The Insane Historical Theme Park With No Rides

[@GeorgesSpace]

This is a park that I've barely seen any English language content online about ever, so I thought I'd take a go at covering it. It's definitely super hard to get all the details correct when everything's in another language. Stay tuned for more from the weird world of theme parks coming in the future!

[@xxkimbatron]

I had no idea it existed so thank you for this! So interesting

[@AllycatlovesAG]

I’ve never heard of this park, but I’m so impressed with the scale and detail of all of these shows! If you need further help translating French content like this, feel free to reach out!

[@jlasf]

I just stumbled on Puy du Fou, even though I know France very well. Certainly, they do no outreach outside of Europe. While it features European history, I think Americans would still be interested. Will try to go during my next trip.

[@jonnym4670]

What no France theme park built around the history of stinky cheese I am offended

[@jlasf]

@@jonnym4670 That's Roquefortworld. Ironically, due to copyright concerns, their mascot is not a mouse. : )

[@atlasllm]

the dramatic theatre kid within me is losing my mind at simply seeing footage of all these shows, i can't imagine how awesome it'd be to watch these in person

[@3arezu]

i'm french and visited it in 2014 it was absolutely amazing and i'm sure it has so many upgrades now

[@ShakeItLittleTina]

Me at the start: How can this theme park possibly work with no rides? Me at the end: This might be the greatest theme park ever built and I must visit it immediately.

[@PixieDust18]

not everyone likes thrill rides (myself included) i was always frustrated when i visited disneyland paris, asterix park and port aventura because i couldn't do ANYTHING... le puy du fou is the most beautiful alternative !

[@DX115FALCON]

Awesome to see someone on KZbin finally covering Le Grand Parc at Puy Du Fou! I've been to this park a few times over the years and in my opinion it offers the best, most immersive theme park experience in the world. Strong recommendation if you like live shows

[@neoroussel5499]

As a french guy who has been to Puy Du Fou many times I think that what makes the park so charming is the atmosphere. Like how the medieval town is actually a real marketplace where you can go inside the stores and buy hand-crafted items from metal and leather workers, stone sculptors, etc. Also, in the coliseum, before the show starts, the crowd is split into 2 rival groups (romans and gauls) and actors keep hyping us up, it's actually very entertaining and actually serves a purpose in the story. In my opinion it's the best show because you actually feel like you're an actor in this one as they get you involved throughout Great video ! ⭐

[@MegaRedstoneMiner]

Fun fact about the Vikings - though odd, most converted to Christianity & settled down after years of raiding monasteries & churches in Britain. They even had a phrase for it "Christ on land, Thor at sea"

[@frankcisde2338]

Probably the best theme park shows in the world, especially the walkthroughs (WWI and the comte de Laperouse boat) and live action, in particular the gladiators, the vikings, the knights and "le mime et l'étoile " which is a real masterpiece of SFX, acting and emotion

[@MarquisdeL3]

As someone who doesn't really enjoy rides and loves history, Puy Du Fou really appeals to me. As a kid, I loved my family's trips to places like Colonial Williamsburg, Old Sturbridge Village, and even some bigger Renaissance Festivals. There's just something about being in a large immersive space. Sadly, I'm American and don't know French, so I'll probably never get to go to Puy Du Fou and we don't really have anything in that midpoint between Disney parks and living history on this continent.

[@Undrave]

The Puy du Fou company is actually working with the Cherokee Nation to create one of their giant shows for a new entertainment and retail complex, "The 407: Gaeway to Adventure", near the Smokey Mountains of Tenessee! So you might not get the full efect but you can see their technical knowledge and experience at work soon!

[@twrockstar]

If this place really grabs you, plan a trip, thats what im gonna do, if i had known this existed earlier in life you can bet id be either try and get a job over there or something similar, this looks like the coolest place on the planet where you can see ancient stuff in real time

[@andrewswope8735]

The park supplies translator devices. When I visited 15 years ago they were radio receivers. Now it's probably a app.

[@manasa530]

There's live translation available on your phone through the app, don't miss it!

[@kalcalous8097]

Just learn Frenchs smh

[@thelilunicorn766]

Puy du Fou is such an epic park! I've been there a couple times while on holiday in the Vendée as a kid. Even as an English person who only knew very basic French, the shows and sets just felt so immersive and iconic to me. When I saw the thumbnail of this video on my home page, I knew immediately that I had to click it lol.

[@ambravirlebreton]

22:26 Sadly in 1794 a Turreau's "infernal column" of murderers actually burned the castle of Puy du Fou and killed people in the little city where the park is located. In Vendée, it's a real traumatism, with the fact that we have a big quantity of details about the number of deaths, the way it happens...

[@nicolaspithon5042]

Massacres dans la Vendée de l'époque c'est à dire le département actuel + le pays de Retz ( sud est de la Loire Atlantique ) + le pays Bressuirais ( Nord Ouest des Deux Sèvres ) + les Mauges ( Sud Ouest du Maine et Loire )

[@DarkJuju92]

Ne pas oublier. Ce foutu génocide est trop souvent mis sous le tapis...

[@lapinmalin8626]

et dire que des gauchistes disent encore que le massacre des vendéens n'a jamais existé

[@Cat_yaek]

I live in Normandy and have been here twice it is AMAZING you can feel the fire from the audience which feels very hot tho

[@coasterlover2484]

I loved seeing someone try to explain Puy Du Fou to people who’ve never heard of it 🤣

[@matt9506]

If you think there are no lines (queues), you may not have been when it's very busy. We were there at the beginning of August and we queued for 45 minutes to try to get into les oiseaux fantomes and still didn't get in, and had to queue for at least 30 minutes for all of the big shows. People were queuing for over an hour to get in the gladiator show. The app worked fine for us but used the subtitles rather than audio. But my children enjoyed it without that and without knowing any French. Also the in-park GPS function of the app was pretty great.

[@Ajvngou]

Yep, i try audio at the beginning of our visit, after that u rather use subs and after that... i just enjoy the shows at French.

[@vaudou74]

i went there this summer, we took the pass emotion which allowed to short cut the lines and get the best seats and even when the regular pass were full, we always managed to bypass the rope because the pass emotion had still some/plenty seats opened.....in 2 days we managed to avoid to be blocked by the rope 4 times and saved some hours and standing still with kids (especially in hot summer)

[@FiggyG11]

I went there today! SO underrated! Five Stars!

[@mythmaker6554]

More countries should have something like this honestly.

[@gaspardcaux5294]

There is a puy du fou in spain and i think they are planning to build one in England

[@KoenRuis]

@@gaspardcaux5294 And one in The Netherlands

[@AC-th4ci]

Honestly, I'm not really surprised something like this spawned out of France rather than anywhere else. They're definitely here for the drama lol

[@rolfathan]

I would love to see more theme parks that have no rides. Knowing you could just go, no worries about who can handle what kinds of rides, or kids being too short to ride.

[@AC-th4ci]

I literally started tearing up just watching some of these clips, these attractions are BEAUTIFUL and absolute pinnacles of visual art. I'm not sure even Disney tops this for sheer spectacle. On another hand, as soon as you said "Reign of Terror" I was like "oh noooo" 😂 Still, I've been dying to visit France for years (I live in the US) and this definitely isn't helping me get over it.

[@aweatherstone9503]

I almost never comment but I was shocked by this video getting far fewer views and likes it deserves! I’m really glad this introduced me to your channel.

[@ItsJayCross319]

Amazing coverage of this completely unique park! I have been dreaming of going for a long time, and I'll be in France later this year, so hopefully I can swing it. I really appreciate such concise, thorough explanations of just what makes Puy du Fou so special (and strange). It has me itching to go even more now. Keep up the good work, your content is amazing!

[@Brandis13]

Really want to visit this park! France seems to have a weakness for strange parks, many years ago, I visited Futuroscope and while they have added rides in the last few years, back then, it was pretty much only shows and amazing landscaping. And pretty much all the shows being films. Another part which really fascinates me about Puy du fou are the hotels, they are amazingly well themed, even the rooms themselves, much more so than any Disney hotel. Maybe you could make another videos about them?

[@invisiblemansleepininyobed9989]

Holy moly, under 1000 likes and under 100 comments. This is seriously one of the most interesting vids (that isn’t a million years long) in ages. Keep up the great work.

[@DamianCaelenTM]

Just wanted to let you know you deserve a lottttt more subs than you currently have, I’ll look eagerly for the 1 million sub video 🎉🎉

[@45agoral]

Great video! I'm French and Puy du Fou is now my favorite theme park! ❤ Great shows, great theming, great prices, great hotels and great employees. I've been there 5 times since 2002 and I've stayed 2 times in La Villa Gallo-Romaine. ❤ So long Disneyland Paris...

[@FelicityUwU]

Yo this looks absolutely epic. My mom went to a french emersion school as a kid, but then never used French again and lost most of it. In an alternate universe, maybe she'd still know it and we'd have the money to go to this super epic looking park with her as my guide. We can dream, right?

[@Deathisaninevitablething]

It is amazing trust me

[@SuperLn1991]

Can't help for the money but they have headphones with traductions

[@PixieDust18]

there are headphones for translation if I remember correctly

[@ai_is_a_great_place]

My opinion is this looks like such a fantastic place and I want to visit now! Great video!

[@briansieve]

A theme park fan all my life. I first learned of this incredible place today. Great stuff. Thanks

[@Walnutcreekproducion]

Love your videos! Very high quality content

[@2RealGeeks]

This was amazing never know this excited and needed this in my life! Thanks for showing this to us! your also an excellent story teller.

[@shiethegal]

I think if Disney's America theme park concept had taken a similar approach to Puy Du Fou, the idea may have been recieved a lot better. A series of stage shows that give patrons a window into history is a bit more tactful than taking events like the American Civil War and Industrial Revolution and turning them in to theme park rides and giving guests a first hand experience in "what it was like to be a slave."

[@gontrandjojo9747]

If you want a theme park based on History, don't leave it to Disney 🤣 Puy du Fou was built by passionate and local people and grew slowly before becoming successfull... if you leave it to big corporations you will have plastic woke trash.

[@bethanymoore8457]

This sounds like the kind of theme park I would love! The level of immersion achieved here is incredible. Well done video!

[@alexandravalentina4854]

Ty so much for covering this!! I’ve had an obsession with this park and the one from Spain for years! I’ve seen videos from Spain since I speak Spanish as a native language but for the original French park I’m unfortunately ignorant in that language

[@christiaanh]

I only knew of Puy du Fou because of iets representation at De Efteling. Amazing video, very detailed

[@SmokyMountainStarlight]

Thank you for this! We are super excited since this will be coming to our area ! ❤ This is wonderful to see!

[@prunteacristianadrian6230]

I've been there a few times and I couldn't get enough of it every time I went!

[@gillianmchale8751]

I get so excited to come in here and see you posted!! Already know it’s going to be a great one.

[@goinghaydenwire]

I've never heard of this park but now I must visit it immediately

[@user-uy2lq3nk6i]

I was there when I was little and even got the vip experience, so glad that there’s content about this unforgettable place

[@sebastiendoquin918]

Yes, the "Nordman" (Viking) converted to Christianity and King Raoul of France gave a duchy to the Viking Rollon (later Robert) in 912 A.D. and the region of Normandy was subsequently created (Nord-man if you break down the region's name). from France

[@ADMTrevor]

This is like a super renfaire

[@loop231]

I've never heard of this place but it looks so cool! You got a subscribe from me!

[@archi3y]

Isn’t this the company that asked savills (the British estate agent) to find a plot of land for a theme park in Britan?

[@katherinealvarez9216]

* Sees light show * I wanna go here. * Later on in the video * Uhh...dang it.

[@frogBISCUITS]

Why have I never heard about this? This is amazing!

[@geloboi5662]

How does this only have around 800 likes This is an amazing video for an amazing theme park

[@Quert_Zuiopue]

In the beginning, thats not really a medieval castle, but a renaissance manor. (In german, we have an extra word, that describes a "castle" which is only for representation and has no defenses: "Schloss".)

[@Indigo1.3897]

Puy du fou is building this park 5 minutes from my house in East Tennessee. Scheduled to open in 2025.

[@antoinemozart243]

Why not in Graceland ? Elvis viking, Elvis Knight. Elvis gladiator,, Elvis musketeer even whynot, Elvis singer.

[@archivistways]

as a younger theme park lover i'm soo happy to learn about this, and i'm honestly shocked i hadn't heard about it before !! this is so impressive i am JOYOUSSSS over this

[@archivistways]

found ur channel yesterday and have been binging !! i love these so much

[@SunnyLao-o9t]

Amazing

[@johndownes-m7d]

Been three times absolutely loved it every time ,nice place for motor homes to stop over.

[@dherman0001]

How is it possible this is the first time im hearing about this?

[@sunnyquartz]

wow this is amazing!

[@FigmentForever]

Never heard of this place but would love to visit! Thanks for sharing such a gem of a place 😊

[@Deathisaninevitablething]

Yess definitely go when you can, I got back two days ago and I go once every year for about 5 years, also if you do go, I recommend the walk-throughs, the vikings, Mousquetaires de Richelieu, LA mime et l'étoile and les noces du feu (it's a night show but if you're willing to stay that long, it's amazing AND free) actually I just recommend them all they're all amazing

[@nicosledakis7452]

Adding this place to my bucket list

[@1amSam]

Seems similar to Ren faires but French history! Very cool concept and amazing scale!

[@driprubies2464]

That looks like an amazing time!

[@oliverstemp9132]

I went here several times as a child. It was amazing, fantastic place.

[@stevecardiff444]

Ive been twice and it is fantastic. The scale of the shows is hard to believe - especially the evening show. As mentioned above - the hotels are like no other and reasonably priced, as is the park

[@jackier1726]

Would love for you to do a review video on The Sparticle Mystery or Wolfblood from CBBC. Found your Trapped video so funny 😅

[@nemnyoom]

anyway, when i was younger and the economy was kinder, my family would often go on holidays to france, and, if we got to go to puy du fou, it was a good holiday. we used to get these little radios that came with dubbed tracks of most of the shows, but they would sometimes become desynchronised with the performance. by the last year we went, eight or so years ago (puy du fou is a dog-free location, and We Got A Dog), we didn't bother with the translations. you can get enough of the story from the english maps and context we saw the night show once in my memory. i remember a guy introducing himself as 'jaques', horses through the water, and a spinning castle going from new to old and back again. i was asleep for most of it. my family's favourite shows are the vikings and the ballet of the birds, which i believe has been renamed a few times watching the gladiators in this video, i was surprised at the lack of blood (and also the boat. again, i have not been recently, and, the last time we did, it was mostly to enjoy the theming and a few of our favourite shows). like, i remember so many wounds. my parents had to tell me that they had bags of fake blood hidden in their costumes. i can't imagine how much of a pain it was to launder all of that. the best part of this park is seeing craftspeople work in the village, and buying some of their stuff. it's just all so skillful and cool. what you cited as detractors were, to me, positives. i was thinking "yeah, no, that's a positive, dude," the whole way through. until you dropped that the founder is. like. a french nigel farage

[@PixieDust18]

the night show was perhaps " les orgues de feu" ? today the show was replaced ...

[@Samouraii]

I'm assuming CineScenie influenced Kynrin in County Durham? It seems very similar

[@pol..]

Puy du fou created kynren but the show does not belong to them

[@liamcollinson5695]

I know people like it with out rides but honestly i think it would be better with them since the theming is so good

[@Tomneom]

Considering English Puy Du Fou Was announced about a month back, i wonder how Different it will be compared with the french and Spanish versions

[@casperthegm741]

Do you mean all the shows will be narrated and acted in English? Or some kind of combination of French and English?

[@Tomneom]

@@casperthegm741 A Puy Du Fou should be opening in the UK Eventually

[@KyrilPG]

They'll probably have a UKIP member as history consultant...

[@thormod1248]

This is AMAZING. While rides are the bees knees, there is something to be said about *amazing* stage productions that depict great events and stories. It could be argued that the giant theatre that rotates is "technically" a ride, If T2 3D (super amazing for what it was and I never missed it when I went) at Universal was a ride, I dont see how this wouldnt qualify.

[@Undrave]

I learned about this park a few years ago. I was looking up some itineries in France for work and spotted the name Puy du Fou on the map and I was curious about it.

[@maxxie84]

Hi, amazing video! I love it. I agree with you we in France tend to be too French centric. We don't really do well for non-french speaker tourists, and there is some sense that it doesn't really matter cause we are still the most visited country in the world. But we are also very proud of our history and culture so it can feel a bit overproud france. Wow, I eoulf have loved to see the reign of terror one... And I could also say that the WW1 trenches is not a very joyful thing either, but history is pretty violent and this is very educational, so I think it's fine. Just to note on the political side, the 100 years war France really was invaded by the british, clearly, many times, so I can't really see how the british could turn this around to say that we were the bad guys... ahah

[@Robert-io6ht]

Thanks, I went there because of this video! As a dutchman this park was certainly a unique, epic and confusing experience. Just went there this summer and I couldn't believe how many people there were. At the end I definitively felt the katholic and nationalistic portrayal of things. Still, it was great and I will renember it fondly (though it is costly)

[@katiestoker8391]

You should think about looking into the history of blackgang chine on the isle of white. It was founded in 1843 and had no offical rides until 2005.

[@0Ce0UIoPC]

This looks like an absolutely amazing. God bless those keeping with the will to bring their dreams into reality.

[@the-inatorinator]

Big French Ren Faire...

[@godspellflowerfr5991]

Does anyone know what the quality of the animal treatment at this park is?

[@camelotduroy1168]

there were false accusations of mistreatment but their teams are actually very professional

[@SuperLn1991]

It've seen a few documentary about it they are very loved and well cared for. They have another park (rarely open to public) just for the animals, a bit like a zoo but with more space for them. They also have their own vet clinic and lots of professional to take care of them. and train them until they are fully ready to go. They show one bird that didn't want to perform they never forced it and just let him chill all day long!

[@Sakurathefoxrox]

As a lover of history with a focus on DRESS history, I *love* the look of this park, and wish I could go and visit myself. My French is rusty to nonexistant though, so it might be hard, especially with the translator supposedly being a bit on the... Lacking side, but I'd still love to see it.

[@SuperLn1991]

They have headphones with traductions of the shows

[@John081590]

Oh myyy i want to visit it someday!!!

[@ExpiredArtSkills]

We have one like this in the Netherlands but its wayyyyy less spectaculair

[@jules86482]

As a french Disneyland fan this park is insane and I might like it more that Disney, just because the immersion is unmatched. I love that it's not targeted to young children at all. I don't understand why it should be. Families with very young children have many alternatives. And it makes it stand out from competitors. I also love that the theme is precise. It helps the immersion a lot. I wouldn't want a show themed in another country for example. When you step foot in this park, you truly embark on a time travelling journey and I think that's epic 🥰 They have other projects in other european countries to tell other stories.

[@KyrilPG]

Except that the park doesn't make visitors time-travel through French history but through catholic nationalist "history". Big difference.

[@somethingfunny6867]

its the same scale as the disney holywood studio shows indian jones and the light camera action show. the very best bits of the backlot in disney.

[@UlysseLaarwall]

I went to this park as a teenager, about 6 years ago, before learning all the shitty stuff about the owners being crazy-ass religious fundamentalists. And I honestly, even then, I thought it was kinda mid :/ The shows were not bad per-say, but they all felt kinda messy and underwhelming. They consisted mostly in just a bunch of -exploited and underpaid- comedians running around wearing horrible costumes on a very impressive stages, occasionally delivering incredibly cheesy dialogues to try and tie it all in a light storyline. You could clearly tell that they were all doing their own little scripted routine (which I shouldn't be noticing) but scattered across the stage to make you feel like a lot is happening. I didn't really knew where to look at most of the time, while there was actually nothing much going on. All the shows rely on one "Wow Element" (such as the Viking ship coming out of lake or the moving castle tower) and everything around that is just filler. It was just very messy and lacked a feeling of a coherent whole. (and I can't stress enough how hideous several of these costumes looked.) And between these shows, the theming in the park is very light, when not downright inexistent, which was also rather disappointing. There are a few little villages scattered through, they were cute but nothing out of the ordinary for a European (except for the "An 1000" one which looked like a cheap historical re-enactment camp). But apart from that most of the park is just dirt road through a forest. Even though I usually enjoy a stroll through the woods, I usually prefer going to an actual forest near me for free instead of loosing 25 bucks to a far-right group for it. Because yes, I also have to address the elephant in the room: the ideology. I was 17 when I went there, totally oblivious of the park's history, and even then I was able to tell something was off. The park clearly had an agenda. Despite being advertised as a Historical Theme Park, all of the shows, were actually more about Catholic folklore (which wouldn't be a problem by itself if the park was being honest about it). the Historical depictions were full of weird choices and inaccuracies that even as high-schooler I was able to see; for example here are some of the things you can "learn" about History in this park: Johann of Arc won thanks to her magic spear given by Saint Michael himself, the Viking raids were stopped by a resurrected Saint walking on water, or (my favourite one) the Gauls wanted to become Christian, but the Romans disagreed (that one is wild if you know history a bit). Once I noticed that, the park overall had a strange vibe that didn't put me at ease. After my initial disappointment, I had a little bit uncomfortable visit. After this strange experience I went back home and did some research about it. That's when I find out that the park was created and is still owned by a far-right politician family, the DeVilliers. who are about the worst type of politicians you can imagine. They believe in the Great Replacement theory, the LGBT lobby coming for your children, all of the usual bullshit; they're anti-immigration, anti-Muslims, anti-Gay Rights, anti-feminist, anti-abortion, anti-vax... you name it, they got it. But it goes further than this, the DeVilliers are also Monarchists, they actually believe that we should abandon Democracy to go back to religious Monarchy. Which -to put it lightly, is something I disagree with- but explained the very negative and Manichean depiction of the Revolution is several of the attractions. And I also found a lot of articles and even columns written by many renowned historians that condemned this park. What the park is doing is not just strange artistic choices, it is downright historical revisionism to push on their disgusting political agenda, with a reactionary, ultra-nationalist vision of History centred only around Catholicism to an unsuspecting audience (since it is advertised as Historical Theme Park). There are also several rumours of animals being mistreated. I don't want to talk to much about it since they are mostly just rumours, even if they are coming from former park employees, there are quite a few of them, and I don't think the park has ever even denied them. So in a conclusion, I would not recommend going to this place (if this wasn't clear lmao). Although you probably won't have a bad day there, it's frankly not that great, and definitely not worth giving your money to these horrible people. If you want a unique French Theme Park, I would recommend Park Asterix or The Futuroscope instead.

[@luluda2316]

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[@julienmazaudier]

Ne l'écoutez pas, il raconte des conneries. Et en plus j'ai trouvé le parc Astérix assez décevant par rapport à l'univers de la BD. Il manque de personnalité. Contrairement au Puy du Fou on ne se sent pas tellement transporté dans l'univers gallo-romain. Le sens du détail et de la reconstitution historique n'est pas aussi prononcé.

[@Deathisaninevitablething]

I LOVE PUY DU FOU. i go there every year,i have done for years, its INSANELY good, istg and the new show, la mime et l'etoile, is BRILLIANT,disney aint got nothing on puy du fou 550/10, would reccomend

[@Elmerstudd007]

Can you potentially do a deep dive on the Spanish version?? I frankly don't care if I do not speak French or fluent Spanish but I would love to visit these... even if the story is a bit one sided and skewed.

[@railsplitters79]

I wish there was something like this in the US. It’s looks amazing.

[@DominiqueComte]

the company is international, and they have parks in several countries, with shows based on local history. what they export is their technology, not the french culture.

[@thefalconf7686]

Thank you very much for this reaaally good, accurate and complete video. I'm a french guy who loves Puy du Fou as a real passion, I have the chance to go there every year since 2012 and I will never get bored of it. For "Le Chemin de la Mémoire" yes, it dated back to 1992 so it became a little... outmoded.. and a little... creepy 😅New PdF creations every year are now wayyy fresher For the controversy with French historians : in reality, people at Puy du Fou claim to be artists, and not historians. Even if it is a theme park on french "history", the objective is to narrate it with a form of poetry and to draw its inspiration from people's collective imaginary, like for example, horns on vikings helmets, etc. Historians who criticize a kind of "distortion" of the history just dont understand the goal of the park. Well I'm really happy to see that PdF begins to be known around the world more and more. Actually it is the 1st time I see a video on it made by someone from another country, and when it's complete such as this, it is a real pleasure. Thaank youu Sorry if I made mistakes, my english should be good but it's not perfect, and I didnt use a translator :) have a great day and thx again

[@PixieDust18]

Mon père a voulu me faire tester le chemin de la mémoire quand j'avais 7 ans sans savoir de quoi parler l'attraction ... ça m'a traumatisé 😂 j'était bien contente quand ça a été remplacé par les amoureux de verdun

[@florianroussel5875]

Yeah, i'm sure there is many artists in pdf but the problem w/ historian was about calling the vendée revolt a genocide and using false numbers. I don't think artists chose to lie on numbers of deaths. Plus philippe de villier is openly very very conservative

[@KyrilPG]

Or rather historians perfectly understood the goal of the park, which goes "a bit" further than just narrating with poetry... De villiers is a far-right royalist and christian nationalist. There's nothing "innocent" in the narrative choices and the liberties taken with history.

[@sinner13halloweenfiend76]

This them park look so sick I would love to go to this 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@lukew6725]

I don't understand a single word of French but I need to go there!

[@Solwth]

As a French that went to Puy du Fou. I agree with all the shows showing a good side of a monarchist/ catholic France. it’s what De Villiers represent in French politic.. it’s such a small number of pple who think like this that French pple don’t even see it as such. Most French ppl think it’s because the Park is in « Vendée » the region who has been the most royalist/ catholic throughout French history. Good thing that this kind of propaganda doesn’t really work as the monarchy is still widly seen negatively in France, except in Puy du Fou.

[@pippawright2171]

Guess what i went here yesterday the bird show was mind-blowing

[@lemueljr1496]

Jenny Nichols would love this and Evermore needs to pay attention. This looks amazing!

[@quintu5]

Whaaat?! Why did I just learn about this place?

[@coyoteartist]

I have never heard of this place and I'm oddly annoyed that I haven't. I seriously would love to go there. Unless I'm missing the mark, it sounds like there's a lot you can get out of it without knowing French at all. Plus I'm a sucker for horse performances. Yeah you said it's obviously intended for a French crowd, but it looks like the shows still tell a lot without knowing language or history.

[@vincentlamarque5777]

great video

[@Jhossack]

Main complaint? Too French. From an Englishman. That gave him the shitty headphones. lol.

[@MyPrideFlag]

I really liked the authenticity and focus on local history and tradition when I visited 10 years ago. That's what makes Puy de Fou special in the first place and not another generic clone of Disneyland. The language barrier was a bit of a nuisance, though. I'm going this year so I will see thr quality of thr translation.

[@max_208]

I'm glad you mention the whole conservative/catholic propaganda because it was really jarring for me when visiting, i would make bets with my friends if the show was going to end with "Christianity saves the day" or "monarchy is good actually", the end of the roman show where it goes full on propaganda "gaullois saved by christ" is the most jarring for me (especially history-wise since the romans where the one who converted gaul to Christianity not the other way around)

[@PendelSteven]

I can understand why there's only French from the location. To the north: France. To the east: France. To the south: France. Well, but not even Spanish, but Catalan (...) and to the west: L'Océan. Donc Français 21:50 I'd say Path. Path of Memories.

[@jinx8624]

next time im in france I'll probaly go history is pretty cool even if it's fictional history

[@StuNewnham]

Are you related to Coaster Bot??? You've got the exact same voice!

[@PengutheFox]

Also Ghibli Park has no rides

[@rachelcook6867]

Just watched Jenny Nicholson’s latest Patreon video about a return to Evermore (they have not gotten better) and this was a great palate cleanser about a ride less theme park done right.

[@unisangalaxystudio]

I know you never been here but I would like to hear your take on Puy du Fou in Spain I wonder what's there ? - Rome - Visigothic - Umayyad Caliphate - Crown of Castile - Habsburg Spain with Charles V - Spanish Republic - current Spain plus the one in China wonder what will they have?

[@louisg598]

woah.

[@christophegauducheau9027]

I live near this place and it s amazing place i m sure if you want to go you won t disapointed.

[@didier75012]

You can have translation easily thats why i don t understand your comment, anyway the story are very basic, its just for the show. Nothing to do with History, just a sort of.. If a french man visits disneyland he does not need any translation. Same in puy du fou. Only le panache need some explanations. In a way french history is related to world history, king arthur, jeanne d arc, the vikings, roman arena, verdun and the first world war etc.. Many people in france are not happy about ideology in some show, but nothing to do with nazisme or communisme, if your are not french its not your problem, it is just a show