Mirapolis
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Mirapolis was a theme park which was opened in 1987 in Courdimanche
, in the city of Cergy-Pontoise
. It was one of the first French theme parks, and its themes were the tales and the great novels of France. The park was dominated by a huge statue of Gargantua
, inside which an attraction, a dark ride
, was installed. Carlos
was the park's celebrity spokesman. The park was closed in 1991 because it never turned any profit. On 1st September 1995, the head of Gargantua was dynamited.
Courdimanche
Courdimanche is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France.-References:** -External links:* * *...
, in the city of Cergy-Pontoise
Cergy-Pontoise
Cergy-Pontoise is a new town in France, in the Val d'Oise département, northwest of Paris on the Oise River. It owes its name to two of the communes that it covers, Cergy and Pontoise....
. It was one of the first French theme parks, and its themes were the tales and the great novels of France. The park was dominated by a huge statue of Gargantua
Gargantua and Pantagruel
The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel is a connected series of five novels written in the 16th century by François Rabelais. It is the story of two giants, a father and his son and their adventures, written in an amusing, extravagant, satirical vein...
, inside which an attraction, a dark ride
Dark ride
A dark ride or ghost train is an indoor amusement ride where riders in guided vehicles travel through specially lit scenes that typically contain animation, sound, music, and special effects....
, was installed. Carlos
Carlos (singer)
Carlos , born Yvan-Chrysostome Dolto, and sometimes called Jean-Christophe Doltovitch, was a leading French singer, entertainer and actor.-Biography:...
was the park's celebrity spokesman. The park was closed in 1991 because it never turned any profit. On 1st September 1995, the head of Gargantua was dynamited.