Sunway Lagoon is an amusement park located in Sunway City, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It is owned by the Sunway Group.

History

The park began operating in 1992 and was officially opened by the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad, on 29 April 1993. In 2008, Scream Park was added as a new park in collaboration with Lynton V. Harris. The theme park added a surf simulator, the FlowRider, in 2010; Waterplexx 5D in 2012; and Vuvuzela, a water slide in 2013. In October, Sunway Lagoon launched the Halloween theme festival, Nights of Fright. In 2007, Wildlife Interactive Zoo was opened to the public. In 2015, a pair of white lions, Zola and Zuri, were added to the Wildlife Park. In 2016, in partnership with Lynton V. Harris, Sunway Lagoon announced the addition of "The Ghostbusters Adventure Live!" to its Scream Park. Sunway Lagoon also unveiled the addition of White Tigers to its wildlife family.

Geology

The 88 acre park is built 150 ft below ground level on a tin mining wasteland and currently has 90 attractions spread across six parks.

Attractions

The park initially featured two main areas: Waters of Africa, offering 13 attractions, and Surf Beach, with 9 attractions. Waters of Africa includes two water playgrounds, Kalahari Kids and Little Zimbabwe. The park is also divided into two themed sections: Wild Wild West, which has four rides, and World of Adventure, featuring nine rides. The Wildlife Park is an interactive zoo that houses over 140 species. The animal sanctuaries within the park are uniquely named, such as Pet Village, Jungle Trail, and Bird Savannah. Opened in 2016 as Nickelodeon Lost Lagoon, it is a Nickelodeon-themed land with 14 rides. The Nickelodeon branding is no longer used since 2023. Among the attractions are the Captain's Splash Adventure (formerly Spongebob Splash Adventure), Jungle Fury, and Monsoon 360.

Concerts and events

Sunway Lagoon has hosted MTV World Stage (2009 to 2015 ) and Quicksilver Revolution Tour (2006 and 2008). Other concerts hosted include deadmau5 (2011), The Native Tour by OneRepublic, and Pitbull (2011).

Awards

Incidents

On 20 November 1997, a woman fell from a roller coaster when the safety bar and belt gave away, throwing her on the ground next to the pond several metres below. Due to the accident, the local authority decided to close the park for investigation and ordered Sunway Lagoon to close the Runaway Train ride.

Access

Public transportation

BRT Sunway Lagoon on the BRT Sunway Line. Sunway Lagoon is also accessible from the Subang Airport via the Skypark Link with an interchange at Subang Jaya station.