Adlabs Imagica, touted to be South Asia’s largest theme park, opened to public today six years after the project was first conceptualized. Spread across 110 acres near Khopoli on the Mumbai-Pune expressway, it incorporates some of the world’s most sophisticated technology including 4D simulation.

The rides are designed to recreate experiences from around the world, and include Indian themes. The park can accommodate 20,000 visitors at a time. It will present multiple animation and live-action films—a live action horror called ‘Curse of Salimgarh’; a Bollywood classic, ‘Mr. India’; and a love story called ‘Prince of the Dark Waters’, among others. Future plans include developing a 300-room hotel and a water park. The hotel is expected to be operational by December, and the waterpark by June 2014.

Speaking at the launch today, Manmohan Shetty, Chairman, Adlabs Entertainment Ltd., said, “Today is a proud moment for each one of us associated with the project. It was our vision to create an entertainment theme park of international standards in India and I am positive that this park will provide and immersive and wholesome family entertainment experience, something that each Indian will take immense pride in.”

“We are looking at setting up another attraction based on another popular Bollywood movie. The plan is to add a new attraction a year to keep people coming back to the park,” Shetty added. “Along with entertainment, safety is vital for Adlabs Imagica. Every single ride here has been designed by leading manufactures and has gone through multiple tests before being launched to the public.”

Adlabs Entertainment is also looking at setting up a second theme park in Hyderabad by the end of the year.