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Experience the Joy and Fun at Star City


A place for entertainment, amusement and pleasure, Star City is most lively during Christmas holidays when adults and kids take delight to experience exciting rides coupled with flea market shopping and live concert shows.

by Jhaypee Guia on July 20, 2012
Experience the Joy and Fun at Star City

A place for entertainment, amusement and pleasure, Star City is most lively during Christmas holidays when adults and kids take delight to experience exciting rides coupled with flea market shopping and live concert shows.

Star City is a family-oriented 35,000 square metre amusement park next to the Cultural Center of the Philippines in Pasay City in the Philippines. It is considered part of the Cultural Centre Complex. The book Lonely Planet: Philippines describes the park as "'a decent amusement park right in the heart of the CCP Complex, although it also tends to get crowded."

History

Star City began as a seasonal carnival during the Christmas season, but has since grew into a large permanent complex that is open every day. It opened to the public in 1991.

Attractions

Star City has a variety of attractions including kiddie rides, a playground, Winter Funland, Dino Island, Star Theater, miniature train rides, a go-kart track, and five roller coasters. Snow World, with freezing temperatures, has carved ice slides for kids, carved ice statues, ice castles and igloos. Dino Island contains a small museum with prehistoric artifacts.

Kiddie Rides

  • Kiddie Bumper Cars - Bumper Cars
  • Kiddie Ferris Wheel - Ferris wheel
  • Magic Tea Cup - Spinning Teacups Ride
  • Rodeo - similar to Disneyland's Autopia
  • Quack-Quack - 7-metre revolving Kiddie Ride
  • Little Tyke - Playground

Adult Rides

  • Spring Ride - Pendulum ride
  • Zykon Loop - Roller coaster, the country's first imported 360-degree loop roller coaster
  • Star Flyer - Roller coaster, the only inverted roller coaster in the country
  • Wild River - River rafting ride
  • Adult Bumber Boats - Bumper boats
  • Adult Bumper Car - Bumper Cars
  • Blizzard - Roller coaster
  • Surf Dance - Pendulum ride
  • Viking - Pirate ship ride

Family Rides

  • Magic Forest - Train ride
  • Balloon Wheel - Ferris wheel
  • Red Barron - Flying ride
  • Wacky Dragon - Roller coaster
  • Wacky Worm - Roller coaster
  • Telecombat - Flying ride
  • Grand Carousel - Carousel, the first double-decked carousel in the country

Other Attractions

  • 4D Super Maxrider - Simulator ride
  • Pirate Adventure - Boat ride
  • Lazer Blaster - Laser tag arena
  • Kilabot ng Mummy - Haunted attraction
  • Dungeon - Haunted attraction
  • Land of Giants - Fantasy attraction
  • Peter Pan - Fantasy attraction
  • Time Tunnel - Time attraction
  • Winter Funland - Land of Snow
  • Gabi ng Lagim - Haunted attraction

Accommodations

Here is the list of hotels that can be found in the city of Pasay that offers good service and accommodations for everyone.

  • Atrium Hotel Metro Manila - Cor. Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Pasay City
  • The Heritage Hotel Manila - Roxas Boulevard corner EDSA, Pasay City
  • Mabuhay Manor Pasay City - 2933 Ortigas Street Pasay City
  • Copacabana Apartment Hotel - 264 EDSA Extension, Pasay City
  • Microtel Mall of Asia Pasay - SM Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City 1308
  • Marriott Hotel Manila - Newport City Complex, Pasay City
  • Kabayan Hotel Pasay - 2878 Zamora Street corner EDSA Rotonda
  • Networld Hotel Manila - Roxas Boulevard corner Sen. Gil Puyat Ave.
  • Remington Hotel - Maxims Tower, Resorts World Manila, Newport Boulevard, Newport City, Pasay Airport Area
  • Siayan Travellers Inn - Salem Complex Atayde Street cor. Domestic Road Pasay City, Pasay Airport Area

Getting around the city

LRT-1 (Light Rail Transit) is one of the fastest and cheapest mode of transportations to reach the city of Pasay from Manila.

From Monumento Station, the LRT plies to Rizal Avenue Ext. in Caloocan going to the City of Manila all the way up to Pasay City.

Meanwhile, buses, jeepneys, taxis and tricycles are available within the city. These are the common way of transportation used around the city as well as traversing to another city in Metro Manila.

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