IF you have not found a reason to visit Malaysia (to be more precise, Melaka) soon, here is a pretty good one.
Come 2020, the Unesco World Heritage-listed Melaka will welcome its largest water theme park, which will add on to the growing list of attractions that the destination already boasts.
Catalist-listed Hatten Land said on Tuesday (Aug 7) that it plans to build a RM200 million (S$67 million) water theme park, the largest in Malacca, Malaysia, in partnership with resort operator Samsung C&T Corporation and Polin Waterparks, a leading designer and installer of water slides.
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The 500,000 square foot Splash World @ Harbour City park will be located between two 30-storey towers on the 14th floor deck of its flagship Harbour City @ Melaka project, a mixed development shaped like a large ship, the Malaysian developer said in a Singapore Exchange filing during the market lunch break.
Due for completion by end-2019 and expected to be opened to the public in the first half of 2020, it will be one of the region's largest water parks with up to 5,200 visitors a day, Hatten Land said.
The collaboration agreement for the project was signed by the three partners in the presence of Malacca's Chief Minister Adly Zahari, it added.
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Hatten Land will develop the project, Samsung C&T of South Korea will act as operation adviser and consultant, while Polin Waterparks, headquartered in Turkey, will design and manufacture the water slide attractions.
The four-storey theme park boasts more than one kilometre of water slides. A man-made river will meander over two floors to intertwine more than 50 attractions, including 11 extreme slides for thrill-seekers, a Sky Beach, and a dedicated children's water play park, said the company.
After dark, a "Cosmic Waters" light show will illuminate the park, accompanied by a water circus, trapeze stunts and other entertainment in a special amphitheatre.
Harbour City - which consists of a mall, the water theme park and three hotel blocks - spans 4.5 million sq ft in built-up area and has a total estimated gross development value of RM2.2 billion, said Hatten Land.
Source : Travel Wire Asia | The Straits Times