Adrenaline seekers were sorely disappointed when it was announced that the highly anticipated outdoor theme park at Genting Highlands had run into some issues with 20th Century Fox and Walt Disney Co. This would likely cause more delays to its opening date, which has already been postponed several times.
However, fret not if you looking to head over to Genting Highlands for a short trip or your next holiday destination as SkyTropolis Funland is here!
Previously known as the 'First World Indoor Theme Park', the newly renovated 'SkyTropolis Funland' spanning across 400,000 sq ft. has finally opened its doors! Located at the first level of First World Plaza, the theme park boasts of an indoor roller coaster, kiddy rides, themed shopping and a whole lot more. With a total of more than 20 attractions, the main highlights include the Sky Towers, which is a drop tower attraction, Spin Crazy - a pendulum ride, Copper Express - train ride for the little ones, Space Cadet, a controlled spinning ride, and Jumping Spurs, which is a mini jumping tower for the kids. Want more? The roller coaster ride is set to open in the first quarter of 2019 so watch for it!
Other than rides, there is also an awesome virtual reality centre built by The Void, a US-based entertainment company. Visitors get to choose from a variety of VR experiences such as Star Wars, Wreck-it Ralph, Ghostbusters, etc.
At Skytropolis Funland in Genting Highlands, all rides cost the same at RM10 per ride on weekdays. It goes up to RM15 on weekends, public holidays, eve of public holidays, and school holidays.
The queues for many of the rides were extremely long during peak hours, so remember to strategize properly by visiting in the early morning when the theme park just open its doors.
This is definitely the most intense ride in Skytropolis! Spin Crazy is a huge pendulum that takes its riders on gut-twisting 360 degrees spins high up in the air. Definitely a must-try for all the adrenaline junkies and thrill-seekers in you!
Intensity Level: 9/10
Height Requirement: 130cm to 195cm
Coming up very closely in second place is another intense ride in the theme park! Power Surge is an exhilarating high-flying ride that spins its riders around in the air while simultaneously turning them in alternating clockwise and anti-clockwise motions. Pure enjoyment is promised on this ride.
Intensity Level: 8/10
Height Requirement: 130cm to 195cm
Disco! is a huge spinning disc that swings back and forth along a curved track, while rotating rapidly at the same time. Definitely not as innocent and mild as it looks from the outside, Disco! is another one for the adrenaline junkies!
Intensity Level: 7/10
Height Requirement: >122cm
Sky Towers is a drop tower ride that goes high up before plummeting down at a fast speed. It repeats this motion continuously, giving its riders an enormous amount of adrenaline rush each time.
Intensity Level: 7/10
Height Requirement: >105cm (Riders below 122cm must be accompanied by an adult)
No theme park is complete without a bumper car ride, therefore we were not surprised to see the Bumper Boss. Be sure not to miss out this major crowd puller at every theme park you go to.
Intensity Level: 5/10
Height Requirement: >120cm (Riders below 130cm must be accompanied by an adult)
Balloon Race is a family-friendly ride that takes riders high up in the air in spinning gondolas. You can control the spin by using a wheel inside. You have the choice to make the ride a romantic one with your loved ones, or a dizzy rush to push your limits!
Intensity Level: 4/10
Height Requirement: > 80cm (Riders below 1.22m must be accompanied by an adult)
If your kids are looking for something slightly more exciting, the Space Cadets ride would be a good choice. This futuristic ride takes its riders on spaceships that can be controlled to fly higher or lower.
Intensity Level: 2.5/10
Height Requirement: >80cm (Riders below 122cm must be accompanied by an adult)
Gently bump your way around with Boo Boo Bump, a miniature bumper car ride for children.
Intensity Level: 2.5/10
Height Requirement: 105cm to 140cm
This was one of the most beautiful rides in the theme park! Royal Carousel is a double-storey carousel beautifully adorned with intricately carved horses and chariots.
All the horses / chariots have benches beside them for adults to sit down and watch over their kids.
Intensity Level: 2/10
Height Requirement: > 80cm (Riders below 1.22m must be accompanied by an adult)
Copper Express is an open-top train ride that takes children round a mini green safari. The seats are wide enough to accommodate adults.
Intensity Level: 1.5/10
Height Requirement: >80cm (Riders below 122cm must be accompanied by an adult)
This is perfect for the young kids. Loop de Loop ferries its young riders along mild curves and slopes around a glittering iron tower.
Intensity Level: 1.5/10
Height Requirement: 90cm to 122cm
Ride ‘Em Round is a mini merry-go-round for children with seats that move up and down.
Intensity Level: 1.5/10
Height Requirement: 90cm to 122cm
This is another ride for the young children. Whirly Bugs is a fun ride on “gigantic bugs” that spins around at a slow speed.
Intensity Level: 1/10
Height Requirement: 90cm to 122cm
Below is a list of rides that are coming soon! Be sure to try them out when you are at Genting Highlands!
– The VOID –
The VOID, a virtual reality entertainment centre, is right beside the theme park. Wearing a VR headset and vest, visitors roam around in a large virtual space, fending off virtual enemies with their weapons.
Tickets cost RM130 each. There is a minimum height requirement of 122cm.
The VOID offers four VR experiences:
For Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire, be prepared to be plunged into the tumultuous world of the Star Wars Rogue One movie. After getting your mission brief from Captain Cassian Andor, get ready to roam around the molten planet of Mustafar disguised as stormtroopers.
Use your blaster rifles to fend off giant lava monsters and other stormtroopers, solve puzzles by pressing buttons, interact with K-2SO, and even battle the sinister Darth Vader!
Even though it’s quite expensive, we highly recommend this Star Wars VR experience; if only for the fact that you get a once-in-a-lifetime experience to go head to head with Darth Vader!
For Ralph breaks VR, your goal is to save Ralph. Along the way, be prepared to fend off large groups of rabbits and other affable creatures by shooting cutesy projectiles at them from your big guns.
Also be prepared to survive an epic food fight where you will get “attacked” by pancakes, pizzas, and cakes.
This VR experience is great for families and children! They will definitely enjoy immersing themselves in this interactive cartoon virtual world.
This booth offers tantalising freshly-made egg waffles served with ice cream or soft serve for RM14. Toppings such as M&M chocolates, chocolate rice, jelly beans, and gummy bears are available at RM1.50 each.
From the booth’s name, it’s pretty obvious what it’s selling. A generous scoop of gelato costs RM9. The booth sells pretty stick ice creams too.
You might need to rinse your mouth after this! The booth sells a variety of durian pastries such as durian cake and durian strudel (both RM8). This is one for the durian lovers.
This booth sells popcorns with a variety of interesting flavours such as Caramel Classic, Banana, BBQ Chicken, Curry, Durian, Strawberry, Wasabi and more. They sell cotton candy too!
If you are craving for some local food, this booth offers curry puffs (RM5), egg tarts (RM2), chicken pies (RM5), pineapple tarts (RM2), sesame red bean balls (RM2), and more. This was one of the more affordable food booths in the theme park.
Little girls (and perhaps some ladies) will like this booth. It sells pink-themed pastries and sweets such as Strawberry Eclairs, Strawberry Brownies, Pink Chocolate Fudge, etc.
This booth sells a variety of street food such as squid balls, fish balls, sausages, nuggets, banana fritters, deep fried sweet potatoes, and more. They cost about RM5 each.
This food booth is actually located on the second floor, inside the BigTop Video Games Park. It sells popcorns (RM9 for 48oz), soft serve (RM5), and sausage buns (RM6).
Skytropolis Funland definitely exceeds expectations! It’s amazing that Resorts World Genting managed to build so many awesome rides inside an indoor theme park with limited space.
Other than the rides, the VR experiences at The VOID brings about a whole new experience to the normal theme park fun and thrills.
The theme park is great for people of all ages because there are both thrilling and family-friendly rides.
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