2023-09-16 09:29:51
The Toutatis roller coaster, opened in April, immediately became the favorite attraction of Parc Astérix visitors. Francois BOUCHON / François Bouchon / Le Figaro
INVESTIGATION – Like Parc Astérix which has just acquired Toutatis for 36 million euros, amusement parks are investing more than ever in these rides, which are essential to attract new visitors.
At the end of the park, the impressive intermingling of brown rails which span the paths 18 meters above the ground attracts the eye of the curious. At the beginning of September, Walibi Rhône-Alpes (Isère) is building Mahuka, its new roller coaster for the 2024 season. A unique attraction in Europe where the trains will be propelled on a single rail and will end up upside down three times. This is the third “coaster” in less than ten years for the regional amusement park which, for a long time, offered almost no sensations of this type. Its major renovation plan – 50 million euros invested since 2016 – necessarily included the addition of these impressive rides. By the director’s own admission, Luc De Roo, “it would be abnormal, today, not to have this type of product».
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