Le Bioscope
Le Bioscope was an amusement and theme park in Alsace ( France ).
Located in Ungersheim in southern Alsace near Colmar and Mulhouse , the park was opened on June 1, 2006 as the first environmental and health park in France. The facility had been planned since 1993 and the foundation stone was laid on October 16, 2004. Due to its location in the town near the border, the operator also hoped for numerous visitors from neighboring Germany and Switzerland.
The 12.5 hectare leisure and theme park wanted to convey science in a playful and entertaining way. The name Bioscope gives an idea of what the content was about, namely the relationship between people and the environment. Visitors should raise awareness of their environment in a playful and entertaining way. The program included topics such as extreme climatic conditions , ecosystems , environmental pollution or physical equilibrium phenomena . In addition, the questions of sleeping and dreaming as well as care and healing were investigated.
The park was only open from April to November.
Frédéric Jung , who also designed the International Museum of Perfumery ( Musée Internationale de la Parfumerie in French ) in Grasse , was responsible for the architecture . The landscape architect Ursula Kunz took care of the green areas. The park is circular and criss-crossed by water channels, the center of which is a replica of a meteorite impact that shook the area near Ensisheim on November 16, 1492 . With regard to the theme of the facility, it goes without saying that the amusement park was built as environmentally friendly as possible. The focus was on energy consumption, water consumption and the integration of the system into the natural environment. The total investment of the Parisian park operator Grévin, who also created Asterix Park , amounted to 61 million euros.
A second construction phase began in 2008, with the aim of expanding the park to 50 hectares. The experiences made so far should influence the decision as to whether the park should focus on pedagogy or play in the future. The operator also hoped to attract 350,000 visitors a year.
The park was criticized because it takes up too much space and is harmful to the environment. Another criticism was that it was built largely with public funds, while neighboring theme parks such as Europa-Park in Rust did not receive such funds. Another point of criticism was the plastic flair of the facility.
On September 30, 2012 the park was closed due to a lack of visitors and debts of around 28 million euros. On July 1, 2014, the Parc du Petit Prince , dedicated to the Little Prince from the novel of the same name by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry , opened in its area .
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- ↑ The Bioscope next to the Ecomusée ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Mittelbadischen Presse: Bioscope - State subsidies without a legal basis?
- ↑ In the sign of the little prince, in: Der Sonntag, July 13, 2014, p. 23.
- ↑ Announcement about the closure of the Bioscope (French)
- ↑ New theme park in Alsace: The Little Prince for those with a head for heights from: Spiegel Online from July 3, 2014
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Coordinates: 47 ° 51 ′ 38.7 " N , 7 ° 17 ′ 49.1" E