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”’Genting SkyWorlds”’ is an [[amusement park]] at [[Resorts World Genting, Genting Highlands]], Malaysia. It was formerly known as ”’20th Century Fox World Malaysia”’, a movie inspired [[theme park]] project by [[~~20th Century Studios|~~20th Century Fox]], but had pulled out its licensing deal.

”’Genting SkyWorlds”’ is an [[amusement park]] at [[Resorts World Genting, Genting Highlands]], Malaysia. It was formerly known as ”’20th Century Fox World Malaysia”’, a movie inspired [[theme park]] project by [[20th Century Fox]], but had pulled out its licensing deal.

The theme park was renamed after reaching a settlement with 20th Century Fox and [[The Walt Disney Company]].{{cite web|title=Disney & Fox Rip $1.75B Malaysian Theme Park Lawsuit As “Without Merit” – Update|url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/disney-fox-lawsuit-kuala-lumpur-theme-park-deal-off-1202509020/|website=Deadline Hollywood|author=Dominic Patten|date=27 November 2018|access-date=11 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128012047/https://deadline.com/2018/11/disney-fox-lawsuit-kuala-lumpur-theme-park-deal-off-1202509020/|archive-date=28 November 2018|url-status=live}} As a result of the settlement, some of the worlds and rides featuring 20th Century Studios and Blue Sky Studios properties were retained through a license from Disney, whereas some of the other planned worlds and rides were scrapped and instead repurposed into original ones.{{cite web|title=Legal Fight Over Fox Theme Park In Malaysia Ends In Settlement – Deadline|url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/fox-world-malaysia-theme-park-settlement-legal-1202654605/|website=Deadline Hollywood|author=Patrick Hipes|date=26 July 2019|access-date=12 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726160733/https://deadline.com/2019/07/fox-world-malaysia-theme-park-settlement-legal-1202654605/|archive-date=26 July 2019|url-status=live}}

Theme park in Malaysia

Genting SkyWorlds is an amusement park at Resorts World Genting, Genting Highlands, Malaysia. It was formerly known as 20th Century Fox World Malaysia, a movie inspired theme park project by 20th Century Fox, but had pulled out its licensing deal.

The theme park was renamed after reaching a settlement with 20th Century Fox and The Walt Disney Company.^[2] As a result of the settlement, some of the worlds and rides featuring 20th Century Studios and Blue Sky Studios properties were retained through a license from Disney, whereas some of the other planned worlds and rides were scrapped and instead repurposed into original ones.^[3]

History[edit]

Genting’s outdoor theme park before its demolition.

20th Century Fox World was first announced on 26 July 2013 and commenced its construction on 17 December 2013 with a cost of estimated RM1 billion.^[4]

The project was part of a major ten-year masterplan the refurbishment of infrastructure at Resorts World Genting.^[5]^[6] It replaced the previous Genting Outdoor theme park which was closed on 1 September 2013.^[7]

The theme park is 26 acres in size and would feature roughly 25 thrill rides and attractions based on a wide range of films and franchises like Blue Sky Studios‘ Ice Age, Rio and Epic, Life of Pi, Night at the Museum, Planet of the Apes, Alien vs. Predator, Titanic, Sons of Anarchy, and Independence Day.^[8]^[9]^{[page needed]}

Delays[edit]

Once expected to open in 2016, the opening was delayed to 2019 and subsequently to 2022. However, in 2018, Fox…