Sunway Lagoon is an

amusement 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 ...

located in

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owned by

Sunway Group Sunway Berhad () () or Sunway Group is a Malaysian conglomerate company. It was formed following a merger between Sunway City Berhad (SunCity) and Sunway Holdings Berhad on 23 August 2011. Sunway Holdings Incorporated Berhad commenced operatio ...

History

The park began operations in 1992 and was officiated by the then Prime Minister of

, Tun Mahathir bin Mohamad, on 29 April 1993. Since its opening, the theme park has added Malaysia’s first surf simulator, the FlowRider in 2010; Malaysia’s first 5D Waterplexx in 2012 and a very large water ride, Vuvuzela, in 2013.

Timeline

Geology

The park is built below ground level on a tin mining wasteland and currently has 90 attractions spread across six parks.

Attractions

Concerts and events

Sunway Lagoon has hosted some of the international lifestyle, music and sporting events including MTV World Stage (2009 to 2015) and Quiksilver Revolution Tour (2006 and 2008). Other concert hosted are deadmau5 (2011), The Native Tour by OneRepublic, Pitbull (2011) and many more.

Awards

* 2015: Silver Award in the Entertainment Category at the Putra Brand Awards 2015. * 2014: 2014 Putra Brand Award (Silver) in Entertainment category. * 2012: Best Attraction/ Tourism Experience Excellence Award by Expatriate Lifestyle. * 2011: Named top 3 International Water Park for Year 2011 by Hanley Wood Aquatics International (HWAI), a leading American based business-to-business media company. * 2011: Brand Specialty Awards BrandLaureate – SMEs Chapter Awards 2011 for Most Creative Brand organised by Asia Pacific Brands Foundation (APBF). * 2011: Malaysia Achievement Awards 2011 – Hall of Fame Awards under ASEAN’s Most Recognisable Brand; Theme Park & Attraction 2010, Asia’s Best Attraction 2010 and Asia’s Best Waterpark 2010 category. * 2010: Asia’s Best Water Park Award 2011 by International Amusement Parks and Attractions Association (IAAPA). * 2010: Asian Attraction Expo 2010 in Asia’s Best Attraction award by International Association of Amusement Parks and Attraction (IAAPA). * 2009: BrandLaureate SMEs Chapter Award in Best Brand in Corporate Building – Leisure – Theme Park. * 2009: Asia’s Best Attraction 2009 (Medium Attraction Category) at International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions (IAAPA). * 2008: Asia’s Best Attractions 2008 Awards (Medium Category) at International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA). * 2007: Best Asian Attractions Awards 2007. * 1993: FIABCI – Malaysia Property Award 2000 for Best Leisure Development.

Access

Public transportation

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BRT Sunway Lagoon on the

BRT Sunway Line The BRT Sunway Line is a bus rapid transit (BRT) line that is part of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System servicing the southeastern suburbs of Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. It is world's first all-electric Bus Rapid Transit system. Th ...

. Sunway Lagoon is also accessible from the Subang Airport via the

Skypark Link Skypark Link is a limited express train service in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between (KL Sentral) and Subang Airport. It is Malaysia's second airport rail link service, after the Express Rail Link (KLIA Ekspres and KLIA Transit). Operated by Kereta ...

with an interchange at Subang Jaya station.

References

External links

Facebook - Sunway Lagoon, Malaysia

Tourism Malaysia - Sunway Lagoon Theme Park
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