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Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Malaysia: Sunway Lagoon, a premier Malaysian theme park

Sunway Lagoon is one of the premier theme parks of Malaysia. It's most known for its water parks. But it also has a lot of cool rides and activities which we got to try while we were there.

We were dropped off at Sunway Pyramid, the shopping mall right beside Sunway Lagoon, where we had lunch before proceeding to the theme park. A series of escalators took us to the park which was several levels down. We actually regret not bringing swimming gear since the water park was obviously fun, fun, fun! But with the limited time we had, plus the equipment we were bringing, we decided not to swim. So we were content with just walking around the park and towards the dry area where we got to try a ride and some attractions.

Sunway Lagoon is actually five theme parks. Each person is given a magnetic watch to get into the various parks which is used to enter the automatic gates. It also tells you which parks you paid for (adult/child), or which rides and attractions you could try out since there's a Single Park Pass (RM45/RM30), 2 Parks Pass (RM60/RM45), 3 Parks Pass (RM75/RM60), and 5 Park Pass (RM90/RM70).

Anyway, we got to try the Tomahawk which was one nasty ride which hurls riders up and down several times and 360 degrees twice! Pirate's Revenge looked even nastier from where we stood on the Pedestrian Suspension Bridge. The ride is a ship that slowly revolves 360 degrees as well. Speaking of the suspension bridge, it's said to be the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world. And to add to the thrill is that a long stretch of it consists of metal grills so you could see the bottom while you scale the length of the bridge.

From the top, you could also see most of the park, particularly the Surf Beach which creates artificial waves for some fun body boardin and surfing. On the opposite end of the bridge is Extreme Park which offers paint ball, wall climbing, ATVs, and kayaking among other activities. We didn't stay too long since we were still tired from the late arrival the night before. So we decided to have an early dinner in KL before calling it a night.

Sunway is a perfect getaways for family and friends. And it's also great if you stay overnight at the nearby hotels for lesser hassle.

Sunway Lagoon
3, Jalan PJS 11/11, Bandar Sunway
46150 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
www.sunwaylagoon.com

6 comments:

  1. Anonymous3.9.09

    Ivan,

    So what do you think of KL? Is Manila still a superior city or does it need some serious work?

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  2. Jay Lopez3.9.09

    sunway lagoon. nice but very expensive. a bigger and better splash island. since this is a muslim country (with a large indian population), you won't find beef on the menu.

    best thing about it was all the eye candy and the fact that the mall is just steps away.

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  3. i'd definitely like to visit that, but its not very popoular here. is it expensive?



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  4. @kcatwoman, rates are above. RM1 is approximately PHP14.

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  5. Hi Ivan,

    This is Toie (or Ashrafia), Aldean's cousin. We met at the Tourism Seminar at Mines Wellness.

    I'll link you up sa blog ko, I hope that's all right.

    VERY IMPRESSIVE travel blog, by the way.

    I liked Sunway, but I couldn't muster up the courage to ride the Tomahawk, hehe. Enough na yung Pirate's Revenge.

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  6. Hi!
    Disregarding the water parks/attractions, which do you prefer more: Sunway or Genting?

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