Wonderla

Wonderla is an amusement park located near Bidadi, 28 kilometres (17 mi) from Bangalore, spanning 82 acres (33 ha) of land. It has been promoted by V-Guard Industries Ltd, based in Cochin, Kerala. It is the second theme park project from the group and has been operational since October 2005. It has been set up with a total investment of over Rs. 105 crores.

Attractions and Facilities

The park features a wide variety of attractions including some rides, water rides, a Musical fountain and laser shows, a Virtual Reality Show.

Wonderla has a full fledged Didance 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. Wonderla features conference facilities for up to a 1000 persons, and features 5 restaurants with a total seating capacity of 1150. It has locker rooms with over 2350 lockers and restrooms and showers. The park also features a first aid facility and a paging system.

Safety and Hygiene Systems

Wonderla 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. Wonderla 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.

Controversies and Incidents

On 27th Feb 2012, a 12 year old girl died due to drowning in a play pool at WonderLa, Bangalore. The girl was visiting the amusement park as a part of a school picnic. However, the girl is suspected to have had a prior illness, and that may have been the cause of death.

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 2 crore liters. Wonderla also uses solar energy extensively to heat water in pools and kitchens.

R&D

Wonderla has two R&D and assembling units located in Bangalore and Cochin. Among the various rides manufactured by in-house R&D team, ‘Twin Flip Monster’ is one of the most popular rides.

R&D units have over 200 technicians who design and manufacture rides for in-house purpose and for the clients. Wonderla is also concentrating on the developing export markets in Asia and Africa. Wonderla is the manufacturers of India’s largest ferris wheel- The Sky Wheel.

Wonderla Kochi

Wonderla Holidays also owns and operates the popular Veegaland amusement park in Kochi which was re-branded as Wonderla Kochi from 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.

New Projects

Wonderla is in the process of setting up resorts in Bangalore and Kochi parks and is also planning to set up new greenfield amusement park projects in Chennai and Hyderabad.

Getting There

Nearest airport is Kempegowda International Airport (IATA: BLR, ICAO: VOBL), an international airport serving the Indian city of Bangalore. It is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of Devanahalli and is 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the central business district of Bangalore, (30 kilometres (19 mi) from the Bangalore City Railway Station and covers 4,700 acres (1,900 ha).

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