Mumbai, Aug 26: Visitors to the world’s first Bollywood-themed amusement park will get to fly like Indian superhero Krrish and enjoy a lavish Mughal-style banquet when it opens in Dubai in October.

The park, set to be launched in October this year, has been in the making since 2012 and will consist of rides, attractions and live shows based on the theme of Bollywood.

The 1.7 million-square-feet Bollywood Parks, part of the Dh 10.5 billion Dubai Parks and Resorts complex, will have 16 cinematic rides, six themed restaurants and 30 live shows inspired by contemporary Hindi-language blockbusters, including superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s Don, Salman Khan’sDabangg and Aamir Khan’s Lagaan, as well as classics such as Sholay and Mughal-E-Azam as can be seen in their making video.

Raed Khajoor Al Nuaimi, CEO of Dubai Parks and Resorts, said, “This will be the first Bollywood park in the world and this was designed and built for the billions of fans of Bollywood that lives in the close proximity to Dubai.”

Thomas Jellum, General Manager, Bollywood Parks Dubai, said, “We chose an award-winning team of top-end producers, innovative designers, creative writers and directors, this park was made to give you the best of what Bollywood has to offer.”

Visitors will enter the park through “Bollywood Boulevard” to gain access to four other zones: Mumbai Chowk, Rustic Ravine, Royal Plaza and Bollywood Film Studios.

The park will also house the 850-seat Rajmahal Theatre, which will stage Broadway-style musicals.

“We have tried to take all the ingredients that go into a Bollywood movie and pick evergreen classics for the park that will stay with the people,” says Vinit Shah, chief destination management officer of Dubai Parks and Resorts.

“We went directly to the production houses to talk about the films for the concept development and for insights for the story development for our rides.”

Immersive 3-D and 4-D rides and stunts will offer visitors a first-hand look at the behind-the-scenes action for movies such as Krrish and RA.One.

The Bollywood Boulevard zone will be home to Rock On!, a restaurant with a live rock band recreating a scene from the 2008 film of the same name, starring Farhan Akhtar.