Travel: Singapore - Universal Studio

[Rio]

Yes, u need to get the Resort World membership card 1st before paying for hotel. But can get it all done on the same day. Just go to membership counter to collect card, then proceed to check in at hotel. All u need to do is just call up the reservation centre to book the hotel n date of your choice. Dun have to pay anything until u check out. But of course there will b penalty if cancel the booking.


This is also good for me, cos it can then stretch my visa payment by another month (or how advance you make a booking) cos I need not pay upfront, unlike when u buy their packages. Have to pay 1st. Can use the money for other purposes. Another of my KS doing

[Faun]

rio and tankee,


Thanks alot for info. Will try your method when we go next year, probably some time after the Battlestar operate again… just in case.

[pqy]

Hi anyone buy the Universal Studio (US) ticket online from Asia Travel before? I try to buy online from Resort World but they have fully sold out. But there is ticket at Asia Travel agency. The price is the same as US.

[tankee]

SINGAPORE : The world's tallest duelling roller coaster, the Battlestar Galactica, is slated to re-open in Singapore by the first half of 2011.


The ride is undergoing final checks, which involves day-time stress-testing.

It has been nine long months since its shutdown. But theme park junkies can soon look forward to hurtling down speeds of 90 kilometres per hour at zero gravity force.

Battlestar Galactica, one of the main attractions at Universal Studios Singapore, was shut down just weeks after its opening this year.

On March 25 during a routine test, a failure was detected on one of the seats. No one was on the ride at the time.

But as a precaution, Universal Studios carried out comprehensive tests - including filling cars with dummies to simulate human passenger weight.

Universal Studios Singapore says hot day and cooler night temperatures affect - very differently - the expansion and contraction of metal, composite and rubber components of a ride.

These temperature swings can change the wear rates and friction levels of components. These are factors which affect operation and maintenance schedules.

The fault detected was attributed to fatigue cracks in a welded component of the seat's support structure - the part which attaches the coaster's seat to its frame.

As the fault was inherent to the design, the flaw was not detected during the computer-generated design stage of the ride. To rectify the problem, every single component of the ride has been taken apart, examined and then re-assembled.

All welded components for the seats have since been replaced with new machined parts.

Guests were excited over the prospect of the ride's re-opening.

\"Can go and have fun. Will bring my girlfriend ... here too,\" one said.

\"They'll be more willing to come because a lot of them ... don't want to come because they say the rides are not fully open,\" another said.

A third added: \"Maybe we're gonna come back next year because my daughter likes to ride on the roller coaster.\"

After the end-stage testing is completed, authorities will still have to re-certify the ride before it re-opens next year.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1100440/1/.html

[Laurenwkids]

Thanks Tankee for the update, I can finally bring my kids for that ride_ they have been bugging me to bring them there once the ‘blue and red’ rollar coaster as they put it is open.

[RRMummy]

pqy:

Hi anyone buy the Universal Studio (US) ticket online from Asia Travel before? I try to buy online from Resort World but they have fully sold out. But there is ticket at Asia Travel agency. The price is the same as US.

Yup. Bought twice and no problem..

Have fun! :celebrate:

[growie]

RRMummy:

pqy:

Hi anyone buy the Universal Studio (US) ticket online from Asia Travel before? I try to buy online from Resort World but they have fully sold out. But there is ticket at Asia Travel agency. The price is the same as US.

Yup. Bought twice and no problem..

Have fun! :celebrate:

Thanks...we also have problem buying from USS online since it's always sold out. Somehow it's a bit inconvenient. Unlike other theme parks overseas, tickets here are often sold out. BTW, do you get the vouchers from Asia travel and redeem them for tickets at the booth?

Merry X'mas & Happy holiday season! :celebrate:

[MUMMYOF3]

Hi all,


For those who stayed at Festive Hotel before, please advise if there’s a pool at the hotel ? Any kid activities there ? Am wondering if 1 night stay is enough ?

[Chengg]

MUMMYOF3:

Hi all,


For those who stayed at Festive Hotel before, please advise if there's a pool at the hotel ? Any kid activities there ? Am wondering if 1 night stay is enough ?

Just came back from a weekend stay there, they have a pool, I did not look out for kids activities as we brought the kids to Universal studio, the beach, luge etc. We stayed for 3 days and 2 nights. The kids really loved the rooms, the hotel rooms are done up to really suit kids, it is colourful and the beds are in my kids words 'out of this world'. We took a suite room. If you want to stay over this weekend, better quickly book as we booked ours (christmas weekend) about a month ago.

[Alex001]

Universal Studios Singapore is seriously overrated. Other than Shrek 4D and Revenge of the Mummy, I can’t see any other good rides. I could spend a better day at Sentosa - riding the MegaZip, going for some 4D action, trying the ClimbMax, watching Songs for the Sea and going for a Gogreen Fun Ride would be more fun and costs around the same.


I can’t even believe that there are duplicates and ridiculous rides (Canopy Flyer, anyone?) over there, compared to its counterparts in Florida and Japan. Such a dissapointment.

Lets hope when Battlestar Galactica and Transformers 4D are installed, USS would be better.