This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that have occurred in 2012. These various lists are not exhaustive.

Amusement parks

Opening

* United States

Aquatica San Antonio Aquatica is a chain of water parks owned and operated by United Parks & Resorts. Aquatica parks are operating in Orlando, Florida and San Antonio, Texas. History SeaWorld Orlando originally announced plans to build a water park on July 15, 200 ...

– May 19, replaced the former Lost Lagoon water park. * United States

Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier is a pleasure pier in Galveston, Texas, United States. Opened in the summer of 2012, it has a roller coaster, 15 rides, carnival games and souvenir shops. History The new Galveston Island Historic Pleasur ...

– Summer * People's Republic of China Happy Valley, Wuhan – April 29 * Malaysia Legoland Malaysia – September 15

Change of name

* Alabama Adventure »

Splash Adventure Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure (previously known as VisionLand, Alabama Adventure, Splash Adventure and Alabama Splash Adventure) is a water park and amusement park in Bessemer, Alabama. It is owned by Koch Family Parks, which consists of ...

* The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom » Great Escape * Boomerang Bay » Soak City * Disney's California Adventure »

Disney California Adventure Disney California Adventure is a theme park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. It is owned and operated by the Walt Disney Company through its Experiences division. The park is themed after Disney's interpretation of California ...

Change of ownership

Alabama Adventure Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure (previously known as VisionLand, Alabama Adventure, Splash Adventure and Alabama Splash Adventure) is a water park and amusement park in Bessemer, Alabama. It is owned by Koch Family Parks, which consists of ...

– Adrenaline Family Entertainment » General Attractions LLC * The Beach – ''Unknown'' » Adventure Holdings LLC * Knott's Soak City (San Diego) – Cedar Fair Entertainment Company » SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment

Birthday

* United States

Adventureland (New York) Adventureland is an amusement park in East Farmingdale, New York, located on Route 110 (Broad Hollow Road). Adventureland has been operating since 1962 and is a popular attraction for children, schools, and day camps on Long Island. There are ...

- 50th birthday * England

Chessington World of Adventures Chessington World of Adventures Resort is a theme park, zoo and hotel complex in Chessington, Greater London, England, around southwest of Central London. The complex originally opened as Chessington Zoo in 1931; the theme park aspect was dev ...

– 25th birthday * France

Disneyland Paris Disneyland Paris is an entertainment resort in Marne-la-Vallée, France, located about east of Paris. It encompasses two theme parks, seven Disney-owned hotels, two convention centers, a golf course, an arena, and a shopping, dining and entert ...

– 20th birthday * Netherlands

Efteling Efteling () is a fantasy-themed amusement park in Kaatsheuvel, the Netherlands. The attractions reflect elements from ancient European myths and legends, fairy tales, fables, and folklore. The park was opened on May 31, 1952. It evolved from a ...

– 60th birthday * United States Epcot – 30th birthday * France

Futuroscope Futuroscope, or Parc du Futuroscope (), formerly known as Planète Futuroscope, is a French theme park based upon multimedia, cinematographic, and audiovisual techniques.Piriou, Jerome. The Tourist Region: A Co-Construction of Tourism Stakehol ...

– 25th birthday * United States

Kings Island Kings Island is a amusement park northeast of Cincinnati in Mason, Ohio, United States. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the park was built by Taft Broadcasting and opened in 1972. It was part of a larger effort to move and expand Coney Islan ...

– 40th birthday * Canada La Ronde – 45th birthday * Australia

Luna Park, Melbourne Luna Park Melbourne is a historic amusement park located on the foreshore of Port Phillip Bay in St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria. It opened on 13 December 1912, with a formal opening a week later, and has been operating almost continuously eve ...

– Centenary celebration (100th birthday) * Italy Mirabilandia – 20th birthday * People's Republic of China

Ocean Park Hong Kong Ocean Park Hong Kong, commonly known simply as Ocean Park, is an animal theme park in Hong Kong. Covering an area of in Wong Chuk Hang, it is the largest theme park by area in Hong Kong, and is also the city's second oldest theme park, after ...

– 35th birthday * United States

Six Flags Fiesta Texas Six Flags Fiesta Texas, formerly known and colloquially referred to as simply Fiesta Texas, is an amusement park in San Antonio, Texas, United States. It opened on March 14, 1992, in the La Cantera master-planned development and district as the ...

– 20th birthday * United States

Six Flags Over Georgia Six Flags Over Georgia is a amusement park in Austell, Georgia, United States. Opened in 1967, it is the second park in the Six Flags chain following the original Six Flags Over Texas, which opened in 1961. Six Flags Over Georgia is one of t ...

– 45th birthday * France

Walt Disney Studios Park Walt Disney Studios Park ( French: ''Parc Walt Disney Studios'') is the second of two theme parks built at Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, France. The park opened on 16 March 2002, and it is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company t ...

– 10th birthday

Closed

Camelot Theme Park Camelot Theme Park was a resort and theme park located in Charnock Richard, Lancashire, England. The park's theme was the legend of Camelot, and the park decor incorporated pseudo-medieval elements. It was located on a site owned by The Story ...

- September 2 *

Dash n Splash Dash N Splash was a water theme park located in Chennai, India. It was opened in 1995 and was the first exclusive water park in Chennai and South India. The idea of opening the water park was to get rid of the heat, sweat and dust of the city. ...

Le Bioscope Le Bioscope is a former theme park at Ungersheim, in the Upper Rhine (the Haut-Rhin ''département'') of France. The 12½-hectare(31 acre) park – described in a European Commission 2004 press release

- September 30

Additions

Roller coasters

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Relocated

Refurbished

Other attractions

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Closed attractions & roller coasters

Themed Accommodation

New

Amusement parks in terms of attendance

Worldwide

This section list the top 25 largest

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s worldwide in order of annual attendance in 2012.

Poll rankings

Golden Ticket Awards

The 2012

Amusement Today ''Amusement Today'' is a monthly periodical that features articles, news, pictures and reviews about all things relating to the amusement park industry, including parks, rides, and ride manufacturers. The trade newspaper, which is based in Arl ...

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were held at

Dollywood Dollywood is a theme park that is jointly owned by Herschend Family Entertainment and country singer-songwriter Dolly Parton through her entertainment company, Dolly Parton Productions. It is located in the Knoxville metropolitan area in Pig ...

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee Pigeon Forge is a mountain resort city in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6,343 at the 2020 census. Situated north of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Pigeon Forge is a tourist destination that caters primarily t ...

Best Roller Coaster Poll

Mitch Hawker's Best Roller Coaster Poll is yet to be held for 2012.

Records broken

Notes

References

External links

Listing
of 2012 roller coaster openings at the

Roller Coaster DataBase Roller Coaster DataBase (RCDB) is a roller coaster and amusement park database begun in 1996 by Duane Marden. It has grown to feature statistics and pictures of over 12,000 roller coasters from around the world. Publications that have mentioned ...

Listing
of 2012 roller coaster closures at the

{{Years in amusement parks Amusement parks by year

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