For anyone who has not been there Futuroscope is similar to the Epcot centre in Florida, USA. It comprises of numerous IMAX cinemas in 2D, 3D and 4D as well as various rides and an outdoor water park. The ticket is all inclusive of rides but don't expect that to be the end of your paying out as food, typically, is expensive inside and not very good plus there are loads of boutiques aimed at selling toys to your kids. To be honest, although some of the attractions were very good I'm not sure they are worth the cost and certainly not worth the long queues. We went in the last week of February when some schools were on half term admittedly but the weather was not brilliant. Even so, for some attractions we had to wait 45 minutes in a very boring and uncomfortable queue. Some attractions only had about a 5 minute running time as well. I would hate to think what the queues would be like in summer!
The French, being French, are not very helpful when it comes to people who don't speak their language. There are audio guides available for English and Spanish speakers but you have to ask for them as they are not well advertised. If you don't get one you won't have a clue what is going on in the attractions. Much of the safety advice is also announced on these audio sets and although they are images depicting safety information it is far from comprehensive.
Accommodation around the park is very formulaic. The hotels vary in price but all appeared much-over-muchness with buffet style restaurants and little atmosphere.
There are many way to get there but typically for us we flew ourselves. There is an airport at Poitiers open for general aviation which is about 15 minutes drive from Futuroscope however the taxi fare is around 40 Euros.
If you are thinking of flying yourself to Poitiers there are a few things you might like to know. There is Avgas available but you really need a Total card. If you don't have one you have to find the refueller who speaks no English and is hard to find. It is also difficult to pay landing and parking fees, you have to leave your details and they send you a bill. As yet we have no idea how much this will be. Exit and entry is via the flying club but they shut at lunchtime for 2 hours on Sunday. There is a restaurant available in the main terminal.
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