Showing posts with label giant animals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label giant animals. Show all posts

21 October 2014

Steampunk theme park


Very cool theme park. Which one you ask?

In a 337-hectare island in the centre of the city of Nantes, on Brittany’s western edge, some French designers have created a theme park inspired by Jules Vern (especially stories like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and The Steam House).
That’s right a real-life steampunk theme park.

There’s a giant elephant – who’s prone to spraying water on unsuspecting visitors.
Or what about a giant ant – 4 passengers can be invited on-board to manoeuvre the legs, the head, and the mandible, while 2 machinists guide it, one on the ground and the other sitting out in front of the animal.


Description: Ile de Nantes, France, Nantes


Or maybe you’d prefer to ride an oversize spider, or an inchworm.

Description: Les Machines de L'Ile, Ile de Nantes, Nantes, France

  Description: Ile de Nantes, Les Machines, France


Or a giant Heron
Description: La Galerie des Machines - © Jean-Dominique Billaud


Or ride in a carousel populated by weird sea creatures.
Description: Le Carrousel des Mondes Marins -  © Jean-Dominique Billaud Description: Le Carrousel des Mondes Marins -  © Jean-Dominique Billaud  Description: Le Carrousel des Mondes Marins -  © Jean-Dominique Billaud

And I couldn’t leave this oddly cute critter out J

Description: La Galerie des Machines - © Jean-Dominique Billaud