Wonderla
| Wonderla | |
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Bangalore Wonderla | |
| Location | Kochi, Bangalore, Hyderabad |
| Owner | Kochouseph Chittilappilly |
| Opened | 2016 in Hyderabad, 2005 in Banglore & 2000 in Kochi |
| Previous names | Veegaland at Kochi |
| Operating season | all year round. |
| Area | 82 acres (330,000 m2) |
| Website |
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Wonderla Holidays Limited is a leading amusement park designing and operating company in India headquartered near Bidadi, 28 kilometres (17 mi) from Bangalore. It is promoted by Kochouseph Chittilappilly and his son Arun Chittilappilly. Wonderla's flagship amusement park located at the same address is the second theme park project from the company and has been operational since October 2005. It is spread over an area of 82 acres (33 ha). The first amusement park, Wonderla Kochi, was set up in 2000. The third amusement park project Wonderla Hyderabad was commissioned in April 2016. The parks have been set up with a total investment of over ₹7.5 billion (US$110 million).[1]
Safety and hygiene systems
Wonder la is one of the only 2 amusement parks in India to implement OHSAS 18001:2007 safety standards. All attractions and components are maintained according to strict tolerances for performance. Wonder la has 5 water treatment plants to recycle, process and filter all types of water. The park has a water quality control laboratory to monitor quality levels of water used for different purposes.
Environment friendliness
The company has planted more than 2000 trees in order to develop natural shade in the park. The park also has an extensive rainwater harvesting system that collects even roof rain water for drinking purposes. The rain water is collected in various tanks depending on the quality and intended usage, and has a combined capacity to collect over 20 million litres. Wonderla also uses solar energy extensively to heat water in pools and kitchens.
R&D
Wonderla has two R&D units located in Bangalore and Cochin. Among the various rides manufactured by in-house R&D team, XD-Max is one of the most popular 4D rides.
Wonderla has an R&D facility to design and manufacture rides for its own amusement parks. Wonderla has manufactured India's largest and tallest Ferris wheel- The Sky Wheel in its Bangalore park.
IPO and new projects
The Initial Public Offering of Wonderla Holidays for about Rs 180 crores received overwhelming response. The IPO proceeds are slated to be used for its upcoming theme park project in Hyderabad.[2][3]
Wonderla Bangalore
Wonderla has 55 land and water-based rides.
The park features a wide variety of attractions including some rides, water rides, a musical fountain and laser shows, a virtual reality show. Wonderla Bangalore has a full-fledged dance floor with a twist: electronically controlled rain showers. Wonderla also has attractions specially designed for children, and these are gentle yet unusual like a kiddies free fall ride. It uses solar-heated water for all its pools during winter.
It has conference facilities for up to 1,000 persons, and features five restaurants with a total seating capacity of 1,150. It has locker rooms with over 2,350 lockers and restrooms and showers. The park also features a first aid facility and a paging system.
The park opened its resort, an 84-room hotel complex spread over 100,000 square feet to public in 2012. The resort features dedicated children's play areas and other recreational and conferencing facilities.[1]
Wonderla, Bangalore has been ranked 1st in India and 7th best in Asia by Tripadvisor for 2014, the highest for any Amusement park in India.[4]
This park will open a new roller coaster in 2016. It previously operated in the United States as the Zoomerang at Alabama Adventure.
Wonderla Kochi
Wonderla Holidays owns and operates the popular Wonder la Amusement Park in Kochi, which was originally called Veegaland until it was re-branded in April 2011.[5] This park is situated on the top of a hill at Pallikkara, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the city of Kochi. The park was set up in 2000 and was designed by architect Joseph John.
Wonderla Hyderabad
Wonderla Hyderabad offers the perfect package for all the age groups with its 25 land based rides and 18 water based attractions on 50acres of land.[6] Wonderla Amusement Park is located 28 km away from Hyderabad City.
Future
At the Tamil Nadu Global Investors Meet 2015, Wonderla revealed plans to construct an amusement park in Chennai at a cost of ₹3 billion (US$45 million), spread over 55 acres (220,000 m2) of land.[7] Wonderla also announced that an amusement park would be set up in Andhra Pradesh on a land of 50 acres (200,000 m2) between Guntur and Vijayawada at a cost of ₹2.5 billion (US$37 million).[8]
References
- 1 2 Jitendra Kumar Gupta (22 April 2014). "Wonderla: Worth the ride". Business-Standard.
- ↑ Wonderla Holidays IPO oversubscribed 38 times on last day LiveMint April 23, 2014
- ↑ Suresh Krishnamoorthy (February 28, 2012). "Wonderla to set foot in Hyderabad with water theme park". The Hindu.
- ↑ "Five amusement parks in India feature among top 25 in Asia". The Economic Times. Jul 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Wonderla Kochi". AdvicesAcademy. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ↑ "Wonderla Hyderabad Amusement Park". Telangana Tourism. Hyderabad. 8 May 2016.
- ↑ Aparna Ramalingam (10 September 2015). "Global Investors Meet: Wonderla signs MoU with TN govt to set up amusement park in Chennai". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Wonderla Holidays to invest 250 crore in AP". The Times of India. Vishakapatnam. 17 September 2015.
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