CCLEX toll receipt gets P100 discount at Anjo World Theme Park

MINERVA BC NEWMAN

CEBU CITY -- Cebu Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) motorists get a discount of P100 for every purchase of one Day Adventure Pass upon the presentation of a CCLEX toll receipt at Anjo World Theme Park starting June 26 to November 29 this year with each motorist availing of the discount for a maximum of four tickets per CCLEX toll receipt in per day.

This is the gist of the memorandum of agreement (MOA) signed on June 24 between the Cebu Cordova Link Expressway Corp. (CCLEC) led by its president/GM Allan Alfon and Anjo World Theme Park with its president Chester Lim is to establish a Sales Promotion Partnership entitled “BRIDGING THE FUN IN CEBU.”

“We partnered with Anjo World as part of our vision of connecting communities and people. Through CCLEX, families from Mactan Island will now have a more accessible route to enjoying destinations and sights in the south, including Anjo World, truly bridging the fun that largely benefits Cebuanos,” Alfon said in his opening statement during the MOA signing.

Alfon pointed out that CCLEX, an engineering marvel and being the longest and tallest bridgeway structure in in the country, has been a tourist attraction in itself, providing added value to the tourism industry in Cebu.

The 8.9-kilometer modern toll expressway is also seen to spur tourism activities in the southern part of Cebu Province as it provides direct access from Mactan Island to Cebu City's South Road Properties, he added.

Alfon bared that this partnership started months ago since CCLEX introduced its cashless system for toll fee.  “We hope to continue this partnership which opens opportunities and business to the people in Mactan and other parts of Cebu via the CCLEX,” Alfon said.

Lim excitedly announced the tie up of CCLEX and Anjo World for “Bridging the Fun” from Mactan to Minglanilla.  He said that with the opening of Cebu and the rest of the Philippines, Anjo World Theme Park projects growth as more and more people are now coming to the theme park.

“We are very positive of the prospects for Anjo World, which is now a known brand.  Anjo World is now experiencing increasing number of guests as more and more people are going to the park now.  These are encouraging signs of the industry and we hope to open new attractions in the coming months,” Lim said.

He noted that starting in March this year revenue results at the Park are very encouraging and with this trend and the partnership with CCLEX, we are expecting more people to come.  He sees the need to increase tourism confidence to enable the industry to recover from the adverse impact of the pandemic.

Lim expressed hope that the government will continue with its efforts to promote tourism since the sector has been a major contributor to the economy as well as help create thousands of jobs and promote small businesses.

Cedric Reyes, head of sales and marketing for Anjo World said, they are now looking at going into collaboration with other industry stakeholders such as resorts in Mactan and Cordova because with this MOA, they are expecting a good number of guests from Mactan and Cordova.

Reyes also disclosed that they will revive talks with Mactan resorts to tie up with them by giving discounts to their guests and even foreign guests are slowly coming back. “We are excited. Lately, we are getting Korean (guests) and a few Americans,” Reyes noted.

Anjo World is Cebu’s first outdoor theme park, featuring more than 12 world-class rides and attractions for the Filipino family to enjoy. The rides include the 200-foot-high Ferris wheel, the tallest in the Visayas; the “Anjo Eye” and a spinning roller coaster “The Pharoah.”

 Family-oriented rides such as Golden Carousel, London Taxi bumper cars, Space shuttle, among others are also available.  Also located inside the park is Snow World, a winter-themed attraction that features the sights of different larger than life ice sculptures in a negative 10 degrees temperature indoor facility setting.

Guests of all ages are welcome, whether vaccinated or not.  The Park is open from 12 noon to 8 pm Wednesdays to Fridays and from 10 am to 8 pm on Saturdays and Sundays. (Photos: mbcnewman/AnjoWorld)