The opening of the City of Dreams Manila
The Melco Crown Philippines Resorts Corporation has just announced the grand opening of the new casino and entertainment complex City of Dreams Manila.
The opening took place on Monday, February 2, 2015.
The casino is located at the entrance of the gaming area Entertainment City, and the hotel is set to become a top destination for leisure and entertainment in the Philippines.
A flagship tourist destination in Asia in the entertainment field
The complex that is called City of Dreams Manila combines a wide range of exciting entertainment and an amazing variety of accommodation, various regional and international culinary specialties, a huge shopping mall and a large land-based casino.
More than 600,000 visitors have already travelled to this superb new facility during their sneak preview period that started on the 14th of December last year.
This complex should help Manila to establish itself as a leading tourist destination for entertainment and gambling in Asia.
The opening ceremony
The official grand opening was chaired by the businessmen behind the brand City of Dreams: Lawrence Ho (co-president and chief executive officer) and James Packer (co-president), and they were accompanied by Clarence Chung, the chairman and president of Melco Crown Philippines.
The City of Dreams Manila has also captured the imagination of the elite from Hollywood.
In fact, this new complex has been promoted by a commercial advertisement that had been commissioned by Melco Crown Entertainment and it stars Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio under the direction of Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese.
The celebrations began with a concert of the international R&B star Ne-Yo, who was accompanied by Filipino artists including Gary Valenciano, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Kyla and Jed Madela.
After that a gala dinner was held just before the spectacular opening ceremony featuring magnificent fireworks in the sky of Manila Bay.
The opening of the park DreamWorks Dreamplay
At the same time of the opening of the City of Dreams Manila, DreamWorks Dreamplay was also opened.
It is an educational and interactive play area for families that offers an exceptional entertainment experience.
It now expects all kinds of tourists from all over Asia and the world.
