PortAventura

PortAventura is a theme park and resort in Salou, Spain, located in the province of Tarragona, Costa DoradaIt, and an hour drive south-west from Barcelona. The park first opened in 1995, originally as a joint venture between Alton Towers, Tussauds Group, Anheuser-Busch (Busch Entertainment Corporation) and Universal Studios. The park is currently managed by Criteria CaixaCorp.

PortAventura has six themed areas, including a Sesame Street (or Barrio Sesamo) themed area, SésamoAventura, which first opened on April 8, 2011. It is situated between China and Polynesia (both of which are also sections in the park).

SésamoAventura consists of rides and a play area, mostly geared towards young children. Walk-arounds of Bert (Blas), Ernie (Epi), Cookie Monster (Triki), Grover (Coco), Elmo, Zoe and Abby Cadabby appear in live shows (both regular and seasonal) and throughout the park.

SésamoAventura has a surface area of 13,000 m2 and took 14 months of completion, with an investment of 15 million euros.^[1] Claudio Mazzoli served as the artistic director of the project.

Rides and Attractions

CocoPiloto (Pilot Grover) – a monorail system where guests ride in colorful airplanes all over SésamoAventura.

Tami-Tami – a roller coaster

Magic Fish – a water carousel with jet-ski cars.

El salto de Blas – a free-fall drop tower

La granja de Elmo (Elmo’s Farm) – A tractor ride exploring Elmo’s farm, where many different animals live. The tractors also have a button to push for the horn.
Mariposas Saltarinas (Jumping Butterflies) – a spinning attraction where children ride flying bikes.

El árbol Mágico (The Magic Tree) – a large tree (standing at 12 meters high) situated at the center of SesamoAventura, where guests can get a view of the area from above.

SésamoAventura Station – a locomotive that takes visitors directly to SésamoAventura, which they can get to from either Mediterrània or Far West.

El Huerto Encantado (Enchanted Garden) – a play area.

Waikiki – a chain carosuel ride

Loco-Loco Tiki – a ride that goes up and down in circles

Shows

SésamoAventura

Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, Grover, Zoe and Elmo, with the help of a stage actress, try to unlock a treasure chest. This show uses the same plot as Abby Cadabby’s Treasure Hunt.

Es hora de la aventura! (It’s Time for Adventure!)

A musical stage show with the characters.

Sésamo On Tour

Parade with the characters.

¡Ya es Navidad en SésamoAventura! (It's Christmas in SésamoAventura!)

Christmas show (seasonal).