Adlabs Imagica Review

Adlabs Imagica Reivew

ADLABS Imagica

Ticket counter opens: 10a.m
Park timings: 11a.m to 9p.m

Rides timing: 11a.m to 8p.m

Driving directions from Mumbai
Take Mumbai-Pune Express highway to reach Khalapur Toll Naka

Take first left at the Khapoli exit

Go on over bridge towards Pali Road>>>>cross bridge>>>turn left towards Pali road>>>>ADLABS

Imagica is 3K.M on right side.

Total Time: 1 hr 20 min approx.

Rentals
Parking for entire day: Rs.100

Strollers for a day*:Rs.150

Wheelchair*: Rs 150

*Limited supply of strollers & wheelchairs.

Tickets Price (Rs.):
                                   NORMAL TICKET      EXPRESS PASS*     College Pack

On Weekdays               1500(Adult)                         2200                1200(Available only on weekdays)                                                                       1200(Child)                         2000

On Weekends &           1900(Adult)                         3000
Holidays                        1600(Child)                          2600

There are different family packs available, check websites for current details.
*Imagica Express pass cuts your waiting time at all top attractions

My views you can use:

So, by now you can calculate your entire expense except for food & water bills, which varies from person to person. All rides and attractions are included in your ticket price, so you don’t need to pay anything extra.

Considering Indian heat even in winter this year :-S , I suggest you consider all indoor activities in day time and leave all outdoor fun for evening. You will be handed over pamphlet at the ticket counter. Do not keep it in your purse or pockets as it has map showing all the attractions and other necessary locations. I would advise people to take left from the checking-in site. You will find many indoor shows or attractions here like Cinema 360, I for India, Deep space, Rajasaurus river adventure, Mr. India ride, etc. Cover it all, have lunch and then move towards right in clockwise direction.B-)

I went in November end, it  was scorching hot. The sun was sucking all water and energy out leaving us dehydrated #:-S:-&and tired I-). I remember running here and there to buy drinking water. You will understand the real value of water here. First, the heat throws you into dehydration mode and then you have to pay Rs 30 for 500ml, that small Bisleri bottle 8-|. Anyways, there are ATMs, in case you run out of cash. :P. To our horror, we realized in evening that there is drinking water 8-}facilities. Yeah! dehydrated brain screwed our sense, turning all the frenzied into frustrations. Guys, please note this down. See the map carefully and however far these water facilities are available refill your bottle time to time to quench your thirst & save some penny.[-(

ADLABS Imagica

Nitro-The ultimate roller coaster in India

ADLABS Imagica-Armada Tapas Bar

ADLABS Imagica-Showing Imagica capital (blue castle) & Alibaba aur chalis chor (Yellow dome)

About Rides and attraction: :D

If you are crazy like me and like adventurous rides that gives adrenaline rush-Try these rides at your own risk :P

Deep Space
Gold rush express

D2 Dare drop

Scream Machine

Nitro :-SS

All these are worth experiencing. I can’t describe the feel that you get when you’re screaming your lungs out on scream machine, making it the longest 3 min of your life. It spins,swings, rise to steep angles of 120 degrees and push you to the height of 148 feet above the ground level giving the ultimate disorientation and scary feel of slipping off your seat. Nitro is a roller coaster that zooms across in just two minutes at an unbelievable speed. Now about D2 Dare Drop, this ride first shoots you vertically like a rocket at 73km/hr speed and super 4G forces in a second. Before you get back your breath, you will experience sudden free fall from the height of 132 feet #:-S.Deep space first gives you an impression that you’re on a children’s ride and as soon as you confirm it, you’re thrown into deep space zipping across planets and meteors. This one is a real blast, high on thrill. Do try it to conquer your fears ;) as it shoots you to crazy speeds in a matter of seconds. Really gives an out-of –the world feeling, but in the end you are so happy to be alive ,back on your feet  & back into your own world.

Gold rush express is very noisy ride >:P .The thing I hated the most. Looks like chuk-chuk gadi. I saw children and grandpas asking for another round so I underestimated this ride and guys, I was surely mistaken. In the end I was so flummoxed that I kept mumbling- how come kids be allowed in this? Trust me it’s no less of a roller coaster plus all that hazardous sound gives you a feel that all the nut bolts and screws will get lose and you will be off the wooden coaster ~X(.Try this ride at your own discretion J but do not underestimate the power of wooden roller coaster. /wahaha

I got on all of these rides and I must say they are truly India’s best rides till date. Each giving a different experience and all the rides are must see. Another good thing is that since these rides are not everyone’s cup of tea :D , you will not have to stand in queue for long period.

You can enjoy Light hearted fun attractions with your kids (if you have one ;)) don’t blame me if your kid troubles you as the light-hearted rides are the ones which will test your patience level. Queue man!!! Picture this>>>You are standing for an hour :-w, then finally your punishment is over and you are rewarded a seat to watch a show. In such scenario getting to sit J , that’s no less of an attraction =P~

1. I for India (A flying experience)

I hope it won’t be”I for India, W for wait :-w” for you. We were in the queue for good one hour to see this show (Half an hour in the queue outside (in shade) ,followed by 30 min cooling in A.C, where they were repeatedly showing the videos of –how ADLABS Imagica was constructed and whose vision it was, people behind it ,how they got permission to shoot different places...blah blah & more blah repeatedly. No place to sit. It was torture. Ironically, this was our first attraction at Imagica :P. Somewhere I was infuriated seeing batches of express pass people getting in. Heat really took a toll on us and then this queue further tested our patience:-w .Well, we finally got to see this. It was amazing. You will feel like you are in a helicopter enjoying spectacular aerial views =D>,from valleys in Kashmir to serene Kanyakumari, from Mumbai Ganeshutsav to amazing lands in the east. It covers Gujarat, Rajasthan, Hardwar, Banaras and so many stunning sights of India.

It left me thinking oh Gosh, India is really beautiful...!!! 8-> You haven’t seen anything. If possible hop on to 30feet seat...you don’t get the liberty to choose but I wish I was on 30 feet high seat. Unfortunately we got 10 feet show seat. I wanted to get that 30 feet high feel =((.I could see my shoes down and other stuff which was ruining my helicopter ride, making me realise where I am. I still feel it could have been better. Something was amiss:-/ .

2. Cinema 360 Prince of dark water

I missed it =(( .I missed the prince of dark water :(  plan your ride so that you don’t. /no

3. Rajasauras River

This takes you to the world of Dinosaurs. While you are on your boat, the background voice tries to scare you, gives you some piece of information on different types of dinosaurs. Nice setup. Worth visiting this dino-era.

4. Mambo Chai Chumcha-Crazy Tea cups

You must be aware of this, I think there is similar ride in excel world. These crazy cups spins round round and you go round round 8-}. Reminds me of a song by Flo Rida ft. Kesha -u spin my head right round right round.. lol :P

In short its very light hearted fun. Good for kids ;)

5. Mr. India-The ride

Mogambo isn't dead:-?  .He is after India and life of Mr. India. Nobel Mr. India and his Miss (Miss Seema) wanna save the world from baddies like him. He sought help of the fellow Indians and he takes us along on the mission to kill Mogambo:-SS.Hmm, this ride gives you a feel that you’re in a car and its flying, facing obstacles, falls, bumps and all that. It was good =D>. You can see Mr. India collection ranging from Hanumanji’s statue to hats and dresses of Mr. India and Mogambo.

6. Wrath of the Gods

First you enter a room wherein this mad scientist and his assistant rack your brain to solve an ancient mystery(:|. Finally they realise how to open a door and you follow them. God is upset that mango people have entered the forbidden area and ruined its purity or something. Jal dev, wayu dev, agni dev are all angry and you’re at receiving end. I didn’t find it that interesting [-(. You see we were standing in the queue for long, really long time and then we were made to listen the lecture of this scientist and his assistant in standing position :!! and then god too shows his wrath by pouring water, wind and feel of fire >:P.I mean, please let us sit yaar at least while listening the lecture. It makes you weigh things like, all this for this show. Anyways, it was good one time watch. Thank god I saw, because I would not like to stand for so long :-w  to watch this ever again 8-|

7. Curse of Salimgarh

:(  Missed  /omg 

8. Alibaba aur challis chor

You get an access to secret treasure cave, which happens to be the thieves’ den. To save your life you have to shoot all the muggers while you are slowly making your way to exit. I was so busy shooting; I didn’t enjoy the whole journey. Don’t do this. Don’t get into video game mode. You can play that at home. Enjoy, shoot and come out. Yah, don’t point laser at your friend’s face :p

9. Save the Pirate

Save the pirate is meant for kids. It’s just a boat shape thing that takes you up and then down, again up and down. I just wanted to get off this ride. I was running out of time and I had so much to explore I wish I had wasted those minutes somewhere else. But, if you have small kids no one can save you from being dragged here.

There are few other light-hearted fun attractions and ride like Motion box theater, Bump it boats, Pop jets, Lagoon, Loch Ness explorers, Splash Ahoy! All adding fun quotient .I have talked about the main attractions.

ADLABS Imagica is divided into Viva Europa, India, Asiana, Americana, Arabia and Jambo Africa on pamphlet. However, the theme is not evident over there. If you won’t tell someone that it is a theme park, the person won’t realise it. It has a bit of everything but lacks something-may be a soul.

It’s paisa wasool to those who is going to enjoy each and every rides, others don’t have much to see or I should say it won’t be worth the amount they pay.

Food options at ADLABS Imagica

1. Red Bonnet American Diner

As the name suggest, it is American style diner. You will find vintage cars, dining tables and sitting style inspired from 60’s.I didn’t find anything great about this place. The setup reminded me more of Mc Donald’s except for the car and flooring :P. The food includes fries, colas, burgers (veg & non veg) ,barbeque ribs, ice cream(just one option something like soft serve from McDonald).So much like McDonald left me to wish that it was actually McD , which offers same style menu yet cheaper. Not much option for veggies.

2. ZeZe Bar + Grill

If you seek adventure not just in the rides but also on your menu list then ZeZe Bar & grill is for you! It says it offers authentic African flavours/:) .I don’t know how authentic as I haven’t been to Africa :(and I know nothing about their flavours. So, I can’t comment on this :-B. I am not experimental as far as my food is concerned so I gave it a miss. However, there is one thing which I can say, if Indian food is so expensive, flavours borrowed from Africa will definitely burn your pockets. >:)

3. Roberto’s food coaster

You will have variety of cuisines option ranging from Indian, Mexican, Italian, and Pan-Asian. Service is like you have now-a-days in any mall. The only difference is, for food too you have to stand in queue and wait for your turn: P. Well, the good news is there is no express pass here:> . So you don’t have to see people coming after you and going with food before you. Okay, so the next task is finding a place to sit. This happens during lunch time .Please go on weekdays or else you will have to wait for people to getup or ask your friend or somebody or anybody to occupy seats by keeping your belongings: P

Now let’s focus on the main point-Food. The food at Roberto’s food coaster is okay to suffice your hunger but like everything-Overprized. It won’t please your taste buds but it will not hurt either. :|

It is named Roberto’s food coaster, so I expected some surprise :^o element but really nothing happened. The only surprise I got was queue shock 8-| , not-so-welcome surprise. I think that part (surprise) is under construction because I saw some coaster type thing near each table. The pamphlet says, you just order and then see the magic. Well, we ordered, stood in queue then struggled to find a place to sit but yeah no magic [-(. Again, very bad, they should mention that thing in pamphlet. When they say it’s fully functional what this is??? :^o

Armada Tapas Bar-ADLABS Imagica

Even the Upper deck at Armada Tapas Bar (The wooden ship you see) was closed for maintenance. I really didn't like that. I think they should put online information about the things unavailable next day or week. After all, for all that you pay, you deserve to see everything. =((

I think with few improvements and new additions it can surely become India’s best International level theme park.

Things that needs to be worked on:

Greenery: This place really lacks greenery. You will feel like it’s build in the middle of oasis. I wish they grow more tress around. This will automatically make place little more shaded. Good for environment, good for Imagica.

Don’t call it fully open when few things are not working or under maintenance :^o. This spoils the image. Put online information about attractions closed and things under maintenance so that one can decide accordingly.

Long queues: I know India has over one billion population and an theme park like this will definitely attract crowd, which is not their fault. Just one suggestion-Make some sitting arrangement, not comfy sofas just something to sit while waiting for our turn.

Ticket price: This is an arguable topic. The construction cost is high and they need to recover all that. However, I still think it is overpriced. It is equidistance from Pune and Mumbai. If the price is reduced a bit, it will attract more crowds. Also, people like me who missed few attractions won’t have much regret as we can think of visiting again.

Overall Score
JJJ/5

I highly recommend it to the people who seek adrenalin rush ;)

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/bye Ren

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