With our stomachs growling loud enough for others to run to the nearest earthquake shelter, we scavenged for food. Luckily Friar Tuck's Tavern was nearby and we popped in for some delicious chicken and beef filled pita bread, crinkled potato fries and soda. We only needed to top up a couple of SGDs since we have the food voucher we could utilize.
As our mouths work on the food, our feet get their much deserved rest. :p
After such a hearty meal, we soldiered on and met a couple of 'lost' animals. Why if it isn't the cast of MADAGASCAR!!!
They were dancing all right! *I like to move it move it!* It was such a joy to see these adorable characters shakin' it to the beat especially with my favourite King Julian being there too.
This bloggger's face was plastered with the widest grin throughout the entire performance. What's even better, we met the stars of Madagascar and had our photo taken with them ... haha.
See how big their smiles were posing with us ... *lol*
From Africa ... we shipped ourselves to Waterworld. Taken from then motion picture of the same title starring Kevin Costner, we had to queue up for quite a bit since they only had 3 shows per day.
Notice how the crowd were all trying to squeeze themselves into the tiny shaded area ...
Once the floodgates opened, we marched in and took our seats in one of the three available zones.
The seating zone closest to the set is known as the Soak Zone, meaning people sitting there run the risk of getting COMPLETELY SOAKED and U.Studios wasn't joking when they warned about it. We chose to sit in the Splash Zone where we may get a li'll bit wet from all the action later. Lastly, the Dry Zone (reserved for the boring crowd :p) is where the audience will stay as dry as when they came in.
The set of Waterworld ...
Soon, two of the cast members appeared and they were 'armed'!!! ... with WATER GUNS. They nonchalantly loaded up their guns and started spraying the crowd with water and it was most entertaining as we see certain people being caught off guard *SPLASH*. At one point in time, both me and wifey became casualties too. :p The more you try to evade, the more fun you made it for those two hoodlums and they take no prisoners. Even senior citizens weren't spared as we saw a lady way into her 60s being 'shot' at as she took her seat in the Soak Zone. I highly suspect that she wasn't even aware of the relevance of the zones and she glowered menacingly as water dripped from her drenched blouse. From water guns, the fellas soon started taking pails full of water and simply pouring it on the audiences. They amused the crowd wonderfully and even got people from the audience to participate ...
Soon the show began and what a show it was!
Taken directly from the storyline of the movie, we were awed as non stop action grasped our attention with a death grip. The professional stunt actors fought their way through a series of fires and explosions. From two storey dives to a cast member actually catching fire, it was spectacular. I reckon the photos below make a better storyteller than this blogger ...
While exiting Waterworld, we met an ol' friend ... Frankie.
After such a thrilling performance, we took a break to calm our pounding hearts. In one of em' cafes, we shared a lovely cupcake and a cuppa coffee.
We also cheekily fooled around in their souveneir shop for a bit before using our retail vouchers to purchase little tokens of U.Studios to take home with us.
As we strolled along Hollywood Boulevard, we met a couple of celebrities who were most obliged to have their photos taken with us. So here are a couple of shots of Wifey and I looking all star-strucked ...
The sexy Betty Boop
The original diva ... Ms.Monroe
And the comical Mr.Chaplin of course
On our way out, we were further entertained by a retro singing American group. Surfs up dude!
So there you go, the detailed account of our adventure in Universal Studios, Singapore and both of us concurred that it was actually better than Disneyland, Hong Kong. We left the park feeling very exhausted but immensely satisfied. We promised to return for more ... perhaps when the entire place is operating at 100%. Can't wait!!!
Would you like to go too??? :D
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