SUNWAY LAGOON THEME PARK IS LOCATED IN PETALING JAYA – A THRIVING SATELLITE TOWN – ABOUT 15KM SOUTHWEST OF THE KUALA LUMPUR CITY CENTRE. WITH A VARIETY OF WATERY RIDES ON OFFER AND PLENTY OF DRY-LAND ACTIVITIES TOO, THERE ARE FEW MORE FUN WAYS TO SPEND A DAY THAN COOLING DOWN AT SUNWAY. WATER SLIDES THAT WHIRL AND TWIRL, A MANMADE ‘RIVER’ RIDE, A SURF BEACH, A WAVE POOL, A 360° REVOLVING PIRATE SHIP. THE LIST OF FUN ATTRACTIONS AT THE 80-ACRE PARK IS EXTENSIVE. BUILT ON THE SITE OF A FORMER TIN MINE AND QUARRY, WHEN IT FIRST OPENED THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS MULTI-ZONE THEME PARK WERE ITS WATER SLIDES AND THE WORLD’S LARGEST MANMADE SURF BEACH. THESE DAYS, IT HAS EXPANDED AND ENCOMPASSES A TOTAL OF FIVE DIFFERENT ZONES – THE WATER PARK, SCREAM PARK, AMUSEMENT PARK, EXTREME PARK AND WILDLIFE PARK. WATERS OF AFRICA: SUNWAY LAGOON’S WATER PARK, THE WATERS OF AFRICA ‘PLAYGROUND’, IS ITS MOST POPULAR ZONE. MALAYSIA’S FIRST SURF SIMULATOR, THE FLOWRIDER, SEES THE MOST ACTION; HERE, SURFERS CAN SHOW OFF THEIR SKILLS AND IT IS FREQUENTLY USED FOR COMPETITIONS WHILE SURFING AND BODY-BOARDING SESSIONS ARE HELD AT WEEKENDS AT THE WAVE POOL.