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Day 11: Walygator Sud-Ouest and Jacquou Parc

Fortnight in France

Another two park day...

Tuesday 11th July 2023

Walygator Sud-Ouest

<a href='../../../../theme-parks/europe/france/walygator-sud-ouest/'>Walygator Sud-Ouest</a> was only a short drive from our hotel

Walygator Sud-Ouest was only a short drive from our hotel

My first ride of the day was on <a href='../../../../theme-parks/europe/france/walygator-sud-ouest/rides/boomerang/'>Boomerang</a> - others in the group were not so "lucky", as it broke down as soon as we got off

My first ride of the day was on Boomerang - others in the group were not so "lucky", as it broke down as soon as we got off

We went to queue for Coccinelle, the park's kiddie coaster

We went to queue for Coccinelle, the park's kiddie coaster

The coaster was incredibly noisy

The coaster was incredibly noisy

This beautiful castle was in the centre of the park

This beautiful castle was in the centre of the park

Even the staff commented on how rough Mine de Thor was - and they weren't wrong!

Even the staff commented on how rough Mine de Thor was - and they weren't wrong!

Took a second ride on Boomerang, so that everybody got a turn

Took a second ride on Boomerang, so that everybody got a turn

The rapids were very dry

The rapids were very dry

<a href='../../../../theme-parks/europe/france/walygator-sud-ouest/rides/drakkar/'>Drakkar</a> was a lot wetter though!

Drakkar was a lot wetter though!

The train looked fun ...

The train looked fun ...

... so we took a ride ourselves

... so we took a ride ourselves

Went to get some lunch at a food stand near the log flume. Even though there was only a handful of people in front of me, the
    service was so impossibly slow that it took over 20 minutes just to get a hot dog.

Went to get some lunch at a food stand near the log flume. Even though there was only a handful of people in front of me, the service was so impossibly slow that it took over 20 minutes just to get a hot dog.

We left Walygator at 1pm for a ninety minute drive to our next park

We left Walygator at 1pm for a ninety minute drive to our next park

Jacquou Parc

<a href='/theme-parks/europe/france/jacquou-parc/'>Jacquou Parc</a> was a small amusement and water park in the middle of the countryside

Jacquou Parc was a small amusement and water park in the middle of the countryside

The park's spinning Sombrero coaster was broken, so we rode the nearby <a href='/theme-parks/europe/france/jacquou-parc/rides/speedy-gonzales/'>kiddie coaster</a> instead

The park's spinning Sombrero coaster was broken, so we rode the nearby kiddie coaster instead

<a href='/theme-parks/europe/france/jacquou-parc/rides/crazy-coaster/'>Crazy Coaster</a> was a Fabbri spinning wild mouse

Crazy Coaster was a Fabbri spinning wild mouse

It began spinning on the lift hill

It began spinning on the lift hill

The coaster wasn't in great decorative condition, and was pretty rough

The coaster wasn't in great decorative condition, and was pretty rough

We went for a walk around the park's rather unpleasantly coloured lake

We went for a walk around the park's rather unpleasantly coloured lake

The <a href='/theme-parks/europe/france/jacquou-parc/rides/la-grande-roue/'>big wheel</a> offered a very short ride, with only a single revolution before we had to get off

The big wheel offered a very short ride, with only a single revolution before we had to get off

After a stop at the disgusting dirty toilet block, we went on the <a href='/theme-parks/europe/france/jacquou-parc/rides/le-carrousel-venitien/'>carousel</a>, which was one of the better rides

After a stop at the disgusting dirty toilet block, we went on the carousel, which was one of the better rides

Meeting up at the snackbar

Meeting up at the snackbar

We left the park an hour and a half earlier than planned as there wasn't much to do, and it was all pretty run down

We left the park an hour and a half earlier than planned as there wasn't much to do, and it was all pretty run down

Stopped off at McDonald's for dinner on the way to our next hotel

Stopped off at McDonald's for dinner on the way to our next hotel

After a long drive we checked into the Futuroscope Hotel Alteora, where we'd be staying for two nights

After a long drive we checked into the Futuroscope Hotel Alteora, where we'd be staying for two nights

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