The Park's golden age

In 1951 the Children's Theatre was opened. Although it only had a short life, it was considered one of the best in Europe. Nowadays the Museum of Automatons is located in this building considered an example of modernism in Barcelona. The expansion and landscaping of the lower part of the Park continued with important improvements, including the old funicular railway, which got a complete overhaul in 1958. This decade also saw the setting up of a number of rides, including the Cable Car, the Flying Pots, the Miniature Train (a replica of Spain's first railway line: Barcelona-Mataró), the Electric Cars, the House of Surprises, The Haunted Castle, etc, without forgetting the opening in 1959 of two important Tibidabo rides: The Lookout Tower and The Plane.