Enchanted Kingdom, the first and only world class theme park in the Philippines, highlights the Filipino Christmas tradition through the recent launch of EK's Giant Parol at the Agila Grounds.

According to EK president and chairman Mario Mamon, EK is committed to showcase the Filipino Christmas tradition of parols and local festive decorations to bring nostalgia during the holiday season.

"We are very excited to share with you the biggest parol in the Philippines!" It is our aspiration to provide a destination where families can create their enchanted Christmas stories," said Mamon.

EK tapped renowned Pampanga lantern-maker Eric Bondoc Quiwa to create the 22-foot parol now installed at the Agila Grounds. This is the centerpiece of the theme park's holiday events along with 100 other parols around the park.

EK's chief operating officer Cynthia R. Mamon shared that the making of the biggest parol was a three-week labor of love, from conceptualization and design to framing, welding, partitioning, installing the electrical components, and the finishing touches.

The parol is illuminated with 1,700 LED lights and will provide a daily show of lights every night at the park.

EK is also set to showcase its homegrown talents through Christmas shows such as "Christmas At The Kingdom (EK Story)", "Brooklyn Diaries: Oh Paskong Maligaya (OPM)" and "Eldar's Christmas Parade" featuring its storybook characters to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year.

The park is now open six times a week from Tuesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Starting 18 December, the theme park will also open its gates everyday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. with extended hours on selected special holidays until 7January 2024.