A HUGE new theme park is opening in the UK with no rides or rollercoasters – and new images have revealed what to expect.
Puy du Fou is one of France‘s most popular theme parks, and has since opened in Spain.
Puy du Fou is opening a new UK theme park after the success in France and Spain[/caption]
There will be 13 live shows and performances, similar to in France (pictured)[/caption]
Following the success, the theme park has revealed plans of opening a third attraction in the UK.
Inside won’t be rides, but instead live performances based on thousands of years of UK history.
The park says guests can “immersive themselves in British history” with the 13 live shows.
The website states: “Our parks are not plastic stage sets; there are no neon flashing lights or rollercoasters.
“Everything we do must be real, built using the crafts and materials of the time period they represent, all set in woodland and beautiful gardens, which become the stage set for world-class shows and immersive cultural and historical experiences, bringing history to life.”
Also inside will be four period villages, as well as new gardens, lakes and 40 acres of flower meadows.
Along with 20,000 new trees, it hopes to be similar to Kew Gardens.
Guests will be able to stay at one of three hotels, based on different periods, with restaurants and cafes.
The 370-acre attraction will open near Bicester in 2029, with works to begin next year.
Olivier Strebelle, Puy du Fou’s chief executive, previously told The Times they want guests to be “disconnected from the 21st century”.
He added: “We have our guests travel through time, out of [the] Roman period and into the 20th century period of the great wars, and the best segue between them is nature because it’s always been there.”
He also said: “We have a checklist: you need spectacular technology, you need people and animals, some pace, and the local person from the period to create a bond with the visitors – we have the conceptual elements and then local historians tell us what is important and could match.”
Ticket prices are yet to be confirmed, but range from £24 to £38 depending on the age of the guest in France.
Local consultations on the new attraction are being held from February 6-8.
Three themed hotels would also be part of the park[/caption]
The first Puy du Fou opened in France in 1978, and is now the second most popular attraction in the country (only beaten by Disneyland Paris).
The Spanish Puy du Fou followed suit in 2019 and has since welcomed millions of tourists a year.
In the mean time, another ride-free attraction in the UK is Bewilderwood, which prides itself on being tech-free.
With two in the country – one in Norfolk and one in Cheshire – the outdoor adventure park is loved by families for it’s simplicity.
And another huge theme park set to open in the UK will be by Universal, with plans set for Bedfordshire.
What to expect from Puy du Fou
The Sun’s Clive Andrews visited Puy du Fou in France.
YOU can wander through period villages of thatched cottages and watch artisan craftsmen ply their trades.
There are landscaped gardens and walkways lined with statues that come to life.
Our first show of the day was Le Bal Des Oiseaux Fantomes — The Ghost Birds’ Dance.
We switch on our headsets to translate the French dialogue so we can follow the story about Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Next up is Le Signe du Triomphe, a Roman show set in a vast gladiator arena.
But the plot plays second fiddle to the real stars of the show — some 200 birds.
Falconers swirl lures round their heads like lassos as birds of prey swoop down at frightening speed.
My kids — Charlotte, eight, and her five-year-old brother Leo — sit open-mouthed in wonder.
The 476-acre site will have rollercoasters, a 500-room hotel and even it’s own train station.
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New images show the planned attraction, hoping to open later this year[/caption]
