Parc Astérix

Skip Disney, this place is so much fun and a real French experience.

But beware! The local bus system from CDG airport blows so hard it's a hurricane! Do yourself a huge favor and uber from CDG to the Parc.

The food is about standard and the treats are great. And beer!

But don't forget to Uber!

C'est le meilleur parc sur terre!! :)


I really enjoyed visiting Parc Astérix three summers ago, not trying to measure it up to Disneyland or American equivalents, but as a uniquely French amusement park, rather off the beaten path for two Americans. It took us forever to get there since the shuttle never picked us up at the Louvre due to rain, we trekked it to Charles de Gaulle and caught the charter bus from there. Soaked in rolled up jeans, flip flops and "100% anti pluie" ponchos, we had a blast sipping on tall cans of 1664 and running around the amusement park. There are plenty of old, Romanesque statues and plenty of photo opps. Lots of fun rides for families and people of any age, and it felt very safe. And the gift shop sold HOOKAHS. Tell me where you'd find that in les États-Unis!

Way worth the bus ride out there from Paris!

This one's kind o' tough. I had fun but they seemed like they were phoning it in.

First the hours. On weekdays during summer they close at 6 o'clock. During summer it stays light so long that most European women haven't decided what they're serving for dinner until 8:00. But this place closes at 6:00. Earns 'em triple bonus points on the looser-ometer.

And the height restrictions. Ugh. They've got this height chart posted all over the park that breaks kid's heights into three categories. Kiddie rides only, Must be accompanied and Can ride unaccompanied. Both kids are Must ride accompanied or taller so we're golden. Dad can take his kiddos on everything! Until we show up to one of the more fun looking rides a discover that they've got a totally different height chart. Now neither of the girls are tall enough. Come on! It was stupid and a serious buzz kill.

The best ride of the park was the Hydra. We ran most of the way over there and ended up being the last group of riders for the day. This thing spins you around and hops you up and down so smoothly that I was squealing like and idiot for a solid 5 minutes. And the fact that my little girls were right there with me? What a joy. And an awesome way to end the day. Park's closed, I carry my littlest one to the parking lot and think "Hey, only an hour and a half til dinner."

We visited this theme park on the way back from a holiday in Austria and for my teenagers it was the highlight of the holiday.
This is Frances biggest theme parc and has some great roller coasters. There are attractions to suit everyone from rides for little ones to shows such as a dolphin show for people who don't want to ride coasters.
They have some unusual rides here such as a toboggan type roller coaster/ slide. I have never seen anything like this anywhere else but it was good fun. They also have some large wooden roller coasters which were quite scary just because of the noise they made.
One thing to note is that they do not speak much English here, so if you need your teenager to practise his French this is the place to come.
A good theme park.

When I was learning French in school, we used the Asterix and Obelix comics. I was thrilled to learn of this theme park. My husband (who does not speak French) and I were totally enchanted! Also loved the roller coasters. Easy to take their shuttle bus from the Louvre parking garage to the park and back. Totally enjoyable day!

Great fun. The cost was surprisingly cheap across the park. LOTS of roller coasters. Pretty clean particularly considering it is in the Paris area. Asterix and Obelix made the rounds and the themed rides were fun. We arrived at opening and two of the rides had about a 45 minute wait. After lunch the lines disappeared and even the high end rides had short lines. We were able to do Goudurix roller coaster 2 times in a row with no line the 2nd.

This place is the best for those who love the larger theme park rides. Not much English is spoken on site, but you can get around with the basics. Not too difficult to find and parking is reasonable. Older kids, and big kids at heart, love this place and there is also plenty for younger children to do.

This is a great theme park! It has lots of rides for kids and some of the most impressive rollercoaster in France like tonnerre de Zeus.
The park tickets aren t really expensive and it is really easy to go there from Paris or even from the airport!
The only bad point it s the park is closed on certain period of the year but it s explained because most of the rides are outside.