"The other setback of having a foreign IP is that you can't simply change the content as you need to get the approval of the IP owners. He also mentioned that foreign theme parks were slowly losing its appeal referring to the likes of the Angry Bird Activity Park and the Sanrio Hello Kitty Town in Johor. "Since Johor has all the facilities for them to come, that is why we head for JB," he said.īurhanuddin further explained that a local intellectual property (IP) theme park would fare better than foreign ones that were very expensive to operate. "From KLIA you need to travel about three hours and from Penang about two hours. Ipoh is not an ideal site for foreign visitors.
"Since we have a small population, you need to attract foreign visitors to patronise your theme park.
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He also let on that that he had turned down a previous offer in 2012 for an Upin & Ipin theme park to be constructed on a 42 acre plot of land in Ipoh, Perak where the Movie Animation Park Studios (MAPS) is currently located. "It will be a new attraction in JB for all our fans in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei," he said.īurhanuddin added that ticket prices would be affordable for everyone and that the location of the theme park was an important factor. We will start the planning immediately and hopefully it will be operational in January of 2023. "God-willing, it will hopefully be materialised this time.
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The theme park would feature an interactive version of Kampung Durian Runtuh from the series to entertain and delight fans. In a series of posts, Burhanuddin revealed that a suitable area had been found somewhere in Johor Baru. KUALA LUMPUR: The production company behind the smash hit computer animated series Upin & Ipin is considering building an actual replica of the fictional village of Kampung Durian Runtuh where the twins live for a theme park in Johor.Īccording to news reports, Les' Copaque Production Sdn Bhd's founder, managing director and producer Burhanuddin Md Radzi had recently shared plans for an Upin & Ipin theme park on Facebook.