Wonderla Holidays has received approval and clearance to start an amusement park near Chennai. After a span of eight years, the company has obtained the necessary approval, clearance, and no-objection certificates from the Tamil Nadu government. The bhumi puja was done on 25 October, 2023 and work has been started.

The project will come up on 62 acres at Illalur village in Thiruporur taluk of Chengalpattu district. The flagship project entailing an investment of nearly Rs 400 crore will be completed by June 2025. It was part of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that the company had signed with the Tamil Nadu government at the first Global Investors Meet (GIM) in 2015. The project did not take off due to Local Body Tax (LBT).

In its tourism policy released recently by the government, single window clearance would be given to tourism projects in the amusement park and theme park space. The government envisages creating one large-format amusement park, similar to global theme parks like Disney, on at least 100 acres on the outskirts of Chennai.

The park would be developed through private sector participation.