Nothing is lost, everything is transformed

Nothing is lost, everything is transformed

Heavy smoke of burning plants at Fantassia attraction park

It’s winter time at Fantassia leisure park.
January is the perfect month to cut the plants. And pruning also means the burning of this recyclable plant waste.

The prunig, a titanic work in winter

For your comfort, your walk is embellished with thousands of Mediterranean plants. Thus, you stroll through the alleys admiring laurels, mimosas, troines, pines and many other species.
We, the designers of the Fantassia leisure park, also plant and cut the plants. We are aware of the need to live in harmony with nature. That’s why it’s so generous with us.
Every winter, when the park closes to visitors, our gardener’s soul comes into action. We cut all hedges, prune trees, make cuttings to replace dead plants.
A work of titan since we have 1 hectare of greenery.

Burning of plant waste at Fantassia amusement park

The burning, everything becomes ashes

This green waste has to be burned.
As the climate is particularly dry, we must be extremely vigilant. Of course, the burning of plant waste takes place only in winter.
A heavy smoke then rises at the start of a fire. Don’t be afraid, we do not invoke spirits! The greener the cutting waste, the denser the smoke.
Once everything is reduced to ashes, we collect these residues to disperse them at the foot of the park plants, as a kind of renewal.
At Fantassia amusement park, nothing gets lost, everything is transformed.

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Where have the seasons gone ?

Where have the seasons gone ?

Drought at Fantassia leisure park in Pyrénées-Orientales

In the heart of the Fantassia amusement park, where magic meets nature, a new challenge presents itself in the form of drought. A drought has unfortunately been well established in the Pyrénées-Orientales for more than a year.

Nature is suffering

Winter is wrongly named at Fantassia park at the start of 2024. The majestic trees that usually shelter enchanted creatures seem to be losing a little of their shine. Rivers, sources of life for mermaids and nymphs, are showing signs of weakness. The drought that has been affecting the Pyrénées-Orientales for several months seems interminable. The whole vegetation at Fantassia is supplied with water from the lake of Villeneuve de la Raho, 5 minutes from the park. But the reserves are gradually running out and forcing us to restrict watering.

Elf and hedgehog at the Fantassia small world attraction

Our commitments

Faced with this ordeal, the Fantassia team is taking measures to preserve the magic of our kingdom.
Thousands of drippers have been installed and deliver, a few days and hours a week, what is strictly necessary for the survival of plants.
Magical creatures, on the other hand, participate in rituals to call down rain from the heavens!
When the park will reopen in April 2024, if there is no rain, we will ask our visitors to participate in this preservation effort. Together, we will continue to write the magical history of Fantassia park for an ever more enchanted future.

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…and a Happy New Year

…and a Happy New Year

Circus puppet orchestra at the Magic Circus attraction at Fantassia park

Time is coming to say goodbye to 2023 and wish you a Happy New Year. We sincerely hope that this year has filled you with wonder, that some of your dreams have come true. And that your mind is overflowing with more dreams to come true!

Thank you…since 20 years ago

The whole team park warmly thanks our biggest fans, all our visitors, all the dreamers big and small. Without you, magic would not exist.
A special thank you to our loyal visitors. For some of you, you have been pushing open the doors of our enchanted kingdom since our creation, 20 years ago!

And during 20 years, we have continued to evolve according to your desires, your tastes, and current trends. While when we opened, in 2003, you discovered prankster elves among farm animals. Today, in 2023, minotaur, hippogriff, unicorns and dragons populate the place.

Leprechaun on a butterfly at Gulliver's small world attraction at Fantassia park

On the way to 2024

As 2023 is ending, know that, on the Fantassia park side, there is no shortage of projects.
The 2024 season looks promising, with new fantastic creatures, new puzzle games and exciting observation challenges. We can’t wait to reveal them to you.

Aude, the creator of the park, is teeming with ideas and is thinking about creating grandiose fantastical beings such as the phoenix or the centaur. Just like for the hippogriff created in 2023, the creation requires several months.

But before that, the entire Fantassia park team wishes you a Happy New Year and a joyful and memorable New Year’s Eve.

 

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