First-ever Slide the City event in East Malaysia to be held at Curtin Malaysia

Miri – 26 March 2018 – Members of the public in Miri are invited to the first-ever ‘Slide the City Miri’ event being organised by the Student Council of Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) in collaboration with Monkey Theory Sdn. Bhd., a Kuala Lumpur-based event company and holder of the ‘Slide the City’ franchise in Southeast Asia, as part of this year’s Miri May Fest celebration.

Billed as a family-friendly slip-and-slide water party event, it will be held at the Curtin Malaysia campus here on 5 and 6 May 2018, from 8.30 am to 6.30 pm, and as it is a major highlight of the Miri May Fest calendar of events, has the full support of the Miri City Council.

‘Slide the City’ has been bringing gigantic water slides onto city streets in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Japan, China and many other countries for well over a decade. The first ‘Slide the City’ in Malaysia was held in Kuala Lumpur in December 2015 and has since travelled to other locations in Melaka, Pahang, Johor, Penang and Selangor.

The highlight of Slide the City Miri will be a gigantic thee-lane water slide that the organisers say will guarantee lots of fun for both adult and young thrill-seekers. Other attractions will include live entertainment, fun games and a wide variety of food, retail and activity stalls run by student clubs and local businesses in a real carnival-like atmosphere.

“We aim to provide an invigorating experience for visitors, and the same time help promote Miri as a tourism destination,” commented organising chairperson Wong Pik Yee.

“It will be a unique and extraordinary event that will bring families and friends together for a fun time, and also allow Curtin Malaysia to further connect with the Miri community. It will also be an opportunity for our students involved to hone their organisational and entrepreneurship skills,” he added.

‘Pre-sale’ tickets are now available at RM63 per person, RM229 for groups of four, and RM121 for exclusive VIP tickets until 31 March. From 1 April to 22 April, early bird tickets will go on sale at RM73, RM271 and RM137 for individual, group and VIP tickets respectively, and from 23 April onwards, they will be priced at RM84, RM314 and RM147. Those interested to attend are encouraged to purchase their tickets as early as possible to enjoy the best prices.

Purchasers of individual or normal tickets will be entitled to unlimited slides, wrist tags, free use of tubes and complimentary water pouches, while those purchasing group tickets will get unlimited slides, wrist tags and free use of tubes. Those with VIP tickets, meanwhile, will enjoy unlimited slides, wrist tags, free use of tubes, and complimentary water pouches, mini water guns, sunglasses and mineral water, as well as free access to a VIP lounge and VIP parking.

Tickets can be purchased at The One Gym Centre Miri at Pujut 7; Chapter One Café at Marina ParkCity; and the T4 outlets in Senadin and Riam and at the Boulevard Commercial Centre and Permaisuri Imperial City Mall.

For more details, visit the Curtin Malaysia Student Council Facebook page (Curtin Malaysia Student Council), or alternatively, contact Wong Pik Yee at 014-683 2551 or Ling Kah Lung at 016-884 3358, or e-mail slidethecitymiri@gmail.com.

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’Slide the City Miri’ to feature gigantic three-lane water slide and lots more.