gus1971 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Hi guys! As a 40 year old birthday present, I was given plane tickets to Barcelona. So I took 2 days off of my itinerary to visit both Tibidabo and Port Aventura. This trip report will be about this second park (later, I will add a new TR for Tibidabo; promise!) and its Halloween celebration. My day at Port Aventura was absolutely packed with fun. The park was a very nice surprise, mostly due to the terrific Halloween decoration and to the brand new Sesamo Aventura area. I visited the park on a Wednesday and it was pretty empty, with walk-on queues to ALL of the rides. For the coaster collection, Furius Baco and Dragon Khan are such fantastic coasters. The first one I experienced 4 awesome and smooth rides and 2 others not that smooth. I am not really sure why the difference, but if I have to guess I would say inner vs. outer seats. They were running 2 trains this day. Dragon Khan is a wild version of Kumba. No mid-course brakes were on, whatsoever. So the second half of the ride was really intense. So intense I could not ride it more than twice in a row. From its lift hill, I could see lots of bulldozing and land leveling for the park's 2012 new attraction. I would say it will be a very big attraction or new area. Probably another coaster is coming to the park. But I did not hear any rumor about it. El Diablo mine train was very good. Nice theming, 3 lift hills and a very fun family coaster. Different from Tomahawk – which I hated so much that I did not even bother to take pictures of this small rough coaster. Stampida was fun, but let me down a bit for its total lack of airtime. Neither the double up nor the double dip saved the coaster from being just a nice dueling woody. For this one, the park, due to the lack of passengers, were filling the front of each train with only 6 to 8 people. No rides in the rear cars were being allowed. Tami-Tami was a nice and beautifully placed kid's coaster. And I must say: Sesamo Aventura rocks! It's such a pleasant and fun and colorful kids area that I spent hours there. Despite of not having any thrill ride, I had a lot to entertain myself with. Well, I will let the pictures speak for themselves... Hope you have as much fun as I did! Cheers from Rio, Gus. What is that smile all about? Are you afraid of spiders? How much wood would a woodpecker peck, if a woodpecker could peck wood? yeah, ok! I know my nose looks just like theirs... Pumpkins and more pumpkins... Smile! Guess there is an angry god nearby... Yes! There is an angry god nearby. And I guess he is drunk... He drives like crazy! All thru the vineyard. What a great ride entrance. Flying over the lake... One of the nicest themed trains ever, IMHO! if you open your mouth you can grab some grapes out of the vines, can't you? Let's get back to the station and drink some more wine! Sexy god of wine! Traveling to Polynesia... What about getting soaked to get rid of the heat on Tutuki Splash? Sea Odyssey theming is really nice. Going back 36 years to where I first got to know Sesame Street folks. My all time fave Ernie and Bert (Ênio and Beto, in Portuguese!) Looks fun, doesn't it? One of my favorite rides at Port Aventura... Silly, simple and nice, just like me... So nice even to look at... The giant tree looks amazing! No dragons allowed in the kids area... Big Bird, Elmo and Cookie Monster Coco Piloto is soooo cute, twisting all over Sesamo Aventura Area, even over Tami-Tami coaster. There is Tami-Tami. Simple and nice, standing over a big pound. Are all adults claiming only coaster credits? Something tells me they are also enjoying themselves... More Tami-Tami among lush palm trees All ride stations and signs in this area are awesome! Oscar, be nice to the guests! How many colors did they manage to use in this area? ALL! Let's make the fantasy a bit spooky... Hey! The dragon was awaken! Time to move and defeat it. Dragon Khan was open only at noon that day and was running only the blue train. China theming is really appealing. Very nice area of the park This nice dragon is very unpolite: it spits water on guests. Again, a nice refresh for the hot weather. The contrast of all colors, including the blue sky, is super! I was so looking forward to this moment... The turn around between the interlocking corkscrews Ready to go down? Classy! Classy, classy! The 0g-roll is intense and divine! Cobra rolls are not my fave elements, but this one was damn good! The whole dragon awesomeness! And the Italian Trapeze became the Chinese Trapeze... And from China to Mexico, I left the dragon to the mine coaster: El Diablo El Diablo has a nice start and a great ending (after the 3rd lift hill) Hurakan Condor - Intamin's 2nd gen free fall tower, has a superb theming! How amazing the flat rides look! And then, time to follow the pumpkin car to the spookiest area of the park: the Far West packed with Halloween theming A graveyard for those who were eaten by Dragon Khan... And a lot of people lost their minds... Nice. A Halloween version of a Xmas tree... Hi guys! Am I invited to the party? Hey?! Is it a rave? A pool party? Amazing! This lady wakes up in a really bad mood, I must say... And here it is: the mother spider... WOW! It really catches the eye. Has this guy gone like that after riding Stampida? NO! After riding Tomahawk for sure! Only the front cars were being filled... Again, some very nice theming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Thanks for the great update and happy birthday I loved this park when I visited it with TPR. I too found Baco to give a very different ride depending on if you sat inside or out. I found it almost unridable on the outside. The sesame area looks like a wonderful addition; it reminds me of The Seuss area of IOA Did you do any of the Halloween stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Thanks for the report! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alilstronger Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Awesome report! Looks like a fun park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gus1971 Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 Thanks for the great update and happy birthday I loved this park when I visited it with TPR. I too found Baco to give a very different ride depending on if you sat inside or out. I found it almost unridable on the outside. The sesame area looks like a wonderful addition; it reminds me of The Seuss area of IOA Thanks a lot for the B-day wishes, Moose! Yeah, I must agree with you: Furius Baco is heaven and hell depending on which seat you take. And I had the very same impression comparing SesamoAventura to IOA's Dr. Seuss Area. Indeed, both IOA and PA share a similar layout IMO. Both, great parks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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