Appu Ghar (Gurgaon)
Appu Ghar is a one million square foot, beach-themed, water park in Gurgaon in the Indian state of Haryana. It consists of 15 water rides and banquet facilities for up to 2,000 guests.[1][2] It is owned by International Amusement Limited and opened in 2014. The park is named after the original Appu Ghar amusement park of the company in nearby Delhi, which closed down in 2008.[3][4]
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 Low tide water ride at Appu Ghar | |
| Location | Gurgaon, Haryana, India |
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| Coordinates | 28.460256°N 77.072060°E |
| Theme | Beach |
| Owner | International Amusement Limited |
| Opened | April 2014 |
| Operating season | Year-round |
| Area | 42.0 acres (170,000 m2) |
| Attractions | |
| Total | 15 (as of 2018) |
| Water rides | 15 |
| Website | appughargurugram |
Rides at the water park
The AppuGhar Water Park in night
- Sky Fall: A 96-foot free fall drop. It is listed in the Limca Book of Records 2010 as the tallest water ride in India.
- Aqua Loop aka OMG - Oh My Gurgaon: Has vertical height of 20m (65.6168 feet) and 2.5 gravities of acceleration in two seconds. Speeds reach 60 km/h (37.282132538 mph) for a duration of 5 seconds.
- Wave Pool: An artificial beach with large waves.
- Open Float Slide aka Whirl Wind: A float slide with twists and turns.
- Crazy River: A 200m long water coaster.
- Rapid Racer: A 4 Lane Racer Water Ride. Guests challenge each other for a race.
- Thunderstorm: A float slide with twists and turns and drops.
- Play Station aka Pirate Station: A 16 platform station with different water rides and a pool.
- Lazy River: Crosses the park with slow flowing water.
Restaurants
The theme park has 5 restaurants that offer variety of food options to the visitors.
- Low Tide Buffet Restro: A ship themed restaurant located on Wave Pool. Cuisines include Italian, Asian, Chinese, North Indian and Continental with drinks.
- Rice In The Bowl: Rice with chana/rajma/kadhi
- Oysters Bread Co.: Cakes, breads and bespoke desserts, tarts and muffins
Crazy River Food court
- Crazy River Food Court: Cuisines ranging from Indian, Oriental, Continental, simple beach/street food with cocktails and mocktails
- Dimsum Cart: Vegetarian and non-vegetarian dumplings
- Hi – Tide Bar: A Bar and grill
- Liquid Dukan: Bar
Recognition
- Right Choice Award 2016.
- National Record 2014 for Tallest Water Ride.
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References
- "Safety, hygiene priority for newly-opened Oysters water park-Jagran". Dainik Jagran English.
- Bhattacharyya, Barsali (7 August 2014). "Appu Ghar opens in Gurgaon". India Today.
- Sathe, Gopal (October 28, 2011). "The second life of Appu Ghar". Livemint.
- "Gurgaon to be Appu's new ghar". The Times of India.
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