Penang may have theme park
Monday April 23, 2007
By NIK KHUSAIRI IBRAHIM
TheStar


PENANG: Penang may soon have a theme park, complete with a roller coaster and other fun rides similar to those in Genting High-lands.

State Tourism Development and Environment Committee chairman Teng Chang Yeow said the state had endorsed a proposal by a Japanese company to set up the theme park on a 3.2ha site near the Auto City in Juru.

He said the company had expres-sed interest in setting up the park on the privately owned land due to its accessible location.

“The theme park will have 28 different attractions, some of them similar to the ones we have in Genting,” Teng elaborated.

“The state government wel-comes the idea of a theme park as it will be a new tourism product for the state. We gave our endorse-ment last week during the tourism product committee meeting.

“However, the company must seek approval from DOSH (Depart-ment of Occupational Safety and Health), the local authorities and the Customs Department. DOSH will be looking into the safety of the equipment.”

Teng was speaking to newsmen after jointly opening the Thai Song-kran festival 2007 with Deputy Consul General of Thailand Wasin Dhamavasi at Queensbay Mall yes-terday. The two-week festival was jointly organised by Kenlink and Alila Star Enterprise.

Teng said the state government was willing to promote the Songkran Festival on a larger scale.

“The state has supported the Ja-panese Bon Odori events. Similarly, we will also support Thai traditio-nal festivals,” he said.

Alila Star managing director Siri-nya Koram said many Thai people, especially those from South Thail-and would be attracted to visit Penang.

“South Thailand has many at-tractions but because of the unrest, it is becoming difficult for us to attract foreign tourists,” he said.

Theme park to open in December
2007/04/23
NewStraitTimes


GEORGE TOWN: Penang’s first theme park is scheduled to be opened by year-end.

Similar to Genting Highlands and the Sunway Lagoon Resort in Selangor, the park will offer more than 30 attractions to visitors.

State Tourism Development and Environment Committee chairman Teng Chang Yeow said the theme park would be built on a 3.2ha site next to Juru Auto City on the mainland.

The project is being undertaken by a Japanese company, together with the state tourism committee.

"The company is applying for approvals, including from the Department of Safety and Health and the Seberang Prai Municipal Council.
"If all goes as planned, we will have our first theme park by the end of this year," he said after launching the Songkran Festival at the Queensbay Mall in Bayan Baru here yesterday.

Teng said the two-week Thai new year festival, which began yesterday, would not only help strengthen ties between Thailand and Malaysia but would also boost tourism between the countries.

Deputy consul-general of Thailand in Penang, Wasin Dhamavasi, also attended the event.

Wah... first Penang May Have A Theme Park...

then suddeny Theme Park to open in December...

Don't you think is tooooooo fast??

:omg::eek:....So fun la!!! Open in december???? Am I dreaming??? I goin to Penang THIS december!!! YEAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!:banana: :banana: :banana:

Haha...
Because TheStar and New Strait Times try to woo readers with eyes catching title ma...

It seem that Mr Teng just need to open and close mouth then the theme park will be finished contructed.

Si peh hor chio! :lol:

^^ What is "Si peh hor chio"?? :D

^^ What is "Si peh hor chio"?? :D

if direct translate is "super duper good laugh" which actually means "what a joke!"

^^ Oh woww...I learnt a lot of Penang languages in this forum..:banana: :banana: :banana: "aboh" :happy:

what else did you learn?

what else did you learn?

Oh, I lupa liao...but many I learnt from you guys....but, I very sure what is "aboh"..hehehe...

good news.:banana: Alor Star is so boring.at least i have a new place to lepak2 :D

one word i can said....Heard 1st....:ohno:

still remember that day Pak Lah came to open ceremony for 2nd bridge project? actually they not yet finish planning, it just a nice show...:bash:

Finally you are back in action, Adam Tan. Long time didn't get your post liao.

haha...i got came to see wats update here, but seldom post..:lol: :lol:

because this few week busy for my final year project...:bash:

Hmmm...where is TYW?? Like oledy 4-5 days oledy din see him on9...

Bagus bagus... dekat Juru pulak tu ! Ah Chuan, jom kita dating sama-sama kat Theme Park baru tu :naughty:

But don' t u think it's better to make it on the island ?

actually Juru is a nice place to hv it...since the Juru Auto City has opened, it attract a lot of ppl go there...and is time to have a tourist spot over the mainland. ;)

Hmmm...where is TYW?? Like oledy 4-5 days oledy din see him on9...

Ya, where is our penang skyscrapers hunter?

Hmmm...where is TYW?? Like oledy 4-5 days oledy din see him on9...

Ya, where is our penang skyscrapers hunter?

me suffering computer breakdown :D monitor problem to be exact :D

so lots of catching up to do he he...i think i'll spend my time in the forums this few days to "super post" he he...

about the topic, it was mentioned before that there are 2 proposed theme parks, one in Pulau Jerejak and another near Teluk Kumbar. since this theme park is being built, i wonder if the other 2 will still go on??

BTW, isn't 3.2ha quite small?? hope it is not some Pesta-like thingy... and i hope it is a air conditioned theme park, coz look at our weather :D

Do we need a theme park? I have a feeling it will become abandoned soon, not being pessimistic or what but i just don't think any theme park will sustain in our tropical climate.

Isn't 3.2 ha a little bit too small for a theme park. For comparison, KLCC park is 20 ha.

haha... that's penang style...

haha... that's penang style...

so true. Penang love to build "mini" stuff. so un-innovative :ohno:

Penangites are always hv no confident to the state fovernment...so am i :ohno:

but the strange things is..since we hv no confident to them y still vote for them in the election? those auntiesss think they are handsome?

^^ :lol:

Instead of handsome, they think they young too...some wear mini skirts again.....gosshhh!!!

well... perhaps they know how to present well during the rally...

Penangites are always hv no confident to the state fovernment...so am i :ohno:

but the strange things is..since we hv no confident to them y still vote for them in the election? those auntiesss think they are handsome?

I think we don't really have many choices, even DAP doesn't seem to have a strong leader in Penang.

Isn't 3.2 ha a little bit too small for a theme park. For comparison, KLCC park is 20 ha.

it's rather called..."taman permainan kanak-kanak"

I think we don't really have many choices, even DAP doesn't seem to have a strong leader in Penang.

how about PKR?

how about PKR?

PKR is very weak over on Penang Island itself.

it's rather called..."taman permainan kanak-kanak"

:lol::lol:

we have to get used to the taman i think

:lol::lol:

we have to get used to the taman i think

I prefer the taman kanak-kanak to some huge theme park which will fail in a year or two then turned into some cheapo place :nuts: If they have so many vacant land please build more housing for the middle class and upper middle class, we are in need of those sort of housing but the state government kept on approving those high-end condominiums. At least low-cost housing are built in abundance along the Jelutong Expressway if not very few Penangites will be able to own new houses!

Even houses as far as Sungai Ara are going for RM 400,000 ++ now! Grr!

I prefer the taman kanak-kanak to some huge theme park which will fail in a year or two then turned into some cheapo place :nuts: If they have so many vacant land please build more housing for the middle class and upper middle class, we are in need of those sort of housing but the state government kept on approving those high-end condominiums. At least low-cost housing are built in abundance along the Jelutong Expressway if not very few Penangites will be able to own new houses!

Even houses as far as Sungai Ara are going for RM 400,000 ++ now! Grr!

agree about the taman thing! i think Province Wellesley lack parks. building a park there is a better idea than the "taman permainan":lol:

about the high end condominiums, i often read in the newspapers that the demand is high. if those mega projects are carried out quickly, i believe this trend will continue.

actually i hate the idea of building low cost buildings along Jelutong expressway. i mean, the coastline should be a prime property. building low cost buildings there is like relocating a beggar to a condominium rather than a flat. i really find this weird as all the developers of those seaside cities are snatching the coastline for high end property. one crazy example is Dubai. see the amount of new coastline it gets from those Palm Jumeirah, Jabel Ali, Deira, The world and so many more. other examples are Gold Coast and Panamá city, where the city actually grows along the coast:yes: yet, how amusing, we are throwing the coastline away for low cost housing :lol: i think low cost buildings should be built elsewhere where it's more suitable like Farlim, Relau, Paya Terubong for example.

agree about the taman thing! i think Province Wellesley lack parks. building a park there is a better idea than the "taman permainan":lol:

about the high end condominiums, i often read in the newspapers that the demand is high. if those mega projects are carried out quickly, i believe this trend will continue.

actually i hate the idea of building low cost buildings along Jelutong expressway. i mean, the coastline should be a prime property. building low cost buildings there is like relocating a beggar to a condominium rather than a flat. i really find this weird as all the developers of those seaside cities are snatching the coastline for high end property. one crazy example is Dubai. see the amount of new coastline it gets from those Palm Jumeirah, Jabel Ali, Deira, The world and so many more. other examples are Gold Coast and Panamá city, where the city actually grows along the coast:yes: yet, how amusing, we are throwing the coastline away for low cost housing :lol: i think low cost buildings should be built elsewhere where it's more suitable like Farlim, Relau, Paya Terubong for example.

Exactly! I was waiting for more upper-middle-end apartments and condominiums to be built along JE after we missed out on Bayswater but it is lined with the low-cost flats. At least build better looking low cost flats also la, all of them look like commie blocks and it gives a bad first impression for visitors who drive coz JE is a primary highway from Penang Bridge to Georgetown. All the time i am bombarded with questions from outstation friends about the rational of building commie blocks along the scenic coastal road.:nuts:

JE wheregot all low cost...??? so far all the projects has been carried out are middle cost with swimming pool...but of course they are a few, is low coat..and there are a few is high cost too...just that the design is not nice...

in fact, Government doesn't approve the project without the low cost houses.. The government policy is avoid giving people an impression of big living standard difference. So every new area or new development project will come with low cost houses too although the developer usually target middle, middle upper or upper (since better profit)..

JE wheregot all low cost...??? so far all the projects has been carried out are middle cost with swimming pool...but of course they are a few, is low coat..and there are a few is high cost too...just that the design is not nice...

Most of them are low-cost isn't it or at least they all look like low-cost. Horrible squarish commie block designs:ohno:

Most of them are low-cost isn't it or at least they all look like low-cost. Horrible squarish commie block designs:ohno:

Well, think most the project that completed is low or middle class only as IJM was built the replacement home for those people give way for the JE. However, the middle upper project The Spring in progress..

Well, think most the project that completed is low or middle class only as IJM was built the replacement home for those people give way for the JE. However, the middle upper project The Spring in progress..

Hmm...you have a point. Probably part of their agreement not to relocate them to somewhere far from where they were. Anyway, check out the Infrastucture and Mobility Thread under Malaysian Highways, a foreigner just said those apartments look like commieblocks and it's depressing!

^^ well, you have a point, cng1974. i think those low cost houses should be built on the inner part of the expressway, not by the coast like what's happening now.

Most of them are low-cost isn't it or at least they all look like low-cost. Horrible squarish commie block designs:ohno:

Just paint them in peach color and they'll look several RM nicer. :lol: