Nicolas de Villiers, president of the French theme park Puy du Fou, launched a second park in Spain in 2021.
Founded by his father Philippe de Villiers in 1976, Puy du Fou offers a unique form of live entertainment. Its shows tell historical tales on a massive scale. Large casts of people and animals perform alongside imposing sets and special effects. Each year over 2 million people visit the park’s relatively remote Vendée department location.
“Puy du Fou is a very special kind of leisure park,” de Villiers told blooloop. “We are a show park, we have no rides. We are surrounded by nature and the natural environment. It’s a model that doesn’t exist anywhere else in the world as far as I know, but it’s been a huge success in France.”