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MORE: Get inspiration from celebrity holidays here If you're lucky you'll be tucking in on the terrace as one of the park's vibrant dance troupes passes by.Р’В Later we popped into the Ferrari store to browse the huge selection of beautiful branded clothes and souvenirs.Р’В The kids fancied T-shirts we left with just notepads and pens as the prices are ludicrous. The sea bass with a tomato confit and olive oil caviar was delectable and well worth the 23,50РІвЂљВ¬ price tag. The restaurant was lovely and airy with tasty pizzas or pasta dishes starting at a reasonable 13РІвЂљВ¬. I've had lousy, over-priced meals at theme parks (I'm thinking Disneyland Paris here In particular) but this was neither. For lunch we veered away from the fast food outlets and sat down at the pretty Ristorante Cavallino trattoria. A new kids' play area is due to open this spring. Rosie and Freddie make friends in PortAventura ParkР”В®lsewhere the children were able to change tyres on a real racing car and there are smaller rides for youngsters. I was impressed that staff allowed you to take your own photos, despite official pictures being on sale. Coolest of all, perhaps, was the chance to sit in an actual Ferrari racing car and sports car. On Racing Legends, another 5D experience, we felt ourselves whizzing along race tracks in Ferraris from different eras. Three novel family activities take place indoors in a bright red Ferrari Experience building.Р’В The 5D Flying Dreams theatre took us on a thrilling ride through the sky across Europe's great cities. One gives you a stomach-wrenching free-fall drop, the other bounces you up and down as it descends. Freddie loved the two 55 metres-tall Thrill Towers, designed to resemble Ferrari pistons.

Rosie's favourite was the family-friendly Maranello Grand Race Circuit, where you drive a scale reproduction of a Ferrari over a 500 metre long track. Thankfully, there are several other fun activities to do. It's definitely one for the bucket list although my legs were shaking too much for me to follow the kids for a second go. But by the time I realised how terrified I should be we'd come to a shuddering halt fortunately, perhaps, Europe's highest and fastest roller coaster is over in 23 seconds. There's a YouTube film doing the rounds of a passenger who was hit in the neck by a bird as he soared around the loop. The children pay a visit to Ferrari Land's Pit StopР”Р„s we were catapulted out of the starting tunnel, my stomach spun and I could barely keep my eyes open. Much to his fury, our nine-year-old Freddie was a few centimetres short of the 1.4m minimum height required and had to sit it out in the viewing area. I felt dizzy just watching it and was verging on queasy as I boarded it with our three oldest children Harvey, 17, Max, 15, and Rosie, 12.

#Port aventura map spain driver#

Accelerating from 0-180km/h in just five seconds, it aims to give you a taste of what a racing car driver feels. The mighty Red Force dominates thanks to a near-vertical horseshoe-shaped loop that climbs up an eye-watering 112m into the sky. RELATED: See our latest family-tried-and-tested reviews here Costing Р’Р€90million, it's spacious and chilled, with wide boulevards, a replica of the legendary founder Enzo Ferrari's home and an Italian trattoria based on the one in Maranello, where the Prancing Horse brand is based.

First stop for us was the newest park Ferrari Land, added last year and backed by the Italian racing giant. I shocked myself at how much I could enjoy a short break at a theme park.Р’В PortAventura World consists of three parks and lies on the edge of the coastal resort of Salou on Spain's Costa Dorada, an hour south of Barcelona. So while Red Force and PortAventura's other mega rides tick their boxes, Tim and I were impressed by the quality and variety of its restaurants, the relaxing hotel resort, the surprisingly leisurely pace and of course the beautiful Spanish sunshine. Max and Harvey in Ferrari Land at PortAventura World I've never been a huge fan of rides but my children seem hooked on the stomach-churning adrenalin rush they experience being flung from heights and around bends or tipped upside down, all at top speed. Hello PortAventura World, Spain's biggest theme park and home to Europe's fastest and highest roller coaster, the pulse-racing Red Force. But I've found a gem of a place that suits all of us down to the ground.