Genting Theme Park Closed for Renovations

David Hogan Jr 26/07/2013

Genting Theme Park Closed for Renovations

The Genting Theme Park will be closed for renovations from 1st September for two years. This is in line with the Genting Group’s RM400 million refurbishment plan to build the world’s first 20th Century Fox Theme Park here in Malaysia.

This is also the biggest theme park industry news to come out, and many are wondering what this new theme park is going to be all about.

Update Jan 2019 – The 1st Malaysia 20th Century Fox World Theme Park in Genting has been cancelled. This was announced by main news portals.

Update March 2021 – The new place will be called Genting SkyWorlds Theme Park and scheduled to open in Q2 or Q3 of 2021.

Genting Theme Park Closed for Renovations

Again, for anyone planning to go to Genting Highlands, the current old Genting theme Park is now closed for renovations, to make way for the new park.

The 20th Century Fox Theme Park would most likely be completed by ~~2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,~~ 2019 due to multiple delays over the last few years.

According to Genting Malaysia Berhad chairman Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, he said the partnership with 20th Century Fox would make Resorts World Genting one of the world’s top holiday destinations.

He also said the theme park’s investment was part of a RM3 billion Resort World Genting refurbishment programme, which includes constructing an additional 1,300 hotel rooms adjoining the First World Hotel.

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Ice Age Adventure – Image from http://www.freizeitpark-welt.de.

In 2012, Resorts World Genting received about 20.5 million visitors from all over, and the number is expected to rise again in ~~2016,~~ ~~2017~~, ~~2018~~, 2019 when the new 20th Century Fox Malaysia Theme Park opens.

Speculations are high with rides and attractions based on movies like Alien, Predator, Ice Age, Life of Pi and Night At The Museum.

A memorandum of agreement was signed between Jeffrey Godsick of 20th Century Fox and Datuk Lee Chong Yan, chief operating officer of Resorts World Genting Malaysia on this massive world-class project.

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Datuk Lee Chong Yan and Jeffrey Godsick at the MoU.

Updates Aug 2018 – There has been news is that the 20th Century Fox World Genting Theme Park has been slightly delayed to ~~2017~~, ~~2018~~, 2019 for the opening.

Update Jan 2019 – The Fox World theme park in Genting has been cancelled. In February 2021, Resorts World announced that the new place will be called Genting SkyWorlds Theme Park.

This was verbally confirmed in April 2018, when the theme park director mentioned that they are in fact going for an early 2019 soft launch for the theme park.

Conclusion

For those planning to visit this amazing mountain theme park in Malaysia, the casino and resort will remain open as normal but just please note that the old Genting Theme Park is closed for renovations from September 1st 2013. Any inquiries, please contact Resorts World Genting.

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