History Ride / ParcAsterix

* UsefulNotes/ThreeDMovie: "Attention Menhir!", the park's first 4-D movie. Its story is based on ''Recap/AsterixAndTheBigFight'', and the CGI character models are those from ''WesternAnimation/TheMansionsOfTheGods'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfTheMagicPotion''.

Following a few years of planning, market studies and designing, the Parc Asterix was built in Plailly (about 30 kilometers from UsefulNotes/{{Paris}}) and opened in 1989. As of 2018, it was the fifth most visited theme park in France with about 2 million guests.

In 1981, Creator/AlbertUderzo visited [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]] in Anaheim. Following the example of his longtime idol Creator/WaltDisney, Uderzo got the idea of building a French park that would be themed after the universe of the iconic comic book hero he created with the late Creator/ReneGoscinny, ComicBook/{{Asterix}} the Gaul.

In 1981, Creator/AlbertUderzo visited [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]] in Anaheim. Following the example of his longtime idol Creator/WaltDisney, Uderzo got the idea of a French park that would be themed after the universe of the iconic comic book hero he created with the late Creator/ReneGoscinny, ComicBook/{{Asterix}} the Gaul.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The area named "À travers le temps" ("Through time") is themed after TheMiddleAges and TheCavalierYears and has nothing to do with Asterix and the Roman era whatsoever. Among others, this is where the park's HauntedHouse, the "Transdemonium", is situated.

* ImpactSilhouette: [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ParcAsterix_6611.jpg A ballista display]] alludes of such an incident with a Roman legionary (with just the outer layer of a wall, though, not going through).

* HalloweenSpecial: Starting in 2005, the park launched the "Druids Festival" every year in late October, which was renamed "Fear on the Parc Asterix" in 2009 and received a more direct Halloween theming.

* UsefulNotes/ThreeDMovie: "Attention Menhir!", the park's first 4-D movie. Its story is based on ''Recap/AsterixAndTheBigFight'', and the CGI character models are those from ''WesternAnimation/TheMansionsOfTheGods'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfTheMagicPotion''. Jean-Claude Donda (whose voice sounds the closest to Asterix's iconic French voice Creator/RogerCarel) voices Asterix [[invoked]][[TheOtherDarrin instead of]] Creator/ChristianClavier.

* UsefulNotes/ThreeDMovie: "Attention Menhir!", the park's first 4-D movie. Its story is based on ''Recap/AsterixAndTheBigFight'', and the CGI character models are those from ''WesternAnimation/TheMansionsOfTheGods'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfTheMagicPotion''. Jean-Claude Donda voices Asterix [[invoked]][[TheOtherDarrin instead of]] Creator/ChristianClavier.

* UsefulNotes/ThreeDMovie: "Attention Menhir!", the park's first 4-D movie. Its story is based on ''Recap/AsterixAndTheBigFight'', and the CGI character models are those from ''WesternAnimation/TheMansionsOfTheGods'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfTheMagicPotion''.

* UsefulNotes/ThreeDMovie: "Attention Menhir!", the park's first 4-D movie. Its story is based on ''Recap/AsterixAndTheBigFight'', the character models are those from ''WesternAnimation/TheMansionsOfTheGods'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfTheMagicPotion'', and the voice acting cast is that of the latter.

* UsefulNotes/ThreeDMovie: "Attention Menhir!", the park's first 4-D movie. Its story is based on ''Recap/AsterixAndTheBigFight''.

* UsefulNotes/ThreeDMovie: "Attention Menhir!", the park's first 4D movie. Its story is based on ''Recap/AsterixAndTheBigFight''.

* AscendedExtra: Iris, the Egyptian hypnotist who only appeared as of the twelve tasks in the 1976 animated film ''WesternAnimation/TheTwelveTasksOfAsterix'', got a whole ride themed after him, the steel inverted roller coaster "[=OzIris=]". And one of the most spectacular in the park at that.

* TheThemeParkVersion: As with the comic books, the areas themed after ancient world settings are nothing but "Theme Park" versions of them, namely Celtic Gaul, AncientRome, AncientGreece and AncientEgypt. And a bit of UsefulNotes/TheVikingAge too.

In 1981, Creator/AlbertUderzo visited [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]] in Anaheim. Following the example of his longtime idol Creator/WaltDisney, Uderzo got the idea of a park that would be themed after the universe of the iconic comic book hero he created with the late Creator/ReneGoscinny, ComicBook/{{Asterix}} the Gaul.

* AscendedExtra: Iris, the Egyptian hypnotist from one of the tasks in the 1976 animated film ''WesternAnimation/TheTwelveTasksOfAsterix'', got a whole ride themed after him, the steel inverted roller coaster "[=OzIris=]". And one of the most spectacular in the park at that.

* TheThemeParkVersion: As with the comic books, the areas themed after ancient world settings are nothing but "Theme Park" versions of them, namely Celtic Gaul, AncientRome, AncientGreece and AncientEgypt.

In 1981, Creator/AlbertUderzo visited [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]] in Anaheim. Following the example of his longtime idol Creator/WaltDisney, Uderzo got the idea of a park that would be themed after the universe of the iconic comic book hero he created with Creator/ReneGoscinny, ComicBook/{{Asterix}} the Gaul.

In 1981, Creator/AlbertUderzo visited [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]] in Anaheim. Following the example of his longtime idol Creator/WaltDisney, Uderzo got the idea of a park that would be themed after the universe of the iconic comic book hero he created with Creator/ReneGoscinny, ComicBook/{{Asterix}} the Gaul. Following a few years of planning, market studies and designing, the Parc Asterix was built in Plailly (about 30 kilometers from UsefulNotes/{{Paris}}) and opened in 1989.

As of 2018, it was the fifth most visited theme park in France with about 2 million guests.