Top 10 new theme park attractions in 2025, including the fastest roller coaster

Roller coaster enthusiasts and thrill ride junkies are already salivating: 2025 is shaping up as a very good year for new rides and attractions at theme parks around the world. Here is a top-10 list of the best new rides and attractions coming to theme parks around the globe in the coming year. Many parks have already begun construction on 2025 projects, while other parks have only announced plans or launched teaser campaigns. 1. Six Flags Qiddiya City The new US$1 billion Six Flags Qiddiya City coming to Saudi Arabia will feature eight roller coasters when the amusement park debuts in 2025. Falcon’s Flight will be on every enthusiast’s bucket list as the fastest (250km/h, 155mph) and tallest (195 metres, 640ft) roller coaster in the world. 2. S&S Worldwide Axis The first S&S Axis coaster under construction at a Saudi Arabian indoor family entertainment centre is set to open in 2025. Riders sit on a swivelling seat that swings when the vehicle banks or passes through inversions. Similar Transformers-themed rides are planned for other indoor mini-parks throughout Saudi Arabia. 3. AlpenFury The AlpenFury coaster coming to Canada’s Wonderland will boast nine inversions – more than any roller coaster in North America and the most in the world for a launch coaster, according to Six Flags. Riders aboard the Premier Sky Rocket coaster will board a sleek, modern sledge in an alpine village and travel along closed climbing trails to the mountain’s core where the combination of fire and ice generate a powerful mystical force, according to the ride’s description. 4. YoY The YoY single rail coasters coming to Walibi Holland in the Netherlands will offer two distinct ride experiences on a pair of intertwining tracks. The Rocky Mountain Construction Dual Track Raptor will have a green thrill track with six inversions and a blue family track with no inversions. 5. Legoland Shanghai Legoland Shanghai will be the first Lego-themed park in China when the 75 rides, shows and attractions open in the summer of 2025. Among the marquee attractions: a family inverted coaster designed by Bolliger & Mabillard. 6. Animal Treasure Island A new US$10 million dark ride coming to Italy’s Gardaland Resort will take riders on a treasure hunt set amid a good-versus-evil backstory created by the Merlin Entertainments creative team. The first-of-its-kind underground water attraction will feature 20 dark ride-style scenes. 7. Grand Prix EDventure The new Grand Prix EDventure coming to Germany’s Europa Park will serve as a showcase of Mack Ride’s new Gameplay Theatre attraction that combines a 3D dark ride with an interactive video gaming experience. The word “EDventure” is a nod to park mascots Ed and Edda, who will play a role in the trans-European car race. 8. Smurfs dark ride The new Smurfs dark ride coming to Germany’s Holiday Park will replace the Burg Falkenstein indoor coaster in 2025. The Jora Vision dark ride will feature 3D practical sets, animated videos and more than 40 animatronic Smurf figures. Riders will encounter the Smurf-hating wizard Gargamel, who threatens to destroy the Smurfs’ woodland village with a vinelike Flora Monstera plant. 9. Cetautomatix A new Gerstlauer Amusement Rides spinning coaster coming to France’s Parc Asterix will replace an old-fashioned car ride. The coaster station will be themed as a chariot garage run by an Asterix villager named Cetautomatix. 10. Dreams Take Flight The new Dreams Take Flight stage show, debuting on July 16 at Tokyo DisneySea in Japan, will find a flight crew of Disney characters working together to build a plane. The 25-minute production will feature several choreographed songs and appearances by Mickey, Minnie, Donald Duck, Chip, Dale, Miguel, Timon, Merida, Pocahontas, Moana, Goofy’s son Max and Mickey Mouse’s villainous arch-nemesis Pete.

Top 10 new theme park attractions in 2025, including the fastest roller coaster

New thrill rides include the tallest and fastest roller coaster, a Smurf-themed 3D dark ride and a coaster with an amazing nine inversions

1. Six Flags Qiddiya City

2. S&S Worldwide Axis