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Parque de la Costa is an amusement park located in Tigre, a northern suburb of Buenos Aires, Argentina. ==Development== The park, located on a lot along the Paraná River Delta (on the Luján River), was developed by Santiago Soldati, whose family holding company, SCP, had been bolstered by record earnings in its Compañía General de Combustibles (CGC) unit, an energy sector distributor, during the early and mid-1990s. Its development was preceded by the Tren de la Costa, a tourist light rail line inaugurated in 1995, and connecting Vicente López (just north of Buenos Aires) with the northern suburbs.〔(''La Nación'': El Parque de la Costa busca un nuevo rumbo )〕 Following an investment of nearly US$400 million, the Parque de la Costa was inaugurated on April 10, 1997. The park, connected to the light rail line at the latter's Delta station, originally included ''Tronador'' (a Pinfari Zyklon Loop rollercoaster), ''El Dragón'' water coaster, the ''La Vuelta al Mundo'' ferris wheel, ''El Octógono'' stage, an amphitheatre, a musical fountain, and other attractions.〔(''La Nación'': Espectáculos en la Costa para no perder el tren )〕 The park's projections of 3 million visitors a year failed to materialize, however (traffic was about half that amount).〔(''La Nación'': Remozan el Parque de la Costa )〕 A series of investments in the late 1990s, including the installation of two, larger rollercoaters (''Boomerang'' and ''El Vigia''), the addition of more live performances, and its reorganization into a theme park, as well as cost-cutting measures, reduced the unit's losses. Debts at SCP of over US$750 million continued to jeopardize its operations, however,〔 particularly following incidents in 1999, in which two rollercoaster passengers entered into a coma, or lost their lives, allegedly due to the ride's excessive speed.〔(''Clarín'': Demandan al Parque de la Costa )〕 A two-thirds share in the park, which netted around US$30 million in annual sales, was transferred to SCP's creditors after the company entered into an bankruptcy proceedings in 2000; a major project, the ''Rapidos del Delta'' water ride, was cancelled as a result, though other rollercoasters, built by the Dutch firm Vekoma, were opened in subsequent years.〔(''Fortuna'': A Soldati le corren la línea de llegada )〕 The park and Tren de la Costa (which remained in SCP ownership) helped revitalize the mainly upscale real estate market in the northern suburbs of Buenos Aires.〔(''Clarín'': Cuánto cuesta comprar en Tigre )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Parque de la Costa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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