Located on the top floor of Axis Mall in New Town, and sprawling across an area of 9000 square feet, the Snow Park, providing an escape from the sultry tropical climate of the city of Kolkata, along with several snow-themed attractions and activities year-round, is a unique indoor amusement destination for the kids and the adults of the city.
Complete with artificial snow, created and maintained by a high-capacity compressor and insulation technique, and offering thrilling activities and entertainment for visitors of all ages, it is a theme park for anyone who wishes to experience snow and extreme low temperature of minus 6 degrees, along with 100 km gust of cold wind like a snowstorm, and even a sudden snowfall.
The entire space of the park is realistically decorated with tall pine trees lining the park, and sharing space with a sleigh and models of life-sized Arctic wolves which create the perfect homely ambiance of any European country during the height of the wintry days, added with the models of penguins and skiing men to present a real deal of a white winter.
To complete the picture, the decorations of the park also include small replicas of The Eifel Tower, The Statue of Liberty, and a 3D idol of the Hindu Goddess Durga, made of ice, which attract the interest of the guests.
The Snow Park in Kolkata offers a variety of entertainment for the children and the adults alike. Apart from throwing snowballs at each other, building a snow castle, or making a snowman or simply experiencing the magic of snow, the park also provides several fun-filled adventures and thrilling rides to the delight of the visitors, irrespective of age.
The park is equipped with a stage to dance, known as Disco on ice, where one can crazily dance on ice, accompanied by the loud music of a live DJ, and incredible lighting. There is also a small ice football field where one can have the unique experience of playing football on ice, enjoying occasional slips and fun, without being criticised.
The Snow Park in Kolkata also offers the visitors the opportunity for ice-skating, and also to have an experience of mountain climbing while trying to climb on the big piles of snow, made like a small mountain.. In addition to the above, the park offers several thrilling rides, which include the Tube Slides, Thrilling Slides, Swiss Sledge, Ice-skating and more. However, perhaps the focal point of the park is to get inside an igloo, which makes the children crazy and try to drag their parents to crawl and enter. Apart from everything, the park has something for everyone, even the fun filled posing with the snow angels, jumping down the slides or getting clicked with penguins, which are otherwise unavailable elsewhere in the city.
The ticket price of the park promises an hour of unlimited fun and the right to access every ride in the place, along with the winter jackets, shoes and gloves as the complimentary items, which are to be returned at the time of departure. Lockers are also available for the visitors for the safe keeping of their personal belongings, against a refundable security deposit. The park is totally safe for kids, as an extremely helpful first-aid team is always on duty when the park remains open. There is a shop just outside the park, vending hot tea and coffee, which seems to be a bliss after emerging from the bitter cold atmosphere of the park.