Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Back to the 80ies-Mimaland

Some memorable photos of Mimaland from the 80ies,
which was opened in 1971.
i would say it was a very popular theme park during its heyday
with attractions such as Prehistoric Animal park,Maze,motels,
fishing,boating,lakeside restaurant and a big pool with slides
(the main attraction)
but all the good times have to come to an end in 1994
after some landslide at the pool took a life a year earlier
and the rest was history.



Super slash was the main attraction of Mimaland,
probably the highest and the only one in Malaysia at that time.



The Bagans was a popular place for company seminars
because of it's quiet and tranquil surroundings.



Boating was a popular activity for dating couples in the 80ies.



the fishing pier and abundance of tilapia fish.



a map from Google above and a Google Earth photo below of the present site in 2010,
notice how bad the land side at the pool area have worsen.








A view from the top of the slide.


Some shot of the Pre-Historic Animal Kingdom converted from 36mm film









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15 comments:

  1. FaaeinzJanuary 28, 2014 at 11:16 PM

    Mimaland. First time dengar.
    Nampak menarik aktiviti yang ada.
    Tapi sayangnya Mimaland ni dah tak ada.
    Memang tinggal sejarah.

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  2. UnknownJanuary 29, 2014 at 5:09 AM

    Nice photographs. Thank you for sharing.

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  3. CheqnaJanuary 29, 2014 at 6:56 AM

    Hello Thomas,

    Happy New Year to you n family. Have a nice celebration & great year.

    :-)

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  4. PanyOetJanuary 29, 2014 at 2:39 PM

    keren ya

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  5. AwekTraderJanuary 29, 2014 at 2:57 PM

    Happy Chinese New Year to u & family Thomas

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  6. Kamsiah yusoffJanuary 29, 2014 at 6:20 PM

    Happy CNY to U..kalau ada limau lebih tu...pass2 le kt kulim..:)

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  7. lina@family tipsJanuary 29, 2014 at 10:56 PM

    So sad to know that this amazing place has gone to soon.

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  8. puteri kasihJanuary 30, 2014 at 2:08 PM

    I have heard the name mimaland before but never seen it. Thanks for sharing :)

    p/s Gong Xi Fa Cai to you and your family. Have a blessed CNY :)

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  9. UnknownJanuary 30, 2014 at 11:07 PM

    Heard about this place before but never been there.

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  10. Linda IshakFebruary 1, 2014 at 11:12 AM

    nostalgia tu...

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  11. nonameFebruary 3, 2014 at 4:19 PM

    Thomas,
    TQ 4sharing, Yg lahir tahun 80-an mesti xtau! dah 'terkubur' & tinggal sejarah! dah jadi apa kat situ ye!

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  12. UnknownFebruary 4, 2014 at 10:12 AM

    most beautiful view

    menabung kat sini

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  13. UnknownJanuary 10, 2017 at 11:23 PM

    Sedih bla bca tentang tempat ni sb ada bnyak kenangan manis kt situ...skrg masih mengoogle kisah kenapa tempat ni boleh di tutup..kli terakhir di situ bermlam di motel thun 1993

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