Universal Studios Singapore

History

Park history

The construction of Resorts World Sentosa and Universal Studios Singapore began on 19 April 2008. After almost two years of construction, the park opened on 18 March 2010.

Universal Studios Singapore was opened for "sneak peek week" in view of the Chinese New Year Celebrations, from 5 pm to 9 pm every night between 14 and 21 February 2010. Though visitors had to pay SGD$10 to enter the park even though rides were not operating, tickets for the week were sold out in 2 days. On 5 March 2010, it was announced that the park will open its doors at 8:28 am (UTC+8) on 18 March 2010, for a soft-opening phase. From 13 March 2010, the team members of Resorts World Sentosa and their families had a chance to visit the park before it opened to the public. The park had its soft opening period from 18 March 2010 to 26 October 2010.

The official grand opening of the park was held on 28 May 2011, along with the "grand opening gala" held on 27 May 2011 evening. It had Asian personalities Jet Li, Maggie Cheung, Zhao Wei, and former American Idol judge Paula Abdul making an appearance at the gala event, along with some 1,600 guests.

On 21 October 2011, Universal Studios Singapore began their Halloween Horror Nights events.

On 3 April 2019, Genting Group announced the expansion of Universal Studios Singapore with two new themed areas, Minion Land and Super Nintendo World.

Timeline

Attendance

Park layout

Universal Studios Singapore is 25 ha in size, making it the smallest of Universal's parks, and occupies the easternmost part of the 49 ha Resorts World Sentosa. There are a total of 17 attractions, of which 10 are original or specially adapted for the park. The park consists of seven themed zones surrounding a lagoon. Each zone is mostly based on movies and/or television, featuring their own attractions, meet and greet locations, over 30 restaurants and food carts, and 20 retail stores and carts located around the park.

Hollywood

Hollywood is the main entrance area of the park. Its only attraction, a broadway-style theatre, is accompanied by several restaurants and a variety of shopping locations. The zone is filled with Hollywood-inspired architecture and palm trees, including a replica of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Parade

• Hollywood Dreams Light-Up Parade - This parade features themed floats, characters, and performers based on the Woody Woodpecker, Madagascar, Shrek, Jurassic Park and The Mummy franchises.

New York City

New York City is based on the original New York City, during the era of post-modernisation. The zone features various landmarks commonly portrayed in movies including the city skyline, neon lights, façades, and sidewalks. This zone also has a replica of the New York Public Library. Special Sesame Street character appearances include Elmo, Big Bird, Count von Count, Abby Cadabby, Bert, Ernie, Grover, Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch. Special Madagascar character appearances include Alex, Gloria and King Julien.

Entertainment

• Rhythm Truck

Sci-Fi City

Sci-Fi City is themed to a supposed metropolis of the future. It is the home of a pair of Vekoma dueling roller coasters. Transformers character appearances include Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Megatron.

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt is based on the historical adaptation of Ancient Egypt during the 1930s Golden Age of Egyptian Exploration. It features obelisks and pyramids which are typical of Ancient Egypt. Also featured are Pharaohs' tombs which were supposedly commonly discovered during that era. This zone relies on the depictions made in the popular film franchise, The Mummy, starring Brendan Fraser.

The Lost World

The Lost World contains many traditional attractions present in most Universal Studios parks around the world. The zone is divided into two areas: Jurassic Park and Waterworld. Jurassic Park, based on the popular film franchise by Steven Spielberg and novels by Michael Crichton, features the newly redesigned Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure which is based on the water rides in other Universal Studios parks. Waterworld, based on the film Waterworld starring Kevin Costner, features a live show performance at an amphitheater.

Far Far Away

Far Far Away is inspired by DreamWorks Animation's Shrek franchise. The zone consists of many locations from the film series, with a landmark in the form of "Far Far Away Castle". Character appearances include Shrek, Donkey, Puss in Boots, Princess Fiona, Kitty Softpaws, Gingy, Pinocchio, Prince Charming, Fairy Godmother and Humpty Dumpty.

Minion Land

Minion Land is inspired by Illumination's Despicable Me franchise. The zone is divided into three areas: Minion Marketplace, Gru's Neighborhood, and Super Silly Fun Land. Character appearances include Gru, Lucy, Agnes, Edith, Margo, and the Minions.

Upcoming attractions

Super Nintendo World

Super Nintendo World is inspired by Nintendo franchises such as Mario. Character appearances will include Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach.

It is currently unknown if this iteration of Super Nintendo World will be similar to Universal Studios Hollywood's version, Universal Studios Japan's version, or Universal Epic Universe's version, or a completely new version altogether, as no attractions or "themed shops and restaurants" have been confirmed for the zone as of 2025.

Former attractions

Madagascar

Madagascar was inspired by the DreamWorks Animation franchise of the same name. The zone featured a tropical jungle theming as well as two rides. The majority of this land closed on 27 March 2022, with the exception of the carousel King Julien's Beach Party-Go-Round, which closed later that year, and was re-themed and re-decorated with Despicable Me characters. The attraction reopened as Buggie Boogie in 2025. Character appearances included Alex, Gloria, King Julien, Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private.

Notes

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