{"id":17139,"date":"2012-12-17T04:34:02","date_gmt":"2012-12-17T02:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/boardwalk-multi-media-musical-fountain-a-showstopper\/"},"modified":"2012-12-17T04:34:02","modified_gmt":"2012-12-17T02:34:02","slug":"boardwalk-multi-media-musical-fountain-a-showstopper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/boardwalk-multi-media-musical-fountain-a-showstopper\/","title":{"rendered":"Boardwalk Multi Media Musical Fountain a showstopper"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Boardwalk<\/a> Multi Media Musical Fountain experience was switched on for the first public performance last night, 15 December.<\/p>\n

The Longhair and I were invited to pop along for the event and treated to supper at the El Greco Restaurant<\/a> before the switch on \u2013 the Sun International and Emfuleni hob nobs got prime seating on the second floor of El Greco which has a great deck overlooking the lake.<\/p>\n

At supper we sat with some MVG\u2019s who had been comped accommodation<\/a> in the new 5 star hotel and they were suitably impressed with the accommodation<\/a> and gadgets.<\/p>\n

The Boardwalk<\/a> was packed for the switch on and the Longhair said after the first show that now Port Elizabeth had a signature attraction that would surely translate into more feet passing through the Boardwalk and Port Elizabeth \u2013 if the Longhair says so, then you had better believe it! And, so impressed was I that I uploaded images DOUBLE normal size for your enjoyment.<\/p>\n

The Multi Media Musical Fountain experience will have shows every day of the week at 8:00 and 10:00 pm and every Friday, Saturday and Public Holiday at 8:00, 9:00 and 10:00 pm.<\/p>\n

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By the way, Colin<\/strong>, when we got home it was deathly quiet \u2013 not as quiet as in Theescombe but still quiet enough!<\/p>\n

The new five-star hotel and international convention centre at The Boardwalk Casino and Entertainment World on the Port Elizabeth beach-front opened for business as part of a billion rand investment by Emfuleni Resorts, the Eastern Cape\u2019s biggest leisure empowerment company.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the largest single entertainment and tourism investment in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, and is a vote of confidence in the region,\u201d said Emfuleni Resorts chairperson Bongi Siwisa.<\/p>\n

Emfuleni, which also owns the Fish River Sun, has an effective BBBEE shareholding of 52,1%, with an Eastern Cape-based BBBEE shareholding of some 35%.<\/p>\n

Sun International South Africa owns the remainder of the shares in the company, and manages both properties.<\/p>\n

The Boardwalk Casino was opened in October 2001, and in September 2009 Emfuleni Resorts was granted the rights by the Eastern Cape Gambling and Betting Board to continue operating the casino for another 15 years.<\/p>\n

A new smoking casino, which was built as part of the billion rand investment, was opened in the middle of 2012.<\/p>\n

The five-star hotel, which opened to the public on December 14, 2012, has 140 luxury sea-facing rooms, along with a 3 000 square metre international-standard Convention Centre, as well as an Africology health spa and restaurants.<\/p>\n

Situated just 10 minutes away from the Port Elizabeth International Airport and the main freeway leading into the beach front, The Boardwalk Hotel and Convention Centre in one of the the most accessible in South Africa.<\/p>\n

International star Jonathan Butler will be performing in the convention centre on December 20 and 22.<\/p>\n

\u201cJonathan was so impressed with the facility that he booked it even before it was completed,\u201d says Siwisa.<\/p>\n

Other improvements to the property include additional retail space, and a Multi Media Musical Fountain experience, which was switched on for the first public performance on December 15.<\/p>\n

It is overlooked by a selection of restaurants, all of which are either new or were upgraded by the operators.<\/p>\n

They include national franchises such as Spur, Wimpy, Dulces, Leonardos and Squires, as well as most of the top fast food brands.<\/p>\n

According to Siwisa, the construction of the new hotel, convention centre and other facilities \u201chas delivered substantial benefits to the Eastern Cape, and created hundreds of jobs during the post-World Cup slump in construction.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe intention right from the beginning of the R1-billion upgrade was that Boardwalk be a fully inclusive project, and it has delivered substantial benefits to the Eastern Cape.<\/p>\n

The combined average of the tender BBBEE percentage at the Boardwalk is approximately 83%.<\/p>\n

In addition to the hundreds of construction jobs it has supported, the investment into The Boardwalk has created an estimated 480 new jobs, she says. such as Spur, Wimpy, Dulces, Leonardos and Squires, as well as most of the top fast food brands.<\/p>\n

According to Siwisa, the construction of the new hotel, convention centre and other facilities \u201chas delivered substantial benefits to the Eastern Cape, and created hundreds of jobs during the post-World Cup slump in construction.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe intention right from the beginning of the R1-billion upgrade was that Boardwalk be a fully inclusive project, and it has delivered substantial benefits to the Eastern Cape.<\/p>\n

The combined average of the tender BBBEE percentage at the Boardwalk is approximately 83%.<\/p>\n

In addition to the hundreds of construction jobs it has supported, the investment into The Boardwalk has created an estimated 480 new jobs, she says.<\/p>\n

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