NOW that weekends in Johor have reverted to Saturdays and Sundays, Legoland Malaysia Resort, Iskandar Puteri, is gearing up for more family visitors this year.
Its divisional director, CS Lim, said the shift, which took effect on Jan 1, would allow parents working in the private sector to spend more time with their children.
“Previously, those working in the private sector with Saturday-Sundays off only had one day to spend with their children, as schools observed a Friday-Saturday weekend.
“With the shift, families will now have more time to spend together, and we expect this to also boost the number of visitors we receive this year,” he said during the media launch of the theme park’s Chinese New Year celebration.
Lim added, however, that it would take some time to see a significant increase as families were now in the process of adjusting to the new weekend.
He also said that Legoland Malaysia Resort was prepared to welcome a larger crowd and had several plans for this year.
“Our Miniland will feature iconic landmarks from our neighbouring countries in South-East Asia.
“We will also be unveiling a Lego botanical garden and transforming our build-and-test area,” he said.
On the event, Lim said the theme park was set to welcome the Year of the Snake by breaking the world record for the longest Lego snake.
The challenge to build the 338m-long snake is expected to involve about one million pieces of Lego.
“This will be the second time the theme park embarks on a challenge to break the record for the longest Lego snake.
“Over a decade ago, we set the world record when more than 5,000 people helped to build the longest Lego snake, measuring 318m.
“It is now time for us to create a new record.
“We invite all our visitors to take part in building the Lego snake,” he said.
He added that the challenge started on Jan 16 and visitors will have until Feb 23 to help complete the Lego snake.
“We hope that all of you will join us so that you can be a part of history,” he said.
