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A world-class amusement park here in Asia. Features beloved movies and characters like: Battlestar Galactica, Shrek, Madagascar, Jurassic Park and old eclectic hollywood icons like Marilyn Monroe, Frankenstein and Woody Woodpecker. This is good for an entire days fun for family, children, and adults who love taking pictures, taking amusement park rides and watching shows.
TIPS:
1. Bring an entire change of clothing (complete with undies and socks); preferably come in shoes that can get wet.
2. Come Early. You should be outside the park at 9am so you have time to take pictures with the chocolate characters right outside the park.
3.Park opens at 10am. I would suggest that as soon as you enter, head straight to THE LOST WORLD. Don't stop to take pictures, just go straight to Jurassic Park and put your items in a locker next to the JURASSIC PARK RAPIDS ADVENTURE. You can rent the locker for the day or for a few hours. Put your stuff there IMMEDIATELY. (that means your cameras and wallets...just keep a couple of bills maybe in a zippered/secure pocket somewhere).
3. Buy a souvenir glass/tumbler. That can be your souvenir for the day plus get a $1 off from refills throughout the day at any resto. (I got the potions bottle from the LAND OF FAR FAR AWAY).
My suggestion for maximizing the park IF YOU ARRIVE AT THE OPENING TIME OF 10am (if not, good luck with the lines):
1. Upon entry, put stuff in locker and ride the Jurassic Park Rapids. You will almost surely 85% get wet.
2. Head next door to the Canopy Flyer.
3. From there, head to the REVENGE OF THE MUMMY ride.
4. Then go to the Battlestar Galactica. Pick HUMAN or CYLON or even BOTH. (then grab your gear/cameras from your locker).
5. Check showtimes, and catch the WATERWORLD show.
6. Have lunch at GOLDILOCKS (yummy fried chicken).
7. Catch the SHREK 4D show, then the DONKEY LIVE!, and ride the ENCHANTED AIRWAYS. (if you have a toddler, they might like the MAGIC POTION SPIN inside the Fairy Godmothers Juice Bar)
8. Don't forget to take pictures of the castle, the Frog King fountain, Shreks house (take a peek inside his window and go to his outhouse!).
9. Head to Madagscar... no matter how old you are, you might enjoy King Julian's Party-go-Round.
10. You can head to the CRATE ADVENTURE (really just for kids). Have your picture taken with the Madagascar gang and the giant anchor next to the ship. Don't forget to look up at the tall tree! Spot the plane and it's unfortunate pilot.
11. Head to Hollywood and take your pics with the universal studios fountain. Take a shot of the director (see if you can find him).
12. Go to LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!!! and let Steven Spielberg entertain you. (If you're reading this and you have a companion you want to play a little trick on... when you enter, try going into DOOR 1. Then when you enter the sound stage, head for the splash zone, railing... 2nd post on the wharf... that's all I'm going to say :) )
13. Have your pics taken in New York...the taxi, the buildings...
14. Head to Sci-fi City and ride the Accelerator.
15. You now have the option to go Dino hunting in Jurassic Park...there are eggs there you can pose in and a dinosaurs skeleton head you can...err... feed
16. Then you can just take your time riding the ones you've missed. But be sure to be sitting in front of the universal studios fountain in hollywood by 830 (save your place!) so you can watch the fireworks show at 9pm.
Tada! A customized tour of Universal Studios for an entire day. You will end up walking back and forth, but with this patter/sched, you'll be able to say you maxed out your day. :) Hope it helps!
Updated Jul 24, 2011
Address: Universal Studios, Sentosa Island, Singapore
Phone: (65) 6-275-0388
Website: http://www.sentosa.com.sg/
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It's not really the place but the fact that you're there. At the farthest point you can possibly reach on Continental Asia.
And in getting there, you'd have to take either an MRT/TAXI/BUS, then monorail, tram and finally cross a hanging bridge. It's the journey to say you've reached the tip!
Plus, when you get there you have lovely PHOTO OPS to do.
You get to take pictures with the hanging bridge, the sign saying you're at the tip, the SENTOSA sand sign, the platform, and the overhanging tree, and even go up top the towers for a view. You choose. :)
This is for those who want pictures in their photoalbums. :D
Written Jul 23, 2011
Address: Palawan Beach, Sentosa Island, Singapore
Phone: (65) 6-275-0388
Website: http://www.sentosa.com.sg/
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I've been to this place 3x and only found out recently that you can ENTER the Merlion!
For just S$8, you get a ticket to enter and a COIN to feed the merlion babies inside. First you get to walk thru dark tunnels with some artwork of different fantasy sea/ocean creatures (not that interesting) but then you get to go to the film viewing of the HISTORY of the MERLION. That's great.
Then you go out, feed your COIN to the merlion baby and get a stub/ticket in return. Keep it. You'll get a souvenir at the end. This is a good place to go especially if you have kids. Then up you go on the elevator to take in the view from the top of the merlion and from it's mouth. Great photo ops moment right there. You'll exit at the gift shop where you cash in your ticket for a free souvenir. :)
Is it worth the S$8? Yes. :) Just for the view, the short movie and the souvenir. :)
Total it'd take you would be less than an hour. (depends on how long you dilly-dally at the top).
Written Jul 23, 2011
Address: Imbiah Lookout, Sentosa Island
Phone: (65) 6-275-0388
Website: http://www.sentosa.com.sg/
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the lakeside area of Universal Studios Singapore is a favorite Photo Stop when strolling around the park since it is located at the middle of the park and has sweeping views of the other areas of the Universal Studios plus is a nice area to sit and rest after a brask walk around the theme park and more particulaly, is the scene of spectacular fire works display (called Lake Hollywood Spectaculr) every 9:30 pm during the Hollywood After Hours scene (which unofortunately we missed since we were one a tight schedule boo hooo hooo).
Updated May 27, 2011
Address: 8 Sentosa Gateway, Sentosa Island, Singapore
Phone: (65) 6577 8888
Website: www.rwsentosa.com/.../UniversalStudiosSingapore/
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Hooray for Shrek!! Shrek has become soooo popular that he currently has 4 Shrek Movies under his belt and He Has his own Theme Area in Univseral Studios Singapore called Far Far Away ( a pun on the land where Shrek and Fiona Lived) and a certified cash register for dreamworks (thank you Speilberg) and the Main Attraction here is what else but the Shrek 4-D adventure (sadly still based on shrek's first movie but I want Rumpelstiltskin to be the villain to make it current) the Shrek 4-D adventure is located in the Big Castle. Again, the area consists of many recognizable locations from the film series such as Shrek's swamp house as well as Far Far Away's glamorous Romeo Drive which contains the nightspots of the town such as Hook's Knight Club. The highlight of the Far Far Away area is the 40-metre tall Far Far Away Castle. Other ride include Donkey Live, Enchanted Airways and Magic Potion Spin.
Updated May 27, 2011
Address: 8 Sentosa Gateway, Sentosa Island, Singapore
Phone: (65) 6577 8888
Website: www.rwsentosa.com/.../UniversalStudiosSingapore/
the Madagascar Area which is obviously patterned after the animation hit of Madagascar by Dreamworks and the Madagascar Area was inspired by the hit DreamWorks Animation franchise of the same name which features four zoo animals, Alex, Gloria, Marty and Melman escaping from the Central Park Zoo and unfortunately crashing onto the island of Madagascar and their story will be told via the big Boat with a crate ride Called Madagascar: A Crate Adventure that opened last May 16 but unfortunately I haven't rode it since I was here last april when it wasn still closed. Beside the other souvenir shops and the Dining Joint, Madagascar Area has another ride called King Julien's Beach Party-Go-Round where there was a long line of young kids.
Updated May 27, 2011
Address: 8 Sentosa Gateway, Sentosa Island, Singapore
Phone: (65) 6577 8888
Website: www.rwsentosa.com/.../UniversalStudiosSingapore/
If you are living in a Rock, you would not know that the Lost World Area of Universal Studios Singapore was patterned after the Highly Successful Movie Series of the Jurrassic Park (thank you Michael Crichton) and altough water world in Universal Studios Singapore in included in the lost world area, I made separate tips for it ok. Again a refresher, Jurassic Park, based on the popular film franchise by Steven Spielberg and novels by Michael Crichton, features the newly redesigned Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure which is based on the popular water rides in other Universal Studios parks but the version here uses the round type of bump boat instead of the long boat so that you will be surprised when you are hurled down 40 feet below at the ending. Other Rides here in Lost World Include Canopy Flyer, Amber Rock Climb and Dino-Soarin'. The largest food court of the Universal Studios called Discovery Food Court is located in this area (pls see my separate Discovery Food Court Restaurant tips).
Updated May 27, 2011
Address: 8 Sentosa Gateway, Sentosa Island, Singapore
Phone: (65) 6-275-0388
Website: www.rwsentosa.com/.../UniversalStudiosSingapore
my favorite part of universal studios due to the Mariner hehehe. I don't know why waterworld was included in the Lost World Area here in Universal Studios Singapore since the Waterworld is a separate area in other Universal Studios still if all of you watched the Infamous Water World of Kevin Costner in 1995 (it was one of the biggest budgeted movies but was a monumental movie flap) the Movie was reincarnated into a Popular Attraction at Universal Studios Everywhere. The Waterworld story starts after the events of the movie, beginning with Helen's return from "Dryland" to get her friends from the "Atoll", and includes the characters Helen, the Deacon, and the Mariner as well as several "Atollers" and "Smokers". The show is 16 minutes long and includes stunts on water, land, and overhead, supported by many pyrotechnic, flame, water, and other special effects, including the explosive crash landing of the seaplane but beware as you might get soaking wet here if you sit at the soak zones hehehe.
Updated May 27, 2011
Address: 8 Sentosa Gateway, Sentosa Island, Singapore
Phone: (65) 6577 8888
Website: www.rwsentosa.com/.../UniversalStudiosSingapore/
If you are living in a Rock, you would not know that the Lost World Area of Universal Studios Singapore was patterned after the Highly Successful Movie Series of the Jurrassic Park (thank you Michael Crichton) and altough water world in Universal Studios Singapore in included in the lost world area, I made separate tips for it ok. Again a refresher, Jurassic Park, based on the popular film franchise by Steven Spielberg and novels by Michael Crichton, features the newly redesigned Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure which is based on the popular water rides in other Universal Studios parks but the version here uses the round type of bump boat instead of the long boat so that you will be surprised when you are hurled down 40 feet below at the ending. Other Rides here in Lost World Include Canopy Flyer, Amber Rock Climb and Dino-Soarin'. The largest food court of the Universal Studios called Discovery Food Court is located in this area (pls see my separate Discovery Food Court Restaurant tips).
Updated May 27, 2011
Address: 8 Sentosa Gateway, Sentosa Island, Singapore
Phone: (65) 6-275-0388
Website: www.rwsentosa.com/.../UniversalStudiosSingapore/
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Ancient Egypt Area is easily identifiable in no Small part due to Brendan Fraser in the Mummy Movie Series where this area of Universal Studios Singapore is based on and the best seller ride here is what else but the Revenge of the Mummy Roller Coaster Ride! (the indoor roller coaster ride that will make you dizzy like in Space Mountain in Disneyland). The Ancient Egypt Area also features obelisks and pyramids which are typical of Ancient Egypt. Also featured are Pharaohs' tombs which were commonly discovered during that era. Visitors take the role of a daring archaeologist (like Brendan Fraser or Indiana Jones hehehe) who aims to unravel the riddles of the Sphinx in this sand-swept land. he other rides are the the treasure hunters vintage car slow ride.
Updated May 27, 2011
Address: 8 Sentosa Gateway, Sentosa Island, Singapore
Phone: (65) 6577 8888
Website: www.rwsentosa.com/.../UniversalStudiosSingapore/
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