The Lost World of Tambun (LWOT) is a

theme park An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusement park that bases its structures and attractions around a central ...

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Sunway City Ipoh Sunway City Ipoh (Jawi: بندر سونواي ايڤوه; Chinese: 双威打扪) is a township in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. It is located in Tambun Tambun ( Jawi: تمبون; ) is a major town in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia. The Lost World of ...

Tambun Tambun ( Jawi: تمبون; ) is a major town in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia. The Lost World of Tambun, a waterpark, is located here, as is the prehistoric Tambun rock art. Famous goods Pomelos Tambun is notable for its pomelo produce ...

Kinta District The Kinta District is a district in Perak, Malaysia. It contains the state capital Ipoh. History Kinta District was once famous for its tin, being one of the major tin producers in the 18th century. Administrative divisions Kinta District is d ...

Perak Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand's ...

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. Managed by the Sunway Group, the 40-acre park opened on 11 November 2004, and is officiated by

Sultan Azlan Shah Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yussuff Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-lah ( Jawi: ; 19 April 1928 – 28 May 2014) was the 34th Sultan of Perak and served as the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from 26 April 1989 to 25 ...

. With over 80 attractions from 10 parks, including the country's biggest wave pool and longest man-made adventure river, it is surrounded by 400 million old limestone hills over an area of 7,432 m².

Park history

The park was opened to the public with four attractions in 2004 with the Water Park, Dry Park, Hot Springs and the Tiger Valley as the first animal enclosure of the theme park. Later in 2006, the Water Park would be extended with the Waterfall Beach Garden and expanded the wildlife with a new attraction for petting animals in 2009. A year later, utilising the natural hot springs surrounded by the park, six geo-thermal hot springs pools and crystal spa open in Lost World Hot Springs & Spa attraction. After construction in 2011, the neighbouring hotel Lost World Hotel opens along with the Lost World Tin Valley (historical Malaysian tin valley exploration), Lost World Adventure Park and Animal Care Centre. Also, the park holds many records entered in the Malaysia Book of Records, such as the Lost World Adventure River, a 660 meters ride as the "Longest Man-Made River in Malaysia", LWOT and Astro co-organised Malaysia's Largest Gangnam Flash Mob with an attendance of 2303 participants, broke Malaysia Book of Records. This previous record was 1100 participants.

Architecture

The park was built within the surroundings of limestone hills over an area of 7,432 m².

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