The first Aerial Park in the world TO BE OPEN JULY 1 ST PRESS RELEASE

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1 The first Aerial Park in the world TO BE OPEN JULY 1 ST PRESS RELEASE

2 All grown-ups were children first. But few of them remember it.

3 A poetic and playful theme park located in the heart of Alsace between Colmar and Mulhouse in the Haut Rhin in Ungersheim, the Little Prince Park opens its doors to the public. An original French twist concept, ranks as the first aerial park in the world, promises to all the Little Prince fans a unique emotional experience, with 31 attractions and shows divided into three major themes the flight, the planet to planet trip and the animals for an immersion into the fantastic universe of the Little Prince. An exceptional day in a return to childhood No amusement park project has yet emerged on the theme of The Little Prince. Yet, this literary phenomenon, published in 1943, is worldly known. With over 150 million copies sold, 13 million in France, its translation in 285 languages, and with its 400 million readers, The Little Prince is the 3 rd most popular book in the world. It is the poetic and philosophical universe of the Little Prince that has inspired this attraction park particularly innovative in its concept. Emotion, laughter and wonder guaranteed with 31 attractions that invite little ones and grownups to fly and travel from planet to planet with the Little Prince, but also make extraordinary encounters with animals 3

4 TRAVEL FROM PLANET TO PLANET, in 2D, 3D and 4D - with an extraordinary programming in the big movie theaters of the park : The Little Prince adventures in 3D or the Planet of the Giant, famous series by Méthod Animation, currently broadcast on France 3 Ludo. The grown-ups will enjoy The Wings of Courage, movie of Jean-Jacques Annaud retracing the grand saga of the Aeropostale and the tale of Guillaumet in the Andes. On the travel theme, other unique attractions will complement to the programming: The Astronomical Questions, a giant quiz for children and adults developed by the CNRS, Underwater Planet, a 4D attraction for an incredible photo safari in the Depths of the Ocean on a sea scooter, and Tame Me, an attraction in which a virtual young fox exchange with the public. ENCOUNTER THE ANIMALS, AS WE RARELY USED TO SEE THEM Thanks to a butterfly farm, first breeding farm open to the public, with its immersive tunnel, its greenhouses and its garden filled with flowers to attract all species of butterflies of the region. As well as Dancing with the Sheep, a unique show hosted by Hobo, the border collie of the Little Prince Park and its eight sheeps, or Encounter with the Foxes, an unprecedented attraction with four young foxes almost tamed. FLY, with two giant tethered balloons that represent two of the Little Prince s planets the Planet of the King and the Planet of the Lamplighter. Visitors will travel up to 150 meters above ground and will admire one of the most beautiful French scenery (view on the balloon of Vosges, and the Black Forest up to the Alpes). Visitors can also fly aboard the Aerobar of the Planet of the Drinker, a fun attraction that will take 15 passengers up in the air for a drink at 35 meters off the ground, feet in the sky. Many other experiences of the fl ight will be proposed like the wave swinger, the Aerousel - carousel on the aeronautic theme, Night Flight, simulating journey on the epic conditions of the pilot without visibility, Southern Mail, where the young aeronauts carry the mail to the right continent or a visit aboard a real Antonov 2 - the biggest biplane of the world designed in the 1940s. 4

5 FLY TRAVEL ENCOUNTER WITH THE ANIMALS GARDENS ENTRANCE 1 From Planet to Planet 11 Draw me a Sheep 21 The Labyrinth of the Fountain 2 The Little Prince 3D Movie 12 The Balloon of the Lamplighter 22 The Balloon of the King 3 B Sheeps in the Meadow 23 Aerousel 4 The Wave Swinger 14 Foxes on the prairie 24 Night Flight 5 Southern Mail 15 The Big Swing 25 Underwater Planet 6 The Snake 16 The zip-line 26 The Dew of Desert 7 Tame me 17 The Big Movie Theater 27 The Small Little Princes 8 The Aerobar of the Drinker 18 The Plane 28 Leap-frog 9 Saint-Exupéry Exhibition 19 Citadelle 29 Metamorphosis 10 Astronomical Questions 20 The Rose Garden 30 Butterflies Greenhouses 31 The Butterflies Garden And many other surprises and unique shows that will amazed little ones and grown-ups!

6 Practical Information TICKETING On site or online FARE 22 per adult, 16 per kid (under 12). ACCESS Ungersheim (Haut-Rhin) 15 km from Mulhouse TGV and 40 km from Bâle-Mulhouse Airport. 6

7 Access map STRASBOURG Rhin NANCY Wine route N83 UNGERSHEIM COLMAR N57 N66 GUEBWILLER EXIT ECOMUSÉE BOLLWILLER ENSISHEIM EXIT ENSISHEIM PULVERSHEIM THANN N66 D430 GERMANY FRANCE N83 MULHOUSE BELFORT MONTBÉLIARD BASEL SWISS Ungersheim between Colmar and Mulhouse GPS : N E 7

8 For more information To follow the news of the park: Le-Parc-du-Petit-Prince twitter.com/parcpetitprince ickr.com/photos/parcdupetitprince Contact Parc du Petit Prince: Ungersheim - contact@parcdupetitprince.com Press contact: Agence The Desk Laurence DE LA TOUCHE + 33 (0) (0) l.delatouche@thedesk.fr Bronx (Paris) - Le Petit Prince Succession Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 2013