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Owner
  
Ayuntamiento de Madrid

General Manager
  
Diego Gracia Lovaco

Area
  
20 ha (49 acres)

Phone
  
+34 902 34 50 01

Operated by
  
Parques Reunidos

Visitors per annum
  
1,347 million (2010)

Opened
  
15 May 1969

Province
  
Community of Madrid

Parque de Atracciones de Madrid

Location
  
Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Address
  
"Casa De Campo" Park, Casa de Campo, s/n, 28011 Madrid, Spain

Hours
  
Closed today ThursdayClosedFridayClosedSaturday12–9PMSunday12–9PMMondayClosedTuesdayClosedWednesdayClosedSuggest an edit

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Parque de Atracciones de Madrid is a 20-hectare (49-acre) amusement park located in the Casa de Campo in Madrid, Spain. Opened in 1969, it is the third-oldest operating amusement park in Spain behind the Parque de Atracciones del Tibidabo (opened in 1901) and the Parque de Atracciones Monte Igueldo (opened in 1911). It is the flagship park of Parques Reunidos, who operates the park under Madrid municipal government concession till year 2039.

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History

The park was opened in 1969 by Carlos Arias Navarro. Initial attractions included a slide, bumper cars, a mirror maze, the prehistoric valley, the octopus and the jet star. Since then it has undergone a number of remodels, with some attractions closing or being replaced and news ones opening. In 1990 the northwest zone opened with the attractions Condor, T.I.R, the sawmill, flying chairs and later the minimotos. The katapult ride was also introduced that year.

In 1998 a major remodelling of the park was carried out at a cost of 8,000 million pesetas (48 million Euros). The work included dividing the park into 5 zones and adapting the appearance and name of each attraction to match their respective zone. The park was also decorated, more souvenir shops added and the number of shows increased.

Originally, the park had a mascot called Napy who appeared on the park tickets. He was a bear characterized and dressed in a jacket and beret with a white handkerchief around his neck. After the remodelling in 1998, Napy was replaced by Trasto, an orange alien similar to a bear with a T inside a circle on its stomach. Trasto was used in promotions and appeared on a TV program called CyberClub, but was phased out by 2007 and not replaced.

In March 2010, the Tree-cafe which forms part of the logo was dismantled and replaced with an attraction called StarFlyer. The park logo was also changed as a result.

Access to the park was originally by one of two tickets; one that permitted access to the park and use of the attractions and another that permitted access to the park and unlimited use of most of the attractions for one day. Since 2012, the entrance ticket included the use of most of the attractions.

Since 2008 the park has more than 350 employees, approximately 2.2 million visitors per year and 39 attractions.

Zones

The park has four different zones. A fifth zone called La Gran Avenida became part of the Tranquilidad Zone in April 2012.

Tranquilidad Zone has the lightest attractions. Rides include La Jungla, Zeppelin and Star Flyer. There are also restaurants, a shooting gallery and trampolines. Gran Teatro and Teatro Kalimba put on various shows and concerts. This zone includes a virtual cinema, restaurants and shops.

Maquinismo Zone includes: Abismo roller coaster, opened in spring 2006; Tarántula, a 25 m high, 700 m long roller coaster opened in spring 2005; Tornado, opened in May 1999; Cueva de las Tarántulas, Aserradero, La Máquina, Top Spin, Rotor and Tifón.

Naturaleza Zone includes the two main water rides and most of the park's vegetation. Rides include: TNT Tren de la Mina, a 17.5 m high roller coaster that reaches 55 km/h; Vértigo, Los Rápidos; Los Fiordos, Tiovivo, Telesaurio and a 4-D cinema, which projects films with holographic technology.

Nickelodeonland is a zone for kids.

References

Parque de Atracciones de Madrid Wikipedia