Parc Astérix will be transformed into a frighteningly exciting immersive experience this Halloween.
Peur Sur Le Parc returns from 5th October to 11th November and has plenty of surprises in store for visitors, including a new haunted house, ‘The Infernos of Pompeii’, located in the Roman Zone, which will immerse visitors in the chaos of a volcanic eruption.
Parc Asterix will thrill guests with a terrifying new immersive haunted house: The Infernos of Pompeii. In 79 AD, Vesuvius erupted, leaving Pompeii nothing but ruins and misery. Visitors will be able to walk through the chaotic city of Pompeii, which has become a hotbed of unimaginable horror. The inhabitants emerge from the ruins as if from the underworld.
Trapped between life and death, these horribly mutilated victims pounce on the last survivors, hoping to devour them and to find a way out of their tragic fate. This new haunted house in the Roman Zone comprises seven rooms with breathtaking settings: a Roman villa, a smouldering market, a destroyed coliseum and molten baths, with numerous effects reproducing lava flows, toxic fumes and sound effects to intensify this thrilling adventure.
Another scare experience will be located in the Egypt Zone; a multi-sensory experience called the Tomb of the Gods, where the evillest souls in Egyptian history are laid to rest. Condemned to eternal damnation, the gods Sobek, Anubis and Apophis will do anything to disturb the minds of visitors. From the Corridor of Lamentations, through the Pit of the Damned, the Necropolis of Anubis and the Vortex of Souls, the bravest visitors will have to face the 9 trials of the Tomb of the Gods.
At the Catacombs, a haunted house for the most daring visitors will start a frightful expedition into the darkest corners of the underworld. Guided by a gravedigger to a secret entrance hidden in the heart of a cemetery, visitors enter the haunted house through a large vault located in underground tunnels. They will soon realise that they are trapped… A rockslide, a mass grave, tunnels, cadavers – the brave visitors looking for a way out will be spared nothing.
Covering 300 square metres, this haunted house has 14 rooms where visitors are sure to wander through some nasty surprises! Smoke effects, sound effects, wind, light effects and even smells will enhance this unparalleled adventure.
Parc Astérix is also welcoming a mysterious ship that has been missing for almost a century: the Sirius. The passengers, presumed shipwrecked long ago, are already looking forward to disembarking and meeting our visitors. Afflicted by an unknown illness that caused the ship’s disappearance, they are taking over this frightening new zone.
This artistic adventure includes two shows, ‘’The Dance of the Shipwrecked‘’ and ‘’The Last Dance of the Sirius‘’, as well as food and drink outlets. During the evenings, a live DJ set will keep visitors and the mysterious passengers dancing in the most chilling of atmospheres.
Once again, this year, Parc Astérix is decked out in the colours of autumn, with no fewer than 14 tonnes of pumpkins and 3,000 stalks of corn and bales of straw spread throughout the park and hotels. To ensure that everyone has the most enjoyable experience possible, scare zones are carefully marked out throughout the park, with traffic lights indicating the level of fright: ‘’Little Chills‘’ for the youngest, ‘’Moderate Frights‘’ for the whole family and ‘’Big Terrors‘’ for the most daring.
From terrifying monsters to the living dead, 300 artists will be bringing the Peur sur le Parc experience to life for visitors every day. The Streets of Paris will continue to fascinate visitors with the appearance of various characters: zombies, witches, wild beasts and Templars from another era will not fail to amaze the bravest of visitors, not forgetting the inevitable ‘man with a chainsaw’.
Finally, every day at the close of the park, the Parade of Monsters will delight young and old alike, with a new float featuring Carmen the Clairvoyant, the Loyal Master and the Cannibal Clown.
This year, there will be nine night-time events featuring a sound and light show on the emblematic façade of the Oziris attraction, the Monster Walk, and the DJ set and aquatic show in the Sirius zone. The events will take place on the 12th, 19th, 25th, 26th, 30th and 31st October and 1st, 2nd and 9th November from 7pm to 1am.
Images: Parc Asterix
