WALK & HUNT
FOR UNITY &
WILDLIFE
A carnival of excitement as more than 500 Malaysians flooded
Malaysia’s premier theme park’s very first walkathon infused treasure
hunt at the Wildlife Park
BY ANURADHA VENUGOPAL
A junior tag team making
their rounds during Walk &
Hunt in the Wild
(L-R) Mr. Magendran Marimuthu,
Assistant General Manager of
Sunway Lagoon; Harris and Sweet
from Chichi and Chacha; Mr. Sean
Choo, General Manager of Sunway
Lagoon; Ms. Lu Choi Wan, Director
of Marketing of Sunway Lagoon
Sunway Lagoon’s first
ever Walk & Hunt in the
Wild saw more than half
a thousand of Malaysians
from all walks of life who
took part in an energetic
morning walk around Sunway Lagoon, followed by
an exciting wildlife-themed
treasure hunt challenge together with their teams of 4
to 6 members on a beautiful
Sunday morning!
Held for the very first
time in Malaysia, the event
aimed to educate the public
about the wildlife as well
as to promote togetherness among their friends
and family members, as
they went through a host
of activities and challenges
throughout the first half of
the day.
Participants were also
greeted with a few iconic
mascots including Sunway
Lagoon’s Captain and Lady
Quack, Sunway Pyramid’s
Leo and Leona, Sunway
Universities’ Samson the
Bear, Chichi and Chacha as
well as Milo’s Mascot.
“We are excited to be
the first to host such an
event with two unique activities that promote the
importance of maintaining
8
a healthy lifestyle as well as
unity among fellow Malaysians. Every other day including today, the fun never
stops at Sunway Lagoon
and we are glad to see everyone from all walks of life
coming here to be part of
the event, to have fun and
to gain extra knowledge
through our attractions, especially at the newly refurbished Wildlife Park,” said
Sean Choo, General Manager of Sunway Lagoon.
Sweet and Harris, the
hosts of Malaysia’s leading children’s edutainment
show, Chichi and Chacha
as seen on Astro Ceria, also
joined in the fun by taking
part in the event, who both
expressed that it was a fun
day out and have learnt
new facts about the animals
in the Wildlife Park.
Following
from
the
eventful morning, Sunway
Lagoon had also announced
the winner to its “Name
the King and Queen of the
Jungle @ Sunway Lagoon”
contest which was held last
year. Jonny Wong Kwei Ji,
aged 36, who has named the
theme park’s new