Italpark

Italpark

Italpark

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

Quick Facts Location, Opened ...
Italpark attraction, year 1979.

History

View of Parque Thays, where the Italpark used to be

Crisis and demise

On 29 July 1990, one of the wagons of the ride Matter Horn broke, and in the incident a 15-year-old girl named Roxana Celia Alaimo died, and her friend Karina Benítez was severely wounded.

Four months later, the city mayor Carlos Grosso ordered the definitive closure of Italpark. [1]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Condena por una muerte en el Italpark 11/02/1997 Diario Clarín

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