ly 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) o

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.
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]

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

essor's pet monkey.
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

1.2 Major rides 2 Seasonal events 2.1 Summer Nights

 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 prof