LATE BREAKING NEWS: Do not visit USS if your main reason is to ride the Battlestar Galactica coasters! The BSG ride has been closed temporarily by the Singapore Government and a statement from Resort World Sentosa follows:-

Breaking news about the statement of closure of BSG coaster by Resort World Sentosa:-

In lieu of that, I fear that their park attendance is gonna suffer. BSG so far may be the only main attraction going to USS, it certainly is mine. My suggestion now is to wait until news of that glitch has been rectified before planning your trip there back again.

I will keep track of this closure, and keep interested visitors informed of the BSG situation, so please keep your eyes peeled for further news in the future. Please be advised.
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Hi there!

In this I shall chronicle my own experience planning, and what I have experience so far at Sentosa Integrated Resort Universal Studios Singapore. It is my hope that this may help others have a general idea of what to expect, what to plan for, and what to experience to enjoy the most of their trip to the USS.

The itinerary goes:-

Venue: The Hard Rock Hotel Sentosa.
Length of stay: 3 days 2 nights.
Cost: SGD318 per night for a standard room, two single bed.

The journey began with MH601 from KUL to SIN. I opted for this for several reason, mainly because I work with the airlines, and the option of travelling to Sentosa from the airport is the easiest yet.

There are several options to get to Sentosa.

1. Via the airport for those arriving by plane. From the airport, there are several options themselves.
2. Via driving your own car, 30mins from Causeway link SIN-JHB, 30 minutes from Tuas Second Link
3. Via MRT if you're planning to stay within the city and taking the MRT as the mode of travel.
4. Via the Singapore Cruise Center situation in Sentosa.

NEW EDIT: Here's a handy PDF explaining how to get to Resort World Sentosa and to Universal Studios Singapore. PDF size is huge. Print for easy reference.

NEW EDIT: This is a handy chart explaining the price differences and what dates are defined as offpeak or superpeak and their relative prices.


Option 1 is further subvidided into the option of taking a cab, MRT from Terminal 2 or complimentary shuttle service. Cab is self-explanatory, however if you do not accommodation arrangements within Sentosa hotel areas, you are REQUIRED to pay for the Sentosa Entry Fee at Sentosa Gantry. MRT option is sound if you're located close within the proximity of an MRT station and wish to take that as the mode of transport. MRT users will have to stop at VIVO city, alight here and switch to Sentosa Express, a monorail service connecting VIVO City and Universal Studios Singapore. But by far the easiest and cheapestmode of transport is via the complimentary shuttle bus. It departs from the bus lane stops outside of the respective terminals in Singapore airports (T1/2/3, sorry no budget terminal stops). From the arrival area in T2, head right till the exit and keep right till you see lanes of bus stops servicing private and public needs to the city center. The bus is hard to miss, is huge, well maintained and air conditioned. The bus shuttle trip takes 30 minutes and is FREE!

The rest of the options, I list down only, I dont know their prices and their details.

Upon arriving at Hard Rock Hotel, check-in is technically not available until 3pm. You then have the option of luggage-keep from Front Desk and head to the park and enjoy your entire day there and check back in after your day at the park is done and your room will be ready for you.

I chose that, and headed to USS. The close proximity of USS and Hard Rock Hotel allows me to walk to the USS gate within 10 minutes. The route is covered almost entirely under canopy, so that you can make your way to USS should the weather turns bad. "Festive Walk", USS' version of Universal City Walk, starts from Festive Hotel next to Hard Rock (these two hotels are practically next door to each other), and will connect the six different hotels in the Integrated REsort Area to USS via underground shopping known as Festive Walk. What's different from the other Universal City Walks around the world, is that Singapore's Festive Walk serves high end, posh and branded items from brands like Hermes, Certier and Burburry, within Festive Walk itself, making this another high-end version of Orchard Road. Other Universal City Walk in Hollywood, Orlando and Osaka only sports cheap souvenir and gift items, compared to Festive Walk's high end items and luxurious dining options.

Upon arriving at the end of Festive Walk is the Lake of Dreams and the adjourning open court area leading to the Universal Globe and the gate of USS itself. This area serves as a street performance/atmosphere area with bustling carnival like activity during night time.

A word of warning, PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS WELL EARLIER BEFORE HEADING TO THE PARK. USS is tightly packed and compact park, but still houses up to 24 attractions within its walls, and due to this space constraints, USS management decides to allocate specific quota amount of tickets for the day before closing the ticket sale for the day. I have seen people get turned down after arriving at the ticket booth because ticket allocation is full and only ticket for the next follwoing day is available for sale. Also, wait until the very last minute and survey the crowd before deciding to purchase an Express Pass. Express Pass allows you direct front of the line spot on many rides and attractions, but can only be used once a day per ride. Looking at my own crowd traffic when I arrived at 1030am this morning, it is literraly a walk-in straight to the front of the line, without the need for the Express Pass.

For week day tickets, the price is SGD66, and the weekend tickets are SGD72 a pop. However, being the park may close its attractions for a short period of time before reopening it later in the day for "creative adjustments", they have complimented early patrons with SGD10 voucher for food/beverage and SGD15 merchandise voucher for patrons of the first opening week. In essense, my ticket today is priced at SGD41, and is SGD47 tomorrow.

Upon entering, these are the attractions I went in chronological order:-

1. Sci-fi City. Battlestar Galactica rollercoaster. This is a dueling coaster, meaning both tracks of the coaster pass near misses with each other, with each tracks snaking around one another to simulate a duel. There is the Human side, colored Blue and the Cylon side, marked Red. Both have different entrances and differnet interior design. The Human side is more mundane and features light furnishing, to supposedly complement the Galactica spartan design, with only Kara "Starbuck" Thrace briefing you on the mission before blast-off. The Cylon Side however is more lavish and intricate, with the interiors fashioned to look like the infusion of flesh, metal and steel, with thousands of Cylons hanging off coathooks just like inside the Resurrection Ship. While surveying this interior, you will hear the creepy voice of the Cylon Mothership Hybrid spewing incoherent mission objectives just like in the TV show.

To further differentiate between the Human and Cylon side, the tracks and the coaster cars are different too. The Human coaster is a floor design with the track running underneath the floor of seats, but with open sides. This does not provide the openness feeling, compared to the Cylon coaster design. The Cylon coaster is FLOORLESS, wth the tracks running above the rider's seat, allowing that dangling and free sensation. The tracks too are different. While both tracks are snaking around each other with narrowly missing one another, the Human track is has more steep turns and on the first section, feature a huge stomach churning drop. The rest of the Human track is relatively mundane, to a coaster vet like me. The Cylon track however is more exciting, with it being floorless, allows makes the rider feel like he's about to fall off. The Cylon tracks also feature double inversion/loop, with each loop dipping BELOW ground, and riders are sprayed with water misters on each dip below ground. I ended up sputtering and choking water on the second loop, before spitting it out for a gulp of air to scream as the next corkscrew section arrives. Verdict? Cylon is always COOLER than Human.

It is at this coaster that I learn the locker system in USS. In other Universal Studios in Hollywood and Orlando, they use fingerprint recognition to rent out lokcer to patrons wanting to stow away their loose items while they ride. This method introduces complications as biometric scanners arenot always accurate and that ended making a huge line of impatient riders wanting to retrieve their stuff from the locker but have to wait their turn while the guy infront is struggling to get the biometric scanner to work and recognize his print. In Osaka, it is slightly bearable with using coinslot and key. In USS, the system uses birthday as password (DD/MM/YY) and favourite color of the patron to assign locker and without the need to remember which locker he uses as it displays which locker the user left his stuff based on that unique DOB/color combo.

Patrons are only allowd a free 30 minutes rental of the locker before charges are imposed, SGD2 until the next hour and so on and so forth.

2. The next area is the Ancient Egypt area. The entrance to the Revenge of the Mummy ride is guarded by two mammoth Anubis figures with a nice miniaturezed representation of Karnak at the front. Single Rider lane is available here. The theming is on par with the Hollywood and Orlando version, but the ride is a different story altogether. The ride is MISSING the Imhotep's warning to accept his offer or a row of his claw-ressurrected mummies with flame jetting up beneath them. I can see those statues in hiding beneath the viewing area, but the mechanism to bring them up is probably acting up. Secondly, the ride is MISSING the beetle-scurrying motion around your ankles when the ride hits the "dead end wall". The ride just continue displaying the thousands of scurrying beetles and goes into reverse. Thirdly, the Flaming Dome effect is greatly reduced, from the usual furnace like intensity in the Orlando version, to a "cooking grill" kinda weakness. Fourthly, the ride feel disjointed, with Imhotep appearing without any coherency and ride music building up the music in suspense without anything happening. Verdict: Orlando's version is the best.

3. The Lost World. Jurassic Park Rapid Adventure. This ride tries to be different by introducing for the first time, a circular raft instead of the normal raft cars on a rail track used in other JP attractions. The end result, it becomes an messy, off-focus ride with riders often straining their necks to see the animatronic dinosaurs because the circular raft has spun them around in an awkward angle to see them better. The ride is also CONFIRMED to make you soaked, instead of the possibility of being soaked like the other JP ride in other Universal Studios, because of the nature of the circular raft, the low floor and the water sloshing around. The last drop WILL GUARANTEE everyone getting wet, with the rider on the bottom-most area getting the wettest. That happens to be me, and I had to slop around the park in a drenched shirt and cargo pants. The ride also allow riders to take their belongings with them into the raft, but you run your own risk of drenching them if you decide not to rent a locker. The lockers here are NOT FREE, they are SGD2 for the first hour, there are not free option.

4. Time approaches 12pm, went for the first showing of the hit Waterworld show. Google up the show, it is on par with the rest of the other Universal parks around the world in term of scale and quality. The only downside here is the audience participation. Asians are predominantly shy and takes a lot of coaxing to participate in the show. Also, most if not all of them are mainly fluent in Chinese, not English. They did not get the cue on the part where you're suppose to take part with the cheering, or the booing when the baddies appear on the show. The performers are sporting and did their best to get the show on par with what I remembered, it is still in essense the same Waterworld I saw in Orlando and Hollywood. Only the lukewarm, ignorant audience participation ruins it.

5. Head to the Discovery Food Court, Jurassic Park's own dining place. This is the only Universal park in the world where you can get cheeseburgers sold alongside Chinese noodle with meatballs and Nasi Lemak with otak-otak, Beef Rendang and bubur kacang hitam or sago for dessert. EXCELLENT! Pricewise it is SGD12.50 for a Nasi Lemak set with the usual condiments, extra otak-otak or gado-gado, a regular Ice Lemon Tea and a bowl of bubur kacang hitam. With the previous SGD10 voucher used, I only pay SGD2.50!

6. Far Far Away Lang. Farquaad Castle looks surreally huge here. Shrek's version of Rodeo Drive is also made to satisfactory perfection here. Shrek 4-D is as how I remembered it in Orlando and Hollywood, but the projector work enhancing the 3D movie onscreen need serious work. They are either out of focus and/or dim. Donkey LIVE is available here although I chose not to go.

It is at this time that I could not stand the soggy clothes I was in, thanks to that JP raft ride, that I had to call it quits, head back to the hotel where I am now, and change clothes. I'll be heading out in a few minutes to be in the park till it clothes and get that awesome WTF!(What The Frak!) T-shirt I saw in Galactica PX store at the ride.

More impressions,, videos and pictures on attractions to come later. Until then, I leave you guys with the video I took of the interior of a typical room in Hard Rock Hotel USS.



* NEW INFO ADDITION!*


This post has been edited by stringfellow: Aug 23 2011, 01:18 PM

It's pouring rain on and off for the past 1-2 hours in Singapore, how is the park in the rain especially the normal tropical thunderstorms we have in the region?

This post has been edited by tishaban: Mar 19 2010, 06:59 PM

Yup it was raining cats and dogs when I left at closing time 6pm. I wasn't in the park when it rained heavily, but when it was drizzling, they still open the Battlestar Galactica coaster. I can tell from experience that it is not pleasant riding a fast moving coaster while your face gets pummeled by raindrops like bullets.

The indoor attractions like Revenge of The Mummy, Lights Camera Action!, and the rest are open, but patrons took refuge in gift stores, meaning more profit to Resort World I guess.

I purchased a WTF! (What The Frak!) tee myself, two in fact. Pictures to come if this thread survives the moderating scrutiny.

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Added on March 19, 2010, 7:07 pmRegarding its patrons, I sincerely hope USS doesn't turn out to be another Genting. Judging from the look AND sound of the chatter around the visitors, the crowd patronising the casinos are certainly pouring into USS. Majority includes those from Mainland China.

Brings back shuddering images of the type of "folks" patronising Genting. I hope they dont tarnish the good name of Universal.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Mar 19 2010, 07:07 PM

any1 selling this packages?

If you are talking about the ticket packages or the hotel packages, they are either booked online at www.rwsentosa.com or via phone booking. Also be advised that at the time of this this post, tickets must be purchased at least the day before your preferred date of attendance. There are no tickets available for the same day entry purchase.

As promised, more details! This freshly baked new Youtube video depicts the walk from Festive Hotel next to Hard Rock Hotel right up to the USS itself. Video is scalable up to HD 720p, so pick your preferred resolution. Apoligies beforehand for the shaky cam, I was walking while filming this.



Pretty lavish, and much more upscaled and posh than your standard Universal City Walk version on other Universal Studios.

More pics of the rides themselves and USS surroundings to come, uploading to Imageshack at the moment. Pictures are scaled down from their 4000 x 3000 resolution to fit into forum size 800 x 600 for easier forum viewing.

I just read on the Singapore News Paper on 18 March edition that they said only 3 words to describe this place. Small, Expensive, and waste of money. Izzit really that bad? no source at the moment coz i read it from a chinese paper yesterday night. will check which news paper is it tonight and upload the source later.

Perhaps they comparing to US and Japan, thats why

I had went to Japan & Us universal studio, how small is this compare to those? half of them? cant wait to go~ but for sure now many people are rushing to go....

In the theme park business, there is no such thing as a large, cheap and money-saving theme park. You have to invest before you get the returns. All theme parks around the world will lose money first in the sense that it needs to build on new attractions, the cost of advertising, and changing the mindset of the people that stay closeby to encourage them to frequent that theme park. This is especially true with Singapore specifically, and this region generally, because Asians (Japanese excluded) does not prefer theme parks. The very mention of theme parks evokes images of fast moving rollercoasters and rides, and Asians tend to be very fearful of things that are not "safe" according to their perception. I witnessed the very attitude personally myself when riding the Jurassic Park Rapid Adventure ride on the circular raft. Rode the raft with a typical Singaporean family, where the busy mommy was more keen on shielding his two boys wearing poncho and warning them not to get wet, than actually enjoying the ride itself. The whole point of the ride is to have fun, and that includes getting slightly wet. If you're more worried with a little water splashing on to you than enjoying what the park engineers have devised for you, then the whole objective of the ride is lost. When the ride was over and I climbed out, the ride techs were hanging around the exit, and we high-five each other for not fearing to get wet and actually enjoying it. That Singaporean family? The mommy and daddy immediately dragged their frightened 8 and 10 year old kids who agot their socks wet.

It's the typical mindsets like these that theme parks like Universal Studios have to take time, years even, to change. that is probably why that newspaper called it a waste of time. If that newspaper want a cheaper theme park, they can go Genting for all I care. For the first time, a world-class theme park is near enough for families with the right mindset and attitude to actually enjoy, and not having to go half way around the world to enjoy one.

The Japanese's Universal Studios in Osaka and the Hollywood's Universal Studios in LA is comparable in size with USS. the illusion of size is given to the American version because it encompasses an active working studio lot which takes most of its space, and is subdivided into two tiers. If you disregard the Studio Tram tour and the two tier design, LA's Universal Studios is actually the smallest of all Universal Studios. The Orlando's Universal Studios is the largest, and I had the pleasure of going there twice. The parks in Orlando is divided into two, the traditional Universal Studios and the Islands of Adventure. Once every rides is operational in USS, they will have 24 rides and attractions which are either redesigned from their American cousins, or completely new. USS is the only Universal park that has the Far Far Away castle for example, and the Transformers ride as well as the MAdagascar Crate ride will making its worldwide debut first in Singapore.

Off to my second day into the Studios today. More impressions, this time concentrated on the shows like "Lights Camera Action" and "Waterworld", and the pros and cons of this park. See ya'll later!

looks big also, seems like not many people? or you went there early? if not many people i guess i can go soon, dont have to wait till few months later =)

which one is cheaper?

Universal Studios Singapore or...Disneyland Hong Kong?

Im going to Universal Studio on the 25th this month! Any tips?

Did you get your annual pass? The normal one or the super? Worth it?

bring lots of money

I went USS this monday 15/03/2010 before the soft launch. Compare the place Hong kong disneyland is bigger than USS. I can say a bit cramp. Not much place for future new attraction.

I bought a t-shirt as a souvenior. Price range around S$23.90 and above. While for the kids is from S$16.90 and above.

Yesterday was a weekday, and there's light crowd traffic on these days. Expect Resort World to tweak the schedules with more shows and longer opening time later to compensate for this.

I'd venture a guess, that Universal Studios Singapore is more worth it than Disneyland HK. Disneyland HK is NOT a true representation of what a real Disney theme park should be, because of its heavily biased ride/attraction preferences to family-friendly type. To me, Disneyland HK is a waste of time. The real Disney experience in Asia is still Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea. Personally, I'm biased towards Tokyo DisneySea, the rides and attractions there are one-of-a-kind. All other Disney parks has the castle as its central hub, Tokyo DisneySea has a fully-working volcano that erupts with a kick-ass ride (Journey to the Center of the Earth) built into the volcano! I was there before this USS trip, and the waiting time for the "Journey" ride is 4 hours long!


*checks calendar* It's a week day, so the crowd is gonna be light. Today's traffic is starting to test the staff members, particularly because families does not get deterred by the day-long rain to go to the attractions. They are super-friendly and very accommodating, I was even held under the umbrellas by them as I pass through the areas without canopy. They try their best, and certainly earnest in dong so. I've even made friends with 2 of the staff member manning the Battlestar Galactica ride, becuase they kept seeing me riding the BSG ride over and over again. When you're there, look for Sam and Christine. Sam starts his day either manning the Human-side locker, or the Human entrance of the BSG ride. He always gets "disappointed" (kidding actually ) that I chose the Cylon side more than his Human side! Christine was the supervisor of the day at the Cylon side, and later, I will post how the interior of the Cylon side design looks like, from the human-flesh-blending-with-steel-tubings-and-metal, to the rows of Cylons hanging inside the waiting area. All this thanks to Christine! Stay tuned!

After much deliberation, (I kept walking back to the Hollywood Plaza where the Annual Pass Center was located, but didn't enter, something kept me back! ), I chose not to buy the annual pass. I will come here again next month, and that will be when I buy the annual pass. I'd like to see them improve on their current performance,(I'll list down their letdowns later), I'll be buying a two day pass next month, and if I feel that they have improved much, I will grant them my money to buy the Annual Pass on the second day. Take it as a probation period.

To put things simpler, here are my ratings based on "out of 5 stars" I would give to the rides:-

Light Camera Action - 3 stars ***

Stage 28 Monster Revue - did not go, should be similar to the Behind the Scene SFX attraction in LA

Accelerator - did not go, I hate Mad Teacup style rides, I can ride aggresive coasters, but spinning cups makes me puke!

Battlestar Galactica Human side - 4 stars ****

Battlestar Galactica Cylon side - 6 stars ****** YOU MUST RIDE THIS AWESOME COASTER!

Revenge of The Mummy - until they fix the ride's broken incongruency and the missing effects , 3 stars ***

Treasure Hunters - did not go, this is a kiddie based ride with jeeps on tracks. Yawn!

Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure - 3 stars ****, would have got 4 stars if they tweak it so that it did not drench the riders SO MUCH!

Dino Soarin' - did not go, this is a kiddie-style florrless hanging ride. Another Yawn!

Amber Rock Climb - did not go because you have to pay additional for this, plus the surface to climb is slick because of the heavy downpour of rain

Canopy Flyer - did not go, another kiddie ride. ZZZZZZ

Waterworld Show Spectacular - 4 stars ****, but today's performance is only worth 3 stars, because of actors missing the cues, and the seaplane and Deacon's entrance is missing his Chugboat.

Donkey LIVE! - This is the LIVE version of Disney's Monsters Inc. Live Factory, but starring Donkey, Hook, The Headless Horseman and Shrek's version of Tinkerbell. Donkey will interact with the audience, and selected audience will be invited to participate in rib-tickling Q&A and acts with him. Donkey is a digital representation on a projected screen on stage, but the interaction is such that it is as if Donkey is there reacting Live with you. 3 stars ***, 4 stars **** for the family.

Magic Potion Spin - London Eye for the kids. You'll excuse me if I skip this.

Shrek 4-D Adventure - 3 stars *** at the moment, but will be 4 stars if they fix the disappointing projection effect complementing the 3D movie onscreen.

Enchanted Airways - did not go, this is a kiddie ride with riders riding a kid-coaster themed after the Dragon in Shrek.

Madagascar Crate Adventure - COMING SOON, Opening June 2010.

Transformers - COMING SOON, Opening 2011.

In summary, BSG Cylon ride alone is worth the admission price to me. I'm a coaster junkie, I live and breath coasters. At last there is something worthwhile to ride, close enough to KL for me to just pack my bags without planning and jump on the plane/bus to Singapore and ride it. The rest who are not as "coaster crazy" or adrenaline-inclined as I am, may need to re-examine their priorities before deciding. Me? I'm 80% convinced enough to buy an Annual Pass. My next month revisit will probably seal the deal.

Need to take a shower, gonna grab a light snack and head to the casinos. I've also recorded a HD version of what the interior of the Cylon waiting area looks like, with pics as well. Also pics from the waiting line inside the Human-side with its life-size replica of the Colonial Viper. Stay tuned, I'll upload it later!

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Mar 20 2010, 07:43 PM

I did capture the show on FullHD on my GH1, but the show is serious defective because the main villain is supposed to enter the stage via his Chugboat, and on that day, it wasn't working, so he entered by the door on the stage itself. Some of the audience were waiting for his entrance but were surprised and disappointed when his entry was marred like that. Also, the surprising finale, where Deacon and Mariner were fighting and they accidentally shot down his seaplane and it bursts through the gate is also missing. Because of these missing effects, I will not upload the clips, because of they are the true representation of what the show truly is. One good thing is the preshow where the henchmens hyping up the audience with chantings and spraying them with water if they fail is still intact. I even almost got jumped by one of them when I was busy recording the video, without realising one of them was closeby and ready to jump me when I walked past.

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Added on March 21, 2010, 10:03 am

With that I wrap up (with possibility of adding the Waterworld clip later) my field report of my trip of 3D2N to Universal Studios Singapore. I hope that has been informative to anyone looking for info or just undecided whether they should plan for a trip here or not.

Here are my impressions, pros and cons of the park and how they could improve better for my next trip, either next month or later in June.

1. The park needs touching up. It looks functional, with rides running as they should, but aesthetically, it is still behind some of the more established Universal Studios around the world. Granted, this is a soft opening, and they just opened, but that should not give excuse to patch up the scratches on the wall, and ESPECIALLY, the leaky canopies when it rains. Trust me, it rains heavily here, and if this carries on, it would look ugly.

2. There is no security gates or measures to check if visitors are carrying dangerous weapons of any kinds into the park. Not even a bag check to see what is inside your bag. Sure, this speeds up entry process, but even as I was migling around inside the park, I don't see lots of security personnel standing guard around.

3. Their staff talk Singlish. I mean really pure Singlish. Probably because they are pushing to employ locals but they should be filtering their frontliners to the ones speaking more fluent English, not with the -lah., -leh or -liaos. One very bad occasion I had to witness is during the Lights Camera Actions attraction. The staff at the lining up area speaks fluent excellent English, and held poise and professionalism. I engaged him in small talk, both in English and Malay (his name is Radzi), and from his demeanor, he can pass for a well established Universal staff in LA or Orlando anytime. However, as we entered the show area, the preshow announcer ,probably because of nervousness or otherwise, stutters and missed his dialogues and slips into his singlish speaking mode, to my disappointment. I nearly slapped my forehead in dismay and shame, and from his dialect, another Singaporean Malay as well.

The Singlishness does not stop around Malays only. The predominant Chinese also are affected. Christine is a young adult, takes care and supervise the line up area of the Cylon side, but her English isn't up to the standards I would hold her to. Sure, the foreign visitors can understand her, or the rest of the staff handling the entrance or the locker areas, but it give bad impression on their capability to communicate. Once I even saw them speaking among themselves when asked questions by visitors, in Hokkien!

4. Due to the compact area this park is built, there is no separation between the "lands" or attempt to hide theselands betwen each other. It is visually jarring to see Jurassic Park with Egyptian Anubis statues in the background, or walking into Far Far Away and seeing the Madagascar ship in the background as well. I wont fault them on this much, but their falls into aesthetics, and aesthetics counts for big point to count yourself to one of the classier theme parks in the world.

5. The staff competence level is good in some area, and bad in some. The entrance area staff are severely undertrained. The ticketing booth staff are manned, from what looks like Singaporean teenagers with bad English/Singlish, they don't even offer park maps and program list to visitors, and the turnstiles are poorly managed. I can forgive them for slacking when the crowd level is like what it is now, but I can imagine the chaos if the volume picks up and these staff would not be able to handle this. Again, this probably will come with experience, but with first impressions at the entrance gate like that, would put serious damper on the initial mood of the visitor.

However, they are good points of this park.

1. Although this is a soft opening, all the advertised "open" rides are running fluently. Sure there are hiccups like ride closing down for readjustments and effects missing in some of the shows and rides, but I hope/imagine/anticipate them reintegrating them back once they open full-strength.

2. The staff , even with their Singlishness, are SUPER ACCOMMODATING AND POLITE. I've pointed out my request to film the interior of the BSG Cylon side, and they obliged me, with an escort! They go all out to please you, from the staff at the lockers offering you their help to establish a locker for you, to the entrance staff (heads-up to you Sam, you rock!), right down to the the normal staff even offering umbrellas during rainy days. The cleaners are helpful and nice as well. They've covered the hospitality area of this nicely, let's see them improve on their command of the English language.

3. The park designs, intricacy of the details are up to par, and in some cases like the Revenge of the Mummy ride, exceed the other Universal parks around the world. "Mummy" is copied from the Orlando version, but given its own Singaporean touch, which is a good call. The Lost World and Jurassic Park area is another good example. Also a good mention is the Far Far Away and its castle, nowhere else does this appear other than USS. EXcellent!

4. Emergency response is quick and prompt. I had the experience of seeing this first hand in Disneyland LA, and I hold this as the measuring stick to how other parks are gauged upon. The emergency they had in Far Far Awal where a kid was vomiting violently after riding the kiddie coaster there (Asians being asian, weak constituents ), but the staff and emergency response unit is there in a flash while holding away inquisitive crowd to give the family some privacy and dignity I guess. On par with a well established park is always good.

5. Once all the options and rides are operational, this is gonna be the park to go for Asians. No longer do you need to travel half way across the globe to the US to experience the latest in rollercoaster tech, or the latest tech in shows and attractions, when it is available right in Singapore. Except for select attractions like The Simpsons ride or the Universal Tram tours, USS will have carbon copies, or better version of similar rides the other Universal parks has. In some cases, they will world premieres of these new attractions in Singapore first, and other Universal parks will be looking at USS as the benchmark for their new and upcoming rides. That future promise alone excites me enough to give this park more time to establish itself and prove it can stand toe to toe with the rest of the Universal parks around the world.

There you go, my impressions. Thanks for reading, and I'll be adding additional infos and tips I can find from other sources like ThemeParkInsider and other theme-park related sites I've subscribed to, to help you guys decide and make your days in USS a good one.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Mar 21 2010, 10:03 AM

yo dude
very informative
and thanks for all the pictures n videos
it certainly looks amazing in my opinion
but can u give me a break down of ur cost for ur 3d2n trip?
plan to take my wife there nxt month if possible or in may
judging by ur photos - is worth a try especially
estimation of cost for hotel , food, theme park, what plane u took there? n package and all...
thx dude

It all depends on several things, like where you plan to stay, your mode of transport, the number of days you're planning to visit the park.



The cheapest currently available USS-affiliated hotel nearby is Festive Hotel, around SGD250-270 a night, but book well in advance, please. It is a popular hotel for families with kids and also for gamblers for its close vicinity to the casinos.

You don't have to follow what I did. The most convenient way I can see you doing this while saving up, would be to find a hotel within close radius of an MRT station, and then use that MRT to travel up to Sentosa.

Let's break that down.



I like the convenience of staying within Sentosa itself for its proximity to USS, and I like the fact that I can simply walk back to the hotel for a short nap in the afternoon, before continuing later until the park close, and then dine at Festive Walk once the park closes. Then it is just a short walk to the hotel and retire for the day, or freshen up and soak in the nightlife at Festive Walk or test my luck at the casinos. I can also easily hop onto Sentosa Express (it is DIRECTLY outside USS gates!), head to VIVO City and shop there. Or continue on MRT to Orchard Road and have my fill of shopping there, before returning back to Sentosa for the day.

The cheaper solution I suggested may require a bit of travelling, but if you're familar with travelling within Singapore, it is convenient, fast(Singapore is not that big) and efficient, unlike KL's horrendous public transport system. Taxi service is always available and abundant as well, well past the late night hours.

I'm am very sure you can find ever more cheaper accommodation options, like B&B, or hostels, I myself found out there are are such types of accomodation right outside VIVO City itself. This may even bring down the rate to below SGD100 a day, but I would suggest taking this only if you're single or going as singles and don't mind group lodgings with other guests.

Hope that helps. I will add more information and tips whenever I can, especially on the park itself, on when new attractions are opening up, new additions to the park, and more tips on saving up, or splurging (if you feel like it ) on your holiday there.

Also, if anyone finds out more on other cost-saving solutions for accommodations, travel, or discounts on the park entry fees itself, feel free to post them here. Once we have enough information, I will compile them into the front page on the first post for easier reference.

Posting this from Terminal 2 Changi. Boarding my flight in 50 minutes.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Mar 21 2010, 01:42 PM

thanks so much for the very informative details
v much appreciated

will contact u to ask more q if its ok wiv u when the time comes
hav a safe flight bro
n thanks yet again

Anytime you need info, just holler, PM or post here. There may be cheaper alternatives, so keep looking!

I'm gonna analyse the pros and cons of purchasing their Annual Pass later. Their blackout dates for the Fun Pass covers a lot of weekends for a price they're asking.

you may want to stay at TUNE HOTEL DANGA BAY in Johor , they have daily shuttle transfers to Resorts World & Universal Studios (Integrated Resorts) in Singapore (45 mins one way).

This post has been edited by rayfoo: Mar 21 2010, 07:11 PM

Checked them out. They're opening in May 15th 2010. I just hope they cover the shuttle transfers early enough and late enough to cover for the early opening hours, and late enough to allow exploring Festive Walk once they are fully operational.

Good find! They should be cheap too, as cheap as RM9.99 IIANM as per the ad ?

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Just to add, the flight fares on Jetstar and Tiger Airways are typically a lot cheaper than MAS (sorry string) or Air Asia. I could still get the cheap fare on Jetstar by just booking one week earlier, no such luck on AK or MH.

Total return trip per person on Jetstar/Tiger is typically RM140-150 if discounted which includes taxes.

Total ticket price for Aeroline bus which drops you right at Harborfront just one elevator away from Sentosa Express is RM180. The bus takes around 5 hours total but it's far more convenient for me since the bus terminal is so close to my house.

There you go! More savings on airline rates. I have to correct myself, the complimentary free shuttle to Universal Studios Singapore (just get down at Hotel Festive and walk thru Festive Walk to USS) does stop at the budget terminal. So everyone's covered on all side.

Ditto on the MH fares and the Aeroline. I've no answer on why MAS price their tickets that way. For short hauls like KUL-SIN I wouldn't even bother about being served.

Unfortunately hotel rates on Resorts World sentosa is still far too expensive. They're charging something like S$500-600 per weekend night for a room at the Festive Hotel. That's frakking Mandarin Oriental or Ritz Carlton junior suite rates. Or you can stay at a 5-star hotel and have a taxi bring you around to the resort several times a day and still not reach those rates.

Or I could go for a dream car tour and still have money left over...


This post has been edited by tishaban: Mar 21 2010, 09:14 PM

i'm worried of the water ride at the jurassic lost world.. guaranteed to get wet? well ur definition of 'fun' maybe is to get wet.. but i think majority won't want to get wet, if want then we go sunway lagoon or some kind of water park.. and as u said don't want to wear soggy clothes walking around the park

yes i can bring extra clothes there, but who the heck knows if someone didn't mentioned about it? luckily u mentioned stringfellow, just save my life well guess have to skip that ride

Stop seducing me with that car tour! Machu Picchu first.

I agree on the Festive Hotel rate. The Singaporeans wouldn't feel it as much as we ate because of the exchange rate. Other Sentosa-based hotel that are non-USS affiliated have their rates approaching the Hard Rock Hotel, so I might as well stay on Hard Rock itself.

Next trip I'm gonna test the "stay outside Sentosa" theory to see if it is viable or not. It is still okay now since USS lack nighttime shows or fireworks that push the closing time later, else you may be pushed to either stay closer to USS(more expensive hotels) or provide your own transport around. After a hard day enjoying the park, I don't see the idea of driving tired at late at night a proposition I'd like to look forward to.

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Added on March 21, 2010, 9:29 pmYup, I abhor walking around in soggy clothes, even if it us in the name of fun.

But I urge you trying it at least once, and with a poncho to minimise the splash "damage" . At least you can claim to friends back home that you've tried it. The equivalent level of wetness I got into was during the Popeye Bilge-Rat Barge ride on similar configured circular raft in Universal Studios Orlando, but the weather there helps dry you and your clothes fast without making you feel miserable walking in soggy clothes for too long.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Mar 21 2010, 09:29 PM

Actually you dry off quickly and obviously cool down while doing so. Wear sports sandals not shoes but I've done it with sneakers + socks as well. Personally I feel that this is the best way to cool down while in a theme park on a hot day.

Unfortunately the weather in Singapore is too humid to allow faster drying. Yup you can opt to "ride it out" and let it dry, but last few day it's too humid with the rainstorm and all.

My advice is to follow Tishaban's tip. Wear slippers and poncho over your clothes, that way water damage is set to minimum. Watch the weather outlook and see if it is hot enough to allow gradual drying.

But on that not, the objective of the ride is to have fun, and in the case of the Jurassic Park ride, is to get SLIGHTLY wet. They should tweak the ride mechanics to minimize drenching, so that the riders dont have to be dodging splash attacks inside the ride and failing to enjoy the ride itself.

First post edited with a handy PDF sheet on how to get to Resort World Sentosa and Universal Studios Singapore. Print for easy reference.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Mar 22 2010, 07:03 PM

More photos of the Battlestar Galactica ride, external sources, not mine.



As you can see, the Human side is a floor coaster,with a lap bar restraints, while the Cylon coaster is a floorless coaster, with a shoulder harness.

The place seems BIGGER than I though.. Btw, How many days did you take to cover all the attraction?

You can cover all attractions in a day if:-

1. The traffic volume is like when I was there, wait time for ride never more than 15 minutes.
2. All the rides are working.
3. You are willing to do a faster pace of walking to catch the rides or shows at their appropriate time. I call this commando-style.

Otherwise, if you're treating this like a proper holiday and taking it slow, 2 days would be enough. You may also want to explore the Festive Walk area or the Casinos.

Uploading the most important info of all, the ticket pricing based on their days, either weekdays or weekend, offpeak or superpeak.



This info will be re-edited into the first page on the first post.

omg..nice pictures stringfellow ! Thanks for sharing. Are you like working for theme parks ? You have so must privileges to go to many theme parks especially like Disney. It's my dream

Hmm, I'm planning on a family trip in June (weekdays, during M'sia school holidays). Thing is I'm not so keen on spending 3 or 4 grand just on accomodation in SG for the 8 of us, so will probably bunk in tune hotel JB.

Question then is to feeder bus over, or to drive over? Feeder bus probably cheaper, but it being school hols we'd waste a lot of time crossing the causeway, no? Driving over can go through Tuas checkpoint to save time, but then bleed on the parking. Hmmmmm.

Nope, I don't work for them, but I have been going to them so many times, I've grown to know some of the Disney CM (cast members) in LA, Orlando and Paris, as well as their CS personnel in Six Flags and both Universal Studios in Hollywood and Orlando. If you like Disney, and can afford the time and fundings to go there more than 3 times/with at least 2 days on each times, it is advisable to get an Annual Pass, it pays for itself later. Disney is introducing the Premier Passport that covers both Disneyland LA AND Disney World in Orlando, I'm targeting that before my Premium Annual Pass with Disneyland LA expires.

If their shuttles hold the same transport privileges with the complimentary shuttles I took from the airport, then:-

The Pros - Sentosa Gantry entry fee waived, and transported straight to USS gates. Be mindful, that a 45 minutes drive is quite long, and having someone drive it FOR you on what is supposed to be a relaxing holiday makes a whole lot of difference.

The Cons - You're stuck to their own scheduled timings. In which you may miss out on the early entry, and since it is school holidays and crowd traffic would have picked up, you may end up jostling for position entering the many attractions. You may also have to abide by their pickup time from USS, which may be early, or even before the park closes, which restricts your enjoyment at the park.

IF you're driving over,:-

The Pros - You can set your own timing, drive whenever you want, and prepare yourself to be there early to beat the crowd (if there's any) or drive home as late as you want. Bear in mind that there aren't any advantage having a car to drive around once you're already inside Sentosa, those without a car can easily traverse the many venues on foot, and may be even faster with the locations interconnected with each other, while you search for a parking spot ideal for you to move between these destinations.

The Cons - You need to pay for the Sentosa Entry Fee, find a suitable parking spot and pay for that parking spot as well. Also, theme parks can be tiring. Even with no crowd that I've experienced, the distance walking around is pretty substantial, and you'll be catching your breath if you're not used to it. It may look like you have the freedom to move around, but the prospect of having to commute over with a car while others are relaxing on their own transport without having to worry to drive back, can be tiring itself. Like I said, bear in mind the resort is integrated, you dont need to move around different venues or destinations while already inside Sentosa.

My advice is to check with the hotel for their feeder schedule. If they provide variable sendoff and pickup times that caters to your plan, then use it. Also check the crowd from your hotel to see if there is enough space, or if reservations for seats inside the shuttle can be made.

Personally, I treat my holidays as a real holidays, I let others drive me around, or use any other form of transportation that does not require me to figure out where I'm going. I'd like to be as relaxed as I can when I'm on holiday.

Oh my. Im going to US in two more days! Gonna head to Singapore tomorrow! Im sooo excited after looking at all the pictures! Eh. Where can i get the WTF shirt? Got pictures of it?

Your wish is my command!



These three tees are done Art Deco-style, almost like the artstyle seen in the game Bioshock and the city of Rapture.

Oh shit. Awesome shirts! Im gonna get one too! Im off to Singapore now via Aeroline. Will do some reviews when i get back. This thread help me so much.

I want to go next week

Deo, alternatively why not stay at a cheaper hotel in Singapore? Taxi fares are relatively cheap here, it's not worth paying so much for Festive hotel. I'm sure taxi + cheap singapore hotel is more convenient than the feeder bus.

Hi,can advise me,how long should i spent on that USS?because i only have one day trip..going to SG tomorrow!!!

Since it is a weekday, your crowd traffic would be relatively light. You CAN do USS in a day, but you wil have to concentrate on the headlining attractions, and skip the not so interesting one. I'll list them down.

From the entrance, you'll enter Hollywood Plaza. Hollywood Pantages Theatre is here, but skip that until later in the day, because from experience, only later in the day around 2-3pm, that it'll be raining in Singapore, so when that happens, you can dash to this location and join the crowd into that Theatre for the Monster Rock Revue show.

From the Hollywood Plaza, turn right. You'll enter the New York City area. You'll see the "Lights Camera Action! presented by Steven Spielberg" show on your left. Skip this first too, you can either go here or to that Pantages Theatre later when rain comes, as this attraction is in a covered area. Proceed further, you'll see the New York City Library facade together with a Yellow Cab Co taxi . Head further and you'll enter Sci-Fi City.

Sci-Fi City will be your first area with your first attraction/ride to do. Here you'll see the Battlestar Galactica twin coasters, the Cylon side you'll arive at first, and the Human side further up. You will have to deposit your bags and loose items into the free rental lockers located on the Human side. Read my trip report on how these lockers work, they are state-of-the-art and electronically driven. Ride BOTH of the BSG coaster, if you're timid, ride the Human side first, then take the more aggresive(exciting) Cylon side. Then don't forget to grab your stuff back from the lockers and proceed onwards. I would suggest shopping for souvenirs from the Galactica PX store at the ride exit later, as you will be touring more attractions and you wouldn't want to be dragging shopping bags with you this early.

Next up is Ancient Egypt. Again, deposit your stuff in the lockers and ride Revenge of The Mummy. If you're going there alone, the Single Rider lane would be the lane to take as it will take you right to the front of the line, otherwise, proceed with your party on the normal attraction lane.At the exit, you'll have the chance to purchase beautiful Egytian themed jewelries and gifts.

Depending on the time you started entering the Studios, it will either be close to 12 noon, or already past that if you're late. This will either be a good time to makan, or skip until you ride the Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure later. Take your pick. If it is time to makan, enter The Lost World area and head to the two huge dinosaurs area, and you'll see the Discovery Food Court there. Have your lunch here, there are 3 different cuisines available here, Western, Chinese and Malay. Then ride the Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure, remember to buy and wear ponchos, YOU WILL GET WET! You can either take your stuff onboard the ride with you, or put them in lockers, but lockers here are not free. If you want free lockers, leave your items with a non-rider, or put them in the Ancient Egypt area lockers while you ride. Remember though, the free locker is only for 30 minutes, once that time passes you will be charged. There is also an excellent Halal-certified cafe here named Oasis Spice Cafe service Middle-Eastern and Asian delicacies.

Once that is done, look at your watch. If you manage to do all that before 12pm, or 2pm after eating lunch, head to the Waterworld Arena right next to the Jurassic Park ride before the entrance to Far Far Away area. It is tucked into a slightly obscure corner on the right of the entrance to Far Far Away. Enjoy this immensely entertaining show, remember to choose the appropriate seat location, the closer you seat to the front row, the more chances you would get wet. If you're sporting, seating at the Blue Soak zone will allow an almost PERSONAL interaction with the actors of the show, as they are so close to you, and even invite you to join them as well. The Green Splash zone is the next best seat, but if you're planning to snap pics, you may opt for the upper zones so that your camera wont get splashed.

Next head up to Far Far Away. Enjoy the Shrek 4-D ride, and you must also try the Donkey LIVE! show if you're with kids. It is also entertaining to young adults as well. Try the Magic Potions at the Fairy Godmother's factory, and snap more pics, the Farquaad Castle is absolutely GORGEOUS here.

Head out to Madagascar, but before entering Madagascar, you will an exact replica of Shrek's Tree Stump Cabin like in the movies to your left. More picture taking opportunities here. The Madagascar area is more geared towards families with kids and its appropriate rides, so I'll leave it to you if you wanna ride it. The main attraction, MAdagascar: A Crate Adventure, inside the HUGE ship you see looming in the background, will not be open until June 2010.

Heading out, you will then arrive at the intersection between Madagascar and New York City. You will have arrived at Hollywood Plaza back again. You can now either return back to the Hollywood Pantages Theatre for the Monster Revue show, and/or the "Lights Camera Action!" show in New York City area. Both shows are well recommended. At this time as well, more picture taking opportunities at the Hollywood Plaza area, because the characters would already have arrived here for you to take pictures with them. Shrek, Puss-in-Boots, Frankenstein Monster, Marilyn Monroe , Anck-su-Namun and her buff bodyguard, Charlie Chaplin, and the gangs from Madagascar would all be here.

By this time it would already be late evening between 4-5pm. You can now walk at your leisurely pace to go around the stores to shop for your souvenirs before the park closes at 6pm. I suggest the Galactica PX for awesome BSG tees and caps, Carter's Curiosities in Ancient Egypt for beautiful ornaments, and the Hollywood Plaza Universal Store for USS-themed items. Don't forget to get a USS logo shirt to tell everyone you've been here!

I hope that helps, enjoy your trip and don't forget to post your trip experience here!

EDIT: This info edited into the first post for easy reference, under "How To Do Universal Studios Singapore Rides And Attractions In A Day!"

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Mar 25 2010, 12:37 PM

Thinking about that too. Thing is that the timing = singapore + malaysia school holidays. And "cheaper hotel" in SG isn't exactly cheap either, YMCA SG already is RM300 per room per night, that's RM2.4k for the stay (4rooms 2nights 8people), as opposed to RM240 for tune hotel JB.

Even Hotel81 also about ~RM150 per room per night ... not too sure if the extra expenditure is worth the hassle. See lah what my dad's budget for the trip is.

I spend 1-2 months in SG a year for work, but cos work trips I get a nice hotel room smack in the middle of the CBD and excessively lavish per diem allowance (company gives sgd110 a day for food & transport), I'm not so good at planning a budget trip there, ha ha

This link provide options for Inns and B&B, but I'm not sure how comfy you'd get bringing your parents to stay at a B&B. Looks like finding a cheap hotel in SG is more adventurous than the rides themselves!

TQ for the tips!!will take a note about that

Post your experience here later yah!

Im VERY disappointed with USS. Went there today my hopes were high for battlestar galactica and guess what? Both of it had maintenance. Sigh. I dont think its worth the money for me going there. But non the less the mummy ride was very good. I would rate my experience there 3/5. Btw, i bought the WTF shirt. But whats FRAK?

Must be the volume of riders taking it, taking its toll on it and eventually it broke down. Both side is down?

FRAK = BSG's version of the 4-letter word starting with F. This was introduced on the new BSG, and it caught on. It is widely understood that Frak means F#$% in our universe, compared to the BSG universe.

Okay. Im so dissapointed with USS. Feel like it doesnt worth the money at all.

hi there, sorry to hear about your experience.

It might have been due to this
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1045906/1/.html

This post has been edited by sampack: Mar 26 2010, 06:04 AM

hi there!
there are cheaper alternatives to accomodation here in SG, you definitely dont have to spend so much.
Check out RE! Hotel, it's small, no doubt, but it's relatively cheaper considering you have so many people to take care of.

Driving in is one thing, dealing with the traffic here esp during peak periods is another. Furthurmore you're not familiar with the roads. Would advise you to stay over for convenience.

Breaking news about the statement of closure of BSG coaster by Resort World Sentosa:-

In lieu of that, I fear that their park attendance is gonna suffer. BSG so far may be the only main attraction going to USS, it certainly is mine. My suggestion now is to wait until news of that glitch has been rectified before planning your trip there back again.

Now that decision of mine not to get that Annual Pass seems much more wiser, wouldn't it?

EDIT : The "bandwidth exceeded" problem rectified. Photos all back online now.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Mar 30 2010, 10:14 AM

Local news in Singapore reports that the "Revenge of The Mummy" ride is closed as well.

My advise is to take this with a grain of salt. Reporters or observers on this side of the world probably are not familiar with how a theme park works, ride closures are NORMAL, even Disney and other Universal parks have their ride closure seasonally and thsoe ride would go offline permanently until they are serviced and maintained for the upcoming high-traffic season.

For interested patrons, it is still not advisable to go to USS, BSG is still closed until further notice.

They are however, slowly bringing the attractions at Festive Walk up to speed. "Voyage de la Vie", the resident show of USS is opening soon at Festive Walk. Think of this as a version of "Cirque de Soleil" but done Singaporean style. Projected to open on March 31st.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Mar 30 2010, 10:30 AM

we just need to pay for the entrance only right ?
then can take all ride and those things inside .. is it ?

Like all theme parks, yes.

Extras like Express Pass, or Meal passes are sold separately, but all rides are free once you pay the entrance fee. For USS however, there is an attraction that requires payment separately, it's a rock-climbing attraction which I cant remember its name. Not a popular attraction however, since the weather made the climbing surface slick and slippery.

guys, planning a birthday surprise for my gf by bringing her to RWS for her bday... departing from kl on 7th may night by bus (cos working) and arriving on 8th may morning (very early i think). Where should i stay. Planned to go to the theme park on 8th and spend the whole day there.. Coming back on 9th May (sunday).

I've checked out RE! hotel, but do they allow us to check in early? cos there's definitely gonna be some luggage (though gonna be light) and we don't want to lug around in USS.

Or should i stay in RWS itself... where's the most recommended place to stay for couple?

At the moment, i'm budgeting around 1k for the trip.. enough?

Most if not all hotels check in their patrons around 3pm. I

If hotels within Sentosa itself is your pick, there are USS-affiliated ones and the non-affiliated ones. For couples and staying with USS-affiliated, Hard Rock Hotel is suitable for couples. Hotel Festive is geared towards families with children so the noise level may be higher and not suitable for couples wanting quiet evenings together. The other hotels in Sentosa, you can easily Google, and I can guarantee you that their price approaches Hard Rock Hotel's charges.

For your budget, I would suggest a B&B or Hotel 81, but that'll seriously kill the romance factor. The charges of the room plus tickets alone will approach RM1k.

i will be going to uss on 5 or 6th of may..hope tat the bsg is fix...

I will try and keep everyone updated on the status of BSG and Mummy. The "defect" on BSG is apparently pretty "scary", but to keep the rumor and hearsay to minimum, I'll just refrain from posting what the "defect" is.

safety harness automatically disengage during ride?

Even tat mummy ride is closed?? then if both of them also closed ntg else there . . . .

kinda same as the one at Hollywood, LA and Orlando.

Wah....when i go there next month i hope the two rides dun close le...if not nothing else left for me to do inside . . . .

have faith dude.

can someone teach me on how going there from jb ? ..
by bus ..

no1) take a bus from the cosway to the nearest kranji MRT station (only 90 cents in RM) but i forgot what bus number but u can ask people there
no2) when reach kranji MRT, ride to harbour front MRT station which is located at Vivi City inside (going to take u 45-50 mins to reach there from Kranji)
no3) buy monorial ticket from vivo city sentosa ticket counter
no4) ur at sentosa island already and find ur way to USS

oh.ok.now i understand
take bus from jb - kranji mrt station
take mrt frm kranji - vivo city ( underground station is it ? )
got monorail ya frm there ? thnks for info
should be easy to go there .. hehe

yes...harbour front is an underground train station located underneath vivo city.

is the ticket for 1 day use only?

Yeah, if u get the 1-day pass.

okay
how many types of passes?

Lots of info here (LMGTFY) http://tinyurl.com/y7ngo7y

Latest News from RWS Official Blog

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Update on Battlestar Galactica Attraction
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Universal Studios Singapore is in the process of a complete ride inspection and review. An investigative team from the coaster's design, engineering and manufacturing company and some expert independent assessors are looking into the ride.The vehicle has been dismantled and its components have been sent for analysis, including an x-ray of its parts.

The whole process may take some time and we will provide an update as soon as the results are out. Meanwhile, the Battlestar Galactica attraction will remain closed. We understand some guests (and definitely fans) may be disappointed. However, we need to ensure all inspections, repairs and testing are complete before the ride resumes operations. The safety of our guests and employees remain our top priority. We appreciate your understanding in this matter.

There are still plenty of other attractions in Universal Studios that will keep your day in the park fully occupied.

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Haihz..I guess when I go there by May the ride will not be repaired in time >_< since now only they complete the 1st part of the whole process. . .
Anyway..is the Mummy Ride open again?

The following hotels are available in RWS:

~ Crockfords Tower
~ Hotel Michael
~ Hard Rock Hotel
~ Festive Hotel
~ Equarius Hotel
~ Spa Villas

Each of them have their own specialities & theme. Room per night cost SGD300 (plus minus).

Assuming I am planning a 3D2N trip to Singapore, main intention is to have fun @ RWS, should I :-

A) Look out for hotels in the city / elsewhere, then hire a taxi to RWS, or
B) Just check-in to one of the fabulous hotels in RWS itself

Which one would be more cost effective?

full fun factor - check in RWS hotels
cost effective - hotel elsewhere

Latest News :

[BATTLESTAR GALACTICA UPDATE - APRIL 27, 2010]
Universal Studios Singapore will be running a series of test cycles on the Battlestar Galactica attraction (BSG) starting tonight. The cycles, which will be run during the evenings when the park is closed, are part of the investigations that we are conducting on BSG to de...termine the cause and solution to the technical problem on one of the ride vehicles. There will be no passengers on the roller coaster during the test cycles. The safety of our guests and employees is our top priority and we will provide further updates when available. At this time, we cannot speculate as to when BSG will reopen.