After London, Paris & Singapore, now it’s the time for
Delhites to have another wonderful place to hang around.
Delhi Eye is the
India's largest Wheel housed in an amusement park in
Kalindi Kunj. This giant wheel rotates across many popular sites including the
Qutub Minar, Red Fort, Akshardham Temple, Humayun’s Tomb, Lotus Temple and also a panoramic view of Connaught Place that too in just a short span of 20 minutes.
The wheel stands at a great height and measures the length of a
15 storey building 45 meters high. The wheel has
36 cabins with an individual occupancy of 8 people so this means that the wheel can accommodate
288 people at one go. Cabins are centrally air conditioned and have
LCD screens fitted in them so this makes the viewing no less than a luxury itself.
In between
Rotation of the wheel if at any point any boarder feels a kind of panic due to the height then there is a help button that can be immediately pressed for proper action.
Beside the
Rotation wheel (Delhi eye), the amusement park offers a wholesome experience as it also has a water park. There are different amazing slides; each of varying height. The park makes a splash of enjoyment for the visitors.
The strategic location of amusement
park at Kalindi Kunj will make it accessible to people from Delhi, Ghaziabad, Faridabad and Gurgaon and the tourists will have another spot to visit in Delhi.Apart from the giant wheel the amusement park in Kalindi Kunj will have more attractions like Parachute Towers, Striking Cars, Fizbee, Rangers as mention above etc.
Facts about Delhi EYE
The gigantic wheel titled ‘Delhi EYE’ is meant to give a delightful sight of the entire city by facilitating a panoramic view of the notable city monuments.
Delhi EYE is Operated by: The same company that also operates ‘
Singapore Flyer‘,
World’s largest Observation Wheel.
- Height of the Wheel: 148 ft
- Wheel Diameter: 134.5 ft
- Wheel base width: 75.5 ft
- Number of Spokes in the wheel: 18
- Number of AC Cabins in the wheel: 36
- Seating capacity of each cabin: 8 persons (600kg)
- Total Wheel Capacity: 288 persons
- Duration of a single ride: 20 mins which includes 3 full rotations
- Max. speed of the wheel: 4m per second
- Cost of ride(normal): Rs.250 per head
- Cost of ride(VIP Cabin): Rs.500 per head
- Wheel placement: 5m above the ground
- Delhi EYE has been manufactured by : Vekoma, Dutch Coaster Design Company
