Terra Mitica (Terra Mitica)

Member Name: boomchickawahwah

Product:	Terra Mitica
Date:	17/09/09 (32 review reads)
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Advantages: Good choice of food and souveniers, not too bad queue times,lots of kiddie rides

Disadvantages: High Height Restrictions, can get hot in summer

Terra Mitica ("Mythical Land" in Spanish) is a theme park in Benidorm on the Costa Blanca, Spain. It has a couple of main rides/attractions but don't go expecting anything really big. Both the rollercoasters, the wooden one and the steel one) are jolty and the wooden one especially is rickety. Queue times are moderately long(30-45mins) and especially at the height of summer can get quite very uncomfortable as a few places don't have shaded spots.
There is also lots of shows and characters wandering round for photos. The souveneir shops are both large and sell a good range of items that don't look tacky at all, including t shirts and cuddly toys.
The food on offer ranges a lot. The cheapest place, a fast food shop is not very good and our meal was not good quality. Although near the entrance there is a Pans Company branch ( spanish fast food brand) that serves bocodillos and burgers but the queues can take a very long time. As well as fast food, there are a couple of proper restraunts which are more pricey, none of them at all were open(for no apparent reason) when we went, though.
It is best to go during the autumn or spring when it is not unbearablely hot as there is a fair bit of walking around. Ride photos are available on the wooden rollercoaster and the steel rollercoaster but as always they are ridiculously over priced. Height restrictions are 1m 40 on the 3 big rides which is more than most theme parks. For children there are lots of kiddie rides to choose from.
That said, the staff were friendly and there were lots of facilties available. Also in the summer the park is open til midnight for fireworks etc. and there is a cheaper entry fee if you arrive after 5pm.

Summary: a good park with lots to see and do but it doesnt compare to Disney etc.