Walibi Rhône-Alpes
The Walibi park between Lyon and the Alps
Walibi Rhône-Alpes is a theme park in the French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, about an hour's drive from Lyon and Grenoble. You'll find fast roller coasters, water rides and play areas for young children. With the Alps as a backdrop, it makes a good stopover on the way to your holiday in the south.
What is Walibi Rhône-Alpes?
Walibi Rhône-Alpes is in Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin, between Lyon and Chambéry. The park has been welcoming visitors for around 45 years and in that time has changed its name, mascot and theming a few times. Since 2016 the park has been working on a major renewal plan. Walibi the kangaroo mascot is still there.
According to Walibi, the park has 36 rides and shows, spread across three worlds: Festival City with the atmosphere of New Orleans, tropical Exotic Island and adventurous Explorer Adventure. A new family area recently opened in Exotic Island with the ride RepaR'TaKar, a plant maze and an adventure trail. The old Aqualibi water park closed for good in 2020.
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The highlights
The park's best-known rides, with Walibi's height requirements:
- Timber: the wooden roller coaster with airtime and sharp turns (from 1.10 m with an adult, from 1.20 m alone).
- Mystic: you go 31 metres straight up in the voodoo quarter (from 1.30 m).
- Le Totem: a tower that shoots you upwards with great force (from 1.30 m).
- Hurricane: a giant swing up to 49.7 metres high for 32 passengers (from 1.20 m).
- Mahuka: thrills among the ruins of an abandoned temple in Exotic Island (from 1.20 m).
- Generator: here you go head over heels, forwards and backwards (from 1.30 m).
- Gold River: through rapids in big rubber rings, and getting wet is part of the fun (from 0.90 m with an adult, from 1.30 m alone).
- RepaR'TaKar: a bumpy ride in a 4x4 from a garage that runs out of control, unique in Europe according to the park (from 0.90 m with an adult, from 1.05 m alone).
From April to September, the Plongeurs de l'Extrême dive from a 27-metre-high platform in their show.
With children
There's plenty for young children to do. In the WAB Band Tour you ride a little train through Walibi's story (from 0.50 m with an adult). La Coccinelle is a small family coaster (from 0.90 m with an adult). In Concert'O children float between trumpets and water jets, and at La Chevauchée they ride little horses along a track (both for children from 0.90 to 1.40 m). Balloon Race is possible from 0.80 m with an adult.
Exotic Island has two water playgrounds: one for children aged 3 to 6 and one for children aged 7 to 12. There are also play areas in Explorer Adventure and Festival City. And of course you can meet Walibi himself in Festival City.
Opening times:
The season runs from April to early November, with WAAAlloween in autumn. From 19 December to 3 January the park is open for Merry ChristWAAAs.
Tickets:
A Ticket Liberté costs from € 37.50 online and is valid on a day of your choice (as of November 2026). Booking isn't necessary, except at Halloween.
Location:
1380 Route de la Corneille, 38630 Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin. About an hour from Lyon and Grenoble and 40 minutes from Chambéry.
Food, shops and accommodation
You'll find something to eat all over the park. Quai 38 is the restaurant on a Louisiana boat in the Festival City lake. You can get burgers at Golden Burger, and at Chez Marie Laveau at the foot of Le Totem you can eat in or take away. For sandwiches, ice cream and waffles, head to Louisie Yan, Wild Rock Café or one of the kiosks. You're also welcome to bring your own lunch; there's a picnic area outside by the entrance.
Walibi Rhône-Alpes doesn't have its own hotel. The park does work with accommodation nearby, such as a campsite, small hotels, a four-star hotel and unusual chalets along the ViaRhôna. Some partners offer a discount for Walibi visitors.
Travelling to Walibi Rhône-Alpes
By car it takes about 9.5 hours from Utrecht to the park and about 8.5 hours from Antwerp. The park is about an hour from Lyon and Grenoble and 40 minutes from Chambéry. On the way to the Alps or the Côte d'Azur, it's easy to make it a stopover.
Prefer to fly? Lyon is the most convenient city to fly to; hire a car there for the last stretch. By train it's trickier: the nearest stations are Saint-André-le-Gaz and La Tour du Pin, but there's no shuttle bus from those stations to the park. Only around Halloween do shuttle buses run from Lyon, Bourgoin-Jallieu and La Tour du Pin. The park has a car park with a separate drop-off area.
Our tips:
- Bring dry clothes
- Consider a priority pass
- Bring your own lunch
Tips for your visit
On Gold River, Bambooz River and Tiki Academy you'll get properly wet: a towel and dry clothes will come in handy. If you'd rather queue for less time, the park sells two priority passes: the 4xPass and the Full Pass. You can bring your own lunch into the park, just not glass bottles, sharp knives or hard cool boxes. Leaving the park for a while? You'll get a stamp and can come back in the same day.