Changi Celebrates Christmas with Disney Magic

A dazzle of Disney magic will welcome travellers to Changi Airport this Christmas.

From today (14 November 2014) to 5 January 2015, the airport, frequently voted as one of the very best in the world, will transform itself into a magical holiday wonderland with an elaborate Disney-themed set-up.

Taking centre stage at Terminal 3 Departure Hall is a three-storey, interactive Neuschwanstein Castle. The castle – inspiration for the original Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty Castles that are featured in Disney theme parks and movies – will feature a moving train experience from within, taking visitors through the charms of Germany’s countryside. Visitors will be treated to daily multi-sensory shows (weekdays: 5pm, 6pm, 7pm, 8pm and 9pm. Weekends, Public Holidays and Eve of Public Holidays: 1pm, 3pm, 5pm, 6pm, 7pm, 8pm and 9pm) that combine captivating lights and songs with an engaging storyline. To complete the Christmas winter wonderland experience, Changi Airport will be topping it off with a magical touch – by making it snow within the terminal.

To tie in with the season of giving, Changi Airport will also be giving away Christmas freebies this festive holiday. Visitors at the Neuschwanstein Castle can collect tickets before each show time, which can be used to exchange for a special Disney gift at the redemption booth. Roving performers will also be handing out goodies for guests airport-wide at various times of the day.

Apart from the Germany-inspired centrepiece, there will be picturesque displays of snowy Swiss chalets (T3 transit area), traditional Japanese cottages (T2 transit area), Broadway-styled New York City (T1 transit area) as well as Spanish costumes adorned on larger-than-life Mickey and Minnie Mouse topiaries (T2 public area) at five-metres tall. At these displays, visitors can read more about the different country destinations, giving them inspiration for their next holiday destination.

The festive cheer continues at the Mickey Mouse Club House Bouncy Playground, located at Terminal 3 Departure Hall. Children will be able to cruise down a three-metre high slide, bouncing off sticky Velcro walls and leaping into the colourful depths of the ever-popular ball pit.

Visitors can also capture memorable moments with Mickey and Minnie Mouse during meet-and-greet sessions and be entertained by interactive storytelling as well as stage performances by professional ventriloquist puppeteers, French visual performers and contact jugglers. And on weekends, roving performers including the Gingerbread Man, Toy Soldier, Drummer Boy, Fairy Princess and Candy Cane Stilt-walkers, will be making their appearances around the airport to delight visitors. The Mickey and Minnie Mouse meet-and-greet sessions will take place on 19, 20 and 21 December; at 1pm, 2.30pm, 4pm, 5.30pm and 7pm; at Terminal 3 Departure Hall, beside Check-in Row 11.

This Christmas, kids will have the opportunity to be a part of something big by participating in a Community Art Wall project at Terminal 3. Over the course of the Christmas celebrations, children can channel their creativity onto tile-pieces before placing them up on the community wall to form part of a larger art mural. There will also be booths offering other fringe activities like origami sessions.