Photo TR: Parque de Atracciones, Madrid

I decided to goto Parque de Atracciones in Madrid, last weekend (26th & 27th November).

The park was very empty on both days, anyway on to the pics.

Well I got to the park.

The park is very easy to get to via Madrid's Metro

The park did not open till 12 PM each day. So I did a spot of sight seeing.

I love Europe

The contruction guys were doing a good job.

X-Car track

X-Car track

As you walk around the park you see the construction on the new 2006 X car coaster

As you walk around the park you see the construction on the new 2006 X car coaster

Another piece of track into place

More pictures

Tarantula

The best Maurer Söhne spinning coaster I ever been on

Some of the layout of Tarantula

Banked goodness on Tarantula

Great pictures, never been there but it looks a fine park.

Thanks for posting the great pictures!

I want to go to Spain someday.

Thanks for the awesome pictures. The Park of Attractions looks like a good park. I've never been there, though.

Nice Photo TR. Tarantula looks really interesting! Thanks for posting.

--Sören

^^^ thanks for all your comments guys.

Here are some more pictures

After the first loop you go into a banked curve & into the second loop.

You get some great 'hang time' out of your seat feeling on this loop.

Tornado's first loop

Tornado, A Intamin suspended coaster. The first drop was pretty awesome, reminds me of Batman:TR

Tornado

After the 2 loops you enter the corkscrew element

Final element of Tornado is the downward helix

sweet park!

Tornado looks like an awesome coaster. Great pictures. Thanks for sharing your photos.

Awesome thanks for pics from a park I haven't seen too much about!

- Joe, who is waiting for the TPR Iberian trip!

Look you had a nice trip at Parque de Atracciones, Hopefully visit sometime next year when Abismo opens and doubt it be dead like in some of your photos, still don't why scrap a Schwarzkopf thou for a X car on well .

Tarantula look pretty wild in areas i.e. the 1st drop to the bankturn. Also look better than not Looked After Rough Rust Fury Also thinkin about Tarantula, dose it have a Max Height Restriction like Spinball at Alton?

^ yeah Tornado is a fine coaster. A bit of head banging in the front few rows, Middle & the the end was smooth.

Final set of pictures. I promise

Oh yeah , this is how busy the park was. Both days the park was empty.

T.I.R, a great little flying carpet ride

La Máquina

Rotor - A cool Huss Condor ride

Look you had a nice trip at Parque de Atracciones, Hopefully visit sometime next year when Abismo opens and doubt it be dead like in some of your photos, still don't why scrap a Schwarzkopf thou for a X car on well .

 

Tarantula look pretty wild in areas i.e. the 1st drop to the bankturn. Also look better than not Looked After Rough Rust Fury Also thinkin about Tarantula, dose it have a Max Height Restriction like Spinball at Alton?

I'm not sure why scrap a perfectly good Schwarzkopf for an X-car, I'd prefer the Schwarzkopf . Tarantula is extreme as extreme these coasters can get, a few time as the car spun the +G 's slammed my head into the head rest. Yes there is a max height limit, to be honest I can't remember what it is though :?

Wow! Some of the theming reminds me of Canada's Wonderland when it first opened. I have not been back since so I don't know if they have maintained it.

I also did not know Intamin made inverted coasters other than Volcano here at Parmount's Kings Dominion. Guess I need to do a search on www.rcdb.com

Thanks again for the great pics!

Impulse coasters and "Volcano: The Blast Coaster" aside, I've never seen a suspended Intamin before... Interesting.

Impulse coasters and "Volcano: The Blast Coaster" aside, I've never seen a suspended Intamin before... Interesting.

The only other Intamin suspended coaster & it's called Tornado is in Finland.

http://www.rcdb.com/id1076.htm

So that's who bought the Demon Drop from Cedar Point :shock:

Nice pictures Paul. I enjoyed looking at these as this is a park I plan to visit next year although I'm not sure I would like to be as quiet as in your pictures. It was certainly a shame that they got rid of their Schwarzkopf for an X Car. I know which I would prefer

Nice pictures Paul. I enjoyed looking at these as this is a park I plan to visit next year although I'm not sure I would like to be as quiet as in your pictures. It was certainly a shame that they got rid of their Schwarzkopf for an X Car. I know which I would prefer

Hi Rob, first of all welcome to Theme Park Review - The worlds best theme park website

Glad you liked the pictures, yeah the park was that! empty.

Tornado needed a full train of riders (24) before it would go around.

On the Sunday , it was'nt until 5 PM before there was enough people around for the coaster to run

^Yeah, I always wondered if that was a 'rumor' or not, but basically the ride needs a full train or it rolls back!!!

Tornado looks really cool, are the Intamin inverted good? Because I hear that Volcano: The Blast Coaster @ PKD is really good, is Tornado? And also, isn't the Deja Vu coaster (with different colors) at PdAM? Great pics, thanks for sharing!!!

Tornado looks really cool, are the Intamin inverted good? Because I hear that Volcano: The Blast Coaster @ PKD is really good, is Tornado? And also, isn't the Deja Vu coaster (with different colors) at PdAM? Great pics, thanks for sharing!!!

Tornado is a good coaster, it's not the most interesting layout ever. The first drop is awesome I think ... the 2 vertical loops are good, with the second giving some great out of the seat feeling.

I think you are thinking of Stunt Fall, thats at WBMW Madrid - which is a Vekoma GIB like Deja Vu.

^Yup, that's the one! I can never decide where it is

I really hope Intamin builds a bigger/better SLC. It would be so cool!!!