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Star City set to reopen after 2 years; Enchanted Kingdom to temporarily close amid COVID-19 surge

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<p>MANILA — More than 2 years since a fire razed significant parts of Star City, the theme park is finally set to reopen later this month, it announced on Wednesday.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/StarCityPH/posts/5315741481786698" data-width="auto"> </div><p>“The long wait is finally over!” Star City said of its scheduled January 14 soft opening.</p><p>The Pasay City amusement park said it will be open daily from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. It also announced that a Star Pass, or a ticket that allows access to all rides, will have an introductory price of P400.</p><p>Star City ceased operations in October 2019, when a blaze gutted most of its attractions as well as the nearby offices of Manila Broadcasting Corp.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/multimedia/slideshow/10/02/19/slideshow-star-city-blaze">SLIDESHOW: Star City blaze</a></li></ul><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/enchantedkingdom.ph/posts/5277891652239058" data-width="auto"> </div><p>Meanwhile, another popular theme park, Enchanted Kingdom, announced on the same day that it has “decided to voluntarily suspend its operations until at least January 16.”</p><p>The temporary closure of the Santa Rosa town, Laguna destination is “for the safety and health of both our guests and staff/cast members given the current increasing trend in #COVID19 infections in the country,” its management said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/multimedia/slideshow/10/19/20/look-the-magic-returns-to-enchanted-kingdom-as-it-reopens-amid-pandemic">LOOK: The magic returns to Enchanted Kingdom as it reopens amid pandemic</a></li></ul><p>The respective announcements of Star City and Enchanted Kingdom came as the Philippines recorded over 10,000 new COVID-19 cases.</p><p>The New Year surge led to the National Capital Region, and later Laguna, being placed under Alert Level 3, which still allows theme parks to operate but at a limited capacity.</p>

More than 2 years since a fire razed significant parts of Star City, the theme park is finally set to reopen later this month, it announced Wednesday.