PortAventura is not normally talked about, as the park doesn’t have a huge lineup of rides. However, the rides they do have are very well made, and make it stand out above other parks in Spain.

The park started out with two rides when it opened in 1995, the Arrow Mine Train Diablo, and the B&M 8 Inversion coaster Dragon Khan. In 1997, the park opened two more coasters, the dueling wooden Stampida along with Tomahawk, which meanders inside Stampida’s structure. The next year they added Tami-Tami, a Vekoma junior coaster.

PortAventura got big again with Furius Baco, the first Intamin Wingwalker. The ride never goes above 50’, but it does reach a speed of 84 MPH, and also travels through one inversion. This ride proved that PortAventura hadn’t lost their will to make major rides. And we know that that is still not the case.

Shambhala was announced in 2011, and is the fourth B&M Hypercoaster to include the V-Seat trains. The ride is built near Dragon Khan, another B&M masterpiece. The ride really dwarfs Dragon Khan, as Shambhala is 100’ taller. Dragon Khan has also received a repaint for the 2012 season, and now features blue supports instead of the previous white ones.

Shambhala looks to have a layout unlike any other B&M Hypercoaster. The ride appears to have an out and back layout, but with only one hill on the way out and three on the way back. The turnaround however is very unique. It twists upward into a non-inverting incline loop, which loops around the back of the turn upward.

Future-riders head to the back of PortAventura to find this new behemoth, right behind Dragon Khan. Once riders board the train and fasten their restraints, they’re out of the station, to the right, and up into the 249 foot tall lift hill. The riders look down and see Dragon Khan, zooming around at a slower pace through its 8 inversions. The train quickly reaches the top, and flies down the 255 foot drop. It then turns slightly to the left and into the first airtime hill, which gives long seconds of floater airtime. Riders then suddenly turn to the right, into the unique turnaround mentioned above. The train then goes into a small bunny hop, which leads into another huge floater airtime hill. The ride then goes through a splashdown zone, which is reminiscent of Diamondback at King's Island’s splash at the end of the ride. The train then flies into two more floater airtime hills, which are right beside the station. Riders then turn to the left and fly up into one last airtime hill and come to a rest in the final brake run.