Quote: Originally posted by Valk_scot on 19/4/2007
Daughter is only five at the moment, so we`re intendinmg to save the evening shows for another year. She`s going to love the Puy though....last time she was there she was only two and slept in her buggy through half the shows.
Us too! Ours are 7,6 and 3 and normally are asleep by7. Okay they will stay up later when we are away, but they just wouldn't appreciate the night show yet.
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Quote: Originally posted by Valk_scot on 19/4/2007
When are you going to the Loire, Amanda, and what campsite?
We are going 17th -28th August and staying at http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/details.asp?revid=5283 Camping La Courte Vallee, near Airvault. Recommended by Allengeanealogy and Stu at Le Chant. We wanted to be a bit nearer the coast than Le Chant. Is that where you are going?
Is it possible to just turn up at Futuroscope pay & get in? We'll be down in the region from 8-15th August.
I realise that it would be cheaper to use Tesco Clubcard Points, but to do this I would have to book in advance & I wouldn't want to go if the weather was too poor or too hot......can't please some people, eh?
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Quote: Originally posted by Mountain Runner on 20/4/2007
Is it possible to just turn up at Futuroscope pay & get in? We'll be down in the region from 8-15th August.
I realise that it would be cheaper to use Tesco Clubcard Points, but to do this I would have to book in advance & I wouldn't want to go if the weather was too poor or too hot......can't please some people, eh?
Yeah, it's like any Theme Park,turn up and pay on the gate.
Quote: Originally posted by exessexmum on 19/4/2007
Is that where you are going?
Nope, we`re going to Valle de Vignes near Saumur, or 46 miles to the Puy de Fou. Small campsite, looks very rural but has a pool. We`ll have come from a 12 day stop spent snorking off the Breton beaches, so should make a nice change.
We`ll be there mid-July (we`ve got the Scottish school hols of course) so our TTs wouldn`t have had a chance to meet anyway, alas. Another year!
Quote: Originally posted by Mountain Runner on 20/4/2007
I realise that it would be cheaper to use Tesco Clubcard Points, but to do this I would have to book in advance & I wouldn't want to go if the weather was too poor or too hot......can't please some people, eh?
I looked on the Tesco Deals website and it doesn`t say anything about booking in advance, just a day pass. When I got a day pass via Tesco for Legoland it wasn`t dated and I just turned up on the day and exchanged the voucher at the gate.....I was sort of assuming that this was the same for Futuroscope. Or am I wrong?
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Quote: Originally posted by Valk_scot on 20/4/2007
Quote: Originally posted by Mountain Runner on 20/4/2007
I realise that it would be cheaper to use Tesco Clubcard Points, but to do this I would have to book in advance & I wouldn't want to go if the weather was too poor or too hot......can't please some people, eh?
I looked on the Tesco Deals website and it doesn`t say anything about booking in advance, just a day pass. When I got a day pass via Tesco for Legoland it wasn`t dated and I just turned up on the day and exchanged the voucher at the gate.....I was sort of assuming that this was the same for Futuroscope. Or am I wrong?
Aha...this dopey wimmin just looked again on the Tesco Deals site...you just hand the token in at the gate when you arrive. No pre-booking.
We went to the Futuroscope last year ... the musical fountains are good, as are some little fountains we found to play in, also a thing where you pedal huge trikes through water. I liked the gyrotour, where you go up in an observation tower & can see for miles. Dances with Robots looked brilliant but there was a queue and we didn't have time. We all liked Dynamic Vienne, but it might be a bit much for the more delicate sort of 5 year old, as you get the impression you're flying through the air. They had a thing last year where they showed you how animals "worked", with giant models made with engineering parts. The fly's eye was a CCTV of course and you could see how things looked to a fly etc etc
I think they've got 5 Imaxes (well, a lot) and if I went again I'd try and do all of them. Tickes were expensive (no Tesco deal when we went) and I think that's the best way of getting your moneys worth. Though probably not with little kids.
Going to the Puy du Fou this year after all we've read on here.
Amazing family weekend with old steam engines, classic car displays, market stalls, and full catering and bar. And camping on site - Save £25 by booking in advance.
Topic: Inside info on Futuroscope?
