PortAventura World

PortAventura World is an entertainment resort in Salou and Vila-seca, Tarragona, on the Costa Daurada in Catalonia, Spain. It was built around the PortAventura Park theme park, which attracts around 5.3 million visitors per year, making it the most visited theme park in Spain and the sixth most visited theme park in Europe.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2017, with the opening of a third park, Ferrari Land, the resort rebranded to PortAventura World, which manages all three theme parks, six hotels, a convention center, and an RV park. Reus Airport lies within 15-minute drive, and Barcelona Airport is within an hour.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The train station Salou-Port Aventura is 750m from the resort entrance and features line R17 trains to Barcelona and Tarragona.

History

When Port Aventura opened in 1995 in Salou,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Tussauds Group owned 40.0% of the park, while La Caixa had 33.2%, Anheuser-Busch had 19.9%, and FECSA had 6.7%.<ref>Template:Cite news.</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news.</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> In 1998, the majority of Tussauds Group's shares in the park were sold to Universal and the park was rebranded as 'Universal's Port Aventura', which made it the first Universal Studios theme park in Europe.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news.</ref><ref>Template:Cite news Translation: "Veremonte and La Caixa team up in Barcelona World".</ref>

In 2002, a water park (Costa Caribe) and two hotels (Hotel PortAventura and Hotel El Paso) were constructed, and the resort was further rebranded as 'Universal Mediterranea'.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2004, NBCUniversal (Universal Studios' parent) sold all interest in PortAventura.<ref>Template:Cite news.</ref> It is owned and operated by La Caixa Banking Group's investment vehicle Criteria,but as of 2005, the Universal name has been dropped from the branding, and the resort was once again named 'PortAventura' (the space in the name is deliberately left out for trademark reasons). In 2009, the resort hosted 3,310,000 visitors.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In December 2013, private equity firm KKR<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> picked up a 49.9% stake in PortAventura from Investindustrial, which still owned 50.1%. In 2016, the resort was renamed 'PortAventura World Parks & Resort'.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The second theme park, Ferrari Land, was inaugurated on April 7, 2017.<ref name="FerrariLand">Template:Cite news</ref> PortAventura Dream Village, opened in 2017.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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Visits to the parks	3,703,217	3,700,000	3,819,474	3,940,444	3,896,901	4,715,088	4,962,512
Visits to PortAventura Park	3,439,444		3,494,998	3,499,375	3,528,908	3,607,937	3,589,918	≈3,700,000
Visits to PortAventura Caribe Aquatic Park	263,773		324,476	313,831	367,993	335,351	326,611
Visits to Ferrari Land	–	–	–	–	–	713,421	1,045,983
Visits to Cirque du Soleil	–	–	100,000	127,238	–	58,379	–
International visits	35%	38%	36%	33%	33%	33%	36%
Rooms occupied			323,723	334,409	337,219	376,026	390,200
Participants at Convention Centre		44,461	64,536	81,352	72,461	68,782	73,671
Events at Convention Centre			154	184	226	259	201
Total visits (parks, hotels, convention centre)				4,984,092	4,946,389	5,837,509	6,130,308
Balance sheet figures (thousands of euros)
Non-current assets			913,867	934,196	968,483	997,964	988,362
Current assets			31,939	19,802	27,320	44,740	58,822
Equity and liabilities			945,806	953,998	995,803	1,042,704	1,047,184
Current and non-current liabilities			500,990	492,577	515,062	548,418	543,028
Income statement results (thousands of euros)
Equivalent turnover	181,200	181,800	194,682	191,160	203,055	234,957	230,349

PortAventura Park

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Entrance

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The Tutuki Splash water ride

Template:Further The park features five theme areas based on civilizations (Mediterrània, Far West, México, China and Polynesia), and one theme area based on Sesame Street. Mediterrània is the main entrance area of the park.

Main rides

• Furius Baco, an Intamin Accelerator Coaster with winged seating, which opened in June 2007. It has a top speed of 83.9 mph (135 km/h).
• Stampida, a dueling wooden roller coaster.
• Tomahawk, a junior version of Stampida and which runs parallel to it.
• Silver River Flume, a traditional log flume.
• Grand Canyon Rapids, a whitewater river rapids ride along the Grand Canyon.
• Hurakan Condor, an Intamin drop tower ride. This ride is one of the tallest in the world at 330 ft.
• El Diablo – Tren de la Mina, an Arrow Dynamics mine train roller coaster. The top speed of the coaster is around 60 km/h.
• Dragon Khan, with 8 inversions this formerly held the record as having more inversions than any other roller coaster. It also held the world record for the tallest vertical loop on any roller-coaster. The ride built by Bolliger & Mabillard was one of the two roller coasters that Port Aventura had when it opened. It consistently ranks among the world's best roller coasters in polls.
• Shambhala, this B&M hypercoaster beat three European records as it was the fastest (134 km/h) and tallest roller coaster in Europe. It is 76 m tall and had longest drop in Europe at 78 m (2 m underground).
• Angkor, a large splash battle themed in the Angkor ruins that opened in 2014.
• Tutuki Splash, a Shoot the Chute themed along an erupting volcano.
• Tami Tami, a roller coaster for children.
• Street Mission, an interactive Sesame Street dark ride.

Ferrari Land

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Italian village, Ferrari Land

InvestIndustrial and Ferrari signed a deal to build a new area themed to the Italian sports car brand in the PortAventura resort covering 60,000 m2,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> including new rides, restaurants, shops and car racing simulators. Ferrari Land is the resort's second theme park, separate from PortAventura Park. The park was opened on 7 April 2017, after an investment of more than €100 million.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Its entrance is adjacent to PortAventura Park's main entrance. The Mediterranean theme is common to both entrances, as Ferrari Land is inspired by Italy, including recreations of Venice's Piazza San Marco and Rome's Colosseum. The main ride of Ferrari Land is Red Force, a 112 m tall vertical accelerator coaster that surpassed Shambhala as the tallest coaster in Europe and is also the fastest coaster in Europe. Ferrari Land opened a kids area in 2018.

Ferrari Land is the second amusement centre themed to Ferrari in the world, after Ferrari World Abu Dhabi.<ref name="ElPaís">Template:Cite news</ref>

Partial list of rides and attractions

Roller coasters

Name	Manufacturer	Speed	Height	Length	Location	Opened
Shambhala	Bolliger & Mabillard	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	China	2012
Dragon Khan	Bolliger & Mabillard	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	China	1995
Furius Baco	Intamin	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Mediterrània	2007
Junior Red Force	SBF Visa Group	Template:Convert	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Ferrari Land	2018
Red Force	Intamin	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Ferrari Land	2017
Stampida	CCI	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Far West	1997
Tomahawk	CCI	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Far West	1997
El Diablo – Tren de la Mina	Arrow Dynamics	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	México	1995
Tami Tami	Vekoma	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	SésamoAventura	1998

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  Furius Baco

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  Red Force

Flat rides

Name	Manufacturer	Height	Speed	Length	Location	Opened
Kon-tiki Wave	HUSS Park Attractions	Template:Convert	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Polynesia	1995
Serpiente Emplumada	Schwarzkopf	Template:Convert	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	México	1995
Yucatán	Mack Rides	–	13 revolutions per minute	Template:N/A	México	1995
Hurakan Condor	Intamin	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	México	2005
Maranello Grand Race	C&S	–	Template:N/A	Template:Convert	Ferrari Land	2017
Thrill Towers	S&S Worldwide	180 feet (55 m)	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Ferrari Land	2017
Street Mission	Sally Corporation, ETF	–	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	SésamoAventura	2019

Water rides

Name	Manufacturer	Speed	Height	Length	Location	Opened
Tutuki Splash	Intamin	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Polynesia	1995
Silver River Flume	Mack Rides	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Far West	1995
Grand Canyon Rapids	Intamin	Template:Convert	–	Template:Convert	Far West	1995
Canoes	Zamperla	Template:Convert	–	Template:Convert	Polynesia	1995
Angkor	Mack Rides	Template:Convert	–	Template:Convert	China	2014

Amusement rides using motion pictures

Name	Manufacturer	Height	Length	Location	Opened
Dino Scape 4D	Thinkwell Group, Universal Creative	Template:Convert	Template:N/A	Polynesia	2000 (Closed in 2022)
Flying Dreams	Brogent	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Ferrari Land	2017
Racing Legends	Simworx	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Ferrari Land	2017
Street Mission	Sally Corp, ETF Ride Systems	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	SésamoAventura	2019

PortAventura Caribe Aquatic Park

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Costa Caribe Aquatic Park entrance

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Costa Caribe Aquatic Park – La Laguna de Woody

PortAventura Caribe Aquatic Park is a water park which is adjacent to PortAventura Park. It has an area of 50,000 m2, which includes 16 attractions and slides, as well as over 8,500 m2 of water-covered surface area. It is themed to the Caribbean, with beaches, palm trees, and Latin and reggae music, and it also includes shops and restaurants.

Rides

• King Khajuna – Europe's tallest free-fall slide of 31 meters and 55-degree descent by ProSlide. Opened in 2013.
• Ciclón Tropical – MultiBUMP slide by ProSlide opened in 2013.
• Rapid Race – ProSlide ProRacer opened in 2013.
• The Mambo and Limbo – Two corkscrew waterslides by ProSlide. Opened in 2002.
• El Tifón – Two ProSlide body waterslides opened in 2002.
• El Río Loco – Lazy River opened in 2002.
• El Torrente – A ProSlide Mammoth river with four-passenger round tubes, opened in 2002.
• Barracudas – A pair of ProSlide tube chutes with two-passenger inline tubes, opened in 2002.

Kids rides

• Zona Indoor with Junior Slides – Indoor play area including pool and slides by WhiteWater West. Opened in 2002.
• La Laguna de Woody – Woody Woodpecker-themed play area by WhiteWater West. Opened in 2002.

Resort hotels

The resort features six themed hotels:

• PortAventura Hotel PortAventura: Mediterranean theme (4*)
• PortAventura Hotel Caribe: Caribbean theme (4*)
• PortAventura Hotel El Paso: Mexican theme (4*)
• PortAventura Hotel Gold River (including 'The Callaghan's'): Western theme (4*)
• PortAventura Hotel Colorado Creek: Rustic Western theme (4*)
• PortAventura Hotel Mansión de Lucy: Victorian-style Western theme (5*)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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The resort also features four off-property hotels operated by their own brand, Ponient Hotels, which also include free-transfers to the park. These are:

• Ponient Vila Centric by PortAventura World (4*)
• Ponient Píramide Salou by PortAventura World (4*)
• Ponient Dorada Palace by PortAventura World (4*)
• Ponient Marinada by PortAventura World (4*)

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Seasonal events

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FiestAventura

{{ safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst||date=__DATE__ |$B= Template:AmboxTemplate:DMCA }} During seasonal events like summer nights, Halloween (September to November) and Christmas (November to January), PortAventura Park opens seasonal walk around rides or shows, including the mazes: [REC], Horror in Penitence, La Selva del Miedo and the nighttime Halloween show Horror en el Lago.

See also

• Incidents at European amusement parks

External links

• Template:In lang – Official English site