IMAGINE if the Eden Project had a Disney makeover – well, one theme park in Europe achieves this and will be getting a new ride for 2026.
Terra Botanica theme park in Angers, France is often compared to the Eden Project in Cornwall due to its focus on plants.
But it also has rides…
And now the theme park has announced two new experiences for this year – Cleamolette’s tractor cabins and a new Terra Nocta show.
Cleamolette’s tractor cabins will be an immersive experience where visitors climb onboard the tractors and set off to meet Cleamolette, who is a ‘passionate inventor’.
There will be 10 tractor cabins in total, which will be able to host up to 500 people an hour.
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During the experience, visitors will get to discover Cleamolette’s botanical experiments.
The park will also have a redesigned discovery trail that sprawls across 1,200sqm.
The trail is entirely dedicated to vegetable plants and over the course of the season, visitors will be able to see more than 10,000 vegetable plants, 4,000 flowering plants, 500 perennials, 200 shrubs and 40 trees.
You might even get a glimpse at some rare species including pistachio trees, Brazilian guava trees, Japanese pickling eggplants and snake gourds.
Then, Terra Nocta – an evening event at the park with light and sound – will return from April 11 but with a new 150metre area that is an immersive water display with mist, waterfalls, sounds and lights to create the ultimate sensory experience.
This new area will allow visitors to discover aquatic biodiversity and learn about the role of water in ecosystems.
The show will also include eight performers from the National Institute of Music Hall Arts in Le Mans.
The theme park will be hosting Terra Spring Festival between March 28 and 29 as well, where attendees can see the theme park’s large plant market and meet lots of local sellers and makers.
The theme park is set to fully reopen for the 2026 season on April 4.
Connexion France previously described the park as “Cornwall’s Eden Project on steroids”, adding that it has “environmental ideas with a Disney twinkle”.
Other rides at the park include giant walnut shells, and a Canopy of Birds experience where you fly virtually through the air and a miniature land train.
You might also want to check out the Garden of Legends, where you will be greeted by a vegetable ogre as he takes you into a mysterious universe.
Other ‘lands’ at the park include a dinosaur reserve, where you can watch a 4D film where you can get behind the wheel of a Jeep and drive among dinosaurs – just like in Jurassic Park.
There are even boat trips, a greenhouse with over 100 butterflies from across the planet and a high ropes course with over 3,000sqm of netting to explore as well.
One person commented on TripAdvisor: “Great place, a bit like England’s Eden Project, only better.”
It is also cheaper than the Eden Project with tickets costing from €21 (£18.38) per adult and €17.50 (£15.32) per child.
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