PortAventura - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (2024)
PortAventura
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Discover six worlds in a single destintation. A journey beyond your wildest dreams begins here. Six completely different worlds of adventure await you in PortAventura Park, all designed with stunning theme details to enhance your experience. Whaterver you like to do, you’ll find something to suit your tastes. The park is packed with fun for families, Friends, Young and old alike.
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  • MisJudge
    70 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    We really enjoyed our day
    We went with a 3 year old and had a very enjoyable day. The numbers were obviously not as high as peak summer so this was a huge bonus. There was a 30min wait for the two big rollercoasters and maybe 5 mins for everything else. We found a lot to do and lots of rides for our little one, who is just under a metre tall and this exempted her from most things. Still, there were about 10 rides she could go on, 2 big play centre/climbing rigs so she had a ball. We were there from 11am to 6pm and we missed out on quite a lot because we hadn't time. We brought a packed lunch so can't comment on the food. We got a taxi to and from cambrils park and it was €25 each way. There was a taxi waiting outside porteventura thankfully because we had nothing ordered. We had a memorable and great day.
    Visited May 2023
    Traveled with family
    Written May 18, 2023
  • Nick R
    Leeds, United Kingdom3 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Horrible Cue jumpers
    Went here May22 2023. Was looking forwards to the thrill of the rides, unfortunately to many Spanish children aloud to jump the cues. Large groups would just push in from because there friends were there. People smoking in the cues when it was clearly marked no smoking and the ridiculous cueing system was utter rubbish. Absolutely no organisation. Signs saying 20 minutes wait were an hour long wait. Some took 2 hours to get on. Park opened at 10am and closed at 6pm which is again ridiculous. Managed to get discounted tickets from Aldi in Salou. This saved us almost €100. So check that out first. would be much better without the school trips and even the teachers allowing cue jumping. Shambles.
    Visited May 2023
    Traveled with family
    Written May 23, 2023
  • Martin R
    Bootle, United Kingdom187 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Good
    Very good get a 3 day pass from your rep. Pack good food a bit dear. It's a bit weird some of the rides r fast and the kids can get on them. And some r Abit slow and they can't get on them as there to small. It don't make sense
    Visited May 2023
    Traveled with family
    Written May 25, 2023
  • svman1000
    Weymouth, United Kingdom55 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Very good theme park
    Bought a three day ticket to all three parks. It was very busy when we went as all the local school children had gone there for an end of year treat. Very manic and noisy. Still over the three days we managed to get on all the rides we wanted to. Some of the rollercoasters are great and some are pretty rough and bash you about a bit. Ok, if you're young, but not us middle age folk. Food in the park is your usual stuff and quite expensive for what it is. Ferrari land isn't great though, unless you really love the brand. Only one good ride there as far as I'm concerned. The water park next door is good. Plenty of space and sun loungers. Rides are good too. A must do, if you visit Salou.
    Visited June 2023
    Traveled with family
    Written June 9, 2023
  • Flavia S
    Brunnen, Switzerland31 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great fun for all ages!
    We came in 2019 - prior to the pandemics - and came back now. It was a very good surprise to see that the customer service mindset of the park has improved dramatically and every employee is attentive and friendly. Rides and infrastructure is very well maintained, it is a great option for all ages and we had a lot of fun!
    Visited June 2023
    Traveled with family
    Written June 10, 2023
  • juicyfruit8
    London, United Kingdom19 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Just visit during the evening!!
    If visiting during summer I would suggest saving money by buying an evening ticket which allows access from 6pm i believe. When we went for the whole day the park was so busy it was over an hour wait for all rides and the queues get very boring which takes away from the experience of the actual ride when you finally get to it. We stayed from 11am until 11pm and after 7pm the park was basically empty! The waits for the rides that had previously been 2 hours (dragon khan & shambhala) were about 10 minutes which was basically just walk straight on. We managed to do all the big rides and a few others in a couple of hours! Definitely don’t bother coming during the day- the evening is less busy and there’s more shows and entertainment
    Visited June 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written June 25, 2023
  • adventurechan
    Exeter, United Kingdom31 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Adventure for everyone
    A great theme park for all ages. I love how it is all set up as mini worlds such as China, Polynesia, The Wild West, The Mediterranean, Mexico and even seasame street. They were all decorated so well and felt like you had been transported to that country. I went with my partner and we loved the rollercoasters. Dragon Khan was amazing. Thrill seekers will be in their element. I would recommend avoiding visiting on the weekend due to how busy it can be. The longest we queued for a ride was 1hour but it did seem to get worse throughout the day. There are a few restaurants and vendors throughout the park.
    Visited June 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written June 27, 2023
  • Sarah F
    2 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Port Aventura visit Mon 3/7/2023
    Lack of staff about to help manage a smooth experience. Unsure if covid played a part in this. People kept jumping the queue mainly spainish aged school children. Queues up to 1 hour 50 mins. If you are bigger in the skin like myself and parter. You will struggle to feel comfortable on the rides. Some won't let you on at all. I get the safety aspect but by now I would have thought attractions would be more diverse. My favourite ride dragon Khan which was worth the wait.
    Visited July 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written July 4, 2023
  • Resort24070753205
    4 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    A theme park not to be missed
    Had a great day out here, the rides were mind blowing. Went to Ferrari land aswell. If you have just a day here like we had I'd highly recommend getting the express passes. You'll get on all the rides in a day then. Only negative was it was peak season & some of the restaurants weren't open during the day. Other than that can't wait to get back.
    Visited July 2023
    Traveled with family
    Written July 6, 2023
  • Mac M
    4 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Fantastic Rides. Poor food.
    Excellent park.plenty to do. We had a two day trip. 1st day we queued and managed to get about 10 rides done. Average length queue was about an hour. The 2nd day we got two fast passes. A bit expensive but well worth it. We managed to get over 80 rides done. Many multiple times. One tip. Bring your own food. Very very expensive for rubbish. 2 lunches. 1/2 rack of ribs. Warm chips. Drink and an ice cream for 2 people ÂŁ40. 10 out of 10 for the rides. 1 out of 10 for the food
    Visited July 2023
    Traveled with family
    Written July 7, 2023
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Ashleigh
Msida, Malta3 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2022
My partner and I visited on 21st June, arriving at around 10:30. I have been to several large theme parks in Europe and have never experienced anything like this.

The entrance was not clearly signposted & crowded to the point that it was scary and unsafe. It took an hour to get in & it was just as bad inside. I would be very surprised if nobody was injured in the process.

The lines for the rides were unorderly and we avoided most due to fear of safety. There were teenagers jumping over barriers and pushing past people in order to get on faster. The only way to get on any that are even slightly worth the price point would be to purchase an express pass & still wait up to 1.5 hours. The three rides we actually managed to get on were fun but not worth the price point.

The water fountains were broken and the queues in order to get refreshments were long with many restaurants not even opening until 1pm. The standard of food / drinks was what you would expect from a theme park.

The app has a terrible interface & is very hard to understand, even for someone who uses technology every day for work. Using the app on 2 phones and the maps located around the park, it still took around 45-60 minutes to locate the exit for the park - nearly missing our transport home.

If you are in Barcelona and would like to travel somewhere for a day, I would recommend to steer clear of wasting your time here and go somewhere like Montserrat, which was a similar price but much better value for money.
Written June 23, 2022
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Kirstin
4 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2022 • Family
Was there round about opening time (10.30am) on a Tuesday as we thought it would be less busy than at the weekend.
Quick service getting into the park but the queues for the rides were ridiculous. By 1 o’clock we had been on one small ride and queued for the rest.
I’d recommend you buy queue jumper wrist bands to get through and on rides quickly but obviously that comes at an extra cost.
Ensure you have plenty refreshments and sun screen to prepare for standing in the queues.
Written September 4, 2022
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summertravel01
2 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2022
the rides are good, however the waiting times aren't worth it. The signs around the park never gave an accurate waiting time for rides, all rides were over a 2h wait!
We went for 2 days and on our 2nd day we made it on 4 rides after being in the park for 8hours. So many school trips were on during our visit and the teenagers all cut in line (if staff noticed this, then they would turn around and not say anything). Smoking in lines as well as shoving. Fast track would fill up every cart, I understand they get priority but sometimes you'd be waiting around 15 minutes just to see the normal line move slightly. Rides constantly breaking down. It was just really disappointing, and when you're paying a lot of money for the tickets it's even more annoying.
Written June 28, 2022
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Cliff121
Abingdon, UK24 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2022
Over priced, extremely poor customer service, restaurants massively overpriced, huge queues, staff rude and unhelpful, rides constantly breaking down. Well that about covers it. Value for money….NO. Would we go again NO.

Ours was a long awaited family holiday, as for most folks I suppose, we stayed at the Porta Ventura Hotel so had direct park access. Again the staff at the hotel seemed to have the same bullish, abrupt attitude as the park staff.
The hotel again massive queues for breakfast, then when you do finally get in to the restaurant it’s like a stampede to the food, and you are constantly told by staff to hurry up, it seems you were given 15 mins to get your food and eat it, taking into account all the buffet area has queues ! The food quality was average to poor, the buffet areas run out of food constantly and you have to chase staff to replenish things, and you get back to your table and have a staff member telling you you have been there too long.
I can honestly say, this is probably the worst hotel I have ever stayed at, if if you go to complain good luck with finding a manager, there seems to be no one in charge, that applies to both park and hotel….it’s really bizarre?
During our stay one of the Porta Ventura staff made inappropriate comments to my daughters and when I asked him to get his manager he told me to “F off”, in front of my family. Absolutely fuming, and when I eventually found a manager was told to write in to complain.
It is very clear that the park is poorly managed, there is little process to support the employees and they seem to make it up as they go. It troubles me if there was a serious incident just how they would cope and manage it. In our case it took an hour to get to speak to a supervisor and was told the manager was not available.
I wonder if their children were verbally abused as ours were they would be happy with the process.
Written July 29, 2022
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Emma
3 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2021 • Family
I used to go to Port Aventura when it opened years ago and i was shocked by the queues today. People who pay 43 euros to jump the queues go first so you end up waiting for an hour and a half/ even two hours just to get on a ride. It really isn't worth it unless you are prepared to spend a small fortune. As a family of five this wasn't an option for us. Also most of the shows were cancelled, no fireworks... if you want to take food in you gave to hide it in your bag. My children were disgusted to see people jumping the queue. Also there is supposedly a pandemic on, in the queues absolutely no social distancing, they certainly haven't reduced admission capacity. You will be harrassed constantly to wear your mask , even for six year old children. It used to be a nice place, now it is overcrowded and money grabbing. A shame.
Written August 9, 2021
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familyonhols1985
Belfast, UK61 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2022
A complete and utter shambles of a park. I would have given 0/5 if possible. A number of the rides are closed which inevitably means the ones that are open have huge queues.
Some of the rides take 1.5hrs to get on them unless you have the express pass.
Many of the rides that are open only have 1 member of staff operating them. This means that it takes significantly longer for each ride and again adds to the queues.

The staff do look miserable however I cant blame them given the pressure they are under doing it all themselves.

The food is completely overpriced and of a very low standard.

Given the cost to get into the park is over €200 for a family 5 you would expect some type of experience. But unless you fork out another €30 each to use the express it is a waste of time.

Avoid at all costs
Written April 27, 2022
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NicĂ´le + Kurt
Maidstone, UK47 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2021 • Couples
This was our first ever visit to this park. Overall the park is lovely, the theming of the separate areas is brilliant. Very clean park. One downside is that there seems to be a lot of people smoking outside of the designated smoking areas, even sometimes within the ride queues.

Large variety of great rides for all ages. Luckily as we visited in the week the queues were non-existent. The only considerable queue was when Furious Baco broke down for a bit.
Unfortunately we witnessed a lot of queue jumping, which doesn’t seem to be monitored.

The park offers a wide range of food, with loads of different outlets. Unfortunately the park states online that it offers suitable options for gluten free visitors, although we found this to be untrue at the restaurant areas that we visited. At La Cantina the staff didn’t speak much English therefore ordering gluten free food was hard. We managed to order 2 portions of nachos and when they arrived, despite the images on the boards, we simply received 2 bowls of plain Doritos, with 2 small bowls of guacamole. We were hugely disappointed with this, and the price - €9.90! If we’d have known beforehand, we simply could have bough 2 packets of Doritos from the shop next door for under half the price. Due to the language barrier we felt that we could not complain, as staff probably wouldn’t understand.

Other than the gluten free food issues, this is a great park, definitely worth visiting!
Written October 10, 2021
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Julie O
14 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2021 • Family
The highlight has been the line up of the rides.
Vibrant atmosphere. Easy access to the park from the onsite hotel. No queue to get into the park. Wednesday and Thursday we're quiet days with shorter queue times for the rides but became longer, as expected, at the weekend especially on Sunday.
Average theme park food but really expensive. Bottle of water cost €4. With the Spanish heat keeping hydrated was expensive.
Good selection of merchandise to purchase in the shops
Only negative was the compulsory mask wearing which was really unpleasant in the heat . Security were really strict regarding this.
Written September 5, 2021
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Mark H
43 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2022
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.
Written October 28, 2022
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Tonia G
Alwalton, UK65 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2022 • Family
We got our tickets/voucher as part of our holiday which gives us access to the 2 parks plus water park.
We have only visited portaventura world so far.
We managed 7 rides in about 8 hours 2 of those being the tea cups and pirate ship as there was no queue .
I enjoyed the 2 fast ones we went on Furious beko which was amazing and dragon khan.
The queues were long but that’s the same at any theme park. How ever it was extremely hot. They could invest in water mist sprayers along some walk ways or better fans. I visited Florida in hotter temp and didn’t feel so hot.
We had a good experience but won’t be visiting Ferrari land as it’s to hot to queue out side for so long.
Food very expensive.
We walked to their from out hotel and taxied back.
Please note a 2mile taxi ride costs about €12.
There is no clear indication of buses or where the little train stops or picks up. I feels very much like no body wants to help when you ask them.
Written July 21, 2022
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