Innovative filmcity is located on Mysore Road, decently out of Bangalore but not that far that distance becomes a deciding factor. I have to go from Sarjapur road and it took us around 2 hrs to reach filmcity. But the delay was largely because of diversions due to construction on roads. It'd have lot faster (prbably in 1hr) if we had taken the NICE from Bannerghatta Road. Though NICE road has its own share of problems of un-constructed stretch. If it is raining/had rained recently, don't take NICE. You might get stuck.
Filmcity opens at 11 AM and we reached at around 2 PM. Weather was good, sunny and little warm. Parking is still un-organized. There is no designated parking area. You need to park outside, along with the boundary. Since as of now not many visitors are there so Parking is not an issue.
One good thing is that entry fee is very low. If you decide not to take any package, then entry fees is only Rs. 50 (full ticket for children above 3 yrs). Interestingly still camera charges are Rs. 100 and Video camera Rs. 200 which I felt are on little higher side. There were maps available on the ticket counter which clearly marked what is available and what is coming soon. From the map it looks as if it is a very huge park. It is big but not as big as I imagined.
Now it was time to enter THE park. Entrance is beautifully designed and clearly indicates that interesting things wait inside. It looks royal, nicely crafted. As soon as you cross the entrance, you enter the Main Street which has the theam of old European architecture.
We were hungry so decided to directly head for Food Court which was on the other side of the park. On the way we could see lots of attractions and could see that many are still under construction. Food court doesn't have lot of things to offer. Since outside food is not allowed, so there is no other option as well. You have South Indian, Rajasthani, Sandwiches, Chinese, drinks etc. McDonald had a board saing.."Coming Soon". I guess things should improve over time. Anyways, we quickly finished the lunch and started marking attractions which we wanted to cover first. Since we had kids with us so we directly headed for Dino Park and Cartoon City. On the way we could see boards for Haunted Mansion, Miniature City which were not yet ready but seemed promising.
Dino Park and Fossil Museum are attached but we decided to take only Dino Park. It is designed like a jungle which lots of moving Dinos which description for each one. It really gives good feel of jungle (though some dions looks more artificial than others). It is like a small walk with Dinos making growling sound. There is a small movie theater also which keeps showing a movie about Dinos.
Next was cartoon City. It is a nice open area which some rides. Attached to this is Aqua Kingdom which we decided not to take because of kids and lack of time. In cartoon city, i couldn't spot many cartoons after from the one built at the entrance. There was a guy who was making carricatures for Rs 30. Leading from Cartoon City was Velocity (the gocarting).
It was time for Reply's Believe it or Not. It was a good collection of stuff. Well, some are very good, some are good and quite a bit are not so good but you can spend a lot of time here. Even if you just pass by it can take easily 45 mins. It is definitely worth visiting.
So over all, a very good place to spend your day. I am surely going to visit it again as soon as I get some guest :). One problem is solved. Thank you Innovative Film City.
Dino Park and Fossil Museum are attached but we decided to take only Dino Park. It is designed like a jungle which lots of moving Dinos which description for each one. It really gives good feel of jungle (though some dions looks more artificial than others). It is like a small walk with Dinos making growling sound. There is a small movie theater also which keeps showing a movie about Dinos.
Next was cartoon City. It is a nice open area which some rides. Attached to this is Aqua Kingdom which we decided not to take because of kids and lack of time. In cartoon city, i couldn't spot many cartoons after from the one built at the entrance. There was a guy who was making carricatures for Rs 30. Leading from Cartoon City was Velocity (the gocarting).
There are small snacks-coffee joints at all the places like Cafe Coffee day, chamosa, pop corn, drinks ect. Also, I could spot small shops selling souvenirs in a small but beautiful wooden shops. It was adding to the beauty of the place.
It was time for Reply's Believe it or Not. It was a good collection of stuff. Well, some are very good, some are good and quite a bit are not so good but you can spend a lot of time here. Even if you just pass by it can take easily 45 mins. It is definitely worth visiting.
By the time we came out of Repley's, it was raining heavily so we thought to spend some time in Funplex. Funplex is a place for video game lovers (bikes, cars, cycles, shooting, boating, tanks, helicoptors etc.) but unfortunately that days most of the things were not working. So we couldn't try anything. Another attraction was 4D movie. 4D is 3D + 1D of effects from chair (jerks, movements, air and water spray). It was showing a movie related to origin of life. Topic itself is not very interesting. If they get good movies then it will definitely a good experience. For those who have not seen such kind of movie before, it is recommended but those who have see it somewhere you can skip it.
By the time we finished all this, it was already 7 PM so we decided to call it a day. So we took coffee from Cafe coffee day and came out. It was dark and lighting effects were in form and looking realy very good.
So what is the over all impression. I think, it a good place to plan a day's outing. Still a lot of things are under constructions so experience will be even richer once it is complete. Entry fee is very less but if you add the individual attractions (which are generally 100 Rs. each) then it will be good amount. Quality of attractions is good and of internation quality. Distance from Bangalore is also not an issue if you are planning to spend the full day there.
So over all, a very good place to spend your day. I am surely going to visit it again as soon as I get some guest :). One problem is solved. Thank you Innovative Film City.
