2011 in amusement parks

This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2011. These various lists are not exhaustive.

Amusement parks

 * Kentucky Kingdom
 * Walt Disney World Resort

Opened

 * Legoland Florida - October 15, replaced the former Cypress Gardens
 * Rainbow MagicLand - May 26

Change of name

 * Geauga Lake's Wildwater Kingdom » Wildwater Kingdom
 * Walibi World » Walibi Holland

Change of ownership

 * Darien Lake - PARC Management » Herschend Family Entertainment
 * Elitch Gardens - PARC Management » Herschend Family Entertainment

Birthday

 * California's Great America - 35th birthday
 * Canada Canada's Wonderland - 30th birthday
 * Disney California Adventure - 10th birthday
 * Dreamworld - 30th birthday
 * Lagoon Amusement Park - 125th birthday
 * Magic Kingdom - 40th birthday
 * Michigan's Adventure - 55th birthday
 * Six Flags Great America - 35th birthday
 * Six Flags Magic Mountain - 40th birthday
 * Six Flags Over Texas - 50th birthday
 * Six Flags St. Louis - 40th birthday
 * Australia Sea World - 40th birthday
 * Valleyfair - 35th birthday
 * Warner Bros. Movie World - 20th birthday
 * WhiteWater World - 5th birthday

Closed

 * Wannado City - Jan 2
 * NASCAR Cafe - May 1

Worldwide
This section list the top 25 largest amusement parks worldwide in order of annual attendance in 2011.

Golden Ticket Awards
The 2011 Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards were held at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana.

Mitch Hawker - Best Roller Coaster Poll

 * Wooden Roller Coaster Poll

Mitch Hawker's Best Steel Roller Coaster Poll was not held in 2011.
 * Steel Roller Coaster Poll