Sunday, July 10, 2011

Universal Studios, Singapore

Universal Studios is located at Sentosa, small island located at the south of Singapore. It does not take long to drive from JB to Sentosa.The park is divided into different section according to a theme or a movie related theme.

The journey starts from from Hollywood! You will walk through the retail shops and restaurants along the side, and will bump into famous characters like Betty Boop, Charlie Chaplin, Frankenstein and others  in costumes. You are allowed to take photos with them with your own cameras. There will also be the staff of the park to take photos for you and you may choose to purchase the photos are “The Darkroom” photo shop.

After exiting from the Hollywood theme, there will be a very small theme about Sci-fi. It is, however, the biggest and only (I think) roller-coaster ride in the park. Unfortunately, the roller-coaster ride was under maintenance on that day. 

Leaving the Sci-if theme will come into the Egypt theme. This theme centered on the movie “The Mummy”. It was the theme that captivated us the most, and we took the opportunity to snap as many photos as possible.The sculptures in this theme are beautiful. The craving of the walls and stones are very detailed. There is also a small part of the park for Water World theme.There is a indoor roller-coaster ride which my dad and sister tried. I am not a fan of these kind of thrill rides, so I volunteered to babysit the kids, instead. The verdict was, the ride was very much fun, for those who like the adrenalin rush. It seems it is a ride into a pyramid...that is all I know.


The next stop is  the Lost World. This theme centered on the movie “Jurassic Park”.  Outside of the food court is two huge dinosaurs. There are some fun rides in this theme. One of which is the water ride that  people can get soaked in without their knowledge. They came out of the ride all wet! The Lost Worl is definitely an interesting place for school going children...

Leaving the Lost World you will come to a Far Far Away theme. And this theme is centered on the movie Shrek. There is a 4D Shrek attraction in here. The castle was so huge and awesome! The 4D Shrek Movie is definitely a must see.

Then the final theme you will walk into to complete your round around the park will be the cutest Madagascar theme. We was there just on time to watch the show. The children (and the adults) simply loved this them the best.


We also watched a few shows, like the Monster Rock, Spielberg's special effects and the Fireworks Display at night. That will conclude my tour in Universal Studios Singapore! Singapore’s very first casino is located just next to Universal Studios, but we did not go there.

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