The Magic Stays With You

18 October 2008-The Enchanted Kingdom Trip

8 am. Met with Dean at Cubao to go to the official rendezvous, MRT Ayala Station. On the way there, we mistakenly (due to Dean's fault) alighted at the Buendia Station. Good thing we have not checked out our tickets, we rode the next train to Ayala Station.

9 am. Met with Patty, Lourdes, Moj (not Monj!) and kuya Brye to head the the EK shuttle pick-up point at Goldcrest Glorietta.

1030 am. The shuttle arrived. Off we go to Enchanted Kingdom. On the way to EK, we were so overwhelmed seeing each other again after a very long time, we caused so much noise in the shuttle. The clouds are amazing, and we passed by a Coke factory where there are gargantuan imitations of Coca-cola products in can. Show them the pictures, patty!

1105 am. Arrived at EK. Fell in line to claim our reserved tickets.

1130 am. Entered EK. Dani caused a slight delay because of her packed lunch. T_T Left her bag (and dean's and kuya brye's bags) at a locker.

around 12 nn. Started the EK experience. whoah. took lots and lots of pictures. We first rode the Roller Skaters. We thought this ride was a no-brainer, but after riding it, we didn't dare ride again. Swan thingie. Wrong move na sumakay dito when the sun is at its peak. Sobrang init at nakakadrain ng energy. After the swan, I think we rode Anchors Away (I am not really sure of the order). If you are brave, seat at the back, bur for us, we settled at the middle where its safe. we ate lunch at a place I forgot the name (patty, remind me!). Then, we went to Brooklyn. It gives you a know-how of what its like during the Pop era (lots of pop arts there). There was a dance performance by the Brooklyn Beats. The girl wearing green is an energetic performer. Other rides experienced were: Rialto. Rialto is very disappointing. Period. Thumbs down. 4D Discovery Theater. Amazing. The 3D binocular, bees, bats, the funny pirate story, plus the water splatted are all worth the 40php additional charge. Flying Fiesta. You can believe that you can fly. I thought this ride was frightening because it resembles like a large swing, and you are like suspended in midair, but it is fun and comfortable. Hot Air Balloon (I am not sure if this is what they call it). Like Flying Fiesta only it makes you feel wuzzy. Dodgegem. Bumpcars. Bitin. Jungle Logs. Sobrang ingay namin sa ride na to. haha. "Oh my god, manong, we were just kidding!!!". Space Shuttle. The one minute and fify second ride is amazing. At first I thought I'd never get to ride the park's main attraction because it was posted that it was closed for they day, but the ride later opened in the afternoon (talk about taking the meaning literally!), so me and kuya brye didn't hesitate to let this experience pass, we conquered our fears and rode the Space Shuttle! My hands went almost numb after the ride (good thing it came back to normal) but it was all worth it. Rio Grande Rapids. You are expected to get soaked in this ride, but thanks to stratetegic seating arrangement me and Dean only got a li'l wet. =)

8 pm. Rides were temporarily suspended to give way to the fireworks display. I'll post the video soon. (faulty dsl connection)

830 pm. We were not able to ride the Ferris Wheel and the Grand Carousel (both of which looks amazing during night). Spotted Eldar wandering and followed him for a rare photo opportunity. Took last-minute pictures, took our bags from the locker, checked out souveneirs... and after realizing how tired we are, we bid our goodbyes to the park and waited for our shuttle at the pick-up point.

around 9 pm. Goodbye EK. Restless even at the shuttle on the way home, we never stopped talking, but we were quiet on the shuttle this time.

around 10 pm. Arrived at the drop-off point. Back at Goldcrest Glorietta. Thanks Patty, Lourdes, Dean, and Kuya Brye for the EK experience. xoxo.

sa uulitin!

to those who will ask for the total damage, 675php. Inclusive of the shuttle ride (from Glorietta) and day pass. Visit the Enchanted Kingdom website for more details. =)

ps. google nyo yung link. nitatamad ako magcrosslink eh. :D