This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2018. These various lists are not exhaustive.

Amusement parks

Opening

*China Three Gorges Happy World – January 19 *Mexico Kataplum – November 1 *U.S. Adventure Zone at Bear Lake – June 16 *U.S. America's Fun Park – May 18 *China Huayi Brothers Movie World *Russia Dreamwood *China Nanjing Wanda Theme Park – June 1 *Poland Holiday Park Kownaty – September 29 *France Parc Spirou – June 1 *UAE Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi – July 25 *Malaysia

Skytropolis Funland Genting Highlands is a hill station located on the peak of Mount Ulu Kali in the Titiwangsa Mountains, central Peninsular Malaysia, at 1800 metres elevation. Located in the state of Pahang, it was established in 1965 by the late Malaysian busine ...

– December 7 *Indonesia Saloka Park – December 15 *Philippines Aqua Planet – February 24

Change of name

* U.S. Waterworld California » Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Concord * UAE Sega Republic » VR Park Dubai

Change of ownership

Darien Lake Six Flags Darien Lake (also known as Six Flags Darien Lake Resort and formerly known as Darien Lake Fun Country, Darien Lake, and Darien Lake Theme Park Resort) is a 1,200-acre (4.86 km2) amusement park and resort located in Darien, New Yor ...

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Six Flags Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is an American amusement park company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It was formed on July 2, 2024, following a merger between longtime rivals Cedar Fair and the former Six Flags ...

Frontier City Frontier City is a western-themed amusement park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. It is owned by EPR and operated by Six Flags. The park opened in 1958. Prior to the company's merger with Cedar Fair, Frontier City was one of only two Six Flag ...

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White Water Bay (Oklahoma) Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Oklahoma City (often shortened to Hurricane Harbor OKC) is a water park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma built in 1981. Built by the Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation and originally known as White Water, the water pa ...

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Wet'n'Wild SplashTown Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown is a water park located north of Houston in Spring, Texas, United States.Premier Parks »

* Wet'n'Wild Phoenix – Premier Parks»

Birthday

Adventuredome Adventuredome (formerly Grand Slam Canyon) is a indoor amusement park at Circus Circus in Winchester, Nevada on the Las Vegas Strip. It is owned by Phil Ruffin. It is contained within a large glass dome, and offers various rides and attraction ...

– 25th Birthday *

Alabama 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 ...

– 20th Birthday *

Belantis Belantis is an amusement park next to Leipzig, Germany. Covering 27 hectares, the park offers over 60 attractions, including four roller coasters. History The park was previously run by Parques Reunidos Parques Reunidos (meaning "Reunited P ...

– 15th Birthday *

Carowinds Carowinds is a amusement park primarily located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The park is owned and operated by Six Flags. Carowinds straddles the state line between North and South Carolina, adjacent to Interstate 77, with a portion of the park ...

– 45th Birthday *

Disney's Animal Kingdom Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park is a zoological theme park at Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando. Owned and operated by the Walt Disney Company through its Experiences division, it is the largest theme park in the worl ...

– 20th Birthday *

Dutch Wonderland Dutch Wonderland is a theme park just east of Lancaster, Pennsylvania in East Lampeter Township, appealing primarily to families with small children. The park's theme is a "Kingdom for Kids." The entrance to the park has a stone imitation cas ...

– 55th Birthday *

– 60th Birthday *

Attractiepark Slagharen Attractie- & Vakantiepark Slagharen is an Amusement park and holiday resort in Slagharen, Netherlands. The park opened in 1963 and was originally named ''Ponypark Slagharen''. The logo contains the English name ''Slagharen Themepark & Resort'' ...

– 55th Birthday *

Heide Park Resort Heide Park Resort, commonly known as Heide Park, is a theme park in Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany. With an overall area of over 850,000 m2 (210 acres), it is the largest amusement park in Northern Germany and among the largest in the country. ...

– 40th Birthday *

Movieland Park Movieland, also known as Movieland.com, Moviepass.tv and Popcorn.net, was a subscription-based movie download service that has been the subject of thousands of complaints to the Federal Trade Commission, the Washington State Attorney General's ...

– 15th Birthday *

SeaWorld Orlando SeaWorld Orlando is an animal theme park located in Orlando, Florida. Although separately gated, it is often promoted with neighboring parks Discovery Cove and Aquatica as well as Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, all of which are owned and operated ...

– 45th Birthday *

SeaWorld San Antonio SeaWorld San Antonio is a marine mammal park, oceanarium and animal theme park in the Westover Hills District of San Antonio, Texas, on the city's west side. It is the largest of the three parks in the SeaWorld chain owned and operated by U ...

– 30th Birthday *

Silverwood Theme Park Silverwood Theme Park is an amusement park located near the city of Athol in northern Idaho, United States, near the town of Coeur d'Alene, approximately from Spokane, Washington on US 95. Gary Norton opened the park on June 20, 1988. ...

– 30th Birthday *

Tokyo Disneyland is a theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, near Tokyo. Its main gate is directly adjacent to both Maihama Station and Tokyo Disneyland Station. It was the first Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Disney park t ...

– 35th Birthday *

Worlds of Fun Worlds of Fun is a theme park located in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Owned and operated by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, it was founded by American businessmen Lamar Hunt and Jack Steadman under the ownership of Hunt's com ...

– 45th Birthday

Closed

Ratanga Junction Ratanga Junction was an amusement park located in Century City, Cape Town in South Africa. The park opened in December 1998 as part of the development of the Century City area, adjacent to Cape Town's biggest shopping centre, Canal Walk. Its b ...

– May 1 * Bowcraft Playland – September 30 * Giant Wheel Park of Suzhou – September 10 * Heritage Amusement Park – June 30

Additions

Roller coasters

New

Relocated

Refurbished

Other attractions

New

Refurbished

Closed attractions & roller coasters

* * This ride's closure was announced after the 2018 season

References

{{Years in amusement parks Amusement parks by year

Amusement parks An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, and events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusement park that bases its structures and attractions around a central theme, often fea ...