Universal Studios; Back to school soon

Been busy today catching up on work after having a restful weekend and finally I'm about to go back to school after 2 weeks of course. Feeling out-of-touch with a lot of stuff and there are like so many things that needs to be done for the coming weeks it's kinda stressful. Just gotta be focused and keep trying to clear as many things as I can!

Went to Universal Studios ytd and it was quite fun though it paled in comparison to the DisneySea trip last year. For one, apparently it is the smallest theme park in the world and I could sense it within the first few minutes as we walked around cos we reached one zone to another zone pretty quickly, unlike in DisneySea which was HUGE. Also, there were hardly any must see kinda thing... Anyway so here's a review of the attractions that I tried out based in the various zones:

(1) New York - Lights, Camera, Action! (6/10) It's a special effects show hosted by Steven Spielberg and it's pretty decent but unspectacular. Considering that it was supposed to simulate a major hurricane I was expecting strong winds and more water being splashed around. Kinda strange to walk out of a hurricane all dry... =P

(2) Hollywood - Pantages Hollywood Theater (7/10) A rock-n-roll musical with monsters such as Dracula and Frankenstein and there was some singing and dancing going on (it's a musical after all). Didn't exactly rock my socks though but it was decent...

(3) Sci-fi City - didn't actually take any rides cos some of the group weren't keen on the Accelerator which was the only ride there since Battlestar Galactica is still closed (it looks really awesome and scary though) so just took some pics with the random characters walking around there.

(4) Ancient Egypt - Revenge of the Mummy (8/10) Reminded me of the Indiana Jones ride I took in DisneySea cos it was the same vehicle and the idea was quite similar but the ride was shorter than what I expected, which was a little disappointing but this was prob one of the best rides that is pretty thrilling and throughout the day it seemed like there were hardly any queue for it, maybe cos it wasn't so kid-friendly, so one can actually take it again if you like!

(5) The Lost World - Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure (7/10) A wet ride which is quite fun cos quite a bit of turning and moving about in fast-moving waters. Waited for almost an hour for the ride though, very popular attraction. Perhaps the disappointing thing was the anti-climax at the end where we expected more from the drop but it was too short. A bit higher and it would've been much, much better. Prepare to get wet though unless you are seated somewhere relatively safe (tip: left side top 2 seats) or you bought a poncho (which is not worth it in my opinion and also not environmentally friendly)

Canopy-Flyer (7/10) - Another popular attraction which may take quite some time to queue (we took near the end of the day so only needed to wait for about 30 min unlike early on where the waiting time was supposedly >1 hour). Fairly thrilling but a pretty short ride which gives you a bird's-eye view of the zone. Keep your legs inside though cos for a moment we felt that our legs were gonna hit the trees so kinda scary.

Dino-Soarin (3/10) - really more of a kiddy ride than for adults. But you can control the height of the dino by pressing this button which was kinda cool I guess.

WaterWorld (9/10) - probably one of the best attractions with a lot of interaction with the crowd before the show began and there's a lot of cool stuff in the show. Had a technical problem halfway through the show but nevertheless it was a great show to watch.

(6) Far Far Away - Shrek 4-D Adventure (7/10) Quite a nice simulation and expect moving chairs, squirting water and there's one best part which I won't reveal =)

Enchanted Airways (6/10) A mini roller coaster that was fairly thrilling though the ride was quite short.

(7) Madagascar - King Julien's Beach Party-Go-Round (2/10) A carousel with the cute characters from Madagascar. Really more for the kids but we had time to spare cos we were waiting for some other stuff and there was hardly any queue time so we just went for it.

That's it for my review - a pretty short trip and we didn't really have to rush to catch everything that we wanted to do unlike in DisneySea. Don't need to buy the fast pass also cos it's $68 for the weekend which is not worth it cos there aren't that many rides and there weren't that many people also (even though all the tickets were sold out).

After that we went out for dinner in search of hawker food cos ZY just came back from Australia and missed our local fare and we went to 2 popular hawker centres which were both closed for cleaning before ending up at the hawker centre at Old Airport Road which had pretty yummy food. All in all a pretty fun day! =)

K, back to work for me... Tragic!