Universal Studios Singapore
Sometimes, it’s good to be working in a big corporate company. SingTel has managed to get a 3-night pass (from 30th Mar to 1st Apr) to Universal Studios Singapore at a subsidized rate of $20 per person with a $10 meal voucher. The normal ticket rate is $66 but that’s from 9am to 6pm. This $20 ticket is only valid from 7pm-11pm.
The rate can only be extended to one staff and another person. Naturally, I brought Yin Sin there. We were at Vivo at 6pm to explore around the place since neither of us has even been or knows how to get there.. The Universal Studios (USS) is located in Sentosa, the first monorail stop (Waterfront Station).
You can see this big globe of universal studio landmark there… The queue to go in was very long…. Everyone’s excited to enter..
Upon entering
There are 7 different theme sets altogether in USS. They are:
- Hollywood
- Madagascar
- Far Far Away
- The Lost World
- Ancient Egypt
- Sci-fi World
- New York
But because it’s only $20 and we only have 4 hours… we only get to sit a limited number of rides. The 3 main attractions are the following:
Waterworld Show, which is presented by SingTel (the main reason why we get this exclusive entry). I find the show is really worth watching. It’s like watching a show in a a movie setting. With lots of actions, explosions, and getting wet.
The stage area have a few zones. Soak zone (where you really get drenched with water. There are people selling ponchos there.)
Then, there’s the splash zone where you’ll most likely get wet. Yin Sin and I sat right behind the soak zone, in the splash zone region. Have a very good view right in the middle. The actors/actresses were very interactive as well. It’s a very action-packed show and there was a point in time, I just took away my camera to enjoy the show..
Here are some few ‘screenshots’ of the Waterworld show
Then, there’s the Shrek in 4D.
I actually find it quite entertaining. Started off with a magic mirror and some imprisoned pigs.. haha.. It’s quite interactive. Oh, and the 4D is actually a 3D movie (not bad by the way) with the motion master effects. You can feel water splashing towards you, spider crawling over yet, wind blowing across your face, etc.
Then lastly, there’s the “Revenge of the Mummy”
It’s an indoor roller coaster ride. Quite fun I would say. Yin Sin really enjoyed herself. She shouted and closed her eyes for the entire ride. Haha.. Effects are quite good where you can feel the warmth from the burning fire. I was impressed with their locker system. You don’t need to have a key for the lockers. All you need to do is to fill in your birth date and your fav color and the system will choose a locker for you..
At first, there’s supposed to be the big roller coaster ride as well. But it was closed down due to some technical glitch.
Anyway, I find the trip was really worth while. The setting was really very nice… It’s like being there for each setting. I think I love the “New York” set the best. Followed by “scifi world”. The sci-fi world makes you feel like you’re in a real-life MMORPG. By the way, forgot to mention that the food there is really expensive. Minimum spend for a simple meal is about $10 per pax. But they have snack carts all around.. Can buy pop-corns, ice-cream, drinks while on the go..
Really enjoyed myself and I think I’ll wait when all the rides are fully opened before my next visit. Or perhaps, when there’s a request when somebody comes to Singapore and wants to go there, I don’t mind going there again. =) Need to see what it’s like in daytime. Till then…
