Malaysia: Directions to Genting

[Shibadog]

How to go from Seremban to Genting Highlands le?

 

The easiest without google map or Waze is:

1. Drive pass Sungai Besi Toll;

2. Look out Sri Petaling Exit towards Pandan.  Now is on MRR2.

3. At the end of MRR2, look out for Kuantan.

 

That's the easiest route to follow.

 

 

yes the cheras way.

 

MRR2 can be super duper jam, esp with the ongoing roadworks

me too, driving to Genting next week for the 1st time.

The last time i went to Genting is 20yrs ago .

 

will stay in Malacca for two nights, then drive to Genting (for day trip).

Genting room too x during the weekend

Have to stay in KL

 

MU in Genting LOL.

 

i'll be in Bentong and Genting next week.

[inlinesix]

yes the cheras way.

 

MRR2 can be super duper jam, esp with the ongoing roadworks.

There are no other way other MRR2.

 

If you mean Jln Cheras, still join up MRR2.

 

It’s a waste of time not to use Jln Cheras from Seremban.

[Kopites]

There are no other way other MRR2.

 

If you mean Jln Cheras, still join up MRR2.

 

Itâs a waste of time not to use Jln Cheras from Seremban.

MR2, do try to avoid after 11am. Peak of the jam.

[Kusje]

The Americans are the greatest cheats and liars and bullies.

Getting group delayed construction for so many years with lame reasons.

 

If you were their partner, wouldn't you try to back out of the deal as well?

[Thaiyotakamli]

Getting group delayed construction for so many years with lame reasons.

 

If you were their partner, wouldn't you try to back out of the deal as well?

Thanks to ringgit weakening, they want to play wait game because build faster would cost more ringgit into the project

Just use Waze lo.

 

No forgetting KL traffic always bad.

If use waze from sg to kl on all the way how much data needed? Because thinking to use starhub data travel pack not sure 2gb is enough for navigation

[zipping]

Thanks to ringgit weakening, they want to play wait game because build faster would cost more ringgit into the project

If use waze from sg to kl on all the way how much data needed? Because thinking to use starhub data travel pack not sure 2gb is enough for navigation

 

Waze uses veri little data, 2G more than enough.

 

For reference, when i drive up to malacca, i on internet radio + waze, 512Mb normally can last gg up n coming bck w some to spare. U just need to b careful ur other apps dun use up e data (eg. auto updates, auto download media, auto play media...etc)

[No_worries]

I just came back from Genting Highlands, use the Cheras Kuantan exit and then the supposingly haunted E8 to Genting Highlands. Due to massive congestion at 2nd link on sat, I only manage to reach Gelang petah r and r at 3pm. I drove steadily and only reach Goh Tong Jaya at 8pm. And no, I didn’t meet the phantom yellow Volkswagen at E8.

Edited December 4, 2018 by No_worries

[Acewin]

Though MY gahmen already decided against signing the ICERD ?

 

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/2174750/malaysias-mahathir-dumps-pledge-ratify-un-treaty-racial

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/11/25/kit-siang-malaysians-wont-want-icerd-ratified-at-the-price-of-another-may-13-riot/

http://www.chinapress.com.my/20181125/%E4%B8%8D%E7%AD%BEicerd-%E6%95%A6%E9%A9%AC%EF%BC%9A%E5%86%85%E9%98%81%E4%BC%9A%E8%AE%AE%E8%BE%BE%E8%87%B4%E5%86%B3%E5%AE%9A/

 

Hi Everyone,

 

I just came back from a 4D3N stay in KL. Everything as per usual no riot or protest.

[inlinesix]

Hi Everyone,

 

I just came back from a 4D3N stay in KL. Everything as per usual no riot or protest.

The protest on 8th la.

 

Report back on the 8th

[Civic2000]

Singaporean woman dies in bus accident en route to Genting: Reports

 

Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singaporean-woman-genting-bus-accident-malaysia-11010140

[Lala81]

Anyone with young kids been there and watched the Dora the explorer show?

 

 

Been trying to find hotel + tickets for march holidays. But the packages are sold out.

And online purchase of tickets only seems available for a short period like for the rest of december.

Cos if I'm going, the show is the most important to my kids, so don't really want to go there and find out the dates I'm traveling, show is full house or what (considering it's the school hols).

[inlinesix]

Hotel shouldn't be a problem, just book the show if you must get it lor. I find that usually there will still be rooms at First World, albeit not the best rooms. Worst case, drive to KL or Bentong for durian. Perhaps you could also call to ask.

I believe Bukit Tinggi town got plenty of Durian

[Lala81]

Hey guys.

 

This year June. Hari raya puasa is on 5th-6th june (wed-thurs). Will there still be heavy traffic on the 8th-9th weekend? Or must wait until that wkend is over?

Edited January 17, 2019 by Lala81

[Thaiyotakamli]

Latest pic from genting, seems like they will be ready this year

[Thaiyotakamli]

Licensing issue with Disney settle liao ?

Not sure but theres a fox sign there

[Zxcvb]

Where got ready? Disney (which bough over 21st century fox) cancelled the deal.

[Thaiyotakamli]

Where got ready? Disney (which bough over 21st century fox) cancelled the deal.

Just change to other operator or ownself manage

[Zxcvb]

https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/kuala-lumpur-theme-park-fox-fiasco-1203116207/

 

How a Kuala Lumpur Theme Park Became a Fox-Themed Fiasco JANUARY 23, 2019

 

Twentieth Century Fox executives looked around in 2013 and decided it was finally time for the historic studio to get into the theme park business.

 

Fox had seen Disney and Universal expand into Japan and China, slowly conquering the globe with their resort businesses. So they came up with a bold idea to grab a piece of the international tourism market by licensing Fox IP — including “Ice Age” and “Planet of the Apes” — to local resort developers in Dubai and Malaysia.

 

The Dubai project had the good fortune never to get off the ground. But the Malaysian development — situated in a mountain resort complex an hour outside the country’s capital Kuala Lumpur — has become a world-class fiasco.

 

In a countersuit filed on Wednesday, Fox alleges that the project was doomed by Lim Kok Thay, the mercurial chairman of casino conglomerate Genting Malaysia Berhad. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, alleges that Lim routinely demanded changes to the park’s design, failed to properly manage the project, and ignored critical deadlines.

 

The result, Fox alleges, is a park that is years behind schedule and shoddily built. The suit claims that cars on some rides have bubbling paint, that one ride was built without an emergency exit, and that the parade floats were so wide that spectators would not fit on the sidewalk. A ride called “Scrat’s Nutty Adventure” was built with “visible patchwork on the mountain façade.” Fox officials were especially alarmed that Genting disregarded the “integrity of Fox’s IP,” for example by designing a cruise-ship style dance show feature the creatures from “Alien” and “Predator.”

 

Fox also worried that Genting built a new floor on its adjacent mall, from which customers could see into the park without buying a ticket. Some park buildings were built too big or too small, requiring reconfiguration of rides to fit the space, the lawsuit states.

 

“Rather than ‘measure twice, cut once,’ Genting’s approach was essentially to cut without measuring at all, wait for someone to point out its errors, and then cut again and again until Genting either got it right or shrugged it off as close enough,” the lawsuit alleges. “Genting responded to Fox’s complaints by reassuring Fox that the build-and-then-wait-to-see-if-anyone-complains approach was standard local Genting construction practice.”

 

Fox officials felt that many of their objections were simply ignored. A creative manager for Genting confided to a Fox representative that the chairman “does not care about what Fox think(s); he will just slap it up and fight you later.”

 

Genting filed its own suit in November, alleging that Fox was trying to back out of the deal due to its merger with Disney. Genting claims that Disney does not want competition for its Shanghai theme park, and does not want to be in business with a gambling company. Genting also contends that it has already sunk $750 million into the park, and that the park was delayed due to Fox’s refusal to cooperate. Genting’s claim seeks more than $1 billion in damages.

 

In its countersuit, Fox denies those allegations. Fox says it has tried to find a graceful exit to avoid a disaster. One proposal would have involved Genting paying a gate royalty to Fox beginning this month, to compensate the studio for “the growing risk to its brand.” The second option would have allowed Genting to bring in other IP, and to remove the Fox name from the theme park.

 

Genting rejected both ideas, leading Fox to declare a default. The complaint seeks $46 million in royalties, fees, and travel reimbursements.

 

John Berlinski, an attorney representing Genting in the dispute, blasted Fox’s “incompetence.”

“Fox’s attempt to blame Genting is only to be expected and is designed to divert attention away from its own incompetence and inexperience,” Berlinski said. “Just two months before termination, Fox was more than willing to open Fox World, but only if Genting paid them well in excess of the amounts the parties originally agreed upon. Genting has a proven track record in delivering high quality world-class theme parks and will prove that Fox’s termination was both unfounded and improperly directed by Disney and Fox’s parent company, Twenty First Century Fox.”

 

In a quarterly report in December, Genting disclosed that it had filed suit, and said the litigation “is not expected to impact the Group’s current business operations.” Lim seemed unfazed by the whole thing, telling local media that the theme park is “very much part of our plans” and would be ready in early 2019.