Nicco Park

Nicco Park is an amusement park located in Jheel Meel, Sector IV of Bidhannagar, West Bengal, India. The park was created to attract tourists to the state by providing family-friendly recreation as well as educative entertainment. Nicco Park opened on 13 October 1991 and has since been referred to as the Disneyland of West Bengal.

Presently, the 40-acre park is home to over 35 different attractions and has served over 24 million customers. The park attracts approximately 1.5 million visitors annually and operates 364 days a year (closed only on Holi).

Nicco Park also provides a "green" environment and is committed to educational recreation, combining fun with learning. The park features a wide variety of thrilling rides, water park attractions, entertainment zones, food courts, and educational displays that make it the perfect destination for families, friends, and anyone looking to have a fun-filled day out in Kolkata.

Nicco Park has approximately 35 rides that include the Toy Train, Tilt-a-Whirl, Striking Cars, Paddle Boat, Water Chute, Water Coaster, Flying Saucer, Pirate Ship, River Caves, Cyclone and Moonraker. The Giant Cyclone, added in 2003, is among Asia's largest. The ride is 750 meters in length, has seven drops and goes as high as 55 feet.

Attractions such as the park's cable cars and Eiffel Tower provide panoramic views of the park from above. Natural attractions include a rose garden and a forty feet high waterfall.

A decommissioned MIG-21 fighter aircraft from the Bagdogra Airbase is on display at Nicco Park, serving as an attraction with educational value. It was a gift from the Eastern Air Command in 2008.

The park has also constructed a water park, Wet-O-Wild, inside the amusement park. There are also rain dance performances. The park also has a 4-D movie theater. It has also introduced a new ride called Sky Diver which has been attracting visitors.

A bowling alley with restaurant and bar also exist within the park. Venues such as Octagon host corporate and non-corporate events.

Nicco Park has received various awards in the years since its inception. Among its attractions, The Giant Cyclone has been awarded the 'Best Indigenously Manufactured Ride' of 2006-07 by the Indian Association of Amusement Parks and Industries, which also awarded Nicco Park's River Caves as the 'Most Innovative and Popular Ride' of 2009–10.

Nicco Park is the first amusement park in India to be able to obtain the ISO 9001 (Quality Management System), ISO 14001 (Environment Management System) and the OHSAS 18001 (Safety Management System) certifications. The park also states that it is the first amusement park in the world to obtain ISO 9002 certification from a European Certifying Authority.

The SA 8000 (Social Accountability) certificate which they received from DNV on 14 December 2008, makes Nicco Park the first amusement park in India to receive the certification. It is also reported that they are the first amusement park in the world to receive this honour.

The park has also received the "ICC Corporate Excellence Award" and has been recognized by various corporate bodies including ITC Limited, TISCO, Britannia Industries, Bata, Nestle, and many others which have invested in the park by sponsoring rides and other attractions.

Adjacent to the park is the Nalban Boating Complex, offering boat tours in paddle boats, hovercraft or shikaras. Well maintained groves surround the four hundred acre lake.

Salt Lake Stadium is also nearby. Opposite to the Salt Lake Stadium is the Subhash Sarovar, one of the two man-made lakes of Kolkata. The tourism development corporation has taken up the responsibility for the beautification of the lake.