Dear Beloved Strangers,: Universal Studios!

Yak another long overdue post..this event occurred around.. errr.. more than a month ago?

A merry Wednesday morning in Harboutfront station : Can't wait to plaaaaay (nah it means we are young. Still young, friends! Come on!). Universal Studios here we come!

We were really excited that for efficiency, we planned carefully what to play first and where to go next by observing and marking the map - and we realized - koq kalah yah sama Dufan mainannya.

So, the theme park is divided into sections as shown below :

Because they, sadly, hadn't opened the ultimate ride (Battlestar Galactica), we went for the 'second' one for the first ride, The Mummy Returns Roller Coaster woo - hooo couldn't waiiit, TO EGYPT!

Otw to Egypt thru..a whole new world

And this was it,

Okay, apparently : no bags allowed. So we had to go to an automated rented locker room just next to the mummy temple and put our bags there, then we rushed in ready to queue (and thank God, there was no queue when we went there :D It wasn't holiday season yet). We just walked and walked and walked through a dark and cold rooms (the tunnels were scary, really, it's meant to be a place for mummies ya know). And we reached the cart. Seriously no queue!

This ride : "Aaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!! Aaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!! Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!! Eh? ..That's it?"

It was a thrilling excitement in total darkness. It was fast and sometimes we felt like being almost thrown from the seat - we were waiting for the 'final surprise', whether it's a mummy or another sharp turning point, ehh taunya udah selesai. Huhuu. Yasudah deh.

Next stop : The Lost World.

I tried. I tried to 'get the feeling'. That we were really entering Jurassic Park. But I couldn't huhuu too old to 'fool' myself. I was completely aware that we were college students having fun in a theme park in Singapore.

It's okay girl. 21 is a perfectly appropriate age for theme parks anyway. We'd know there's a hardworking person inside that costume. We're able to ride a roller coaster elegantly (huh?).

Hey old soul, please be 21.

Okay so before we queued for the Rapid Water Adventure a.k.a arung jeram, we bought disposable raincoats (I hate wearing wet clothes in theme parks. Or anywhere? Repot ganti bajunya - apalagi di Dufan).

Comparison with Dufan's Arung Jeram (-spoiler alert-) : well - arung jeram is more stable, shaky from the start until the end, I think averagely bigger currents, lebih basah lah. The Universal Studio's one is erm.. okay... where's the current? Gw lebih cemas sama raincoatnya sapa tau bolong. Trus things started to go wrong (yang kabel listrik lepas itu loh) ada lah dikit ombak, ada dinosaurusnya!!! Hahahah. Terlalu kaku tapi keliatan robotnya. Nah makin lama2 makin gawat nih ceritanya (lumayan serem juga takut di samping tiba2 ada T-Rex loncat), terus kita naik, naik, terjebak di 1 ruangan (tuh kan ada dinosarusnya hiii), trus dijatohin dari atas (ya ga curam2 amat sih, ga seserem niagara tentunya), tapi baguslah, ada climaxnya.

There's another attraction in The Lost World, canopy flyer. Yaa gantung2 asik gitu sih hehe, asik kalo buat ngeringin baju yang abis main arung jeram. In its walls you'll find these :

Kyaaaaaaaa those are the mosquitos from the past that are used for reproducing those dinosaurs in Jurassic Park 1!!! Fascinating!!! - and thoughtful.

Okeh, itu cuma film. Ingat yah nak.

Speaking about Jurassic Park, there's an attraction called : Lights, Action, and Camera! : Hosted by Steven Spielberg (of course he wasn't physically there ahahah). It's my favorite!

It's about the making of special effects in film studios. Kereeeen.

Ada poster Jaws kirain apaan. Udah girang banget gw - tapi merinding hehe.

I like the Hollywood & New York sections so muchhh - especially this building :

Tinggal pake long coat, pose, eh tiba2 di Eropa. Ahahah.

The ship from Madagascar

Sci-Fi City

too bad Battlestar Galactica was still closed..

I'll ride them someday

Oh btw, there's a ride in Sci-Fi City called, the accelerator - wow, this is a must try attraction. It will leave your mouth open.

Far Far Away :

Shrek 4D was soo cool. Really real in a way, especially the ones with the "liquid". You'll see funny posters along the queue :
Talking about princesses. EHM.

Waktu kecil gw merasa kuning + pink adalah kombinasi warna ter-sweet di dunia.

After moving from one place to another with a mission of finding a place for lunch, (else were crowded), we decided to land in Friar's. A restaurant for wraps woo-hoo.

Oh we got 5$ voucher for dining and another 5$ for shopping (included in admission ticket price). So this meal cost only 3++. K.E.N.Y.A.N.G banget ga nyangka, padahal wrapnya isinya cuma selada sama ayam (to emang padet banget sih). Oh you can add spices and cheese powder on your fries!

Abis makan kita naik roller coaster lagi (yang lain ngantrinya lagi parah soalnya), tapi ini yang junior lah - this ride : "ahhh ini mah apaan.. pendek, nyantai aja.... *naik*naik*naik*baru makan nih, koq tinggi ya?*naik*kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa......!"dan kita mulai beradaptasi. Lumayan. Hahahah.

Waterworld!

Nah ini nih yang biasanya ada di TV hahahah. Yang bikin gw seneng pemerannya bule semua. Ganteng2 beneran. Dan iseng2 bangett! Jangan deket2 kalo ga mo disiram. Jangan duduk di depan juga. Masa ada tante2 lewat panas2 pake payung dong, trus 1 bule lagi "jaga" di gerbang memberikan tatapan aneh, "is it raining here?" trus dia nyipratin air.

"Helen!"

"Mariner"

...? Apa ini? Mestinya kan :

"RANGGAAAA!!!!"

"Cinta?"

Atau :

"Galih!"

"Ratna!"

Dan bahkan :

"Radit!"

"Jani!"

Yasudahlahya tuh mariner ganteng ini. Sayang ada Helen.

JADI,
Overally kalo soal attractions/rides sih jauh lebih challenging Dufan, menurut saya. Tapi kalo soal makanan, souvenirs, kebersihan, ya gimana yah ini Universal Studios gitu loh.