Queens Land

Queens Land is a theme park in Poonamallee, Chennai, India. It opened in 2003 and covers 70 acres (28 hectares).

General Information

The park is located by the Chennai-Bangalore Trunk Road between Sriperumpudhur and Poonamalle. There is parking for cars. Buses are available from Guindy and T. Nagar. All buses going to Sriperumpudhur from Chennai stop at Queensland.

The entry fee is 350 INR for an adult and 250 INR for a child. Children shorter than 2 feet (0.61 m) tall are not charged.

The park is open from 10 am to 5:30 pm on weekdays and 10:00 am to 6:30 pm on weekends and government holidays. It is closed on Mondays for maintenance, with the exception of holidays. Food and drink are available within the park.

Rides

There is no charge for the rides. There are 51 rides, 33 for adults and 18 for children. However, a child can go on some adult rides when accompanied by an adult. There are some water rides, which operate only from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Protective clothing can be purchased for the water rides. There are also separate swimming pools for men and women.

The rides include:

 - Free Fall Tower
 - Roller Coaster
 - Cable car- a 30 minute ride
 - Simulation theatre
 - Octopus
 - Himalayan Water Ride
 - Bumper cars
 - Alpen Blitz
 - Centrox
 - Mirror House
 - Queens Land Fairy Train
 - Ezhilarsan

Accident

The park was closed for few weeks on 2008 due to a collision that resulted in the death of an 11-year-old girl while she was riding in a water boat in the lake. Seven employees were arrested in connection with the death.

Getting There

The nearest airport to this attraction is Chennai International Airport (IATA: MAA, ICAO: VOMM), the primary airport serving the southern Indian metropolis of Chennai.

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