA
S&S Worldwide 2005
Screamin' Swing Family Fun Center
USA
S&S Worldwide 2005
Screamin' Swing Morey's Piers
USA
S&S Worldwide 2005
Sea Storm Andrew Harniess (UK)
UK
Eurorides December 2005
Seifenkisten-Rennen Erlebnispark Tripsdrill
Germany
Trackless Ride Prokar 2005
Shark Bite Twinlakes Park
UK
Junior Drop Tower Zamperla 2005
Sheldon's Speedway Great Escape
USA
Zamperla 2005
Shooting Star Dollywood
USA
Zamperla 2005
Show Time Freddie Ward (UK)
UK
Paul Hayes August 2005
Skater Canobie Lake Park
USA
Disk'O Zamperla 2005
Ski Jump James Bedford (UK)
UK
Pollard Engineering 2005
Ski Jump Stewart Thom (UK)
UK
Lang Wheels January 2005
Skid 2000 Rob Brackenbury (UK)
UK
R.J. Lakin July 2005
Sky Rider Dollywood
USA
Chance Rides/Larson International 2005
Sky Screamer Reuben Slater (UK)
UK
ESL Engineering September 2005
Sky Tripper George Rawlins (UK)
UK
Hrubetz November 2005
Slammer Thorpe Park
UK
S&S Worldwide March 25, 2005
The Slide Plopsa Indoor Hasselt
Belgium
2005
Soarin' Epcot
USA
May 19, 2005
Sombrero Al-Shallal Theme Park
Saudi Arabia
Zamperla June 28, 2005
Space Walk Wayne Smith (UK)
UK
Modern Products 2005
Speed Burgat (France)
France
KMG 2005
Speed Surf Maurice Thompson (Belgium)
Belgium
Sobema 2005
Spider-Man David Guyatt Jnr. (UK)
UK
Nottingham UK July 2005
Spinning Barrels Twinlakes Park
UK
Junior Teacups Zamperla 2005
Spinning Spiders Twinlakes Park
UK
Junior Chair-O-Plane Zamperla 2005
Splash Battle Walibi Holland
Netherlands
Preston & Barbieri 2005
Spruce's Wilderness Bus Tours Great Escape
USA
Zamperla 2005
Starship America Hersheypark
USA
Kaspar Klaus 2005
Steam Train Leofoo Village Theme Park
Taiwan
Severn Lamb 2005
Strawberry Wheel Window on China Theme Park
Taiwan
Zamperla June 2005
Street Dancer Jensen Codona (UK)
UK
Fairmatt February 2005
Super Dodgems Ann Rogers (UK)
UK
Supercar March 2005
Super Dodgems Colin Jnr. & Darren Noble (UK)
UK
Walter Murphy June 2005
Super-Waltzer Tivoli Seitera (Finland)
Finland
A.R.M. 2005
Tacots Papéa Parc
France
Soquet 2005
Take Off William Bird & Sons (Ireland)
Ireland
HUSS 2005
Tea Cups Al-Shallal Theme Park
Saudi Arabia
Zamperla June 28, 2005
Techno Jump Tivoli World
Spain
Sartori 2005
Telecombat Al-Shallal Theme Park
Saudi Arabia
Zamperla June 28, 2005
Les Teufs-Teufs La Récré des 3 Curés
France
Track Ride Metallbau Emmeln 2005
Tide Traveller Pleasurewood Hills
UK
HUSS 2005
Tomahawk Walibi Rhône-Alpes
France
Chance Rides 2005
Top Gear John Bugg (UK)
UK
Adesko August 2005
Tour De-Paris Al-Shallal Theme Park
Saudi Arabia
Zamperla June 28, 2005
Tractor Ride Erse Park Uetze
Germany
Metallbau Emmeln 2005
Trenino Fattoria Zoomarine
Italy
Junior Railway SBF Visa Group September 2005
Trombi Tykkimäki
Finland
Zamperla 2005
Tsunami Leofoo Village Theme Park
Taiwan
SBF Visa Group 2005
Twist Gary Bradley (UK)
UK
Pollard Engineering 2005
Twist John McLoughlin (Ireland)
Ireland
Walldren Engineering 2005
Twista Pat Fox (Ireland)
Ireland
Sonacase January 2005
Twister Bennett Hiscoe (UK)
UK
Sonacase September 2005
Twister Dennis Barber (UK)
UK
Edwin Hall November 2005
Twister Joseph Danter (UK)
UK
Sonacase May 2005
Twister Killarney Springs Family Park
UK
Eli Bridge Company 2005
Twister Sherman Wynn (UK)
UK
Sonacase March 2005
Vertical Limit John Wesseldine (UK)
UK
HUSS 2005
Vortex Flamingo Land
UK
Rockin' Tug Zamperla 2005
Wackeltaxi Erse Park Uetze
Germany
Metallbau Emmeln 2005
Wacky Races Peter Shayler (UK)
UK
Supercar 2005
Waltzer Killarney Springs Family Park
UK
Maxwell 2005
The Waltzing Swinger Dollywood
USA
Sartori 2005
Wave Swinger Powers Great American Midways (USA)
USA
Zierer 2005
Whirly Copters New Palace and Adventureland
UK
Modern Products 2005
Wild River Rafting West Midland Safari Park
UK
Fabbri July 2005
Wild West Karrusellen Djurs Sommerland
Denmark
Zierer 2005
Winged Swing Divo Ostrov
Russia
S&S Worldwide 2005
Wirbelbaum Attractiepark Toverland
Netherlands
Metallbau Emmeln 2005

Closed

Name Park Country Type Manufacturer Closed
Bamboo Shoot Six Flags AstroWorld
USA
Log Flume Arrow Dynamics October 30, 2005
Barnstormer Six Flags AstroWorld
USA
Sky Fun 1 Inc. October 30, 2005
Black Hole Blackpool Pleasure Beach
UK
H.P. Jackson 2005
Blue Thunder Marshall Hill (UK)
UK
Eyerly Aircraft Company 2005
Boo Boo's Baggage Claim Kings Island
USA
Junior Tumble Bug R.E. Chambers 2005
Calypso Toshimaen
Japan
Mack Rides 2005
Catwoman's Whip Six Flags New Orleans
USA
Mondial August 2005
Chaos Hersheypark
USA
Chance Rides 2005
Chaos Kentucky Kingdom
USA
Chance Rides 2005
Chaos Six Flags Great Adventure
USA
Chance Rides 2005
Chaos Six Flags New England
USA
Chance Rides 2005
Colossus Six Flags New England
USA
Vekoma 2005
Cred Street Carousel Alton Towers
UK
Peter Petz 2005
Disco Star Williams Grove Amusement Park
USA
Mack Rides 2005
Dizzy Lizzy Six Flags New Orleans
USA
Frisbee Fabbri August 2005
Speedway Warren Kirkby (UK)
UK
Lang Wheels September 2005
Enterprise TusenFryd
Norway
HUSS 2005
Great Gasp Six Flags Over Georgia
USA
Paratower Intamin August 14, 2005
Jetson's Jet Orbiters Kings Island
USA
Allan Herschell Company 2005
Joker's Jukebox Six Flags New Orleans
USA
Wieland Schwarzkopf August 21, 2005
King Chaos Six Flags New Orleans
USA
Chance Rides 2005
Krypton Comet Six Flags America
USA
Chance Rides 2005
Large Flight Tower Seibuen Yuenchi
Japan
Intamin 2005
Lex Luthor's Invertatron Six Flags New Orleans
USA
Soriani & Moser August 21, 2005
Looper Stewart Newsome (UK)
UK
Brockhouse 2005
Looping Starship Six Flags Over Georgia
USA
Ranger Intamin 2005
Mad Rex Six Flags New Orleans
USA
Chance Rides 2005
Mega Drop Dreamland Margate
UK
Fabbri 2005
Mini Cars Wicksteed Park
UK
Supercar 2005
Mistral Flying Machine Pleasureland Southport
UK
Flying Scooters Bisch Rocco 2005
Mixer Adventureland
USA
Zamperla 2005
Monorail State Fair Park
USA
Universal Design 2005
Monster's Revenge Ocean Beach Fun Fair (loan)
UK
Maxwell & Tivoli Manufacturing September 2005
Mr. Hyde's Nasty Fall Geauga Lake
USA
Intamin October 30, 2005
Octopus Johnny Williams (Ireland)
Ireland
2005
Old Hickory Log Flume Libertyland
USA
Log Flume Arrow Dynamics October 2005
Oldtimer Plopsaland
Belgium
Ihle 2005
Poland Springs Plunge Six Flags New England
USA
Reverchon 2005
Rivière Canadienne Walibi Rhône-Alpes
France
Reverchon 2005
Rock-O-Plane Kurt Hill (UK)
UK
Eyerly Aircraft Company 2005
Rockin' Reeler Worlds of Fun
USA
Reverchon 2005
Skycoaster Six Flags New Orleans
USA
Sky Fun 1 Inc. August 2005
Space Pirates Jerudong Park
Brunei
Modern Products 2005
Spillway Splashout Six Flags New Orleans
USA
Hopkins August 2005
Spin Meister Six Flags Great Adventure
USA
Schwarzkopf 2005
Super Trooper Thomas Harris (UK)
UK
Modern Products 2005
Superbowl F. Brummelmans (Netherlands)
Netherlands
SDC January 2005
Swing Around Kennywood
USA
HUSS 2005
Taz Twister Six Flags Great Adventure
USA
Chance Rides September 5, 2005
Thunder River Six Flags AstroWorld
USA
Intamin October 30, 2005
Tidal Wave Six Flags AstroWorld
USA
Arrow Dynamics October 30, 2005
Tom's Twister Six Flags St. Louis
USA
Chance Rides 2005
Troika Bobbejaanland
Belgium
HUSS 2005
Tuf Tuf Plopsaland
Belgium
Supercar November 2005
Twain's Twister Libertyland
USA
Eli Bridge Company 2005
Twist Gary Bradley (UK)
UK
Pollard Engineering 2005
Twister Tony Litliernhurnest (UK)
UK
Tony Litliernhurnest 2005
Venture River Western Playland
USA
Venture River Venture Rides September 25, 2005
Veteran Cars South Shore Holiday Village
UK
Supercar 2005
Vintage Cars Alton Towers
UK
Supercar 2005
Waterboggan Pleasureland Southport
UK
2005
Wave Swinger Oyama Yuenchi
Japan
Zierer February 2005
White Water Landing Cedar Point
USA
Arrow Dynamics October 30, 2005
Zodiac Thorpe Park
UK
HUSS 2005
Zydeco Zinger Six Flags New Orleans
USA
Waveswinger 2005