Aquascope is Futuroscope's indoor water park. It opened on July 15, 2024, has 6,000 m² under one roof with the water at 29 °C all year round, and in March 2025 it won the Thea Award for the world's best water park. It is not just another Futuroscope attraction: it has its own ticket, and you can only visit with a booking and an assigned time. This guide sums up what you should know before you book.
What Aquascope is and why it has been such a hit
Futuroscope invested €57 million in Aquascope as part of its "Vision 2025" plan. The idea was to get visitors to the main park to stay longer, and it has worked: according to Futuroscope itself, 60% of Aquascope visitors also visit Futuroscope, and more than half drive over three hours to get there. On July 8, 2026, it welcomed its one millionth visitor.
What sets it apart is its audiovisual technology, in keeping with the rest of the resort: video projections on the water, a wave pool with wraparound imagery and what Futuroscope bills as Europe's first aquatic cinema. Before the Thea Award, in October 2024, the World Waterpark Association had already given it its innovation award.
The park's areas
- Immersion — Les Abysses de lumière: the aquatic cinema. You swim in a pool surrounded by colorful video-mapping projections. It's the most original part of the park and worth seeing even if slides aren't your thing.
- Thrills — the slides and the Rift: eight slides, one of them unique in Europe according to Futuroscope, some on four-person rings and others for one rider.
- Kids — La Faille de Kraki: a children's area with the mascot, Kraki the octopus, plus a water maze, a musical grotto, small pools and slides for the youngest.
- Outdoors — the beach: in good weather, the outdoor beach opens, along with a fast-flowing river (l'Aquadynamique) and summer pools.
Slides and minimum heights
These are the minimum heights Futuroscope publishes for the slides and other restricted attractions. Check them on the day of your visit, as they may change.
| Attraction | Minimum height |
|---|---|
| Rocket | 1.40 m |
| Spiral, Quick | 1.35 m |
| Matrix, Sprint, Alien, La Rivière | 1.20 m |
| Flash, Reflex | 1.10 m |
| L'Aquadynamique | 1.00 m |
The other areas (Le Grand bain, Le P'tit bain, the maze, the musical grotto and the Kraki area) have no minimum height. Children who can't swim and all children under 8 must wear a flotation aid.
Tickets and booking: the key points
- Booking is mandatory. Capacity is limited (a maximum of 2,700 people a day), and Futuroscope says it sells out more than 80 days a year. Once it is sold out, you can't buy at the ticket office.
- You choose a time slot and enter at that time. From then on, you can stay until closing; Futuroscope estimates a visit at 3 to 4 hours.
- Any exit is final. You can't leave and come back in.
- Combos: an Aquascope ticket can be added as an option to a Futuroscope ticket or stay. A Futuroscope ticket on its own does not include Aquascope.
- Calendar: the park is not open every day. Check dates and opening hours on Futuroscope's official calendar, which shows both parks together.
Rules worth knowing before you go
- Swimwear required: swimsuits, swim briefs or trunks, one-piece and two-piece swimsuits and rash guards (though not on the slides) are allowed. Street clothes, shorts that go below the knee, thongs, wetsuits and garments with zippers or buttons are not.
- No outside food: picnics are not allowed. Water bottles and baby food are. Inside, there is the Kobalt bar-restaurant.
- Lockers: you leave your belongings in individual or family lockers, which open with the wristband you are given at the entrance.
- Babies: swim diapers are mandatory.
- Accessibility: there are water-friendly wheelchairs (only a few, and they can't be reserved) and systems for getting into the water in the wave pool, the river and the Silver pool. There is no priority access to the slides.
Is it worth it?
Yes, especially for families and outside the summer: since it's indoors with warm water, it's a safe bet in fall and winter, when most water parks in Europe are closed. If you're spending two days at Futuroscope, setting aside half a day for Aquascope is the easiest combination. In summer and during French school holidays, book ahead, because that's when it fills up most.
For the main park, how to get there by TGV and where to stay, see our complete Futuroscope guide.
Frequently asked questions about Aquascope
No. It has its own ticket with a time slot. It can be added as an option to a Futuroscope ticket or stay, but you have to book it specifically.
There's no guarantee. A timed booking is mandatory and, if the day is full, no tickets are sold at the park.
From your booked time until the park closes, with no limit. Futuroscope estimates a visit at 3 to 4 hours.
It's 29 °C all year round in the 6,000 m² indoor area. The beach and outdoor pools only open in good weather.
Yes. La Faille de Kraki, Le P'tit bain and the water maze have no minimum height. Children under 8 and anyone who can't swim must wear a flotation aid or armbands, and babies must wear swim diapers.
