This page is for everything related to roller coasters that occurred during the year 2016.
Amusement parks[edit]
New rides[edit]
| Name
|
Park
|
Location
|
Type
|
Manufacturer
|
Opened
|
| Bisværmen
|
Tivoli Friheden
|
Århus, Jylland, Denmark
|
Spinning
|
SBF Visa Group
|
April 9
|
| Cobra's Curse
|
Busch Gardens Tampa
|
Tampa, Florida, USA
|
Spinning
|
Mack Rides
|
June 17
|
| Dragon
|
Legoland Dubai
|
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
|
Family
|
Zierer
|
October 31
|
| Dragon's Apprentice
|
Legoland Dubai
|
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
|
Family
|
Zierer
|
October 31
|
| Family Roller Coaster
|
Wildlife World
|
Litchfield Park, Arizona, USA
|
Family
|
Chance Rides
|
February 1
|
| Flash
|
Lewa Adventure
|
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
|
Sit-Down
|
Mack Rides
|
January 1
|
| Flight of the Hippogriff
|
Universal Studios Hollywood
|
Universal City, California, USA
|
Family
|
Mack Rides
|
April 7
|
| Flight of the Pterosaur
|
Paultons Park
|
Romsey, Hampshire, England, UK
|
Family Inverted
|
Vekoma
|
May 17
|
| Flying Aces
|
Ferrari World
|
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
|
Sit-Down
|
Intamin
|
February 24
|
| Flying Dinosaur
|
Universal Studios Japan
|
Osaka, Osaka, Japan
|
Flying
|
Bolliger & Mabillard
|
March 18
|
| Green Hornet: High Speed Chase
|
Motiongate
|
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
|
Steel
|
Gerstlauer
|
December 16
|
| Imoogi
|
Le Fleury
|
Wavrechain-sous-Faulx, Nord-Pas de Calais, France
|
|
Unknown
|
July 10
|
| Joker
|
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
|
Vallejo, California, USA
|
Hybrid
|
Rocky Mountain Construction
|
May 30
|
| Joker
|
Six Flags Great Adventure
|
Jackson, New Jersey, USA
|
4th Dimension
|
S&S Worldwide
|
May 28
|
| Kung Fu Panda Master
|
Gardaland
|
Castelnuovo de Garda, Italy
|
Spinning
|
Fabbri
|
May 14
|
| Lightning Rod
|
Dollywood
|
Pigeon Forge,Tennessee, USA
|
Wooden
|
Rocky Mountain Construction
|
June 13
|
| Lost Gravity
|
Walibi Holland
|
Biddinghuizen, Flevoland, Netherlands
|
Steel
|
Mack Rides
|
March 24
|
| Mako
|
SeaWorld Orlando
|
Orlando, Florida, USA
|
Hyper
|
Bolliger & Mabillard
|
June 10
|
| Monster
|
Adventureland
|
Altoona, Iowa, USA
|
Sit-Down
|
Gerstlauer
|
June 4
|
| Phobia Phear Coaster
|
Lake Compounce
|
Bristol, Connecticut, USA
|
Launched
|
Premier Rides
|
May 7
|
| Predator
|
IMG Worlds of Adventure
|
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
|
Sit-Down
|
Gerstlauer
|
August 31
|
| Pulsar
|
Walibi Belgium
|
Wavre, Walloon Brabant, Belgium
|
Water Shuttle
|
Mack Rides
|
June 4
|
| Raik
|
Phantasialand
|
Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
|
Shuttle
|
Vekoma
|
June 30
|
| Rollercoaster Formula 1
|
Energylandia
|
Zator, Malopolskie, Poland
|
Launched
|
Vekoma
|
June 25
|
| Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
|
Shanghai Disneyland
|
Pudong, Shanghai, China
|
Sit-Down
|
Unknown
|
June 16
|
| Spider-Man Doc Ock's Revenge
|
IMG Worlds of Adventure
|
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
|
Spinning
|
Mack Rides
|
August 31
|
| Spinning Coaster
|
Cannon Hill Park
|
Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
|
Spinning Family
|
SBF Visa Group
|
June 12
|
| Storm Chaser
|
Kentucky Kingdom
|
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
|
Hybrid
|
Rocky Mountain Construction
|
April 30
|
| Taron
|
Phantasialand
|
Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
|
Launched
|
Intamin
|
June 30
|
| Tron Lightcycles Power Run
|
Shanghai Disneyland
|
Pudong, Shanghai, China
|
Sit-Down
|
Unknown
|
June 16
|
| Valravn
|
Cedar Point
|
Sandusky, Ohio, USA
|
Sit-Down
|
Bolliger & Mabillard
|
May 7
|
| Velociraptor
|
IMG Worlds of Adventure
|
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
|
Launched
|
Mack Rides
|
August 31
|
| Wildfire
|
Kolmården
|
Norrköping, Östergötland, Sweden
|
Wooden
|
Rocky Mountain Construction
|
June 28
|
| Whirlwind
|
Playland's Castaway Cove
|
Ocean City, New Jersey, USA
|
Spinning
|
SBF Visa Group
|
May 27
|
Relocations[edit]
| Name
|
Park
|
Location
|
Type
|
Manufacturer
|
Opened
|
Formerly
|
| Cyclon
|
Nokkakivi Park
|
Lievestuore, Central Finland, Finland
|
Steel
|
Interpark
|
June 11
|
Cyclon at Wasalandia
|
| Galaxy 500
|
Hydro Adventures
|
Poplar Bluff, Missouri, USA
|
Steel
|
S.D.C.
|
July 7
|
1970 Galaxy Rip Tide Coaster at Miracle Strip Pier Park
|
| Loop Roller Coaster
|
C.J. Barrymore's
|
Clinton Township, Michigan, USA
|
Steel
|
Pinfari
|
May 9
|
Python at Playland's Castaway Cove
|
| Rampage
|
Big Sheep
|
Bideford, Devon, England, UK
|
Family
|
Zierer
|
March 25
|
New Roller Coaster at New MetroLand
|
| Runaway Mine Train
|
Funland Hayling Island
|
Hayling Island, Hampshire, England, UK
|
Wild Mouse
|
L&T Systems
|
February 28
|
Wild Mine Ride at Gulliver's Warrington
|
Rethemed / Refurbishments[edit]
| Name
|
Park
|
Location
|
Type
|
Manufacturer
|
Closed
|
Relocated
|
| Boomerang
|
Pleasure Island Family Theme Park
|
Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, UK
|
Shuttle
|
Vekoma
|
October 29
|
Unknown
|
| Cat & Mouse
|
Ocean Beach Pleasure Park
|
South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England, UK
|
Steel
|
Pinfari
|
Unknown
|
Sam's Fun City
|
| Cobra
|
La Ronde
|
Montréal, Québec, Canada
|
Stand-Up
|
Intamin
|
Unknown
|
-
|
| Go Gator
|
Pleasure Island Family Theme Park
|
Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, UK
|
Kiddie
|
Wisdom Rides
|
October 29
|
Unknown
|
| Holly's Wilde Autofahrt
|
Holiday Park
|
Hassloch, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
|
Wild Mouse
|
Maurer AG
|
November 1
|
Eifelpark
|
| Jet Coaster
|
Himeji Tegarayama Amusement Park
|
Himeji, Hyogo, Japan
|
|
Ikeda Works
|
January 11
|
-
|
| Mean Streak
|
Cedar Point
|
Sandusky, Ohio, USA
|
Wooden
|
Dinn Corporation
|
September 16
|
-
|
| Mini Mine Train
|
Pleasure Island Family Theme Park
|
Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, UK
|
Family
|
Vekoma
|
October 29
|
Unknown
|
| Rattlesnake
|
Pleasurewood Hills
|
Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, UK
|
Family
|
Zierer
|
Unknown
|
-
|
| Sideshow Spin
|
Dollywood
|
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA
|
Kiddie
|
L&T Systems
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Spinning Coaster
|
Chuanlord Holiday Manor
|
Shunde, Foshan, Guangdong, China
|
Spinning
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Thunder Loop
|
Attractiepark Slagharen
|
Slagharen, Overijssel, Netherlands
|
|
Schwarzkopf
|
October 2
|
-
|
| Tsunami
|
M&D's Scotland's Theme Park
|
Motherwell, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
|
Inverted
|
Pinfari
|
June 26
|
Unknown
|
| Wild Mouse
|
Aussie World
|
Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
|
Wild Mouse
|
Hopkins & Pearce
|
Unknown
|
-
|
Incidents[edit]
- An entire train derailed on Tsunami at M&D's Scotland's Theme Park with nine people on board, struck a support and landed on the ground in front of the ride. Ten people were injured in the derailment.
