Cardoland

Cardoland (also styled Cardo Land) is a French prehistoric-themed dinosaur park. Its official website presents it as "Le plus ancien Parc de France" — the oldest park of its kind in France — and states that it has been open for 40 years. The park is built around a visit experience that includes a decorated cave with frescoes, a sound-and-light presentation, 88 dinosaur statues, and 800 animal cries and sound effects. It is a family-oriented attraction rather than a conventional corporate brand, and its offering is centred on the park visit and live entertainment. The park's activities include living dinosaurs, a carnivore cage, a nursery for baby dinosaurs with animated baby dinos and an egg incubator, a prehistoric circus show, fire animation, and workshops for children. The circus show is described as a 45-minute performance featuring Cro-Magnon combat, fire juggling, and the taming of living dinosaurs. The park also highlights a woodland walk that is ideal on very hot days. According to the official site, the 2026 season runs from 1 July to 31 August 2026, with the prehistoric circus show from 11 July to 28 August; a 2025 circus season from 5 July to 28 August 2025 is also mentioned. No reservation is needed, and tickets are sold at reception. Accepted payment methods include bank card, cash, cheque, and physical ANCV holiday vouchers. The park can be contacted by phone at 06 38 01 40 20 or by email at contact@cardoland.com. Cardoland appears to be a family-run operation: a visitor testimonial in the official guestbook praises the experience and refers to "une famille qui enfile les différentes casquettes avec joie, bonne humeur et passion" — a family that takes on different roles with joy, good humour, and passion. The park is located in France, though the supplied evidence does not specify the exact town or region. Its public identity is tied to the Cardoland / Cardo Land name and the prehistoric park experience rather than to a listed corporate group. The available evidence does not identify founders, ownership structure, or a precise founding year, so those details remain unconfirmed.

Cardoland is a French prehistoric dinosaur park whose official website describes it as "Le plus ancien Parc de France" — the oldest park of its kind in France — and states that it has been open for 40 years. The park's history is presented primarily through its visitor experience rather than through a detailed corporate timeline. Its identity is built around a prehistoric theme: a decorated cave with frescoes, a sound-and-light presentation, 88 dinosaur statues, and 800 animal cries and sound effects. Over time the park has developed a set of recurring activities and seasonal shows. These include living dinosaurs, a carnivore cage, a nursery for baby dinosaurs with animated baby dinos and an egg incubator, a prehistoric circus show, fire animation, and workshops for children. The circus show is described as a 45-minute performance with Cro-Magnon combat, fire juggling, and the taming of living dinosaurs. The official site lists a 2025 circus season from 5 July to 28 August 2025 and a 2026 park season from 1 July to 31 August 2026, with the prehistoric circus show from 11 July to 28 August. The park also promotes a woodland walk as ideal on very hot days. A guestbook entry from 7 July 2022 praises the park as the best dinosaur park the visitor had seen and refers to "une famille qui enfile les différentes casquettes avec joie, bonne humeur et passion" — a family that takes on different roles with joy, good humour, and passion — suggesting a family-run operation. The supplied evidence does not give a precise founding year, founder names, ownership structure, or the exact location within France. The park is active and continues to operate seasonal openings, with no reservation required and tickets sold at reception.

• Park described as open for 40 years and as the oldest park of its kind in France.

• 2025 prehistoric circus season runs from 5 July to 28 August 2025.

• 2026 park season scheduled from 1 July to 31 August 2026, with the prehistoric circus show from 11 July to 28 August.

Family-oriented prehistoric dinosaur park, presented as the oldest park of its kind in France.

• Park visit with cave frescoes and sound-and-light

• Prehistoric circus show

• Living dinosaurs and carnivore cage

• Baby dinosaur nursery

• Children's workshops

1. 1Accueil | Cardolandcardoland.com
2. 2Cardolandwikidata.org