Futuroscope

This past Tuesday I went on a field trip with some of the 11th graders from La Herdrie. We went to the 'Futuroscope' which is a multimedia-themed attraction park. There are different interactive rides that involve multimedia of some sort as well as numerous iMax movies to watch throughout the day (I saw one about VanGogh, . It was a lot of fun! Peggy got to go as well which made it all the better. We ran around from attraction to attraction to get to as many as possible during the day! I am proud to say that we surpassed our goal.

The architecture is pretty cool as well. It is very modern with lots of metal and glass involved.

This ride was one of my favorites. It is difficult to see because of the lighting, but you are put into roller coaster like seats and then the robot (the big white thing) spins and twirls you around all over the place! It isn't for the faint at heart....

Unfortunately, it was a very overcast and windy day. We were lucky to be there at a time when there are no lines, since they are all outside.

It was impossible to take a picture of my favorite attraction. Translated into English it is called 'With Eyes Wide Closed.' In groups of 2-4, a blind person leads you into a pitch black 'maze' of sorts. There was a beach room, trash room, a 'boat,' a pedestrian cross-walk etc. We had to identify what we were standing on, what we smelled, what we felt etc. It was very interesting to get a small glimpse into the world of the blind. Our guide was tons of fun and purposefully set us up for disaster as well :). It is always nice to be with someone with a sense of humor!

It was a fun thing to do for a day and I'm glad I got to experience it. Here is the Wiki link if you want further explanation of exactly what it is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futuroscope . If you click on the 'French' translation, you can see more pictures of it as well.