Travel: Singapore - Universal Studio

[BeContented]

Was there on Sun.......just came back. Went into USS on Mon....wow, thot since weekday should not be that crowded, wrong loh. We took our time, had a leisure breakfast & only went in ~11am (opened at 10am), by then, queues were already forming at the rides/shows etc.

As time went by, the crowd just got bigger and queues longer....at our 3rd stop, we already start to regret not getting the Express tickets. To queue 1-1.5 hour at the popular rides and look at the 'express people' walking pass us directly to the front is agonizing. I do know the price jump is quite a lot so may not be justified.

However, if you are planning to maximise your time and wanna enjoy the max number of rides/shows there, it will be better to pay for the express tickets. I watched 1 show, took 4 rides and the amount of time spent on queuing was 3+ hours quite taxing on the energy. Also, only covered 2-3 of the 6 or 7 themes plus quite rushing cos' we wanna join the queue asap. But note, if you are not someone who can take the rides well, then gotta reconsider. I had to stop as after the 4th ride, I vomitted liao......old problem.....so I waited while DH, kids & friends continued.

PS : If you are gonna take the Rapids Adventures (water rides at The Lost World), better get disposable ponchos (avail for sale @ $2 each there). 1 raft takes 9 pple, about 6-7 of us got soaking wet.....but depends on luck, i saw others quite dry leh.

Enjoy yourselves this Sun

[bigsnoopy]

cwc:

Was there on Sun.......just came back. Went into USS on Mon....wow, thot since weekday should not be that crowded, wrong loh. We took our time, had a leisure breakfast & only went in ~11am (opened at 10am), by then, queues were already forming at the rides/shows etc.

As time went by, the crowd just got bigger and queues longer....at our 3rd stop, we already start to regret not getting the Express tickets. To queue 1-1.5 hour at the popular rides and look at the 'express people' walking pass us directly to the front is agonizing. I do know the price jump is quite a lot so may not be justified.

However, if you are planning to maximise your time and wanna enjoy the max number of rides/shows there, it will be better to pay for the express tickets. I watched 1 show, took 4 rides and the amount of time spent on queuing was 3+ hours quite taxing on the energy. Also, only covered 2-3 of the 6 or 7 themes plus quite rushing cos' we wanna join the queue asap. But note, if you are not someone who can take the rides well, then gotta reconsider. I had to stop as after the 4th ride, I vomitted liao......old problem.....so I waited while DH, kids & friends continued.

PS : If you are gonna take the Rapids Adventures (water rides at The Lost World), better get disposable ponchos (avail for sale @ $2 each there). 1 raft takes 9 pple, about 6-7 of us got soaking wet.....but depends on luck, i saw others quite dry leh.

Enjoy yourselves this Sun

I was soaking wet but my DD is completely dry. We went without the ponchos. I really regret saving that $2. Thought I am lucky.

[chloecube]

snowball:

chloecube,


wow, u pregnant, still so on hor, this mommy very super le

Oh no,i am not :oops:
i misread your statement, thought you were asking abt my \"etd\" estimated time of delivery. not knowing you meant \"estimated of departure\"
:laugh:
2 is enough for me :evil:

[chloecube]

cwc:

Was there on Sun.......just came back. Went into USS on Mon....wow, thot since weekday should not be that crowded, wrong loh. We took our time, had a leisure breakfast & only went in ~11am (opened at 10am), by then, queues were already forming at the rides/shows etc.

As time went by, the crowd just got bigger and queues longer....at our 3rd stop, we already start to regret not getting the Express tickets. To queue 1-1.5 hour at the popular rides and look at the 'express people' walking pass us directly to the front is agonizing. I do know the price jump is quite a lot so may not be justified.

However, if you are planning to maximise your time and wanna enjoy the max number of rides/shows there, it will be better to pay for the express tickets. I watched 1 show, took 4 rides and the amount of time spent on queuing was 3+ hours quite taxing on the energy. Also, only covered 2-3 of the 6 or 7 themes plus quite rushing cos' we wanna join the queue asap. But note, if you are not someone who can take the rides well, then gotta reconsider. I had to stop as after the 4th ride, I vomitted liao......old problem.....so I waited while DH, kids & friends continued.

PS : If you are gonna take the Rapids Adventures (water rides at The Lost World), better get disposable ponchos (avail for sale @ $2 each there). 1 raft takes 9 pple, about 6-7 of us got soaking wet.....but depends on luck, i saw others quite dry leh.

Enjoy yourselves this Sun

DH and i had discussed to give USS a miss.
we were afraid it will be very crowded
will go after the school holiday
:lol:

[snowball]

chloecube:

cwc:

Was there on Sun.......just came back. Went into USS on Mon....wow, thot since weekday should not be that crowded, wrong loh. We took our time, had a leisure breakfast & only went in ~11am (opened at 10am), by then, queues were already forming at the rides/shows etc.

As time went by, the crowd just got bigger and queues longer....at our 3rd stop, we already start to regret not getting the Express tickets. To queue 1-1.5 hour at the popular rides and look at the 'express people' walking pass us directly to the front is agonizing. I do know the price jump is quite a lot so may not be justified.

However, if you are planning to maximise your time and wanna enjoy the max number of rides/shows there, it will be better to pay for the express tickets. I watched 1 show, took 4 rides and the amount of time spent on queuing was 3+ hours quite taxing on the energy. Also, only covered 2-3 of the 6 or 7 themes plus quite rushing cos' we wanna join the queue asap. But note, if you are not someone who can take the rides well, then gotta reconsider. I had to stop as after the 4th ride, I vomitted liao......old problem.....so I waited while DH, kids & friends continued.

PS : If you are gonna take the Rapids Adventures (water rides at The Lost World), better get disposable ponchos (avail for sale @ $2 each there). 1 raft takes 9 pple, about 6-7 of us got soaking wet.....but depends on luck, i saw others quite dry leh.

Enjoy yourselves this Sun

DH and i had discussed to give USS a miss.
we were afraid it will be very crowded
will go after the school holiday
:lol:

u can consider the 3-in-1 package ,ie. zoo, night safari, bird park, or a day or 2 trip to batam using the \"Deal\" internet promotion....they are some of our ideas too :evil:

[Funz]

We went USS at the start of the school hols and it was crowded as well. Chose a week day on purpose but still the queues were long. Ended up getting the express tix which was $30 per person. One thing to note, the express tix allow you to jump queue only once, subsequently, if you want to take the ride again, you need to join the queue.

[HappyAvon]

We bought the 3days 2 nite tropical package which included 2 nites stay in one of the hotel in RWS plus 2 one day pass to USS and 2 Cat 5 Voyage De La Vie show tickets. We have to buy extra ticket for my child for USS and the show. Paid around $700.00 in total.


Since the last time we were staying in the Festive hotel, so this time round, we tried out Hotel Michael... We checked in on last Saturday and watched the show on the same nite....a very good and entertaining show...My 6 yo girl was enjoying so much as well.. Then on a Sunday morning, we headed to USS and had a good 5 hours fun. Went back to hotel for a rest...girl was tired and took a good nap...After dinner, we went back to USS...In all, we had a great family time.

[BeContented]

HappyAvon:

We bought the 3days 2 nite tropical package which included 2 nites stay in one of the hotel in RWS plus 2 one day pass to USS and 2 Cat 5 Voyage De La Vie show tickets. We have to buy extra ticket for my child for USS and the show. Paid around $700.00 in total.


Since the last time we were staying in the Festive hotel, so this time round, we tried out Hotel Michael... We checked in on last Saturday and watched the show on the same nite....a very good and entertaining show...My 6 yo girl was enjoying so much as well.. Then on a Sunday morning, we headed to USS and had a good 5 hours fun. Went back to hotel for a rest...girl was tired and took a good nap...After dinner, we went back to USS...In all, we had a great family time.

Hi, between Festive Hotel & Hotel Michael, which do you prefer?
I stayed in Hotel Michael and was told Festive Hotel is more suitable for families. But with 2 kids, I'm so happy with Hotel Michael's 2 beds (between SS & Q) cos' both myself n DH pretty big size, so a lot of hotels' bed is small for us even tho we sleep with a child each.

[HappyAvon]

Hi CWC, Festive hotel is more suitable for bigger families....they hv a nice loft bed and a sofa bed besides the standard queen size bed....room is more colorful n nice ambience too...kid is given a welcome gift n also bedroom slippers are included for the child...u should try it the nice time..

[bigsnoopy]

So should be more expensive than Hotel Michael?