The darkening crevices and peeling paint are showing signs of age, but the Bavarian-inspired castle on a hill a few hours away from Metro Manila is suprisingly holding up well, a colorful symbol of possibility and, still, hope that one day the roller coasters would start running and the fortress would buzz with activity and there'd be throngs of people waiting to get in.
But for a place that’s supposedly “abandoned," Fantasy World over at Lemery, Batangas, is becoming quite a destination on its own. Visited by daredevil adventurers since the early 2010s and receiving renewed attention thanks to social media in the last couple of years, the “Philippine Disneyland”—or what could've been—manages to stay relevant despite never fulfilling its promise as a world class resort.
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