Parc Astérix

Parc Astérix is a theme park in northern France based on the comic book series Asterix by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny. In 2023, the park welcomed over 2.8 million visitors, making it the second most visited entertainment resort nationally behind Disneyland Paris and the eighth most visited in Europe. It is especially renowned in France for its large variety of roller coasters, which exceeds the amount of most other parks in mainland France. Park Astérix has begun incorporating rides and themes from historic cultures like the Gauls, the Romans, Ancient Greece and recently Ancient Egypt, but always in the visual style of the related comic books, and most usually reusing characters, scenes and sounds from the Asterix media. The park is located in the commune of Plailly, in the department of Oise, approximately 35 km (22 mi) northeast of Paris, 32 km (20 mi) from Disneyland Paris and 20 km (12 mi) from the historic Château de Chantilly. Opened in 1989, it is operated by Compagnie des Alpes and located right by the A1 autoroute (Paris ↔ Lille ↔ Brussels), having its own highway exit and interchange.