Parc Saint Paul in Saint Paul close to Paris, is a small, family-run amusement park in Hauts-de-France. Since its opening in 1983, the park offers an interesting selection of amusement rides, larger playgrounds, as well as a bunch of extraordinary roller coasters. However, the park has a safety issue. During the past 15 years, four accidents on the park’s roller coasters happened. Three of them concerned the roller coaster Formule 1 (s. picture), whereby two persons died.
Fun Fact #2: There is a bar on the King of Mississippi boat tour. The relaxing ride on the big lake in the Canadian section of the park offers a nice little escape of the hustle and bustle of the park.
Le Pal in Dompierre Sur Besbre, Auvergne-RhĂ´ne-Alpes is a very large, family-run animal and amusement park. Opened in 1973, the park houses an outstanding selection of family-friendly rides, interesting roller coasters, great shows, as well as some of the largest animal enclosures and aviaries you will come accross in an European zoo. On top of that, the park features beautiful themed areas throughout the theme park and the zoo.
Fun Fact #1: There is a single rider entrance at almost every attraction within the park. The system is widely used and leads to overall smaller waiting times.
Fun Fact #2: There are two large loops throughout the zoo. You can follow the Circuit Court for 90 minutes or the Circuit Long for 3 hours. Both times are highly optimistic, as at a normal visitor pace you will need longer!