(), simply branded as , was an
amusement park
An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusement park that bases its structures and attractions around a central ...
in
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...
, Mexico. Located in the middle of
Chapultepec Park
Chapultepec, more commonly called the "Bosque de Chapultepec" (Chapultepec Forest) in Mexico City, is one of the largest city parks in Mexico, measuring in total just over 686 hectares (1,695 acres). Centered on a rock formation called Chapultep ...
near the
Constituyentes Metro station
Constituyentes is a station on Mexico City Metro Line 7, Line 7 of the Mexico City Rapid transit, metro on the western outskirts of the city center. It serves Chapultepec#Chapultepec Park today, Chapultepec Park and numerous attractions therein, ...
,
it opened in 1964 as () and was originally operated by the Mexican government. In 1992
Grupo CIE
Grupo CIE (Corporacion Interamericana de Entretenimiento. Spanish for: Interamerican Entertainment Corporation) is a Mexican entertainment and media company. It is leader of Latin American entertainment sector, focusing especially on the markets ...
bought it and changed the name to ().
In 2015, it was bought by
Ventura Entertainment and renamed to its last name.
On 28 September 2019 an accident on the
Quimera
The Quimera International Festival of Art and Culture ( es, Festival Internacional Quimera or ) is an international art and cultural event that takes place in several locations of Metepec, Toluca, Mexico named after the chimera
Chimera, Chimaer ...
roller coaster killed two people and injured two others. An investigation determined that design flaws by its designer along with a lack of maintenance by the personnel were likely to blame for the accident. On 13 October 2019, the amusement park authorities announced on their official website the definitive closure of the park after the Mexico City Government revoked their license. After Ventura Entertainment lost the license, the government sent a message to other park companies such as
Six Flags
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is an American amusement park corporation, headquartered in Arlington, Texas. It has properties in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Six Flags owns the most theme parks and waterparks combined of any amu ...
,
Cedar Fair
Cedar Fair, L.P., formally Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, is a publicly traded master limited partnership headquartered at its Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. The company owns and operates eleven amusement parks, nine included-w ...
, and
Seaworld
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to take over the license of the property.
After
Bosque de Chapultepec
Chapultepec, more commonly called the "Bosque de Chapultepec" (Chapultepec Forest) in Mexico City, is one of the largest city parks in Mexico, measuring in total just over 686 hectares (1,695 acres). Centered on a rock formation called Chapultep ...
reopened, most of La Feria's furniture and fences that separate the attractions are being dismantled and the property is being cleaned, and the new owner is yet to be announced, since the six companies that were interested asked for the period of selection, which was meant to be until 20 April 2020, to be extended because of the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, so the government is yet to announce the new date. The replacement is expected to be named
Aztlán
Aztlán (from nah, Astlan, ) is the ancestral home of the Aztec peoples. '' Astekah'' is the Nahuatl word for "people from Aztlan". Aztlan is mentioned in several ethnohistorical sources dating from the colonial period, and while they each cite ...
.
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Attractions
La Feria Chapultepec Mágico had approximately 50 different rides and other amusements, as well as several animal attractions.
While this list includes many
flat ride
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Rides are often perceived by many as being scary or more dangerous than they actually are. This ...
s, it also includes several former record-holding roller coasters: among these,
Montaña Rusa
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* Allison Montana (1922–2005), New Orleans cultural icon who acted as the Mardi Gras Indian "chief of chiefs"
* Amber Montana (born 1998), American actress
* Billy Montana (born 1959), American country ...
, which held the world's record for tallest roller coaster,
and
Quimera
The Quimera International Festival of Art and Culture ( es, Festival Internacional Quimera or ) is an international art and cultural event that takes place in several locations of Metepec, Toluca, Mexico named after the chimera
Chimera, Chimaer ...
, which was the first roller coaster in the world with three vertical loops.
One of the coasters,
Cascabel
Cascabel may refer to:
* Cascabel (artillery), a subassembly of a muzzle-loading cannon
* Cascabel chili, a small, round chili pepper
* Cascabel, a Shuttle Loop roller coaster at Chapultepec Park in Mexico City
* Spanish common name for ''Crotalu ...
, was formerly at
Kennywood
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amusement park near
Pittsburgh
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, Pennsylvania.
The park also had a
wild mouse roller coaster
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named
Ratón Loco
Ratón ("Mouse" in English) (April 2001 – 24 March 2013) was a Spanish fighting bull that was nicknamed ''el toro asesino'' (the killer bull), ''el sangriento toro Raton'' (the bloody bull 'Raton') and ''el terrible Ratón'' (the terrible Mous ...
.
Another of the park's noteworthy attractions was a zero-emission scenic train that was developed with the help of the
Institute of Engineering
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at the
National Autonomous University of Mexico
The National Autonomous University of Mexico ( es, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM) is a public research university in Mexico. It is consistently ranked as one of the best universities in Latin America, where it's also the bigges ...
. The train was reported by ''
La Crónica de Hoy
''La Crónica de Hoy'' is a Mexican newspaper published in Mexico City. The newspaper was launched in 1996 by its founder, Pablo Hiriart. ''La Crónica de Hoy'' has been directed by journalist Guillermo Ortega Ruiz since 2007.
See also
* List of ...
'' to be the first of its kind when it was opened for Ecofest 2012.
Pricing and admission
Some travel guides cited the relatively low cost of visiting La Feria when compared to other North American amusement parks.
The park had a multi-tiered pricing structure for its ride passes. Lower cost passes allowed for admission to many of the smaller flat rides, while more expensive passes allowed for admission to the more extreme rides, such as the roller coasters.
Roller coasters
*
Cascabel
Cascabel may refer to:
* Cascabel (artillery), a subassembly of a muzzle-loading cannon
* Cascabel chili, a small, round chili pepper
* Cascabel, a Shuttle Loop roller coaster at Chapultepec Park in Mexico City
* Spanish common name for ''Crotalu ...
*
Montaña Rusa
Montana or Montaña is the surname of:
* Allison Montana (1922–2005), New Orleans cultural icon who acted as the Mardi Gras Indian "chief of chiefs"
* Amber Montana (born 1998), American actress
* Billy Montana (born 1959), American country ...
*
Quimera
The Quimera International Festival of Art and Culture ( es, Festival Internacional Quimera or ) is an international art and cultural event that takes place in several locations of Metepec, Toluca, Mexico named after the chimera
Chimera, Chimaer ...
*
Ratón Loco
Ratón ("Mouse" in English) (April 2001 – 24 March 2013) was a Spanish fighting bull that was nicknamed ''el toro asesino'' (the killer bull), ''el sangriento toro Raton'' (the bloody bull 'Raton') and ''el terrible Ratón'' (the terrible Mous ...
Selected thrill rides
![MontañaRusa](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Monta%C3%B1aRusa.jpg)
*Aladino
*Batidora
*Nao de China
*Avion del Amor
*Martillo
*Tren del Amor
*Cóndor
*Power Tower
*Formula 1 Race Track
*Top Spin
References
External links
*
La Feria Official Website(last version archived on 28 August 2019 by
Wayback Machine
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)
''La Feria Chapultepec Mágico''at the
Roller Coaster DataBase
Roller Coaster DataBase (RCDB) is a roller coaster and amusement park database begun in 1996 by Duane Marden. It has grown to feature statistics and pictures of over 10,000 roller coasters from around the world.
Publications that have mentioned ...
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