Parque de Atracciones de Madrid
Parque de Atracciones de Madrid is a 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 Parc d'Atraccions Tibidabo (opened in 1901) and 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. History. The park was opened in 1969 by Carlos Arias Navarro. Initial attractions included El Tobogán, Los Coches de Choque, El Laberinto de Espejos, El Valle de la  Prehistoria, El Pulpo and 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, Aserradero, Sillas Voladoras and later Minimotos. Katapult roller coaster 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 Star Flyer. 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 Gran Avenida became part of the Zona Tranquilidad in April 2012. Tranquilidad. Peace, lighter area with family attractions and many areas to take a break Maquinismo. Machinism, the area where you can experience the greatest adrenaline and excitement at the Parque de Atracciones de Madrid. Naturaleza. Nature, is the greenest area of the park where you can find multiple roller coasters and water rides. Nickelodeon Land. The newest zone, this area is dedicated to kids, where they can meet their favourite TV characters from the Nickelodeon series and movies Parque de Atracciones de Madrid