PortAventura, Catalonia, Spain

5madforhols99 5:00 PM Jul 7, 2022

Great family day out
Great for all the family went on Tuesday was in for about 11 and stayed til a storm stopped the rides about 9.30pm ish. Was really worried about que times longest que was an hour an half for my son and husband for shambala (hope that’s right ?) rest well waited no more than 30mins and my hubby and son went on everything the later it got shorter que times seem to be only disappointment was furious baco was not open now we went to Ferrari land Thursday my son did red force and and tower things again ques again where only about half an hour for each. My granddaughter enjoyed all the kiddies rides but apart from the 2 big rides mentioned not much at all in Ferrari land more for kids under 10 I’d say then we went back to portaventura longest que time 45mins and some of them time boards need updating said 30mins we was on in 10 now the best bit if you can go at night best time some of the rides where walk on but this was late like 10.30pm also my son got to go on furious baco all in all we had a great time not done water park yet so will post about that later hope this helps just a couple of tips don’t get slush across from rapids it’s just sugared water no ice then I also recommend the restaurant in Wild West sorry forgot name

3Mark H 5:00 PM Oct 27, 2022

Tired but honest park
This was our second visit to this park, very little has changed in the 4 year gap, massive queues for the "big" thrill rides, which as expected forces people to buy fast pass tickets ,couple that with quite short opening hours and you would be lucky to ride many of the big rides unless you're willing to pay for an express ticket. Stampidia the big coaster in the far west broke down while we one of our party was on it, would have expected a free return pass but we didnt get anything. The queues for the smaller rides were fine, less than 30 mins and some rides you could get on straight away depending on time of day (opening, lunch and end of the day) , park was decorated for Halloween and they really go to town, with decorations and performers and some shows. Snack and drink service was very slow, this seemed to be a mix of lack of staff and language barriers, most of the staff were Spanish and spoke good English but seemed to struggle with the French guests.The park offers refillable drinks but getting them refilled isnt worth the time and effort. The park also has an issue with queue jumping, either people just pushing past other people or jumping over barriers to skip the queue. The single most problematic thing we encountered was working out the lay out of the park, the map on the app was useless, the paper map was better but its very easy to get lost , it took two days to find to find two rides we hadnt ridden before and we had to return on the third day because they had closed by the time we had found them. The park had various Halloween performers wondering around the park, some of these (killer clown) are quite scary , some less so, they tend to frighten adults/Teens and will leave you alone if you ask them to, they tend to avoid younger children, they are mostly found in Mexico and the Far west areas, though I spot a Wizard in China. The parks have quite a large amount of seating which is something Disney could learn from, been able to grab a drink and sit down was very much apricated after walking around for several hours, It may be a culture difference as Americans seem very okay with walking while eating and drinking where as in Europe we like to sit. The rides were on the whole okay, some are very basic and a bit Meh, Some are classics like the Carousel, Buffalo Dodgems, Spinning barrels etc , but its clear that some of these rides are way past it and could use an upgrade or two, A new ride was being built in the Far west , but other areas such as Mederterania are looking very tired and the lake are is just flat green water and a complete let down, which is not great considering it contains the main entrance for the park and one of the hotel entrances.