Our story
Built in Port Harcourt, for Port Harcourt
Tropica began as a wet piece of land, a lagoon nobody had dug yet and two cousins who were tired of driving to Lagos for a good day out.
- Opened 2023
- 640 staff in peak season
- Owned in Rivers State
Timeline
From swamp to Sky show
- 2019
A swamp and an idea
Two cousins from Port Harcourt buy seven hectares of wet land in GRA Phase 2 and start drawing on the back of a church programme.
- 2021
Lagoon first
We dig the lagoon before anything else, so the land drains and the palms can grow.
- 2023
Gates open
Lantern Square, Mangrove Hollow and Little Rainforest open with five rides.
- 2024
Lagoon Bay
The wave pool, beach and Coconut Corkscrew open for the dry season.
- 2025
The Kingfisher
Our launch coaster opens on Palm Ridge after two rainy seasons of building.
- 2026
Night season
Weekends until eleven, the Sky show and the Palm Drop.
640
people on the team in peak season
92%
of them from Rivers State
214
piles under the Kingfisher
1.2m
guests last year
What we believe
Three promises
Safe before fun
Every ride is checked every morning, and any member of the team can stop any ride.
Local first
Our cooks, carvers, welders and drummers are from here, and so are most of our guests.
Worth the money
If a day goes wrong because of us, we make it right with a return ticket.
Careers
Work where the lights come on
We hire ride operators, lifeguards, cooks, performers, engineers and guest hosts all year, with paid training and transport from three pick-up points. Send your CV to guest services through the contact page and say which team you want.
- 01
Paid training
Two weeks for ride operators, six for lifeguards.
- 02
Transport
Staff buses from Rumuokoro, Eleme junction and Diobu.
We built the place we wanted our own children to have on a Saturday.
See you at the gate
Tonight, the park lights up at 18:30
Buy online for the lowest price, skip the gate queue and add Fast Lane if the Kingfisher is calling. Dusk passes from 17:00 cost less.