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Sunday, December 1, 2013

nal Water flume in the Far West. Grand Canyon Rapids – A whitewater "tub raft" adventure along the Grand Canyon.there are also water cannons next to this ride, which allow guests to squirt people on the rides México[edit]

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Port de la Drassana: One of the boat ride station which takes visitors from the Mediterránia area to the Chinese area.


Entrace zone of Mediterránia.
Estació del Nord: One of the three stations of the PortAventura Ferrocarril tour.
Shows[edit]
Sésamo Parade
Welcome
FiestAventura: Only during the months of July and August, the lake is the site of a show featuring fireworks and floats representing PortAventura's zones of Polynesia, China, Far West and Mexico".
Sésamo Parade Special Light (Only during July and August)
Far West[edit]
Themed as an old wild west town, this area features many western buildings and sculptures. The area boasts nine attractions which makes it the biggest area in the park. Other attractions in this area includes a wild west version of Tea cups and Dodgems.
The area is also home to these thrill rides:
Stampida – This dueling Wooden roller coaster is the third largest roller coaster in the park.
Tomahawk – A junior version of Stampida and which runs parallel to it.
Silver River Flume – A traditional Water flume in the Far West.
Grand Canyon Rapids – A whitewater "tub raft" adventure along the Grand Canyon.there are also water cannons next to this ride, which allow guests to squirt people on the rides
México[edit]
This area is themed exclusively on pre-Columbian Mexico, Mayan Mexico. It features temples, statues and a Great Piramide that is the entrance to the Gran Teatro Maya, the biggest show zone of the park.


El Diablo-Tren de la Mina in the Mexican area.
Attractions[edit]


Hurakan Condor
Hurakan Condor: An Intamin drop tower ride operated by a cable lift, the ride provides a large view at the top before riders are sent to free fall to the bottom of the ride. This ride is one of the tallest in the world at 330 ft and is sometimes labelled as the greatest due to the tilting seats.
Templo Del Fuego: Built in 2001, it is a walk-through attraction which runs every 30 minutes during for a certain period of the park opening hours. This is themed as a Mayan temple in which an Indiana Jones type character raids in search of treasure. The high level of pyrotechnics in this show is hinted in the name – Temple of Fire.
El Diablo-Tren de la Mina: An Arrow Dynamics mine train which features various small tunnels, a large number of helixs and 3 chain-lift hills. The top speed of the coaster is around 60 Km/h.
El Secreto de los Mayas: A mirror maze with some visual effects.
Yucatan: Themed in a large snake. It is a spinning ride that spin around a central axis with some ups and downs at a medium speed. It always travels forward.
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Polynesia area. The Polynesian area is different from the other rides in the park as it is a more laid back area with less thrilling rides. Polynesia is home to two shows a

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Los Armadillos: A children's version of Yucatan.
Los Patrillos: A child attraction with some foals guided along a guide through a scouts camp.
Serpiente Emplumada: A spinning ride with five cylindrical modules that spin around a central axis, rising and changing his angle respect the ground at the same time that they are spinning around a central totem.
China[edit]
China is one of the biggest theme lands of the park – The area includes a Chinese buffet called Marco Polo with a good range of dishes available. The main path through the area is themed in the same style as the Great Wall of China.
The rides are:
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 (B&M) opened on 2 May 1995 and was one of the two roller coasters that Port Aventura had when it opened. It consistently ranks among one of the world's best roller coasters in polls.
Shambhala: Expedición al Himalaya, this B&M roller coaster beats three European records as its the fastest (134 km/h) and tallest hyper coaster in Europe. It is 76 m tall and has longest drop in Europe at 78 m (2 m underground).
Other rides in China include the Cobra Imperial, Tea Cups, Driving School and Fumanchu.
Polynesia[edit]


Polynesia area.
The Polynesian area is different from the other rides in the park as it is a more laid back area with less thrilling rides. Polynesia is home to two shows and a few attractions. Polynesia is one of the smallest themed areas.
The two main rides in the area are:
Tutuki splash – A water ride themed along an erupting volcano, riders experience being shot out of a volcano in a flume style boat.
Sea Odyssey – Built in 1999, four years after the opening of the park, riders are taken into a dynamic cinema themed as a submarine and taken on a journey to the bottom of the ocean. Labelled as a 4D Theater attraction because of surround sound and motion platforms. Since 2010 it is able to play several different films throughout the day.
SésamoAventura[edit]


View of SésamoAventura.
Themed to the Sesame Street characters, this area is aimed for the younger visitors of the park. It opened for the 2011 season, and it was built between China and Polynesia in former lands of the Polynesia area, maintaining some of its attractions. The investment was around €12 million. PortAventura joins Universal Studios Japan and Busch Gardens with an area dedicated to Sesame Street, being the only theme park in Europe.[1]
It is home to 11 rides including:
CocoPiloto – A monorail around the area.
Tami-Tami – A roller coaster for children.
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Grand Canyon Rapids Intamin 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) – 02.800 feet (0.853 m) 1995 Ferrocarril Tour * 07 miles per hour (11 km/h) – 32.810 feet (10.000 m) 1995 Seasonal events[edit]

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Magic Fish – A water carousel with jet-ski cars.
El salto de Blas – A drop-tower for children.
La granja de Elmo – A ride to visit Elmo's farm.
The shows: It is also home to two shows and street animation starring Ernie, Bert, Elmo and company.
Major rides[edit]


The Hurakan Condor drop tower ride.
Name    Manufacturer    Speed    Height    Length    Year
Shambhala: Expedición al Himalaya    Bolliger & Mabillard    83 miles per hour (134 km/h)    249 feet (76 m)    5,410 feet (1,650 m)    2012
Dragon Khan    Bolliger & Mabillard    65 miles per hour (105 km/h)    148 feet (45 m)    04,165 feet (1,269 m)    1995
Furius Baco    Intamin    83.9 miles per hour (135.0 km/h)    015 feet (4.6 m)    02,789 feet (850 m)    2007
Stampida    CCI    46 miles per hour (74 km/h)    084 feet (26 m)    03,127 feet (953 m)    1997
Hurakan Condor    Intamin    71.4 miles per hour (114.9 km/h)    376 feet (115 m)    00,370 feet (110 m)    2005
Tomahawk    CCI    30 miles per hour (48 km/h)    044 feet (13 m)    01,444 feet (440 m)    1997
Tami-Tami    Vekoma    21.7 miles per hour (34.9 km/h)    028 feet (8.5 m)    00,679 feet (207 m)    1998
El Diablo    Arrow Dynamics    37 miles per hour (60 km/h)    54 feet (16 m)    03,306 feet (1,008 m)    1995
Tutuki splash    Intamin    35 miles per hour (56 km/h)    045 feet (14 m)    01.438 feet (0.438 m)    1995
Silver River Flume    Mack Rides    35 miles per hour (56 km/h)    050 feet (15 m)    02.260 feet (0.689 m)    1995
Grand Canyon Rapids    Intamin    10 miles per hour (16 km/h)    –    02.800 feet (0.853 m)    1995
Ferrocarril Tour    *    07 miles per hour (11 km/h)    –    32.810 feet (10.000 m)    1995
Seasonal events[edit]



FiestAventura
During seasonal events like summer nights, Halloween (September–November) and Christmas (November–January), PortAventura Park opens seasonal walkaround rides or shows, including the mazes: Psycho Circus, Horror in Penitence, La Mina del Diablo and La Selva del Miedo.
Summer Nights[edit]
Sesamo Parade – A parade with music and choreography, leading up to the start of the FiestAventura show.
FiestAventura – The fireworks show including water effects and floats.
¡Hola PortAventura! Summer Night – At the Gran Teatro ImUniversal Studios Japan
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