Previous names Veegaland at Kochi Area 82 acres (330,000 m) | Operating season | |
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Location Bangalore, Kochi, Hyderabad Owner Kochouseph Chittilappilly Opened 2016 in Hyderabad, 2005 in Banglore & 2000 in Kochi | ||
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).
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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.
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.
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.
This park will open a new roller coaster in 2016. It previously operated in the United States as the Zoomerang at Alabama Adventure.
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. 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.
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. 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. 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).