Editing Futuroscope (section)

==History==
* 1984: 11 December, first stone placed by [[René Monory]], president of the general council of [[Vienne (département)|Vienne]].
* 1987: 31 May, opens to the public with ''Kinémax'', the ''Pavillon du Futuroscope'' and a play zone.
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* 1988: opening of the first ''Dynamique Cinéma'' - ''Monde des Enfants'' (the world of children) and the ''[[Showscan]]'' (the first part of the ''Pavillon de la Communication'').
* 1989: the ''Cinéma en Relief'', the ''Cinéma 360°'' and the second part of the ''Pavillon de la Communication'' open, offering new spectacles to visitors.
* 1990: opening of the ''[[Omnimax]]'' and the ''Gyrotour''. Futuroscope produces its first film in 360° about the [[Tour de France]].  [[1990 Tour de France]] begins at the Futuroscope.
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* 1991: inauguration of ''Cinéautomate'' in spring. The park receives its one-millionth visitor.
* 1992: the ''Tapis Magique'' (Magic Carpet) and the ''Paysages d’[[Europe]]'' (Landscapes of Europe, a [[tow boat ride]]) open.
* 1993: inauguration of ''Solido''.
* 1994: opening of ''Pavillon de la Vienne'', a second ''Dynamique Cinéma'' and the ''Aquascope''.
* 1995: celebrating the centenary of [[Film|cinema]], inauguration of the ''Images Studio''.
* 1996: the [[IMAX]] 3D opens and presents ''[[Wings of Courage|Guillaumet, les Ailes du Courage]]'' (the Wings of Courage), a 3D dramatic film in 3D directed by [[Jean-Jacques Annaud]]. The ''Showscan'' becomes the ''Cinéma Haute Résolution'' (High Resolution Cinema).
* 1997: Futuroscope celebrates its 10th anniversary with a new evening spectacle, ''Le Lac aux Images'' (the Lake with Images). The ''Cinéautomate'' becomes ''Ciné-Jeu'' (Cinema Game) and ''Cyber Avenue'' opens up the [[Cyberworld]] to its visitors. The ''Pavillon de la Communication'' presents a film produced by Futuroscope called ''Les Autoroutes de l’Information'' (The Motorways of Information).
* 1998: ''Cyber Avenue'' expands with ''Cybermédia'' offering 1600 m² (17,000 sq ft) of [[multimedia]], [[Internet]] and [[video games]]. ''Imagic'' opens, mixing image with illusion. The ''Dynamique Cinéma 2'' becomes ''Astratour'' with a film discovering [[satellites]], produced by Futuroscope.
* 1999: opening of ''Images du Goût'' (Images of Taste) and ''The Workshop of Taste'' in the ''Pavillon du Futuroscope''.
* 2000: opening of the [[IMAX]] 3D simulator: ''Le Défi d’Atlantis'' (Race for Atlantis). In June, the ''Gare [[Gare du Futuroscope|TGV]]-Futuroscope'' (Futuroscope's [[TGV]] Station) opened with a walkway allowing visitors to reach the heart of the park directly from the station (80 mins from [[Paris (France)|Paris]]-[[Gare Montparnasse|Montparnasse]]).
[[File:Futuroscope (3).jpg|thumb|''L'Imax [[3-D film|3D]]'']]
* 2001: the inauguration of the new attractions: ''CyberWorld''', ''OceanOasis'', ''Superstition'' and ''Métropole Défi'' (Metropolis Challenge). On 18 April, Futuroscope welcomed its 25 millionth visitor.
* 2002: opening of ''Destination Cosmos'', a new evening spectacle conceived by [[Yves Pépin]]: ''Le Miroir d’Uranie'' (the Mirror of Uranie) and two new films: ''Sur les traces du Panda'' ([[China: The Panda Adventure]]) and ''Plongeurs sans Limite'' (Divers Without Limits).
* 2003: opening of the attraction ''La Cité du Numérique'' (the Digital City); 2 [[IMAX]] films: ''[[Space Station 3D]]'' and ''Percussions du Monde'' ([[Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey]]); 2 dynamique films: ''Les mélodies Aquatiques'' (Aquatic Melodies); and 2 new spectacles: ''Les Grandes Illusions'' (The Great Illusions), the ''Pavillon de la Créativité'' and an open air photograph exhibition.
* 2004: the season begins with a festival of the best Imax films. [[Jacques Perrin]] produces an exclusive new film for ''Tapis Magique'', ''Voyageurs du Ciel et de la Mer'' (Travellers by Air and by Sea). ''Le Rêve d’Icare'' ([[Adrenaline Rush (film)|Adrenaline Rush]]) produces new sensations in the [[Imax]] cinema.
* 2005: the arrival of many new attractions: ''Star du Futur !'' (Star of the Future!); ''La Légende de l'Étalon Noir'' ([[The Young Black Stallion]]) in the ''Kinémax''; the dynamique film ''Péril sur Akryls'' (Danger on Akryls) in ''Dynamique 1'' and ''Les Yeux Grands Fermés'' (Journey into the Dark). On 27 April, the park welcomed its 30-millionth visitor, making it the second most visited theme park in [[France]] and the fifth in [[Europe]].
* 2006: a new 3D film opens in ''[[Imax]] 3D'', ''le Seigneur du Ring'' (Adventures in Animation 3D). This year, the Park is themed as the Year of the Robots, by opening on 5 April with ''Dances with Robots'' in the new ''House of the Robots''. A new evening spectacle entitled the ''Forest of the Dreams'' also forms part of the theme.
* 2007: two new [[IMAX]] films, ''Expédition Nil Bleu'' ([[Mystery of the Nile]]), ''Sous les Mers du Monde 3D'' ([[Deep Sea 3D]]), and a new version of the dynamic film ''La Vienne Dynamique''.
* 2008: a new attraction based around the BBC's programme ''[[The Future is Wild]]'', a new Omnimax film (''Dinosaurs''), a new dynamic film (''Laponie Express''). On 10 July, the park welcomed its 35 millionth visitor.
* 2015: [[Cirque du Soleil]] announced a partnership with Futuroscope and will produce a new show called 'La Forge aux étoiles' to replace the 'Lady O' evening show. The show will premier on 6 February 2016 and perform 250-300 shows a year.

Futuroscope currently {{when|date=August 2023}} employs 600 people, including 400 temporary staff. Stages of the [[Tour de France]] cycle race have begun and ended at the park several times since its opening.