You might have come here from years ago, but this was my first time so I'm gonna post this anyway. On our second day in Singapore (read the Day 1 here), we gathered at the hotel lobby at 10 a.m. and shopped for snack around. What I meant with 'we' are me, my sister, her friends Afen and Andre, their kids Chloe and Ben, and another friends' kids Nevy and Nixon.


Day 2

situation at 3rd floor Vivo City

the ticketing booths

we're heading to Sentosa Island!

S$4.00 for all-day fun!

there's also a Madame Tussauds museum here but we skipped it

We arrived at Vivo City by MRT and went to the Sentosa Island ticket booths on the top floor. The admission is S$4.00 for a day-full of fun on the island (applies to all ages from 3 and above). We got on the Sentosa Express train that brought us to the fun island and stopped at its first stop: the Universal Studios.

me and sis

yay! I got the Elmo ticket!

are you ready?

our group

We didn't want to waste too much time here so we purchased the Universal Express to skip queuing (better check your travel agency for best price). It's like one of the best bet because we could cut the queue up to 100-300 people and took only about 5 minutes queuing instead of the regular 30-70 minutes.

I'm feelin' the jive already!

they said if I kept taking pics I'd be left behind but I can't leave such details unsnapped!

am sure it's movie time already

at the Madagascar zone

Our team of 8

"Are we there yet?"

I'm such a sucker for crown and palace <3 br="" queenatheart="">

waiting for the 4-D Adventure to let us to the dungeon

finishing the Puss In Boots ride be like

Entering the first gate we followed the path to go to Madagascar area, where we hopped on the opening ride, "A Crate Adventure", which was a very cute shortcut/reminder to the movie.

Puss In Boots ride

Then we entered the Far Far Away zone (from movie Shrek), where we went for Shrek 4D Adventure (if I'm not mistaken this was my first 4D movie experience) and Puss In Boots' Giant Journey jet coaster (which was our first adrenaline rush that day).

sayin' goodbye to Far Far Away (yes it's time to move on)

.. and entering the WaterWorld on the time where stunts were giving the instruction

we didn't wanna get soaked so we sat at the back

the set of WaterWorld

Jurassic Park area

the "dinosaurs facility" decoration

our lunch menu

It was almost 2 p.m. and we were starving. We headed to the Discovery Food Court which was decorated as Jurassic Park's dinosaur facility. We had chicken rice and chicken pop for lunch and after a while we were good again to go.

the S$4.00 raincoats

full gang

After lunch we went for the Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure and bought a S$4.00 transparent Universal Studios' raincoat to keep us dry. It was like a rafting ride with a lot of splish-splash and I strongly recommend you to bring a rubber flip-flop to wear here because your shoes will definitely get soaked. Or, remove your shoes and place it on your lap under the raincoat. That'll do.

(Oh. We also had to rent a locker to keep our stuffs and charged per hour but I forgot the price)

Leaving the Lost World zone, we entered the Ancient Egypt. Smaller kids didn't want to go for the ride so only the four of us young girls went to the Revenge of the Mummy. It was a total dark high-speed jet coaster ride and I must say one of the most fun, memorable ride I'd ever had.

dunno what this rental/repair booth is for actually, but we sat in front of it to rest for a bit

Afen, me, and Clemy

It was raining really hard when we finished the ride. Andre came to bring us raincoats and we went on to the Sci-Fi City which had canopy on the streets, which was--luckily--close by. We went to the Transformer's The Ultimate 3D Battle. It's the mix of jet coaster ride and 3D animation so we enjoyed it to the max.

the streets have canopy here so we can walk around freely tho it's raining

do you wish to speak directly with Optimus Prime?

when the rain stopped, we went back for that red track!

The rain subsided so we went back to the Sci-Fi City to get on Human Battlestar Galactica (the red track). The pair (of Human and Cylon) was the craziest roller coasters in the USS so we just gotta ride 'em although at first I thought I wouldn't be able to handle it. Turned out, I enjoyed it so much. We couldn't get on the Cylon because it was closed due to rain (again) so we hopped on the Accelerator just to find some console. Then, we carried on to New York zone.

and by this subway, I thought of Newt, Porpentina, Queenie and Jacob on their farewell rain..

... and yep, this building next to it also reminded me of that Fantastic Beast movie, right?

just another detail on the shops--to bad they're mostly closed

one of the art-deco stores we love

the bus I'd ride if I could.. LOL

I just love all of the New York-style details here

me want cookies too (but I didn't buy anything from here)

The New York got the Sesame Street Spaghetti Space Chase and of course we went in! As the closing ride, this space chase is a relaxing ride that simply brought us back memories to that one street with lots of animal puppets talking. And I still love that program until today that I'm almost 33. Do you remember them too?

the final ride

they finally got the spaghetti! yippie!

We finished the tour by entering Hollywood area, and the gang went back to hotel without us. Meanwhile for me and my sister, it was another round of tour around the studios! We headed back to Sci-Fi City and because the rain was stopped, we hopped on the Cylon and never regretted it. I mean, seriously, it was just the best roller coaster ever (in that complex). I was glad I didn't say no.

(we had to store our bags in the locker again, but this one's for free under 45 minutes)

Shrek waffles with Ben & Jerry ice cream... Yumms!

see how waffles can also be cute like us?

I thought I'd find some potion bottles sold here.. but well--I'd gone crazy!

And we got a little hungry so we stopped at Goldilocks for our Shrek waffles and Ben & Jerry ice cream afternoon meal before our merchandise hunting. My fave stuff goes to The Mummy because they're elegant with gold plating, and the Sesame Street--of course.

checking out if the ogre's home..

 
My list for the souvenir shops from the best:

• Carter's Curiosities (The Mummy),
• Supply Vault (Transformers),
• The Brown Derby and Big Bird's Emporium (Sesame Street),
• Penguins Mercantile (Madagascar),
• Shrek (Fairy Godmother's Potion Shop),
• The Dino-Store and Jurassic Outfitters (Jurassic Park),
• Silver Screen (from other blockbuster movies),
• Galactica PX (Battlestar Galactica), and finally 
• Minion Mart (Despicable Me).

hunting for merchandises in this store? hey, don't limit me!

meet my gang here: Cookie Monster, Big Bird and Oscar

If you don't have so much time, you can visit only the Universal Studios Store and That's A Wrap for a quick pick. But shopping at the end of each ride, I must say, is definitely worth it because the two big stores don't have all the souvenir ranges and you must go to a specific store for the special items.

too bad we didn't have time to watch this.. next time perhaps..

Spend at least 5-10 minutes exploring the shops after each ride and just grab something there if you really like them to save you from going back to the stores later. If you wanna do it our way, we toured twice because we had time to focus on merchandise shopping on our second tour. But it would cost you time and perhaps sprain legs just like I got..  *grin*  Yet, I think it's all worth it (;

one of the iconic diner, Mel's Drive-In from the movie American Graffiti

the very lasts of our Hollywood tour

Then, we pursued our merchandise hunting, which is one of the most satisfying thing to do because it combines two types of guilty-pleasures at once: watching the characters from movie in 3D shape in our very hands, and having the chance for taking them home (a.k.a. shopping). How could we skip this?

all sweaty and tired.. but still happy!

check out the shopping bags! but don't be fooled, for most of them are just key chains.

My sis and I stopped at the food court at Vivo City for dinner, and went back to our hotel by MRT. It was terribly painful for I wore the "wrong shoes" but I didn't mind (read my tips here). We soaked our feet on the bathtub we filled with boiling hot water and it helped a bit. A hot shower before sleep also helped, tho my feet still hurt until the next day.

Anyway, read my experience on Day 1 here or carry on to Day 3. For more photos, check my Instagram.

well, good night!