Published on : Thursday, March 8, 2018
ESCAPE theme park in Teluk Bahang, Penang, has been crowned one of the country’s ‘Best Tourist Attractions’ in the Malaysia Tourism Awards 2016-2017 with an accolade of best Man-made Attraction — Theme Park’. This is the first tourist attraction from the state to be honoured in this category since the awards’ inception in the year 1987.
The founder of ESCAPE, Sim Choo Kheng, with 28 years of international experience in the tourism industry through his company, Sim Leisure Group, saw the achievement as a triumph for Penang.
Sim Choo Kheng picked up the trophy at the awards ceremony held at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre on Wednesday. The proud Penangite said that he has always believed that the state needs a world-class attraction to bring back the glory days of the state’s tourism industry.
The first component, Adventureplay was opened in 2012, followed by Waterplay at the end of 2017. Both have since provided thrill-seekers with endless hours of fun. A third phase, named Gravityplay, is set to open by December. It will feature the longest waterslide in the world, spanning 1.2km alongside a 600m downhill luge and other hilltop attractions.
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