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Encyclopedia > Enchanted Kingdom
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Enchanted Kingdom is a theme park in the Philippines. It is located in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, about 26 kilometers (16.1 miles) from Manila. It has a land area of 17 hectares (41 acres). The park is managed and operated by Enchanted Kingdom Inc., formerly named Amtrust Leisure Corporation. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 154 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Entrance to Enchanted Kingdom in Santa Rosa City. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 154 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Entrance to Enchanted Kingdom in Santa Rosa City. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 154 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Entrance to Enchanted Kingdom in Santa Rosa City. ... Theme Park is a simulation computer game designed by Bullfrog Productions, released in 1994, in which the player designs and operates an amusement park. ... Santa Rosa City (or Sta. ... For other uses, see Laguna (disambiguation). ... km redirects here. ... A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. ... For the article on the capital city of the Philippines, see Manila. ... A hectare (symbol ha) is a unit of area, equal to 10 000 square metres, commonly used for measuring land area. ... This article is about the unit of measure known as the acre. ...


Enchanted Kingdom is a member of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions.

Contents

Park zones

  • Spaceport - Relive the glory days of the American space exploration program of the 1960s.
  • Portabello - A replica of Portabello, a place in Panama in the Caribbean Sea where the riches of the Incas were shipped by the Spaniards.
  • Brooklyn Place - Take a sentimental journey down the streets of Brooklyn, one of New York's five boroughs, as it was in the 1940's.
  • Victoria Park - Inspired by the era of Queen Victoria's rule
  • Boulderville - Discover an era ruled by dinosaurs as you enter Boulderville, a prehistoric cartoon zone designed to capture every child's imagination.
  • Midway Boardwalk - Coney Island, known as "America's Playground" in the 1930's, comes to life at the Midway Boardwalk.
  • Jungle Outpost - The heart of the Amazon is the setting of the Jungle Outpost.

Attractions

  • Space Shuttle (Vekoma Boomerang roller coaster)
  • Rio Grande Rapids (Water Raft Ride)
  • Anchors Away (Pirate Ship Ride)
  • Discovery Theater (4D Theater)
  • Roller Skaters (Mini Roller Coaster)
  • Jungle Log Jam (Jungle-themed flume ride)
  • Flying Fiesta (Swing Ride)
  • Carousel
  • Condor (Spinning Tower Ride) [has not been in operation for years now]
  • Swan Lake
  • Dodgem (Bumper Cars)
  • Wheel of Fate (Ferris Wheel)
  • Up, up and Away (Balloon Ride)
  • Bumbling Boulders (Teacups-Type Ride)
  • Stone Eggs (Kiddie Ferris Wheel)
  • Exodus the Ride (ATV Adventure Trail)
  • Kart Trak (Go-Kart Race Track)
  • Xtreme Paintball
  • Rialto (Motion Simulator Theatre)

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History

The park was conceptualized by the Landmark Entertainment Group and modelled after Knott's Berry Farm. It was built at a cost of P1.2-billion. The park first opened on July 28, 1995. Knotts Berry Farm is a brand name of two separate entities: a theme park in Buena Park, California, and a manufacturer of food specialty products (primarily jams and preserves) based in Placentia, California. ... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


External links

  • Official Site of Enchanted Kingdom

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Ellen Tordesillas » Blog Archive » Enchanted kingdom ni Arroyo (4798 words)
Paanong magiging enchanted ang bansa natin eh lumalanding ka palang sa airport makikita mo na agad ang mga kinakalawang na bubong ng mga squatters na may nakapatong pang gulong ng sasakyan.
Tomas said she used “Enchanted Kingdom” because the chair of a committee of Ecop, the host organization, is the owner of Enchanted Kingdom in Laguna.
The Midget must be demonically possessed, too, for using this Enchanted Kingdom in her speech to lure more children to be possessed by Satan when they visit this amusement park that is akin to the enchanted park in Pinocchio.
Enchanted in a lost kingdom (616 words)
I am enchanted by the manifest violation of the Constitution by Gloria Arroyo and her lapdogs (Raul Gonzales, Mike Defensor, et al) especially in ensuring the suppression of opposition and dissent against this sham administration.
I am enchanted at the brazenness by which activists and journalists are felled and by the government's inaction to such blatant violation of human rights.
I am enchanted by how Filipinos can stand apathetic with a government that clearly cheated the will of the people; a government that never blinks to implement policies that curtail basic civil liberties; a government that with questionable mandate, squanders the country's resources to buy off support among the trapos (traditional politicians).
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