The park, located on a 14 hectares (35 acres) lot along the Paraná River Delta (on the Luján River), was developed by Santiago Soldati & Walter Álvarez, whose family holding company, SCP, had been bolstered by record earnings in its Compañía General de Combustibles (CGC) unit, an energy sector distributor, during the early and mid-1990s. Its development was preceded by the Tren de la Costa, a 16 km (9.9 mi) tourist light rail line inaugurated in 1995, and connecting Vicente López (just north of Buenos Aires) with the northern suburbs.[1]
Following an investment of nearly US$400 million, the Parque de la Costa was inaugurated on April 10, 1997. The park, connected to the light rail line at the latter's Delta station, originally included Tronador (a Pinfari Zyklon Loop rollercoaster), El Dragónwater coaster, the La Vuelta al Mundoferris wheel, El Octógono stage, an amphitheatre, a musical fountain, and other attractions.[2] The park's projections of 3 million visitors a year failed to materialize, however (traffic was about half that amount).[3]
A series of investments in the late 1990s, including the installation of two, larger rollercoasters (Boomerang and El Vigia), the addition of more live performances, and its reorganization into a theme park, as well as cost-cutting measures, reduced the unit's losses. Debts at SCP of over US$750 million continued to jeopardize its operations, however,[1] particularly following incidents in 1999, in which two rollercoaster passengers entered into a coma, or lost their lives, allegedly due to the ride's excessive speed.[4]
A two-thirds share in the park, which netted around US$30 million in annual sales, was transferred to SCP's creditors after the company entered into an bankruptcy proceedings in 2000; a major project, the Rapidos del Deltawater ride, was cancelled as a result, though other rollercoasters, built by the Dutch firm Vekoma, were opened in subsequent years.[5] The park and Tren de la Costa (which remained in SCP ownership) helped revitalize the mainly upscale real estate market in the northern suburbs of Buenos Aires.[6]
Partial view of the Parque de la Costa
Overview
View of the park and the Luján RiverRollercoasters
The Parque de la Costa has more than 30 attractions, some of them are:
The park also maintains Puerto de Comidas (a food court), as well as a bar, Winners Pub, and two restaurants: Wunderbar and Come Prima;[7] the adjacent, 22,000 m2 (240,000 sq ft) Trilenium Casino is another SCP development.[8]
References
^ abLa Nación: El Parque de la Costa busca un nuevo rumbo (in Spanish)
^La Nación: Espectáculos en la Costa para no perder el tren (in Spanish)
^La Nación: Remozan el Parque de la Costa (in Spanish)
^Clarín: Demandan al Parque de la Costa (in Spanish)
^Fortuna: A Soldati le corren la línea de llegada (in Spanish) 2008-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
^. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
^Host News Traveller: Promociones imperdibles en Junio en Parque de la Costa (in Spanish)[permanent dead link]
parque, costa, spanish, coast, park, amusement, park, located, tigre, northern, suburb, buenos, aires, argentina, establishedapril, 1997locationtigre, buenos, aires, argentinavisitors1, million, annuallywebsitewww, parquedelacosta, ardevelopment, editthe, park. Parque de la Costa Spanish Coast Park is an amusement park located in Tigre a northern suburb of Buenos Aires Argentina Parque de la CostaEstablishedApril 10 1997LocationTigre Buenos Aires ArgentinaVisitors1 7 million annuallyWebsitewww parquedelacosta com arDevelopment EditThe park located on a 14 hectares 35 acres lot along the Parana River Delta on the Lujan River was developed by Santiago Soldati amp Walter Alvarez whose family holding company SCP had been bolstered by record earnings in its Compania General de Combustibles CGC unit an energy sector distributor during the early and mid 1990s Its development was preceded by the Tren de la Costa a 16 km 9 9 mi tourist light rail line inaugurated in 1995 and connecting Vicente Lopez just north of Buenos Aires with the northern suburbs 1 Following an investment of nearly US 400 million the Parque de la Costa was inaugurated on April 10 1997 The park connected to the light rail line at the latter s Delta station originally included Tronador a Pinfari Zyklon Loop rollercoaster El Dragon water coaster the La Vuelta al Mundo ferris wheel El Octogono stage an amphitheatre a musical fountain and other attractions 2 The park s projections of 3 million visitors a year failed to materialize however traffic was about half that amount 3 A series of investments in the late 1990s including the installation of two larger rollercoasters Boomerang and El Vigia the addition of more live performances and its reorganization into a theme park as well as cost cutting measures reduced the unit s losses Debts at SCP of over US 750 million continued to jeopardize its operations however 1 particularly following incidents in 1999 in which two rollercoaster passengers entered into a coma or lost their lives allegedly due to the ride s excessive speed 4 A two thirds share in the park which netted around US 30 million in annual sales was transferred to SCP s creditors after the company entered into an bankruptcy proceedings in 2000 a major project the Rapidos del Delta water ride was cancelled as a result though other rollercoasters built by the Dutch firm Vekoma were opened in subsequent years 5 The park and Tren de la Costa which remained in SCP ownership helped revitalize the mainly upscale real estate market in the northern suburbs of Buenos Aires 6 Partial view of the Parque de la CostaOverview Edit View of the park and the Lujan River RollercoastersThe Parque de la Costa has more than 30 attractions some of them are Saltos del Delta a flume ride Boomerang rollercoaster reaches a height of 37 5 m 123 ft and speeds of 75 km h 47 mph El Desafio the challenge an Vekoma SLC Standard Model rollercoaster it reaches speeds of 80 km h 50 mph El Vigia a family ride set in an artificial lake Torbellino a Spinning Wild mouse Coaster Vertigo Xtremo a skycoaster Desorbitados a top spin ride Colectivo Loco the crazy bus Chiquitren a miniature railway Aconcagua a climbing wall and tunneled mountain structure Baile de las Tazas a spinning teacup ride El Faro the lighthouse the 35 m 115 ft tower affords a panoramic view of the park and delta Laberinto Encantado a maze Tour de las Naciones an educational attraction El Infierno a terror tunnel ride Laser Shots Fuente de Aguas Danzantes a musical fountain Barco Pirata pirate ship attraction Comarca de los Suenos games for smaller children Show de aguas danzantes Karting Monza Bumper cars Paddleboat rides Botes en el Nilo Botes del Pantano Catamaran rides along the delta The park also maintains Puerto de Comidas a food court as well as a bar Winners Pub and two restaurants Wunderbar and Come Prima 7 the adjacent 22 000 m2 240 000 sq ft Trilenium Casino is another SCP development 8 References Edit a b La Nacion El Parque de la Costa busca un nuevo rumbo in Spanish La Nacion Espectaculos en la Costa para no perder el tren in Spanish La Nacion Remozan el Parque de la Costa in Spanish Clarin Demandan al Parque de la Costa in Spanish Fortuna A Soldati le corren la linea de llegada in Spanish Archived 2008 11 13 at the Wayback Machine Clarin Cuanto cuesta comprar en Tigre in lang es Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2020 04 30 Host News Traveller Promociones imperdibles en Junio en Parque de la Costa in Spanish permanent dead link Trilenium Casino in Spanish 34 25 5 5 S 58 34 34 5 W 34 418194 S 58 576250 W 34 418194 58 576250 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Parque de la Costa amp oldid 1133487508, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
