March 2010
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Glitch causes Battlestar Galactica Coasters to...
Breaking News - According to news reports yesterday, the Battlestar Galactica coasters in Universal Studios Singapore, one of the blockbuster attractions, is instructed by the Singapore Police to halt operations after a technical glitch was discovered during a routine safety check in the morning. Nobody was hurt in this incident, and the ride is closed indefinitely until the issue/glitch has been...
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Opening Day Tickets SOLD OUT
RWS’ website was brought down to its knees today when the whole swamp of Singaporeans logged on to its website to snag opening day tickets to Universal Studios Singapore. As of 8pm today, all tickets to the opening day on March 18 are sold out. Tickets for the first opening weekend are selling out fast as we speak.
We wished the RWS team would have better anticipated the response and demand...
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More info about Universal Studios Singapore Passes →
The RWS blog has posted up a helpful guide to all the available passes offered by the park. It includes more details of the Annual Passes offered and also the blackout dates for the Annual Fun Pass. Hop on over to check out the faqs and information!
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Universal Studios Singapore Opens March 18, 8.28am
The date is set, and Universal Studios Singapore will finally open its doors to the public on March 18 2010, 8.28am (supposedly an auspicious timing to do so).
Tickets will go on sale on March 10.
More as we get details from everywhere we can find. Read the official Press Release from RWS here. (PDF File)
Also released are Ticket prices and Annual Passes prices for your reference...
February 2010
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Universal Studios Singapore Photo Report Part 7 -...
Madagascar is yet another exclusive zone created specially for Universal Studios Singapore. Premiering in this zone are two rides - Journey to Madagascar: A Crate Adventure, and King Julien’s Beach Party-Go-Round.
King Julien’s Beach Party-Go-Round
Did we mention that this ship structure is HUGE. It’s like six or seven storeys high.
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Universal Studios Singapore Photo Report Part 6 -...
Man, we’re excited just showing you photos of Far Far Away. Created exclusively for Universal Studios Singapore, this zone is a re-creation of the Far Far Away land seen in Shrek’s movies. We believe this zone is and will be the only Far Far Away land created for a Universal Studios theme park as there are currently no plans to bring this area to Universal Studios Dubailand and...
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KB Creative Advisors - the guys behind what you...
Seems like the Universal Creative team contracted KB Creative Advisors (the same guys who did Universal Studios Japan) to be in charge of the creative design of Universal Studios Singapore.
According to its website “KB Creative Advisors (KBCA) is the Executive Design Firm in charge of the creative design of Universal Studios Singapore. Representing Genting’s Resorts World at Sentosa,...
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Universal Studios Singapore Opening Date Rumours
While the park was open from Feb 14 to 21 during the Chinese New Year week for a sneak preview, nothing has been said or announced by Resorts World Sentosa about when the park will open for real.
We’ve heard of some tips coming in to us a few days back saying that some local companies are being offered tickets thru corporate discounts for the early March period, but that has since been...
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Universal Studios Singapore Photo Report Part 5 -...
We apologise for today’s late entry.
The Egypt area at Universal Studios Singapore is the first of its kind in the world, and it is definitely one of the best themed areas in the park. You’ll be awed by every minute detail there is in this area. We felt like we were transformed to the land of the Pharaohs the moment we stepped into this zone.
We’ve heard from reports saying...
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Universal Studios Singapore Photo Report Part 4 -...
The Lost World is a different reincarnation here at Universal Studios Singapore with 3 rides created specially for the park. The popular Jurassic Park - The Ride is refreshed as Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure. Instead of boarding a boat, this time you will be riding in a water raft. The drop in this ride isn’t as tall as the original, but this is at least a different ride than what we have...
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Universal Studios Singapore Photo Report Part 3 -...
We will be lying if we say Sci Fi City isn’t that fantastic when it comes to theming. It isn’t Universal’s best, but all this is forgiven when this zone houses the mega attraction - The Battlestar Galactica Dueling Coasters.
The greens and yellows and the grey shadings used are a tad too bright for a Sci Fi theme…
Cylon Entrance
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Universal Studios Singapore Photo Report Part 2 -...
We move on to the next part of our photo report with the New York Zone! Although it’s one of the smallest zone in the park, it is still nonetheless faithfully re-created in amazing detail. This zone houses three attractions - Lights, Camera, Action: Hosted by Steven Spielberg, Stage 28, and Transformers (to be opened only in 2011).
Entrance to Lights, Camera, Action:...
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Universal Studios Singapore Photo Report Part 1 -...
Here’s presenting to you the first part of our week-long photo report of Universal Studios Singapore we are doing here at USSi. Today, we are sharing with you some of the photos we have take around the Hollywood Zone.
Hollywood Zone is the first zone you will enter after going through the entrance. The whole area is covered in canopy, and cooling fans are used to lower the temperature of...
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USSi Exclusive: Universal Studios Singapore photo...
We know you all have been waiting with bated breath to have a look at the latest and only major theme park to open this year around the world. The USSi team was lucky enough to snag the sold-out tickets for the sneak preview of the 2nd Universal Studios theme park to open in Asia, and the only one in the South East Asia region.
We visited the park on Friday, February 19 and we were very amazed at...
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Coming up! A photo report of USS Preview
We’re just back from the preview at Universal Studios Singapore and we are now sorting out the huge amount of photos we have taken and uploading them for ya’ll to see. We just want to tell you what an amazing trip this was. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and we wish we could be back at the park soon!
Keep a look out for our photo report coming right up!
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Universal Studios Singapore park brochures and map
We promised you earlier on that we will post up images of the brochures Resorts World at Sentosa have been giving out to guests arriving at the resort. While we don’t have the scanner to scan in these brochures, we tried our best to take some photos of it to let you guys have a look at them.
Click on the pictures for a bigger version. (opens in new window)
The brochure on the left is the...
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USSi takes a first look at Universal Studios...
The USSi team was at the Universal Studios Singapore preview tickets sale today and here are some of the photos we took -
Sneak peek at the entrance
That’s A Wrap - A Universal Studios Store outside the park. We managed to snag some park souvenirs and pins from the store. Scroll down below for the pictures of what we got.
The tickets were sold out a short while after we bought...
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Universal Studios Singapore Preview Tickets Sold...
We’ve got news from Resorts World at Sentosa’s Facebook page that the preview tickets have all been sold out. USSi was lucky enough to manage to snag a pair of tickets to the preview. While the USSi team have work commitments and CNY visiting to do during this period, we can only go for the preview this coming Friday. So keep a look out for USSi’s report of the theme park this...
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RWS announces opening date for Casino and USS...
While we hear a collective sigh across all eager Universal Studios Singapore fans who have been following the development of this theme park, Resorts World Sentosa just announced the opening of the casino first and the theme park opening next. This is contrary to all the reports that have been swirling around that the theme park will open before Chinese New Year/Valentine’s Day on the 14th...
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Resorts World Sentosa awarded Casino License →
This just in. It is confirmed that Resorts World Sentosa has been awarded the Casino License. This gives RWS the license to operate the casino in the resort, which also means we are every step closer to the opening of Universal Studios Singapore.
As of now, RWS has yet to reveal when both the theme park and casino will open, but we are keeping our fingers crossed that it will both open before...
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Universal Studios Singapore Photos update →
The RWS team just posted a new set of photos showing the yet-to-be-opened theme park. Hop on over to the link above to look at some stunning photos!
January 2010
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Theme Park brochures
One thing we love to collect at USSi are theme park brochures around the world and while we are at that, RWS have already started putting Universal Studios Singapore’s brochures on its premises. Pictures of it coming up soon!
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Confirmed: USS had an Employees Preview today
We were tipped off by some readers that Universal Studios Singapore will be holding an Employees Preview on January 31 2010 and it is confirmed today that this rumour is indeed true.
I was there personally today at Resorts World Sentosa, and I was able to visit FestiveWalk (which by the way is accessible to public now) and managed to catch a glimpse of the famous Universal globe at the...
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Fireworks going on at USS?
Spotted on the Wall of Resorts World Sentosa’s Facebook Page is this Wall Post reporting that there were testing of fireworks going on at Universal Studios Singapore.
Does that mean that the the resort is wrapping up and preparing for the big opening day? RWS is still not giving a firm date as to when USS will open, but one thing we know is, the date is definitely near…
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More photos of Universal Studios Singapore
We’ve got some photos coming in from MGLUAYE’S PAGE, giving us an inside look at the soon to be opened Universal Studios Singapore at Resorts World Sentosa.
Click over to the following posts to look at all the photos!
http://www.mgluaye.com/2010/01/universal-studios-singapore-journey-to.html
http://www.mgluaye.com/2010/01/universal-studio-singapore-update_17.html
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Exclusive photos of Universal Studios Singapore... →
Hop over to Disney and More to have an exclusive look into never-before-seen photos of the theme park.
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Rumour: USS holding a family/VIP night on Jan 28 →
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Mr Brown takes an early look into Resorts World... →
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Universal Studios Theme Parks Admission Prices...
We’ve put up together a comparison of the admission ticket prices for all the current Universal Studios Theme Parks around the world in a table chart!
Click here to download the PDF version.
As a bonus, we have also included several big-name regional theme parks in an extended comparison table chart for all of you!
Click here to download the PDF.
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Chippendales to be staged live at USS →
Guess what, Chippendales – The Ultimate Girls Night Out Tour in Singapore will be staged live at Universal Studios Singapore’s Stage 28 from March 5 to 15, 2010. Which brings us to our point that USS will/may open by then! Let’s keep our fingers crossed for further opening date announcements!
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Universal Studios Singapore may open before... →
It seems like Universal Studios may be on its way to open by 14/02/2009, that is if the authorities give the go-ahead. That may be good news for us because that is just less than a month away!
“As for its casino and the Universal Studio theme park, the company is hoping to open both in time for the Lunar New Year.
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The Season Pass Podcast (LINK) Episode 109 takes...