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Rides you rode in the opening season?

Just got round to updating this

2010
Alton Towers, Thirteen
Movieland Studios (Canevaworld), Brontojet

2011
Bobejaanland, Dizz
Drayton Manor, Ben 10 - Ultimate Mission
Gardaland, Raptor
Rainbow Magic Land, Olandese Volante
Rainbow Magic Land, Shock
Rainbow Magic Land, Cagliostro
Rainbow Magic Land, Bomborun
Rainbow Magic Land, Wacky Worm
Flamingo Land Theme Park & Zoo, Zooom
Knight Valley, Shenzhen, Mountain Flyer

2012
Thorpe Park, The Swarm
Park Asterix, Oz'Iris
Six Flags New England, Goliath
Six Flags America, Apocalypse
Hersheypark, Skyrush
Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Verbolten
Hong Kong Disneyland, Big Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mine Cars
Ocean Park, Arctic Blast
Port Aventura, Shambhala

2013
Billing Aquadrome, Runaway Train
Alton Towers, Smiler
Djurs Sommerland, Juvelen
(Walibi Belgium, Turbine re-opening)
Bellewaerde Park, Huracan
Flamingo Land Theme Park & Zoo, Twistosaurus
Flamingo Land Theme Park & Zoo, Hero

2014 (so far)
Crealy Devon's Great Adventure Park,  Shark Bay
Flamingo Park, Hastings, Caterpillar
 
Added Il Tempo Extra Gigante to my list above. What a beauty!
 
2012Jarrett said:
Misson: Space, Griffon, Diamondback, Carolina Cobra, I-305, Wild Eagle, and GateKeeper are the only ones I can think of off the top of my head. I don't get out much. :p
2014
Banshee- Kings Island
El Loco- Adventuredome

About to add FireChaser and Lightning Run
 
2012 - X-Flight, Six Flags Great America
2013 - Outlaw Run, Silver Dollar City
2013 - Viper (Backwards Trains), Six Flags Great America
2014 - Goliath, Six Flags Great America

Not bad, 3/3 in my years as an enthusiast. Hopefully Holiday World gets one on the board in 2015.
 
caffeine_demon said:
did ypu do the fab indoor drop tower?
Yes. Katia (redlily) actually screamed!
East Coast(er) General said:
1968-Galaxi-HemisFair
1970-These United States-Sun Fun Park
1973-Carolina Goldrusher-Carowinds
1973-Black Witch-Magic Harbor
1975-Corkscrew-Magic Harbor
1976-Thunder Road-Carowinds
1977-White Lightnin'-Carowinds
1978-Corkscrew-Myrtle Beach Pavilion*
1984-Sarajevo Bobsled-Six Flags Great Adventure
1986-Ultra Twister-Six Flags Great Adventure
1989-Great American Scream Machine-Six Flags Great Adventure
1990-Shockwave-Six Flags Great Adventure
1993-Batman The Ride-Six Flags Great Adventure
1995-Viper-Six Flags Great Adventure
1996-Skull Mountain-Six Flags Great Adventure
1998-Batman and Robin: The Chiller-Six Flags Great Adventure
1999-Medusa-Six Flags Great Adventure
1999-Blackbeard's Lost Treasure Train-Six Flags Great Adventure
2001-Nitro-Six Flags Great Adventure
2003-Superman - Ultimate Flight-Six Flags Great Adventure
2005-Kingda Ka-Six Flags Great Adventure
2005-Pandemonium-Six Flags New England
2006-El Toro-Six Flags Great Adventure
2007-Maverick-Cedar Point
2008-Ravine Flyer II-Waldameer
2008-Behemoth-Canada's Wonderland
2008-Fahrenheit-Hersheypark
2008-Orange County Choppers Motocoaster-Darien Lake
2008-Led Zeppelin - The Ride-Hard Rock Park
2008-Eagles Life in the Fast Lane-Hard Rock Park
2008-MaximumRPM-Hard Rock Park
2008-Shake, Rattle & Rollercoaster-Hard Rock Park
2008-Slippery When Wet-Hard Rock Park
2008-Dark Knight-Six Flags Great Adventure
2008-Dominator-Kings Dominion*
2008-Voodoo-Dorney Park*
2009-Grover's Alpine Express-Busch Gardens Williamsburg
2009-Diamondback-Kings Island
2009-Tornado-Bakken
2009-Fluch von Novgorod-Hansa Park
2009-El Toro-Freizeitpark Plohn
2009-Blue Fire Megacoaster-Europa Park
2009-Carolina Cobra-Carowinds*
2009-Teststrecke-Hamburg Dom*
2009-Bizarro-Six Flags New England - rethemed
2009-Bizarro-Six Flags Great Adventure - rethemed
2009-Time Machine-FMP - rethemed
2009-Terminator Salvation: The Ride-Six Flags Magic Mountain
2009-Manta-SeaWorld Orlando
2009-Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit-Islands of Adventure
2010-Intimidator 305-Kings Dominion
2010-Intimidator-Carowinds
2010-Sky Rocket-Kennywood
2010-Circus Coaster-Luna Park
2010-Tickler-Luna Park
2010-Huracan-Belantis
2010-Air Grover-Busch Gardens Tampa
2010-Flight of the Hippogriff-Islands of Adventure - rethemed
2011-Green Lantern-Six Flags Great Adventure*
2011-Cheetah Hunt-Busch Gardens Tampa
2011-Dare Devil Dive-Six Flags Over Georgia
2011-Untamed-Canobie Lake Park
2011-Soarin' Eagle-Scream Zone*
2011-Steeplechase Cavalry Coaster-Scream Zone
2011-Zippin Pippin-Bay Beach
2011-Raptor-Gardaland
2011-Amerigo-Rainbow MagicLand
2011-Bomborun-Rainbow MagicLand
2011-Cagliostro-Rainbow MagicLand
2011-Olandese Volante-Rainbow MagicLand
2011-Shock-Rainbow MagicLand
2011-New Texas Giant-Six Flags Over Texas
2011-Goofy's Sky School-Disney California Adventure - re-themed & renamed
2011-Green Lantern: First Flight-Six Flags Magic Mountain
2011-Road Runner Express-Six Flags Magic Mountain
2011-Superman: Escape from Krypton-Six Flags Magic Mountain - re-named/changed train backwards
2012-Wild Eagle-Dollywood
2012-Swarm-Thorpe Park
2012-X Flight-Six Flags Great America
2012-Leviathan-Canada's Wonderland
2012-Verbolten-Busch Gardens Williamsburg
2012-SkyRush-Hersheypark
2012-Stinger-Dorney Park*
2012-Goliath-Six Flags New England*
2012-Apocalypse-Six Flags America*
2012-Vuelta al Mundo-Esquilandia*
2012-Cliffhanger-Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park*
2012-Superman Ultimate Flight-Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
2012-Manta-SeaWorld San Diego
2012-Iron Shark-Galveston's Historic Pleasure Pier
2013-Outlaw Run-Silver Dollar City
2013-Joker-Six Flags Mexico*
2013-GateKeeper-Cedar Point
2013-Batman The Ride Backwards-Six Flags Great America - changed train backwards
2013-Iron Rattler-Six Flags Fiesta Texas
2013-Boomerang-Six Flags St. Louis*
2013-Smiler-Alton Towers
2013-mrawS-Thorpe Park - last row facing backwards
2013-X-Thorpe Park - forward facing without any stops
2013-Karacho-Erlebnispark Tripsdrill
2013-Psyké Underground-Walibi Belgium - enclosed, re-themed & renamed
2013-Gold Striker-California's Great America
2013-Full Throttle-Six Flags Magic Mountain
2013-Coast Rider-Knott's Berry Farm
2013-FunCoaster-Funplex (Mt Laurel, NJ)
2013-Hades 360-Mt. Olympus
2013-Flying Turns-Knoebels
2013-Twist 'n Shout-Family Kingdom*
2013-Sand Blaster-Boardwalk Amusements*
2013-Freedom Flyer-Fun Spot America
2013-White Lightning-Fun Spot America
2013-Undertow-Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
2014-Firechaser Express-Dollywood
2014-Banshee-Kings Island
2014-Roar-O-Saurus-Story Land
2014-Cocoa Cruiser-Hersheypark
2014-Wonder Mountain's Guardian-Canada's Wonderland
2014-Goliath-Six Flags Great America
2014-Thunderbolt-Luna Park NYC
2014-Flug der Dämonen-Heide Park
2014-Helix-Liseberg
2014-Il Tempo Extra Gigante-Hunderflossen Familiepark
2014-Aérotrain-Parc Saint Paul
2014-Alpina Blitz-Nigloland
2014-Ronde des Rondins-Fraispertuis City*
2014-Sky Scream-Holiday Park

* - relocated
 
CanobieFan said:
Off the top of my head and not digging way to deep... Coasters I've done
their opening year would be as following (and in the last few years
I've made it a point to try and ride 2 or 3 'new for this year'
coasters.)

1998
Journey to Atlantis - SeaWorld Orlando
Excalibur - Funtown Splashtown

1999
Superman - Ride Of Steel - Six Flags Darien Lake
Apollo's Chariot - Busch Gardens Williamsburg

2000
Kraken - SeaWorld Orlando
Superman - Ride Of Steel - Six Flags New England
Poison Ivy - Six Flags New England
Flashback - Six Flags New England (but I'd ridden it at SFKK as well)
Flying Unicorn - Islands of Adventure

2002
Batman - The Dark Knight - Six Flags New England
Ricochet - Kings Dominion

2003
Canyon Blaster - Great Escape

2004
Volare at Prater
Gold Rush Express - Six Gun City
BORG Assimilator - Carowinds

2005
Pandemonium - Six Flags New England (opening day)
Powder Keg - Silver Dollar City
Italian Job: Stunt Track - Kings Island
Hydra the Revenge - Dorney Park
New Gold Rush Express - Six Gun City
Mighty Mouse - Funtown Pier
Orient Express - Riverview Park & Waterworld
Hades - Mt. Olympus

2006
Kumali - Flamingo Land
Speed: No Limits - Oakwood
Stealth - Thorpe
Speed Monster - TusenFryd
Runaway Train - Gulliver's Warrington
Goliath - La Ronde
Runaway Train - Gillian's Wonderland Pier
Crossbow - Bowcraft Playland
El Toro - Six Flags Great Adventure
Italian Job Turbo Coaster - Kings Dominion (opening day!)

2007
Furius Baco - PortAventura
Vagones Locos - Parque de Atracciones de Madrid
Turbulencia - Parque de Atracciones de Madrid
Troy - Toverland
Pirates Hideaway - Casino Pier
Maverick - Cedar Point
Mystery Mine - Dollywood
Griffon - Busch Gardens Williamsburg (opening weekend)

2008
Voodoo - Dorney Park (opening weekend) (but I'd ridden it at SFOhio as well)
Wacky Worm - Old Town
Wildcat - Jolly Roger
Dark Knight - Six Flags Great Adventure
Ravine Flyer II - Waldameer
Fahrenheit - Hersheypark
Dominator - Kings Dominion (opening day!) (but I'd ridden it at SFOhio as well)

2009
Manta - SeaWorld Orlando (Pre-Opening day!)
Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit - Universal Studios Florida
Terminator Salvation: The Ride - Six Flags Magic Mountain
Kiddie Coaster - Fun Spot USA
Dragon Wagon - Luna Park (in its only season)
Diamondback - Kings Island
Grover's Alpine Express - Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Jett Star - Central Park Fun-Land
*Bizarro - Six Flags New England* - (Had SROS but was at Bizarros Media event)
*Bizarro - Six Flags Great Adventure* (Had ridden as Medusa)

2010
Air Grover - Busch Gardens Tampa
Viking Voyage - Wild Adventures (but I'd ridden it at Celebration City as well)
Intimidator - Carowinds

2011
Cheetah Hunt - Busch Gardens Tampa (Pre-Opening day!)
Wooden Warrior - Quassy
Power Trip Coaster - Fun Spot USA (but I'd ridden it at Cypress as well)
LEGO TECHNIC Test Track - Legoland Florida (but I had ridden it at
Legoland Windsor as well)
Dare Devil Dive - Six Flags Over Georgia
Untamed - Canobie Lake Park

2012
New Kiddie Coaster - Fun Spot USA (but I had ridden it at Wonderpark as well)
Goliath - Six Flags New England (but I had ridden it at Magic Mountain as well)
Cobra - Zoomers (second day of its operation)
Manta - SeaWorld San Diego
X-Flight - Six Flags Great America
Wild Eagle - Dollywood
Dragon Wagon - Fun Stop (Pigeon Forge)

And the missed credits
In 2004 Wile E. Coyote Canyon Blaster at Six Flags Over Georgia opened
about a week after I visited. (Got it in 09)
In 2005 I made three visits to Great Adventure for Kingda Ka and it
was closed every single time (got it in 06)
in 2005 I was denied Road Runner Express at Great Escape (but got it in 06, while it was snowing!)

2013
Freedom Flyer - Fun Spot America (pre-opening)
White Lightning - Fun Spot America :D
Sea Serpent - Fun Spot America (But I'd ridden it in New Jersey)
Max's Doggy Dog Coaster - Martin's Fantasy Island
Outlaw Run - Silver Dollar City
Boomerang - Six Flags St. Louis
Sandblaster - Boardwalk Amusements

2014
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train - Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom (pre-opening)
Roar-O-Saurus - Story Land
 
2010
Alton Towers, Thirteen
Movieland Studios (Canevaworld), Brontojet

2011
Bobejaanland, Dizz
Drayton Manor, Ben 10 - Ultimate Mission
Gardaland, Raptor
Rainbow Magic Land, Olandese Volante
Rainbow Magic Land, Shock
Rainbow Magic Land, Cagliostro
Rainbow Magic Land, Bomborun
Rainbow Magic Land, Wacky Worm
Flamingo Land Theme Park & Zoo, Zooom
Knight Valley, Shenzhen, Mountain Flyer

2012
Thorpe Park, The Swarm
Park Asterix, Oz'Iris
Six Flags New England, Goliath
Six Flags America, Apocalypse
Hersheypark, Skyrush
Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Verbolten
Hong Kong Disneyland, Big Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mine Cars
Ocean Park, Arctic Blast
Port Aventura, Shambhala

2013
Billing Aquadrome, Runaway Train
Alton Towers, Smiler
Djurs Sommerland, Juvelen
(Walibi Belgium, Turbine re-opening)
Bellewaerde Park, Huracan
Flamingo Land Theme Park & Zoo, Twistosaurus
Flamingo Land Theme Park & Zoo, Hero

2014 (so far)
Crealy Devon's Great Adventure Park, Shark Bay
Flamingo Park, Hastings, Caterpillar
Liseberg, Helix
 
Added Sky Scream at Holiday Park to my list above.
 
Hmmm, i'm quite intrigued as to what i've actually got.

2004
Dragon's Fury - Chessington
Sonic Spinball (Spinball Whizzer as it was - Alton

2005
Atlantica SuperSplash - Europa Park
G-Force - Drayton
Kanonen - Liseberg
Rita - Alton
Velocity - Flamingoland

2006
Cobra - Paultons Park
Kumali - Flamingoland
Speed - Oakwood
Stealth - Thorpe Park
We also had a tour of the ill-fated Vertigo at Walibi Belgium before it opened, but never actually got to ride it.

2007
Furius Baco - PortAventura
Infusion - Blackpool - Albeit a bit tenuous as new.
Knightmare - Camelot
Rage - Adventure Island

2009
Mumbo Jumbo - Flamingoland

2011
Dizz - Bobbejaanland
 
1998 - Oblivion - Alton Towers
2002 - Air - Alton Towers
2003 - Nemesis Inferno - Thorpe Park
2004 - Spinball Whizzer/Sonic Spinball - Alton Towers
2005 - Rita - Alton Towers
2006 - Stealth - Thorpe Park
2007 - Crush's Coaster - DLP
2009 - Saw - Thorpe Park
2010 - Thirteen - Alton Towers
2012 - Swarm - Thorpe Park
2013 - Gatekeeper - Cedar Point
2013 - White Lightning - Fun Spot America
2013 - Freedom Flyer - Fun Spot America
2013 - Sea Serpent - Fun Spot America
2013 - The Smiler - Alton Towers
2014 - Flug der Daemonen - Heide Park
2014 - Marble Madness - Pleasurewood Hills
2014 - Helix - Liseberg
 
I liked it, but it's the same as Superman at Discovery Kingdom (of course) which I rode when it opened. However I was hoping for a bit more themeing.
 
Redevelop my list with coasters flats and others
Kiddie Koaster Adventure Island 2011
Rage Adventure Island 2007
Fireball Adventure Island 2006
Blackbeards All At Sea 2006
Jumping jolly Rodgers 2006
Sk8borda
Over the hill 2009
Time machine 2013
Angry birds 4d 2014
 
CookieCoasters said:
2001: Trace du Hora, Parc Asterix
2006: Pegasus, Europa Park
2009: Saw: the ride, Thorpe Park
2010: Thirteen, Alton Towers
2011: Gotham City Gauntlet, Six Flags New England
2011: Cheetah Hunt, Busch Gardens Tampa
2012: Swarm, Thorpe Park
2012: Wodan, Europa Park
2012: Divertical, Mirabilandia
2012: OzIris, Parc Asterix
2012: Tren de la Mina, Parque de Atracciones
2012: Wild Mouse XXL, Travelling
2013: Smiler, Alton Towers
2013: Psyke Underground, Walibi Belgium
2013: Orkanen, Farup Sommerland
2013: Juvelen, Djurs Sommerland

2014: Helix, Liseberg
2014: Zumanjaro, SFGAdv
2014: Alpina Blitz, Nigloland
 
Edward M said:
2012- Wild Eagle
2011- Soarin' Eagle
2011- Steeplechase
2010- Flight of the Hippogriff
2009- HRRR
2013- Outlaw Run
2013- Boomerang, SFSL
2014- Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts
 
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