Shambhala: Expedición al Himalaya  is a steel Hyper Coaster roller coaster located at the PortAventura amusement park in Salou, Catalonia, Spain. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, it is the tallest and fastest hypercoaster in Europe. It also has the longest drop of any roller coaster in the continent . Shambhala is named and themed after the inaccessible land in the Himalayas; Shambhala. It was announced to the public on October 24, 2011, and opened to the public on May 12, 2012.HistoryRumors that PortAventura would be investing in a new Bolliger & Mabillard Flying Coaster or Dive Coaster roller coaster emerged in late 2010. In May 2011, speculation that the park was planning to build a hypercoaster that would pass over Dragon Khan arose. Land clearing also began in the summer of 2011. Shambhala was announced to the public on October 24, 2011; the layout of the roller coaster was leaked 2 days earlier. The last piece of track was installed in mid-April 2012 following a signing event and the placement of the several country flags on the track. Testing of the ride began in the same month. Following the completion of testing, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held on May 12, 2012 before opening to the public the same day. Over 300 workers from countries such as Germany, France, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland, and United States of America took part in the construction of Shambhala.