Daily: Feel the Fear @ Nights of Fright 5, Sunway Lagoon

In conjunction with Halloween this October, the annual festival of fear is back! Nights of Fright 5 (NOF 5) which is hosted by Sunway Lagoon has opened its gates of horror with the flag off of its Nights of the Undead Run. More than 1,300 participants ran for their lives to the finishing line by completing obstacles such as Outbreak, Spider Web and Survivor at various stations. This celebration will be held till 31st October and Sunway Lagoon will be the gathering hub for ghosts, ghouls, and sinister creatures. It unveils the most outrageous, eerie, hair-raising haunted houses in the nation. If you are easily frightened, think twice before you enter.

Check out the decorations for the Nights of Fright 5! They never fail to amaze me :)

I got to try out the 'Devil's Blood' drink which comes in a very cute syringe!

We were entertained by performance by the ghosts and ghouls of Sunway Lagoon before the launching ceremony

“Nights of Fright is one of the most significant events in our calendar and the whole team is committed to improve and make it more exciting every year. We have new attractions infused in this year’s installment with different scare levels for all and we assure you that no guest will leave without screaming! Bring your loved ones to enjoy a night out at NOF 5 or simply for them to face their fears!” said Sean Choo, General Manager of Sunway Lagoon.  

Lynton V. Harris, Chairman & CEO of The Sudden Impact! Entertainment Company said, “The team injected a slice of true events and myths inspired by Asian horror stories to create a close representation of the attractions. This year, we have Oujia, The Island of the Dolls, Dystopia and many more for the timid to the thrill junkies! The festival is scarier than before so come by as this is biggest and most anticipated event of the year!”

Start to feel the fear by experiencing THE ISLAND OF THE DOLLS, a replica of an accidental tourist attraction in Mexico which became famous due to a tragic disaster. This experience was something different from the previous NOFs as there were scary looking dolls everywhere which will haunt you everywhere you walk!

There is a saying that when you die, everything grows dark around the edges until there was only darkness. Prepare yourself with death at DAY OF THE DEAD IN 3D where you will be exposed to the phenomenon of life of the dead. Stay alert as those with low spirit might be spotted by the dead souls and they would always want some company in the realm of the dead.

Further heighten the chill in your bones at OUIJA by gathering around to experience a scary séance in the mysterious and long abandoned attic of Mr. E.J. Bond Esquire’s home. Personally, this was my favourite haunted house out of all the other because my adrenaline was bursting through the roof throughout the whole time. It was made to look like an attic and there were so many element of surprises through the entire journey! This is a must visit!

Overrun with squalor, human misery, oppression, disease and overcrowding, haunted hospitals have one thing in common: ghosts of the past lingering in their halls. DYSTOPIA exposes you to a horrifying experience of patient treatments that are frightful to hear, daunting to see in the year 2147.

All within Scream Park, amp up your fear levels and call up the GHOSTBUSTERS while wandering through the iconic Firehouse HQ, and some infamous ghost locations such as Aldridge Mansion and Seward Street Subway. Then, move on to PONTIANAK vs POCONG, a bloody affair of a lover returning as a Pontianak and unfaithful husband as a Pocong – seeking what is rightfully theirs in a classic battle of evil vs evil. Meet the scariest movie characters of all time who will come to life and celebrate a night of horror at HORRORWOOD STUDIOS. If you think you are fearless, enter the ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE with simply no escape once you step foot into the land of the undead who will show you the worst of fears!

Re-live your childhood nightmares with iconic horror movie characters at the HORRORWOOD BOULEVARD which adopts the famous Hollywood façade with large Oscar Statues, red carpet, velvet rope barriers, and lights.

Face the curse of the sea at ZOMBIE PIRATES with the undead guardians shunning you away from bay into a pool of their horrifying torment. Try as you may to keep afloat or the cursed sea will engulf you whole!

Don’t call yourself brave until you have entered the FOREST OF FEAR. Walk through different tombstones, haunted trees and leafy vines making your stroll in the forest vulnerable to surprise encounters with Hantu Pocongs and Pontianaks!  

Ever wondered what goes behind the bars of Pudu Jail? Experience it first-hand as you walk-through the JUDGEMENT LANE where we give you the closest representation of how the prisoners are hung alive!

Join the parade at MARCH OF THE UNDEAD, the street where scare characters walk about in different hauntingly beautiful makeup and costumes. Decorated with Mexican paper flags and accompanied by large puppet processions honouring the dead, it will surely send chills down your spine.

NOF 5 comes to life at 7.30pm – 11.30pm every Friday – Sunday from 7^th to 29^th October including 31^st October 2017. Tickets are priced at RM64. Guests can upload their experience and include the #sunwaylagoonMY and #sunwaylagoonNOF5 hashtags to their social pages.

For more information, call 603 5639 0000, visit www.sunwaylagoon.com  or connect to www.facebook.com/SunwayLagoonMalaysia.

*This event is recommended for guests above 12 years old.  Visitors dressed in their coolest and spookiest costumes will not be allowed to wear face masks or theatrical makeup to the event nights.

Daily: Face Your Fears @ Sunway Lagoon's Nights of Fright 4

As light gave way to darkness, Sunway Lagoon opened its gates to those who dared walk its grounds into the uncertainty of the night. From the 7^th till the 31^st of October, Nights of Fright 4 (NOF4) will bring visitors face to face with their fears as local urban legends, Hollywood icons, and a modern dystopian story are brought to life!

This year, Asia’s Best Attraction boasts, “FRIGHTS, FEAR, and FUN” through only the best horror themes surrounding Asia, Modern Dystopian, and Hollywood among others as it manifests itself to present a ghastly den of eight haunted houses, six scare zones, and 11 after-dark amusement rides.

I was ecstatic when I was invited to the media launch a few days back of this enthralling and frightening event. I had an expectation that it will be bigger and better this year compared to last year! And, truly Nights of Fright 4 did not disappoint at all. We were greeted by ghouls, zombies and ghosts walking around, dressed to their nines in the most realistic costume ever. My friends were even chased around by some of these 'mascots'!

This year, we braved our fears and checked out all the ghost houses, designed to scare the living crap of you. Screams start with CHAONEI NO. #81 in UV3D: Beijing’s most famous haunted house as a tragic concoction of love forlorn and guilt possesses a promising Opera singer during her torrid affair with the husband of the house. I liked this one as we had to wear special effects 3D glasses and guess what, this makes all the props appear more real than it already is.

The Asian themes continue with DIYU – JOURNEY OF JUDGEMENT. Take a walk and delve into the unknown realm where your journey to the next life is determined by walking through your fate on the bridge. Then, there is the ever familiar yet sinister MALAYA HIGH SCHOOL where a crime so horrific has taken place in the classroom upstairs. Explore and discover the debauchery that has since deemed tightly closed, until now! This one was epic as we were caught off guard many times through this haunting journey back to the old times. 

In KEVIL HILL, there is a cold evil presented at the highest scare intensity through a chilly underlying aura as this Modern Dystopian world takes shape. Uncover a world which is a mix of cryogenically frozen zombies, brought to chilling half-life following a massive explosion in the mysterious Kevil Hill Cryonic Corporation headquarters.

For those into Hollywood legends, the world’s most famous ‘hantu-crew’ help you wind your way through a very spooky New York in THE GHOSTBUSTERS ADVENTURE LIVE! Indulge in your fears even further with encounters at HORRORWOOD STUDIOS. Rounding off the haunted houses is the spooky ANGOSCIA THEATER, a mix of fashion and fear, and of course, our own ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE celebrating everyone’s favourite undead.

Once you're done with the haunted houses, take a rest from scare-ville by enjoying the park rides such as CAROUSEL, APACHE POTS, PIRATE’S REVENGE, COLORADO SPLASH, TOMAHAWK, WAGON WHEEL, LOST CITY OF GOLD SCREAM COASTER, FUN FAIR, GRAND CANYON RIVER RAPIDS, BUTCH CASSIDY TRAIL and VULTURES.

Nights of Fright 4 comes to life at 7:30pm to 11:30pm every Friday to Sunday from 7^th to 30^th October including 31^st October 2016. Tickets are priced at RM 58 (normal price), RM 50 (student price), with exclusive promotions such as RM 120 (one admission Sunway Lagoon pass & one NOF4 ticket) and Buy 2 for RM 80 (entry dates only on Sundays).

For more information, call 603 5639 0000, visit sunwaylagoon.com or connect to www.facebook.com/SunwayLagoonMalaysia.

*This event is recommended for guests above 12 years old.  Visitors dressed in their coolest and spookiest costumes will be most welcomed, however, no face masks are allowed during event nights.

Daily: Sunway Lagoon Annual Passport Is Back!

Go far with the all-new Sunway Lagoon Passport! The current Sunway Lagoon’s annual pass is now rebranded with a new name. The ‘Passport to the Best Day Ever’ was launched on the 5^th of August, at the Sunway Putra Mall, Kuala Lumpur. This latest offering serves as a gateway for friends and family to have a privileged getaway like never before at Asia’s best.

The launch kicked off a three day nationwide roadshow that will see the Passport simultaneously promoted at Sunway Carnival Mall in Penang, Matta Fair at Johor Bahru, and Sunway Putra Mall from the 5^th of August to the 7^th of August.

The ‘Passport’ is a gateway to a host of discounts and privileges that make it the perfect travel companion for park goers. Passport holders will be privy to discounts for lockers, tubes, pay per rides, merchandise, at food and beverage outlets within the park, and in-house events.

Being a holder also accords one with exclusivity from priority entry during peak periods to being the first to know about the latest happenings, perks and updates. Customers will be able to travel through 6 parks, with over 90 rides and attractions at a discounted rate and with more accessibility.

The Passport also leverages on Sunway PALS as part of its benefits and privileges, allowing the passport holder to be automatically signed off as a PALS member which will provide a host of added benefits to the new card.

The three day roadshow at all three locations will provide visitors with fun opportunities to win themselves a Passport of their own. Among the exciting activities are “Spin The Wheel”, Trivia, stage games, colouring contest and many more.

‘Passport to the Best Day Ever’ are now available for purchases online at www.sunwaylagoon.com. For more information on how to become a Passport holder, visit Sunway Lagoon’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SunwayLagoonMalaysia or contact the park at +603-5639 000.

Daily: Ghostbusters Spotted at Sunway Lagoon!

Ghosts and Ghouls took over Sunway Lagoon and only one ghost-busting foursome could put the sinister creatures to rest. Sunway Lagoon’s Lynton V. Harris Scream Park unveiled the first Ghostbusters attraction of its kind in the world, The Ghostbusters Adventure Live!

I was ecstatic because I was part of the media to experience it firsthand last weekend at Sunway Lagoon. However, at the same time, I was a little afraid that it would be extremely scary to head inside the Ghostbusters-themed haunted house. I'm proud to say that despite being "scaredy cat", I conquered my fears and went on in!

It was a one-of-a-kind experience, in fact, its more imaginable if you watched the movie first as you will feel the coherence of the setup and props in there. It has only been a week that this attraction is up in Sunway Lagoon. Ghostbusters inclusion into the park marks the biggest annual investment to date since the launch of Scream Park some seven years ago. Among the highlights of this latest attraction is the interaction between visitors and a cast of live actors who play seasoned ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘ghosts’.

The attraction occupies the entire top level of Scream Park and takes visitors through a 20-minute harrowing journey through locations based on the relaunch of the movie.

The journey kicks-off at the Slimer’s pad, filled with cool Ghostbusters memorabilia, followed by Aldridge Mansion – New York’s oldest private home and museum, where a tour guide will introduce the spooky story of Gertrude Aldridge.

A detour takes visitors to New York Subway’s Seward Street Station and alight to visit Old Zhu’s Chinese Restaurant, the new headquarters of the new all-female Ghostbusters. Rowan’s basement is next on the agenda, followed by the infamous Mercado Hotel, set in iconic Times Square in New York, where guests will face a spooky, scary and slimy finale to their journey.

The Ghostbusters Adventure Live! at Lynton V. Harris Scream Park opens 14^th of July 2016. Opening hours will be from 11:00am to 6:00pm daily. Visit Sunway Lagoon and enjoy its latest adventure along with over 90 rides and attractions at RM150 for those aged 12 years and above, and RM120 for those below the age of 12 years.

When there is a need for information who you gonna call? Sunway Lagoon at +603-5639 000 or visit Sunway Lagoon’s website at www.sunwaylagoon.com.  

Daily: Sunway Lagoon Nickelodeon Lost Lagoon Media Launch

Discover a hidden world covering ten acres of lush tropical rainforest within a jungle previously “lost” to the public! This is now a reality as Sunway and Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) announce the opening of the first Nickelodeon themed attraction in Asia, Nickelodeon Lost Lagoon at Sunway Lagoon in Malaysia.

When I heard that there was a new part of Sunway Lagoon, the child in me was ecstatic because I absolutely love theme parks and Sunway Lagoon is one place where I had a whole lot of childhood memories. A new part of the park means more rides and attractions to me. Now, that itself was enough to get anybody hyped up!

Such a hot day, I can barely open my eyes :) Well, at least, the weather was great!

Welcome to Nickelodeon Lost Lagoon!

The view from the Lakeside when we reached the area

Met a little pony from the Wildlife Park

A few shots of the new park, Nickelodeon Lost Lagoon while waiting for the media launch to begin

No stone was left unturned in the creation of the Nickelodeon Lost Lagoon which boasts 14 immersive attractions, some of which are themed with Nickelodeon's hit properties, including SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Visitors to Nickelodeon Lost Lagoon can expect an exhilarating experience thanks to interactive play areas, which use the latest in reactive technology in addition to a daily signature slime events, a variety of waterslide rides, retail shops, games and a myriad of food service establishments and more.

“Nickelodeon Lost Lagoon will enable kids and families in Malaysia and around Southeast Asia to connect with our brand and Nickelodeon’s iconic characters in a unique and meaningful way that will further deepen their relationship with Nickelodeon,” said Mark Whitehead, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Viacom International Media Networks Asia. “Sunway Lagoon’s expertise has made them an ideal partner and we are delighted to make it Nickelodeon’s Asia debut as we further expand the Nickelodeon brand in the region.”

Primeval

There are 3 unique ride experiences; BOA Constrictor, Cobra Creek and Crocodile Gully. My personal favourite is the BOA Constrictor which features tons of twist and turns, with a part that drops giving you a free fall sensation.

Jungle Fury

A family ride for all! This is like a mini Vuvuzela ride as you g through surprise drops and turns for wholesome family fun :)

Monsoon 360

This ride allows you to experience the sensation of zero gravity as the ground caves in, literally. Hug yourself as you fall at a speed of up to 60kph in under 2 seconds. 

Nickelodeon Lost Lagoon opens to the public on February 3, 2016. The opening hours will be from 10:00am to 6:00pm every Monday to Sunday. Enjoy the many attractions on offer at RM150 for those aged 12 years and above, and RM120 for those below the age of 12.

More information can also be obtained at Sunway Lagoon’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/SunwayLagoonMalaysia  or by calling the park at +603-5639 0000.