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Just like we did for 2011 - 2016 this thread will serve as a place to house a list of "what's new" for 2017 at major parks and links to the announcements. We encourage you to notify us of any new rides/coasters by posting in this thread.

 

Discussions about individual rides and parks should continue in the appropriate discussion thread through the links in this thread.

 

Rumors will not be included. We also don't plan to list every random out of the way upcoming attraction, so outside of major announcements this is limited to parks TPR has covered (or will likely cover in the future) in the Park Index.

 

 

New Parks for 2017

Adventure Island - Doha, Qatar (includes Dragonfire, a backwards launching Premier LSM, Soarin type theater, Huss King Kong)

Ankapark - Ankara, Turkey 16 coasters

Ferrari Land - at PortAventura (includes Intamin launch coaster and two S&S tower rides)

Happy Valley Chongqing - 2 coasters (GCI wooden coaster and B&M Wing Coaster)

Legoland Japan - 4 coasters

Mirnovec Park - Croatia 2 coasters

Owa - Foley, Alabama - Phase I opening with 2 Zamperla coasters

 

 

New rides/attractions for 2017

USA/Canada/Mexico

Azoosment Park at Santa's Village - Super Cyclone (from Interpark)

Busch Gardens Williamsburg - InvadR (GCI wooden coaster)

California's Great America - Vortex conversion to floorless coaster named Patriot

Canada's Wonderland - Soaring Timbers (Mondial Inferno) and a waterslide tower, Muskoka Plunges

Carowinds - 4 classic flat rides: Do-Si-Do (Troika), Electric Spin (Top Scan), Rock n Roller and Zephyr (Wave Swinger)

Casino Pier - Gerstlauer Infinity Coaster

Cedar Point - RMC to replace Mean Streak????

Disneyland - Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission BREAKOUT (conversion of Tower of Terror)

Dollywood - Drop Line freefall tower and a junior coaster Whistle Punk Chaser

Dorney Park - Kalidescope (Huss Troika) and Dodge Ems (Bumper Cars) and Cirqur Imagine show

Dutch Wonderland - Merlin's Mayhem, an S&S inverted family coaster

Edaville USA - Kersplash (from Puyallup Fair, delayed from 2016)

Elitch Gardens - StarFlyer

Frontier City - Gullywasher, water park bodyslide complex

Fun Spot America (Kissimmee) - Mine Blower - Gravity Group woodie with an inversion

Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park - Haunted Mine Drop Tower

Great Escape - Bonzai Pipeline water slides

Hersheypark - Hershey Triple Tower

Holiday World - Firecracker - a classic Calypso flat ride

Houston Downtown Aquarium - Chance family coaster

Joyland (Tx) - Wisdom kiddie coaster (formerly at Azoosment Park)

Kentucky Kingdom - Eye of the Storm (Larson SuperLoop)

Kings Dominion - Planet Snoopy expansion

Kings Island - Mystic Timbers (GCI wooden coaster)

Knoebels - Over the Top

Knott's Berry Farm - Two slide towers for Soak City and Sol Spin, a Mondial TopScan

La Ronde - Titan (Giant Frisbee)

Lagoon - addition of two kiddie rides

Legoland Florida - Beach Retreat (Resort) and Ninjago World area including Ninjago: The Ride

Michigan's Adventure - water park addition

Morey Pier - rebuild of Great Nor'Easter

Playland (Vancouver) - Bug Whirled (SBF Spinning Coaster), FlutterBye (Magic Bikes), The Marvelous Mechanical Monkey Mover (Family Tower Ride)

Playland's Castaway Cove - 2 new coasters: Gale Force (S&S Launch) and Wild Waves (Miler family coaster) delayed from 2016

Quassy - two kiddie rides

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk - new front entrance and rebuild of FrightWalk

Seabreeze - Time Machine (from Technical Park)

Sea World San Antonio - Wave Breaker: Rescue Coaster

Sea World San Diego - Ocean Explorer area and darkride

Six Flags America - Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth (Funtime Star Flyer)

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom - Woman Woman Lasso of Truth (Giant Frisbee)

Six Flags Fiesta Texas - Thunder Rapids (water coaster for the water park)

Six Flags over Georgia - Justice League: Battle for Metropolis

Six Flags Great America - Joker (S&S Free Fly)

Six Flags Great Adventure - Justice League: Battle for Metropolis

Six Flags Magic Mountain - Justice League Battle for Metropolis

Six Flags Mexico - Virtual Reality treatment for Medusa

Six Flags New England - Joker: S&S Free Fly

Six Flags St. Louis - Spinsanity (Disk'o)

Six Flags over Texas - Joker (S&S Free Fly)

Universal Studios Orlando - Race Through New York starring Jimmy Fallon

Valleyfair - North Star (Funtime Star Flyer)

Waldameer - waterpark expansion

Worlds of Fun - Falcons Flight (Condor) and Mustang Runner (Troika), Winterfest in winter 2016

 

 

Europe

Attractiepark Slagharen - Gold Rush Coaster (Gerstlauer Infinity)

Bellewaerde - Dueling Wiegand Alpine coasters

Chessington World of Adventure - Gruffalo River Ride Adventure (replacing Professor Bubbleworks)

Disneyland Paris - upgrade to Star Wars2

Djurs Sommerland - Drage Kongen an Intamin suspended family coaster

Efteling - Symbolica: Paleis der Fanastie (dark ride)

Energylandia - Three new coasters (Powered Kiddie Coaster, Vekoma boomerang, Intamin water coaster) and flat ride package

Europa Park - Project V - Europe's largest flying theater

Farup Sommerland - Hvirvelvinden, formerly Spin Rock at Liseberg

Fraisperituis City - Golden Driller (Intamin Free Fall Tower)

Freizeitpark Plohn - Drachenwirbel (SBF Spinner)

Furuvik - Fireball (Vekoma junior boomerang)

Grona Lund - Ikaros (Intamin Sky Jump)

Hansa Park - Karnapulten (Gerstlauer Sky Fly) and Kleine Zar (delayed 2016 family coaster)

Heide Park - Ghostbusters 5D shooting dark ride

Legoland Deutschland - Ninjago World

Legoland Windsor - Ninjago: The Ride

Liseberg - Loke, Intamin Gyro Swing

Movie Park Germany - Star Trek: Operation Enterprise (Mack launched coaster)

Oakwood - Flight of the Giant Peach, relocation of Space Coaster from M&Ds Scotland (Pinfari coaster)

Parc Asterix - Pegase Express (Gerstlauer family like, compared to Firechaser Express)

Plopsaland de Panne - Heidi The Ride (GCI woodie) delayed from 2016

Särkänniemi - HYPE - fastest highest ride, expected to be a Premier Skyrocket II

Skyline Park - Sky Dragster (from Maurer) and Kids Spin (SBF spinning family coaster

Tayto Park - Viking themed flume

Tivoli Friheden - Gerstlauer Sky Fly

Tripsdrill - Gerstlauer Sky Fly

 

Middle East

Ferrari World - Turbo Track, Mission Ferrari and racing simulator

 

Asia/Australia

Happy Valley Chengdu - B&M Dive coaster and GCI wooden coaster

Hong Kong Disneyland - Disney's Explorer Lodge to open

Fuji-Q Highlands - redesign of Dodonpa

Gyeongju World - Zamperla Air Race

Nagashima Spa Land - Arashi (S&S Free Fly)

Parque Espana - IronBull (re-theme of the Bullfight Roller Coaster Matador)

Tokyo DisneySea - Nemo and Friends Sea Rider

Warner Bros. Movie World - unspecified Mack coaster

 

South America

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Mirabilandia in Italy has also been teasing for something to open next year.

 

The park's official fan page has released an interview with the sales and marketing manager at the park and basically there's a very high possibility that VR might be coming at some point next year to the park.

 

Also, he noted that there's gonna be something big being invested on in the northern area of the park, where the Ferris Wheel is. So far we know that there's gonna be a large new ride coming to the park and that there's an important sponsor working with them for it.

 

I think towards the end of the season (around Halloween) will they finally make an official announcement. They usually make announcements for new rides very late.

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This is where they plan to invest on.

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I just noticed that the link for Canada's Wonderland's new additions for next year takes you to the Six flags Mexico page. Also, I would like to point out that it's Muskoka Plunge not "Muckoka Plunge" as listed above. But, great job Larry on compiling all this as it makes it easier to see what's new for 2017 at park around the World rather than scrolling through multiple threads!

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I just noticed that the link for Canada's Wonderland's new additions for next year takes you to the Six flags Mexico page. Also, I would like to point out that it's Muskoka Plunge not "Muckoka Plunge" as listed above. But, great job Larry on compiling all this as it makes it easier to see what's new for 2017 at park around the World rather than scrolling through multiple threads!

 

Thank you for pointing that out, now fixed

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Still waiting on Silver Dollar City to make some kind of announcement in regards to the massive clearing going on in the NE section of the park. But as of right now its looking like Spring 2017 with a 2018 debut of whatever it is [the coaster] they are building.

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Hey Larry it seems Legoland Korea will be 2018, can't seem to find too many articles but here is two: http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3018738 and http://cphpost.dk/news/business/legoland-parks-around-the-world-thriving.html

 

It's a race to see what happens first. Legoland Korea is still the favorite to beat American Dream

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Hey Larry it seems Legoland Korea will be 2018, can't seem to find too many articles but here is two: http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3018738 and http://cphpost.dk/news/business/legoland-parks-around-the-world-thriving.html

 

It's a race to see what happens first. Legoland Korea is still the favorite to beat American Dream

 

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Hey Larry it seems Legoland Korea will be 2018, can't seem to find too many articles but here is two: http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3018738 and http://cphpost.dk/news/business/legoland-parks-around-the-world-thriving.html

 

It's a race to see what happens first. Legoland Korea is still the favorite to beat American Dream

 

How does American Dream stack up against the dirt down the road that is Universal Studios Korea?

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Hey Larry it seems Legoland Korea will be 2018, can't seem to find too many articles but here is two: http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3018738 and http://cphpost.dk/news/business/legoland-parks-around-the-world-thriving.html

 

It's a race to see what happens first. Legoland Korea is still the favorite to beat American Dream

 

How does American Dream stack up against the dirt down the road that is Universal Studios Korea?

 

Parts of the complex, such as indoor ski slope, were completed over a decade ago. Definitely past the dirt stage.

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Just thought I let you know that the Houston Downtown Aquarium coaster is not confirmed yet. It's part of an expansion pad but they need Houston to closed down a section of a busy road that goes between the new land owned. Last I heard, they are still trying to get it approved.

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Just thought I let you know that the Houston Downtown Aquarium coaster is not confirmed yet. It's part of an expansion pad but they need Houston to closed down a section of a busy road that goes between the new land owned. Last I heard, they are still trying to get it approved.

 

Thanks Ryan, I tend to use rcdb.com as an official source. Keep me in the loop, I'm too lazy to remove it from the list right now. When I saw you post in this thread I thought is was going to be a laughable comment about the other "planned" Houston parks.

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There is missing the new ride for Parque Warner Madrid. The director of the park confirmed that a new ride will replace the Batman simulator (Batman: la Sombra del Murciélago). The ride is still unknown but it is rumoured to be a dark ride themed after The Justice League, just like the ones at Six Flags and Warner Bros. Movie World. He says so in this video, minute 3:05.

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Also the Intamin 10 inversion going to Wonder Island in St.Petersburg is missing in the list! (Source: the park's website.)

 

They advertise it with a top speed of 120km/h and a high of ~150 feet. (14 story building, so just an estimate)

Either theyre making false claims or It's a custom design, who knows! At least the picture on their website is showing Altair CCW-0204's heartline rolls...

 

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I don't think the park is covered by TPR's index yet as it is a pretty out of the way, but it seems to be a fairly interesting one to me. They have one of the last coasters that was influenced by Anton Schwarzkopf and built by BHS. Which looks pretty cool on the photos on RCDB, but doesn't have a single proper POV uploaded on YT. Just guys screaming something in russian while either filming themselfes or their legs. :/

Oh and there is a Blue Fire Clone, a Screaming Squirrel+El Loco mixture and some super crazy looking spinning rocked carousel there.

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