GRS opens 4,000 sq ft themed photo attraction

GRS opens 4,000 sq ft themed photo attraction inside GRS Fantasy Park

Mysuru, May 1: GRS Fantasy Park has opened GRS Selfie Factory, a 4,000 sq ft photo attraction with 20+ themed sets in Mysuru. The facility had a soft launch on April 1 and was formally launched on April 14, with over 30 local influencers attending the opening.

The attraction is housed on the ground floor of the compound, next to GRS Snow Park, and is ticketed separately from the amusement and water park, visitors do not need to enter Fantasy Park to access it.

The 20+ sets include Neon Dreams, Tropical Paradise, Mystic Lights and Vintage Vibes, each designed as a standalone backdrop. An in-house café built inside a vintage Volkswagen van operates within the same space. The venue can accommodate around 100 visitors per hour and is staffed by 10 employees hired specifically for the facility. It is open from 10.30 am to 7 pm on weekdays and until 8 pm on weekends. Tickets, which were initially priced at ₹199, were revised to ₹299 after the first few weeks of operation.

“We have invested about ₹1 crore in this facility to give Mysoreans and tourists a dedicated space for creating memories. The name is GRS Selfie Factory, but what we have built is really a venue for families, not just a stop for solo photographs. In the first three weeks alone, we have already taken bookings for wedding shoots and baby photo shoots, which tells us the appeal is broader than we had planned for.” He further added “We are not aware of another themed photo studio of this scale operating in India. Having invested in GRS UpDown earlier and seen the footfalls that attraction has been generating from across Karnataka, we had the confidence to take this next step,” said Ashwin Dange, Director, Baliga Investments Private Limited.

The company expects GRS Selfie Factory to draw about one lakh ticketed visitors over its first year of operation. Mysuru receives a significant share of Karnataka’s tourist arrivals, particularly during Dasara, and operators in the city have been adding photography- and experience-driven attractions aimed at families and younger travellers from Bengaluru and other cities.

GRS Fantasy Park has been operating in Mysuru for 26 years. Its compound now houses the amusement and water park, GRS UpDown, GRS Snow Park, and GRS Selfie Factory, each ticketed separately. Tickets to individual attractions, as well as discounted combo tickets covering multiple attractions, are available at GRS.