The nostalgia of a married couple entering the park saying that it had been "a thousand years" since they had been there, that "how many memories" come to their minds. And the excitement of their children, who are debuting at the highest point in Barcelona, a few centimeters below reviewing out loud and at full speed a long list of attractions and pointing at the mythical plane that flies over the city as one of their priority objectives. Grandparents, parents, children, tourists, and even historical characters; all generations coincided this Monday morning at Tibidabo to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Barcelonians' amusement park.

More heat, greater uncertainty, and technological changes. The broad amusement park sector, which encompasses everything from pure tourism companies to large industrial groups that manufacture roller coasters and arcade machines, looks to the future with these challenges in mind. It largely depends on economic and climate prosperity to survive. "We don't solve the world's problems, but we create very good memories," said Antonio Zamperla, CEO of the historic Italian attraction design company that bears his family name, regarding the sector's business.