We left the hotel at 8:30am after a small breakfast and walked 7 mins to Dhoby Ghaut MRT station. This is not the station we have typically been using (Fort Canning) but is handy because it is on the right line! The walk is fine in dry weather although very slippery in wet weather – I went ass over tit the other day trying to go down the there! We then caught the MRT to Harbourside and walked up to the Sentosa Monorail. We used our EZ Link cards to pay the slightly higher than usual fare (see day 2 post – can’t recommend getting these cards enough) and off we went! It only took about 25 mins in total to get from the hotel to Universal Studios. Coming home, the fares would have been $9.54 and given the pouring rain I opted to taxi….which was only $14!
First things first: buy an express pass and buy it online EARLY! We bought ours close to 2 months ago and it meant it was only $50. I believe they were $120 at the gate today. It was a lifesaver and significantly shortened the ride lengths today…not that our lines were that long! The longest we were in was sadly the one that was shut down due to rain – the express queue was 30mins when the normal queue was 1hr 30mins.
Rides we went on:
– battlestar galactica (human line)
– Jurassic rapids
– Canopy Flyer
– transformers
– puss in boots (for kids)
– Revenge of the Mummy
Rides we missed:
– battlestar galactica (cylon line) as it closed just before we got on due to poor weather
– the treasure hunter one (for kids)
– pretty much anything in Far Far Away Land and Madagascar as those are very much pitched at young kids
Other stuff we tried to do!
Waterworld: this actually a show but you get drenched if you sit near the front, even if you’re only in the “mild splashing”
Zone.
A photo with a (dancing) transformer!
The typical globe pic. Of course.
Things we learnt today:
1. See earlier comment on express pass purchasing and being there before 9:30am to avoid being at the back of the queue
2. Bring a damn poncho. We really needed one today. Also it turned out that coming in the wet season (jan) has advantages in smaller crowds but the rain does impact on the enjoyability of the experience and closed a few of the rides
3. Wear shoes and clothes you can cope with getting wet. Not just because of the rain! Multiple rides had the capacity to soak people
HFC perk 6: We ate dinner at the hotel tonight after 7+ hours of trekking around. It was delish! Laksa, dessert, Singapore slings and tiger beer.
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Looks you really enjoyed! and is that Bumblebee dancing, Wow!!
It is Bumblebee dancing! It was Ana amazing effort, the costume was over 2.5 meters in height and the man inside the suit did a great job!