All right, after months, here I am writing again about my mall rat adventures and for this episode, I'll be featuring one of my newly discovered malls: Festival Mall Alabang, :)
For this episode, I've went south again to check out the 2nd largest mall before SM Mall of Asia was built, SM North Edsa constructed the Block and prior to SM Megamall expanded with their MegaMall building C.
Located at Alabang, Muntinlupa City, Festival Mall is operated by the Filinvest group and considered as one of the biggest malls in the southern cities. In general, I can say that it is a general mall with no specialization in terms of target audience, age range or what not as it caters different stores, attractions, from simple stalls, the common fastfood up to monstrous rides and all that made me wonder how they fit inside the mall.
As I entered the mall, I had this feel that it can be a family mall type designed for families who plan to spend their family day in a place where everyone can enjoy. I noticed this as I've seen a lot of wide spaces with these animal ( I don't know if it's a pig or a pink horse) mini rides.
Another thing I've noticed about the mall is that it appears to have an indoor theme park at its grounds. As I walked around, looks like they've built these in a way that the kids will stay entertained and amused while their parents can comfortably watch over them.
Another thing I loved about Festival mall is that it is a spacious indoor mall. Yes it has a lot of shops but they are not congested and you'll have a lot of space to explore if you want to have your window shopping or a simple walk in the mall. Above was a shot taken from the 2nd level of the mall were you can have visibility of the 3rd and 4th floor of the building.
And that's how spacious the mall is. They were able to allow BumbleBee for those who would like to have a photo ops with the famous autobot, :)
Aside from the kid-friendly attractions and amenities, you can also see the mall's common grounds with a lot of good stuff at a budget friendly, cost-effective pricing schemes. And again, because of the spacious grounds of the place, there will be less of commotion for the bargain hunters.
Alright, we've already seen the sections specialized for the Kids, Moms, Dads and all. Now, As I went floors higher, I've discovered that the upper floors are made for the teens and as they call " young adults" I've seen a branch of Special Toy Center which has all sorts of toy collections ranging from still and movable action figures, model kits, vehicle replicas and I guess everything we wished to have when we are still young and have the funds to fulfill the childhood dreams.
Also, you can see gaming console shops such as "Game Console" which sells console units, accessories, game copies, repairs defective units and gets you up and running with your gaming sets and I've seen the shop and I can say it's way lower than the typical mall prices with regards to their products.
And part of the tech tour is a series of mobile dealers where you can find the good picks of mobile products, services and supplementary accessories to maximize your technology on the go.
And here's my highlight of the tour, :) I was able to visit their amusement park which they call "X-site". It is simply a gaming and amusement park rolled into one. It's a good place to meet your friends, treat your cousins or enjoy your day on your own even as long as your driven by the goal of gaming hard.
This is the X-Fall as they call. the last time I saw a ride like this was in Star City which they call the Jumping Star. But compared to the Jumping Star, this is way larger and longer so the thrills are better. A larger version of the Jumping Star but a smaller version of the EKxtreme tower.
And the X-ride which is the indoor roller coaster of the park ( that's how spacious festival mall is) which looks like the Blizzard of Star City. Good Ride if you want a good and quick breeze of excitement, :)
So there you have it, the Festival Mall. a good stop where everything is served. now I'm heading back to the North and keep going, :)
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