RESORTS World Genting will splash out more than RM400 million (US$124.7 million) to build a Twentieth Century Fox theme park, following a licensing partnership signed between the two parties last Friday.
Scheduled to open in 2016, the new theme park will be built within Resorts World Genting grounds and feature over 25 rides and attractions based on some of Fox’s most recognisable and powerful film brands, including Ice Age, Rio, Alien and Night at the Museum.
Genting Malaysia’s president and COO, Lee Choong Yan, signed an agreement with Jeffrey Godsick, president, consumer products, Twentieth Century Fox in a ceremony last week, solidifying the partnership between both sides.
Lim Kok Thay, chairman and chief executive of Genting Malaysia, who was at the event, said in a release: “Twentieth Century Fox is one of the world’s largest producers and distributors of entertainment content in the world. The Fox brand is popular throughout the world because the studio has earned a reputation for quality, creativity and longevity. We’re honoured to partner with Twentieth Century Fox to realise the vision of a world-class integrated resort.”
The Genting Outdoor Theme Park will be closed from September 1 to facilitate the construction of the Twentieth Century Fox theme park.
