Amusement Parks in Malaysia - Genting Highlands, A' Famosa Resort, Cosmo's World, Sunway Lagoon, Berjaya Hills Resort, Kuala Mount Park (Paperback)

Chapters: Genting Highlands, A' Famosa Resort, Cosmo's World, Sunway Lagoon, Berjaya Hills Resort, Kuala Mount Park, Lost World of Tambun. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 34. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Genting Highlands (Malay: Chinese: simplified Chinese: ) (maximum elevation about 1760m) is a mountain peak within the Titiwangsa Mountains on the border between the states of Pahang and Selangor of Malaysia and is home to the famous Genting Highlands Resort, otherwise known as Resorts World Genting which can be reached by car from Kuala Lumpur in one hour. It is also accessible by the world's fastest and South East Asia's longest cable car called Genting Skyway (3.38km). In 2006, the resort had 18.4 million visitors. Resorts World Genting was founded by the late Lim Goh Tong (Tan Sri) in the late 1960s. Currently, this resort is being lead by Lim Goh Tong's son, Lim Kok Thay (Tan Sri) who is also the current president and CEO of Star Cruises. Resorts World Genting is the sister resort to the Resorts World Sentosa and Resorts World Manila. It is sometimes informally known as the Las Vegas of Malaysia, dubbed the "City of Entertainment" as it has the only legal land-based casino, Casino de Genting in the country and is run by Genting Malaysia Bhd, a subsidiary of Genting Group. Resorts World Genting has six hotels and a golf resort. In 2006 Guinness World Records listed the First World Hotel as the world's largest hotel with a total of 6,118 rooms. The resort has three theme parks which are Genting Outdoor Theme Park, First World Indoor Theme Park and Water Park. There are over 20 signature attractions which include: Genting Skyway (Cabin View)Genting Skyway, located at the Kuala Kubu Bharu, Selangor side of Genting, Malaysia, is currently the world's fastest and South Eas...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=468546