We woke up that morning to beautiful sunshine. Even though as veteran park hoppers, we knew Saturdays are not a good idea. But the choice was Paris or Parc Asterix, and something told me the kids were history and cultured out a bit, so we went to the Park instead.
We swung by McDonalds for some chocolate pancakes and ham and gruyer pancakes, then on to Parc Asterix.
The queue to get in to the car park was mammoth and took us nearly and hour to get from the autoroute to the park gates (not a great sign, but we were there).
We had ignored Parc Asterix in the past because we thought the kids were too young. But Jessica really love Dolphins and I had heard really good things (including reassurances that little ones would have fun). We are really glad we went in spite of the crowds.
For those that do not know the Asterix stories, they are like a non PC version of Gummi Bears or Popeye to a degree. A great story of friendship and community by the celtic gauls beating the romans through the help of the druidic potions.
The park feels like a very french version of a Busch park or old school Knott's Berry Farm - great!!!! The shows are first rate (not quite Disney standard, but certainly at Universal Studios standards), and the craftsmen are wonderful.
There are lots of thrills on offer for those who are after them (the crowds were too big for me to try - not willing to spend 3 hrs away from the family for 2 mins of fun). There are lots of kiddy rides too.
But for me, the fun was the theming and entertainment, which is good, because it is a good way to beat the crowds.
I do recommend Parc Asterix, especially if you are a fan of the comics. We had a ball.
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Quote from: "davewasbaloo"I do recommend Parc Asterix, especially if you are a fan of the comics. We had a ball.
I must admit that I'm becoming more and more intrigued by this park........a visit in the not to distant future may be in order :)
Epcot_Boy :ears:
It's a really great park but the food is terrible. I went there a couple of times and every time I got raw meat on my burger, the fries where cold and the ketchup expired.
But for the rest it's a great park with thrilling rides.
The food was not bad where we went, but not very memorable either. we were impressed with the park however. while not quite a DLP, we thought it was better than any of the parks in the UK.