Seven Seas to open next month
The first themed water park in Northern Mindanao will be opening next month.
Elpidio Paras, owner of the Seven Seas Waterpark, said they initially planned to open the park once martial law at the end of the year.
But Paras, speaking before businessmen attending the the Mindanao Business Conference (Minbizcon) yesterday, said they are opening earlier after observing no significant effect of martial law in Cagayan de Oro City.
“The problem in Marawi is diminishing, there has been no effect in the business here in Cagayan de Oro, that is why we’re pushing for its opening,” Paras said.
“We are going to do a soft opening at the end of the month but our grand opening will be sometime in October, we have not announce a particular date because we’re still going to arrange the schedule of our VIP guests who will be coming,” he said.
To ensure the security of the waterpark, Paras said the park will have its own security manager who will oversee the park’s security concerns.
Paras said over 100 employees will be assigned to help secure the park and respond to emergencies.
Paras said the entrance fees would differ on weekends and weekdays-- P799 for weekdays, and P999 for weekends.
“It’s going to be worth it. Our experience in Dahilayan is people pay up to P600 for the ride and that takes only seconds, but this one what you pay is for the whole day stay in the theme park,” Paras said, who also owns the Dahilayan Adventure Park.
“The dream was that we will create a weekend of fun for all our guests because they can go rafting on the first day of visit here in Northern Mindanao, go to Dahilayan on the second day, and on their way to the airport, they can pass by Opol for the waterpark,” he said.
Paras said they are also planning to build a hotel beside the waterpark for the guests’ convenience.
Paras said Opol town is a very strategic area for investments as the municipality is only near to Cagayan de Oro, the west-bound terminal, and also near the Laguindingan Airport.
The Seven Seas management will also hold a job fair today, September 9, at the Ayala Activity Center.
“We would prefer that the applicants come from Opol and nearby places however we only select the ones that are qualified, and those that we think that will be part of the culture of Seven Seas. We are still hiring, there are a lot of slots to be filled,” he said.
The water park, which sits in a seven-hectare property, is patterned after various water parks abroad.
It is a pirate-themed park with over 20 different slides, rides and attractions, as well as restaurants, cafes and food kiosks to service a visitor capacity of at least 2,000 daily.