The new attraction's installation is nearing completion. At 52 metres high, it will offer a 360º panoramic view of Barcelona
Tibidabo's much-awaited new attraction for the 2024 season now has a name. The new free-fall ride is called Merlí [Merlin], and it will enter service at the end of May. The Amusement Park finished its assembly this week, so park visitors can already see this new feature on Barcelona's skyline.
The drop tower's name is the result of a competition among workers at BSM, the company responsible for managing Parc d'atraccions Tibidabo. Its inspiration comes from the attraction's theme and design, as it looks like a magic wand with a star at its tip.
The 52-metre-high ride will also offer a magical experience, taking visitors to a height of 500 metres above sea level, where they can enjoy the best views of Barcelona before experiencing the drop.
Merlí will be one of Tibidabo's main attractions for the 2024 season, during which the park hopes to surpass 700,000 visitors, with 22,500 families as members of Tibiclub.
The start of a season full of new features
While awaiting the opening of Merlí, the Park began its 2024 season on 2 March, with various new features, including CreaTibi, by Lego Education, with the collaboration of Abacus Educació. During the first few weeks of the season, children have been able to experiment with robotics and science, in a project inspired by the first woman to reach the moon.
The Park has also renovated its viewpoints and the experience of its classic Hotel 666 horror-show attraction. It also recently inaugurated Espai 666, where visitors can meet, and be photographed with, the protagonists of this terrifying accommodation.
In addition to its new experiences, Tibidabo is continuing with its commitment to sustainability, solidarity and education, with the aim of becoming much more than an amusement park. Some of the projects which demonstrate this ambition include its alliance with Unicef to defend the rights of children all over the world, celebrating solidarity days in collaboration with organisations such as Aprenem Autisme [Learning about Autism] and Fanoc [Large Family Association of Barcelona], among others; as well as its education programme, with new editions of Fisidabo and Mes de la Física [Physics Month], jointly organised with the UPC in order to foster children's vocations in science and technology.
In regard to sustainability, the Glow Worm train is becoming established as the emblem for the Park's environmental strategy, and a leading example of collective sustainable mobility. Tibidabo's funicular railway is expected to reach a total of 900,000 journeys this year.
