Menhir Express, Log flume ride in Parc Astérix, France
Menhir Express is a log flume ride in the La Gaule area of Parc Astérix in Plailly, Oise, built by Hopkins Rides and opened in 1995. Its thirty boats seat five passengers each, giving a capacity of 1,200 people per hour. The course has two drops, the final one thirteen metres high, with a bump on one of the drops; the ride lasts about five minutes.
Menhir Express opened in 1995 in the "La Gaule" area of Parc Astérix in Plailly, Oise. It was built by Hopkins Rides, the manufacturer behind the ride's water channel and drops. The attraction was added as a log flume whose theme draws on Obélix's trade as a menhir cutter and deliveryman.
The ride plays on Obelix's trade as a menhir cutter and delivery man: the queue passes the foremen's offices and the boarding hall is staged as the storehouse from which the menhirs are shipped. The boats themselves are not shaped like logs, unlike most flume rides, but carry the menhir-delivery joke.
This ride is accessible to visitors who meet the minimum height requirement, so check the guidelines before getting in line. The attraction can handle many riders per hour, but you may still face waits during peak times.
The boats are not shaped like logs, unlike most flume rides; they carry five passengers each, and the 30 boats give the ride a capacity of 1,200 people per hour. One of the two drops has a bump built into it, and the final drop is 13 metres high.
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