Amusement Parks

Amusement Parks are important means of entertainment for the residents of Chennai city as well as the tourists. The amusement parks not only provide the fun and frolic for the children but they also help the elders to bring out the child in them. Though, there are a host of good amusements parks in Tamil Nadu, some of the best are located around Chennai. These parks are equipped with all the modern day facilities and gadgets and provide adventurous and fun filled entertainment for all, by the means of crazy activities and rides. Amusement park is an excellent idea for people wanting to spend good and quality time with their family members. What's more, small food restaurants and refreshment centers are also present here, offering mouth watering food, after all the day's activities. You can choose from a host of amusement parks in the vicinity of the city, some of which are given below.

Dash-N-Splash
It is situated at a distance of 30 km from Chennai and has a sprawling 21 acre campus. Just along the national highway 4 that leads to Bangalore, the park is in Mevallur Kuppam Village in Chennai's MGR district. The park is beautifully landscaped and has ample shaded seating area. It is a huge hit amongst the kids, because of different exciting rides, and being a great place for a picnic. The facilities offered at the park include a well-equipped pure vegetarian cafeteria, separate change rooms with deposit lockers, souvenir shops, toiletries, eatables, etc.

Dolphin City
Dolphin City is situated at a distance of 46 km from Chennai along the ECR road. The park offers a host of unique activities, such as the American Sea Lion performance, which is the first of its kind in the country. Other activities include under water view, open air theatre, boating, slides, swimming, chuck wagon, disco scooter, tea cup, animal simulator, dragon ride etc. There is even a multi cuisine restaurant here, which caters to a variety of tastes. Buses can also be arranged on request.

Kishkinta
Spread across a vast expanse of 120 acres, Kishkintha is an amusement park that is situated thirty minutes from south of Chennai City. The park is situated five kilometers west of Tambaram Bus stand and suburban train station. The verdant landscape of the park dotted with numerous hills and lakes is one of the top favorites for both young and old alike. It offers some of the hi-tech adventurous rides and activities like space shuttle, wave pool, white water and Kiddies Kingdom.

Little Folks
It is situated at about 46 m from Chennai towards Mahabalipuram and mainly caters to children and has many rides to attract them, like toy train, rainbow fountain, slide-into-pool, and cartoon show and paddle pool. The park also has a one of a kind giant piano and an open air theatre.

MGM "Dizzee World" Beach Resort
At a distance of about 24 km from Chennai in East Coast Road, Dizzee World is a beach resort. It has a number of slides and rides for both kids and adults. The main attraction here is the water sports, which are a huge hit amongst the visitors. MGM Dizzee World beach resort features as one of the biggest amusement parks in India. The park offers thrilling experience to people in the form of log flume, giant wheel, spider spin, roller coaster, the funny mountain, dashing cars, super trooper, a water world and it also hosts special seasonal shows. A special addition in the early 2000's to the park was a snow valley: an artificial snow shower with snow capped mountain and a snow man.