2 Seasonal events 2.1 Summer Nights 3 Costa Caribe Aquatic Park

versal's Port Aventura'. In 2000, two hotels and a water park (Costa Caribe) were constructed, and the resort was further rebranded as 'Universal Mediterranea'. In 2004, NBC Universal (Universal Studios' parent) sold all interest in PortAventura. It is now 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).
Contents  [hide]
1 PortAventura Park
1.1 Areas
1.1.1 Mediterrània
1.1.1.1 Attractions
1.1.1.2 Shows
1.1.2 Far West
1.1.3 México
1.1.3.1 Attractions
1.1.4 China
1.1.5 Polynesia
1.1.6 SésamoAventura
1.2 Major rides
2 Seasonal events
2.1 Summer Nights
3 Costa Caribe Aquatic Park
3.1 Rides
3.2 Kids rides
4 Resort hotels
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
PortAventura Park[edit]

Areas[edit]
The park features five theme areas based on historic civilizations (Mediterrània, Far West, México, China and Polinesia) and one theme area based on Sesame Street which was opened for the 2011 season of the park.
Mediterrània[edit]
Mediterrània is the main entrance area of the park  it features three rides but there are several restaurants and shops reproducing a typical coastal town in Catalonia.


Mediterránea lake with Furius Baco
Attractions[edit]
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) and is the fastest roller coaster in Europe. The ride is themed along a hay-wire grape collecting machine, launched by a professor's pet monkey.