Theme parks of India

Theme parks always fascinate whether children or adults. When looking for a much-needed adrenalin rush then a day in theme parks should be on your list.  One can even book bus tickets through easemytrip portal and have a fun filled weekend.

• Imagica Adlabs

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Imagica Adlabs, opened in April 2013, is one of the popular entertainment theme parks of India not just among the kids but also exciting adults to come and enjoy themselves. This amusement park consists of about 25 themed rides including India’s largest indoor Snow Park, and the largest roller coaster, 4D stimulation rides and the Nitro Roller Coaster.

 It has been modelled on Universal Studios and eight themed restaurants. In September 2014 aqua magica water park was opened followed by a five-star hotel under the name of Novotel Imagica, Khopoli.

 A Snow Park too was launched in April 2016. This 130-acre theme park has hosted over 5 million people till now. This theme park is located in Khopoli, halfway Between Mumbai and Pune, just off the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. It's open 10:30 AM - 8:00 PM (all days of the week). The ticket prices are INR 1599 for adults, INR 1299 for children, INR 899 for senior citizens, INR 1349 for college students during weekdays and during weekends INR 1499, INR 1099, INR 699, INR 1049 Respectively.

• Kingdom of Dreams

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The Kingdom of Dreams opened in 2010 is India's first live entertainment, leisure and theatre destination. Lying in over a 6-acre property, its main attraction is the Culture Gully, an enormous air-conditioned cultural and cuisine area representing fourteen different states with local fine arts, cuisines and street arts.

 Its most popular show is Zangoora which is the story of a gypsy prince. Other features include a state-of-the-art 864-seater grand auditorium named the Nautanki Mahal for live productions, and a multi-faceted theatre space named as Showshaa.

Kingdom of dreams is located near IFFCO Chowk Metro Station, Sector 29, Gurgaon. Entry to Culture Gully is 600 rupees where the full amount is redeemable on food. Tickets for shows range in price from 1,099 rupees to 3,999 rupees, depending on the day and seat and location. Packages, including accommodations, are also available.

• Ramoji Film City

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Ramoji Film City is a Guinness record holder for being the world’s largest film studio complex sprawling over a whopping 2,000 acres, attracting over 1.5 million people every year. It was set up by Ramoji Rao, the head of Ramoji group in 1996.

Thousands of Indian movies have been filmed in this huge film studio complex. You can even enjoy a bus ride inside this legendary film city, and get a peek into the ongoing film shoots. Ramoji Film City also has live shows, an eco-zone (including a bonsai park and butterfly park), bird park, theme park with rides, adventure park, and entertainment park for the kids. Activities include All Terrain Vehicles, bungee jumping, zorbing, and paintball. It also includes some multi-cuisine restaurants for you to stop and lip-smacking food in there.

Timings for Ramoji Film City is 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM (all days of the week) and it is located in Hyderabad. The ticket prices are INR 1150 for adult, INR 950 for children and for Slater experience package INR 2249 for adult and INR 2049 for children.

• Wonderla

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 Wonderla was started in 2005 and is said to be one of the best amusement parks in India. Spread over 82 acres of land Wonderla has hosted over 7 million people till now. The park in Bangalore has over 50 rides. 12 rides are water-based, 13 are especially for small children, and 10 are high-thrill.

Wonderla has some pretty famous water rides like RECOIL, the mind-blowing 80 kmph ride, KORNETO which is a unique water slide. Specifically, the Rain Disco, and indoor water-based dancefloor with its own sound and light show have an altogether different fan group in here. Wonderla also includes 3 restaurants serving delicious South Indian and Chinese cuisines. There is also accommodation facility at Club Mangolia or the Country Club Coconut Grove.

Wonderla is located 30 kilometres from Bengaluru, off the Bengaluru-Mysore highway and its timings are 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM on weekdays and 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM on weekends.

 The ticket prices are during weekdays - adults INR 923, children INR 740, senior citizens (60-69) INR 690, senior citizens (above 70) INR 460, defence INR. 740 and during weekends - INR 1182 / INR 945 / INR 885 / INR 590/ INR 945 respectively.

• EsselWorld and Water Kingdom

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EsselWorld, established in 1989, was one of the first and largest amusement parks in India. There are more than 70 rides, a water park named Water Kingdom, a bowling alley, an ice-skating rink, and an Aquadrome dance floor.

 They expand over an area of 64 acres and are frequented by locals and non-locals mostly the students. A very popular ride here is Monsters in the Mist Dark Ride, a four-minute journey through a tunnel with a few ‘scary friends’ as company.

 There are a number of restaurants inside the park like the Southern Treat, Petus, Taipan, Dominos, and Happy Singh Da Dhaba etc. Essel World is located in Gorai, in north-west Mumbai, around 40 kilometres from the city centre you could take a ferry from Marve Beach or Gorai Creek to reach here.

Timings are 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM for all days of the week. The ticket prices are- basic packages for EsselWorld start from 290 rupees.

If you want unlimited rides, the cost is 885 for adults and 530 rupees for children. For a combo day at both parks, adult tickets are 1405 rupees and children’s tickets are 945 rupees.