Day 2: Parc Astérix

We arrived at one of the Parc Astérix hotels and met up with some friends who would be joining us for the day

The day began with an ERS on Tonnerre 2 Zeus

The woodie is still as good as I remember, probably thanks to the recent refurbishment

Unfortunately due to a mistake by the park who opened the queueline to the rest of the day visitors, our ERS was curtailed after a single ride

Discobélix is Parc Astérix's superbly themed Zamperla Disk'O Coaster

I missed out on Vol D'Icare on my previous visit as it was closed thanks to the rain - with its harsh braking and general roughness, I'm not sure it was worth the 17 year wait

Next up was Pégase Express

We joined the long but steadily moving queue

It was a fun coaster with backwards and forwards elements, and looked great interacting with the park's rapids

Menhir Express was a very wet log flume, complete with a little section of "coaster" track in the middle!

Parc Astérix's smallest rollercoaster is SOS Numérobis

I've been looking forward to riding OzIris since it opened in 2012

The queue was very long and in the end we had to wait almost 90 minutes

Luckily there is plenty to see - firstly with the coaster soaring overhead in the outside section, and then in the indoor section within the nicely themed Egyptian tomb

Unfortunately the park won't let you ride OzIris wearing glasses, even if they are secured with a strap

Even so, OzIris is a superb ride and worth the wait to ride

It was very thoughtful for these Egyptians to greet us after our ride

Parc Astérix's new area for 2023 is Festival Toutatis

The area is headlined by Toutatis, an amazing Intamin LSM Launch Coaster

Lunch stop

A relaxing post-lunch float around La Rivière d'Elis

My lopsided ice cream

We left Parc Astérix at 7pm, having had a great day despite the crowds

It was very long drive to our hotel for the night, so dinner came courtesy of a stop at a service station en-route before we finally got to the hotel at 11:30pm