Enchanted Kingdom offers Christmas treats

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MANILA, Philippines - With Christmas in the air, one theme park in Laguna is out to make sure families and barkadas will have a great time together.

Enchanted Kingdom (EK) recently announced its Christmas 2010 offerings dubbed "EKstremely Enchanting."

At its Brooklyn Place zone, visitors can have a taste of white Christmas at the Snow Village, which recreates a 1930s movie set.

Santa Claus is also scheduled to appear here during weekends.

Ice Age comes alive at Boulderville Zone, which will also feature a puppet show during weekends.

Visitors will also get a chance to enter a penguin's world in Antartica at Rialto's newest simulator ride film, "Happy Feet: Mumble's Wide Ride".

Songs, dances, and storytelling

The Young Voices of the Adventist University of the Philippines will sing Christmas carols during weekends at the Amazon Grill.

A musical called "Christmas Enchante" will feature EK's homegrown talents singing Christmas hits and well-loved classics.

"A Journey of Love and Hope" is a story about Jesus' birth and will be reenacted by a walking belen. Celebrity storytellers will narrate: Cheryl Cosim (Nov. 28), Alessandra de Rossi (Dec. 4), Jennica Garcia (Dec. 5), Jean Garcia (Dec. 11), Paolo Bediones (Dec. 12), Giselle Sanchez (Dec. 18), and Melanie Marquez (Dec. 19).

A special show called Simon and Silver's Magic Show will also be held.

Bloomfields band will hold performances on Dec. 4, 11, 18 and 19 at the Eldar’s Tent at 4:00 and 6:00 p.m., while the Korean Pinoy Pop group Pointen will perform on Dec. 5, 12, 21, 23, 27, and 29.

And for those who are out for a spine-tingling ride, EK is offering a special promo at its newest ride, EKstreme: P50 for students with valid student ID and P80 for non-students until December 31.

From now until December 17, EK is open Thursdays and Fridays from 12 nn to 7 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. A fireworks display will be held at 8:30 p.m.

Starting December 18, 2010 to January 2, 2011, EK will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 12 a.m. with fireworks display at 10 p.m.. On December 24 and 31, EK will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. only with fireworks display at 6 p.m.

For details, call (632) 584-3535 or 584-4326 to 29, or log on to www.enchantedkingdom.ph.