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Rides you rode in the opening season?

X-Flight. Fairly new to the hardcore coaster community, and this year I got to ride it four times, which was a real treat. But that's it.
 
2000
Spellbreaker, Legoland CA

2001
Technic Coaster, Legoland CA

2003
Rugrats Runaway Reptar, Carowinds

2004
Coastersaurus, Legoland CA
Revenge of the Mummy, Universal Studios Hollywood

2005
Space Mountain, Disneyland

2006
Tatsu, SFMM

2007
Maverick, Cedar Point
Sierra Sidewinder, KBF

2008
Aftershock, Silverwood*
Tony Hawk's Big Spin, SFDK
Pony Express, KBF

2009
Carolina Cobra, Carowinds*
Terminator Salvation: The Ride, SFMM

2010
Intimidator, Carowinds

2011
Green Lanter: First Flight, SFMM
Superman: Escape from Krypton, SFMM**
Road Runner Express, SFMM*

2012
Skyrush, Hersheypark
Verbolten, Busch Gardens Williamsburg


*Relocated
**Revamp/major retheme
 
These are the only ones I can remember.

1998 - Rattlesnake at Chessington
2002 - Colossus at Thorpe
Air at Alton Towers
2003 - Nemesis Inferno at Thorpe
2006 - Stealth at Thorpe
2009 - SAW at Thorpe
2010 - Thirteen at Alton Towers
2012 - The Swarm at Thorpe
 
Not much new for this year, but the list got a little longer:

2003
Balder - Liseberg

2004
Dæmonen - Tivoli Gardens

2005
G Force - Drayton Manor Park
Kanonen - Liseberg
Rita - Queen of Speed - Alton Towers

2006
Black Mamba - Phantasialand
Pegasus - Europa Park
Speed Monster - TusenFryd
Stealth - Thorpe Park

2007
Black Hole - Mitsui Greenland
Family Banana Coaster - Yokohama Cosmoworld
Hollywood Dream: The Ride - Universal Studios Japan
Hurricane - Himeji Central Park (R)
Knightmare - Camelot Theme Park (R)
Kvasten - Gröna Lund
Phaethon - Gyeongju World
Pirates' Blast - Lagunasia
Runaway Mine Train - Flamingo Land

2008
Cobra - Tivoli Friheden
Crazy Mouse - Children Grand Park (R)
Indy-Blitz - Heide Park
Kawasemi - Tobu Zoo
Lynet - Fårup Sommerland
Piraten - Djurs Sommerland
T-Express - Everland

2009
blue fire Megacoaster - Europa Park
Delfin Expressen - Kolmårdens Djurpark
El Toro - Freizeitpark Plohn
Falcon - Drievliet
Fluch Von Novgorod - Hansa Park
Insane - Gröna Lund
Rabalder - Liseberg
Tornado - Bakken
Tranan - Skara Sommarland
Viktor Vandorm - BonBon-Land (R)
Wilde Tijger Achtbaan - Mondo Verde (R)

2010
Joris en de Draak - Water - Efteling
Joris en de Draak - Vur - Efteling
Tuff-Tuff Tåget - Gröna Lund

2011
Twister - Gröna Lund
Krake - Heide Park
Vicky The Ride - Plopsa Coo
Timber Drop - Fraisparitus City
Eurofighter - Zoosafari Fasanolandia
Shock - Rainbow Magicland
Bomborun - Rainbow Magicland
Olandese Volante - Rainbow Magicland
Cagliostro - Rainbow Magicland
Amerigo - Rainbow Magicland
Squalotto - Zoomarine
Max Adventures Master Thai - Mirabilandia
Raptor - Gardaland
Freishütz - Bayern Park
Wilde Maus - Freizeit-Land Geiselwind (R)
Plohseidon - Freizeitspark Plohn

2012
Western-Expressen - Tusenfryd (R)
OzIris - Parc Asterix
Swarm - Thorpe

These 3 brings the total up to 58, including coasters that were relocated to the parks marked (R).
 
Re: Re:

A couple more to add on to the list.

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

* - relocated
 
2012:
Verbolten
Leviathan
Skyrush
X Flight

2010:
Intimidator
Skyrocket
Intimidator 305

2009:
Grover's Alpine Express
Diamondback
Avatar Airbender**
Spongebob Squarepants Rock Bottom Plunge**
Muntanya Russa***

2008:
Behemoth

2007:
Maverick

2006:
Goliath(La Ronde)
Opa

2005:
Silver Bullet*

2004:
Storm Runner
Revenge of the Mummy

2003:
Top Thrill Dragster

2002:
Wicked Twister


*Silver Bullet opened in December, 2004. I'm counting it since I rode it in August, 2005.
**Similar deal to Silver Bullet. Both rides opened in March, 2008 and I rode them in February, 2009.
***Opened December, 2008. I rode in March, 2009.
 
Pretty short list from me...

Air (Alton Towers)
Thirteen (Alton Towers)
Joris en der Draak (Efteling)
Wodan (Europa Park)
 
Ghostrider (KBF) - 1998
Rocket Rods (DL) - 1998
Honey, I Shrunk the Audience (DL) - 1998
Innoventions (DL) - 1998
Astro Orbitor (DL) - 1998
Circle Vision 360 [Rocket Rods] (DL) - 1998
WipeOut (KBF) - 1999
Tarzan's Treehouse (DL) - 1999
Autopia (DL) - 2000
Chaos (Adventuredome) - 2001
La Revolucion (KBF) - 2003
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror (DCA) - 2004
Screamin' Swing (KBF) - 2004
Silver Bullet (KBF) - 2004
Slingshot (Adventuredome) - 2004
Scandia Skyscreamer (Victorville, CA Scandia) - 2005
Tatsu (SFMM) - 2006
Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage (DL) - 2007
Aftershock (Silverwood) - 2008
Butterflyer (Silverwood) - 2011
Frog Hopper (Silverwood) - 2011
 
Jer said:
2006-El Toro-Six Flags Great Adventure
2008-Dark Knight-Six Flags Great Adventure
2011-Green Lantern-Six Flags Great Adventure*
2012-SkyRush-Hersheypark
2012-Goliath-Six Flags New England*

Just realized I forgot

2012 - Apocalypse - Six Flags America*

*=Relocation
 
I rode Intimidator the second weekend it was open, thats about the closest to new ride I've been on. In the whole season though verbolten, intimidator 305, intimidator, and first year at their new park GReen Lantern SFGadv and Dominator Kings dominiong
 
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:


River Rush at Dollywood's Splash Country
White Lightning at Fun Spot Orlando
Freedom Fighter at Fun Spot Orlando
That Screamin' Swing opening this year at Fun Spot Orlando.
 
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