In the dome which projects the northern lights at 360 °, animals welcome you in a bow tie, the panda conductor plays his orchestra of automata with the rhino on the violin and the giraffe on the transverse flute, something to make Pierre and Monique dream of retirees who go back to childhood.
Other animal orchestras are scattered around the park in giant Christmas balls, not far from the luminous animals. which can be up to 8 meters high like the giraffe installed in front of the enclosure of the real ladies with a long neck.
– Rafaela Biry-Vicente
Thousands of bulbs and an XXL ice rink
And then obviously who says Noel says loupiotes, and here they can be counted in the thousands, especially in the middle garden, where LEDs light up all the paths and buildings. “what really makes the architecture of ancient China stand out” explains Claire Gilissen responsible for communication at the park.
– Rafaela Biry-Vicente
LEDs powered by photovoltaic panels in the park car park. Always in this ecological spirit, we find the largest floating ice rink in Europe, but a synthetic ice rink with recyclable materials, it’s another way of skating but not enough to spoil the pleasure of Florence that came with her sons. Mom appreciates the “great panorama at nightfall”.
Animals are also entitled to their Christmas gifts
In the land of cold, that of penguins and bears, we really immerse ourselves in the Christmas atmosphere that of “tales and legends” assures Claire Gilissen. An atmosphere that can be found even in the shops of the park where we discover for example a giant Santa Claus, where else in restaurants with sloths in festive clothes, Fanny is under the spell
It’s magical, magical, it’s exotic!
And if visitors are delighted by this decor, there is no question of forgetting the tenants of the Jardin des Mondes, animals are also entitled to their Christmas package. The old bearded man has already made his distribution among gorillas, giraffes or raccoons has fun Claire Gilissen
They are given gifts in which there is the food they usually eat but it is a form of game to develop their fine motor skills, to make them think, it is important to occupy the animals that live among men
And you can also meet Santa Claus who walks in the park in a cart with one of his elves