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High Adrenaline Rides

 

Space Mountain (recommended age, 10 +)

 

 

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Hold your breath and count to three as this rocket prepares for lift-off. Blasted by a cannon into a starry, planet-studded spectrum, this highly charged roller coaster heads for the moon and beyond. Lulling its passengers into a false sense of security, the rocket drifts gently through space, before dipping, twisting and turning upside down through comets, asteroids and a supernova explosion. 

 

To intensify the experience, sit in one of the front carriages. This ride is not recommended for children under ten and the minimum height is 1.32 metres (4'4").

 

 

The Temple du Péril (recommended age, 8 +)

 

The nearer you come to the temple entrance, the clearer you can see the huge snake statues guarding it. Actually they are the same figures used for the Temple of the Forbidden Eye ride.

 

 

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The ride is indeed a fast roller coaster using mine car transports. The tracks are partially inside, partially outside the temple and include a sure eye catcher: A 360 degree looping!


The cars have big secure shoulder harnesses (they are comfortable if you don't pull them too tight towards you). It highly recommend to take of anything you can loose (like glasses) and you are not allowed to carry anything like umbrellas or bags. Be prepared for a short ride with a lot to see, the Temple du Peril is a little more than two minutes of adventure. You get a very good view at the park and a pure Temple of Doom mine car feeling. Indiana Jones et le Temple du Péril is a great Indy ride that's worth the voyage.

 

Adventure abounds in the Temple of Peril. Approaching through lush tropical undergrowth, you reach the crumbling sandstone temple at the centre of an archaeological dig. Carriages hurtle along tracks and loop through ancient ruins, and head-over-heels passengers scream at hairpin turns and sharp drops. With a 360-degree loop, this ride is not suitable for the faint-hearted, children under eight, and those that are under 1.40 metres (4'6") tall.

 

 

 

Low Adrenaline Rides

 

Big Thunder Mountain (recommended age, 3 +)

 

 

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This turbulent train tears up the tracks on a high-speed race through mining tunnels. Hold on tight as the tension builds and the runaway train creaks uphill in a pitch-black tunnel, with a steep drop waiting on the other side. Narrow tunnels, dark shafts and glittering mines flash past on this hair-raising Wild West adventure. The minimum height for this attraction is 1.02 metres (3'3") and it is unsuitable for children under three.

 

 

Star Tours (recommended age, 3 +)

 

 

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Star Wars fans can experience a journey through the universe on this intergalactic motion simulator ride. Inside the spaceship, druids embark on a trip through space to the lunar landscape of Endor, dodging meteorites and comets, zigzagging through gorges and drifting through the cosmos. Hold on tight as you twist, turn and speed through this multi-sensory world of robots, lasers and light years. Children aged three to seven must be accompanied by an adult, and the ride is unsuitable for those aged three and under.

 

 

 

Phantom Manor

 

 

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Phantom Manor was designed to look clearly derelict. The manor's ground are untended, overgrown with weeds and scattered with dead vegetation. Upon entering the grounds, guests see a bat guardbox and a plaque on the wall which reads "Phantom Manor - Non Omnis Moriar" (Latin: "I will not die completely"). 

Guests walk along the porch and wait outside the house. The doors open by themselves and a servant appears and invites them into the foyer.  There are also two mirrors. Any guest who peers into a mirror reflection will see a young woman staring back at them! Then a cold, mysterious voice - that of the Ghost Host - echoes across the room, politely welcoming us. (The Ghost Host was originally voiced by American actor Vincent Price, but French visitors objected to the English narration, so a French actor, Gérard Chevalier, was substituted. However, one small piece of Price's recording remains in use: the Phantom's evil laughter.)

We then file into an octagonal room with four portraits of a young woman. In one, she picks flowers; in the second, she holds a parasol; in the third, she steps through a stream; and in the final portrait, she is having a picnic with her fiancé. The Ghost Host explains that the tour has begun, and wonders if we have noticed that the walls are stretching. The room actually appears to stretch, and the portraits grow taller---revealing some haunting situations the young girl is in. The Ghost Host points out another disturbing fact about the room: It has no exits. He asks us how we plan to get out. Just then the room is plunged into darkness, and a scream comes from above us. We look up to see a cloaked corpse up in the attic, swinging from a hangman's noose. This figure is The Phantom.

The stretching room suddenly lights up and a door opens, revealing a hallway lined with portraits.

 

 

Peter Pan's Flight (recommended age, 1 +)

 

 

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Sail away aboard a flying galleon and follow Peter Pan on a whimsical journey into Never Land. Refuse to grow up as you navigate by the second star on the right to float above the glittering lights of moonlit London. Glide above mermaids, Indians and by Hook as he tries to escape the snapping jaws of an alligator. 

 

 

 

Pirates of the Caribbean (recommended age, 1 +)

 

 

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Ye comes seekin’ adventure and salty old pirates, aye? Sure, ye’ve come to the proper place! Climb aboard a boat with the rest of yer crew and set sail. Ahh, the relaxing lull of an evening cruise through New Orleans. But what’s that you hear ahead? A waterfall you say? And a skull seems to be talking to you? Listen close …."dead men tell no tales". You plunge from your leisurely float down into pirate territory, where you’ll find those rascals, plundering and pillaging about the town. Beware the cursed treasure, many pirates have met their untimely doom due to an overdose of greed. And keep your ruddy hands inside, that be the best way to repel borders. Slow moving indoor boat ride with small drops

 

 

Dumbo (gentle ride suits young children) 

 

 

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This gentle ride suits young children, though kids under 1.20 metres must be accompanied by an adult. Circus elephant Dumbo takes to the skies above Fantasyland and you can control how high he flies by using the joystick on his back.

 

 

 

It's a Small World

 

 

 

 

It's a small world behind the pastel-coloured clocktower. This pocket-sized world takes in the major sights, with a whirlwind tour of Scotland, the Taj Mahal, the Egyptian pyramids and the wild African plains, brought to life by hundreds of singing and dancing dolls in national costume and kitsch backdrops. Sing along, but remember that tune won't leave your head in a hurry!

 

 

 

Alice's Curious Labyrinth

 

 

 

 

Things get curiouser and curiouser in Alice's mind-boggling maze. White rabbits in a hurry, smoking caterpillars, grinning Cheshire cats and playing cards painting the roses red bring this classic story to life. Enter through an ivy tunnel, and watch out for the jumping water jets and dead ends on the way to the Queen of Heart's castle. Finding the way out is not as easy as it seems. Parents should stay with their children, so if you do get lost, at least you get lost together.