Giant bubbles come to the Aquaforest park, near Alès

The bubbles will put a strain on the balance. Midi Free – ALEXIS BETHUNE

The activity will be open from this Monday, February 12 at the fun park located at the entrance to Bagard.

There will no longer even be a need to put on your swimsuit to venture into the water pool of the lake. Aqua Forest. No, instead you have to slide into a huge zipped PVC bubble before rolling around in the water. 

"bumper cars on the water". 

From this Monday, February 12, when the sunny days have already arrived, the play park is offering a brand new activity: the Water Ball. Be careful, you should not imagine a game as glamorous as the anglicism of its name, but rather visualize "ceilings!" and falls into these two 1m80 bubbles which turn on themselves like hamster wheels. 

But that's the aim of the game. Flavien Beal and Arnaud Favier, managers of the site located in Bagard assure us."The funniest part is struggling to keep the balance in there. There are a lot of falls, and since two bubbles are sent at the same time, what is all the more fun is trying to run into your comrade,  explain these. A bit like bumper cars on the water". 

Secure activity

These immense floating balls will mainly occupy the natural body of water on the site before the Aquajump starts up this summer. Enough to be able to take bucolic walks without suffering from high temperatures. "When it's too hot, being in these bubbles quickly becomes unbearable. It quickly gets hot inside. It's much more pleasant during the first days of sunshine, underlines Flavien Beal.

Other measures for pleasant and secure sessions, time regulation, limited to five minutes. Beyond that, air would begin to run out in this watertight cocoon. 

Finally, balance can calmly be put to the test, since there is no risk of drifting. The bubbles are attached to ropes, managed by one of the team members, which allows players to quickly return to dry land. 

Opening this Monday, February 12. From 7 years old. 5 € the 10 minutes. 75 chemin du Puech Majou, 30140, Bagard.