2012 in rides

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This page is for everything related to amusement rides that occurred during the year 2012.

Opened

Name Park Country Type Manufacturer Opened
Air Jumbo Six Flags Great Adventure
USA
Barbieri May 23, 2012
Air Meeting Nigloland
France
Sky Fly Gerstlauer April 7, 2012
Air Race Fantasilandia
Chile
Zamperla 2012
Air Race Lagoon
USA
Zamperla 2012
Air Show Steel Pier
USA
SBF Visa Group 2012
Angry Birds Ride Särkänniemi
Finland
Zamperla 2012
Atmos Fear Stanley Reeves Jnr. (UK)
UK
Technical Park May 2012
Autoscooter Xavier Sonnaert (Belgium)
Belgium
Adesko May 2012
Bambooz River Walibi Rhône-Alpes
France
Interlink / Soquet 2012
Beach Buggies Steel Pier
USA
Zamperla 2012
Big Wheelin' Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
USA
SBF Visa Group 2012
Black Widow Kennywood
USA
Zamperla June 8, 2012
Body Rock Better Amusements Hire - Joylands (Australia)
Australia
Kolmax-Plus November 2012
Booster Lunapark Robland (Poland)
Poland
Fabbri 2012
Booster Maxxx Part 2 de Voer & Verbeek (Netherlands)
Netherlands
Fabbri September 2012
Break Dance Franken (Germany)
Germany
HUSS 2012
Break Dance Nico Sipkema (Netherlands)
Netherlands
HUSS 2012
Buddel-Tanz Belantis
Germany
Gerstlauer 2012
Buffalo Bumper Cars Djurs Sommerland
Denmark
Bertazzon 2012
Calypso A. Kroon & Hoefnagels (Netherlands)
Netherlands
A.P.E. 2012
Carousel Fun Spot America
USA
Chance Rides 2012
Carousel Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
USA
Chance Rides 2012
Crazy Bus Walygator Sud-Ouest
France
SBF Visa Group 2012
Crazy Cups Quassy Amusement Park
USA
Zamperla 2012
Crow's Nest Holiday World
USA
Star Flyer Zamperla 2012
Cyclone Billy Crow (UK)
UK
Amusement Ride Manufacturers May 2012
Cyclone Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
USA
Larson International 2012
Das verrückte Hotel Tartüff Phantasialand
Germany
Gosetto June 2012
Déjà Vu Six Flags Great Adventure
USA
Scrambler Eli Bridge Company 2012
Demon Chaser Jimmy Aldridge (UK)
UK
Walter Murphy February 2012
Devil Dance Welte (Germany)
Germany
Kolmax-Plus June 2012
Dexter's Tractor Ride Animal Farm Family Theme Park
UK
SBF Visa Group 2012
Dodgems David Littleboy (UK)
UK
Supercar March 2012
Dodgems Edward Danter Jnr. (UK)
UK
Adesko October 2012
Dodgems Mike Rule
UK
Orton & Spooner 2012
Dodgems Stanley Freeman (UK)
UK
Harry Steer Engineering 2012
Dodgems Steve Guy (UK)
UK
Reverchon May 2012
Dolphin Bay Funland
Indonesia
Jump & Smile SBF Visa Group August 2012
Dragon Force Burgos (France)
France
Vekoma 2012
Dragon River Etnaland
Italy
HAFEMA Water Rides 2012
Dragon Tower PowerPark
Finland
Moser's Rides 2012
Elektrische Kamelreitbahn Rasti-Land
Germany
Metallbau Emmeln 2012
Elmo's Choo Choo Train SeaWorld Orlando
USA
Zamperla 2012
Energy Happyland Amusement Park (South Africa)
South Africa
Sartori 2012
Equinox Waltzer Barry Hudson (Ireland)
Ireland
Orton & Spooner April 2012
Extreme Joker Shaun James Wesley (UK)
UK
Reverchon 2012
Fender Benders Six Flags Great Adventure
USA
Bertazzon 2012
Die Fliegenden Fische Familypark
Austria
Zierer 2012
Flying Ninjago Legoland Deutschland
Germany
Sky Fly Gerstlauer March 24, 2012
Flying Swings Southport Pleasureland
UK
Waveswinger 2012
The Flying Travellers Funland
Indonesia
SBF Visa Group October 2012
Formula 1 Lütge-Hedtmann (Germany)
Germany
SDC 2012
Freedom Flyer Steel Pier
USA
SBF Visa Group 2012
Frog Hopper Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
USA
S&S Worldwide 2012
Fun House Aaron Holland (UK)
UK
Funhouse February 2012
Fun House Curtis Eddy (UK)
UK
Funhouse Jamie Whiting & Charles Church & Ryan Barwick June 2012
Galaxy Billy Joe Butlin (UK)
UK
Bennett 2012
Galaxy Wheel Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
USA
Chance Rides 2012
Gallopers Gareth Goss (UK)
UK
Mardi Gras November 2012
Gallopers Michael Albert Price (UK)
UK
Mardi Gras November 2012
Gallopers Ryan Colquhoun (UK)
UK
Mardi Gras March 2012
Giant Wheel Elegant Wheel Company (UK)
UK
Mondial May 2012
Giddy Up Pleasurewood Hills
UK
Metallbau Emmeln 2012
Gingerbread House David Taylor (UK)
UK
Funhouse December 2012
Gladiator Buwalda-Kriek (Netherlands)
Netherlands
Booster Mondial 2012
Great British Big Wheel Arthur Price Jnr. (UK)
UK
Eli Bridge Company March 2012
Les Grenouilles Festyland
France
Zamperla 2012
Gulf Glider Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
USA
Bertazzon 2012
Happy Swing Waldameer
USA
Zamperla 2012
Helter Skelter David Noyce (UK)
UK
Windmill Engineering 2012
Icarius Dennlys Parc
France
Zamperla April 8, 2012
Jelly Swing Funland
Indonesia
Frisbee SBF Visa Group December 2012
Jolly Roger Pleasurewood Hills
UK
Fabbri 2012
JukeBox Liseberg
Sweden
Gerstlauer 2012
Kettle Dance Danny Reminder (Germany)
Germany
Höpler 2012
Kumba Serengeti-Park
Germany
Frisbee Technical Park 2012
Laguna dei Pirati Zoomarine
Italy
Splash Battle Preston & Barbieri 2012
Las Vegas Dodgem Charles Deakin (UK)
UK
February 2012
Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom Six Flags Magic Mountain
USA
Intamin July 7, 2012
Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom Six Flags Magic Mountain
USA
Intamin July 7, 2012
Lighthouse Pleasurewood Hills
UK
Zamperla 2012
Lil' Captain Wheel Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
USA
SBF Visa Group 2012
Loki's Log Flume Southport Pleasureland
UK
Reverchon 2012
Loop Fighter Tykkimäki
Finland
Technical Park 2012
Mach 3 North American Midway Entertainment (USA)
USA
KMG December 2012
Mad Max Nicholas Hill Jnr. (UK)
UK
Eurofab May 2012
Mad Max Nicholas Hill Jnr. (UK)
UK
Eurofab May 2012
Magma Paultons Park
UK
SBF Visa Group March 2012
Majakka Särkänniemi
Finland
Zamperla 2012
Marihøna TusenFryd
Norway
Technical Park 2012
Mega Mix Batu Night Spectacular
Indonesia
Top Fun 2012
Midnight Express Glen Blades (Australia)
Australia
Sobema December 2012
Mike's Bikes Elitch Gardens
USA
Hampton Rides 2012
Mine Wheel Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park
USA
Ferris Wheel 2012
Mini Buffalo Bumper Cars Djurs Sommerland
Denmark
Bertazzon 2012
Mini Quads Parc Saint Paul
France
Preston & Barbieri 2012
Mix Steel Pier
USA
Fabbri 2012
Moose on the Loose Six Flags Darien Lake
USA
Metallbau Emmeln 2012
Nemesis Sub-Terra Alton Towers
UK
Drop Tower ABC Rides March 24, 2012
Number One N. Sterrenberg (Netherlands)
Netherlands
Rides and Fun 2012
Orbiter John Scarrott (UK)
UK
Tivoli Manufacturing August 2012
Orca Whale Ride Harbour Park
UK
I.E. Park 2012
OutBreak Alexandre Kiener (France)
France
Northern Amusements November 2012
Over Rider
UAE
Nottingham UK 2012
Paratrooper DJ-Events (Malaysia)
Malaysia
Bennett 2012
Pier Pileup Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
USA
Bertazzon 2012
La Pieuvre La Récré des 3 Curés
France
Schwarzkopf 2012
Pirata Tivoli Sariola (Finland)
Finland
Fabbri 2012
Pirate Reef Legoland California
USA
Hopkins Rides May 24, 2012
Pirate's Plunge Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
USA
Interlink 2012
Pterodactyl Flamingo Land
UK
Star Flyer Zamperla 2012
Rápidos Parque Del Café
Colombia
HAFEMA Water Rides 2012
Remix Shaun James Wesley (UK)
UK
Eyerly Aircraft Company 2012
Revolution Adlerkurort Metro Park
Russia
Northern Amusements 2012
Revolution Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
USA
Chance Rides 2012
Ring of Fire Big Rock Amusements (USA)
USA
Super Loop Larson International 2012
RipTide Morey's Piers
USA
Pirate Ship Chance Rides 2012
Rock 'n Roll Cavallino Matto
Italy
Schwarzkopf 2012
Rock & Roll Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
USA
Bertazzon 2012
Rock It Up Walygator Sud-Ouest
France
SBF Visa Group 2012
Rock-O-Plane Billy Joe Butlin (UK)
UK
Eyerly Aircraft Company 2012
Rotor Mitchell Barker (UK)
UK
Walter Coneley August 2012
Round-Up Prater
Austria
Heinz Fahtz 2012
Schmetterlingsflug Holiday Park
Germany
Zamperla March 31, 2012
Sea Dragon Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
USA
Pirate Ship Chance Rides 2012
Shipyard Ride Titanic Experience
UK
W.G.H. Transportation Engineering 2012
Sizzler Bronson Moran (UK)
UK
PWS Rides January 2012
Sizzler George-Rowland Tucker (UK)
UK
PWS Rides September 2012
Sizzler Gerald Reeves
UK
PWS Rides May 2012
Sizzler Mark Hercher (UK)
UK
PWS Rides March 2012
Sky Cruise Everland
South Korea
Doppelmayr 2012
Sky Flyer Lunapark Muller (Slovenia)
Slovenia
Vekoma 2012
Sky Glider Eric Hudson & David McCormick (Ireland)
Ireland
Dudley Bowers 2012
Sky Shooter Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
USA
SBF Visa Group 2012
SkyScreamer Six Flags Fiesta Texas
USA
Funtime May 27, 2012
SkyScreamer Six Flags Great Adventure
USA
Funtime May 23, 2012
SlingShot Six Flags Magic Mountain
USA
Funtime 2012
Sol de mi Barrio Mundo Petapa
Guatemala
Zamperla 2012
Solguden Djurs Sommerland
Denmark
Zierer 2012
Sommerfuglene TusenFryd
Norway
Zamperla 2012
Speed North American Midway Entertainment (USA)
USA
KMG October 2012
Spiderman Craig Tara Holiday Camp
UK
Chance Rides 2012
Star Flyer Mellors Group (UK)
UK
Funtime May 2012
Star Flyer Nagashima Spa Land
Japan
Sansei Technologies March 17, 2012
Star Flyer Skylonflyer Ltd. (UK)
UK
DAL Amusement Rides Company January 2012
Starbee Kaliningrad Central Park
Russia
C.A.H. 2012
Stargate Azur Park
France
Reeves Amusements 2012
Stubbesnurr TusenFryd
Norway
Technical Park 2012
Sturzflug Lothar Winter (Germany)
Germany
J. Bakker Denies 2012
Sugar - Sugar Steel Pier
USA
SBF Visa Group 2012
Super Gaudi Sonntag (Germany)
Germany
Kolmax-Plus 2012
Super Star Leigh Danter (UK)
UK
NA Superides 2012
Superbowl Craig Danter (UK)
UK
A.R.M. 2012
Superstarke Troika Frank Ahrend (Germany)
Germany
Mack Rides 2012
Swing Buggy DelGrosso's Amusement Park
USA
Matterhorn Bertazzon 2012
Taga Disco Tagada Guam
USA
Tagada March 8, 2012
Tagada Joel Bunn (UK)
UK
Emiliana Lunapark March 2012
Tarantula Magica Avonturenpark Hellendoorn
Netherlands
HUSS 2012
Techno Dance Tim van der Bulk (Netherlands)
Netherlands
Barbieri 2012
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shell Shock Nickelodeon Universe Mall of America
USA
Sky Fly Gerstlauer March 17, 2012
Temp'O Dennlys Parc
France
Zamperla 2012
Terror Tower Pavilion Fun Park
UK
Junior Drop Tower SBF Visa Group 2012
Texas Star Flyer Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
USA
Funtime July 27, 2012
Texas Teacups Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
USA
Zamperla 2012
Thunderbirds Eldridge Park
USA
Flying Scooters Bisch Rocco 2012
Time Machine Adventure Island
UK
2012
Top Scan Poseidon's Revenge Pourrier (France)
France
Mondial 2012
Tornado Dream World
Thailand
Technical Park 2012
Twister Toni Dorenkamp (Germany)
Germany
Heinz Fahtz January 2012
Twister Walter Chadwick Jnr.
UK
Sonacase February 2012
Tyre Twist Ferrari World Abu Dhabi
UAE
Mack Rides December 2012
Verrückter Baum Holiday Park
Germany
Zierer June 23, 2012
Viking Tagada Guam
USA
Pirate Ship March 8, 2012
Vintage Cars Needles Landmark Attraction
UK
Supercar Leisure 2012
Vol Ultime La Ronde
Canada
May 19, 2012
Volcano Funland
Indonesia
Junior Drop Tower SBF Visa Group 2012
Waltzer North Pier
UK
2012
Waltzer Butlin's Skegness
UK
Maxwell September 2012
Waltzer Treasure Island Amusement Park
UK
Fairtrade Services May 2012
Waly Express Walygator Grand Est
France
SBF Visa Group 2012
Wellenreiter Schwaben Park
Germany
Metallbau Emmeln 2012
WindSeeker Carowinds
USA
Star Flyer Mondial March 31, 2012
WindSeeker Kings Dominion
USA
Star Flyer Mondial April 6, 2012
X-Flight John Davis (UK)
UK
KMG August 2012
Zig Zag Michael Thompson (UK)
UK
Pollard Engineering February 2012
Zum-Zum: Las Abejitas Isla Mágica
Spain
SBF Visa Group 2012

Closed

Name Park Country Type Manufacturer Closed
Antique Autos Valleyfair
USA
Gould Manufacturing 2012
Avalanche Dreamworld
Australia
DanFab Engineering July 2012
Catapult Six Flags New England
USA
S&S Worldwide 2012
Caterpillar Idlewild & SoakZone
USA
Allan Herschell Company 2012
Centrifuge Casino Pier
USA
Eli Bridge Company 2012
Challenger George Rogers (UK)
UK
ESL Engineering April 2012
Cyclone Twist Charles Walter Codona (UK)
UK
Edwin Hall 2012
Dodgems Botton's Pleasure Beach
UK
Supercar 2012
Dodgems Butlin's Bognor Regis
UK
Norman Wallis 2012
Enterprise Casino Pier
USA
HUSS 2012
Eruption Frontier City
USA
S&S Worldwide 2012
Farfars Bil Liseberg
Sweden
Ihle 2012
Flying Carpet Seibuen Yuenchi
Japan
Zierer 2012
Flyvende Insekter BonBon-Land
Denmark
Zierer 2012
Frog Hopper Casino Pier
USA
S&S Worldwide 2012
Galleon Camelot Theme Park
UK
Zamperla 2012
Giant Wheel Funtown Pier
USA
Kroon 2012
Hi Slide Cromer Kiddieland
UK
Modern Products 2012
King Kong Sommerland Syd
Denmark
Kaspar Klaus August 2012
Leo Express Serengeti Park
Germany
Mack Rides 2012
Log Flume Casino Pier
USA
Reverchon 2012
Los Piratas Bellewaerde
Belgium
Mack Rides September 2, 2012
Master Jim Murray (Ireland)
Ireland
Comdefer November 2012
Monorail Blackpool Pleasure Beach
UK
Maschinenfabrik Habegger / Von Roll 2012
Monorail Blackpool Pleasure Beach
UK
Maschinenfabrik Habegger / Von Roll 2012
Monte-Zuma Hansa-Park
Germany
Maurer Söhne 2012
Old Tyme Octopus Treasure Island Amusement Park
UK
Hayes Fabrication 2012
Perilous Plunge Knott's Berry Farm
USA
Intamin September 3, 2012
Piraten Furuvik
Sweden
Pirate Ship SDC 2012
Raging Seas Six Flags Darien Lake
USA
Mack Rides 2012
Rainbow Lunapark Borowiak (Poland)
Poland
HUSS 2012
Rock 'n' Roll Jason Duffy (Ireland)
Ireland
Allan Herschell Company 2012
Rock-O-Plane Joe Neal (UK)
UK
Eyerly Aircraft Company 2012
Rodeo Rider Attractiepark Slagharen
Netherlands
Emmo Kreekel 2012
Sea Dragon Steel Pier
USA
Chance Rides 2012
Skycoaster Funtown Pier
USA
Sky Fun 1 Inc. 2012
Snow White's Scary Adventures Magic Kingdom
USA
Tracked Dark Ride Arrow Development May 31, 2012
Space Hopper Kurt Hill (UK)
UK
SDC 2012
Space Loop Josef Pech (Czech Republic)
Czech Republic
Fabbri 2012
Space Spiral Cedar Point
USA
Willy Bühler Space Towers August 14, 2012
Speed Flip Funland Hayling Island
UK
Moser Rides 2012
Spook House Keansburg Amusement Park
USA
Pretzel Company 2012
Star Dancer Kumdori Land
South Korea
Nauta Bussink 2012
Stillwalk Manor Casino Pier
USA
Bertazzon 2012
Sturmvogel Hansa-Park
Germany
Schwarzkopf 2012
Super Tomahawk Hirakata Park
Japan
Meisho Amusement Machines July 2012
Tea Party Divo Ostrov
Russia
Mack Rides 2012
Texas Chute Out Six Flags Over Texas
USA
Paratower Intamin September 3, 2012
Thunder Alley Kings Island
USA
J&J Amusements 2012
Timber Tower Dollywood
USA
HUSS Park Attractions 2012
Tomahawk Fort Fun Abenteuerland
Germany
Mondial 2012
Tornado Finbar Williams (Ireland)
Ireland
Walldren Engineering 2012
Tower of Fear Funtown Pier
USA
S&S Worldwide 2012
Twist John McLoughlin (Ireland)
Ireland
Walldren Engineering 2012
UFO Darien Lake
USA
HUSS 2012
Waikiki Wave Lotte World
South Korea
Vekoma 2012
Waltzer Michael Boyd Jnr. (UK)
UK
R.J. Lakin 2012
Water Street Cab Company Six Flags St. Louis
USA
Soli 2012
Whirlycopter Funland Hayling Island
UK
Modern Products 2012
Whistlestop Train Six Flags Over Georgia
USA
Metallbau Emmeln February 2012
Wikinger Freizeit-Land Geiselwind
Germany
Zierer 2012