Puy du Fou

Overview

Puy du Fou is a show-based theme park operating company in Les Epesses, France. Puy du Fu’s first park started in 1978 as a small show, Cinéscénie, themed on French history and folk stories. Over the next 40 years, Cinéscénie had been expanded into a spectacular show with 2,500 performers, and a theme park (Grand Parc) built around the show. Puy du Fou has since grown into a large-scale, overnight destination with millions of annual visitors.

In recent years, Puy du Fou has actively explored international expansion opportunities. It developed a spectacular daytime show, Ravelijn for the Efteling park in the Netherlands, followed by a Puy du Fou España park opened in Spain in March 2021. Puy du Fou has been planning and developing multiple projects in China, including an immersive show in Shanghai and a Puy du Fou theme park destination in Dali, Yunan Province. All of the shows created by Puy du Fou internationally have adapted to the local culture and history.

Key facts:

2

theme parks owned
2

theme parks operated

Product type

Show-based theme parks

Market locations

France and Spain

Estimated Park Investment

USD 150 million to 300 million

Strategy

Create new shows in existing theme parks every year to strengthen the park attractiveness
Expand on-site accommodations to extend visitor length of stay
International expansion: continue to explore opportunities for new shows and theme parks globally, with a focus on China/Asia