Overview
- The mayor announced on Monday that the City Council will publish the tender documents in the coming weeks to relaunch the park’s operating concession through a public competition.
- The new contract will run eight years without extension and end on 5 October 2035 while the current operator, Parques Reunidos, will continue to run the park until its concession expires in September 2027.
- All investment and operating costs must be covered by the concessionaire or third parties and any authorized works cannot reduce the park’s existing green and landscaped areas.
- The tender prioritizes mandatory modernization of rides, improvements to accessibility and inclusion, and proposals that deliver measurable energy savings, and it requires the conservation and, if needed, restoration of the 1927 handcrafted wooden tiovivo.
- The Parque de Atracciones opened in 1968, has more than 30 attractions and about one million annual visitors, and municipal officials say the tender aims to spur private investment to update facilities while protecting heritage and parkland.