The Futuroscope amusement park

 

The Futuroscope amusement park is located near Poitiers, 400km south and 2 hours from Paris by the TGV superfast train. It is a unique amusement park all devoted to image, audiovisual techniques and special effects. With its 2.9 millions visitors a year, the Futuroscope has enjoyed a spectacular success since its creation ten years ago.

 

The park has splendid buildings with a futuristic architecture and also relaxing green parks surrounding the pavilions. Dynamic, three dimensions, hemispheric cinemas are some of the park major attractions.

 

The attractions

 

New 2006

 

Dances with robots

 

Enter the vast ballroom, climb on board one of the 10 moving robot arms and prepare to be whisked off on a wild waltz 7 metres up in the air! If you prefer, you can choose to be a spectator and look on amazed at this new form of dance designed and performed by Kamel Ouali exclusively for Futuroscope.

 

Adventures in animation 3 D

 

Slim is a virtual actor created before your very eyes before being pitched inside a boxing ring where he is the unwitting star of a hilarious bout against a muscle-bound bruiser.

 

The most popular attractions

Dynamic Vienne

 

A manic journey of discovery through the Vienne departement...
Spills follow thrills as you drive a Formula 3 car and fly a hang-glider on this madcap dash. The only thing you won't be doing in a hurry is forgetting this crazy ride as you rock and roll along to the prankish whims of Guerliguet, the mischievous tree goblin !

The best of dynamic cinema

 

For those who can't get enough of dynamic cinema, send your heart rate into overdrive with the best dynamic films, now showing in a cinema boasting the lastest innovations for even greater thrills !

LINK : http://www.futuroscope.com/eng/index.php