Our lives have been jam packed the past few months with wedding planning, but we finally had a blog-worthy adventure this past weekend.Sentosa, the small island on the southern tip of Singapore is now home to Resorts World which includes Universal Studios. We weren't sure what to expect as the park is still in a period of "soft opening" as it has been for several months. The soft opening period means that all of the attractions are not open yet and while we would have loved to experience the Madagascar and Sci-Fi City areas, the rest of the park did not disappoint.
I've never been to Universal in the U.S. so I wasn't sure what to expect. With a Jurassic Park-loving boy with me, we went straight to The Lost World area of the park and road the Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure.
As we waited in line many guests were preparing themselves with ponchos....but
this is Singapore- a refreshing spritz of water would be welcome right? This was more of a giant splash that soaks you and the ride was awesome! (My dress was so wet that I had to borrow Adam's belt to keep it up.) I found that all of the Universal rides had an element of surprise that made each one very exciting. You'd think that a rafting ride you would just float down the river but it was much more...I won't ruin the surprise ending but in the souvenir picture that the park took during the ride, I am hiding in fear.
Ancient Egypt provided one of the best rides I've been on. The Revenge of the Mummy is a roller coaster that is mostly in the dark...so exhilarating! The path that leads you to the ride is quite long so that you feel that you are in an Egyptian tomb. They had an actor hiding around one of the corners that scared the poo out of me and gave all of us a good laugh. We spent the afternoon with two of our friends and we all walked like an Egyptian with one of the actors.
Far Far Away, the Shrek-themed area, was very cute and home to a giant castle where a 3D show, including moving seats, took center stage. The area also had a small roller coaster.
Other areas of the park included Hollywood, New York and Water World. While Water World provided a good live show, Hollywood and New York could use some work.
Sadly the GIANT roller coaster was not up yet...we'll have to check out the progress of the park in a year or so.
All in all, we had a great time letting out our inner child.
