Without hesitation, the Mack family, which owns the park, confirmed that the Pirates would be back, bigger and better than ever.Īfter a fully modern redesign of the attraction, the all-new version reopened in summer 2020. A tragic fire broke out in the park in 2018 that consumed the park’s beloved Pirates in Batavia dark ride. This wasn’t the only total replacement project for Europa-Park either. This closed in late 2017 for a complete replacement and reopened in 2018. New old rides for Disney, Silver Dollar City and moreĪcross the Atlantic, Europa-Park did the same thing to its EuroSat enclosed roller coaster. In a similar fashion, Disneyland also shut down its Big Thunder Mountain roller coaster for a track replacement between 2013-2014. At that time the park closed down its original version of Space Mountain only to replace it with a modern replica that was able to open in summer 2005. I believe Disneyland may have actually been the first to do this, back in 2003. The ride, at the Islands of Adventure theme park, closed down in late summer 2015. Coaster fans may recall that Universal Orlando did this very same thing with the Incredible Hulk roller coaster (also from B&M). However, tearing an entire roller coaster down, only to rebuild it again with new pieces is not an everyday occurrence. Image courtesy of Blackpool Pleasure Beach
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