Futuroscope
The theme park of images and technology near Poitiers
Futuroscope is a French theme park where images, technology and imagination come together. The park is near Poitiers in western France. You travel to Mars on a roller coaster, jump into a tornado and end the day with an evening show on the water. Fun for young children and for thrill-seekers alike.
What is Futuroscope?
Futuroscope opened in 1987 and is one of the best-known theme parks in France. The park has more than 40 rides and shows. Many of them are all about the experience: big screens, moving platforms, robots and projections. You'll also find regular roller coasters and water rides. Every evening there's a night show that's included in your ticket.
These days the whole resort is called Futuroscope Xperiences. Next to the theme park is Aquascope, a 6,000 m² indoor water park that opened in July 2024. There are 8 big slides, a dedicated world for young children and, in summer, an outdoor beach with pools. The water is 29 degrees all year round. Aquascope needs a separate ticket and booking is compulsory. The resort also has three hotels of its own, the roller coaster restaurant Space Loop and the ZerOGravity wind tunnel.
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Futuroscope's highlights
These are the rides most visitors come for, with the minimum height given by the park:
- Objectif Mars: a family coaster in which you follow astronaut training (from 1.10 m).
- Chasseurs de Tornades: you stand on a rotating platform in the middle of a circular LED screen and experience a tornado (from 1.05 m).
- Danse avec les Robots: a robot arm makes you dance up to 9 metres high to music by DJ Martin Solveig (from 1.20 m).
- L'Extraordinaire Voyage: with your legs dangling, you soar over the most beautiful places in the world (from 1.05 m).
- Mission Bermudes: by boat through wild rapids (from 1.05 m).
- La Serre des Mondes: a walk through a greenhouse full of light and projections (no minimum height).
- La Machine à Voyager dans le Temps: a journey through time with the Raving Rabbids (from 0.90 m).
- La Clé des Songes: the evening show on the water with water screens, light and fireworks.
During the day you can also see the shows Éclipse, robotic show and IllusiO, un destin magique.
With children
Futuroscope is a great park for families. Young children are in charge in Futuropolis, a little town where they become firefighters, pilots or builders (from 0.90 m). Little visitors can also join in on Les Apprentis Pompiers, L'Ascenso-fusée, Les Bateaux Rigolos and La Rivière des Bûcherons (all from 0.90 m). Slightly older children can hop on Graines de Pilotes (from 1.05 m).
Have your child measured at an information point when you arrive. They'll get a wristband showing which rides they can go on. If your child is too small to watch, ask about the Solution Jeunes Enfants. Children under 5 get in free, and you can hire a pushchair at the entrance for € 10 per day (as of November 2026). In Aquascope the youngest play in La Faille de Kraki, a water maze with small slides.
Opening times:
Opening days and times vary by season. From 5 December 2026 to 3 January 2027 the park celebrates the Nuits Magiques with a light parade.
Tickets:
At the ticket office a day ticket costs € 59 for adults and € 49 for children aged 5 to 12 (as of November 2026). There are deals online.
Location and parking:
Avenue René Monory, 86360 Chasseneuil-du-Poitou (car park entrance). Parking costs € 13 per day (as of November 2026).
Food, shops and accommodation
The best-known restaurant is Space Loop, the Rollercoaster Restaurant where your food rolls along a track to your table. You can also have a sit-down meal at L'Atelier des Saveurs, and La Table d'Arthur has a buffet. For something quick, head to the Food Court Festival, MIAM ! or Le Quai Gourmand. All restaurants have a children's menu.
If you want to stay the night, the resort has three hotels of its own:
- Hôtel Station Cosmos: you sleep in a room designed like a space station cabin.
- Hôtel Ecolodgee: lodges in the countryside with their own terrace.
- Hôtel du Futuroscope: simple and good value, with direct access to the park.
According to the park, there are also nine partner hotels of one to four stars less than a ten-minute walk from the entrance.
Travelling to Futuroscope
By car it takes about 8 hours from Utrecht to Futuroscope and about 7 hours from Antwerp. You drive via Paris to the A10 and take exit 28 "Futuroscope". Parking costs € 13 per day or € 8 from 2 pm (as of November 2026). Motorhome owners can park in the car park, overnight too, but there are no facilities.
By train you travel via Paris to Futuroscope station. A footbridge takes you straight into the park. At weekends OUIGO Train Classique also runs between Paris, Bordeaux and Futuroscope station. From Poitiers station you can reach the park in about 20 minutes by taxi, by Vitalis bus (lines 1 and 21) or by regional train. Poitiers-Biard airport is 15 minutes away by taxi.
Our tips:
- Stay for the evening show
- Plan Aquascope separately
- Measure your children on arrival
Tips for your visit
With more than 40 rides and shows, one day fills up quickly. The evening show La Clé des Songes is included in your ticket, so stay until it gets dark. Aquascope has its own ticket and you have to book in advance: plan the water park for a separate day or a morning. Have your children measured straight away at an information point, so you know which rides you can do together. Want to do more over two or three days? Then look at the park's accommodation or a hotel nearby.