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2013 in amusement parks

2013 in amusement parks

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This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2013. These various lists are not exhaustive.

Amusement parks

Opening

Wet'n'Wild Sydney (now Raging Waters Sydney) opened in December.

Change of ownership

Birthday

Attractiepark Slagharen celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2013.
Disney's Animal Kingdom celebrated its 15th anniversary in April.

Closed

Additions

Roller coasters

New

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Relocated

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Refurbished

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Other attractions

New

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Closed attractions & roller coasters

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Amusement parks in terms of attendance

See also: List of amusement park attendance figures

Worldwide

This section list the top 25 largest amusement parks worldwide in order of annual attendance in 2013.

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Poll rankings

Golden Ticket Awards

See also: Amusement Today - Golden Ticket Awards

The Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards were held at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in Santa Cruz, California.

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More information Top 10 Steel Roller Coasters, Rank ...
More information Top 10 Wooden Roller Coasters, Rank ...

Best Roller Coaster Poll

Mitch Hawker's Best Roller Coaster Poll were held in early 2014 for the previous year.[63][64]

More information Top 10 Steel Roller Coasters, Rank ...
More information Top 10 Wooden Roller Coasters, Rank ...

Records broken

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See also

Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Hades received new Timberliner trains as well as a barrel roll as part of its transformation into Hades 360.
  2. [N 2]
    The Rattler was a wooden roller coaster by the Roller Coaster Corporation of America which opened in 1992.

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