Italpark

Italpark

Italpark Logo.
Location	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Opened	1960 (1960)
Closed	1990 (1990)
Owner	Zanon family

View of the Italpark entrance, ticket office and marquee.

Italpark attraction, year 1979.

The Italpark was a theme park in Argentina, which was located at where currently is the Parque Thays (at del Libertador and Callao), in the Recoleta neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. It became a landmark of Buenos Aires in its 30 years of existence up until its closure in 1990.

History

Italpark was opened in 1960 to accommodate the festivities of the 150th anniversary of the May Revolution.

View of Parque Thays, where the Italpark used to be

Crisis and demise

On 29 July 1990, one of the wagons of the Matter Horn ride broke, killing 15-year-old Roxana Celia Alaimo, and severely wounding her friend Karina Benítez.

Four months later, the city mayor Carlos Grosso ordered the definitive closure of Italpark as consequence of the tragedy.

See also

• Parque de la Ciudad
• Parque Thays
• Shopping Sur
• Parque de la Costa

External links

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