French theme park Futuroscope has opened its new €57 million Aquascope water park, a unique concept offering an immersive aquatic experience.
Covering an area of more than 7,000 square metres, the indoor water park is home to three immersive indoor areas, 13 waterslides, and an outdoor area.
‘Immersion Space’ is a sensory zone with digital technologies like projection mapping and lighting, as well as choreographed water effects.
‘Sensations Space’ is an area for thrill-seekers with eight waterslides, while ‘Kraki Rift’ is a colourful world for children with aquatic play experiences, five waterslides and interactive games.
In the 4,500-square-metre outdoor area, guests can enjoy a lazy river, a swimming pool and a beach. These are only open during the summer months.
Futuroscope’s CEO Rodolphe Bouin said at last year’s IAAPA: “In 2024, we’re going to create a water park unlike anything that’s been done before in France or Europe.
“The park will offer highly original aqua-digital experiences based on mapping projected on the water.”
Aquascope is Futuroscope’s largest investment since opening in 1987, and its second indoor water park.
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Futuroscope, located outside the city of Poitiers, welcomes nearly 2 million visitors every year and offers more than 40 attractions, including the Thea Award-winning Tornado Chasers.
In 2020, it opened its first coaster, Objectif Mars. Unlike most theme parks, many of its attractions are media-based and housed within pavilions.
Last summer, Futuroscope launched the new Hôtel Ecolodgee, which contains 120 wooden lodges in a biodiverse site with woodland and river views.
Images courtesy of Futuroscope
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