I'm Gary Bembridge of Tips For Travellers, in
this video I have something for fans of
Theme Parks. Universal Studios in Singapore.
It's a fantastic experience.
It's a great theme park and i'm going to
show you around universal studios in
Singapore. Opening officially in 2011, it is the
fourth Universal Studios theme park in
the world. It's the smallest but still
has 24 attractions across seven zones
set around a central lagoon.
There are 30 restaurants and food carts.
You enter the park in Hollywood Walk and
along the walk there are frequent
character appearances. One tip is to
turn left on arrival
into Madagascar as most people turn right.
The rides will be quieter and less
lines by going this way. It is themed
around the DreamWorks films and it was fun. The
Madagascar Great Crate adventure is fun. Next on to
Far Far Away Land, themed around Shrek films.
This large area has a number of
great attractions, including the
Enchanted Airways - a more child friendly
roller coaster.
The Puss in Boots Giant Journeys is one of the
new arrivals in the park and also
child-friendly. Height restrictions
apply to these of these rides. I really
enjoyed the Shrek 4-D Adventure, held
in the theater with rows of seats that
have some movement.
The Donkey Live shows is great fun too.
Next you head into the Lost World. The first
area is Jurassic Park. There is the
fantastic Canopy Flyer which whisks you
over the treetops. For kids The Dyno
Soren lets them ride their own flying dinosaur.
The brave can ride the Jurassic Park
Rapids Adventure.
The second part of the Lost World
is Waterworld. It's a live show
based on the film of the same name, set in
a world covered by water. There is
remarkable jet skiing and boat actions,
with plenty of bangs and explosions. Make
sure you check the times of the shows - and make
sure you go. You leave the Lost World to enter
Ancient Egypt. This is an impressive part
of the park.
It includes the Treasure Hunter where the kids
can drive there own Jeep around a track. There
are frequent appearances by Egyptian
Royalty. The adrenaline junkies can
then enjoy the Revenge of the Mummy
roller coaster in the dark which has lots
of twists and turns.
Carter's Curiosities sells
Egyptian souvenirs. It's a complete change
as you leave ancient Egypt to enter the
future and Sci-Fi city.
The main feature here is the world's
tallest dueling roller coasters based
on Battlestar Gallatica - select the Human
side on Cylon and ride over 14 storeys high.
If that is too much then try the
Accelerator - whirling and twirling cups.
My favourite ride though is the 3-D Transformers
ride. You travel in small pods with 3-D screens
all around you as the pods twist and turn.
It's my all-time favourite Universal
ride. Beside here is New
York with famous replicas like the
library and Rockefeller Center. The attractions here include
"Light Camera
Action" hosted by Steven Spielberg.
A set is destroyed by a hurricane before
your eyes. There is also
a fun space
adventure with Elmo and Super Grover. Then
you are back where we started in Hollywood and the
exit. I recommend stopping at the Hollywood
China Bistro for some dim sum, noodles or
rice. Or perhaps a Starbuck's coffee from
the Celebrity Cafe.
It's not a far from the large
Universal Studios store. It may be the
smallest Universal Studios in the world
but, as you can see from the 24 attractions and 30
places to eat,
there's a lot to see and to do. It's
really easy to navigate and get around
as it's in a circle around that central
lagoon. I loved every minute of my time.
I hope you enjoyed that video and
it's given you some great travel
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