Toutatis

The scheme was presented as the centrepiece of a new three-hectare quarter at Parc Astérix. After more than two years of work by specialist teams, the park announced that Toutatis would open on 8 April 2023, giving the northern Paris park a new steel landmark for the season. newsroom.parcasterix.fr

Its course had been long in the making. Coasterpedia records Intamin’s confirmation at the 2018 IAAPA Expo, later delays, the start of construction in early 2022, and testing that began in October 2022 before the public opening the following spring. coasterpedia.net

Intamin’s finished machine is a busy piece of modern railway craft: seven LSM launches, five forward and two backward, set into more than 1,100 metres of physical track, while passengers travel an experienced course of almost 1,400 metres. The ride keeps low to the ground in places, with the trees close by, before the taller steel announces itself across the park. intamin.com· blooloop.com

The trade press soon treated Toutatis as Parc Astérix’s new signature coaster. In Intamin’s Golden Ticket Awards record for 2023, it appears at number three for Best New Attraction Installation and number four for Best New Coaster. blooloop.com· intamin.com