Parque de Atracciones de Madrid
Park´s principal entrance.
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| Location | Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain |
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| Coordinates | 40°24′40.64″N 3°45′6.44″W / 40.4112889°N 3.7517889°W |
| Owner | Ayuntamiento de Madrid |
| Operated by | Parques Reunidos |
| General Manager | Diego Gracia Lovaco |
| Opened | May 15, 1969 |
| Visitors per annum | 1,347 million (2010) |
| Area | 20 ha (49 acres) |
| Rides | |
| Total | 36 |
| Roller coasters | 7 |
| Water rides | 3 |
| Website | parquedeatracciones |
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.
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.
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