Showing posts with label portaventura. Show all posts
Showing posts with label portaventura. Show all posts

Saturday, 12 May 2012

3pm TODAY - SHAMBHALA PORTAVENTURA OPENS IT'S DOORS

Shambhala finally opens its doors on Saturday May 12th, at 3 PM

Among the ancient myths of Himalayas appears a lost paradise, surrounded by impregnable mountains. For thousands of years different stories were told about this place beyond Tibet, among the majestic peaks and remote valleys of Central Asia, that persists as an inaccessible paradise. This land was described as a heart of happiness and eternal youth. It's a hidden world which seems impossible to access. It's like mirages, it's there and it's not. In his novel the Russian spiritualist Nikolai Roerich speaks about Agharti (name of the Buddhist underground paradise) as a seat of the king of the world. According to Roerich, Agharti was related to every continent through secret passages. This place is known as Shambhala.

Start a legendary voyage in PortAventura! Discover the Shambhala experience.

Countless legends have been written about Shambhala. And they describe this mythical place that you are about to discover, as an inaccessible paradise, kingdom of peace and wisdom. A magical land connected with all continents and also isolated from the world, among the majestic peaks and valleys of Central Asia.

In PortAventura we have recreated this imaginary kingdom that was inspired to us by the culture and architectural style of the kingdom of Bhutan, one of the most isolated and unknown to the world. Small, landlocked and mountainous, it is described as a paradise between heaven and earth.

With Shambhala you'll conquer the skies.

It's a rollercoaster of the group "hypercoasters" which is characterized by huge size and height, a long run, and its possibility to reach an impressive speed.

The run of the roller coaster is over 1,650 meters, for which were necessary more than 1,600 tons of steel for the structure. We used over 4,000 m3 of concrete for foundations that in some places reach 18 meters deep.

The attraction beats three European records:
  1. The highest rollercoaster in Europe (76 meters)
  2. Rollercoaster with the longest fall in Europe (78 meters)
  3. The fastest European hypercoaster, it will reach 134 km / h on the first descent.

There are 5 camelbacks (elevations during the course), the lowest of which has a height equivalent to a 7-storey building. On each of these camelbacks the travelers will experience the effect known as air time, losing contact with the seat. It will be like a brow of a hill on roads, but much more intense.

The rollercoaster has 3 trains, with 32 seats each and they may be operating on the attraction at the same time.

The design work was undertaken jointly between the companies PortAventura and Bollinger & Mabillard, who also designed the Dragon Khan.
Source Portaventura Website

Tuesday, 10 January 2012

PortAventura visitors up on last season.

PortAventura has finished this season, which ended yesterday, with 3.2 million visitors for the season, for the Costa Dorada  theme park.

In the absence of definitive data, and after closing the 2011 season yesterday, sources have confirmed that, despite the crisis, the number of visitors has been "very superior" to the previous year.

The visitor count exceeds the previous year considerably with a third of visitors coming from Catalunya, one third from the rest of Spain and the other third made up from British, French and Dutch with the largest increase being from Russia

Furthermore, until 30 March when the 2012 season begins, PortAventura continue with new investments and projects like the new roller coaster, dedicated to the family audience, with the highest drop in the world a whopping 300ft which will open next spring and will involve an investment of 25 million.

The subject of this ride is based on the Himalayas and will consist of a challenging adventure, with references to the legends of this mountain range in Asia.

Also being built is a camper parking area, which will allow people to spend the night at PortAventura and buy a combined ticket to enjoy the park and spend the night in the parking area.

Also being developed is a driving school, an attraction where children can learn road safety concepts and then implement them on their own circuit car.

Finally, PortAventura continued to remodel the 500-room Hotel PortAventura, which will be revamped with a versatile approach suitable for both the public holiday or for business.

Thursday, 11 November 2010

Portaventura Salou

PortAventura organisera les 20 et 21 novembre un "Weekend solidaire contre la faim dans le monde" en soutien au Programme Mondial Alimentaire en partenariat avec Unilever. / Port Aventura (Spain) will organize with Unilever a "Fighting Hunger Worldwide Weekend" next 20-21 of November, in support of the World Food Program.

Wednesday, 17 February 2010

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•PortAventura is open daily from 26th March 2010 until 9th January 2011. However from the beginning of November until 9th January the park is only open on various dates. PortAventura Aquatic Park is open from 22nd May - 12th September 2010.
•*Opening hours are approximate and are subject to modification.
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Thursday, 26 November 2009

New Train Station?

The plenary meeting held yesterday in Salou came marked, beyond the points addressed in the agenda, by the controversy built around of the future railway station in the municipality. Thus, whereas the Government team remained firm its assertion that the Ministry of public assured them that for a year and half there station, the opposition defended the topic was being studied.
It was Salvador Pellicé (of the non-attached Group) who opened Pandora's box: 'You must have knowledge of all the efforts we made into the station because it was a matter that was currently under consideration'. A phase which was not beyond because 'we encounter the problem of the impact that this supposed to Vila-dry'. The Mayor, Pere Granados, replied that 'there is study and non-budget, therefore no station'.
For its part, the leader of the PSC, Antonio Banyeres, stressed that 'beyond of that or not, has licitado in Madrid we were told there station', something that denies because 'wasn't that what we said the Ministry' Granados who, as published on 19 November, the Diari ensures the option of giving a train station Salou is never aborted. In view of the magnitude that generated the debate, Alue recalled that 'went 2 times to Madrid to defend station' and requested Granados not create 'shadow of a doubt on the effectiveness of the previous Government team'. The Mayor was clear: ' I don't think doubts; I am strong and forceful: no station and this is a lack of defence of the interests of Salou '. Therefore requested 'agreement and drive' both policy as a citizen to achieve Salou 'Note station'.

Saturday, 21 November 2009

Salou New Train Station

The mayor of Salou, Pere Granados, the councilman Urbanisme, Marc Montagut, Secretary of the corporation, Alijo Francisco and the architect, Lluís Serra were in Madrid on Monday to meet with the director general of Railway Infrastructure, Carlos Maria Juarez and the deputy director general for Planning and Designing, Francisco Javier Sanchez.

"The visit was meant to know to what extent they Salou railway projects and learn, if possible, a timetable and program of actions," Granados said yesterday. However, the first surprise of the meeting was that "there was no rail link to Salou nor station," added the mayor. According to Granados, the Ministry has already reported this situation to the previous government, led by Antoni Banyeres-known that the new situation for a year and a half.

Former mayor defends

Former Mayor Antonio Banyeres (PSC) yesterday told the newspaper that 'it is false that there was a rail project that would unite Salou Vila-seca and Broker. The only certainty is that only an informative study, and nobody dared to put execution date. He also admitted that "there were no reports of visits to Madrid in time to the opposition (current government) because there has never been a good relationship with them."

After recovering from the initial surprise, great argument the director general of Railway Infrastructure that "tourism capital of the Costa Dorada and the largest theme park in Spain could not stay without a rail link. After the explanation, the mayor said he "understood our position and we promised we would recover the link and the station to Salou and PortAventura.

Conflicting

This version was denied last night by Charles himself Maria Juarez. The Diari could talk to him through the PSC's deputy in Congress, Francesc Vallès, who stated flatly that "the study information has always contemplated PortAventura Salou-station and on no account has been canceled this option now or in the past ' . Even said they had spoken with Mayor Granados of looking for financing future building to house this season.

The mayor of Salou, having heard the statements of Juarez, reiterated that the version of the director general of Railway Infrastructure "was false" and was delighted by "being able to redress the situation and get a station that had gone to Salou. It also took the occasion to criticize the former local government (led by the PSC) and the deputies in the Congress of this party in Tarragona "for not defending the interests of Salou.

This past Tuesday, the board chairman of the City Council (formed by the spokespersons of the party-government team FUPS, PP and CDC and the Mayor) agreed to commission a project technical services to connect to the network Salou suburban and Mediterranean Corridor. "What we can not allow is that we run and also train with Tramcamp l doubt, we are unaware of the schedules," he concluded Granados.

Moreover, Salou started the commitment to the deputy director general for Planning and Designing, Francisco Javier Sanchez, so when existing roads are dismantled "the rights revert to the city," concluded the Mayor.

The letter 'of concern'

Furthermore there is a letter signed by the municipalities of Salou, Cambrils, Vila-seca, PortAventura and the Chamber of Commerce of Tarragona (2008) which expresses 'concern' about the lack of an executive project and a provision economically to the branch and station-PortAventura Salou, since unlike the main route of Corridor has only one informative study. Salou The current City Council said yesterday that ignores the existence of this letter.
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The mayor of Salou, Pere Granados, the councilman Urbanisme, Marc Montagut, Secretary of the corporation, Alijo Francisco and the architect, Lluís Serra were in Madrid on Monday to meet with the director general of Railway Infrastructure, Carlos Maria Juarez and the deputy director general for Planning and Designing, Francisco Javier Sanchez.

"The visit was meant to know to what extent they Salou railway projects and learn, if possible, a timetable and program of actions," Granados said yesterday. However, the first surprise of the meeting was that "there was no rail link to Salou nor station," added the mayor. According to Granados, the Ministry has already reported this situation to the previous government, led by Antoni Banyeres-known that the new situation for a year and a half.

Former mayor defends

Former Mayor Antonio Banyeres (PSC) yesterday told the newspaper that 'it is false that there was a rail project that would unite Salou Vila-seca and Broker. The only certainty is that only an informative study, and nobody dared to put execution date. He also admitted that "there were no reports of visits to Madrid in time to the opposition (current government) because there has never been a good relationship with them."

After recovering from the initial surprise, great argument the director general of Railway Infrastructure that "tourism capital of the Costa Dorada and the largest theme park in Spain could not stay without a rail link. After the explanation, the mayor said he "understood our position and we promised we would recover the link and the station to Salou and PortAventura.

Conflicting

This version was denied last night by Charles himself Maria Juarez. The Diari could talk to him through the PSC's deputy in Congress, Francesc Vallès, who stated flatly that "the study information has always contemplated PortAventura Salou-station and on no account has been canceled this option now or in the past ' . Even said they had spoken with Mayor Granados of looking for financing future building to house this season.

The mayor of Salou, having heard the statements of Juarez, reiterated that the version of the director general of Railway Infrastructure "was false" and was delighted by "being able to redress the situation and get a station that had gone to Salou. It also took the occasion to criticize the former local government (led by the PSC) and the deputies in the Congress of this party in Tarragona "for not defending the interests of Salou.

This past Tuesday, the board chairman of the City Council (formed by the spokespersons of the party-government team FUPS, PP and CDC and the Mayor) agreed to commission a project technical services to connect to the network Salou suburban and Mediterranean Corridor. "What we can not allow is that we run and also train with Tramcamp l doubt, we are unaware of the schedules," he concluded Granados.

Moreover, Salou started the commitment to the deputy director general for Planning and Designing, Francisco Javier Sanchez, so when existing roads are dismantled "the rights revert to the city," concluded the Mayor.

The letter 'of concern'

Furthermore there is a letter signed by the municipalities of Salou, Cambrils, Vila-seca, PortAventura and the Chamber of Commerce of Tarragona (2008) which expresses 'concern' about the lack of an executive project and a provision economically to the branch and station-PortAventura Salou, since unlike the main route of Corridor has only one informative study. Salou The current City Council said yesterday that ignores the existence of this letter.

Wednesday, 16 September 2009

PortAventura Halloween


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