Sky Fun Amusement Park

When I think of Tagaytay, I revert back to my teen self during the late 80s and early 90s. It takes me back to a time when I first learned to drive. EDSA and the South Luzon Expressway were still not the hot mess that they are today. Those were the days we would drive during free days to Tagaytay for lunch at Taal Vista to enjoy the cooler weather and soak up the country ambiance.

Admittedly, much of Tagaytay has changed. Even Taal Vista has shed its Marcos-era architecture for a more updated, albeit humdrum, feel. Still, some innately Tagaytay traits have undergone a facelift that upgrades rather than downplays these. One such place would be the horseback-riding park near Taal Vista, renamed Sky Fun Amusement Park. Up until fairly recently, this was still a muddy patch of land where several horses begged to be ridden to have a respite from their seemingly purposeless lives. Now it has been totally updated into a theme park with rides and food stalls. Gone are the mudtraps that used to give me hives, except for the horse-riding area. Instead the place is cemented, with tiny open cottages with tables for weary legs and rides that range from a large carousel to the largest ferris wheel in the Philippines, aptly named Sky Eye, where you can see all the way to Metro Manila on clear days.

So you see, not all change is bad. It's just a matter of upgrading the upgradeable and letting what does not need upgrading be. Located in the Tagaytay-Nasugbu Via Tuy Road, Barangay Kaybagal South, Tagaytay City, Sky Fun Amusement Park is a definite must-try.

In front of the carousel

The Philippines' largest ferris wheel, named Sky Eye

Hanging around