I wrote a post about Circle of Fun in 2010. I'm happy to note that this post alone has gotten 3,300+ hits in the internet. I hope that more families go to Quezon City to visit the Circle of Fun.
Since then, new rides and attractions were installed.
Pedal or Paddle?
Clean track for renting pedals
Man-made lake where you can paddle your duck boats
Bigger and better carousel
Wheel of excitement
Water fun
Bump your way around town
A ride to the stars
Exhilirating Wild Wind
Bring your children and experience the fun at Circle of Fun.
It's more fun in Circle of Fun!
--Wondermom A.
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Post from 2010:
I am always on the look out for fun stuff to do for kids on weekends.
Recently, my kids and I travelled not far from our home, at Circle of
Fun, Elliptical Road in Quezon City. I was surprised that they renovated
the the park to include a playground (Circle of Joy), a bike rental (P
100/hr) and a theme park (Circle of Fun) with different rides and
activities not only for children but also for adults (e.g. Wild Wind,
Bump cars, water zorb, swing carousel, duck rides, animal carousel,
Dinousaur, Alien and Egpytian-theme houses).
Parking
entrance fee for cars is P15.00. The Circle of Joy is free but the
Circle of Fun has an entrance fee of P 20.00 per adult/kid (more than 3
meter in height). Ride fees average from P30.00-50.00 per adult/kid. Not
bad for a theme park, although the size and variety of rides is not
comparable with Enchanted Kingdom, of course, but nevertheless the joy
and happiness that children get from them is the same. My kids loved
them.
If
you walk further down the biking area, you will be able to go to the
Quezon musuem where they have several memorabilia of President Manuel L.
Quezon. There is no entrance fee, only a minimal donation for the
musuem. The guard said that the remains of President Quezon are still
inside the musuem but when I researched it in the internet, it says that
since the 1970s, the remains are no longer there.
Anyway,
I am glad that the Quezon City government was able to renovate the
place, I see a lot of people riding bikes, strolling with their kids,
eating ice cream, exercising, and just plain enjoying the green
landscape in the center of a busy metropolis. I hope that the new
administration of Mayor Bautista would continue and further improve the
park so that more and more people would be able to enjoy it.
And now, whenever we pass by Circle, my kids always point to the park, with a happy smile on their faces.
P.S.The
downside there is that there is no good quality restaurants near the
playground area. The restaurant area of the park is at the front of City
Hall, which is already far from the playground area. I hope the
administration will further improve the dining facilities inside the
park so that it becomes another UP Technohub area : )
