SINGAPORE. This festive season, Changi Airport’s programme of Christmas activities (taking place from 14 November 2014 to 5 January 2015) will be based on the theme of Disney.
Taking centre-stage in the festivities will be a three-storey, interactive Neuschwanstein Castle, located in Terminal 2’s Departure Hall. The castle – which was inspiration for the original Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty castles featured in the Disney films – will have a moving train experience inside it, taking visitors through the charms of the German countryside.
At the Neuschwanstein Castle there will be daily multi-sensory shows with an engaging storyline and captivating light displays and songs, said Changi Airport Group. Show times on weekdays are: 5pm, 6pm, 7pm, 8pm and 9pm and weekends, public holidays and eve of public holidays: 1pm, 3pm, 5pm, 6pm, 7pm, 8pm and 9pm.
To tie in with the season of giving, Changi Airport will also be giving away Christmas freebies. Visitors at the Neuschwanstein Castle can collect tickets before each show time, which can be used in exchange for a special Disney gift at the redemption booth. Performers throughout the airport will also be handing out goodies for guests at various times of the day.
Changi will also be decked out with snowy Swiss chalets in Terminal 3’s transit area, traditional Japanese cottages in Terminal 2’s transit area, and a mini New York City Broadway in Terminal 1’s transit area. Five metre tall Mickey and Minnie Mouse topiaries will also be on display in the public area in Terminal 2. At all of these displays, visitors can read more about the different country destinations.
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The Neuschwanstein Castle is the centrepiece of the festivities |
Activities and performances
Changi Airport Group has installed a Mickey Mouse Club House Bouncy Playground at Terminal 3’s Departure Hall featuring a 3m high slide, sticky Velcro walls and a ball pit.
Open daily from noon to 10pm, the Mickey Mouse Club House Bouncy Playground is accessible to holders of any single-day receipt with a minimum spend of S$30 (US$23).
Visitors will be able to have their photo taken with Mickey and Minnie Mouse during meet-and-greet sessions taking place at Terminal 3’s Departure Hall, next to check-in row 11 on 19, 20 and 21 December; at 1pm, 2.30pm, 4pm, 5.30pm and 7pm.
Other entertainment will include interactive storytelling as well as stage performances by professional ventriloquist puppeteers, French visual performers and contact jugglers. Weekend roving performers will include the Gingerbread Man, Toy Soldier, Drummer Boy, Fairy Princess and Candy Cane stilt-walkers.
Stage performances will take place during weekends from 6.30pm to 7pm at Terminal 3’s Departure Hall, next to check-in row 11.
There will also be a hands-on Community Art Wall project at Terminal 3, where children will be able to create a piece of artwork on tiles before placing it on the community wall to form part of a larger art mural. There will also be booths offering other activities such as origami sessions.
Spreading the festive joy
Passengers will be able to collect a full set of six limited-edition Christmas plush toys, featuring Mickey and Minnie Mouse in various country-themed costumes. Shoppers and diners who hold a single-day receipt with a minimum spend of S$60 (US$46) from Changi’s public area, or S$100 (US$77) in the transit area, can purchase each of these plush toys for S$3 (US$2.3).
A new pair of toys will be launched every fortnight from now until 4 January 2015. In addition, the first 1,000 Changi Rewards members who accumulate a net spend of S$1,200 (US$929) during the promotion period will receive a full set of six Disney plush toys for free.
Lastly, Changi Airport will be launching a special Christmas micro-site for users to send Disney-themed festive greetings from Changi to their friends and families around the world. Every time a customisable Disney-themed e-card is sent, the user will stand the chance of winning a full set of six Mickey and Minnie Mouse plush toys. Fans can also share the festive joy over social media using the hashtag #ChangiXmas14.
