Queens Land

Queens Land

Aerial view of the park
Location Perumalpattu-Kottamedu Rd, Kuthambakkam, Tamil Nadu 600124, Chennai, India
Coordinates 13°01′46″N 80°01′44″E / 13.029374°N 80.028818°E / 13.029374; 80.028818Coordinates: 13°01′46″N 80°01′44″E / 13.029374°N 80.028818°E / 13.029374; 80.028818
Opened 2003 or earlier[1]
Area 70 acres (28 ha)
Rides
Total 51
Roller coasters 2
Website Official website

Queens Land is a theme park in Poonamallee, Chennai, India. It opened in 2003 August 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 550 INR for an adult and 450 INR for a child. Children shorter than 2 feet (0.61 m) tall are not charged.

The park is open from 10 am to 6:30 pm on weekdays and 10:00 am to 7:30 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

Free Fall Tower- the flagship ride of Queens Land
The cable car ride.

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:

All It services companies prefer to visit Queensland.

Accident

The park was closed for few weeks in 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.[2] Seven employees were arrested in connection with the death.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Queen's Land, Chennai.

References

  1. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Queens Land". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "Girl, 11, Dead in Amusement Park Accident". Amusement Safety Organization.
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