Madrid's Theme Park

Madrid's Theme Park is a theme park located in Casa de Campo, Madrid. It has opened in 1969.History of Madrid's Theme ParkThe park was opened in 1969 by Carlos Arias Navarro. Initial attractions included a slide, bumper cars, a mirror maze, the prehistoric valley, the octopus and the 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, the sawmill, flying chairs and later the minimotos. The katapult ride 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 StarFlyer. The park logo was also changed as a result.