Papea Parc, Family amusement park in Yvré-l'Évêque, France
Papea Parc is an amusement park in Yvré-l'Évêque offering several rides including the Cyclone, L'Apache, Grand Splash, Pirate Ship, Mine Train, and the high-speed roller coaster Speedy Nuts. The site also features a water area with slides and various other attractions for visitors of different ages.
Founded in 1971, the park takes its name from the initials of "Parc d'attractions pour enfants et adultes". On 4 December 2007 Roger Sacreste, a former ride concessionaire at the Jardin d'acclimatation, and his family took over the site and moved it from a Wild West theme to broader themed areas. A water park with a paddling pool and two slides dates from the early 1990s.
The name Papéa is an acronym for "Parc d'attractions pour enfants et adultes" (amusement park for children and adults). Since the Sacreste family took over in December 2007, the western theme has given way to several separate themed areas meant to reach a wider public.
The park sits in Yvré-l'Évêque, east of Le Mans in the Sarthe. The water park, with a paddling pool and two slides, dates from the early 1990s and was joined in 2024 by a new water area, Aqua Papéa. A 3-hectare motel extension and a redesigned car park with photovoltaic panels are planned for 2026.
The park's name is an acronym of "Parc d'attractions pour enfants et adultes" (park of attractions for children and adults), coined when it opened in 1971. The site was long run as Papéa City with a Western American theme before the Sacreste family, former ride concessionaires at the Jardin d'acclimatation, took over on 4 December 2007 and reorganised it into separate themed areas.
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