HELLO WORLD:
Stored Treasure / 13 October 2010
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Explore Singapore - Day 2, Part 1
Hong
Kong and Singapore have been rivals in economy, in regional operations
location, and in tourism. So when Hong Kong got Disneyland a few years
ago, I just thought HK got the upper hand. =) 'But Singapore did not
take this sitting down and fought back big time with the opening of
Universal Studios early this year! =) And as always, it's us,
customers who benefit from this healthy competition. =)
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At last, Universal Studios! =) |
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The world is in my hands! |
So after touring HK Disneyland in 2008, it's SG Universal Studios this time around!
Day
2 - Our call time is at 9:15 am so my room mate and I made it a point
that we take the breakfast at the hotel at 6:30 am and then gear up for
the tour afterwards. So, we were definitely on time, and as we walk
towards the bus assigned to us, Bus 3, we were already surprised without
even arriving at Universal Studios yet as we will be riding a double
deck bus! Haha, we can be surprised and made happy that easily. =)
Anyway,
it was about 20 to 30 minute ride. Our guide gave our tickets so as
the 15 SGD meal stub and 5 SGD retail stub. And when we arrive at the
place, the first thing we did is take photos with the Universal Studios
globe ad the backdrop!
Click!
Click! Click! We were just so excited to take our photos in every
fascinating corner that we saw. My companions and I take the counter
clockwise route so we first hit the Hollywood street! And being a big
fan of popcorn movies, one of the biggest surprises in the tour for me
is the Lights Camera Action studio! There was a short spiel by film
great Steven Spielberg but the the biggest highlight is a showcase of a
disaster movie shot in a studio!
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Neil and Henry are lucky to have me as their photographer! They got a good shot in the studio and I didn't! Grrr... Hehehe |
We
then moved to the Sci-Fi City but the Battlestar Galactica is not yet
open so we end up trying the kiddie ride The Accelerator. And all I can
say is, I'm not young enough to do this kind of ride anymore. =)
After
walking a few meters, we then saw the gates of Ancient Egypt, the theme
park for the movie "The Mummy"! And as usual, it's photo taking once
more! =) We deposited our bags at the locker room and lined of the
Revenge of the Mummy Ride. We lined up for about 30 minutes and then
experienced the ride of our life! =) We bumped to a wall, turn around,
and then ride in cyclones in dark. I cannot help but think if we are
already spirits inside the ride! =D And then in our most awkward facial
expressions, the studio camera betrayed us once more. And still, we
bought the photo! =)
After
the ride, we were all hungry then so we ran towards the Lost World and
had lunch in Discovery Food Court which is in Jurassic Park setting,
just like in the movie! I was amazed with the replica of the T-Rex
skeleton and of course, had my photo taken there. =) I ordered a
3-piece wing chicken meal and big big coke!
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That's the T-Rex in the movie! Wait, what movie, Jurassic Park or Night at the Museum? Hmmm... =) |
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Forgive me for the shot, I'm so hungry at this time and I just made a quick click and ate this meal at once! Yum! =D |
After
lunch, we then lined up at the Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure. And
goodness, it's the longest line in any theme park I've visited. I think
we waited for 1 1/2 to 2 hours so we spent a lot of time in the line.
Anyway, we just realized that we will get wet in the ride, and
unfortunately, we were not able to bring our ponchos. So we what we did
was borrow the ponchos from our colleagues who were just soaked in
water! =D Then the ride went on, with the dinosaur robotics at the side
of the water, and some splash every now and then. That's until we
entered a tunnel and experienced another surprise we cannot forget! =)
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This is not the rapids! These are just kids enjoying the water in Jurassic Park. |
We
were running out of time, as we need to go back at the assembly area at
6 PM, so right after the ride, we proceeded to Far Far Away instead of
the canopy ride. When we entered Shrek's castle, we all thought that
it's just an ordinary film showing, but after the long preambles, we
were lead to a bigger theater, the Shrek 4D Adventure. We then
immediately took the best seats. Honestly, I'm not a Shrek movie fan,
but this 4D show gave me one of the best, if not the best, cinema
experiences of my life! Let me have a little spoiler because I can't
help but share that cinematic experience. As we watch the film, we also
experienced a thrilling horse ride, being sprinkled by a sneeze (yuck
haha) and being touched by spiders! After that awesome cinematic
experience, we bought souvenirs at the Fairy Godmother's Potion Shop.
And as I was amazed with a drink in a magic potion container, I
immediately bought one, not realizing that I bought a guava shake! And
goodness, the drink I got very sour but I can't help but finish the
drink since it's about 12 or 14 SGD I think!
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We arrived in Far Far Away! =) |
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foydi
versus puss in boots! And I got the magic potion (at the side of my
waist) I bought from the Fairy Godmother's potion shop! |
Well,
anyway, that's not the end of the tour yet as we made sure that we'll
be able to catch the Waterworld show. We first sat at the middle row
not realizing that those who will sit there will get wet, not because of
accidental splash but intentional bombs and beams of water! We were
hit as we took our seats! So we decided to move to the last rows or
we'll end up very wet again. =) Anyway, the show is another spectacular
experience as we witness reenactments of the actual movie, death
defying stunts and awesome explosions.
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My favorite shot in Universal Studios |
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This scene is more than hundred meters away but I got a good shot! Thanks to my Olympus camera! =) |
After
that, we just took photos in Madagascar and then rushed to the
Universal Studio Store to make the last purchase of souvenirs!
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Woody Wood Pecker insists on having a picture with me! =) |
And that's how the fan (that's me!) and fun meet in Universal Studios in Singapore.
More of Day 2 in my next posts! =)
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