Aspro Parks

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Aspro Parks
Company type Wholly owned subsidiary
Industry Theme Park operator
FoundedOctober 1991
Headquarters Madrid, Spain
Area served
Europe
ProductsTheme park attractions
OwnersSignet Investments S.A. (100%)
Website Official website

Aspro Parks (Aspro Ocio Group) is a Spanish leisure corporation that operates many water parks, amusement parks, aquariums as well as zoos, botanicals and dolphinariums across Europe. The company was founded in October 1991 in Spain, and is registered [1] and headquartered in Madrid. It is best known for its Aqualand theme parks.

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Its major brands include Aqualand (waterparks), Marineland (aquatic zoo and dolphinarium) and Bluereef (aquariums). The group operates 68 leisure parks and attraction centers in Spain, the UK, France, Finland, Portugal, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, Germany, and Austria. [2]

For the year ended October 2012, the company generated EUR 154.05 million in operating revenue (annual growth of 1.9%) and achieved EUR 37.641 million in net profit (annual decline of 10%). It is owned by Luxembourg-based alternative investment firm Signet Investments S.A.[ time needed ]

List of parks

See List of Aspro Parks attractions

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References

  1. "Directorio de sociedades - OpenData - Corpme". Registradores de España. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  2. "About us - Aspro Parks". Aspro Parks. Archived from the original on 2024-07-19. Retrieved 2024-07-19.