First World Plaza is the shopping mall located at ...

First World Plaza is the shopping mall located at the base of the First World Hotel, in Genting Highlands. When I visited in early May 2016, this is one place in Genting Highlands that families can spend a lot of time in. That is until the new theme park opens in a few years time. Located at the First World Hotel means parking is just plentiful, and this is probably the best place to park when visiting Genting Highlands if you drive up to the peak. Or if you arrive by the Genting Skyway cable car, there is a bit of walking needed to get here. The lower level LG is the First World Hotel lobby. The ground floor is where most of the attractions are. This placed was built to model many of the world's attraction in a single location, and they have done a very good job at it. When you come here, see if you can identify some of the attractions which includes the Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, Petronas Twin Towers, NY Times Square, Venice etc. Good place for lots of photos with family members. You can say you have visited the "world" in just one location! This plaza also holds most of the food restaurants in Genting Highlands, and you can get economical fare such as Nasi Kandar and noodles, fast food, all the way to a premium dining in the Ah Yat Forum Abalone restaurant. If one fancies some cooler weather, one can visit the Snow World ice house. Plenty of attractions to keep the entire family busy for hours. There is even a small multi screen cineplex showing the latest movies. Overall, this is the place to be when coming with family if one is not keen to visit the casino. There is a casino located here as well. The First World Plaza is a definite visit if you come to Genting Highlands. Personally after visiting this place a couple of times, it's the same old, and unless Genting Resorts start bringing out something new soon (the new theme park for example), local visitors will not visit that often, except for escaping the heat and haze in KL city.