Illa Fantasia

Illa Fantasia is a water park located in Vilassar de Dalt, in the Maresme comarca of the province of Barcelona, Spain. It was inaugurated in 1981 by its then-owner Antonio Sarrià, a textile businessman who invested in one of his properties: a more than 80,000 m² estate that already contained stables, a sports pavilion with paddle courts, a swimming pool and a small slide. The park opened officially on 1 May 1981 as a leisure complex comprising a sports centre with tennis and squash courts, a bullring, a restaurant and some water attractions. Following the strong reception of the concept, more water attractions and a discotheque were added on the site of the former sports pavilion, and the bullring was transformed into an auditorium. Over the years Illa Fantasia evolved into a leisure venue with a wave pool, picnic area, a lake, numerous slides and a car park. Today the park presents itself as a family leisure complex with 22 water attractions spread over more than 80,000 m², three large pools, a children's area, a minigolf zone and a recreation area. It is distinguished as the only leisure complex with more than 10,000 m² of green zone, and it offers more than 900 picnic tables in a natural setting among a pine forest. Within the park there are cafeterias and restaurants, a self-service outlet, a shop, an ATM and several information points. Attractions include Aquamanía, Bitour, Espiral, Espirotub, Jardí de la Delícies, Kamikazes, Laberint Pirata, Masia, Megatous, Minitous, Multipista, the wave pool (Piscina de olas), Ràpids, Riu Salvatge, Supertobogán, Torpedo and Zigs-zags. The park markets itself directly to consumers through its official website, selling tickets online with prices starting from 21 € for children under 1.20 m, 33 € for a full day and family packs from 81 €. Online purchase is promoted as a way to save, avoid ticket-queue lines and receive immediate e-mail confirmation, with secure payment by card or Bizum. Illa Fantasia is reachable by car (C-32 exit 92 and the N-II to Premià de Mar; about 35 minutes from Barcelona and 40 minutes from Girona), by Rodalies train lines R1 and RG1 to Premià de Mar station, and by bus routes 804/805 from Barcelona, with a free shuttle service from Premià de Mar station. Parking costs 5 € for the whole day and is guarded during opening hours. The park is adapted for accessibility with ramps, accessible lockers and changing rooms, reserved parking spaces and adapted toilets. In May 2005, Josep María Cama and Joan Molist bought the entirety of the shares of Saleon, S.A., the company that owns the park, and decided to continue the business of their predecessor. The park operates as a private commercial leisure brand under the Saleon, S.A. corporate vehicle.

Illa Fantasia was inaugurated in 1981 by Antonio Sarrià, a textile businessman who had prospered during the 1980s and decided to invest in one of his properties. The estate, located in Vilassar de Dalt, covered more than 80,000 m² and already contained stables, a sports pavilion with paddle courts, a swimming pool and a small slide. On 1 May 1981 the site opened officially as a leisure complex made up of a sports centre with tennis and squash courts, a bullring, a restaurant and some water attractions. After the excellent reception of this idea, the owners decided to install more water attractions and a discotheque on the spot where the sports pavilion had stood. The bullring disappeared and was transformed into an auditorium. Over the years, Illa Fantasia evolved into a leisure venue featuring a wave pool, a picnic area, a lake, a large number of slides and a car park. In May 2005, Josep María Cama and Joan Molist bought the entirety of the shares of Saleon, S.A., the company that owns the park, and decided to continue the business of their predecessor. Under this ownership the park has continued to operate as a family water park, presenting itself today as a complex with 22 water attractions across more than 80,000 m², three large pools, a children's park, a minigolf zone and a recreation area, and distinguishing itself as the only leisure complex with more than 10,000 m² of green zone. It offers more than 900 picnic tables in a pine forest setting, along with cafeterias and restaurants, a self-service outlet, a shop, an ATM and several information points.

• 2005

  In May, Josep María Cama and Joan Molist buy all shares of Saleon, S.A., the park's owning company.

• 1981

  Illa Fantasia officially inaugurated on 1 May by Antonio Sarrià as a leisure complex with sports facilities, a bullring, a restaurant and water attractions.

Family-oriented water park and leisure complex in the Maresme, marketed as a full-day, nature-set destination with online ticketing and accessibility.

• Full-day ticket

  Access to the park for the whole day, priced at 33 €.

• Children's ticket

  For visitors under 1.20 m, priced at 21 €.

• Family pack

  Savings packs from 81 €.

• Aquamanía

  Three enclosed tubes 15 metres high descending into a pool.

• Bitour

  Three curved slides rising above one of the restaurants at 5 metres height.

• Espiral

  An enclosed water slide allowing a relaxed circular descent.

• Espirotub

  An enclosed slide descending from a 10-metre tower.

• Jardí de la Delícies

  Sculptures in the form of tubes up to 12 metres with cascades, around two pools of more than 1,000 m².

• Kamikazes

  A long slide at 20 metres height reaching speeds over 60 km/h into a pool.

• Laberint Pirata

  A 1,000 m² area with fountains, water jets, sunken boats and four water slides; a barrel drops 250 litres of water.

• Masia

  Two slides, one open-air and one covered, allowing a very fast descent.

• Megatous

  Four independent lanes with three drops on a spongy material covered with a special canvas.

• Minitous

  A soft, low-gradient slide ending in a shallow pool.

• Multipista

  A 20-metre high-speed descent full of splashes and turns into a pool.

• Piscina de olas

  A beach simulation without sand, covering 2,000 m² with more than 2 million litres of water.

• Ràpids

  Four curved slides providing ups and downs like a roller coaster.

• Riu Salvatge

  A raft descent on a slide over 180 metres long crossing above the picnic area.

• Supertobogán

  A super slide divided in two with four metres of sliding area and a 10-metre drop.

• Torpedo

  A short, enclosed slide full of curves and drops.

• Zigs-zags

  A zig-zag route through vegetation to the pool on three different slides from the top of the tower.

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