"1999 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10 The 1999 Tour de France was the 86th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Le Puy du Fou with a prologue individual time trial on 3 July and Stage 10 occurred on 14 July with a mountainous stage to Alpe d'Huez. The race finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 25 July. 3 July 1999 — Le Puy du Fou, (individual time trial) 4 July 1999 — Montaigu to Challans, 5 July 1999 — Challans to Saint-Nazaire, 6 July 1999 — Nantes to Laval,"
"From the 30th of April 2013 a new show will be presented still using the original tale. This new show is produced in partnership with the French theme park Puy du Fou which is renowned for its large open air park shows. Raveleijn Ravelin (or ""Raveleijn"" in Dutch) is a theatre at the Efteling amusement park in the southern Netherlands. It was designed by Sander de Bruijn at a total cost of 30 million Euros and opened its doors on April 8, 2011. Ravelin is a multifunctional complex with, amongst others, a theatre, conference hall, restaurant and offices. The main"
"Futuroscope Futuroscope, or Parc du Futuroscope is a French theme park based upon multimedia, cinematographic futuroscope and audio-visual techniques. It has several 3D cinemas and a few 4D cinemas along with other attractions and shows, some of which are the only examples in the world. It is located in the department of Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, north of Poitiers, in the communes of Chasseneuil-du-Poitou and Jaunay-Clan. The park had 1.83 million visitors in 2015. In total, 50 million visitors have been to the park since it opened in 1987. Futuroscope currently employs 600 people, including 400 temporary staff. Stages of the Tour"
"Europa-Park Europa-Park is the largest theme park in Germany, and the second most popular theme park resort in Europe, following Disneyland Paris. Europa-Park is located in Rust, in south-western Germany, between Freiburg and Strasbourg, France. The park is home to 13 roller coasters, the oldest being Alpenexpress Enzian, a powered coaster that speeds through a diamond mine, and the newest coaster being the Ba-a-a Express, a small kiddie roller coaster. Europa-Park has very high capacity roller coasters and attractions meaning the park can accommodate up approximately 60,000 guests per day. It counted 5.7 million visitors in 2017. It is also"
"2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-10-23. ^ ""Info"" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 11, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2009 ^https://blooloop.com/link/lionsgate-international-theme-park/ March 1, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018 Parques Reunidos Parques Reunidos is an international entertainment operator based in Madrid, Spain. The group operates over 50 parks in almost a dozen countries. Parques Reunidos operates theme and amusement parks, zoos, water parks, family entertainment centers, and cable cars. These facilities are located in Spain, Belgium, Norway, Denmark, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Argentina, and the United States. Through acquisitions of established names such as Kennywood Entertainment Company, Dutch Wonderland and Palace"
"on and between the Puy de Chabane and Mont Redon, on the west side of the Puy de Sancy, which is part of an ancient stratovolcano which has been dormant for 220,000 years. It is within the Parc naturel régional des volcans d'Auvergne and the commune of Chastreix in the Puy-de-Dôme ""département"" of the Auvergne ""région"". It is about 40 km south west of the ""préfecture"" of the Puy-de-Dôme ""département"" Clermont-Ferrand, also capital of the Auvergne. The resort is sandwiched between the Cirque de la Fontaine Salée to the south-east and the Val d'Enfer, or Valley of Hell in English,"
"and abbeys, museums, and—for nature lovers—thousands of marked footpaths, a signposted bicycle route running along the coastal mudflats, and marshes that attract unusual birds. There is fishing in the Vendée's rivers and lakes. Inland, the chief attractions include the Marais Poitevin (an area of marshlands famed for wildlife), the forested area around the village of Mervent and the rolling countryside of the Bocage. In the north of the department, the historical theme park Puy du Fou attracts more than 1.45 million of visitors per year. Agriculture remains a significant source of employment in the Vendée. Among departments, it has the"
"Folklore Fantasies and The Light Blue Peter Tour in Portugal Pierrot International Puppet Festival in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, with Alice 2nd Festival of the Black Sea Region Theatres in Trabzon, Turkey, with Play of Lights and Shadows Tolosa, Spain International Puppet Festival in Switzerland, with Aladdin 1st Festival of the Black Sea Region Theatres in Trabzon, Turkey, with The Sad Pince La Strada 3rd International Festival of Unconventional Art in Sibiu, Romania, with Play of Lights and Shadows 7th International Puppet Theatre Festival in Teheran, Iran, with Star Boy 4th International Puppet Festival in Bucharest, Romania, with Play of Lights"
"the Main Gate. The Aeronaut (first leg) of the skyride departs to Aquitaine, France, while the Zeppelin (third leg) skyride arrives from Rhinefeld, Germany. Formerly known as Hastings, England, this section of the park was re-themed in 2001 as Ireland, the newest country in over 20 years. This area features ""Celtic Fyre,"" at the Abbey Stone Theatre, a celebration of Irish dance. Previously, the theatre housing Celtic Fyre was named the Magic Lantern Theatre, and housed some of the best theme park musical reviews in the United States. Shows such as Kaleidoscope, Hats Off to Hollywood, Journey into Music, Stage"
"this exercise, but the sub brand was dropped in 2011 and the parks were rebranded to Center Parcs. There are now 26 resorts in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Germany and the UK. Most villages are different, but some villages such as Bispinger Heide in Germany and Domaine Les Bois Francs in France (and many more) share the same Village Plaza design. They have the same styled Aqua Mundo and Sports Plaza. Accommodation is in villas or bungalows, clustered in a park and surrounded by trees and bushes. An exception is Park Zandvoort, set among sand dunes. Certain resorts also provide"
"Plopsaland De Panne Plopsaland De Panne is a theme park located near the town of De Panne on the Belgian coast. The park opened on 20 April 2000. Before that date (from 1936 to 1999) the park, created by a honey company, was called Meli Park and had a bee theme. Since the foundation of the park in 2000, the figures of the popular Flemish and Dutch figures of Studio 100 can be found. All the attractions have a theme from one of the soaps or musicbands of the group. Attractions include Kabouter Plop, Samson en Gert, Big & Betsy,"
"Russia. The park would be built by 2017 near Montereau-Fault-Yonne, site of the Battle of Montereau, where proposer Jégo was the local mayor, at an estimated cost of 200 million euros. , there was no report of any funding or other significant progress on the proposal. http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/category/summer-fun-2/ http://artjuice.net/lattraction-napoleon-m-monde/ https://www.dimensionparcs.fr/france/parc-napoleon-toujours-projet/ http://www.ville-montereau77.fr/news/le-futur-parc-napoleon-se-devoile/ Napoleonland Napoleonland was the nickname given by news media to a French theme park, ""Napoleon's Bivouac"", proposed by French politician Yves Jégo in 2012. The park's theme was to be Napoleon Bonaparte, the French general and emperor who rose to power in the aftermath of the French Revolution. Proposed attractions"
"in Tomorrowland and a meet and greet attraction in Toontown. The fourth Fantasyland to open was in France, at Disneyland Park, previously named Euro Disneyland. Themed as a fairy tale village, this land specifically notes the European origins of the source material for many classic Disney films. A unique attraction of the park was Les Pirouettes du Vieux Moulin, a Ferris wheel added to the rear of The Old Mill building in 1993. The Old Mill, which resembles a Dutch windmill and was inspired by the 1937 Academy Award-winning Disney cartoon ""The Old Mill"", was a feature of the park"
"France. Other popular theme parks are the Futuroscope of Poitiers, Vulcania in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and the Parc Astérix near Paris. The most popular tourist sites include (visitors per year): Tourism in France Tourism in France directly contributed 77.7 billion euros to gross domestic product, 30% of which comes from international visitors and 70% from domestic tourism spending. The total contribution of travel and tourism represents 9.7% of GDP and supports 2.9 million jobs (10.9% of employment) in the country. Tourism contributes significantly to the balance of payments. France was visited by 85.7 million foreign tourists in 2013, making it the most"
"Mini-Europe Mini-Europe is a miniature park located in Bruparck at the foot of the Atomium in Brussels, Belgium. Mini-Europe has reproductions of monuments in the European Union on show, at a scale of 1:25. Roughly 80 cities and 350 buildings are represented.Mini-Europe receives 350,000 visitors per year and has a turnover of 4 million Euros. The park contains live action models such as trains, mills, an erupting Mount Vesuvius, and cable cars. A guide gives the details on all the monuments. At the end of the visit, the “Spirit of Europe” exhibition gives an interactive overview of the European Union"
"Puy de Dôme Puy de Dôme (; (Auvergnat Puèi Domat, Puèi de Doma) is a large lava dome and one of the youngest volcanoes in the Chaîne des Puys region of Massif Central in central France. This chain of volcanoes including numerous cinder cones, lava domes, and maars is far from the edge of any tectonic plate. Puy de Dôme was created by a Peléan eruption, some 10,700 years ago. Puy de Dôme is approximately from Clermont-Ferrand. The Puy-de-Dôme ""département"" (with hyphens) is named after the volcano. In pre-Christian Europe, Puy de Dôme served as an assembly place for spiritual"
"De Valkenier De Valkenier (English: ""The falconer"") is an amusement park in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands. The attractions focus mostly on families with children below the age of twelve. Founded by Jan Albert Otermans in 1934 under the name ""Ontspanningsoord Natuurbad Valkenburg"" (English: ""Recreational natural pool Valkenburg"") it is the oldest amusement park in the Benelux countries. Starting with a rowing pond with a playground and pool, the park added attractions over the years and slowly grew into a modern amusement park. A rollercoaster and other mechanised entertainment was introduced in the 1970s and 1980s and the name of"
"making it the most-visited theme park in Europe, and the 13th-most visited theme park in the world. The park is represented by Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant, a replica of the fairy tale castle seen in Disney's 1959 animated film ""Sleeping Beauty"". In order to make things more distinct and not be a mere copy of the original, modifications were made to the park's concepts and designs. Among the changes was the change of Tomorrowland to Discoveryland, giving the area a retrofuturistic theme. Other altered elements include the Haunted Mansion, which was redesigned as Phantom Manor and"
"Europeade Europeade is the largest festival of European folk culture, held in a different European country each year. The last Europeade was held in Turku, Finland in 2017. The year before that it was held in Namur, Belgium in 2016. The first Europeade was held in 1964 at the initiative of Mon de Clopper (1922–1998) from Flanders and Robert Müller-Kox, a German exiled from the Province of Silesia. Mon de Clopper was president of the Europeade until 1997, when he was succeeded by the current president Bruno Peeters (born 1939), also from Flanders. The goal of the Europeade is to"
"Puy-de-Dôme Puy-de-Dôme (; (Auvergnat: ""lo Puèi de Doma"" or ""lo Puèi Domat"") is a department in the centre of France named after the famous dormant volcano, the Puy de Dôme. Inhabitants were called Puydedomois until December 2005. With effect from Spring 2006, in response to a letter writing campaign, the name used for the inhabitants was changed by the Puy-de-Dôme General Council to Puydômois, and this is the name that has since then been used in all official documents and publications. Puy-de-Dôme is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was"
"PortAventura World PortAventura World is an entertainment resort in Salou and Vila-seca, Tarragona, on the Costa Daurada in Catalonia, Spain. It was built around the PortAventura Park theme park, which attracts around 3.5 million visitors per year, making it the most visited theme park in Spain and the sixth most visited theme park in Europe. The resort includes a second theme park, Ferrari Land, since 2017 and also includes PortAventura Caribe Aquatic Park, five hotels, a convention centre and a RV park. It is the biggest resort in the south of Europe which attracts around 5 million visitors per year."
"kept as second homes. The department was the electoral constituency of Valery Giscard d'Estaing, who served as President of the Republic from 1974 to 1981. Puy-de-Dôme Puy-de-Dôme (; (Auvergnat: ""lo Puèi de Doma"" or ""lo Puèi Domat"") is a department in the centre of France named after the famous dormant volcano, the Puy de Dôme. Inhabitants were called Puydedomois until December 2005. With effect from Spring 2006, in response to a letter writing campaign, the name used for the inhabitants was changed by the Puy-de-Dôme General Council to Puydômois, and this is the name that has since then been used"
"being a burden with maintenance costs. The building that harboured the dark ride is now used as event space such as Santa's workshop for Christmas town and a walkthrough maze called Frostbite for the halloween event Howl-O-Scream. Centering on the village of Aquitaine, this section is based on France. It is home to many boutiques and one of the park's skyride stations, where the first leg of the skyride arrives from England and the second leg departs for Rhinefeld, Germany. The Royale Palace Theatre in France hosts numerous shows throughout the season. New France is based on French colonial Canada"
"Parques Reunidos Parques Reunidos is an international entertainment operator based in Madrid, Spain. The group operates over 50 parks in almost a dozen countries. Parques Reunidos operates theme and amusement parks, zoos, water parks, family entertainment centers, and cable cars. These facilities are located in Spain, Belgium, Norway, Denmark, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Argentina, and the United States. Through acquisitions of established names such as Kennywood Entertainment Company, Dutch Wonderland and Palace Entertainment, Parques Reunidos greatly expanded its presence in American amusement operations beginning in 2007 through today. Annual visitors to the group's attractions exceed 22 million, with revenue"
"Parc Festyland Parc Festyland is a relatively small theme park situated within the Caen ringroad (A13/A84) in Lower Normandy, France. Sometimes referred to as being in Carpiquet in Greater Caen, the theme park receives approximately 110,000 visitors a year. Parc Festyland is a true theme park as it has a central unifying theme in accordance with which the whole park - from rides to restaurants to surroundings - is built. The theme of Parc Festyland is the 1066 era. Being a family theme park, it concentrates on the architecture and personalities of the time. The park's logo is a friendly,"
"is seasonal. Disneyland Park (Paris) Disneyland Park, originally Euro Disneyland Park, is a theme park found at Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, France. The park opened on 12 April 1992 as the first of the two parks built at the resort. Designed and built by Walt Disney Imagineering, its layout and attractions are similar to Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California and Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, Florida. Spanning (the second largest Disney park based on the original, after Shanghai Disneyland Park), it is dedicated to fairy tales and Disney characters. In 2016, the park hosted approximately 8.4"
"Val d'Europe Val d'Europe (; lit. ""Valley of Europe"") is the westmost part of the new town of Marne-la-Vallée, located around 35 km to the east of Paris, France. It was built in conjunction with The Walt Disney Company, who wished to create a town near the Disneyland Paris resort. The final area of the district is currently in development. Val d'Europe is made up of five communities, which have grouped together to form a town council. The five districts are: The area is primarily given over to Disneyland Park, as per the contract between the government and The Walt"
"Disneyland. Efteling Efteling () is a fantasy-themed amusement park in Kaatsheuvel in the Netherlands. The attractions are based on elements from ancient myths and legends, fairy tales, fables, and folklore. The park was opened on May 31, 1952. It has since evolved from a nature park with a playground and a Fairytale Forest into a full-sized theme park. It now caters to both children and adults with its cultural, romantic, and nostalgic themes, in addition to its wide array of amusement rides. It is the largest theme park in the Netherlands and one of the oldest theme parks in the"
"the end of the first season, and with that success, the show grew into a huge spectacular. It has since spawned its own micro-industry of actors, prop-makers and trainers for the featured horse riding and sword fighting, which, since 1998, has been due to the efforts of the ""Académies Junior"" who organized shows every year outside the Cinéscénie, such as the Paris Paname in the ""Halle Renaissance"" of the Grand Park, in March 2008. The Grand Park of the Puy du Fou was opened near the Cinéscénie in 1989 and is today one of the most popular theme parks in"
"Disneyland Paris Disneyland Paris, originally Euro Disney Resort, is an entertainment resort in Marne-la-Vallée, a new town located east of the centre of Paris. It encompasses two theme parks, many resort hotels, a shopping, dining, and entertainment complex, and a golf course, in addition to several additional recreational and entertainment venues. Disneyland Park is the original theme park of the complex, opening with the resort on 12 April 1992. A second theme park, Walt Disney Studios Park, opened in 2002. Disneyland Paris celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2017. In 25 years, 320 million people visited Disneyland Paris. The resort is"
"opens at 11:00 am and closes at 7:00 pm. The park opens selected rides 1 hour early for hotel guests. Although the park does extend closing time if it's busy, this doesn't happen as often in the winter seasons, partly due to low temperatures in the evening. Top amusement parks in Europe of annual attendance Europa-Park Europa-Park is the largest theme park in Germany, and the second most popular theme park resort in Europe, following Disneyland Paris. Europa-Park is located in Rust, in south-western Germany, between Freiburg and Strasbourg, France. The park is home to 13 roller coasters, the oldest"
"(""Magique Tickle, drole de fee"" or ""Tickle the Funny Fairy""), Turkey, and Poland (""Magiczne Igraszki""). In Italy, the opening theme song was an instrumental version of the original Japanese theme by Mitsuko Horie, and the Polish version (aired on Polonia 1) retains the original Japanese vocal themes, but an entirely different song was used in the French version. The Polish dub is peculiar in that it does not feature actual Polish voice actors, but simply a reading of Polish-language dialogue by a female voiceover artist over the original Japanese dialogue. Both the Italian and French dub have completely new music"
"Nigloland Nigloland is a amusement park located in Dolancourt in the French county l'Aube. This is one of the most visited parks in France after Disneyland Paris and Parc Astérix. Nigloland was created by two brothers, Patrice and Philippe Gélis. The park opened June 13, 1987. The name ""Nigloland"" comes from its mascot, ""Niglo,"" meaning hedgehog in Romani. The park is divided into four areas: ""The canadian village,"" ""The rock'n'roll village,"" ""The magical village"" and ""The swiss village."" The park is home to 37 rides including: - Le donjon, a 100m (328 feet) drop tower, the highest in France (2016)"