Battle Star Galactica!

As promised, here is my review on Universal Studios Singapore.

To start things off, this is my line up of rides and attractions that i have went for :-
Battlestar Galactica Cylon
Battlestar Galactica Human
The Revenge of The Mummy
Jurassic Park
Canopy Flyer
The Waterworks
Shrek 4D
Shrek Roller Coaster
The Madagascar Ride
& the rest are all kiddy rides
*It is in order of its awesomeness.

Universal Studios is basically separated into several "Cities". They are: Hollywood, New York, Madagascar, Far Far Away, Waterworld, The Lost World, Ancient Egypt & Sci-Fi City.

This is how my journey begins.
As I entered USS, I stepped into Hollywood.

Hollywood

Hollywood is designed exactly like the real hollywood in the US. It is basically just a mimic of a street in Hollywood. It mainly consist of souvenir shops.The main attraction of Hollywood are the character mascots whereby you can take a picture with them. Mascots such as Woody Wood Pecker and Kungfu Panda roam around hollywood for fans to take picture with them.
My personal opinion on Hollywood is that it gives you a feel of things to come in USS. It is what that excites you in wanting to explore USS more.One negative thing that came was that the queue for the phototaking with the mascots were terrifyingly long!


                                                                   

The Big Apple

Back to the 60's!

Next up, New York! It is somewhat similar to Hollywood.Only difference is that this New York is actually The New York in the 60's. As you walk past the streets, you will feel a nostalgic feeling about the buildings and structure. Even the the staffs there were dressed in a retro kind of fashion.
I don't really find New York interesting. I guess its because behind the backdrop of NY you can actually see the huge rollercoaster tracks which lured me to go there asap!lol.

Sci-Fi City

 This is where the best rides are in my opinion. You have the Two Battlestar Galactica Rides here! The Human and The Cylon!Well this is probably the main attraction in Universal Studios. Both rides are equally heart wrenching for most people. The best would be The Cylon ( the blue track roller coaster).The Cylon will let you experience 3 times the G-force (3 times your bodyweight) with its high-speed turn and drop.It is a truly sensational experience as you will even be going upside down at very high-speed. The Human however is a more relaxed ride as it is not as terrifying as The Cylon.
Personally, both rides were pretty good but I've been to a much better ride( flying a plane with 5G!).The Cylon was pretty much the best ride in Universal Studios.I seriously recommend anyone who goes to USS to go take The Cylon.

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt truly brings you to the world of egyptian pharaohs and queens. The place is unbelievably well structured to its bits of detail.There are even "pharaohs" walking around and having photo taking sessions with visitors. There were several rides in Ancient Egypt but i only went for one as the waiting time was pretty long.I went for the Revenge Of The Mummy ride. It is an indoor roller coaster ride.It adds another dimension into rollercoaster rides as it is also like a haunted house whereby there is statues of mummies and pharaohs which just pops out of nowhere to scare you.It is also quite dark but the ride is   awesome to say the least.
Ancient Egypt is pretty much Ancient Egypt. Be sure to take the revenge of the mummy. There were also some other rides such as the treasure hunt which I was unable to take due to time constraints.Trust me one whole day in USS is not enough for you to enjoy every ride.


The Lost World
T-rex and dinosaurs come to mind when you enter the Lost World. I took two rides there. First was the canopy flyer.A four seater ride which is almost like a roller coaster minus the turns and loops. The next was the Jurassic Park. A water ride down a strong stream water.Almost like rafting. Its fun and enjoyable if you have more people in the raft. You WILL get soaked. This is also a must ride.
Jurassic Park was a very interesting ride.The dinosaurs there were almost untrue.It felt so real! And the ride can be scary especially if you take it in the evening. I actually took the ride 4 times! xD

Waterworks

Waterworks is a wet & wild show extravaganza. With real life explosions and action, you will feel like you are in a hollywood movie. You will get wet if you seat near the "stage". You will also feel the heat of the explosions.I won't describe much as it would be a spoiler to do so.All in all it was awesome and legen..wait fot it...dary!

Far Far Away!

Fairy Tales! I was in awe of the huge castle as i stepped into far far away.It was such a man made marvel. I went for the Shrek 4D show.In a nutshell, it is 3D plus you can literally feel the show while watching. An example was when Donkey from Shrek sneezed towards the screen, water will be sprayed to our faces as if Donkey sneezed at us!Other than that I took the Shrek roller coaster.
Far far away was filled with fairy tale characters from SHREK. Girls would be the ones who will be attracted the most to this place.


Madagascar
Alex the Lion!!*ROAR* Well, that would probably sum up Madagascar.It was kind of boring for me. There were mostly kiddy rides there. The ride that i took, the madagascar river ride was boring as can be. It was like being in a bumboat that was circling inside a cave with madagascar characters all over the caves. The rest of it i have forgotten.
Yes Madagascar was an experience to forget.Even as I'm typing this, I am yawning. >.<


Overall Universal Studios Singapore gave me an above average experience. IF you have the money then it is a must go.If not, there's nothing wrong if you don't go as you won't regret it. One thing for sure, do not go during the holidays or during weekends. Mondays to thursdays are the best. During peak periods waiting time for a SINGLE ride can go up to more than an hour.


Matin's Ratings : out of 10
Experience : 8
Enjoyment:7
Service:7
Value for Money : 6.5


Overall: 7.5




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Matin Mystery Signing off!