Parc Astérix | New family rollercoaster | 2025

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Confirmed in Le Parisien yesterday, Parc Astérix is planning to add its ninth rollercoaster in 2025 on the site of the former antique cars ride, which was removed at the end of 2023. The source states that the ride will come with a height requirement of just one meter, and will sport a Gaullic theme to complement the nearby Menhir Express log flume. The addition is a part of a project to slowly dismantle the park’s ”Rue de Paris” area and create a more consistent thematic identity across the park, with much of its current space expected to be taken up by rethemes and new additions integrated into the nearby Egypt and Gaullic areas.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1772362393022030159

As for where in the park this will be located, it’s to the south of the aforementioned log flume:



Walls went up at the end of last season, meaning construction has already commenced:

 

[JuliOverbank]

Parc Astérix werkt aan nieuwe familieachtbaan, opening in 2025

Het Franse pretpark Parc Astérix is van plan om volgend jaar een nieuwe rollercoaster te openen. Dat bevestigt een woordvoerster aan Looopings. De...

www.looopings.nl

Passengers will face each other according to the park says Looopings.
Combined with the family coaster label and only 1 meter as height requirement I cannot think of anything else than a Mack Spinning coaster, which would be a nice fit to the park!

 

[The_bullgod]

Parc Astérix werkt aan nieuwe familieachtbaan, opening in 2025

Het Franse pretpark Parc Astérix is van plan om volgend jaar een nieuwe rollercoaster te openen. Dat bevestigt een woordvoerster aan Looopings. De...

www.looopings.nl

Passengers will face each other according to the park says Looopings.
Combined with the family coaster label and only 1 meter as height requirement I cannot think of anything else than a Mack Spinning coaster, which would be a nice fit to the park!

I also thought this will be a spinning coaster. But i think it will be a Gerstlauer and not a Mack spinning coaster

 

[JuliOverbank]

I think those have a height requirement of 1m10 and with the single coach trains the capacity would be very bad for such a large park (Disneyland, pay attention ). With the different coaches on the Mack trains you can still face each other from one coach to the other.

I also thought this will be a spinning coaster. But i think it will be a Gerstlauer and not a Mack spinning coaster

 

[VonRolland]

Parc Astérix werkt aan nieuwe familieachtbaan, opening in 2025

Het Franse pretpark Parc Astérix is van plan om volgend jaar een nieuwe rollercoaster te openen. Dat bevestigt een woordvoerster aan Looopings. De...

www.looopings.nl

Passengers will face each other according to the park says Looopings.
Combined with the family coaster label and only 1 meter as height requirement I cannot think of anything else than a Mack Spinning coaster, which would be a nice fit to the park!

Hope so Mack spinners are fantastic, hope its a custom layout although i do like the clones too

 

[Niles]

We have concept art and it looks like a Gerstlauer.





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[cocoa]

just what the park needed, a low capacity coaster

 

[Niles]

Here is a fictional fan animation, I think they have done a great job of what the coaster could be like.

 

[The_bullgod]

Here is a fictional fan animation, I think they have done a great job of what the coaster could be like.

Will this be the real layout of the track of is that also a fan prediction?

 

[cookie]

Will this be the real layout of the track of is that also a fan prediction?

A fan prediction. There's no layout schematic as of yet.

 

[FogZog]

Here is a fictional fan animation, I think they have done a great job of what the coaster could be like.

Now thats a hella cute addition if it was going to be it. Could see Alton Towers replacing Spinball with a themed experience like this.

 

[Crazycoaster]

I think Asterix needs a high quality dark ride or two more than it needs another low throughput family coaster. It already has Pègase Express, SOS Tournevis, Vol D’icare and Trace Du Hourra that all fill that family coaster element.

 

[Gargamel]

Why do people act like spinners are low capacity rides? They can have surprisingly high capacities

 

[VonRolland]

Why do people act like spinners are low capacity rides? They can have surprisingly high capacities

When designed correctly yes but on the whole they arent great

 

[cocoa]

they should just make the trains disko sized, that would be fun

 

[Crazycoaster]

Even with a continuously moving station, Crush’s Coaster has a poor throughput. There is no 4 seater train that can have a good throughput even if you add 20 blocks.

 

[VonRolland]

Even with a continuously moving station, Crush’s Coaster has a poor throughput. There is no 4 seater train that can have a good throughput even if you add 20 blocks.

Meanwhile Matterhorn Blitz doing is more pph than anything at Towers

 

[Nicky Borrill]

Meanwhile Matterhorn Blitz doing is more pph than anything at Towers

You do say some weird things

Blitz has a max theoretical of 960 rph... Oblivion has been running on 6 trains and both stations, even a team of poorly trained, one armed, monkeys, having a banana break every 2 minutes, could beat 960 with Oblivion on 6 and 2. (Fairly sure you know this, but just in case, Oblivion has a theoretical max of 1900 rph. To achieve that they only need to despatch every 60 seconds.)

Why do people act like spinners are low capacity rides? They can have surprisingly high capacities

They 'can' be, but Asterix isn't Europa Park... I joke with @VonRolland but the point he was originally making is still valid. To hit over 960 rph with 4 seats, they'd need to despatch a train every 15 seconds. I'm not even sure Europa Park hits their theoretical max, and they consistently have by far the best ops I've experienced anywhere, ever.

 

[emoo]

I've always found Asterix to have great operations. They will find a way for whatever gets built to keep the queue moving.

 

[VonRolland]

You do say some weird things

Just for you

Blitz has a max theoretical of 960 pph... Oblivion has been running on 6 trains and both stations, even a team of poorly trained, one armed, monkeys, having a banana break every 2 minutes, could beat 960 with Oblivion on 6 and 2. (Fairly sure you know this, but just in case, Oblivion has a theoretical max of 1900 rph. To achieve that they only need to despatch every 60 seconds.)

Would love to have seen Oblivion operate back in 98/99 an absolute capacity machine, can oblivion do more than Matterhorn Blitz? Probably but every time I've been and worked out its capacity its rarely got over 950pph.
More of a comment to how impressive Matterhorn is only having 4 per train and still doing just shy of 1000pph where as Oblivion has 16 per train (4 trains worth on Matterhorn) and matching or only just exceeding these days