Universal Studios Singapore – The ULTIMATE Guide

Universal Studios Singapore – The ULTIMATE Guide

[Music] hello adventurers are you looking for the most epic visit to the USS then this video is for you today I’ll be ranking all the top attractions share with you the best visiting route and answer your burning questions like is it worth getting the express fast and where is the best place to get cheap tickets after this video you’ll be a USS expert who knows just how to get the most out of your time and money let’s begin the US s is split into seven distinctly themed zones when you first entered USS you’ll be in the Hollywood this is the recreation of the streets of Los Angeles at the fantages you get to watch a liveaction musical show at the moment they are showing the Trolls but they will change it up every few years in a glance I would think this is more suitable for children rather than for adults looking for thrill and excitement other than advantages most of the other building here are gift shops and you have the New York there’s the spaghetti space Chase ride it’s about 2 minutes if you came here with family and with children this might be the perfect ride for you the coolest attraction in the New York is the lights camera action this is where you watch firsthand how non CGI movie used to look like you’ll be TR into a scene to experience what it’s like to be in a category 5 hurricane what a unique perspective that this attraction offers I would give this a 4.5 out of five and definitely would recommend and the best part is it’s indoor air condition and there’s no problem what you can bring inside the attraction and the Sci-Fi City home of the Transformers and two of the biggest rides in the whole park the Battle Star Galactica human and sylon there you go they are extensive and twisting rail tracks are impossible to miss the concept is actually very interesting you ride on the human spaceship and then fight the syon spaceship I read that they used to syn the rides so that it looks very nice when you watch from outside but for now they just go as and when they filled the human spaceship goes very very fast and for the salon ship you’ll be dangling upside down at least five times I think you can hear it from my examine already both the human and silon spaceship rides gets a five out of five I’m sure they all agree but if you don’t like scary fast moving rides you’ll have to skip this to the only downside is no loose articles is allowed so even your phone and wallets will have to be sted in the locker but don’t worry there’s a locker right beside the attraction and there’s also the accelerator you get inside this yellow circular seats that will spin around and around and around and around personally I don’t really like spinny spinny right so this is a two out of five for me do you want to take a ride in a Transformer Transformers the ride it’s for the ride there is one scene there’s an explosion there’s hot air it’s not very realistic for the Simplicity but the excitement in it I would give this four out of five it’s super kid friendly and Senior friendly because you basically are very contained within a very safe car and the ancient Egypt where you visit the time of the Pharaohs this is actually my favorite ride in the whole park it’s the Revenge of the mommy other than having the most epic entrance gate this ride has got a very gripping story line you follow a hero to lift the curse of the Mummy the red itself is also spectacular you get to very high speed and at one point I don’t know if I want to spoil this for you but just know that woo you might be on a reversal suff as to say this ride is a five out of five for me if you can only go to one ride in your visit to USS take this one similarly the biggest downside here is that you cannot carry your back so you need to rent a locker there’s also this treasure hunter car right basically you get on a self-driving car it will just follow the track you might be able to spot nice Egypt style Decor but it’s super slow I don’t remember enjoying it that much when I went oh hi hi I don’t know why they’re waving at me hello if you like excitement I recommend to skip this ride for me personally it’s a 1.5 out of five but okay maybe if you bring children or seniors who enjoys sitting and a slow ride this is perfect for you [Music] and the lost world where you get transported in the world of the Jurassic Park I like the decor and the theme here it’s excellent damn the eggs are hot one of the most popular the Rapids Adventure you get on this yellow raft and it will bring you around a water course it’s like a water roller coaster really this is my favorite part where you get a big drop it’s a hit or miss but you get wet because if the boat switches around the water does get onto the boat they really know how to make money outside of the rapid Adventure they sell rain coats for $6 a piece but if you don’t buy the rain coat and you get wet right there’s this humaniz dryer that cost you $5 if you want to dry off they will still squeeze you all your money so if you’re planning to get on the rapist Adventure I recommend bringing your own rain coat or a rain jacket to save you the $5 to $6 it’s actually one of the more exciting rides here I’ll give it a four out of five next how about soaring above the park my favorite part about a canopy fer is that you get to be up high above so you get a good view of the whole place and the wind is very comforting you also go on a quite a high speed it’s very enjoyable it’s not as scary also very kid friendly I’ll give it a four out of [Music] five I’m not really a fan of a ride that goes round and WR but I got to give credits to this Dan s because you can actually control if you want to go up or down some people are flying higher while some just sit down and enjoy the ride I’ll give it a Tre out of if you watch a lot of movies you might remember this title called water the world here in the USS you can watch the theatrical stage version today they are close for maintenance so I can’t show you much but I’ve been there a few times before and I can remember the story the theat Trix were all topnotch so definitely a 4.5 out of five I will recommend and the Kingdom of Far Far Away where you can find strike love and life it’s all ogre now in the strike 40 you sit in a special chair and on top of watching the strik movie you also get a lot of special effects such as blowing and water spraying it’s pretty cool for that it gets four out of five and it’s also air conditioned next you can watch donkey doing stand-up comedy at the hooks nightclub it was interesting to watch a live performance by Donkey but I find the jokes don’t really land and it wasn’t that engaging that was a two out of five experience it’s a waste of time but the airor is really good yeah and the enchanted areas where you ride on top of a dragon at some points you get quite fast you can feel the thrilling acceleration but at the same time it’s not as scary so definitely still child friendly and that the enchanted Airways get four out of five there is another right inside the gift shop it’s an indoor Ferris wheel called the magic potion spin honestly I don’t know how it works because I was standing there watching this ride for 1550 minutes all I see was the right attendant loading and unloading each each of the pot I don’t think it’s a very wise way to spend your time and it doesn’t even look that fun so the magic potion spin gets a 1.5 out of five still in Far Far Away join p in Boots in an adventure up the giant bean sprout the giant Journey has some good parts where you can enjoy very good speed from a good height it’s not as scary so very suitable for people who don’t really like that adrenaline high and for children so this gets a 3.5 out of five this last area used to be Madagascar they remember the talking animals and the Lemur dancing I like to move it move it but this banana obsessed yellow Tic Tacs have taken over so as of 14th of February 2025 this is now minion land losing Madagascar is not a big deal my biggest pain is losing Shrek Swamp House it was such a nice house even complete with the outdoor toilet reminds me a lot of the Shrek intro there are three main rides in the minion land the Minion Mayhem which I think is the most exciting out of the three basically you’re are going on a journey to become a minion it’s another 4D style right definitely worth a shot and you have the silly swirly it’s exactly like the dinosauring but minion themed another spinning ride that I don’t have much sympathy for and number three the buggy wogie which is a minion themed Carousel I really don’t know why they added two spin mini ride in one zone I wish there’s small variety similarly I don’t think this ride is very fun but maybe it’s because of my childhood trauma when I was in kindergarten I was playing at the playground with my friends there was this circular platform with bars that spins the young me got on held onto the bars while my friends put their heart and soul into spinning Me to the Moon by the end of the Audio I couldn’t even stand I had severe headaches and was extremely nauseated that’s why each time I see a spinning right I’ll be like nope I do not want to relieve that level of discomfort and now let me channel my years of experience to share with you the ideal route to get the most out of your time in the USS which is built on this essential hex right off the bat the easiest way to save time and money in the USS is to bring as little things as possible although you still need to store your bags and phones before getting on the big boy rides like the Battlestar Galactica and the mommy in other right you’re allowed to carry your back into your seat but the seats aren’t that spacious either so the smaller your car go the better your car goes you save money from the locker rent and you don’t have to keep going in and out of the locker and the most important trick is to skip lunch I’m not asking you to Star hear me out the biggest problem that you want to avoid at lunchtime in USS is the Thousand other visitors trying to get their lunch you might find yourself being stuck in a long line queuing to buy overpriced food that you might not even get a table to eat on here’s how you can avoid this living nightmare of a lunch step one bring your own food however the park don’t actually allow bringing in outside food and drinks so to make this work you should only bring small and compact food such as sandwiches or granola bars if they can fit into your pocket that’s even better because step two you can easily have your lunch break while you’re queuing up or in many of the sheltered areas around the park step three profit this can easily save you 1 and 1 half hours because you don’t have to find a food place to go and you don’t have to queue up to buy your food with this time savings you can score two to three more rides because when everyone else is queuing up for lunch you’re out there riding if you want to get on your favorite rides but you don’t want to queue here’s a secret that you can follow the queue waiting time peaks around 11: to 1:00 p.m. with a slight dip from 1: to 2:00 p.m. due to lunch time before picking again at 3:00 p.m. then sharply falling off at 5:00 p.m. because either people have not arrived to the park or look just like now everybody is trying to get home as a result between 10: to 11:00 and after 5:00 p.m. you’re essentially getting a free Express Pass speaking of Express Pass is it worth getting an Express Pass here well for $100 on top of your $80 ticket you get to skip the queue all the way to the front saving you hours and hours of queuing up not going to lie feels good to be walking past all the cues especially if you get to avoid crazy waiting times using the express pass is super easy after purchase you’ll get this barcode in front every right just show this barcode to the right attendant who will then let you in onto the express queue yes there is still a queue but this is way shorter than the non-express queue sometimes instantaneous for attractions that are show based the express pass holders also gets to enter the theater first which is a great benefit because let’s say the queue would have totally filled up all the settings but as an Express Pass Holder you will get into the express queue which will still Grant you an entry you just have to pray that there aren’t that many people who bought the express bus given its magical powers and privilege you can easily save 30 minutes to 1 hour per ride especially during Peck hours is excellent for people who wants to see a lot more in very little time in summary with the express pass you can cover the whole of USS in half a day at any time of the day however rest assured you don’t need the express pass to have a good day at the USS in fact I have just the perfect route for you to follow that you can get the least queue and the maximum Fun by the way USS is not paying me a single scent to make this video but it’s okay because I’m making this video so that you can have the best experience while you present here so I just ask you for one favor please leave a like so that more people can find this guys thank you very much without further Ado let me take you to the ultimate USS route the grand plan is to hit all of the popular rights while the queue time is the shortest so start your day early get to the universal Globe by 9:45 a.m. pass the gates immediately hit to the Sci-Fi City go straight and turn right keep following the main path until it feels like the future you really cannot get lost if you just follow the huge twisting roller coasters I strongly recommend ignoring everything else on the way such as taking picture sseeing because all of that you can do without queuing up please do not go shopping at this time we have right to take now in the SFI City we’re going to hit up the Battle Star Galactica the human and the syon also hit Transformers 4D next walk towards the Egyptian statues and get on the Revenge of the Mummy I have to tell you again this is my favorite ride so after you take this leave a comment in this video tell me if you like it next spot the dinosaurs and walk through the gates of Jurassic Park into the lost world if you brought your rain coats this is the time to take them out because we’re getting on the Rapids Adventure even if you get a bit wet here it’s okay because we’re going to take the canopy flyer which surely help to dry out your clothes check the time because we cannot miss the 1:15 p.m. Water World show if if it’s not yet time hang around in the lost world take a break or have your lunch here from this point onwards you can let loose a little bit enjoy the sceneries take a few photos because around this timing the Q weight duration is usually the longest so there’s no point rushing around anymore next travel to the Kingdom of Far Far Away which is just next door the sun will be very hot right now that’s why we’re going to hit up the Shrek 4D show first followed by the Minion Mayhem in the next Zone the minion l afterwards hopefully the sun isn’t trying to kill you anymore because we are going back to the far far away to get to the enchanted Airways and the p and Boots Giants Journey this is actually my favorite Zone it really brings me to the tale of Once Upon a Time in a kingdom far far away and now we are actually very near to where we started at the Hollywood get inside the light camera action by Steven Spielberg and experience the world of of movie special effects before CGI and TAA you’ve just experienced the full range of the best rides in the USS but wait you’re not done yet it’s probably close to 5:00 p.m. now if you liked any particular ride and want to experience it again this is the perfect time to Encore because the rest of the crowd are starting to go home which means no quue in one of the visits I wrote the Revenge of the mommy 10 over times just before closing I was almost lip syncing to each line in the ride but if you’ve had your feel of adrenaline there is more to USS than just the rides let me show you one thing that I super appreciate about the USS is their attention to details you can find a lot of immersion in all of these theme zones which gives you an extra layer of things to do so go ahead explore every nuke and cranny appreciate every thought and detail that has put into each of the team zones personally I loved the neighborhood behind Lights Camera Action the streets of New York the whole of ancient Egypt and again the Kingdom of Far Far Away their immersion goes deep even the gift shops and the food carts are in theme it wouldn’t be hard for you to guess that I’m in the Lost World gift shop I’ve been to a theme parks where the gift shops just anyhow sell all kinds of things so I really appreciate the immersion is kept within each team although I despise the prices of the food stuff here the food court venues are very heart not to love this is the coolest Food Hall here that side over there reminds me of the kitchen Raptor scene if you know you know it’s definitely worth your while to come in to rest a little bit in the air condition and enjoy the sites they even sell porridge in the goldilock restaurants and Far Far Away how about meeting your favorite fictional characters in person the USS actually have a lot of meat and grit sessions in every Zone at various timings but person I feel this is the lousiest part of USS the meet and grit session itself is good you can meet Shrek and Fiona guu and Lucy Po and tigers and even Raptors from the Jurassic Park but it’s so difficult to find their timings online the only way to look them up is to look at the physical signboard at the meet and grd area or download the USS app and check the timing per event as a guess I would really love it if I can just refer to a Time line or a timetable compared to my current time on location so that I can easily refer to what are the upcoming meet and greet session that I can attempt it’s not that difficult to do I can do it on my own but the annoying thing is they say that the meat and G timing do change over time so I rather they do it for us in each meet and grd session the characters will parade around before settling down and inviting the crowd for a photo up don’t be shy to get in line for photos especially if it’s your favorite character now where can you find the cheapest tickets to the USS tickets are only sold online in the main website they sell weekday tickets at $83 and weekend tickets at $85 but I always find better price when booking via Kook which I have a discount code they can get you fur the 10% of your ticket possibly scoring you a ticket for about $73 and this is also the best way to support this channel because I’ll get a small Commission for each bookings made via my affiliate Link at no additional cost to you so thank you very much actually the most important information is how to get to USS the easiest and the cheapest way is to take the purple line train to Harborfront get out of the station via exit C and walk towards bus stop number four just in front of the bus stop there’s a small fenced area where you can get on the RWS 8 shuttle bus for the price of $1 the bus will Ferry you all the way to Resorts World station where USS is and when getting back you can take the same bus from where they dropped you off to get back to Harborfront for free but if you want to explore more of the island there’s also a beautiful walking route along the santosa boardwalk which is suitable for an evening stroll for a text version of this guide check out Link in description and for my YouTube channel members I’ve built an exclusive map that you can download and print to help you on your visit and congratulations you are now a USS expert ready to get the most out of your time and money on your next visit but if you want to get the most out of your time in Singapore you need to check out this next video over here I’ll see you there

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—– ⏱️⏱️ Chapters ⏱️⏱️
– Intro @ 00:00
– Overview @ 00:29
– Essential Hacks @ 09:37
– Express Pass: Worth? @ 11:43
– The Ultimate Route @ 13:35
– Complete Your Experience @ 16:40
– Cheapest Ticket @ 18:58
– Easiest Way to Get Here @ 19:36
– References @ 20:19

—– 📍📍 Locations 📍📍
– Universal Studios Singapore: https://maps.app.goo.gl/P9g3UzKKcRF77GKL6

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—– 🏅🏅 Credits 🏅🏅
– Lights Camera Action from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TlXuK3hGN4
– Minion Land clips by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJsqoFTmW5Q
– Ride wait data from thrill-data.com

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