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The first Aerial Park in the world
TO BE OPEN JULY 1ST
PRESS RELEASE
A poetic and playful theme park located in the heart of Alsace between Colmar and Mulhouse
in the Haut Rhin in Ungersheim, the Little Prince Park opens its doors to the public.
An original “French twist” concept, ranks as the first aerial park in the world, promises
to all the Little Prince fans a unique emotional experience, with 31 attractions and shows
divided into three major themes – the flight, the planet to planet trip and the animals –
for an immersion into the fantastic universe of the Little Prince.
“All grown-ups were children first.
But few of them remember it.”
An exceptional day
in a return to childhood
No amusement park project has yet emerged on the theme of The Little Prince.
Yet, this literary phenomenon, published in 1943, is worldly known. With over 150 million
copies sold, 13 million in France, its translation in 285 languages, and with its 400 million
readers, The Little Prince is the 3rd most popular book in the world.
It is the poetic and philosophical universe of the Little Prince that has inspired this attraction
park particularly innovative in its concept.
Emotion, laughter and wonder guaranteed with 31 attractions that invite little ones and grownups to fly and travel from planet to planet with the Little Prince, but also make extraordinary
encounters with animals…
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FLY
TRAVEL
ENCOUNTER WITH
THE ANIMALS
GARDENS
TRAVEL FROM PLANET TO PLANET, in 2D, 3D and 4D - with an extraordinary
programming in the big movie theaters of the park : The Little Prince
adventures in 3D or the Planet of the Giant, famous series by Méthod
Animation, currently broadcast on France 3 Ludo.
The grown-ups will enjoy The Wings of Courage, movie of Jean-Jacques
Annaud retracing the grand saga of the Aeropostale and the tale of Guillaumet
in the Andes.
On the travel theme, other unique attractions will complement to the programming:
The Astronomical Questions, a giant quiz for children and adults developed by the CNRS,
Underwater Planet, a 4D attraction for an incredible photo safari in the Depths of the
Ocean on a sea scooter, and Tame Me, an attraction in which a virtual young fox exchange
with the public.
ENTRANCE
ENCOUNTER THE ANIMALS, AS WE RARELY USED TO SEE THEM… Thanks to a butterfly
farm, first breeding farm open to the public, with its immersive tunnel, its greenhouses and
its garden filled with flowers to attract all species of butterflies of the region.
As well as Dancing with the Sheep, a unique show hosted by Hobo, the border collie of
the Little Prince Park and its eight sheeps, or Encounter with the Foxes, an unprecedented
attraction with four young foxes almost tamed.
FLY, with two giant tethered balloons that represent two of the Little Prince’s planets
– the Planet of the King and the Planet of the Lamplighter. Visitors will travel up to
150 meters above ground and will admire one of the most beautiful French scenery
(view on the balloon of Vosges, and the Black Forest up to the Alpes).
Visitors can also fly aboard the Aerobar of the Planet of the Drinker, a fun
attraction that will take 15 passengers up in the air for a drink at 35 meters off
the ground, feet in the sky.
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From Planet to Planet
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Draw me a Sheep
21
The Labyrinth of the Fountain
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The Little Prince 3D Movie
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The Balloon of the Lamplighter
22
The Balloon of the King
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B.612
13
Sheeps in the Meadow
23
Aerousel
4
The Wave Swinger
14
Foxes on the prairie
24
Night Flight
5
Southern Mail
15
The Big Swing
25
Underwater Planet
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The Snake
16
The zip-line
26
The Dew of Desert
7
Tame me
17
The Big Movie Theater
27
The Small Little Princes
8
The Aerobar of the Drinker
18
The Plane
28
Leap-frog
9
Saint-Exupéry Exhibition
19
Citadelle
29
Metamorphosis
10
Astronomical Questions
20
The Rose Garden
30
Butterflies Greenhouses
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The Butterflies Garden
Many other experiences of the flight will be proposed like the wave
swinger, the Aerousel - carousel on the aeronautic theme, Night Flight,
And many other surprises and unique shows
that will amazed little ones and grown-ups!
simulating journey on the epic conditions of the pilot without visibility,
Southern Mail, where the young aeronauts carry the mail to the right
continent or a visit aboard a real Antonov 2 - the biggest biplane of the
world designed in the 1940s.
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Practical Information
Access map
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TICKETING
On site or online www.parcdupetitprince.com
FARE
68190 Ungersheim
between Colmar and Mulhouse
22 € per adult,
16 € per kid (under 12).
GPS : 47°51’38.52’’ N 7°17’48.95’’ E
ACCESS
Ungersheim (Haut-Rhin)
15 km from Mulhouse TGV and 40 km from Bâle-Mulhouse Airport.
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For more information
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Parc du Petit Prince
Contact
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68 190 Ungersheim - [email protected]
Press contact: Agence The Desk
Laurence DE LA TOUCHE + 33 (0)1 40 54 19 73 - + 33 (0)6 09 11 11 32
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