Universal Studios Singapore
Universal Studios theme park in Singapore
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| 2025 | Super Nintendo World is expected to open at Universal Studios Singapore, featuring Nintendo characters including Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach. |
| 2025 | King Julien's Beach Party-Go-Round is scheduled to reopen as Buggie Boogie, featuring Despicable Me characters. |
| February 14 2025 | Minion Land officially opened, featuring three new areas: Minion Marketplace, Gru's Neighborhood, and Super Silly Fun Land. The area includes three main attractions: Despicable Me Minion Mayhem (a 3D motion simulator), Silly Swirly (a unique swing ride), and Buggie Boogie (a Minions-themed dance party carousel). |
| November 2023 | As of November 2023, Universal Studios Singapore's Hollywood zone features multiple live shows and performances, including Lake Hollywood Spectacular (a fireworks display), Trolls Hug Time Jubilee, and Turntables interactive dance performance. |
| March 2023 | As of March 2023, the Lost World area of Universal Studios Singapore features multiple operational attractions including Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure, WaterWorld live show, Canopy Flyer, and Dino-Soarin' ride. |
| 2022 | Park's attendance began recovering, reaching 2,100,000 visitors after pandemic disruptions |
| November 2022 | Status report indicates all attractions in the Ancient Egypt zone (Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride, Treasure Hunters, Carter's Curiosities, and Oasis Spice Café) are operational as of November 2022. |
| June 2022 | King Julien's Beach Party-Go-Round carousel was closed for refurbishment, with plans to be re-themed as Buggie Boogie with Despicable Me characters. |
| June 2022 | Status update for park attractions and facilities in the New York City zone of Universal Studios Singapore, including details on operating status of various rides, shows, food outlets, and retail stores. |
| June 2022 | Status report for Far Far Away zone at Universal Studios Singapore confirms multiple attractions are operating, including Shrek 4-D Adventure, Puss in Boots' Giant Journey, Enchanted Airways, and Donkey Live show. |
| May 26 2022 | Construction begins for Minion Land and Super Nintendo World |
| April 2022 | Construction of Minion Land began in the second quarter of 2022, marking the start of a new themed area at Universal Studios Singapore inspired by the Despicable Me franchise. |
| March 27 2022 | Majority of the Madagascar zone attractions at Universal Studios Singapore were permanently closed, including Madagascar: A Crate Adventure water boat ride, Penguin Mercantile retail outlet, Marty's Casa Del Wild Food Court, and Gloria's Snack Shack. |
| 2020 | Park experienced significant attendance drop to 1,098,000 visitors, likely due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions |
| July 1 2020 | Park reopens with limited capacity and operating hours |
| April 6 2020 | Universal Studios Singapore closes temporarily due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| April 3 2019 | Genting Group announced park expansion plans, including two new themed areas: Minion Land and Super Nintendo World. |
| January 24 2017 | Universal Studios Singapore celebrates its 25th millionth visitor |
| April 8 2015 | Puss in Boots' Giant Journey officially opens to the public |
| April 18 2013 | Universal Studios Singapore celebrates its ten millionth visitor |
| December 2011 | Transformers: The Ride – 3D first premiered at Universal Studios Singapore, featuring advanced 4-D motion simulator technology with giant wrap-around screens and photo-realistic 3D-HD video imagery. |
| October 21 2011 | Inaugural Halloween Horror Nights events began. |
| May 28 2011 | Universal Studios Singapore officially opens and begins operations, attracting over 3 million guests in its first year. |
| May 27 2011 | Grand opening gala held in the evening, featuring Asian celebrities Jet Li, Maggie Cheung, Zhao Wei, and American Idol judge Paula Abdul, with approximately 1,600 guests in attendance. |
| February 21 2011 | Official re-opening of Battlestar Galactica dueling coasters |
| December 21 2010 | Battlestar Galactica enters final testing stage with reinforced coaster cars |
| August 20 2010 | X-ray findings reveal cracks in roller coaster seat-post supports, grounding both Battlestar Galactica rides |
| March 25 2010 | Battlestar Galactica dueling coasters closed due to a technical glitch |
| March 18 2010 | Park soft-opens with 16 of its 24 attractions fully functioning |
| March 18 2010 | Park commenced its soft-opening phase, which would continue until 26 October 2010. |
| March 13 2010 | Resorts World Sentosa team members and their families given exclusive preview access to the park before public opening. |
| March 5 2010 | Announcement made that the park would officially open at 8:28 am (UTC+8) on 18 March 2010. |
| February 14 2010 | Universal Studios Singapore opened for 'sneak peek week' during Chinese New Year celebrations, running from 5 pm to 9 pm nightly until 21 February. Tickets were sold out within 2 days, with visitors paying SGD$10 to enter despite rides not being operational. |
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