Italpark
![]() Italpark Logo. | |
Location | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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Opened | 1960 (1960) |
Closed | 1990 (1990) |
Owner | Zanon family |
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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.
History
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Parque_Thays.jpg/300px-Parque_Thays.jpg)
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
- Parque de la Ciudad
- Parque Thays
- Shopping Sur
- Parque de la Costa
References
- ^ Condena por una muerte en el Italpark 11/02/1997 Diario Clarín
External links
- [1]
- [2]
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