PortAventura World is the most visited theme park in Europe, located in Salou, Spain, the most famous resort on the Costa Dorada. The park amazes tourists from all over the world with an abundance of a wide variety of entertainment zones, attractions for every taste and age, numerous events and performances.
HISTORY
The North American brewery Anheuser Busch and the British organization The Tussauds Group have jointly designed and built the largest theme park, now the most famous attraction in Salou. The park was opened to visitors on May 1, 1995. In 1997, the American film company Universal Studios acquired a significant part of the park's shares, and in the same year the park was renamed Universal's PortAventura. It was during this period that the cartoon character Woody Woodpecker (Woody Woodpecker) became the main symbol of PortAventura. When the water park opened on the territory of the park in 2000, it was renamed again. The new name is "Universal Mediterranea". But already in 2004, Universal Studios sold the shares, which in 2005 became owned by the largest Spanish banking company - La Caixa. The park was returned to its original name - PortAventura.
In 2017, PortAventura World opened its second theme park, Ferrari Land. There are 4 four-star hotels and 2 five-star hotels in the park. The park is still actively expanding and developing.
DESCRIPTION
The structure of PortAventura Park includes:
PortAventura Park is the main theme park that includes 6 theme zones: China, Mexico, Wild West, Polynesia, Mediterranean and Sesame Aventura. Here you can find a large number of both calm and extreme attractions, restaurants, shops and games. In each thematic area, performances are constantly held. You can find out the location of all entertainment and the schedule of events on the leaflets that are distributed at the entrance to the park. Do not neglect these brochures, the park is very large, and in order not to miss anything, it is imperative to use the proposed maps and maps of the territory.
The second part of PortAventura World is the Caribe Aquatic Park. The best place to cool off in the hot Spanish climate and be active. Numerous slides, pools, palm trees and beaches will leave no one indifferent. There are also many shops and cafes on the territory of the water park.
The newest part, which only opened in 2017, is Ferrari Land, a true slice of Italy. Ferrari's official shops and museums will not keep you bored. There are not so many attractions in this zone as in the other two parks, and they are intended for real extreme lovers - the Red Force attraction will accelerate you from 0 to 180 km / h in just 5 seconds.
How to get there
Buses run to PortAventura from Salou and the surrounding towns. To use public transport, you need to purchase a special card for 10 trips - Bonobus T-10. The card itself costs 3, 50 euros, each trip - 1, 20 euros.
PRICE
There are a lot of options for purchasing tickets. You can, for example, buy individual tickets to each of these parks for 1 day. An adult ticket to PortAventura Park for 1 day for 2017 cost 47 euros, to the aquapark - 29 euros. But it is more profitable to buy complex tickets that include all 3 parks. A ticket for 3 days - 3 parks per adult will cost 85 euros. Current prices and promotions, as well as opening hours, should be checked on the official website of the park or with tour operators.
