A Theme Park which closed down in the 90s after being
displaced by adjacent developments in the hills of Gombak.
The park was made viable because of the abundant and free water flowing down
from the adjacent hills to supply the lake and pool.Adjacent developments in the 90s
either cut off the water or introduced mud and slime thereby making the facilities
redundant.Today Mimaland has been abandoned and overgrown with secondary jungle.
Its main attractions then were the chalets on the lakeside, prehistoric theme park,
a giant swimming pool, water slides and the natural rainforest and hills
and was located near the Orang Asli settlements along Jalan Gombak on the old road to
Bentong.
In the past it was used as a weekend family retreat for residents of the Klang Valley
who could also stay overnight in the chalets.Its role is now taken over by Sunway
Theme Park or Genting Highlands.
See more on :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7Ok_6nS1GE
http://www.iproperty.com.my/propertylisting/1651726/Gombak_Agricultural_Land_ForSale
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2008/1/25/central/20110753&sec=central
The part I like best is that the land status is still agriculture, meaning that the place was
actually operating against planning laws and also safety standards at that time.If the project
were to be revived its land status will probably need to be upgraded and also the costs will
increase substantially and prices will probably be on par with other Theme parks elsewhere.
So,all good things eventually come to an end.
Prehistoric Park
The water slide
displaced by adjacent developments in the hills of Gombak.
The park was made viable because of the abundant and free water flowing down
from the adjacent hills to supply the lake and pool.Adjacent developments in the 90s
either cut off the water or introduced mud and slime thereby making the facilities
redundant.Today Mimaland has been abandoned and overgrown with secondary jungle.
Its main attractions then were the chalets on the lakeside, prehistoric theme park,
a giant swimming pool, water slides and the natural rainforest and hills
and was located near the Orang Asli settlements along Jalan Gombak on the old road to
Bentong.
In the past it was used as a weekend family retreat for residents of the Klang Valley
who could also stay overnight in the chalets.Its role is now taken over by Sunway
Theme Park or Genting Highlands.
See more on :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7Ok_6nS1GE
http://www.iproperty.com.my/propertylisting/1651726/Gombak_Agricultural_Land_ForSale
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2008/1/25/central/20110753&sec=central
The part I like best is that the land status is still agriculture, meaning that the place was
actually operating against planning laws and also safety standards at that time.If the project
were to be revived its land status will probably need to be upgraded and also the costs will
increase substantially and prices will probably be on par with other Theme parks elsewhere.
So,all good things eventually come to an end.
The huge free form swimming pool like the one in Alson Kelana Seremban
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