Parc Asterix news

Compagnie des Alpes has appointed Delphine Pons as general manager of its Parc Astérix theme park in Plailly, France. Pons will officially take over the ... More

The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) has revealed the winners of its 2020 Thea Awards. Winners this year – the 27th edition of the awards – ... More

Europe's premium event for the visitor attraction sector - IAAPA Expo Europe - is officially underway in Paris, France, for its 2019 edition. The former ... More

Registration is now open for the newly-renamed IAAPA Expo Europe (IEE), with this year's European showcase for visitor attractions coming to Paris, France, in September. ... More

With governments and aquariums worldwide starting to phase out cetacean captivity, French courts have controversially overturned a ban on the breeding of dolphins and orcas ... More

Luxury goods giant LVMH have announced a €60m (US$71.4m, £55m) plan to turn Paris’s 19th-century leisure park, the Jardin d‘Acclimatation into one of France’s top ... More

Scott A Lukas, a cultural anthropologist and attractions expert, has released a new book that shines the spotlight on the creative side of the themed ... More

Image: PortAventura, one of the parks to report an increase in admissions following capital investments The international theme park industry continued to grow in 2011, ... More

Yves Jégo, the mayor of Montereau-Fault-Yonne commune in central France, has announced plans to build a historical theme park celebrating the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, ... More

A traveling visitor attraction based on the popular cartoon character Astérix the Gaul will be launched in the UK next year as part of a ... More

Compagnie des Alpes (CDA) is in discussions with the Conseil Général de la Vienne with a view to merging the CDA group with the Futuroscope ... More

Olivier de Bosredon, chief executive of French theme park operator Grévin & Cie, is to leave the company after 17 years. Bosredon originally started work ... More