Theme Park Hotel is the first hotel to be built at Genting Highlands Resort at its early development in 1971. Initially, Theme Park Hotel was called Highlands Hotel

Highlands Hotel

Highlands Hotel is one of the five major hotels beside Genting Hotel, Theme Park Hotel, First World Hotel and Resort Hotel located at Genting Highlands, Malaysia...

, but it was renamed later on.

The hotel was initially planned on March 31, 1969 by the founder of Genting Berhad, Lim Goh Tong

Lim Goh Tong

Tan Sri Dato Seri Lim Goh Tong was a prominent wealthy Malaysian Chinese businessman. He was renowned for his vision and courage in transforming Genting Highlands from an unexplored hilltop into one of the world's most successful casino resorts...

 from Fujian

Fujian

' , formerly romanised as Fukien or Huguing or Foukien, is a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait...

, China

China

Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

 who migrated to Malaysia in his early age. Looking at his great effort, Malaysia's first prime minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman

Tunku Abdul Rahman

Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah, AC, CH was Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya from 1955, and the country's first Prime Minister from independence in 1957. He remained as the Prime Minister after Sabah, Sarawak, and Singapore joined the...

 was touched and gave him the one and only license to operate casino in Malaysia on April 28, 1969.

Theme Park Hotel is located exactly at the main entrance to Genting outdoor theme park. It has two restaurants at its ground floor, which are Happy Valley restaurant and Penang Food Village restaurant.

To accommodate its increasing guests, not long after its development, Resorts World Bhd

Resorts World Bhd

Resorts World Bhd started in 1980 in Malaysia. In 1989, Genting Group and Resorts World Bhd underwent a restructuring exercise, which resulted in Resorts World Bhd acquiring from Genting Group of its entire gaming, hotel and resort-related operations inclusive of goodwill and other relevant assets...

 added more rooms inside the Valley Wing, attached to the main hotel building.

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