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[20XX] Puy du Fou UK

I know this isn’t a ‘theme park’ as such, but if this and Universal GB happen, what a time to be alive!

I’ve watched loads of videos of Puy Du Fou in France and it would be amazing to see this in the UK. I want to go to the one in France at some point.
 
@Matt N, the shows at Puy du Fou are more impressive than the biggest West End/Broadway shows. There are huge surprises around every corner and pack a stupid amount of spectacle into 25-40 minutes.

This ain’t the Globe show at EP.
 
Doesn't the French version work using massive numbers of volunteers though?
All from the one local area.
 
While exciting to see this project go to the next stage, it is a real shame for the team at Kynren/11 Arches, who are also trying to develop a similar park right now (alongside producing the Kynren show each summer). Can the UK support two of these style parks?
 
Aardvark747 said:
While exciting to see this project go to the next stage, it is a real shame for the team at Kynren/11 Arches, who are also trying to develop a similar park right now (alongside producing the Kynren show each summer). Can the UK support two of these style parks?
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Kynren / 11 Arches is put on by Puy du Fou though. It’s also at the other end of the country.

They won’t be worried about competing with themselves.
 
I wouldn't think that Puy du Fou in Oxfordshire would affect Kynren. Kynren is 230 miles and nearly 4 hours away in County Durham, so the two will have very different catchment areas.

Kynren will primarily be attracting visitors in the North, while Puy du Fou in Bicester will primarily attract visitors from the South and more southern parts of the Midlands, as well as some potential foreign tourist custom.
 
Matt N said:
I wouldn't think that Puy du Fou in Oxfordshire would affect Kynren. Kynren is 230 miles and nearly 4 hours away in County Durham, so the two will have very different catchment areas.

Kynren will primarily be attracting visitors in the North, while Puy du Fou in Bicester will primarily attract visitors from the South and more southern parts of the Midlands, as well as some potential foreign tourist custom.
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Bicester Village is INCREDIBLY popular with Chinese tourists. Might not bring in loads but deffo beneficial to the location
 
I hope that this goes ahead. I haven't been, but the original Puy du Fou looks brilliant, and it would be great to have one in the UK.
 
havaska said:
Kynren / 11 Arches is put on by Puy du Fou though. It’s also at the other end of the country.

They won’t be worried about competing with themselves.
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Although Puy Du Fou developed the show, it is not actually run by them. 11 Arches hired Puy Du Fou to produce the show but beyond the first year, Puy Du Fou have no involvement and it is a subsidiary of the Auckland Project that is funded by Jonathan Ruffer. I know that at the time, there was an exclusivity clause in the contract for producing Kynren but presume that this must be towards expiring if they are building their own.
 
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Puy du Fou have started their public consultation with some interesting notes being 13 different shows (6 outdoor 7 indoor), 3 hotels themed around different times in UK history, 20,000 trees and opening times between April and October.

For me this isn't something that I'm struggling to contain my excitement for but it's absolutely something I'd check out on it's opening year and return if I like it.
With the Theme Manchester resort, this and Universal Great Britain it's a exciting time for the UK leisure industry.
 
Here’s the site plan:

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Aim is to complete the planning process this year, start construction next year and have it open in 2029.

They also think 50% of visitors will be coming by public transport (bit ambitious I think) and that the project will create 700 permanent jobs.

Will be interesting down the line to see what they decide to call it - as you can guarantee it won’t be Puy du Fou mainly because only about three people in Britain can pronounce it.
 
Do these parks usually have more than one hotel? Plenty of room for future expansion either way, I'm definitely interested it's something we don't have in the UK.
 
KolonelKlink said:
Here’s the site plan:

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Aim is to complete the planning process this year, start construction next year and have it open in 2029.

They also think 50% of visitors will be coming by public transport (bit ambitious I think) and that the project will create 700 permanent jobs.

Will be interesting down the line to see what they decide to call it - as you can guarantee it won’t be Puy du Fou mainly because only about three people in Britain can pronounce it.
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Could be an extraordinary 5 years for the UK leisure industry.

I feel like Merlin have played FAFO and we are in peak FO time.
 
Ash said:
Could be an extraordinary 5 years for the UK leisure industry.

I feel like Merlin have played FAFO and we are in peak FO time.
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Merlin be like:
crushed noo GIF


Other UK parks at Merlin's plight be like:
Michael Jackson Popcorn GIF
 
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