Universal Studios Singapore Opening Next Week :)

Universal Studio Singapore 2010 - Sneak Peek..

Universal Studio Singapore was opened for sneak preview during the Chinese New Year Celebrations, from 5pm to 9pm every night between 14 to 21 Feb 2010. The whole park was opened, but none of the rides were operational. Visitors had to pay SGD10 to get into the park. Park tickets for the week were sold out in 2 days. On 05 March 2010, it was announced that the park will start opening on 8:28am. 18 March, 2010, for a soft-opening phrase. From 13 March, 2010 the team members of Resorts World Sentosa and their families can start visiting the park before the public has a chance to do so.

The park is 20 hectares (49 acres) in size, occupying the eastern part of the 49 hectares (120 acres) Resorts World Sentosa. There are a total of 24 attractions, of which 18 are the original or specially adapted for the park. It consists of seven uniquely themed zones which it encircles a lagoon. Each zone is based on blockbuster movies or television shows and each feature their own unique attractions, character appearances, dining and shopping areas. The park will feature the world's tallest Dueling roller coaster based on the hit television show Battlestar Galactica, a castle from the world of Shrek and Monster Rock, a live musical show by the infamous Universal Monsters as well as celebrity Look-alikes. The park also includes about 30 restaurants and food carts together with 20 unique retail stores and carts located around the park.

The park is home to the world’s biggest single collection of DreamWorks Animation theme park attractions, occupying 2 of the 7 themed zones, namely based on "Far Far Away" from Shrek and the island of "Madagascar" from the computer-animated movie Madagascar.

A total of 19 attractions opened on the Opening Day of the park, along with multiple shopping and dining outlets.Universal Parks & Resorts is marketing the park as a "one-of-its-kind theme park in Asia" as they promised that the park will be the only of its kind in Southeast Asia for the next 30 years.

I would probably be visiting the park shortly during a weekday, adult ticket is priced at S$66.00 per day. Weekend ticket will cost S$72.00.

MORE PICTURES COMING UP ... STAY TUNE :)

Marina Bay Sands Part 2 - Mar 2010

This is the second part of the blog post on 28 Feb. It had been very hot and humid in Singapore in these couple of weeks, probably around 34C in the afternoon city.

Should be ready in less than 60 days.

Adjacent to Marina Bay Sands, a new office building is currently under construction, the whole area was hot, dusty and noisy.

Lifted the camera above the fences to have the pictures taken, the "colorful seats" is the floating platform, venue for the National Day parade.


Another building under construction in the city area.

Pictures taken on 3 Mar 2010

Marina Bay Sands gears up for April 27

On the 28 Jul 2009, construction of the three towers. (the hotel tower)

Massive construction going on, workers working on 2 shifts. Probably the convention centres...

National Day parade on the floating platform. With the IR at the background.

Working round the clock...

Marina Bay Sands in Singapore to Open Its Doors on April 27, 2010

Grand Opening Celebration, Including the Unveiling of the Extraordinary Sands SkyPark, to Follow on June 23

Last year on the 28 July, I attended the national day parade preview at the floating platform.

I captured a few shoots of Marina Bay Sands during construction. Coming April, Singapore's second Integrated Resort (IR), prefer to call the second casino will be in operation. Unlike Resorts World Sentosa which targets leisure travellers, Marina Bay Sands has said its focus is on high-end business travellers as well as the meetings and convention sectors. In the coming week, I will be travelling down to the city to capture some pictures of the new attraction, so stay tune, for more pictures here.