Theme Parks, Amusement Parks, and Water Parks

[Askal82]

Originally Posted by Lili

Oceanarium? Like glass-encased walkways where you can see marine life while walking through it? That will be nice. Is the Manila Bay clean enough for that kind of marine life?

I was wondering for the same thing too.

[bustero]

they said they would make aritificial pool, Am not really sure as the presentation I saw was pretty quick though elaborate. I think they'll probably wall of an area with separate water from Manila Bay so they can filter it. On of the attractions supposedly is a swim with the sharks feature, if they use Manila bay water, direct from the bay , maybe many people will not want to do this , not for fear of the sharks but for fear of the water!

[stephencua]

bustero i left a pm for you..

[ishtefh_03]

Originally Posted by ashley12

I wanna go I wanna go Stephy!!! mura lang pala!

hehe... tara let's go sa eurostar, wag lng this saturday, coz lam ko yun ung plan nyo...

[ashley12]

well actually I dont know if I could make it on sat., medyo busy si kuya kaya hindi niya ko masasamahan... basta dapat makapunta tayo before sila umalis sa pinas.

[ishtefh_03]

sa archi week na lng tayo pumunta and that would be feb. 20-25... andun pa siguro ung eurostar...

[bustero]

Originally Posted by stephencua

bustero i left a pm for you..

PMed you back.


For all others who maybe interested in the bird show thingy. (click on birds link)
www.malagosgarden.com

[bulakenyo]

Originally Posted by OtAkAw

^The best place would probably be in Laguna, Cavite, Rizal or Bulacan. Near MM but far enough to be less crowded.

Bulacan na lang! hehehehh!
Naiinggit ako. Yung mga kabarkada ko nakapunta na sa Eurostar.

Ako hindi pa!!!

[ishtefh_03]

hanggang kelan ba ang eurostar talaga???

[_zner_]

i thought until march?

[ishtefh_03]

sabi kase ng iba till feb lng daw???

[rowell_sk]

BOI okays P1.1-B ocean park proj
By Marianne V. Go
The Philippine Star 02/13/2006

The Board of Investments (BOI) has approved the P1.1-billion theme park venture of China Oceanis Philippines, Inc. as a pioneer tourism project.

The proposed Manila Ocean Park will be built on the existing 1.2-hectare Luneta boardwalk platform facing Manila Bay and at the back of the historical Quirino Grandstand.

The proposed ocean park will consist of an oceanarium, a marine discovery park, promenade areas, a boardwalk and a pavilion (theme and landscaped).

The venture aims to achieve two major goals for the country.

First, to become a major tourist destination in the Philippines and in Southeast Asia with a state-of-the-art oceanarium complex complemented by a marine life themed cultural, lifestyle and entertainment pavilion, and park facilities.

Second, it aims to create a grand "people?s park" along the bay for both local and foreign tourists to enjoy.

The project is designed to support the thrust of the Philippine Tourism Authority as well as the City Government of Manila to revitalize the area.

The main feature of the Manila Ocean Park is the state-of-the-art oceanarium that will contain thousands of sharks, colorful tropical fishes of various species and invertebrates indigenous to the Philippines.

The state of the art facility will have a transparent acrylic-made tunnel to provide visitors the experience of walking underwater and viewing the sea creatures.

The oceanarium will be a unique and world class educational and entertainment complex dedicated to showcase the rich and diverse marine life of the Philippine aquatic environment.

The park will also feature a "Jungle Trek", "Seven Seas" and "Lost Atlantis".

The 3-storey bay pavilion, with 15,566 sqm. floor area, will have retail shops, souvenir shops, restaurant facilities and a plaza for special shows and activities.

The top of the pavilion will be an open-air area with especially designed tarpaulin roofing which will house a big food court offering Filipino and Southeast Asian cuisines.

The marine discovery park will be landscaped with fountains and marine life.

This part of the theme park will be made available to the public for free.

The Manila Ocean Park project is a joint undertaking of Singaporean, Malaysian, Chinese and Australian proponents led by the China Oceanis Group.

With this endeavor, the joint venture is committed to contribute to the development of Philippine tourism.

Furthermore, its supports the thrust of the Philippine government in preserving the environment, generating employment for the people and boosting the economy by bringing in tourism revenues and generating additional revenues for the government.

Trade and Industry Secretary Peter B. Favila welcomed the new tourism venture which is expected to perk up further the economic activity in the Manila Bay area.

"The project jibes well with the economic program of the city especially its ?Buhayin ang Maynila? program. Roxas Boulevard is lined with first class visitor facilities and the upcoming theme park will be a big boost to the country?s tourism program which will cater to both local and foreign visitors," Favila said.

Trade Undersecretary and BOI Managing Head Elmer C. Hernandez said the project is expected to create 1,830 new jobs. "Thus, the new project is beneficial not only to tourism but to the labor sector as well," Hernandez said.

Hernandez said that the BOI is biased to projects that generate not only investments but also to ventures that offer new jobs to the Filipino people.

The theme park is projected to open in February 2008.

[jef7]

I'd like to visit that water park in Subic someday.

By the way, can anybody please tell me if Manila Zoo is still around?

It's been so many years, but I have so many memories associated to that place.

[sista]

manila zoo is still alive, but I don't think it's still kicking lol

[kiretoce]

There were some photos of Manila Zoo posted here on SSC before, but I forgot what thread it was.

[jef7]

I see. Thanks. You would think, given the high level of biodiversity in our country that a world class facility would be available to showcase these animal species. But maybe, Manila isn't the right location.

[le Reine]

Maybe the builders have already thought of a plan on how they would place it in manila bay. So, there's no need of having doubts about that.

[rustyboi]

Dinosaur Island
$6 million worth of initial investment
located in Roxas Blvd Manila

Further details about this project are however unavailable.

p.s. i wonder if this thread is in the right section.

[kiretoce]

Is this a theme park Rusty?

Ocean Park is in this section too, I guess this thread should be here.

[rustyboi]

it's a science exhibit or something. with real dinosaur... skeletons. lolz

no infos yet regarding the setup if it's gonna be a theme park or museum. my friend told me there'll be mechanical dinosaurs (batteries not included? hehe), an artificial lagoon or lake, sound effects, huge waterfalls and a "live" (fake) volcano daw. i can't wait for their official announcement regarding this project.