PortAventura World

Not to be confused with PortAventura Park.

PortAventura World Parks & Resort
Previously known as * Universal Mediterranea (2002–2004)
* PortAventura (2005–2012)
* PortAventura: European Destination Resort (2013–2015)
LocationSalou and Vila-seca, Catalonia, Spain
Coordinates41°05′13″N 1°09′26″E / 41.086839°N 1.157272°E / 41.086839; 1.157272
Opened13 June 2002; 22 years ago (2002-06-13) (resort)[1]
1 May 1995; 29 years ago (1995-05-01) (first park)
OwnerInvestindustrial
KKR
Operated byInvestindustrial
General managerSergio Feder
SloganParks & Resort
Operating seasonSpring through winter
Attendance5.2 million (2019)[2]
Area119 ha[3]
294 acres
Attractions
Total53
Roller coasters10
Water rides5
WebsiteOfficial website

PortAventura World is an entertainment resort in Salou and Vila-seca, Tarragona, on the Costa Daurada in Catalonia, Spain. It was built around the PortAventura Park theme park, which attracts around 3.5 million visitors per year, making it the most visited theme park in Spain and the sixth most visited theme park in Europe.[4]

In 2017, with the opening of a third park, Ferrari Land, the resort rebranded to PortAventura World, which manages all three theme parks, six hotels, a convention center, and an RV park. Reus Airport lies within 15-minute drive, and Barcelona Airport is within an hour.[5] The train station Salou-Port Aventura is 750m from the resort entrance and features line R17 trains to Barcelona and Tarragona.

  1. ^ "Universal Mediterránea destinado a ser el destino familiar más importante de Europa". parquestematicos.org. 13 June 2002. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  2. ^ Eduard Castaño (8 July 2020). "PortAventura vuelve a abrir hoy" (in Spanish). Diari de Tarragona. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference report3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Themed Entertainment Association; Economics Research Associates (2013). "Global attractions attendance report" (PDF). AECOM. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  5. ^ "How to get to PortAventura". portaventura.co.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2015.