Parc Asterix
1 rating since posting on Monday, August 29, 2005
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The Parc Asterix, a good hour or so drive north of Paris, was France's homegrown answer to the flop import known as Euro Disneyland. I've never read the Asterix & Obelisk comics, but I highly enjoyed this park. For 33 euros (for adults; I don't know how much the kids' admission costs), you get access to a cute, colorful, family-oriented amusement park. The kids enjoy seeing the settings and characters of their <i>BDs</i>. The teeny boppers enjoy checking each other out. The adults rediscover their childhood. And as long as you're over 1m40 (~4'7"), you can enjoy some kick-ass roller coasters! The absolute best wooden roller coaster I've ever been on - and the best roller coaster of the whole park in my opinion - was Tonnerre de Zeus (Thunder of Zeus). It's rickety, it's wooden, and it really throws you around quite sharply! There's also a big, twisty, more traditionally American-style roller coaster. I forget what it's called, but you just roll with it as you go. The bobsled-style roller coaster kicks butt, too. To cool off quickly, try the water ride called the Menhir Express. The one disappointment was the Transdemonium, a rip-off of Disney's Haunted Mansion. Sure, theatrically the decor is nicely done. But once you've been thrown around on the Tonnerre de Zeus, the Transdemonium kinda sucks, quite frankly. I highly recommend the Parc Asterix if you're in the area. Everything is so nicely constructed and colorful. The music isn't as mind-numbingly annoying and tenuous. The surrounding forests are lush and beautiful when viewed from the top of any of their kick-ass roller coasters, or "grand huit" as they are called in French. - Susan , posted 08/29/05 |
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- Tribe: En Français
- Tribe: Frenchy!!!!
