PR020/ 2011 (V.2) Ngong Ping 360 Welcomes Guests in October with a Delightful Mix of Magic and Bubble Arts and Cable Car Night Ride Services (Hong Kong, 27 September 2011) This October, Ngong Ping 360 will be presenting an amazing two-month long Bubbloo Carnival and night ride services as part of the Golden Week Holiday festivities. Mr Y T Li, Managing Director of Ngong Ping 360, said: Autumn is a good season for outdoor activities and appreciating nature. With an innovative 360 Bubbloo Carnival and the night services, guests can experience new and delightful travel experiences at Ngong Ping 360, and enjoy greater flexibility when planning their travel itineraries. Watch the breathtaking performances and catch all the fun at Ngong Ping 360 From 1 October to 30 November, guests will be amazed by the breathtaking and colourful Bubbloo Carnival to be held at Ngong Ping 360 for the first time. Something that one cannot miss this Autumn. Ngong Ping 360 has invited world-records holding bubble artist Matej Kodes and internationally acclaimed magician Louis Yan to showcase their world-class performance. Louis Yan is the first Hong Kong professional magician who won the Champion of the US Abbott Magic Competition and the People Choice Award in 2010. He has also received the Merlin Award, also known as The Magic Hall of Fame, an award that is given to magicians who have achieved the highest level in their craft, and renowned magician David Copperfield also got this award. In 2011, Louis was invited to perform at US Hollywood Magic Castle. Bubble artist Matej Kodes, from the Czech Republic of Europe and a founding member of the International Association of Professional Bubble Artists, holds several world records, including the making of the longest bubble tunnel (24.1 metres), covering the most people in 1 bubble and blowing 58 small bubbles inside 1 big bubble. 1/5
Matej is one of the few bubble artists in the world who is able to create unbelievable shapes from fragile rainbow like bubbles such as cube, star, carousel, giant bubbles and many more. The 61-day Bubbloo Carnival promises to be a real spectacle of magic and colourful bubble arts. Daily shows will be hosted by Louis Yan and Matej Kodes at Ngong Ping Village on designated dates. Bubbloo Magic Performance by Louis Yan will include feats of illusion, smoke and bubbles, while Matej Kodes s Bubbloo Art Performance will create a bubble snowman, arc and giant cover, and many other unbelievable world-class performances. Free-of-charge interactive Bubbloo workshops In addition to these performances, free interactive bubble arts and magic workshops will be held each day at Ngong Ping Village so that guests can experience the magical and fascinating world of bubbles. Capture the spectacular bubbly moments at the Bubbloo-themed Ngong Ping Village Ngong Ping Village will also turn into a bubble-filled village with the attractive Bubbloo Photo-shooting Zone and the Giant Bubbloo Fun Arch, bringing joyful moments to our guests. Guests can catch all the fun at our Bubbloo Fun Fair with Wacky Windy Game and other Bubbloo booths that filled with fun games and irresistible sweets and snacks, as well as Bubbloo themed souvenirs. Ngong Ping 360 Night Ride Services To enable our guests to have a full day experience at the Bubbloo Carnival, service hours for Ngong Ping Cable Car and Ngong Ping Village will be extended by 2.5 hours during the five Saturdays in October. The extended hours will provide guests the opportunity to enjoy the glittering night views high above Tung Chung and the airport. Package prices during the promotion period will remain unchanged, and the last cabin departs Ngong Ping Village is at 8:30pm. For details of our Bubbloo Carnival and night ride services, please visit our website at www.np360.com.hk or contact our Customer Service Hotline at 852 3666 0606. - End - 2/5
Ngong Ping 360 Night Ride Services Bubbloo Carnival Schedule (October November 2011) Date Performances and Workshop October 2011 Saturday with Cable Car Night Ride Specials (1, 8, 15, 22, 29 October) Sunday Friday (2-7, 9-14, 16-21, 23-28, 30-31 October) Opening hours: 9:00am 8:30pm 6:00pm Interactive workshop: 3:30pm 6:30pm 2:30pm 4:00pm Interactive workshops: 4:30pm November 2011 Daily (1-30 November) 2:30pm 4:00pm Interactive workshops: 4:30pm * Please visit Ngong Ping 360 website www.np360.com.hk for detailed schedules of the world-class performances by Louis Yan and Matej Kodes. 3/5
Photos: 1. Two internationally-acclaimed artists Louis Yan and Matej Kodes. Louis Yan Matej Kodes 4/5
2. Guests visiting Ngong Ping 360 from 1 October until 30 November will be entertained by a world-class magic show and bubble performances. 5/5