I went to Paris for the week end and on Sunday we weren't sure whether to go to Versailles or the Parc Asterix, in the end we chose what we thought would be a day of fun. But first let me tell you:
You can go by car; it's about 30 km north of Paris (Autoroute A1). We don't have a car so we took the RER first (RER B) which takes you to Roissy Charles de Gaulle Terminal 1 and then a bus to the Parc Asterix. From central Paris (gare de Lyon) it took us about 30 mn to go to the airport and then about 20mn to the Parc. In theory, there should be a bus every 30mn, we had to wait for one hour before a bus came and when we complained to the driver he told us that we probably didn't see the other bus!
**** How much is it?
We paid for out tickets at the station as they do a deal: train+ticket will cost you 38 euros for an adult and 25.6 for a child. If you buy the tickets at the Parc you will pay for one day: 32 euros (adult) 23 euros (children between 3 and 11) free for children under 3 This ticket gives you access to all attractions and show for one day.
**** When is it open?
During summer (from the 14th of July to the 29th of August), the parc is open from 9.30am to 7.00pm otherwise it is open from 10.00am to 6.00pm.
**** The rides:
There are lots of attractions but when we went the queues were horrendous, for some of them we had to wait for 90mn, which is madness considering that that you stay on the ride for less than one minute! The first one we went on is the "Tonerre de Zeus" it's a wooden roller-coaster (30m high). It is advertised as been the 2nd highest worldwide. I quite like roller-coaster but this one was a bit too much for me! Some of my friends went on a ride called Goudurix another roller-coaster which looked even worse than Zeus. I decided to give that one a miss and I am glad I did! While we were waiting we went on "Transdemodium" which is a bit like a haunted castle type of ride. There are plenty more rides and I am sure I would have enjoyed the parc more if they weren't so many people there.
**** Food:
There are 6 restaurants in the parc. We went for lunch in one of them (I have forgotten the name). The staff was very friendly and helpful. The food was much better than I expected and it wasn't too expensive either (I paid 20 euros for my meal with drinks).
**** Shows:
If you get fed up with the rides you could go and watch a show. We didn't so I can't comment on them.
We were a bit disappointed with our day as we were expecting to have more fun but the queues were so bad that it spoiled our day. I am glad we didn't go with children as I could see a lot of unhappy kids who were getting tired of waiting! The gift shop were disappointing too and we didn't find anything to buy.... which is quite amazing considering that some of my friends are shopaholic and would buy pretty much anything! I wouldn't recommend the Parc Asterix and I would definitely not go back. I have uploaded a few pictures, the third one is the ride called Goudurix.
If you would like more info, check out the website www.parcasterix.com
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Sep 2nd, 2004
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