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Updated on June 6, 2021May 22, 2013Asia Places of Interest Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) Sentosa The Maritime Experential Museum Travel Travel Blog Travel Tips Visit Singapore Attractions

The Maritime Experiential Museum @ Resorts World Sentosa RWS!

The Maritime Experiential Museum at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) is a must visit for the whole family! It not only has alot of information about the maritime history of asia, there are also interactive points throughout the museum that kids can enjoy! The best part is that the price is relatively cheap as well!

Things to do at the Maritime Experiential Museum

The Maritime Experential Museum Level 1

At the entrance of the museum, you will see the Bao Chuan…

Bao Chuan – Zheng He’s treasure ship

Bao Chuan is actually the treasure ship of Zheng He’s fleet of ships. Its main symbol is the figurine called Bi Shu (did we spell that right?). Legend has it that Bi Shu stole treasure, kept it to himself but was discovered by Zheng He. Zheng He then punished Bi Shu and placed him to guard the treasure. Hence, now Bi Shu is associated with guardian of wealth, well…it’s all just a myth. The cool part is that it actually moves during the start of the show. The light brown portion will show a short clip about Zheng He and his expedition to this part of the world!

Moving to the left, you will see “The Souk” exhibition.

The Souk – Ports along the Maritime Silk Route

The Souk covers ports along the maritime silk route such as Quanzhou, Qui Nhon, Palembang, Malacca, Galle, Calicut, Muscat and Malindi.

Along the Souk

Here, kids can play the various interactive games such as learning to trade in a port, taking photos superimposed on a traditional costume and watching video of the construction of the Omani Dhow (Jewel of Muscat)

Dhow – A gift from the government of Oman to Singapore

The Dhow (aka Jewel of Muscat) is a centre piece in the Maritime Experiential Museum. It is a gift from Oman and it is entirely constructed out of organic material (i.e. no nails!). Fibres are interwoven and these strong fibres are then used to hold the pieces of wood that form the ship. After construction, the ship actually took the journey that the forefathers took and finally arrived in Singapore! Then President Nathan accepted the gift on behalf of the people of Singapore!

Information about the Dhow

The other main attraction at the Maritime Experiential Museum is the Typhoon Theatre.

Entrance to the Typhoon Theatre

The story starts with a chinese trading/sea faring company being entrusted with carrying a gift from China to Oman.

Storyline of the Typhoon Theatre

The father (captain) and son (first mate) together with the ambassador takes the golden cup and begins on the journey. You will then enter the typhoon theatre which is actually a 4D show. The ship then enters a storm and eventually sinks, leaving the treasure at the bottom of the ocean. During the storm, you will feel the wind, droplets of water as well as the platform on which you’re seated, move a little.

The show nicely leads to S.E.A Aquarium – The World’s Largest Aquarium…

Sunken Ship at the S.E.A Aquarium – World’s Largest Aquarium

It is like a preview of the aquarium (enticing you to pay to go into the aquarium itself) where the sunken ship from the 4D movie is shown in the tank together with marine life inside.

Viewing point of the S.E.A Aquarium

Paying the low price to the maritime experiential museum, we think it is well worth it to enjoy the aquarium at these 2 viewing areas. You will be able to sea the sharks, hammer head at that plus all other smaller and interesting fish.

The Maritime Experential Museum Level B1

Moving on, you will arrive at the Maritime Archaeology Gallery. Here you will see artefacts from the Bakau and Temasek shipwrecks. Nearby is another main attraction of the museum – the Bao Chuan Cutaway

Bao Chuan Cutaway

It is a cross-section of the ship showing its treasures such as the giraffe that Zheng He brought back to show to the emperor. Below which, there is also the pirates and pirate hunters exhibit. Zheng He was also a pirate hunter in pirate infested waters.

The Maritime Experiential Museum Opening Hours and Ticket Prices

Ticket Prices of the Maritime Experiential Museum

Adults : $5
Child (4-12) : $2
Seniors (>60) : $3

Ticket Prices Typhoon Theatre

Adults : $6
Child (4-12) : $4
Seniors (>60) : $3

The ticket prices of the Maritime Experiential Museum are quite cheap right?!

Opening Hours of the Maritime Experiential Museum

The opening hours of the Maritime Experiential Museum varies according to the time of the year. But mostly, it should be open from 10am to 8pm. The typhoon theatre will close 1 hour before the museum closes.

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Visit to the museum was really great and cheap! Remember to check out the Maritime Experential Museum the next time you are Resorts World Sentosa!

Also, don’t forget to check out our post on the SEA Aquarium of RWS which is currently the World’s Largest Aquarium!

Updated on July 18, 2015October 24, 2012Asia attractions Halloween Horror Nights Halloween Horror Nights 2 holiday Places of Interest Singapore Travel Blog Top 10 things to do in Singapore this Weekend Travel Travel Blog Travel Tips vacation Visit Singapore Attractions

Halloween Horror Nights 2 @ Universal Studios Singapore! | Resorts World Sentosa

Alamak, we made a really HUGE boo boo with our post on Sentosa Spooktacular 2012! In actual fact, Universal Studios Singapore (USS) also has Halloween Horror Nights 2, a continuation of Halloween Horror Nights last year!

Halloween Horror Nights 2 will be held on 19-21 and 25-28 October 2012. Halloween Horror Nights 2 will take place from 8pm to 12 midnight this year! The ticket types for Halloween Horror Nights 2 are as follows:

Ticket Prices for Halloween Horror Nights 2

Event Admission Ticket $68
(purchased from 1 to 28 October 2012)

Universal Express $40
(Get priority access to 3 haunted houses and selected attractions!)

Guests @ Resorts World Sentosa $58
(Use your card key at the ticket booth for the discount)

Annual Pass Holders $45
(Flash your annual pass for the discount)

RWS Invites $50
(Flash the RWS Invites card for the discount)

In addition, there is also a R.I.P Tour that gives you a VIP tour of all the attractions and haunted houses @ Halloween Horror Nights 2. The R.I.P tour costs $148.

About Halloween Horror Nights 2

This year, the Puppet Master will be “host” of Halloween Horror Nights 2. Last year, the Director really gave us the chills. We’re sure that the Puppet Master (workshop of dolls) will be able to do likewise. The other characters will include Doctor Dementia (The Insanitarium), the Undertaker (the Dungeon of Damnation) as well as the High Priest with his ancient curses.

As with Halloween Horror Nights 2011, rides such as Battlestar Galactica as well as Transformers : The Ride, are also available.

Hence, our recommended strategy would be to quickly get to the front of the queue and when the gates open, validate your tickets and RUN straight past all the scareactors to your desired rides. Take a few rides (before the crowds come) and head to the haunted houses. This is because the rides will always result in queue times of even up to an hour. Doing it in this sequence will allow you to finish the rides (a few times) quickly and head to the haunted houses with time to spare at the end of the night for some drinks and makan.

With the rides as an attraction, we would prefer to go for Halloween Horror Nights as compared to Spooktacular

For those who have been to HHN2 this year, do leave your comments below!

Have a frightful evening at Halloween Horror Nights…

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Updated on July 3, 2021June 5, 2012Asia Malaysian Food Street Malaysian Food Street Resorts World Sentosa RWS Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) Sentosa Visit Singapore Attractions

Malaysian Food Street Resorts World Sentosa RWS 马来西亚美食街圣淘沙名胜世界 Part 2 – Things to do in Singapore on Weekends

This weekend, we decided to catch Voyage De La Vie at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS). Before the show, we thought “Hey, why dont we have dinner at Malaysian Food Street?” as there were still some food we had not yet tried.

So Kate and I avoided the dinner crowd and ate at about 5pm at the Malaysian Food Street @ RWS. This time, we had makan that were different from the first time @ Malaysian Food Street. We tried the Penang Lim Brothers Char Koay Teow as well as the Huen Kee Claypot Chicken Rice! So, let’s find out the verdict!

Penang Lim Brothers Char Koay Teow

Penang Lim Brothers Char Koay Teow @ Malaysian Food Street Resorts World Sentosa RWS

It was with much anticipation that we tried the Penang Bros Char Koay Teow. This was one of the foods that we very much wanted to try the last time round. As we were early this time, the queue was relatively short. However, here’s the unhappy part…

We decided to try the $4 version to test the skill of the chef (and of course the fact that we wanted to save $1 on eggs – $5 a plate for char koay teow with eggs). The first unhappy part was that the cashier told us that the $4 version would be much oilier, trying to deter us and buy the more expensive version. Not to be deterred or waivered, we continued with our choice of the $4 char koay teow. So we got our queue number of 133.

The next unhappy thing was, the number went from 130, 131, 132 and you thought, “YAY! My turn!”… 134, 135, 136, 137, 138 THEN when there was NOBODY ELSE IN THE QUEUE, our number flashed across the digital display – 133. Well, the thing was because we chose a plate without eggs, so they chose to cook those with eggs first before tending to us!

What’s worst was that an uncle who wanted to buy the $4 (he came after us) was given the same oily reasoning and he changed to $5 AND STILL GOT HIS CKT EARLIER THAN US!

After finally getting our Char Koay Teow, we noticed that the portion was actually quite small…

Small portion of Penang Lim Brothers Char Koay Teow at Malaysian Food Street RWS

The CKT was indeed very oily (have you noticed the oil?!) but that was expected. There was however, wok hei in this version of char koay teow. Well, taking into consideration the entire experience from queuing till eating , this plate of CKT is considered average.

Next, we tried the

Huen Kee Claypot Chicken Rice

Huen Kee Claypot Chicken Rice at Malaysian Food Street Resorts World Sentosa RWS

As mentioned in our previous post, the fragrance of the claypot chicken rice was so enticing as you walk past its store. We really think that the claypot as well as the traditional cooking method of the charcoal stove, enhanced the taste of the claypot chicken rice.

Huen Kee Claypot Chicken Rice – Menu Pricing

Huen Kee Claypot Chicken Rice – Pricing and Cooking area

The small version which we ate costs $9 (with salted fish , $8 without salted fish) and the large costs $12 and $15 (with salted fish) respectively.

$9 portion Huen Kee Claypot Chicken Rice at Malaysian Food Street Resorts World Sentosa RWS

We did not regret the decision of adding the salted fish. The saltiness of the fish blended well with the charcoal cooked rice. *Please remember to mix the salted fish well into the claypot rice before consumption!

It was also very fragrant (as advertised by its smell as we walked past) and the rice was of high quality where each grain was well separated. The chicken was tender and gave off fragrance of the soy sauce. The only misgiving was that the rice at the bottom could have been more burnt so that you can have some crunchiness while eating the claypot rice. But well, for health’s sake, burnt rice is not that good right?

Verdict

So the verdict for this trip to the Malaysian Food Street @ Resorts World Sentosa RWS is

– Give the CKT a miss
– Try the Claypot Chicken Rice

P.S. Try to avoid the peak hours as well. We realised that they now control/limit the number of people allowed into the food street. So you’ll have to queue just to enter during peak hours.

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Voyage De La Vie Resorts World Sentosa RWS

Updated on June 6, 2021June 3, 2012Asia attractions holiday Places of Interest Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) Travel Travel Blog Travel Tips vacation Visit Singapore Attractions Voyage De La Vie

Voyage De La Vie @ RWS Resorts World Sentosa : So How Does It Compare to Cirque du Soleil?

Did you know that Voyage De La Vie is actually a production of Andrea Teo? She was the brains behind sitcom hits such as Under One Roof as well as Phua Chu Kang.

After watching Voyage De La Vie, we realised that it is much more than an ordinary acrobatic show. It combines a storyline, musical styled singing, elaborate costumes and of course the death-defying acts.

Entrance to Festive Grand at Resorts World Sentosa RWS

What sets it apart from acrobatic shows has got to be its storyline. It is about a working adult, trying to find out more about himself and the direction that he wants to take. The singing that is intertwined into the entire production was actually not bad as well. The goddess who guided the young adult sang as though she’s from the opera. Not too bad we must say.

Synopsis of Voyage De La Vie Resorts World Sentosa RWS

Voyage De La Vie is a show currently running at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) and is in its final weeks. Voyage De La Vie is shown in Festive Grand and compared to Sands Theatre in Marina Bay Sands where we watched A Chorus Line, the seats were so much more comfortable and spacious!

Dragon on the side of the stage in Festive Grand Resorts World Sentosa RWS

The tickets that we bought for category 3 costs $68 each and if you’re able to, follow our tips in A Chorus Line post to get the best seat for your dollar! Eventually, we chose a seat that was just next to the Cat 2 seats ($88 per ticket) and thoroughly enjoyed the show.

Festive Grand Ticketing Center and Gift Shop Resorts World Sentosa RWS

The show was spectacular. Some of the acts were also nothing short of death-defying, LITERALLY! You could hear the audience gasp for some of the acts and we will tell you more…

Rope Swing

This was the MOST dangerous stunt of the entire show. A lady was taken high up above the theatre where she swung on a rope (much like that of a swing) at a very high speed. At the peak of her swing, she actually LET GO OF HER HANDS and we actually thought she was going to fall straight into the audience! That’s when most of the gasping came. Somehow, her legs managed to secure unto the rope and she hung on!

Our hearts almost dropped for this act!

Swing with a horizontal bar

The difference between this swing and the rope swing is that there is a horizontal bar which you can sit or stand on. Again, the swing was taken high up above the theatre and she swung gently as she went into very dangerous positions! In one of these positions, she was balancing on the bar using her back! It really seemed like if there was one false move, she would fall straight unto the stage. Remember, the swing was still moving gently! *gasp*

The other dangerous pose was when she balanced upside down using only her legs (how can anyone do that?!). She must have very strong muscles all round. Another of the *gasp* moments.

There were of course other acts such as wu shu (chinese martial arts), swinging around the theatre with ropes, juggling (which we thought the Terry Parade show on Superstar Virgo – Starcruise was better), contortionist, cross-bow shooting and other smaller acts.

Speaking of the cross-bow shooting, it was REALLY DEATH-DEFYING. The artist was shooting at a lady holding a card BACK FACING HER! There was also the apple shot which was somewhat like that in robin hood. Imagine an arrow shooting at the apple above your head!

All in all, Voyage De La Vie was indeed an excellent show. However, those who have watched both Voyage De La Vie and Cirque Du Soleil, what do you guys think? You can leave your comments below.

After Thoughts

After watching the show and how the performers actually toy with death, we were thinking whether to boycott such shows in the future. The fact remains that if there is demand for such shows, there would be supply and thus young performers would pick up such acts and start training from young.

If we were to remove ourselves from the demand side of the equation, we would theoretically be reducing the need for such death-defying acts right? What do you guys think?

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Updated on July 3, 2021April 6, 2012Asia attractions holiday Malaysian Food Street Places of Interest Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) Sentosa Travel Travel Tips vacation Visit Singapore Attractions

Malaysian Food Street @ Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) : Is The Food Really Good?

Many of our readers should know by now that there are so many things to do in Sentosa! Today, we’re going to talk about the latest offering at Resorts World Sentosa and that is the Malaysian Food Street.

The Malaysian Food Street boasts of authentic malaysian hawker fare from all over Malaysia. These include Heun Kee Claypot Chicken Rice from Kuala Lumpur (walked past the store and really smelled great), Malacca Chicken Rice Ball (we’ve tried the actual ones from Melaka),Klang Bak Kut Teh (a kind of pork ribs soup) as well as the Penang Lim Brother’s Char Koay Teow (for our oversea readers click here to have an idea of what char kway teow is) – just to name a few. The greatest part is that you dont have to travel to all these places. Just get to Sentosa and tada, all the best foods of Malaysia are waiting for you there!

However, the real question now is…Is the food at the Malaysian Food Street really good?

2bearbear.com hopes to give you an idea through some of the foods that we tried…

Kuala Lumpur KL Jalan Alor Hokkien Mee – $6 a plate

KL Jalan Alor Hokkien Mee @ Malaysian Food Street RWS

First of all, the queue was REALLY REALLY REALLY LONG!!! So you think that you have queued for the last 20 minutes and finally reached the cashier where you can pay and take your hokkien mee? NO!!!! You reached the cashier just to pay and get your queue number!!

Pay and get a queue number for your hokkien mee

So when you finally get your queue number, you have the right to leave the queue and come back to collect when your number is flashed on an electronic display. This would take another 10 minutes. So…the average waiting time (and it was 8pm, not the peak of the peak hour) was 30-40 minutes!

During the 10 minutes, we were able to get hold of the Penang Ah Long Lor Bak aka Ngor Hiang (aka yummy fried stuff for our oversea readers) in local terms. And I digress.

Back to the Hokkien Mee. This version of hokkien mee is fried in fragrant black soy sauce and oil. Yes. Oil. Sometimes pork lard. But yes oil. (Learn more about the other type of hokkien mee aka fried prawn noodles). The raw ingredients include pork, slices of cabbage, 3 prawns and the thick noodles…

Ingredients of the KL Jalan Alor Hokkien Mee

The thick yellow noodles is different from the usual flat yellow type served commonly in Singapore. Now, a little bit about the frying process…

Yes. We were so bored that we observed every single action of the chefs. Repeatedly (more than 10 times before it was our turn). First, the garlic was added to be fried with oil. Once the fragrance exuberates, the rest of the ingredients are added together with the stock. The secret dark soya sauce and more oil is added till the dry texture is achieved. The thing about frying this version of the hokkien mee is that you have to be patient to allow the noodles to be infused with the taste and the whole wok (frying pan) will be stained. Hence, after each round (frying of 2 plates), the wok will be washed. Very professional I must say.

The end result…

Freshly fried KL Jalan Alor Hokkien Mee - $6 a plate — Freshly fried KL Jalan Alor Hokkien Mee – $6 a plate

Taste Test

So is the KL Jalan Alor Hokkien Mee really that good? Was it worth the wait for 30 minutes? Sad to say, as we’ve always been honest with our readers, we’ve got to say no.

Why? First of all, we have to qualify that the black soy sauce tasted really good BUT it wasnt really infused into the noodles. The udon looking noodles also looked great BUT didnt quite deliver on the Q (bouncy chewy) factor. The saving grace of the dish was that the chilli was quite unique (we’re guessing ikan bilis/prawn paste?) and that the prawns were really fresh.

Has any of our readers eaten the actual hokkien mee from KL and compared with this version? Is it really the same authentic version?

Penang Ah Long Lor Bak – $8 for a plate of mixed platter

As mentioned above, during the 10 minutes when we paid and got our queue number for the hokkien mee, we managed to squeeze in time for the Penang Ah Long Lor Bak aka fried yummy stuff.

Penang Ah Long Lor Bak @ Malaysian Food Street RWS

(Store was closed at 9pm when we returned to take a picture)

The queue was really short and we got our stuff within like 5 minutes. The platter included Ngor Hiang (you wont want to know whats inside), prawn crisps, fried toufu (beancurd), fish balls, fried taro (yam) and century eggs (preserved eggs).

Penang Ah Long Lor Bak - $8 for a mixed platter — Penang Ah Long Lor Bak – $8 for a mixed platter

Taste Test

Well, what can go wrong with fried stuff right? Our favourite was the Ngor Hiang (which you really dont want to know whats inside) and pretty much everything else. Next, desserts!

Chendol and Ice Kachang

Dessert Stall @ Malaysian Food Street RWS

Ice Kachang @ Malaysian Food Street RWS - $2.50 a bowl — Ice Kachang @ Malaysian Food Street RWS – $2.50 a bowl

Chendol @ Malaysian Food Street RWS - $2.50 a bowl — Chendol @ Malaysian Food Street RWS – $2.50 a bowl

These are local desserts that are commonly found in Singapore and Malaysia. The ice kachang (mixed ice) is a dessert that fills a bowl with shaved ice. At the bottom of the bowl, you’ll find “goodies” such as red bean, corn, jelly and attap chee. The ice kachang here at the Malaysian Food Street is unique in that one of the brown syrup is not the common sweet syrup that we know but is actually a variant of SARSI! Quite ingenious we must say. Of course, we searched and found 3 large attap chee seeds! (sweet, translucent seedlings of the nipa palm).

The chendol is another shaved ice dessert mixed with red bean, gula melaka and coconut milk. Fatty but adoringly delicious. This version kept the both of us fighting till the last scoop.

Final Verdict

Replica of the food streets of Malaysia

Well, sadly for us, the hokkien mee was not as fantastic as we thought. However, the Lor Bak and desserts turned out to be quite decent.

All in all, we would definitely be back again, simply because it is a amalgamation of all the best stalls in Malaysia. One stop for us and many choices to choose from. We will very likely be back for the char koay teow and the claypot rice. Cant wait for our next visit!

Do share with us if you have tried the other dishes, let us know what are the great eats at the Malaysian Food Street!

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P.S. Do take note that different stalls rest on different days. This means that you might not be able to taste all your favourite foods at 1 go.

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Updated on November 28, 2020October 29, 2011Asia Battlestar Galactica Human vs Cylon Halloween Horror Nights holiday Places of Interest Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) Revenge of the Mummy Sentosa Singapore Travel Blog Travel Travel Blog Travel Tips Universal Studios Singapore vacation Visit Singapore Attractions

Halloween Horror Nights @ Universal Studios Singapore RWS

Halloween Horror Nights @ Universal Studios Singapore (Resorts World Sentosa) has got to be the best Halloween-themed event we’ve been to!

The tickets not only allow visitors to be frightened at 5 different scare zones, there are also 2 haunted houses and 4 attractions rides (including battlestar galactica Cylon/Human) to keep visitors entertained from 8pm till 12 midnight.

The prices of the tickets costs $60 each and if you pay an additional $20 dollars, you would be able to enjoy the express pass to all 4 attractions (Battlestar Galactica Cylon/Human, Accelerator and Revenge of the Mummy). If you had recently applied for Maybank credit cards, you would have also received a pair of free passes to the event.

So, the plan was, to head directly to the attractions and take a few rides before the crowd overwhelms these attractions (by the time we left, the waiting time for battlestar galactica was 90minutes). However, the catch was , you would have to be the first few to navigate through the first 3 scare zones….

Event guide to Halloween Horror Nights Universal Studios Singapore

Map of Halloween Horror Nights Universal Studios Singapore

Looking at the map, you would notice that in order to reach Battlestar Galactica, you would have to navigate through the first 3 zones – CarnEvil, Post-Apocalyptic Rage as well as the Void…

CarnEvil

Since we were very focused, Kate and I were among the first to make a beeline to Battlestar Galactica. It was scary…

Entrance to CarnEvil

Since we were the first ones to enter, the scareactors have no one but YOU to scare, they would all turn their focus on YOU! So, there are basically 2 ways to navigate pass CarnEvil

1. Act like you’re on the phone. This was taught to us by an American kid who was here the previous week. When you seem uninterested or pre-occupied with something else, the scareactors will normally let you off.

2. Stick to the sidewalks. For CarnEvil, the sidewalks are still pretty much the merchandise shops or restaurants, so they are still very safe from the actors.

So that was what we did, stuck to the sidewalks and move on. We managed to take a video of the CarnEvil Ring Master who was game enough to strike a pose for us…

The Director

Having passed CarnEvil, you would be greeted by the Director. Yes, he is the one who is on the cover of the advertisements and brochures of Halloween Horror Nights. Scary dude…

The Director @ Halloween Horror Nights Universal Studios Singapore

Kate managed to catch a picture of him looking at our camera! Spine-chilling eh? He is also constantly on the lookout for other ‘victims’ as they pass by…

Post Apocalyptic Rage

This zone is easily the scariest of all zones at Halloween Horror Nights. The scareactors are really on. Not only that, when we finally navigated past CarnEvil with a few others, everyone (about 10 of us) were too scared to enter because the fog restricted our view and we really do not know what was ahead…

But in order to enjoy Battlestar Galactica , we had to brave this zone….though we really should have let others go ahead first…take a look at how one victim was scared by an ‘undead’ scareactor…

Imagine 10 of such actors ‘attacking’ Kate and I as we navigated past them! They were all closing in on us just like in the movies! So, we literally ran! (P.s. there were no side walks here). The fog also hindered our flight and we ran into more ‘undead’ as we tried to exit this zone!

The Void

The Void is a zone where a mad scientist has created ‘freaks’ such as frankensteins with brains exposed. The 2 zones (The Void and Post-Apocalyptic Rage) were almost joined, so barely after we exited one, we entered another…and still, we were the first ones and all the scareactors came after us! Ahh!!! So we had to “ask direction” from one of the staff (they are wearing their normal black Polo-Ts) so as to seek refuge from the scareactors!

Yup, we continued running! Close to the end of the zone, we saw the mad scientist performing an experiment on his next victim…

Battlestar Galactica Cylon/Human

Finally, after fleeing and fighting monsters for 3 zones, we got to Battlestar Galactica! Yay! We were the first ones there and therefore enjoyed front seats of both rides (Human and Cylon) before the crowd came.

Battlestar Galactica is actually a roller coaster ride that launches side by side, of course one of them represents Cylon (overhanging roller coaster) and the other Human (seated rollercoaster).

Battlestar Galactica

Entrance to Cylon

Cylon. First we visited Cylon, the overhanging ride. We were able to get the front row seat as we’re the first to arrive! The ride first propels you (not climb slowly) up to the top of the first peak as you drop down free-falling down the highest point of the ride. The rest of the ride makes you feel as though your dangling legs are going to hit the structures. Another highlight of the ride were the twists and overhanging portions where you navigate several seconds of the ride inverted. The last highlight of the ride has got to be one where the ride brings you at full force towards a white platform and as you think you’re not going to hit the platform, you’re wrong! You go straight into it! The ‘white platform’ is actually a water mist section, so as you emerge, you would heave a sigh of relieve…phew…didnt crash land there…

Human. We’ve got to say that both rides are enjoyable. But the ride that has a more thrilling effect on the first and highest peak has got to be Human. This is because it’s a seated roller coaster, and as you drop, the roller coaster “drops with you” , making you feel as though your heart’s dropping as well. Unlike Cylon, the overhanging ride pulls you up as you descend so you feel a little ‘safer’. Also because you can grab hold of the overhanging safety secure that covers your chest but you cant do that for Human as it secures you from bottom up, essentially leaving you without “cover” from chest up. The other highlight has got to be a almost 90 degrees turn that made us feel the G effect as we negotiated the bend.

Conclusion: Both rides are cool! May the best species survive…

The Edge of Darkness

After leaving Battlestar Galactica, there were still few people around (must have got stuck at the first few scare zones) so we decided to go for “Revenge of the Mummy”. Guess what, we had to navigate past the scareactors at the entrance of The Edge of Darkness. There was an “undead”, werewolf lookalike and a skeletal wizard. Of course they scared us as we were the first ones there…

Entrance to Revenge of the Mummy

As we entered the ride, we had to go through a long maze for about a minute before we reached the ride. While walking, we didnt see no one and it was getting kind of scary. (Tip for USS : if there was a scareactor along the queue, it would have upped the scare effect) We were the only ones on our ride again! The ride was especially scary when there’s no one else. The ups and downs of the roller coaster was done in pitch darkness so that was somewhat enjoyable as well (not knowing what turns or drop to expect next).

Leaving the ride, we entered the last zone which was the disco arena, 44Sins.

44Sins

The entrance was guarded by scareactors and we were really deciding whether to enter. But there was a lady who offered us a promotion to have free flow of Tiger Beer (on draft) for $30 which she said would grant us the courage for the night ahead. So we took the offer which by the way came with a shot of orange vodka.

Free Flow of Beer in Halloween Horror Nights Mug that blinks!

As we entered, the skeletal guy and muscular Eyptian man scared us but really, as you enter 44Sins, it is the ‘safe zone’, the scareactors here are really dancers and it’s quite funny when you see skeletal guy and ‘undead’ rocking the dance floor. Even the DJs were in masks…

We were also in time to see a dance performance put up by the scareactors…

We missed the 2 haunted houses (Vengeance of the Matriarch and The Pestilence) because we had enough frights for the night navigating through the scarezones as the only visitors. So we chilled and danced the night away at 44Sins…

On the way out, we had huge slice of Hawaiian pizza at Louie’s. It was $9 bucks but totally worth it as the crust was fluffy, something unique from normal pizzas. Do give it a try…

All in all, Halloween Horror Nights @ Universal Studios Singapore has been an excellent event and must be one of the most happening place for the Halloween theme.

Kudos to the USS producers , choreographers and scareactors!

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